decent surround sound package

trayhop123 · Post by **trayhop123** » Wed May 06, 2009 11:22 pm

can any one advise?

got a sony bdp350 blue ray player connected through hdmi to my lg47 full hd tv

thing is i bought a cheep argos 100quid job amp n speaker's , which shortly blew the speaker's due to them being unable to take the frequency , according to a m8,

it was my own pennywise poundfoolish approach buying cheep tat in the first place

anyhow can anyone recommend a decent surround sound package .

firstly , and non negotiable ,,,,,,,,, must be ,,,,,, tall boy speaker's .

second bear in mind the amp must have both hdmi in and out .

and third ,,,,,,,,,, my budget ,,,,,,,,, erm ,,,,, negotiable but anything between 300 and a grand is fine .

appreciated ,,,

lee

trayhop123 · Post by **trayhop123** » Thu May 07, 2009 12:23 am

think im settling on a lg all in one box solution from richersounds ,,,,,, £549

speaker's look superb

but any other consideration's ????

HorseRacingKing · Post by **HorseRacingKing** » Thu May 07, 2009 12:26 am

how about buying a keyboard that automaticly types in sentances for you, this should cover some loose change from your surround sound shoping spree and would do us all a favour at same time

trayhop123 · Post by **trayhop123** » Thu May 07, 2009 12:31 am

a keyboard that automatically types for me eh hrk?

and while im at it , a chocolate teapot perhaps , and a nuclear power'd skateboard .

prick :P

HorseRacingKing · Post by **HorseRacingKing** » Thu May 07, 2009 12:33 am

JG · Post by JG » Thu May 07, 2009 1:30 am

Gentlemen, before we pull out the rubber pronged forks....

What did you get from Argos for a 1'er?

What are you looking for 5.1 or 7.1 set up?

Assuming no crazy THX Bose ported acoustimass real space sound, then I'm not going to suggest anything crazy here, but I think you'd be pleased with the Sony DAV-DZ660 5.1 rig. Very powerful (poor neighbours) and for the price, clarity and refinement are top notch. Definitely within budget. The LG wins on style, the Sony I reckon you get more bung for your buck. HDMI as well.

Unless you're a real audiophile, spending over £500 on a standard 5.1 rig is probably excessive, but that's just the way I see it. If you want to venture into the world of triple gold plated mega platinum Dali audio hyper speaker cable at £25/metre then be my guest, but be warned, it's a slippery slope and those premium bonds will soon get eaten up with the finest audio money can buy. I'm guessing Lee, you're after a respected brand, style and something that delivers a cinematic experience.

Now, back to winning a few more $20 heads ups and finishing those designs for a chocolate powered nuclear plant.

trayhop123 · Post by **trayhop123** » Thu May 07, 2009 1:51 am

cheers george , i took a look ,,,,,,,,, and yes it has hdmi output ,,,,,, but not hdmi auxiliary input .

you see the dvd player itself is surplus to requirements .

i want to play my dvd's and blu ray's through my sony blu ray player .

into an amp/receiver then into the speaker's .

the lg has this input ,,,,,,, but yes it also has a surplus to requirements dvd player ,,,,

essentially i will be plugging my blu ray player into the lg dvd player , and it will do the job

im gonna go down to richersounds tomorrow , and see if they can sort me out with a separate amp/receiver , tallboy speaker package .

yeah i want a decent everyman brand ,,,, sony , lg , samsung , panasonic etc

not a 25k audiophill , dennon , harmon kardon , setup lol

something thats reassuringly expensive ,,,,, quality ,,,,,,, up to a grand ,,,,, defo no more .

thanks for looking m8.

Matt Vinyl · Post by **Matt Vinyl** » Thu May 07, 2009 9:01 am

harmon kardon

I'd prefer a Karmen Hardon!

trayhop123 · Post by **trayhop123** » Thu May 07, 2009 2:11 pm

it was irony ,,,,,,,,,

:P

trayhop123 · Post by **trayhop123** » Sat May 09, 2009 12:27 am

bought the lg . sounds awesome . ,,,,,,, cinema quality awesome

lg ht953tv , very recommended . for those thinking of improving their setup, you wont be disappointed .