Help choose a Home theater

[dkarthikkeyan]

Folks,

I am planning to purchase a Home theater and i am completely new to this audio/video setup, with my limited knowledge have shortlisted few models. Gurus pour in your suggestions to choose the right one.


Requirement:
Primarily for MUSIC and not much for Movies(around 60-70%music and 30-40%movie), love to hear music in high pitch with good sound effect :yahoo:

HDMI, USB, and other latest technologies


Shortlisted few models,

Pioneer Blu-Ray model
Pioneer HTZ-606BD
Spec@
Pioneer ? Car Stereo Systems, DJ Headphones, Controller & Mixer | Home Theater Speakers & Entertainment Systems


Panasonic DVD only
Panasonic SC-PT580 DVD
Spec@
SC-PT580 | Panasonic


Sony DAV DZ840 DVD
Spec @ DAV-DZ840K : DVD Home Theatre System : Home Theatre System : Sony India

 

[Deleted member 17547]

Whats ur budget dude.. u can get lot of options but gurus need to know ur budget, listenin area n all..

cheers..!!

 

[baijuxavior]

If you are into music, then look for a stereo amp+ speaker setup. As mentioned above, what is your budget?

 

[dkarthikkeyan]

Thanks guys, Mine is with a limited budget of ~15K and for an area of 16*14sqft.

 

[jagadishareddy]

Thanks guys, Mine is with a limited budget of ~15K and for an area of 16*14sqft.

i think you have a small budget :sad:
at least you need to double your budget to get a good decant setup.

 

[baijuxavior]

For that price you can look for Logitech Z5500. Logitech Z 5500 5.1 Speakers Remote Surround Sound +BIL | eBay

 

[diplomat]

try with one multi channel amp from craftel and the pairing package, provided u take care of signal decoding at your player end....

 

[dkarthikkeyan]

Thank you folks, however, given that I have a limited amount of budget and the fact that I do like the convenience of an all-in-one home theatre system, I am seriously considering the Pioneer HTZ606BD Blu ray model over pansonic PT580.

The panasonic model has the ARC function and doesn't require additional optical cable running from the TV to HT but the problem comes in when we introduce a BDplayer, looks like the optical cable does not decode the DTS. whereas for the pioneer one it a BD player and need to have a separate optical cable running from TV to HT to carry the audio return channel and it play pretty much every thing.

I know there will be a difference in sound quality with a dedicated receiver and set of speakers with these HT's but how much of a difference are we talking about? Assuming I do go down the all-in-one home theatre path general thoughts on the above system pioneer/panasonic or any other model?


BTW, this HT will be hooked to Sony/Samsung 32/40". Does the Sony KDL 32/40Cx520 comes with digital audio output as optical one?