skartik21
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I am looking to put together a home theater system for my living room. My requirements are 70-75% music and the remaining 25-30% movies. I am planning to purchase an Amp with 2 front floorstanding speakers for now and plan to add the centre, surrounds and the sub at a later stage. I visited the Reliance Digital outet and auditioned a few systems. I liked the sound of Harmon Kardon, though I did not catch the model no. It was a basic Amp with no video connectivity. It combined very well with Polk Audio Monitor speakers. I also liked the sound of Denon 1507 with Jamo floorstanders (200 W). I wanted to try the combination of Denon 1507 with Polk Audio monitor, but he could not connect them. I was told that Polk Audio monitor comes with built in passive subs, hence I need not go for a separate sub-woofer. I have decided to upscale my budget from the initial 25 k to about 35-45 k for the system (2.0 with AVR or 2.1 with AVR as the case may be). In this regard I have the following queries
1 How important is for the AVR to have upscaling facility along with Analog to digital conversion ? Does having an HDMI connectivity add a significant amount of value to the sound quality / video quality ?
2 I was suggested Denon 1509 by the dealer. He indicated it to be a 5.1 system with HDMi and an equally good sound quality as 1507, which I liked. The 1509 was offered at a price of Rs 24,000. If I go for Polk Audio monitor speakers for 19 k, it falls within my budget. Is that a good combination assuming I don't add a sub ? or should I look at polk audio Tsi series speakers ?
3 I have seen the Marantz AVR mentioned quite favourably and frequently on various posts on this site. Can someone suggest some location in Mumbai or Navi Mumbai, where I can audition the Marantz set.
4 Would like the people here to give their opinions on my shortlisted combinations and any additional suggestions. I also auditioned the Yamaha 363. I did not like the sound too much. R-digital did not have any Yamaha AVRs. Are Yamaha AVRs worth a look, considering my requirements ?
Need all the help that i can get ? Thanks in advance for your comments.
1 How important is for the AVR to have upscaling facility along with Analog to digital conversion ? Does having an HDMI connectivity add a significant amount of value to the sound quality / video quality ?
2 I was suggested Denon 1509 by the dealer. He indicated it to be a 5.1 system with HDMi and an equally good sound quality as 1507, which I liked. The 1509 was offered at a price of Rs 24,000. If I go for Polk Audio monitor speakers for 19 k, it falls within my budget. Is that a good combination assuming I don't add a sub ? or should I look at polk audio Tsi series speakers ?
3 I have seen the Marantz AVR mentioned quite favourably and frequently on various posts on this site. Can someone suggest some location in Mumbai or Navi Mumbai, where I can audition the Marantz set.
4 Would like the people here to give their opinions on my shortlisted combinations and any additional suggestions. I also auditioned the Yamaha 363. I did not like the sound too much. R-digital did not have any Yamaha AVRs. Are Yamaha AVRs worth a look, considering my requirements ?
Need all the help that i can get ? Thanks in advance for your comments.