Surround Sound system

[Bulky]

Can anybody recomend a surround sound system, must be dolby surround,looking to get the best for around £400

[tootsie]

are you just looking for speakers & amp, or a dvd player too?

For £400 i'd go for the Sony or Panasonic all in one systems

[darkangel]

Originally posted by bulkylad
Can anybody recommend a surround sound system, must be Dolby surround,looking to get the best for around £400

best things for u to do is go to richersounds(or ur nearest shop) and get your self a nice surround amp try the Sony str-de585 or the Yamaha HTR5540RDS both r great and get the best speaker set u can afford remember if u get a fixed amp setup u can't upgrade later a nice separate system is always better u can add plenty of other devices i.e tape deck or connect to Ur ntl box, if u need any help deciding pm me

[Bulky]

thanx peeps

[Bulky]

Originally posted by tootsie
are you just looking for speakers & amp, or a dvd player too?

For £400 i'd go for the Sony or Panasonic all in one systems

after seperates really but it just depends on the price

[tootsie]

If you go for separates, you can get that Sony STRDE585 for around £200, but that only leaves you with £200 and you can't get any sort of decent set of surround speakers for £200.
This
http://www.richersounds.co.uk/index....hp&p=davs550r2
is more in your price range.

It's probably more worth your while to save up for a while longer and go for the separates.

[darkangel]

Originally posted by tootsie
If you go for separates, you can get that Sony STRDE585 for around £200, but that only leaves you with £200 and you can't get any sort of decent set of surround speakers for £200.
This
http://www.richersounds.co.uk/index....hp&p=davs550r2
is more in your price range.

It's probably more worth your while to save up for a while longer and go for the separates.

echo in here sony's a good amp got that one myself speakers he could get a decent set for £200 but sub would cost £50-100 extra also the interconnect will cost a bit extra skimping in connects is never a good idea

[Mantastic]

I totally agree...Go to Richer Sounds. I wouldn't personally bother with a Sony amp though...Don't forget to budget for Cables though...Especially speaker Cables, as with 5 to 6 of them they can take a large chunk of your budget.

If you want to run the system off your PC. It will need a soundcard with an optical output on it, to plug into the amp.

[darkangel]

Originally posted by Mantastic
I totally agree...Go to Richer Sounds. I wouldn't personally bother with a Sony amp though...Don't forget to budget for Cables though...Especially speaker Cables, as with 5 to 6 of them they can take a large chunk of your budget.

If you want to run the system off your PC. It will need a soundcard with an optical output on it, to plug into the amp.

why not the sony? most amp will have digital coaxial or optical and analogue in and out

[tootsie]

The sony's great, but a set of 5 speakers for £200 won't do it justice, keep saving!!

[darkangel]

Originally posted by tootsie
The sony's great, but a set of 5 speakers for £200 won't do it justice, keep saving!!

true but depends on what he wants he can always upgrade later the diff between low to mid range speakers isn't much but from low to high can be £ÃÆ ’‚£Ãà¢Ã¢â€šÂ¬Ã…¡Ãƒâ€šÃ‚£Ãƒââ‚ ¬Å¡Ãƒâ€šÃ‚£

[Mantastic]

Originally posted by darkangel
why not the sony? most amp will have digital coaxial or optical and analogue in and out

I was talking about the soundcard on the PC

[darkangel]

Originally posted by Mantastic
I was talking about the soundcard on the PC

yep i know but the sound card will have analouge or digital out

[tootsie]

so what systems do you guys have?

[Mantastic]

Originally posted by bulkylad
Can anybody recomend a surround sound system, must be dolby surround,looking to get the best for around £400

This article explains various options. You should find it helpful
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