Eddierockks
Active Member
Hi everybody, I have been a member of this forum from quite a few years now and a budding HT enthusiast. Although, I want to buy the HT system now only when I am done with the final work with my HT cabinet (finalising the new design, paint, etc.). I hope that it will be done before diwali this year. So, I want to finalize the models of various equipment that I will eventually buy this year as I do not want to start my research after the room is done completely because I'm very impatient. I have now always wanted to buy a separate AV Receiver with specific speakers because earlier, like a lot of other people, I used to feel that Bose Lifestyle 48 is the best HT system that one can buy in that budget. Boy, I was so wrong! Now, this HT has to be installed in my bedroom and I would love to have killer sound + effects. I had my carpenter build a HT Cabinet which I purposely didn't let him complete because I wanted to experience using it before spending good amount of money on High Gloss polish/PU Paint/Automobile paint in white color. I am attaching a picture of my current setup which is badly organised or let's say, not organised at all. Please bear with me after watching the attachment. Actually, the idea was to put glass shelves in that cabinet and cover it up glass doors. I now wish to have a separate desk for iMac and separate for the HTS. Currently, I'm using the following equipment on my cabinet:
1. Samsung 51" D550 Plasma (Looking to buy Samsung 55/60 ES8000 series LED TV this year as well)
2. Onkyo HTS 3400
3. Oppo BDP-93
4. PS3 80GB (Hacked)
5. PS3 500GB (for genuine and original BD's/Games)
6. Xbox 360 Modern Warfare Edition 250GB
7. Tata Sky HD+
8. Logitech Z-5500 speakers
9. iMac 21.5" (2009)
10. Bose Companion 5 speakers 2.1 system
11. Pioneer DDJ Ergo
12. AMD based CPU connected to the plasma
13. Logitech Harmony 900 Universal Remote
14. WD TV Live Hub
15. Apple TV
I have my tastes in 90% movies and 10% music and tv combined (tv soaps are a routine watch for my wife
) For me, I don't watch much TV let's say maybe 25-30 minutes a day (& sometimes not at all). Just got the Bluray membership pack from moviemart.in and very excited about it. So basically, I'm a movie buff who likes to enjoy good sound with all effects in their place. As it's a bedroom, I have this cabinet (see attachment), a bed & a couple of chairs and a coffee table to come in the future. I do have paper laminated wooden flooring and not marble/tiles.
I bought a HTS 3400 from Onkyo in Oct 2011 to be ultimately shifted my parents room when I buy my dedicated HTS. Initially, I had some settings problem, their engineer came and while he was doing his job in front of the servant (I was on my way back from work), he tried to pull the cabinet away to adjust some wires and unfortunately, broke the glass panel/display of my iMac Yeah, he had to get it repaired for me but since then, I made my mind not to go for Onkyo AVR simply not because of their products but their service engineers here in Punjab :indifferent14:
1. Now, I am very confused about the AVR as I don't know which brand to go for. I read it somewhere that Marantz and Denon are good for music and Yamaha and Onkyo are good for movies. Is that correct? Please suggest as I personally have my inclination towards Denon or Marantz and not Yamaha. I really do not have a specific reason for that but that's really it. If you guys would suggest, I can audition their models. Never auditioned a Yamaha avr before. Considering mainly 3313, 4520 (from Hong Konghyeah, 6007, 7007, etc. solely based on internet reviews. Rest please suggest.
2. Considering my budget, I have roughly kept aside 1 lac Rs for the AVR. Is that ok? Or do I need to increase or decrease it? I really want a good product that can be used somewhere else in my home in the future if ever I wish to upgrade my AVR. Currently, I have 6 bedrooms, 3 living rooms, a dedicated lounge bar (in the making) and the usual stuff like kitchen, drawing room, dining room, gym, etc. Previous idea was building a dedicated HT room but friends don't want to sit like robots in rows to watch a movie when we are drinking :yahoo: So, I cancelled that plan and now I think we will have a BIG (110" or more) screen with proper HT system & the bar there as well as a couple of tables with chairs and beautiful seating options for get togethers and house parties. So, I can use it either in my room, my brother's room or the Lounge bar in the future.
3. There are not much dealers here in Ludhiana, Punjab so can't audition more systems here. Actually, people here in the north want to sell you whatever they have on demo:indifferent14: I have to specially go to Delhi for auditioning various options by next month. So please suggest me a few speaker options. I'm not sure if I want a 5.1 or 7.1 or even 9.1 system for my room. The room measures 13feet (wide) x 17feet (long). So the viewing distance varies from 9-16 feet as sometimes I use a chair and sometimes I watch from the bed. I'm a little inclined towards the following options after checking reviews from the internet:
-B&W (no idea about the pricing but really have heard all good things about them, heard they offer VFM and not like B&O which I auditioned in Taipei and then was amazingly disappointed!:sad:
-KEF Q900+rest of the speakers from KEF itself
-Waterfall Audio and Totem suggested by a close friend who is a dealer for them. I think they offer aesthetic value and not VFM. Will audition them but in the end because the friend is really close and I would close the deal instantly if I like them when I audition 'em. So, I want to do my homework beforehand.
