Page 1 of Wharfedale M5 and Sony HTK215...........Another Question from Kristoff :o)

First of all thanks to all who replied(You were a big help BlazingMonga by the way!!)

I was advised to get an amp,5 speakers, and a subwoofer to allow me to get a 5.1 set-up in my new flat.......

What I`m now wondering is, Is the Sony HTK215 Home Cinema Kit the kind of thing that I am looking for, as it seems as though it fits the bill??
And is it any good, or can anyone recommend anything better?

Thanks all again,


Kris

I would check out Westys review of the Yamaha VS10 here http://www.area450.com/homecinema/startersystem.htm

I havge heard from several sourcres that the Sonys are quite tinny and really lacking from the small speakers. What is your budget? Maybe someone else can suggest something to fit it thats even better.

Thanks Sashenden for the advice,

As I said I`m moving to my own place in 2002, so I all young blokes, I want the best for my money....and the most impressive :o)

I have a total budget of around £1300-£1600 and for that I`ll need a TV(32") and as I already have a Wharfedale M5 DVD Player, just a home cinema kit should finish off the Bachelor Pad nicely!!

Any advice then for TV/Cinema Kits would be much appreciated!!

Kris

£1300, eh ?

Okay stick £600 to one side for the TV (okay, it`s a 28" job, but you`ll not go far wrong with the 28ZD07B - utilise those Wharfedale M5`s component out sockets, mate, best picture quality ever).

That leaves £700 for a Denon AVR1802 and a Mission 72 Cinema speaker package.

You`ll have everything you need then mate :-)

Kristoff,

Flamin nelly, £1300!!
Well, for that money you can get some serious kit, but only by careful selection.
The 28zo5b Toshiba is the non pro logic model, but retains the component input of the bigger models. If you can find one cheaper(which you most surely will) then all the better.
Next you`ll need a good av reciever to make the most of the m5`s thoroughly decent performance, again Clayts mentions the Denon 1802 which is a simply fabulous amplifier for the money, plus it can play music beautifully which is a great bonus. You`ll need some good speakers then, and by this point a large portion of your budget will have been taken, but if you can stretch to your £1600 limit then why not partner the Denon with some Wharfedale 8.3 fronts, the matching Diamind centre, but replacing the rears with a pair of Mission m7ds surrounds which will give a superb presentation. I`ve given you the mix and match approach because the Denon thrives on power, and the Wharfedales will lap up the detail at the front of the soundstage, whilst the excellent rears will wrap the sound around you far better than the Diamon 8.1`s(which are no slouches, but are a bit too big and directional for good surround). This should leave you around £100 for some good cabling,try the Qed silver anniversary bi wire for the fronts, then qed original single wire for the centre and the surrounds, an Ixos 104 digital coaxial cable will ensure the Wharfedale`s digital feed is as pure as possible to the amp. And as a tip, buy a pair of good stereo phono`s to run from the cd outputs on the m5 to the cd input of the Denon, this will mean the internal digital to analogue convertors of the Denon will make the music sing! It works wonders this way in my set up, the digital feed to the amp sounds cold and hard, whereas the phono line level connection gives a lovely warm sound, but not lacking in detail or resolution either.

Hope this helps mate, let us know if you need to know more!

Westy