Re: Budget Home Theatre Recommendations?

[Richard Challis <richard@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

The HDR-FOXT2 Freeview HD box I would also recommend.

Ours has been very good. The only issue with it has been that if you
put it on standby it doesn't have sound afterwards on the DHMI feed to
our panny plasma. I have yet to take this problem up with tech support
as with the house renovation been running round like a headless
chicken.

Funny enough SWMBO has just been into Richersounds to fetch some white
surround speakers and brackets as she really hates the black MS-20's
we had (looks not sound!). So now the rooms been repainted, some new
speakers were called for. We are getting some Cambridge Audio MINX
MIN20

http://www.richersounds.com/product/bookshelf-speakers/cambridge-audio/minx=
-min20/camb-minx-min20-whi

Funny enough the brackets are not available in white but some Btech
BT332's sorted that problem. Hope they fit!

Cheers

Richard


On 23 December 2010 10:00, Paul Gordon <paul_gordon@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> I should think you should *very* easily satisfy your requirements well
> within that budget...
>
> AV amps with perfectly respectable/adequate specs are unbelievably
cheap
> these days... (not the one *I* want of course! - top range Denon
jobbie,
> =A31300-odd!)
>
> How about either of these as examples:
> http://www.richersounds.com/product/av-receivers/sony/strdh500/sony-strdh=
500
> - =A399
> http://www.richersounds.com/product/av-receivers/sony/strdh510/sony-strdh=
510
> - =A3139
>
> Freeview HD box:
> http://www.richersounds.com/product/freeview-freesat-pvr/humax/hdr-foxt2/=
hum
> a-fox-t2-hdr - =A3300
>
>
> 5.1 speaker package - very far from being the cheapest available:
> http://www.richersounds.com/product/speaker-packages/tannoy/sfx5.1/tann-s=
fx5
> .1-blk - =A3200
>
> That's the lot for not much more than =A3600 - and if you were to buy
*al=
l*
> the components from the same supplier, I'll bet you can haggle for a
furt=
her
> reduction, or at the very least some freebies thrown in...
>
> BAH! - I should never have gone off looking at the Richer Sounds
website.=
..
> - it's now giving me ideas, and the London Bridge shop is just 5 mins
wal=
k
> from where I am sitting right now.... ;-)
>
> Paul G.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
> Neil Fuller
> Sent: 22 December 2010 22:51
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: [ukha_d] Budget Home Theatre Recommendations?
>
> My trusty old Toppy is beginning to creak a bit with the HDD making
some
> interesting noises!
>
> I could just replace the HDD but this seems an ideal opportunity to
upgra=
de.
>
> FreeviewHD arrives here in April (fingers crossed) so I need a
> replacement for the Toppy
>
> The TV is a 48"sharp LCD but at present, I use the built in
speakers for
> the audio.
>
> I also have a Popcorn hour with Blueray.
>
> I'm looking to replace my very old HiFi with an AV amp with new
speakers
> (the trusty old Kef 104.2's are getting in the way!)
>
> I don't need multi-room video feeds and multi-room audio is handled by
a
> 7 zone sonos system.
>
> My living room is L-shaped and just doesn't lend itself to a hi-end
set
> up so I don't want to pay a fortune.
>
> So, knowing many on the list are enthusiastic home cinema builders,
I'm
> looking for recommendations for a FreeviewHD PVR, AV Amp and 5.1
> speakers - Can I get all the above, with half reasonablespecs for, say
> =A31,000? (and I'd be very happy to pay less but not much more!!)
>
> Your thoughts would be greatly appreciated.
>
> Cheers
>
> Neil
>
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