Home Cinema System

Villa · Post by **Villa** » Fri Aug 15, 2008 4:13 pm

I am likely to be buying a new TV soon.

I can't figure out what constitutes a decent home cinema sound system, so need some help.
The TV is going to be a Samsung LE40a656, which I gather has fairly crap sound.
Will also be buying a PS3 and won't have any other dvd player if that helps.

The sound system doesn't have to be particularly loud or feature loaded. Just something that will enhance my viewing pleasure.
Please recommend something.

Thanks.

Zim Zum · Post by **Zim Zum** » Fri Aug 15, 2008 4:27 pm

Two choices really, seperates which means more money but also better quality, more expandability etc or all in ones which do the job and are pretty cheap, but are very very limited both in terms of connectivity and expandability.

I've spent £1500 (speakers and amp) in the past 2 years on seperates and still haven't finished building my system, it gets pretty expensive. I still need to get a sub and a matching centre speaker, using a fairly decent KEF atm but it's the wrong colour.

Obviously all depends on budget and how much you want to connect.

Villa · Post by **Villa** » Fri Aug 15, 2008 6:55 pm

Sounds more complicated than I thought.
All I want is something that will project surround sound around the room.
Presumably 4 speakers and 1 bass unit or something? and an amp or whatever.

Zim Zum · Post by **Zim Zum** » Fri Aug 15, 2008 8:21 pm

Ok if it sounds complicated buy something like this:

http://www.currys.co.uk/martprd/store/c ... egory_oid=

Even IT experts should be able to work this one out.

Villa · Post by **Villa** » Fri Aug 15, 2008 9:51 pm

Thanks.
Still seems fairly complex for a bunch of speakers and an amp though.
Price seems reasonable, so I'll make a note of this product.

Night · Post by **Night** » Sat Aug 16, 2008 7:24 am

Kick the wife and kids out and go large !

Angus · Post by **Angus** » Sat Aug 16, 2008 9:37 am

What's the size of the TV night?

Ill be doing what Villa is doing by the end of the year, so ta for this inf0rmation.

If you remember, post what TV and set up you've gone for Villa.

Thanks.

Post by **Calix** » Sat Aug 16, 2008 9:46 am

You can do it nice and cheaply even with seperates Villa. My system was done on a mad budget, but still sounds fucking elite, and I can't even go to half the volume it's capable of without shaking the whole house.

I have this amp:

http://www.richersounds.com/showproduct ... AMA-RXV361

Which is about as cheap as you can get, but does the job np.

Just got a mixture of old and new speakers. My centre speaker is salvaged from an old early 90s hi-fi system that I had in the loft, and it sounds fine..Others all picked up off ebay for fuck all.

Don't have a sub at all, it's stupidly loud even without.

Have tv, dvd player, 360, pc and an old vhs player all connected to it.

Zim Zum · Post by **Zim Zum** » Sat Aug 16, 2008 2:53 pm

Villa you are too dumb for hifi, buy a walkman.

parmo · Post by **parmo** » Sat Aug 16, 2008 3:36 pm

christ mike could you fit anymore cables behind that stand

Villa · Post by **Villa** » Sat Aug 16, 2008 4:24 pm

What are all those boxes on the stand?

Angus · Post by **Angus** » Sat Aug 16, 2008 4:32 pm

Yeah, what are those boxes?

Also did you rob all the boxes to the left of the photo?

Night · Post by **Night** » Sat Aug 16, 2008 7:39 pm

The wires running back to the sofa ended up in the roof but it is a bit messy behind the stand ! Home cinema = lots of wires

parmo · Post by **parmo** » Sat Aug 16, 2008 7:54 pm

hey thats neat labelling them

you`ve got a lot of free time on your hands havent you xxx

Villa · Post by **Villa** » Sat Aug 16, 2008 9:56 pm

Do the lights go out in the rest of your street when you fire that kit up?