QUOTE(SSJBen @ May 22 2018, 07:25 PM)
Unrealistic budget, even if you aren't expecting the PSB W3 setup. I mean, you korek your wall and make sure it fits perfectly to an in wall system already cost how much?
RM1k is simply too low to get a receiver + a pair of speakers.
The cheapest receiver that handles 4k passthrough, all the recent codecs at a SECOND HAND price is already around RM1k. A pair of speakers, the very cheapest second hand adequate bookshelf would run you around RM500.
So looking for new at RM1k? Not going to happen.
RM1k is simply too low to get a receiver + a pair of speakers.
The cheapest receiver that handles 4k passthrough, all the recent codecs at a SECOND HAND price is already around RM1k. A pair of speakers, the very cheapest second hand adequate bookshelf would run you around RM500.
So looking for new at RM1k? Not going to happen.
QUOTE(jdgobio @ May 23 2018, 03:12 PM)
Your best bet for under RM1k will be computer speakers (active speakers with their own built-in amplifiers). You will have to see what type of connections your TV has right now for external audio and make sure the active speakers are able to take that connection. You can use headphone out from your TV (not all TVs have this) or the RCA jacks (which are rare these days) or Optical out (most tvs have this but most PC speakers don't have it).
This is one good example I found at Mudah :
PSB Alpha
You can also find many new active speakers like Edifier, Thonet & Vander & others within your budget.
The downside of such systems is they are not scalable so you will not be able to add speakers, a subwoofer or an amp in most cases. But they serve the purpose of giving you much better audio than your TV speakers and most cheap soundbars.
Disclaimer: I have nothing to do with the ad in Mudah just sharing what I found.
Damn, didnt knew it would cost that much to build a system from scratch.. This is one good example I found at Mudah :
PSB Alpha
You can also find many new active speakers like Edifier, Thonet & Vander & others within your budget.
The downside of such systems is they are not scalable so you will not be able to add speakers, a subwoofer or an amp in most cases. But they serve the purpose of giving you much better audio than your TV speakers and most cheap soundbars.
Disclaimer: I have nothing to do with the ad in Mudah just sharing what I found.
Guess i'll put it aside for now. My budget for now only allows what jdgobio mentioned, which is a computer speakers setup.
i'll have to put this custom setup to the side first, still a lot more to learn.
Thanks SSJBen and jdgobio for the insight