Let me start off by giving out the background info
My bedrooms size is 13 x 10 ft
Present Rig:
Amp Sony TA AV490 (nearly 20 years old, I think)
Sub Woofer Polk Audio PSW 110 (connected to the Surround output on the Amp it does not have a pre-out)
Primary Speakers Bose Acoustimass 5 Series III
(had initially connected them through the Sub, which was connected to the main A speaker output on the amp, but later disconnected for fear that this threading may violate warranties)
DVD Player/s Philips DVP 5100K (a few years old, now getting fussy about reading certain discs) augmented by a cheap Chinese USB/DivX DVD player. Use these to play audio CDs too.
Others Wii, Pioneer Laserdisc player, Akai GX M10 Cassette Deck.
Telly LG 32LC2R (720p output)
Audio / Video play ratio 70% : 30% (like to have music playing in my room whenever Im home, but cannot crank it to 11 coz I live in an apartment)
Musical preference Jazz, Classic/Prog Rock, Western Classical
Thinking of upgrading my telly to a 40 Sony (1080p), getting a PS3 to play games and Blu-Rays, and replacing the DVD players with the Sony DVP-NS728HP/B up-scaling DVD player (if it is region-free).
I also need to replace the aging amp, so my questions are
Important consideration #1 Im TOTALLY deaf in one ear. :sad:
But quite a few of my DVDs are live performances that only come in a Dolby/DTS 5.1 mix (no PCM 2.0 stereo) so I fear Im missing out on tons of shit.
Important point #2 - I generally like the Bose AM5s sound, but find it lacking in the lower frequencies (which led to my procurement of the PSW110). Although the lack of bass on the 161s shouldnt be a problem.
Would be hugely grateful of the Gurus could enlighten me.
Oh and one more thing. Since the Bose centre / rears are near about 11K each, my budget for an Amp/AV recevier would be around 30 K. Maybe a bit less.
Cheers,
RG
My bedrooms size is 13 x 10 ft
Present Rig:
Amp Sony TA AV490 (nearly 20 years old, I think)
Sub Woofer Polk Audio PSW 110 (connected to the Surround output on the Amp it does not have a pre-out)
Primary Speakers Bose Acoustimass 5 Series III
(had initially connected them through the Sub, which was connected to the main A speaker output on the amp, but later disconnected for fear that this threading may violate warranties)
DVD Player/s Philips DVP 5100K (a few years old, now getting fussy about reading certain discs) augmented by a cheap Chinese USB/DivX DVD player. Use these to play audio CDs too.
Others Wii, Pioneer Laserdisc player, Akai GX M10 Cassette Deck.
Telly LG 32LC2R (720p output)
Audio / Video play ratio 70% : 30% (like to have music playing in my room whenever Im home, but cannot crank it to 11 coz I live in an apartment)
Musical preference Jazz, Classic/Prog Rock, Western Classical
Thinking of upgrading my telly to a 40 Sony (1080p), getting a PS3 to play games and Blu-Rays, and replacing the DVD players with the Sony DVP-NS728HP/B up-scaling DVD player (if it is region-free).
I also need to replace the aging amp, so my questions are
01. Should I go in for an Integrated Amp (with a pre-out) or should I bust some more bucks on a 5.1 AV receiver?
Important consideration #1 Im TOTALLY deaf in one ear. :sad:
But quite a few of my DVDs are live performances that only come in a Dolby/DTS 5.1 mix (no PCM 2.0 stereo) so I fear Im missing out on tons of shit.
02. If I go in for an AV receiver, should I buy the Bose 161s for my rears and Bose VCS10 for my centre, or should I mix and match with surround/centres from others like Yamaha, Polk or Cambridge? Is it better to blend, or stick with one kind of sound?
Important point #2 - I generally like the Bose AM5s sound, but find it lacking in the lower frequencies (which led to my procurement of the PSW110). Although the lack of bass on the 161s shouldnt be a problem.
03. If I do go in for an AV receiver, should I bust even more bucks for one that has video upscaling, or is that better handled by the DVD player / telly?
Would be hugely grateful of the Gurus could enlighten me.
Oh and one more thing. Since the Bose centre / rears are near about 11K each, my budget for an Amp/AV recevier would be around 30 K. Maybe a bit less.
Cheers,
RG