Rest you guys are a better judge and much more experienced here. So really looking forward for your valuable input helping me to start auditioning and finalise in the meantime while my room gets complete. I do not necessarily want to spend 250k unless it's pure VFM to me. I would like to alter my HT cabinet design as well because now, I'm considering buying floorstanding speakers for the front, & maybe rear bookshelves. So for front floorstanders/towers, I would cut short the cabinet from the sides so that the front look can accomodate the towers. *I don't have any space on the right because there's a door to dressing room there. Thanks in anticipation & keep your views coming in, cheers everyone
1. Samsung 51" D550 Plasma (Looking to buy Samsung 55/60 ES8000 series LED TV this year as well)
2. Onkyo HTS 3400
3. Oppo BDP-93
4. PS3 80GB (Hacked)
5. PS3 500GB (for genuine and original BD's/Games)
6. Xbox 360 Modern Warfare Edition 250GB
7. Tata Sky HD+
8. Logitech Z-5500 speakers
9. iMac 21.5" (2009)
10. Bose Companion 5 speakers 2.1 system
11. Pioneer DDJ Ergo
12. AMD based CPU connected to the plasma
13. Logitech Harmony 900 Universal Remote
14. WD TV Live Hub
15. Apple TV
I have my tastes in 90% movies and 10% music and tv combined (tv soaps are a routine watch for my wife
) For me, I don't watch much TV let's say maybe 25-30 minutes a day (& sometimes not at all). Just got the Bluray membership pack from moviemart.in and very excited about it. So basically, I'm a movie buff who likes to enjoy good sound with all effects in their place. As it's a bedroom, I have this cabinet (see attachment), a bed & a couple of chairs and a coffee table to come in the future. I do have paper laminated wooden flooring and not marble/tiles.I bought a HTS 3400 from Onkyo in Oct 2011 to be ultimately shifted my parents room when I buy my dedicated HTS. Initially, I had some settings problem, their engineer came and while he was doing his job in front of the servant (I was on my way back from work), he tried to pull the cabinet away to adjust some wires and unfortunately, broke the glass panel/display of my iMac
Yeah, he had to get it repaired for me but since then, I made my mind not to go for Onkyo AVR simply not because of their products but their service engineers here in Punjab :indifferent14:1. Now, I am very confused about the AVR as I don't know which brand to go for. I read it somewhere that Marantz and Denon are good for music and Yamaha and Onkyo are good for movies. Is that correct? Please suggest as I personally have my inclination towards Denon or Marantz and not Yamaha. I really do not have a specific reason for that but that's really it. If you guys would suggest, I can audition their models. Never auditioned a Yamaha avr before. Considering mainly 3313, 4520 (from Hong Kong
hyeah, 6007, 7007, etc. solely based on internet reviews. Rest please suggest.2. Considering my budget, I have roughly kept aside 1 lac Rs for the AVR. Is that ok? Or do I need to increase or decrease it? I really want a good product that can be used somewhere else in my home in the future if ever I wish to upgrade my AVR
. Currently, I have 6 bedrooms, 3 living rooms, a dedicated lounge bar (in the making) and the usual stuff like kitchen, drawing room, dining room, gym, etc. Previous idea was building a dedicated HT room but friends don't want to sit like robots in rows to watch a movie when we are drinking :yahoo: So, I cancelled that plan and now I think we will have a BIG (110" or more) screen with proper HT system & the bar there as well as a couple of tables with chairs and beautiful seating options for get togethers and house parties. So, I can use it either in my room, my brother's room or the Lounge bar in the future.3. There are not much dealers here in Ludhiana, Punjab so can't audition more systems here. Actually, people here in the north want to sell you whatever they have on demo:indifferent14: I have to specially go to Delhi for auditioning various options by next month. So please suggest me a few speaker options. I'm not sure if I want a 5.1 or 7.1 or even 9.1 system for my room. The room measures 13feet (wide) x 17feet (long). So the viewing distance varies from 9-16 feet as sometimes I use a chair and sometimes I watch from the bed. I'm a little inclined towards the following options after checking reviews from the internet:
-B&W (no idea about the pricing but really have heard all good things about them, heard they offer VFM and not like B&O which I auditioned in Taipei and then was amazingly disappointed!:sad:
-KEF Q900+rest of the speakers from KEF itself
-Waterfall Audio and Totem suggested by a close friend who is a dealer for them. I think they offer aesthetic value and not VFM. Will audition them but in the end because the friend is really close and I would close the deal instantly if I like them when I audition 'em. So, I want to do my homework beforehand.
Rest you guys are a better judge and much more experienced here. So really looking forward for your valuable input helping me to start auditioning and finalise in the meantime while my room gets complete. I do not necessarily want to spend 250k unless it's pure VFM to me. I would like to alter my HT cabinet design as well because now, I'm considering buying floorstanding speakers for the front, & maybe rear bookshelves. So for front floorstanders/towers, I would cut short the cabinet from the sides so that the front look can accomodate the towers. *I don't have any space on the right because there's a door to dressing room there. Thanks in anticipation & keep your views coming in, cheers everyone
