not a funny question at all.

the main speakers are the ones u should spend MOST money.

side, back, center speakers... maybe u can stinge a bit.

AVR, TV, devices... they breakdown or get obsolete after 3-5 years.

i have a pair of B&W that are 30 years old, still rocking.

another pair of Paradigm, 6 years, still rocking too.

but... really, i do not know if they make speakers like that anymore...

This post has been edited by AVFAN: Jul 15 2016, 01:38 PM

I had a pair of B&W which is 6 years old and still is working like new

oh.. i getting to know more brand now.....
thanks for the advise~

it really depends on two factor

the place you put will it be too dry and hot or cold and humidity is good

and hows your usage

i have a pair of rogers floor standing that still working till now...which is about 10 years +

have intention of changing it to a bigger floor standing if have money.

trust me....is good to allocate more budget on the floorstanding, a good floor standing will last you several change of AVR just like mine

it does have differences in sound quality....older speakers tends to sound not as good. as the speakers plastic component are getting harder and crack.

coz i dint really take care of them since day 1 but the place i put it to are good

This post has been edited by herojack41: Jul 14 2016, 06:43 PM

i use mordaunt-short floor standing 20years old. import by sea with the help of a friend from england.

yea, it has gone thru 4 avr and 3 int amp upgrades

Hello guys... just bump to this thread. So many good info.
Btw, i have a question. i am owning an Onkyo AV too, but somehow my unit stop decoding DTS and only outputs Stereo sound while DD still working fine. I had tried to reset the unit and check the code seem like nothing is wrong. Anybody has and experience about this issue? Or do you have and recommended repair shop that can repair (and will it be worth repairing?). Thanks.

I am owning TX-SR503 paired with Bose Acoustimass 10.

Hmmnnn,

Speakers.. I hv several mains - all floorstanders
from 2 versions of Tannoys - both bought Used - 1 set wif me at least 6yrs ; 1 more about 3.. ; previous owner - dunno
Ol Paradigm - Used too - wif me 5 yrs ; previous owner - dunno but should be at least 10 ys old
JBL - first spkr - bought new ; at least 10 yrs old..

Id say its quite a lasting investment IMO..

I used to have an ol Panny avr digital amp tat couldnt decode any DD or DTS but de analog section is ok.. weird.. didnt bother repairing.. but if l were to hazard a guess ; is tat it wont be cheap..

D

never ending onkyo cases
try to isolate (make sure) not the player issue.
repair usually not worth, rather buy 2nd hand avr.

tqtq, understand more now.
just like take caring a wooden guitar~

investing too much in Amp would be a waste if it last for short period of time..

This post has been edited by Yellow lemon: Jul 15 2016, 06:00 PM

if it all the while been decoding DTS and 1 day it stopped doing it

it might be the board is done.

time to get a new AMP

well...not to say buying/investing on a expensive is a waste

just have a more "balance" budget while purchasing such thing like 60% on floorstanding speakers and 40% for AVR. My recommendation for beginner

while....my own have a much bigger setup, is always good to have a bigger AMP

This post has been edited by herojack41: Jul 15 2016, 06:10 PM

KL International AVShow 22~ 24-Jul. Anyone going?

I looking onkyo amp here link http://www.intl.onkyo.com/products/hi-fi_c...9070/index.html

Very hard to find i need buy

http://www.intl.onkyo.com/products/av_comp...r444/index.html

Below 2K

http://www.lazada.com.my/onkyo-av-receiver...56.html?boost=2

Hi! My onkyo 876 too got problem with 2 channel sound..........even mp4 video no sound but HD audio got sound. Now seem to be working. Still on the look out for new av rec. Need to have 4K output,DTS-X & dolby atmos plus 11.1 spk out.

nr3030 near 10k

Yeah..........looking at 3030 hopefully price will drop.

anyone using rz series here？

guys is onkyo tx-sr44 good ?

Finally my Onkyo 646 received uodate for dts x.

oooooo new function. u are using how many ceiling spk