Haren Asher
Active Member
Hey!
Just registered on this forum , very much a newbie. Have been traversing this wonderful forum as am on the search for a home theater system.
Initially thought of going in for a Soundbar as the room layout is small. 11x17, with the TV being on the 11' Side. Effective Viewing Distance is 8'-9'
Havent really reviewed any of the soundbars but after many reviews on the net considered going in for a componet set up.
Budget 40K.
Was initially looking at Onkyo / Yamaha Amps . While they are good, i have heard from audiophile friends of mine that quality of sound for basic amps on Onkyo / Yamaha are not very good and i should look at Denon.
I even queried one of the dealers who suggested Denon over Onkyo and his reasoning sort of went over my head . He said " Denon AVR1611 is better compared to Yamaha and Onkyo both of them have cheaper IC output stage and Denon has Discreet output stage "
Looked at Denon 1311 and 1611. Not much of a difference between the two., though the 1311 is cheaper .
Fixed on the 1611 mainly because - Its got Video Upconversion. Auto setup and Audyssey Equaliser, an Audio Return Channel which my tv supports and i can change setting with an onscreen display , which i thought is very useful especially since my systems are a bit further than my tv.
I need suggestion on speakers
Went to HT Store in JP Nagar and tried the Denon on the JBL140 and found it horrible. Caught the Demo on Fast and furious clip and played some Gustavo Montesano on it as well. the sound i found a bit flat. Then put the Same thing on JBLCS460 Model and was very impressed.
Went to PROFX store is Barton Center. This time tried the Polk Audio RM6750 with the Denon. Played XMen Clip, Hotel California, Promiscuous Girl, Badi Dheere Chali and Neil Diamond. Over all the sound was pretty good for music , though i was not as impressed with the sound for movies as i was with the JBL CS460.
I also went to The Onkyo Dealer, who had pure acoustics speakers, elak etc. The sales guy didnt seem interested in showing me anything. But i insisted on checking out the Onkyo with Pure Acoustics Speakers. The Onkyo is great value, and the Pure Acoustics were alright. But Both Wife and i liked the Polks better.
HT Stores pricing on the Denon 1611 was 31900 + JBL CS460 was 25000 = Package deal 52K.
Denon's offer pricing for the 1611 was 24900 + PolKs RM6750 for 29000 - Package Deal 45K
Is this good pricing?
who are the JBL Dealers in bangalore and where can i get better rates for them?
Have yet to check out Cambridge Audio, but wondering whether the budget will be ok for these. The Cambridge Audio Minx Series looks promising. but am still awaiting pricing from the dealer.
Are there other speakers i should check out in this range (20-25K).?
How much of a difference does wood make to a speaker ? The onkyo guys scoffed at the Polks, saying pure acoutics were wooden but polks were plastic.. so it got me thinking. At this price point does it make a lot of difference.
Awaiting your feedback / opinion!
Cheers
Haren Asher
XBOX 360 / Samsung LED 32 D 5000 / TATA Sky HD / IPOD
Just registered on this forum , very much a newbie. Have been traversing this wonderful forum as am on the search for a home theater system.
Initially thought of going in for a Soundbar as the room layout is small. 11x17, with the TV being on the 11' Side. Effective Viewing Distance is 8'-9'
Havent really reviewed any of the soundbars but after many reviews on the net considered going in for a componet set up.
Budget 40K.
Was initially looking at Onkyo / Yamaha Amps . While they are good, i have heard from audiophile friends of mine that quality of sound for basic amps on Onkyo / Yamaha are not very good and i should look at Denon.
I even queried one of the dealers who suggested Denon over Onkyo and his reasoning sort of went over my head . He said " Denon AVR1611 is better compared to Yamaha and Onkyo both of them have cheaper IC output stage and Denon has Discreet output stage "
Looked at Denon 1311 and 1611. Not much of a difference between the two., though the 1311 is cheaper .
Fixed on the 1611 mainly because - Its got Video Upconversion. Auto setup and Audyssey Equaliser, an Audio Return Channel which my tv supports and i can change setting with an onscreen display , which i thought is very useful especially since my systems are a bit further than my tv.
I need suggestion on speakers
Went to HT Store in JP Nagar and tried the Denon on the JBL140 and found it horrible. Caught the Demo on Fast and furious clip and played some Gustavo Montesano on it as well. the sound i found a bit flat. Then put the Same thing on JBLCS460 Model and was very impressed.
Went to PROFX store is Barton Center. This time tried the Polk Audio RM6750 with the Denon. Played XMen Clip, Hotel California, Promiscuous Girl, Badi Dheere Chali and Neil Diamond. Over all the sound was pretty good for music , though i was not as impressed with the sound for movies as i was with the JBL CS460.
I also went to The Onkyo Dealer, who had pure acoustics speakers, elak etc. The sales guy didnt seem interested in showing me anything. But i insisted on checking out the Onkyo with Pure Acoustics Speakers. The Onkyo is great value, and the Pure Acoustics were alright. But Both Wife and i liked the Polks better.
HT Stores pricing on the Denon 1611 was 31900 + JBL CS460 was 25000 = Package deal 52K.
Denon's offer pricing for the 1611 was 24900 + PolKs RM6750 for 29000 - Package Deal 45K
Is this good pricing?
who are the JBL Dealers in bangalore and where can i get better rates for them?
Have yet to check out Cambridge Audio, but wondering whether the budget will be ok for these. The Cambridge Audio Minx Series looks promising. but am still awaiting pricing from the dealer.
Are there other speakers i should check out in this range (20-25K).?
How much of a difference does wood make to a speaker ? The onkyo guys scoffed at the Polks, saying pure acoutics were wooden but polks were plastic.. so it got me thinking. At this price point does it make a lot of difference.
Awaiting your feedback / opinion!
Cheers
Haren Asher
XBOX 360 / Samsung LED 32 D 5000 / TATA Sky HD / IPOD
