Home Cinemaset also usable as home music set ?

Hi,

I am gonna buy me a home cinemaset ( DTS / 5.1. etc receiver and DVD
player ) and some GALLO ANTHONY MICRO speakers.

I have a question.
Why is it that I hear that a home cinemaset is not good for music
listening ? Is this usually because of the poosr quality 5 speakers and
a home set in the box for 200 pounds ?

If I have these speakers what set should I be buying to be able to have
a good ( not high end, just a normal ) quality for home music listening ?

thanx !

Hi,

It depends which home cinema speaker set you're talking about and what
you're comparing them to. A decent home cinema speaker set will probably
sound as good for music as stereo speakers that cost proportionally the same
kind of amount. For example, a set of Kef eggs costs something like £700
and that includes a subwoofer. Stereo music - to my ears anyway - sounds as
good through a set of Kef eggs as a pair of £100 - £150 speakers. It
doesn't sound as good through the Kefs as a pair of £200+ stereo speakers.
On the other hand, it still sounds a lot better than your average midi
system or all-in-one home cinema system. You'll need to try it out to
decide if that's good enough for you.

If you want home cinema sound, buy speakers for that and then see if you're
also happy with the stereo performance. If you're not, buy a pair of
speakers for that purpose. Many receivers support more than one set of
speakers with a switch to flip between each set.

Good luck!

Ian

"Dr. Bukkake" wrote in message
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Hi,

I am gonna buy me a home cinemaset ( DTS / 5.1. etc receiver and DVD
player ) and some GALLO ANTHONY MICRO speakers.

I have a question.
Why is it that I hear that a home cinemaset is not good for music
listening ? Is this usually because of the poosr quality 5 speakers and
a home set in the box for 200 pounds ?

If I have these speakers what set should I be buying to be able to have
a good ( not high end, just a normal ) quality for home music listening ?

thanx !

Dr. Bukkake puts on the robe and wizard hat... HARRRRRRRRRR:

Hi,

I have a question.
Why is it that I hear that a home cinemaset is not good for music
listening ? Is this usually because of the poosr quality 5 speakers and
a home set in the box for 200 pounds ?

I'd say a lot of it is that DVD players are not always that good at
playing CDs when compared to a normal CD player.

Personally I;d get a seperate CD player. Also, amps under say (finger in
the air) 500 quid dont seem to do much of a job at stereo music so
probably best to use an analogue connection to the amp and let the cd
player sort out the music.

Remember to get a sub with your gallos. I have them and they'd be pretty
poor without a dedicated sub.

And yes.. those all in one jobbies are just plain ****e.

Dave