please help me configure my first home theatre system..

thanks reactivex....

well i m not in bangalore, i m in Meerut (noth india).....

well the 705 is certainly the best value for ur money at the moment.......
i do a bit of both movies and music....... and i m happy with both........(i m not an audiophile u see (not yet) )!!!

Hey,

how much did you shell out for the package.

how much for the onkyo and how much for the Jamo kit?

Thank you,
Raj!.

43000 for the onkyo and 35000 for the jamos....(includin sub)

What model of jamo speakers did you go for? the S606? What did it cost you overall? AV Receiver + Speakers? A break up would help.

Aks

Hi, I'm currently looking to buy a new HT system, though it's going to be used more for music (70%) than movies. Which Jamo speakers have you bought? I'm getting a good deal on the Jamo E 875 speakers... Haven't been able to decide about the AV Reciever... how much did the TX-SR705 cost??

Abhishek

Whats your budget...???

Whats the room size...???

And are you planning to go for a 5.1 setup or just a stereo setup,as you have just mentioned Jamo E 875, that are front speakers, and you have mentioned AVR, that is for 5.1/7.1 setup...???

So please let us know more about the same...

Ans it would be better if you could start up a new thread, and then mention all your requirements, with the above requested details as well...

Budget is about 70k and room size is 350sqft. Am looking at the following Recievers:
Jamo AVR 693/AVR 793 (7.1 recievers both)
CA 640 v2...
Marantz SR6001
Sony STR-DA 1200E
Denon AVR 1908
HK AVR 245
Sherwood RX 772

All are in similar price as well power range. The Jamo 693 is the cheapest at 26k... rest are going to be in between 35-42k...

The speakers are going to cost me 40k so have about 30k to spend. How much would good cables cost for such a setup?

Abhishek

You got a nice room, for the setup...
Is this gonna be a dedicated room for HT, or is a living room...
As in both cases acoustics will be totally different...

Anyways, as far as amps are concerned out of your shortlisted brands, let me cut down few more...
You shouldnt even look out the amps from :
Jamo
Sherwood
Sony
....
They are not proffessional amp manufactures...
Sherwood, is only a startup amp...and is not a VFM product...

When you are investing your hard earned Rs.70K, then you should go in for some nice setup...

Anyways, whats your main, motive for HT setup, is it movies or music...???

If it movies, go in for Marantz 4002/5002, with Jamo/Polk Audio/Q Acoustics speakers...
If it music, go in for Cambridge Audio 640/540, with Mordaunt Short/Ushers/Quad...

When cables are concernes, go in for Monster Cables - S16, they will cost you Rs.78 per mtr...

Bro, start building up with an descent amp, with a pair of bookshelf/dipole speakers, and do the cabling...
And after that slowly and gradually, add on speakers...

Mridul,
THanks a lot for all the advice.. i spent the entire day today checking out various systems and have narrowed my choices to the following, which are very much in-line with what you're recommending:

Speakers: Either the Jamo E875 or the Mordaunt Short Avanti 908i (Similar speakers, similar price). Have heard both speakers and am leaning towards the Jamo.

Reciever: Cambridge 640A v2 or the Harmon/Kardon 3380 (Again same price, not sure about comparable specs)

How do you feel about this equipment?

The setup is going to be primarily for listening to music and the room is my bedroom... would look at seperate HT for family later...

Thanks

How big is your bedroom as the floorstanders might be an overkill.