1. Pioneer vsx 524
2. Infinity satellite

Can get in senq if still available

not sure exact as nobody work in senq.
but is closely match ur budget

A pair of cheap sats and sub at RM1200 max isn't going to get you anything much better than a decent soundbar to be quite honest. Suggest to get AVR + midrange bookshelves is a much better option. The well priced Sony SS-CS5 is an amazing pair at RM700. Yes I said Sony.

To be fair each brand has their own strength and weakness. Sometimes is not just the matter of size. Sound without characteric  / tune is basically is just noise

I have not heard the sound for this speaker. Cannot comment on it. For small bookshelf I personally like q acoustics

currently having this



with Pioneer VSX-821K

..and the receiver decides to hang up on me (that damned bugger couldn't go to standby mode!)

wonder if i can sell the speakers & subs off.. 

Pioneer entry level stuff is subpar, always has been. They're known for their LX series of receivers, their VSX has always been failed products.

Keep the speakers, get a different receiver.

Instead of the older v375, go for the v379 instead. Fits right into your budget.

it's a 4yrs' old setup.. RM3k last time.

Ben suggesting V379..? interesting.. will take a look too.. 

It depends on your preference, either the features or the sound, which one is more important to you.

If the sound is more important, I guess:
(1) In tonal quality, Yamaha will sound more relaxing in the ears as compare to Denon bright character (especially the AVR-XX12 & XX13 product years).
However,
(2) In sound character, the Yamaha will sound like ordinary brands enough to please most people, while Denon will have extra advantage in warm and crisp sound to please audiophile people.

Yamaha RX-V375 or Denon AVR-1513, I would go for Yamaha

The 479 is fine, but at an extra RM500+ I don't think it's worth it. Might as well go for the 679 to future proof yourself when you upgrade to a HDR compatible TV (yes, HDR IS a big deal). Only the 679 and up range are getting HDR support.

The 479 may have a little more power, but you're only pushing a pair of bookshelves of which the 379 is very adequate at. If and when you want to upgrade to a full 5.1 (or more) system, then it'd be easy to sell the 379 down the road and budget yourself for a full system upgrade. The 479 makes very little sense, value wise unless you can get it below RM1.5k.

It's RM1399 at Desa Home Theater last I checked (a month ago). Might be even cheaper if you can haggle a bit.

If you want to go up one level better to go latest model