Mates,

I am planning to set up a home A/V system. What ( which brand / setup / 5.1/7.1 / wireless / or anything ) would you suggest for super excellent sound quality?
I have some suggestions of Bose, but it comes with a price tag...am a noob on this topic...need something with value of money
Also projector etc, which would be the best ?

Would appreciate your kind help on this.

Rgds.

Most sifu will ask u your budget...

state your budget 1st, no budget how to help? no point saying value for money as a rm500k system maybe value for money for some elite

btw, 1 advice, dont get bose

#1 Stay away from Bose, unless you are willing to spend a lot for little return

#2 Try and audition as many things as you can and find out how much they cost. This is helpful if you have no idea how much things can cost and cannot estimate a budget

#3 Build a budget from there

OR build a budget first and listen to as many systems within your range as you can.

#4 take time to get comfortable with your choices. it can be a big investment, even if you can afford Bose.

You'll hear everyone give their recommendations of their favourite brands etc, but only your ears and eyes can tell you what will make you happy in the long run.

One thing i have found out in the longer term is that the excitement of watching movies often recedes after some time. And if you don;t have a separate stereo setup, you end up using your system more for listening to music. (Also, with the correct equipment you can start listening to surround music)

So while picture quality is important, sound quality is what will bring the most from your system.

Thank you so much mates. Alright if its the budget...not more then RM 5~7k....lets put it there at a max. Any suggestions ? Tks broz.

Thanks for your replies ( I have noted it down )...very interesting indeed. I am glad that Bose is a stay away thing...at least if i have a few good options for the budget, would really appreciate it.

Tks

This post has been edited by vikashshah: Aug 1 2009, 04:20 PM

What items do you want your 5-7k budget to cover?

a) 5.1 speaker system?
b) AV receiver?
c) Display (e.g. TV or projector)? Saw you mentioned projector earlier.

If you're just talking about items a and b then your budget would allow you to get some entry-mid level stuff. If you wanna include c inside then have to juggle a bit more.

This post has been edited by jchong: Aug 1 2009, 05:22 PM

Rm 5 ~ 7 k without projector Tks bro. Sorry for the confusion.
Maybe you can help recommend system for 2 Ranges:
1) RM 5k ~ 7k
2) RM 7k ~ 12k
for speaker and A/V system only. The projector on a later date. I better get the sound engineering done this time with the budget.

5.1 or 7.1 ?

Tks.

Oh, forgot to add one more component, the source player (in this case I assume u want a blu ray player).

For the moment I say stick to 5.1 first since most movies are still 5.1. But get a 7.1 capable receiver and you can always add another pair of surround speakers later to become 7.1.

For 5-7k budget, I think you can allocate 1k for the player, 3k for the 5.1 speakers and 3k for the AV receiver.

For 7-12k budget, maybe 1-2k for the player, 6-7k for 5.1 speakers and 4-5k for the AV receiver.

As for more specific component suggestions, I'll let others chime in while I'm also thinking what would be good.

I just bought 1 set of home thearter set for my sister. RM6k include 5.1 speaker + amp as below :

PSB Alpha Series (Front : T1, Center : C1, Surround : B1)
Sub : Velodyne Impact 10
Amp : Yamaha 665

Add another Bluray player : Pana BD60 (RM900). Just nice for an entry level system

Thank you so much mates...

This post has been edited by vikashshah: Aug 2 2009, 05:00 PM

No problem. By the way, I got it at A&L Amcorp Mall.

http://www.intellexual.net/bose.html

Some ranting on BOSE system...

My my...this is awesome....Bose revealed !

After much thought:

I am planning to get:

AVR ~ Onkyo or Marantz

5.1 Speakers~ I am still thinking...can someone recommend? So many brands out there...getting confused. Budget for all below (max RM7k)

Front:
Center:
Surround:
Woofer:

No projector yet...save more and then do it later Spend on this first
Thanks guys....

Frankly, U guys totally rock !!!

