Hi Folks,
I am likely to make a visit to Singapore in a couple of months, so am tempted to upgrade my HT setup.
Current configuration
Pioneer AVR Pioneer VSX520 is connected to Yamaha NS-7390 floorstanding front speakers. no center channel speaker. two surround speakers and sub-woofer from NS-P220 surround package.
Stereo setup is different, so this setup is used only for watching movies.
Why upgrade
The weakness in the subwoofer crossover is the primary limitation of this setup. Absence of a center speaker is another, though it's rarely felt. And the third reason is I may be visiting Singapore in a couple of months.:yahoo:
My budget is around Rs. 1L. I have thought of following upgrade options. Feedback and suggestions from fellow members will be highly appreciated.
One more thing - Generally it's not a good idea to audition products in shops, where I definitely won't buy them. So if a product is going to be bought in Singapore, I'll audition it there and vice-versa.
Room size is 22'X11'.
Option 1: Buy a new AVR and a speaker package
Given cost versus logistics, the AVR can be brought in Singapore and speaker package can be bought locally.
Yamaha RX-S600 appears good. It's a network AV receiver. It can play audio files from USB, network attached PC or smartphone, however I am not likely to use that path since I have a separate stereo setup. It's 60 W (6ohms, 0.09% THD). That's more than enough. All modern audio formats are supported (*-HD-*). It has an FM tuner, though I won't use it.
Yamaha RX-V477, is an older model. It's still good. It's 80 W (6ohms, 0.09% THD). Can play files from USB, network etc. Supports all modern audio formats (*-HD-*).
Speaker sets aren't so much better than my present setup. I'll rather prefer only buying 2 bookshelves for surrounds, and a new subwoofer. Then keep existing front setup. I won't go for a center channel speaker because it won't fit in front of the TV. I haven't studied speaker options yet.
Option 2: Buy a surround preprocessor only
Buy a surround preprocessor only from Singapore. Then drop the receiver. Instead pull-out the unused pace stereo amplifier for driving surrounds. Use stereo for fronts. Configure the surround decoder to use a 4.1 setup. This will work for now, though an upgrade later to a multichannel amplifier+speaker set will be essential.
Emotiva UMC-200 is very promising for this.
I found a review praising Outlaw Model Model 975.
Overall finding a surround preprocessor under Rs. 60000 or so is rather difficult.
Thanks.
I am likely to make a visit to Singapore in a couple of months, so am tempted to upgrade my HT setup.
Current configuration
Pioneer AVR Pioneer VSX520 is connected to Yamaha NS-7390 floorstanding front speakers. no center channel speaker. two surround speakers and sub-woofer from NS-P220 surround package.
Stereo setup is different, so this setup is used only for watching movies.
Why upgrade
The weakness in the subwoofer crossover is the primary limitation of this setup. Absence of a center speaker is another, though it's rarely felt. And the third reason is I may be visiting Singapore in a couple of months.:yahoo:
My budget is around Rs. 1L. I have thought of following upgrade options. Feedback and suggestions from fellow members will be highly appreciated.
One more thing - Generally it's not a good idea to audition products in shops, where I definitely won't buy them. So if a product is going to be bought in Singapore, I'll audition it there and vice-versa.
Room size is 22'X11'.
Option 1: Buy a new AVR and a speaker package
Given cost versus logistics, the AVR can be brought in Singapore and speaker package can be bought locally.
Yamaha RX-S600 appears good. It's a network AV receiver. It can play audio files from USB, network attached PC or smartphone, however I am not likely to use that path since I have a separate stereo setup. It's 60 W (6ohms, 0.09% THD). That's more than enough. All modern audio formats are supported (*-HD-*). It has an FM tuner, though I won't use it.
Yamaha RX-V477, is an older model. It's still good. It's 80 W (6ohms, 0.09% THD). Can play files from USB, network etc. Supports all modern audio formats (*-HD-*).
Speaker sets aren't so much better than my present setup. I'll rather prefer only buying 2 bookshelves for surrounds, and a new subwoofer. Then keep existing front setup. I won't go for a center channel speaker because it won't fit in front of the TV. I haven't studied speaker options yet.
Option 2: Buy a surround preprocessor only
Buy a surround preprocessor only from Singapore. Then drop the receiver. Instead pull-out the unused pace stereo amplifier for driving surrounds. Use stereo for fronts. Configure the surround decoder to use a 4.1 setup. This will work for now, though an upgrade later to a multichannel amplifier+speaker set will be essential.
Emotiva UMC-200 is very promising for this.
I found a review praising Outlaw Model Model 975.
Overall finding a surround preprocessor under Rs. 60000 or so is rather difficult.
Thanks.