On Sat, 16 May 2009 11:56:12 +0100, "Dave Plowman (News)"
wrote:

In article 4a1c7f39.957665296@localhost,
Don Pearce wrote:
Only comment I'd make is I found the choice of a centre dialogue speaker
very important - it has to match the main pair pretty well if you want a
reasonably integrated sound stage.

Easier said than done. In 90% of systems the centre speaker seems to
honk rather than make a decent sound. Just a result of having to be so
small, I guess.

Yup. In the end I didn't bother. Even when using one which was a
reasonable match I didn't like the unreal separation it gave. Of course
when watching I always have the sweet spot seat anyway. ;-)

Have you noticed that in a great many recent films, dialogue is pretty
much buried in the effects noises anyway? Very hard to understand
sometimes.

d

"Don Pearce" wrote

Have you noticed that in a great many recent films, dialogue is pretty
much buried in the effects noises anyway?


Nope.


Very hard to understand
sometimes.


That's because it's Harrison Ford....

Dave Plowman (News) schreef:
In article ,
Blacknikon wrote:
I have 2 x B&W DM620i loudspeakers (8 Ohm, 25-100 Watt continu), which I
paln to use as frontspeakers. Also I have 2 x Magnat project 4.1
loudspeakers type 2 (4-8 Ohm, 140-250 Watt), which I intend to use as
rearspeakers.

also I have 2 x Sony S-SE 455 V loudspeakers (8 Ohm, 200
W) with centerspeaker Sony SSC-CN55 (8 Ohm, 200 Watt).

I am considering to nuy one of the following 3 DTS audio-video receivers:

Harman Kardon AVR155 now 358 euro, AVR347 now 329 euro en de AVR355
now 530 euro.

I am going to use this receiver in combination with the WD TV HD Media
Player, see http://www.wdc.com/en/library/wdtv/NLD/UserManual.pdf.

I use it for bluray movies.
I also will use it as an audioreciever foor playing CD's, etc.

Which AV receiver sholud I choose and why?
Should I also consider to look at Denon, because I now have all HIFI
stuff from Denon, being 15 years old but still good.

Only comment I'd make is I found the choice of a centre dialogue speaker
very important - it has to match the main pair pretty well if you want a
reasonably integrated sound stage.

Eric

Okay! But what about my question?

Thanks, Eric

"Blacknikon" wrote in message
...

Okay! But what about my question?


I think the answer to that is that none of actually have sufficient
knowledge of those particular models to give a meaningful opinion on their
relative merits.

David.

On Sat, 16 May 2009 13:38:39 +0100, "David Looser"
wrote:

"Blacknikon" wrote in message
...

Okay! But what about my question?


I think the answer to that is that none of actually have sufficient
knowledge of those particular models to give a meaningful opinion on their
relative merits.

David.


I think I would add that relative merits these days tend to lie in
aesthetics and features, rather than performance. Those things are
entirely a matter of personal preference, so asking for opinions on
which to buy is kind of a non-starter.

d

Blacknikon wrote:
I have 2 x B&W DM620i loudspeakers (8 Ohm, 25-100 Watt continu), which I
paln to use as frontspeakers. Also I have 2 x Magnat project 4.1
loudspeakers type 2 (4-8 Ohm, 140-250 Watt), which I intend to use as
rearspeakers.

also I have 2 x Sony S-SE 455 V loudspeakers (8 Ohm, 200
W) with centerspeaker Sony SSC-CN55 (8 Ohm, 200 Watt).

I am considering to nuy one of the following 3 DTS audio-video receivers:

Harman Kardon AVR155 now 358 euro, AVR347 now 329 euro en de AVR355
now 530 euro.

I am going to use this receiver in combination with the WD TV HD Media
Player, see http://www.wdc.com/en/library/wdtv/NLD/UserManual.pdf.

I use it for bluray movies.
I also will use it as an audioreciever foor playing CD's, etc.

Which AV receiver sholud I choose and why?
Should I also consider to look at Denon, because I now have all HIFI
stuff from Denon, being 15 years old but still good.

Best regard,

Eric

Put all your dosh into a good two channel system.