Avi

Right then... we've not had a Home Cinema Question for a while.. so here goes,

I am going to buy a dvd, amp and spkrs next week and this is the kit i have shortlisted (on a Budget of £500 ish)

can anyone sufggest any better alternatives to my choices.. i have *Very* limited experience with this sort of stuff (read as Novice )

AMP

Kenwood KRFV5050 DTS in Silver for £180 from Richersounds.



Reviewed

DVD
Pioneer DVD DV-444 in Silver from http://www.linkonline.co.uk £212 delivered.

Details

Speaker Package

Pioneer SV31W0 Home Cinema Speaker Pack from http://www.homecinemaheaven.co.uk for £179

Front speakers: 10cm Woofer,2.5cm Dome Tweeter

Rear Satellite Speakers: 8.3 Effect

Centre Satellite Speaker: 8.3 cm cone woofer (x2) 2.5 cm dome tweeter

80 WPC speakers

Active sub S-W80K 110w Active design





Details

Plus Interconnects etc...

Any help greatly appreciated.

Andy



[Edited by Avi - 12/27/2001 8:42:56 PM]

SiCotty

Avi,

You might want to consider the all in one solution as you might
get a better overall system. Just put together my own system which
cost a bit more. With Interconnects costing a few pounds under
£100 and good speaker cable costing > £100 as you have 5 speakers
to wire. All in one system gives you a good compromise. One thing
I would invest in is a good scart cable £40-50 as this gives a
significant improvenment in picture quality. Also pay carefull
attention to seting up the room as this will also have a dramatic
effect.

Be carefull though, next thing you will want is a nice 36" TV

Si

Try
http://www.techtronics.com/uk/shop/50-sony-dav-s500-multi-region-dvd-player.html

or the pionner HC-50S which includes the smae DVD player and
speakers but with the matching Pionner AMP.

http://www.techtronics.com/uk/shop/617-pioneer-design-component-combination.html

Avi

Thanks

Think i'll take a serious look at the last one:
http://www.techtronics.com/uk/shop/617-pioneer-design-component-combination.html

Looks like a nice set up.

stevem2k

PLEASE don't forget about the cables in your budget. Once I was in full swing & ordering custom made scart > rgb cables & 4 core speaker cable for the fronts ( biwired ) & mid range interconnects it came out at a smidge over 300 notes just for them .. oops ...

QED Silver Anniversary for the center and rears was the best price/performance combi I found.

Don't skimp though .. be a shame to spoil it for the sake of a few quid.

Then take it all home, set it up and audition :-) Matrix ( lobby scene ) and Saving Private Ryan ( the chapter where they hit the beach ) are personal faves :-)

SteveM

Avi

I won't forget the cables.. I can fully appreciate the difference these can make having heard a mates system aftre he spent £200 on cable.

Basically I'm after the DVD/AMP/Speakers for £500 ish excluding cables.. so if anyone has any suggestions , feel free to contribute

Cheers


Andy

stevem2k

I can't get under your £500 limit , but I'll have a go at getting close enough so you can lie to the missus :-)

Mission M72 (2x), M7c1 (x1), M7ds (x2) - £330 from techtronics.com

Pioneer DV343 - £142 from empiredirect.co.uk ( or the silver DV340 , same price )

Sony STRDE475 (Silver) £173 from Richersounds

richersounds will match/beat any web prices, so it's worth looking around and then going to see them - you should get enough off for some interconnects or cables, anyway.

Enjoy....
SteveM

AndyC_772

iTrader: (2)

If you register on www.thedvdforums.com and then check the 'bargains forum', you're eligible to buy the Pioneer DV-444 in black for £190 delivered from Upgrade Heaven. You have to order through the link on the thread (http://thedvdforums.com/forums/showt...threadid=33495).

I bought one for my parents for Xmas - it's a good machine, fully multi-region (inc. RCE compatibility). The silver version is £20 extra.

Andy.

Avi

Thanks Andy but I Just ordered it in Silver for £212 Delivered from Linkonline.co.uk.
... could have saved £2

Cheers

Andy

Chris L

Bit late now as you have just ordered But for anyone else out there - do have a listen to some of the all-in-one packages that now on offer. I bought the Sony DAV S300 about 6 months ago - fantastic starter system for around £400 - so good that when I showed it to Sal's Dad, he was so impressed that he bought it off me.

I've now upgraded to the Sony DAV S800 - this is a serious piece of kit, the sound is amazing, whether playing back DVD, CD or the new SACD format, Seriously impressive and very hard to beat in the sub-£1000 category - picture quality on the DVD is stunning.

Good point about the cables though - don't skimp. I spent a large amount on the cables for my HiFi and I'll probably be using the QED silver to rewire the Sony at some point.

Chris

Avi

Looked at the Sony's No Mp3 CDR/CDRW Playback