Surround sound system, need suggestions please....

xanthor

Looking to set up a fairly basic surround sound system for my Xbox 360....

I'm a bit of a noob, but if i understand corectly i need:

1 Dolby Digital receiver.
1 Amplifier
5 Speakers (One woofer, two 'main' speakers and two satellite speakers)



Can ayone recomend what brands i should be looking at for each?

Ideally, i'd like to get them somewhere in Dublin, but a trip up to Richer Sounds in Belfast isn't out of the question.

Thanks in advance.

Idleater

Generally the amp and DD decoder are in the one unit.

Take a look at the recievers on the richer sounds website and see what takes your fancy. If you need any questions on them answered post them up here.

As regards speakers, depending on the type, you might not actually need a sub. Personally I dont use mine because the other speakers are loud enough to annoy the neighbours already.

You might also get away with a "one box" solution if it has an optical input for the 360 as an "aux" or something.

L.

Sparky

If you want something cheap and thats for games in that fashion.
I remember Logic doing doing a Dolby digital 5.1 gaming system that consisted of a small decoder box a Sub and 5 satellite speakers

If its still available somewhere.
Other than that you can have a look on komplett

This set I have heard and is massive
http://www.komplett.ie/k/ki.asp?sku=303911&view=detailed

xanthor

Sparky-s wrote:

This set I have heard and is massive
http://www.komplett.ie/k/ki.asp?sku=303911&view=detailed

Thanks for the heads up.


Looks very promising; i think i've made my choice.

Tonio

xanthor wrote:

Thanks for the heads up.


Looks very promising; i think i've made my choice.

Would the package on the komplett be suitable to hook up to sky hd and a sony dvd recorder? I understand from reading other posts that two optical connections would be required. Does this fit the bill?

Sparky

Would your DVD player not have a co-ax out? (RCA), as you can use that for the DVD and leave the optical spare for the skybox.

godtabh

Sparky-s wrote:

http://www.komplett.ie/k/ki.asp?sku=303911&view=detailed

Link doesnt seem to work. Any chance you could post make and model?

quazzy

kearnsr wrote:

Link doesnt seem to work. Any chance you could post make and model?

Link is working for me.

Here's the info:

Logitech Z-5500 5.1 THX, DTS, 5 Satellites and Subwoofer, 505 Watt

Navigation from komplett homepage
Components -> Speakers -> Speakers
Scroll down toward the end of the page.

Q

godtabh

quazzy wrote:

Link is working for me.

Here's the info:

Logitech Z-5500 5.1 THX, DTS, 5 Satellites and Subwoofer, 505 Watt

Navigation from komplett homepage
Components -> Speakers -> Speakers
Scroll down toward the end of the page.

Q

Wasnt working this morning. Checked again. Seems to be fien.

Thanks for the info