Home Theatre requirement for around 50K Rupees

9.0 to 9.1 can make a whole lotta diff imo.

Wharfedale Diamond 9.1 scores 9.2 out of 10 at Reevoo

Bro

appologies for not commenting on for JBL & HK, but the truth is i have not heard them much...
and as what i have experienced in the forum, everyone, who comes, in talks about them, but later on the combi is not praised enough to be bought...

So it was a bit difficult to comment on that...

Regarding the pricing of Wharfedale, they will easily go in your budget...
But, as per what i have studied them, they dont have any bipole speakers...

Why not try Mordaunt Short for BiPole speakers...???

Mridul

unleash_me, I would also definetly recommend 9.1's over 9.0 , but didn't do so, coz 9HCP with a receiver was already over his budget. In fact if you go to 9.1 as fronts, I was told that the centre was also a weak link , so an upgrade from 9.CC to 9.CS for about 7k more might be required

mridul,
diamond 9dfs is there as well. but for entry level and a non dedicated room HT would be better off to go for a direct radiating speaker than a dipole in my opinion.

ajay,
sorry mate to disappoint you with JBL and HK. I really wanted to like HK, coz the look was so cool. Probably one of the best looking receivers for sure. Actually, HK is not the weak link. they are defiently good, but overpriced for what it is. Actually, they are quite a lot overpriced in india. As far as JBL goes, I would say they really produce some very nice bass. Most of the entry systems either go for thunderous bass or underplay safely, but have seen JBL to have a quite nice one in that way. but, thats about it. Infact, I did enquire about the subwoofer alone for buying , but then anyway, like most of the people here do, moved from HT to 2 channel.

On the spot! Gopi. Got carried away

Gopi, Mridul

Plz don't be sorry for not commenting on HK+JBL. Don't worry about it.. It's not a must have for me, or anything of that sort. It's just a brand I fancy.. But not worth is not worth, whichever way you see it.

I hadn't had the change to go check Wharferdale this weekend since my folks just returned yest evening, and didn't get much time. I won't be able to do it next weekend either, since am travelling. Maybe the 3rd week should be a good time to check wharfedale out. If its within 40-50K, and it sounds fantastic, then thats what i am getting.

I have a question, though. Does the Wharfedale 9chp [or whatever the kit is called], come with packaged DVD player [like Onkyo], or does it cost that much without it?

If not, then which DVD player should I go for, which I can buy in India. Please do not suggest 'Oppo' [haven't heard that name ever before] or anything else that [should be sourced from some cousin I haven't talked to in ages], from US or Singapore... Just a good DVD player, that plays DIVX and whatever other new formats it can, under 8-10K [i reckon that is a good enough budget for a standalone DVD player, so don't push me to scale up further]

Alright guys. Your suggestions are much appreciated. Helps enormously. Before this, i'd never heard of Wharfedale, in my life... I did know Denon, Polk, Nakamichi, B&W and more though... It's cool to know..

Thank e
AK

Ajay,
Diamond 9hcp is just 5.1 speaker package. You need to buy a receiver and a DVD player seperately. For around 8-10k a player that does all would be the following 2 as per me:
1. Pioneer 600AV for 9k
2. Cambridge Audio DV 89 for 8k or DV99 for less than 12k. Internet forums unofficially suggest that these players share their board with Oppo. They get most of the things from Oppo and do the rest by themselves. They have been rated pretty good.

Gopi,

Where do you think I can get Pioneer 600AV [or] Cambridge Audio DV 89 in Bangalore? Is a purchase with B&W available here? If yes, I'd be interested to look at them, if they're available for 8-9k.

Gopi/Mridul/Others,

Alternatively, what are your comments on samsung and sony dvd players that are available in the market for price range 4k-8k? Are these good ones too? I need to consider them too if my HT package goes budget... Keeping a plan B, you see....

Also, who has used/heard or tried Yamaha HTiB YHT-195? Are Yamaha HTiBs available for purchase [with B&W] in B'lore? If yes, which Yamaha HT package is good, under 40K or 50K?

Please suggest/keep your recommendations pouring. Thanks again folks.

Ajay,
I am based out of Hyd and so, can't help you out on places in bangalore. But, just surfing on net should help you. Call the dealers and they will point you right people. Regarding B&W, I am not really sure why you are interested on them now, the reason simply because their current entry level A/V costs 1 lakh. So, I suppose they are way out of budget. Regarding DVD players, I had a Philips model which did really good and was better than a similar priced Sony. I suppose there are some good models in this price range. I was personally suggested Pioneer 400AV for 6k which will be a good entry point.

Ajay

when you are going for a HT setup, why you wanna pick something from startup range like Sony or something...
Go for Pioneer, best deal or Cambridge Audio, second best deal...

Gopi

Does Wharfedale 9chp a bookshelf 5.1 package, or it even have floor standers...

Ajay

Do you want to have only bookshelf speakers or even floor standers...
And what amp did you landup with...???

mridul, its all boskhelves.