Budget HT Less than 25k

[ukjeyaraj]

Yamaha YHT-196 is HTiB and comes with speakers+subwoofer. Yes, the subwoofer can be replaced with an active one if needed. Featurewise Yamaha YHT-196 is not better than Onkyo 3400-3500. Onkyo supports Dolby True-HD and DTS-HD MA, which yamaha 196 does not support. Yamaha YHT-296 supports these formats and if I am right Yamaha 296 comes with active sub too.

 

[vigneshiyer]

Most of the HTiBs comes with plastic enclosures for speakers... how much difference does it make??

 

[elangoas]

Most of the HTiBs comes with plastic enclosures for speakers... how much difference does it make??

Plastic enclosures are the cheapest source for speakers....Top material being Aluminium, followed by wood & then plastic...

Never buy the AVR with passive subwoofer as they will never give you an upgrade path...

If you like Yamaha YHT196, speak to the dealer in your city & find-out if you can get only the AVR alone.... If you are able to get it, match them with speakers with the highest sensitivity/efficiency with in your budget...

 

[akhilkhanuja]

Agree with elangoas - Never buy an HTIB with Passive Sub - you are simply not gonna be able to add a kickass Active Sub later - This is the only reason I didnt buy Onkyo 3400/3500 - I settled for Denon Dht-1312XP. By the way it has a nice 11Kg active sub

 

[ravidharap]

Agree with elangoas - Never buy an HTIB with Passive Sub - you are simply not gonna be able to add a kickass Active Sub later - This is the only reason I didnt buy Onkyo 3400/3500 - I settled for Denon Dht-1312XP. By the way it has a nice 11Kg active sub

Sir I would like to advice, we can add active subwoofer through BD/ DVD player's subwoofer out port in case your HTiB doesn't have subwoofer out, any way my YHT 196 has sub out port

 

[vigneshiyer]

Well have settled for 2.1 setup. Got a stereo amp from Astonia (SC300) and a sub (PS 2000). now looking for Floor standing or bookshelf speakers. I must say withing the same budget i might be able to get a setup that would keep me happy for years (but you never know )