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  • 28-01-2019 9:28pm
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    SierraTango
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    Hi Richersounds,

    I'm moving into a new place, and looking to finally set up a 5.1 system in my living room. I have speaker wire running through the walls so I'll be wall mounting the fronts and rears quite high and need to keep them reasonably sized . (that's the compromise with the boss).

    I looked at the Mordant Short M10s to mount and then maybe a suitable centre and subwoofer. Or would it be better to get a pre-built set.

    Receiver wise I just need something that will passthrough 4k and has a USB. Budget is €550-600 but I can stretch a bit.

    Thanks!


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    wandererz
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    Im sure the RS guys will be on tomorrow to provide sage advice. 

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    The Ritz
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    Richersounds.ie: John
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    SierraTango wrote: »
    Hi Richersounds,

    I'm moving into a new place, and looking to finally set up a 5.1 system in my living room. I have speaker wire running through the walls so I'll be wall mounting the fronts and rears quite high and need to keep them reasonably sized . (that's the compromise with the boss).

    I looked at the Mordant Short M10s to mount and then maybe a suitable centre and subwoofer. Or would it be better to get a pre-built set.

    Receiver wise I just need something that will passthrough 4k and has a USB. Budget is €550-600 but I can stretch a bit.

    Thanks!
    Hi SierraTango

    Thanks @The Ritz :)

    Congrats on the new pad and graduating to a proper separates system!

    The M10's are a really good budget speaker and work really well in stereo applications but I'm not sure I would use them in this application as they are quite large ( gotta keep the Boss happy) but more importantly because they don't currently have a matching centre and sub that are voiced to match the M10's.

    If it was me with a decent budget I would probably stick with a well matched Sub / Sat package such as the Elac Cinema 5.1 and match it with the Denon AVRX550 - we have a bundled package on those here:
    https://euro.richersounds.ie/p-13474-denon-avrx550-elac-cinema-5-1-speaker-pack-av-receiver-and-5-1-speaker-package.aspx

    ...which amazingly for me actually come in under budget :) 

    If you wanted to maximise the quality you could also just purchase an AV Receiver and a stereo pair of speakers and gradually build up the system over time as budget allows - this is a great way of actually enjoying seeing where the real improvements are derived from as you add to your system over time - however of course you do not get the complete experience from day one - but in the longer term you 100% end up with a better system.

    If you were interested in this approach I would recommend the Denon AVRX2500 and initially I would partner these with the Monitor Audio Radius 90 speakers - as separates these are £737 - but we would reduce them to £599 in a bundle - you would eventually add a centre / Sub and rears over time to get the complete R90 HT12 kit which looks and sounds fantastic!!
    https://www.monitoraudio.com/en/product-ranges/radius/radius-r90ht12/

    https://www.whathifi.com/denon/avr-x2500h/review

    Thanks again for the post have a mooch around the site at www.richersounds.ie and keep us posted if we can help in any way,

    ATVB,

    John Mc & Crew

    John McDonald / Managing Director / Richer Sounds Ireland / www.richersounds.ie / johnmc@richersounds.ie



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    SierraTango
    Registered Users Posts: 114 ✭✭SierraTango


    Thanks John! Plenty to think about for now..


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    Richersounds.ie: Kenny
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    SierraTango wrote: »
    Thanks John! Plenty to think about for now..
    No worries SierraTango.

    Let us know once you have had a check over the items.


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    SierraTango
    Registered Users Posts: 114 ✭✭SierraTango


    Richersounds.ie: Kenny wrote: »
    No worries SierraTango.

    Let us know once you have had a check over the items.

    Hi Kenny,

    I'm liking the look of the Elac Cinema 5.1 and match it with the Denon AVRX550 and the LG OLED55B8. I see its got 150£ off and there's an option for the SLA model.

    What's the best deal you could do on this delivered to Cork?


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    Richersounds.ie: Kenny
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    SierraTango wrote: »
    Richersounds.ie: Kenny wrote: »
    No worries SierraTango.

    Let us know once you have had a check over the items.

    Hi Kenny,

    I'm liking the look of the Elac Cinema 5.1 and match it with the Denon AVRX550 and the LG OLED55B8. I see its got 150£ off and there's an option for the SLA model.

    What's the best deal you could do on this delivered to Cork?
    Hi SierraTango,

    The best price I could do on that would be £1438 delivered to Cork.

    Let me know if you would like to go for that.

    Kind regards

    David


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    SierraTango
    Registered Users Posts: 114 ✭✭SierraTango


    Budget woes again!

    The Denon AVRX550 and Elac Cinema 5.1 package and LG 55SK8100PLA should give me Dolby Vision for a decent price. Holding off on a UHD player for now. Are there any 55sk8500 still lurking? I saw them mentioned in another post.

    Can I order over the phone on Saturdays?

    Thanks again.


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    Richersounds.ie: Kenny
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    SierraTango wrote: »
    Budget woes again!

    The Denon AVRX550 and Elac Cinema 5.1 package and LG 55SK8100PLA should give me Dolby Vision for a decent price. Holding off on a UHD player for now. Are there any 55sk8500 still lurking? I saw them mentioned in another post.

    Can I order over the phone on Saturdays?

    Thanks again.
    Hey SierraTango.

