Advice on HT, Media Player and LP

[Deadlycoolguy]

Hi all,

Been a lurker here for donkey's ears, though I have never posted.

Finally decided to take the plunge, and my options are:

Question 1:
Onkyo HT-S9300 [auditioned and liked] [around 75k]

Onkyo HT-S5400 [yet to audition as my dealer says his stock is on the way and should be ready for audition in a couple of days] [around 51k]

Leaning a bit toward 5400 as thats about 25k cheaper.

A little of music and a little of movies is what I am looking forward to.

Budget is around 80 grand all inclusive though slightly stretchable.

Question 2:
A media player that can play most formats, and can connect to my 500gig HDD is all that I need. I dont want Wifi. Something decent and not very expensive, as I would like to spend the saved money on an extra 1TB or 2TB.

Question 3:
And then I have another dilemna.

I have a collection of some Jazz and rock from the yesteryears on vinyl. Maybe about 50 plus records. I was toying with the idea of buying a decent affordable LP player and hooking it up to the receiver.

Now, I have never had or played LPs. I dont really know how much maintenance it involves. If it's really panful to maintain the LPs and the player, replacing stuff once in a while, I may look at selling all the LPs and utilizing the money for something that makes more sense to me.

What say people?

I would be grateful for any info passed on, and thanks in advance for anyone who has read my thread!

 

[TaureanBull]

In 80k stretchable budget there are several better options. The money can be divided as under:-

HT : 40k
Media Player : 15k
TT : 25k

You can easily adjust the amount here and there.If you wish to sell LPs they would be up for grab in the forum itself. :licklips: My advise would be to keep it with you unless you feel it PAIN to maintain it.

 

[Deadlycoolguy]

If the TT is gonna cost 25k, I will probably leave it out. I had in mind 10k, a little stretchable, thats all.

I am still in 2 minds, whether I should give up the LPs or not.

Any suggestions on a Media player would be great.

If I was to blow up 70k on an AVR and a good pair of FS, what would you recommend? Maybe save the surround and center and SW for later.

Frankly I was blown away by an Integrated amp driving the KEF Q series FS! Was truly awesome, but it's clearly out of my budget.

 

[wlg]

Hi
I suggest leave the TT out, go for a good AVR & spkrs, I'm using a Asus HDP-R1 media player, plays almost all files and costs around Rs.4700/- with a 2TB HDD

 

[Deadlycoolguy]

Thanks WLG for the suggestion. Will check it out. I have a 42X30D Panasonic plasma 42 inch.

Does your Asus media player upscale?