Hi
I am a new joinee to this forum. Am very impressed with the knowledge base, helpfulness and tech orientation of the various members in this forum and though I should seek the help of the experts here to decide on my HTS.
I have been looking for a new HTS for some time. Have auditioned quite a few speaker systems (Wharfedale, Quad, KEF, Polk, JBL, Yamaha, Bose, Infinity, Energy) and AVRs (Denon, Yamaha, Marantz, Harman Kardon). Based on what I could make out of the sound quality and my readings on the net, have shirt listed the following:
- AVRs: Denon 1909, 1709 or Yamaha 663
- Speakers: Wharfedale (F/s+B/s+s/w), Energy Take Classic (4sats+s/w) or Polk (Tsi300 f/s, Tsi 200 b/s, CS20 c/c and PSW PRO500 s/w)
My requirements are as follows:
- Room size (14X22=~300 sq ft)
- Listening distance (usual) 10-12ft (widthwise)
- Have a small child (~2yrs) so tho would like f/s speakers not sure if its a good idea so may need to settle for satellite spkrs
- Movies (75%), Bal Music
- Budget open between 60k to 100k for Spkr + AVR but want a deal that suits my requirements and is not ve VFM (like Bose)
Have the foll questions would be thankful for comments from the audiophile experts in this forums:
- Polk combo (with f/s etc) seems good value will work out to 60-65k without AVR but is the Tsi series good enough the brochure doesnt mention many technical specs including the wattage for spkrs other than s/w is it a good combo?
- Energy Take Classic sounded good, reviews across sites are uniformly good but is it only because its cheap and considered VFM (32k in India and $400 in US) or is it good on standalone basis
- If I take Energy Take Classic which is 5.1 (and Energy doesnt sell separate speakers), does it make sense to buy a 7.1 AVR like D 1909, 1709 or Y 663
- Can I add 2 F/s speakers later from any other brand and run it with the 5.1 Energy speakers
- Y 663 seems to have only 2 HDMI inputs and bad review on cnet is it better or would it be better to buy Denon (which many people say has after sales/servicing issues - one of my friends had denon which onked in a yr and had to be repaired for 15k) also someone on this forum sid that ProFx is no longer a Denon dealer and some co called WEI has the dealership is that an issue
- Normally the setting up is done by the dealer or one needs to do it oneself
- Any other suggestions on AVR+Speaker combo within my requirements above or names of good audio shops in Mumbai would be very welcome
Thanks in advance
I am a new joinee to this forum. Am very impressed with the knowledge base, helpfulness and tech orientation of the various members in this forum and though I should seek the help of the experts here to decide on my HTS.
I have been looking for a new HTS for some time. Have auditioned quite a few speaker systems (Wharfedale, Quad, KEF, Polk, JBL, Yamaha, Bose, Infinity, Energy) and AVRs (Denon, Yamaha, Marantz, Harman Kardon). Based on what I could make out of the sound quality and my readings on the net, have shirt listed the following:
- AVRs: Denon 1909, 1709 or Yamaha 663
- Speakers: Wharfedale (F/s+B/s+s/w), Energy Take Classic (4sats+s/w) or Polk (Tsi300 f/s, Tsi 200 b/s, CS20 c/c and PSW PRO500 s/w)
My requirements are as follows:
- Room size (14X22=~300 sq ft)
- Listening distance (usual) 10-12ft (widthwise)
- Have a small child (~2yrs) so tho would like f/s speakers not sure if its a good idea so may need to settle for satellite spkrs
- Movies (75%), Bal Music
- Budget open between 60k to 100k for Spkr + AVR but want a deal that suits my requirements and is not ve VFM (like Bose)
Have the foll questions would be thankful for comments from the audiophile experts in this forums:
- Polk combo (with f/s etc) seems good value will work out to 60-65k without AVR but is the Tsi series good enough the brochure doesnt mention many technical specs including the wattage for spkrs other than s/w is it a good combo?
- Energy Take Classic sounded good, reviews across sites are uniformly good but is it only because its cheap and considered VFM (32k in India and $400 in US) or is it good on standalone basis
- If I take Energy Take Classic which is 5.1 (and Energy doesnt sell separate speakers), does it make sense to buy a 7.1 AVR like D 1909, 1709 or Y 663
- Can I add 2 F/s speakers later from any other brand and run it with the 5.1 Energy speakers
- Y 663 seems to have only 2 HDMI inputs and bad review on cnet is it better or would it be better to buy Denon (which many people say has after sales/servicing issues - one of my friends had denon which onked in a yr and had to be repaired for 15k) also someone on this forum sid that ProFx is no longer a Denon dealer and some co called WEI has the dealership is that an issue
- Normally the setting up is done by the dealer or one needs to do it oneself
- Any other suggestions on AVR+Speaker combo within my requirements above or names of good audio shops in Mumbai would be very welcome
Thanks in advance