Well you're not gonna get a lot for £100... I spent over £400 on a very modest system.
You can barely even get a set of good PC speakers for £100.
What did you get Chris?
You got to be kidding me!
My dad paid for his surround sounds (he has 2 of the same, one for my living room and one for my basement) 250 dollars American each.
lly depends on what you want your system to do....
unfortunatly for 100 pounds you could get a system that's a great boat anchor....
unfortunatly for 100 pounds you could get a system that's a great boat anchor....
Quote: Originally posted by floyd dylan
What did you get Chris?
I went to Richer Sounds and got a Kenwood KRFV5050D (100 Watts per channel) Dolby/DTS amp, Eltax Hollywood five speaker pack, Eltax Atomic A6 active sub (only 60 Watts, but that does for a moderate sized living room). Cost me about £420 about three/four years ago, which included the speaker wire.
The manager at Richer knocked a bit off of the price of eveything if I remember. The amp and speakers were brought down to £150 each, then he knocked another £20 off of the sub and gave me the speaker wire at half price.
What did you get Chris?
I went to Richer Sounds and got a Kenwood KRFV5050D (100 Watts per channel) Dolby/DTS amp, Eltax Hollywood five speaker pack, Eltax Atomic A6 active sub (only 60 Watts, but that does for a moderate sized living room). Cost me about £420 about three/four years ago, which included the speaker wire.
The manager at Richer knocked a bit off of the price of eveything if I remember. The amp and speakers were brought down to £150 each, then he knocked another £20 off of the sub and gave me the speaker wire at half price.
Cool, it doesn't matter if it's 60 watts I mean when you hear about people (from the UK), on certain internet sites splashing out on speakers and woofers, that blasts the windows out.
I'm always thinking well wouldn't the neighbours complain, and get the envioroment agency around? Especially if you live in a flat or a house that has paper thin walls.
I'm always thinking well wouldn't the neighbours complain, and get the envioroment agency around? Especially if you live in a flat or a house that has paper thin walls.
Indeed. My amp has never been anywhere near its highest setting, because even though the neighbour is deaf it would be slightly out of order.
Many people say (and I agree) that you should never have the volume control over the 1 o'clock position because then it starts driving the amp too hard it starts bringing in other nasties.
The main reason for going to a higher wattage amp is so that it can run the speakers without problems at a lower volume so that the above comment would apply.
Hope people understand this. I spose really when getting an amp you should look at THD (total harmonic distortion) first then power out...
Just my rant...
The main reason for going to a higher wattage amp is so that it can run the speakers without problems at a lower volume so that the above comment would apply.
Hope people understand this. I spose really when getting an amp you should look at THD (total harmonic distortion) first then power out...
Just my rant...
Thanks Adam about the subwoofer volume advice.
Didn't know that. No wonder I sometimes get distorted sound from the woofer. Volume is too high.
Didn't know that. No wonder I sometimes get distorted sound from the woofer. Volume is too high.
It should also be noted that distortion when an amp is turned up too loud destroys speakers very quickly...
Adam, can you also tell me what L.F.E. means? And what setting on my Sony receiver it sould be?
Luckily, I haven't turn up the woofer too loud.
Luckily, I haven't turn up the woofer too loud.
Does it go to 11? 
LFE stands for Low Frequency Effects.
Quote: Originally posted by floyd dylan
Does it go to 11?lol - we have a bit of Spinal Tap in all of us...
Does it go to 11?
lol - we have a bit of Spinal Tap in all of us...
Sorry, I did know what it means. But can anyone tell me what setting it should be in the receiver? I got a choice from 0 to -20.
There's no definitive setting. Try using a set-up disc, such as the THX Optimizers found on many DVDs.
Hmm, will have to spend more than I imagined. Sorry if I sounded naiive, just looked at e-bay and Argos as a price guide. Since I've seen really crappy systems going for £20 I thought proices were coming down.
Quote: Originally posted by Mark Lim
Sorry, I did know what it means. But can anyone tell me what setting it should be in the receiver? I got a choice from 0 to -20.Mark, if you are talking about volume and the amplifier you have has volume from 1 to 20, then in theory you should not dial it past 12. Different brands of amplifiers present volume levels differently...
Sorry, I did know what it means. But can anyone tell me what setting it should be in the receiver? I got a choice from 0 to -20.Mark, if you are talking about volume and the amplifier you have has volume from 1 to 20, then in theory you should not dial it past 12. Different brands of amplifiers present volume levels differently...
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My DVD player has 5.1 and DTS output so I just want the subwoofer & speakers. I want to be spending about £100 so don't need one that's the mutt's nuts but I don't want some cheap crap either. Any suggestions?