I have 2 recliners n a sofa .. suede type.. so aircon is a must..

My avrg electricity bil for de last coupla mths is hittin 240/- but aircons everywher la.. wif fridges too..
I dont think de HT equipment really uses up tat much .. its definitely d air con..

O well.. to me my home is my castle n it has to be comfortable..
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Wow..

Looking at ur bill.. mine doesnt sound so unreasonable ..
2 aircons running every nite too plus aircon at dining and living room when eatin and watchin movies/music listening wif 2 fridges n washer/dryer .. I hv xternal lite on too but I use a plce - energy savers which run ard 15w so its practically negligible..
Of cos d HT gear consumes electricity but not tat much la besides its only for a coupla hours at most - same wif de living room aircon too..
Most makan is de fridges n aircon in bedroom wan cos of de longer hours used.. n tat oso I ll up de thermostat n on d ceiling fan - apparently it saves a bit tat way..

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I guess so..

I only hv one inverter aircond [ de rest were installed long before inverter tech came to mal ; it dont make sense to change for de sake of sving a bit on elec.. ; when it spoils .. maybe]
I junked practically all my fluo tubes as apparently flourescent tube tech actually uses more electrcity than de qouted bulb wattages = it runs wif a ballast which in itslf consumes some current too .. fortunately wife aint too particular abt hidden lites so mostly use those ol design 'chandeliar' type wif direct screw on plce's.. I tink its a tad dim [ compared to tube fluorcnts ] but saves elctricity mah..
Outdoor lites are all plces..
Lites are not tat consumin for me.. aircon teruk..
Unfortunately, solar/battery storing is not very competitive yet or else can consider it.. sum countries alleviate tis prohibitive initial cost outlay by allowin tax incentives but bolehland consider it a luxury to 'save de environment' so u hv to pay la.. de last I read , to install a solar panel roof complete wif a storage inverter [so u can use de electricity later] cost an initial outlay of more than a RM100k..
Wif tat amt of outlay, I figure itll take abt 40yrs to get it back against de current electricity rates..

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I hv partnered Tannoy m4 wif a yammy avr before and its not bad..
Hvnt tried Missions before but I heard its a decent spkr too..

Problem wif getting used spkrs is tat u cant really try it out 1st wif ur own eqpment.. I mean which individual seller is gonna set up for u to try out .. maybe to see tat its workin n tats tat..
B&M stores on d other hand will do tat.. n most of d bigger ones will have one or 2 pre owned spkrs tat hv been traded in from their regular customers.. model/brands will have to be timing and luck.. try out hifichoice @ 1stop midlands or Watts hifi @ perak rd - hv got sum good deals frm them..

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This post has been edited by dirtrun: Nov 11 2011, 03:40 PM

Yes..

They sometimes do.. carry on from regular customers who trade in their old gear..
Really.. who told u tat?? I mean.. they are not de cheapest but I wouldnt say they are THE most expensive..
Anyway.. B & M stores need overhead for rental/staff/stock in trade.. U cant really compare to those online stores.. besides here , u can see/feel/hear d product u have in mind..

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Well,

For pre-owned gear, u must either be lucky or real patient - I waited close to a year before I finally found a pair of tannoy floorstanders tat I wanted..

U can also try hifi4sale .. sum good deals there frm time to time..

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O well,

If both parties are keen enuff, sumting can be arranged like maybe meet halfway to deal..

I d try it out first if I like de sound of de spkrs.. de rest can be shoe horned, ltr .. irrespective of impedence/ amp pwr and wat not.. if u dont like d sound, no pt gettin it , is there??

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Wow,

Veri nice satts.. those..
I tink if u r heavily into WAF.. then its a small price to pay

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Ideal solution is get an avr wif 2 hdmi outputs..

Or u can get a bdp wif 2 outputs like de oppo bd93..

Alternatively is splitter frm monoprice..

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Circa 2.5k.. yup, not cheap but u get a well reviewed premium player rivalling de better pioneers n its region free [ which de stock pioneer is not.. ]
Dunno.. but shldnt be too bad since its a bunch of 0 n 1's - itll either work or not..

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Or..

U can get a monoblock or pwr amp n then pwr de 2nd ctr channel thru/wif tis..
Sum wanna lock de dialog on to their big scrn n put one spkr on top of scrn n de other at d bottom..
But personally, I have tried n it dont really make much diff.. I mean if u wan louder , then jus add de gain thru de avr..
To me.. a better spkr would make more sense n difference..


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Well..

I only have basic spkrs .. maybe if u add de same range type wif wat u are having now.. it would make a lot of difference..
Thru my experience wif several ctr spkrs [ again, mostly budget.. ] I now end up wif a close-to-same-range-as my-mains floorstander as a ctr n its a little better than de standard d'apollitto ctr = actually tis shines when playin music . I guess when they say musical spkrs make great HT spkrs but not necesarrily the other way around knows wat he is talking about..

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I m no expert ..

D prblm wif 4ohm spkrs is tat most of de time , tis spkrs need a healthy dose of pwr to reveal their true potential.. I mean there is sound wif a lower powered amp - just tat u can t really make it 'sing'.
Other than tat, u can still use a basic amp to pwr it, jus tat u cant really blast it hard .. once u touch de upper reaches of ur amps pwr reserves, u risk clipping n fryin either ur drivers or amp or both.. moderate spls should be ok..

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