4 me it is Onkyo 876 around Rm5K. Onkyo no 2 taiko in its avr range. It will beat most other avr in team of feature & power. Or if money no problem get the Denon AVC!
As for spk try to have a 7.1 set up. Yes I know now most BD is still on 5.1 but u can always use Onkyo THS 7.1 sur mode & the effect is there. Very syok if u got BD with 7.1 sound ( most liongate bd ).
Oh one added bonus, u can show off to ur friend/gust when ur 7.1 HT set up!

woi.. ppl's budget is RM5 to 7k (including AVR + Speakers + Cables) la.... if spend 5k on AVR, left only 2k on 7.1 & cables?? how can? not balanced

Aiyoh! Me bad. I though it is Rm7K on avr..............So Lee! So Lee!

haha....AVR shud budget around rm2k (for 7k budget) and rm3k (for 12k budget)

spend more on speakers!!!

Mindblowing Great tips

Only need help on brands:
RM 5k speakers (5.1 or 7.1) ~
RM 9k speakers (5.1 or 7.1) ~

At least as a start...then i can venture out....Tks guyz

I think 5 K would get you the Atom Monitor v5 System from Paradigm



4x Atom Monitor
1x CC190
1x PDR-10

or whatever version of the center and subwoofer is currently available from Asia Sound

here's a review of the v3 system and other reviews of the v5 Atom monitor
http://hometheaterreview.com/paradigm-atom...eaker-reviewed/
http://www.goodsound.com/equipment/paradig..._monitor_v5.htm

This post has been edited by SiriuslyCold: Aug 3 2009, 11:27 AM

Tks mate...really. Never thought of this one Seems awesome too for the price...

RM5k speakers can get PSB, wharfedale or jamo, or even chario like mine (although almost no ppl here heard about it)

For 5.1 speaker set you can also consider Klipsch RF-52 5.1 set. After discount should be under 7k.

Also check out the PSB Imagine series.

I've heard of Charo


oh, wait...

looks like MJ in a wig & costume

i just had my lunch , vomits.....

Awesome :-)

How many people here actually running and enjoying full HD audio with your current setup? Care to share your components/hardware specs?

FULL HD LCD --- BLURAY PLAYER / PS3 --- HITB / AV RECEIVER / SPEAKERS (HD AUDIO READY/COMPATIBLE)

I also need recommendations on HITB/AV receiver/speakers that supports HD audio :

-entry level (about RM1-1.8k)
-midrange level (RM2-4k+)

Please advise.

This post has been edited by wiNd: Aug 4 2009, 10:08 AM

I'm new to this home theater stuff.

From my understanding, if I want to connect via HDMI from my pc to the HDTV, I'll need an A/V receiver to get the surround sound stuff+video. But I read that some receivers do switching while others do decoding?

I'm thinking the optimal solution would be one HDMI cable from the receiver to the HDTV, while the other devices, such as pc, blu-ray player etc should connect to the A/V receiver. The receiver would then handle all the audio stuff while the video would be passed towards the HDTV, essentially making it a monitor.

2ndly, there are those HDTVs with USB/SD card inputs that will play movies from it directly, would the above setup suffice to output the audio from the TV to the receiver?

Or most A/V receivers would do all these?

What kind of a receiver should I be looking for if the budget is 1-1.5k?

Thanks

This post has been edited by kaiserreich: Aug 4 2009, 04:51 PM

Yo VIP, lets kick it!

(sorry, couldnt resist the Vanilla Ice bit )

I think you get get some idea here :-

http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/1000020

http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/439516

Got pics some more!

sorry for bumping the thread up but where to get all this speakers can i get it from a shop? i am in pj

is naim good?

Of course Naim is good. BMW of the Hi-Fi segment. CMY is holding the distributorship right for Naim

Whoaaa! Getttt itttt!

Oh...my ears were treated to ProAc Response Two a couple of days ago......OMG..and the mahogany!!!!...ran out of drool..!