I have been using these for a couple of months now to replace an ageing floor standing system. The sound from these units is superb, and recommended for anyone wanting to save space. Best of all is the fact that the satellites can be attached to the wall, making them very unobtrusive. Price ... Read review
I have been using these for a couple of months now to replace an ageing floor standing system. The sound from these units is superb, and recommended for anyone wanting to save space. Best of all is the fact that the satellites can be attached to the wall, making them very unobtrusive. Price is the only downside, but they are getting cheaper. Finish is excellent.
They are partnered with a Yamaha surorund amp. Playing back DVD's encoded ... more
I have been using these for a couple of months now to replace an ageing floor standing system. The sound from these units is superb, and recommended for anyone wanting to save space. Best of all is the fact that the satellites can be attached to the wall, making them very unobtrusive. Price is the only downside, but they are getting cheaper. Finish is excellent.
They are partnered with a Yamaha surorund amp. Playing back DVD's encoded with DTS is superb. The subwoofer can be set to auto / standby, meaning it can be hidden away and will only switch itself on when needed. Which is a pity as the finish on it is superb.
All the satellites are packed well, and a sound meter is included for correct setup.
Advantages: Looks, performance, can add extra speakers Disadvantages: Newer rivals on the market
-like appearance (younger readers who don't know what a triffid looks like should check out any cult TV website). The speakers are also available separately, so your system can expand as your amp improves to 6.1 (DTS-ES) or 7.1 (DD TrueHD).
Others to consider - Kef KHT2005.2, MordauntShortGenie
Overall - a very competent speaker set, with good looking stands and extra speakers available separately. ...
Advantages: 5 separate source inputs, easy to set-up, superb sound. Disadvantages: Weighs a lot (16kg!), quite big.
With over 10 years of faithful service, it was with great reluctance that I decided to replace my JVC all in one stereo system.
There were several reasons for this, firstly it did not have all of the required inputs for the additional pieces of audio visual hi-fi kit that I now have (Freeview receiver, DVD player, Media Player, CD changer, etc). Secondly the speakers were getting on a bit and were not surround sound and with movies now coming with at least 5.1 surround sound, I felt it was necessary to be able to listen to them like this!
To replace my JVC system I would need two components; an AV amplifier (the Pioneer VSX-AX3) and a set of speakers (see my review of the Mordaunt-ShortGenie). Before I settled on these components I did a lot of research on the web to find out what the current trends are and what the reviewers ...
