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Originally Posted by jp1989
Hey everyone! i was just wandering about something, basically I've built a custom home cinema (spent a fair bit of money i might add) but i now need some quality speakers/subwoofers etc. i have a budget of around 2 - 2,500 but i want to make sure i get a quality product that isn't going to blow out when i'm enjoying a film or saving the world while playing Call of Duty on my xbox! haha. so far i have had a look at these home cinema speakers and they have been shortlisted as a potential, but if anyone else has any other ideas before i spend a SMALL fortune on some new kit please do let me know, as saving money on this purchase would also be a bonus!
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The speakers you choose wii depend on a lot of things. You need to match them to your amp both tonally and quality wise. For example you would normally have a 5.1 speaker set costing two to three times the cost of the amp. A £500 amp is not going to get the best out of speakers costing £3000, as higher quality speakers need an amp with better quality components to drive them correctly, so you would probably be wasting your money spending so much on speakers for a £500 amp.
Also, AV amps can be tonally different, and it's common practice to match amp and speaker pairings. For example, I have a Yamaha RX-V1900 amp, which is regarded as tonally warm sounding, so I have it paired with some Monitor Audio RS8s speakers which are tonally bright sounding and complement the amp.
I'd spend some time on the
www.avforums.com and then go to a proper dealer who can demo, not Richersounds, who are mainly box shifters these days.