Here is a quick thank you to everyone thats helped me decide on my build from scratch Home Theatre. To help anyone else starting from scratch...and to show you where your advice led...This is what I went for:
Panasonic Plasma PW4 ($6,400).... becoz of all the great reviews on this site...excellent buy
Sharp VS2000W ($250) - Super VHS video - bought to use as a tuner - needed a Pal tuner..and needed Nicam...and was cheapest SVHS for better connection...no digital TV in HK but pictures are okay
Arcam FMJ DV27 ($1800) - maybe a controversial one here....US listeners did not seem impressed...but all the Brits seemed to love it... I wanted a DVD player that I could also use for music.....is also upgradeable if DVD-A ever takes off.......also being British and having an Arcam-nut father also helped persuade me..and the fact I got 25% off the price..excellent performance so far (one DVD, one CD)....but I need the Pal prog hack...
Integra 9.1/Onkyo 989 ($1600)......wanted the Denon A1/5800....but this was $900 cheaper and I couldn't really hear any difference...limited testing but great so far
B&W CM4..fronts ($1150)...beautiful..look sound everything...
B&W CMC ($425)....too match the CM4's...but too be honest the sound really didnt sound much difference to the cheaperB&W ss6c
Dynaudio Bipole 0.5's ($165)....cheap but do the job...ideally I'd have the MC2's but my room is too small for them....so I'll wait to upgrade when I next move.....the Dynaudios were better than the LM1...the DS6 were too big and ugly...these are perfect.....
Sub...well....no sub so far
. .......... not sure if the neighbours can handle a sub...and also I thought that the B&W ASW500 was a bit too large
As for wires and cables ...not too sure what they are...here I'm having a problem....I got a HT installation guy to do it....but I am suspicious and think he made a bit of a mess.....eg I want DVD and I have to choose Tape 1 on the Onkyo....I have loads of centre-amp cable all over the place...despite the fact they are about 30 cm apart.....
any advice for ways to connect the above would be vastly appreciated.....
thanks again..
steve
Panasonic Plasma PW4 ($6,400).... becoz of all the great reviews on this site...excellent buy
Sharp VS2000W ($250) - Super VHS video - bought to use as a tuner - needed a Pal tuner..and needed Nicam...and was cheapest SVHS for better connection...no digital TV in HK but pictures are okay
Arcam FMJ DV27 ($1800) - maybe a controversial one here....US listeners did not seem impressed...but all the Brits seemed to love it... I wanted a DVD player that I could also use for music.....is also upgradeable if DVD-A ever takes off.......also being British and having an Arcam-nut father also helped persuade me..and the fact I got 25% off the price..excellent performance so far (one DVD, one CD)....but I need the Pal prog hack...
Integra 9.1/Onkyo 989 ($1600)......wanted the Denon A1/5800....but this was $900 cheaper and I couldn't really hear any difference...limited testing but great so far
B&W CM4..fronts ($1150)...beautiful..look sound everything...
B&W CMC ($425)....too match the CM4's...but too be honest the sound really didnt sound much difference to the cheaperB&W ss6c
Dynaudio Bipole 0.5's ($165)....cheap but do the job...ideally I'd have the MC2's but my room is too small for them....so I'll wait to upgrade when I next move.....the Dynaudios were better than the LM1...the DS6 were too big and ugly...these are perfect.....
Sub...well....no sub so far
As for wires and cables ...not too sure what they are...here I'm having a problem....I got a HT installation guy to do it....but I am suspicious and think he made a bit of a mess.....eg I want DVD and I have to choose Tape 1 on the Onkyo....I have loads of centre-amp cable all over the place...despite the fact they are about 30 cm apart.....
any advice for ways to connect the above would be vastly appreciated.....
thanks again..
steve