    There are some of the 55SK8500 still available but the deal that was offered in a previous post is now finished unfortunately and they are back at full price at £749.00

    Best deal I could do at the minute would be
    AVRX550 with the Elac 5.1 still priced at £449
    LG 55SK8100 - priced at £649.00 and we have a voucher code (TV30) which drops it down to £619.
    Delivery would bve £6.99.
    Total = £1074.99

    There is no issue ordering over the phone on a Saturday :)


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    SierraTango
    Registered Users Posts: 114 ✭✭SierraTango


    I think I'll have to get the 55SK8500 even at the price, does the TV30 voucher work on that too?

    I'll ring there and sort it out :)


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    Richersounds.ie: Kenny
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    SierraTango wrote: »
    I think I'll have to get the 55SK8500 even at the price, does the TV30 voucher work on that too?

    I'll ring there and sort it out :)
    Hi SierraTango.

    I've checked over the 8500 and I can get it down to £699 including the TV30 voucher.

    So we can offer the system including the 55SK8500 for £1148 delivered.


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    SierraTango
    Registered Users Posts: 114 ✭✭SierraTango


    Everything is arrived and set. It's perfect! Thanks Kenny and to Chris in store who sorted me over the phone!


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    Richersounds.ie: DavidS
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    SierraTango wrote: »
    Everything is arrived and set. It's perfect! Thanks Kenny and to Chris in store who sorted me over the phone!
    Hi SierraTango,

    Thanks so much for the post! Delighted to hear you;re happy with the set up, I'll make sure to pass your message on to Kenny and Chris!

    Enjoy the system!

    Kind regards

    David


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    SierraTango
    Registered Users Posts: 114 ✭✭SierraTango


    Hey RS,

    Finally moved into the new house and went to open the boxes to install the system. The sound side is all good but when I opened the tv box I noticed the frame is buckled and the top side of the tv screen is shattered like a hammer hit it.

    There's no marks on the styrofoam inside so I don't know what happened to it? I knows it's been a while since the actual purchase but is there anything we can do? I left a message on the store voicemail in a bit of a panic!

    Thanks,

    SierraTango
    Richersounds.ie: DavidS wrote: »
    Hi SierraTango,

    Thanks so much for the post! Delighted to hear you;re happy with the set up, I'll make sure to pass your message on to Kenny and Chris!

    Enjoy the system!

    Kind regards

    David


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    Richersounds.ie: Kenny
    Company Representative Posts: 17,277 ✭✭✭✭Richersounds.ie: Kenny


    SierraTango wrote: »
    Hey RS,

    Finally moved into the new house and went to open the boxes to install the system. The sound side is all good but when I opened the tv box I noticed the frame is buckled and the top side of the tv screen is shattered like a hammer hit it.

    There's no marks on the styrofoam inside so I don't know what happened to it? I knows it's been a while since the actual purchase but is there anything we can do? I left a message on the store voicemail in a bit of a panic!

    Thanks,

    SierraTango
    Richersounds.ie: DavidS wrote: »
    Hi SierraTango,

    Thanks so much for the post! Delighted to hear you;re happy with the set up, I'll make sure to pass your message on to Kenny and Chris!

    Enjoy the system!

    Kind regards

    David
    Hi SierraTango.

    Sorry to hear there is an issue with your purchase.

    If you could send me you details that you purchased under to sale@Richersounds.ie and include some photos of the TV and the box please.

    I can then find you on our system and see what we can do.

    Normally if a product is damages it needs reported to our courier pretty much straight away and as now some time has passed from it was delivered and the TV has been in storage it could prove difficult to say when the damaged occurred.

    Send me over the details and we can take it from there.


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    SierraTango
    Registered Users Posts: 114 ✭✭SierraTango


    Thanks Kenny, I'll get the details and photos to you ASAP.

    Richersounds.ie: Kenny wrote: »
    Hi SierraTango.

    Sorry to hear there is an issue with your purchase.

    If you could send me you details that you purchased under to sale@Richersounds.ie and include some photos of the TV and the box please.

    I can then find you on our system and see what we can do.

    Normally if a product is damages it needs reported to our courier pretty much straight away and as now some time has passed from it was delivered and the TV has been in storage it could prove difficult to say when the damaged occurred.

    Send me over the details and we can take it from there.


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    Richersounds.ie: Kenny
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    SierraTango wrote: »
    Thanks Kenny, I'll get the details and photos to you ASAP.

    Richersounds.ie: Kenny wrote: »
    Hi SierraTango.

    Sorry to hear there is an issue with your purchase.

    If you could send me you details that you purchased under to sale@Richersounds.ie and include some photos of the TV and the box please.

    I can then find you on our system and see what we can do.

    Normally if a product is damages it needs reported to our courier pretty much straight away and as now some time has passed from it was delivered and the TV has been in storage it could prove difficult to say when the damaged occurred.

    Send me over the details and we can take it from there.
    No problem SierraTango.

    I'll keep my eye out for them arriving over.


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    SierraTango
    Registered Users Posts: 114 ✭✭SierraTango


    Have the TV is set up and perfect. Thanks for the help!
    Richersounds.ie: Kenny wrote: »
    No problem SierraTango.

    I'll keep my eye out for them arriving over.


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    Richersounds.ie: DavidS
    Company Representative Posts: 4,458 ✭✭✭Richersounds.ie: DavidS


    SierraTango wrote: »
    Have the TV is set up and perfect. Thanks for the help!
    Richersounds.ie: Kenny wrote: »
    No problem SierraTango.

    I'll keep my eye out for them arriving over.
    Hi Sierra Tango,

    Thanks for the post! Delighted to hear you're happy with the TV!

    If you have any issues or need anything else please don't hesitate to drop us a post!

    Kind regards

    David


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