Hi All HT Sifu,
Recently, I have made a survey over home theater. My choices are like the following:-
1. Pioneer HTZ-787DVD - One of HT in the box which has optical. http://www.pioneer.my/product_details.php?id=100


2. Pioneer AVR HTP-RS70 http://www.pioneer.my/product_details.php?id=349


3. Pioneer HTZ-LX61 - In a box with 6 speakers. http://www.pioneer.my/product_details.php?id=108


I have a setup in my living room. I have PS2 to use optical and HDD player to use HDMI. Thus, Pioneer 787 fulfill the requirement. But too bad, the HDMI input is not common for HT in the box. Well here is my individual listening verdict:-

1. Music hearing, Pioneer 787 perform well due to the subwoofer kick in pretty well. AVR woofer hardly audible due to front speaker with mid woofer covers the sound.
2. Movie definitely, AVR win the whole due to the sounds come out piece by piece. HT in the box also can perform but not as clear as AVR especially over the noise.
3. Other HT in the box does not fulfill my taste or perform terrible. Some cannot hold the loud sounds and straight away went to high terrible frequency. Some are split with broken piece of sounds. Some treble not clear under low volume. But Pioneer 787 can hold the sounds even push the volume to the max.
4. AVR has many inputs and outputs especially HDMI and optical. This is my wish list. But too bad, music playing not so much enjoyable. They have the bass but not the kinds I prefer when listening music.

So, to all audiophile folks, do your guys have any to recommend for other HTs. Be it HT in the box or HT AVR. My budget is RM 2.5K to 3K. Your know lah, uncle need to reserve money for children and household. I understand the others brand like Kenwood, Denon, Yamaha, Onkyo and high range are pretty good too. Please recommend your best with this price range. HT is an expensive hobby but just want to indulge little into healthy relaxing. Thanks.

Yeah, they are basically the same in terms of speakers but 787 got optical input and MCACC.
Cannot play DVDR very well? Serious?
Stereo red and white is not my favour for input unless no choice.
Thanks for your comments, brother.

1. I hope it is really the settings problem. Really need to spend times to tune the settings besides rely on MCACC. But too bad, the sales person is not proficient enough to show me thru.
2. Great to hear you support this.
3. Always in the box cannot compare to AVR but their price attracted me.
4. I know that but Pioneer HTZ-LX61 can provide sufficient inputs and outputs which I needed. Too bad, when leverage in movie treble like transformer 2 robots fighting with each others, they seems to be suppressed.

Good to hear from another uncle. What will be the main difference between this 2 models which you suggested? Any pioneer showroom to listen this beside your place? Thanks for your offering.

1. Which Hifi shop you visit and recommend?
2. ++1.
3. Family treat, huh. I love this for family centric. Being 1Family.
4. Really greed for inputs and outputs. Not to forget sounds quality and pleasure as well.

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Added on March 8, 2010, 11:53 am
Thanks, brother Azbro. I hope I can tune it by myself. Last time, I try to tune my parent's Denon with 10" Infinity subwoofer but fail to turn out the expected result.

This post has been edited by beloved: Mar 8 2010, 11:53 AM

Well, already started now.

Then, I shall go to Harvey Norman to test it out. Hopefully it will give me a listening pleasure over the music they play. By the way, there is not much difference in terms of sounds quality between coaxial & optical cable right?

How much VSX1019 is selling now? Together with speakers or customized?

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Added on March 9, 2010, 9:19 am
Why I don't like for Pioneer 519SW is the front speaker which attach with mid bass. From my opinion, a true component speaker which play treble and bass separately is the best of listening music and movie. Raising the bass level might not help in my listening pleasure. Hmmm, maybe I should change the speaker configuration.

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Added on March 9, 2010, 9:25 amHmmm, I need to hear it first or else I will land at Pioneer HTiB so that I can play mp3 from one of my NAS server via bluetooth (which need to purchase extra adapter).

This post has been edited by beloved: Mar 9 2010, 09:25 AM

Maybe I shall listen to the AVR configuration from those HIFI audio first. If those AVR which under my budget can produce the music level up to my expectation then green light from me. Else I will landed to HTiB and later move to my bedroom or SOHO room. Got reason to upgrade better next time. I have been in best denki and SenQ. Best denki salesmen are very aggressive and willingness to demo and explain. But SenQ the other way round. Weird. Anyhow, I listen to radio and music most of the times.

Ok, brother. I will go to those HIFI shop and hear it. Hopefully, they dun disappoint me. But VSX1019 amp alone olredi RM 2.3K? What about speakers?

Haha. Guys. This is already poisoning for me. Anybody got good speakers to share with?

I have listen this HTP-819SW from Harvey Norman audio room and thumb high from me for this AVR in listening music and movie. They are well better than HTiB and TODOROKI. They quote about RM 34xx something. Does this price worth or anybody get below than this?

Looks like I have to put this on pending status. My home just break in by thieves. Need to spend the money for extra grills. Nowadays, thieves are very daring even in daytimes.

Yah, man. If I don't put second level of grills then my new HT will not safe anymore. So, bad luck.