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New House, old 5.1 system

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  • 01-02-2022 3:10pm
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    Donie75
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    Hi, I’ve just bought a new house. It has a big open plan kitchen/dining room/living room with a vaulted ceiling. The previous owners added the extension around 12 years ago and they integrated a Sony STR-KS1200 AV Receiver with 4 small speakers mounted up in the roof, a sub and a centre speaker. They are fitted into a cabinet in the corner with hidden cables running over to the TV on the wall over a gas fire. The remote is missing from the av receiver and I don’t think it’s anything fancy anyway.

    I’m wondering if I should just scrap what’s there and get a soundbar to mount below the TV.

    or should I get a new AV Receiver and use the old speakers and sub?



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    zg3409
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    It depends if you really want the full surround sound. Often you don't need the remote, you can sometimes adjust from source. You need a source that has full 5 channel audio, so depending on sky or DVD etc. you need matching cables to get full effect. Personally it needs a dedicated room with the seat in the middle, dimmed lights and a film worth the effort to enjoy such as an action movie. Maybe hook it up for a while and decide?



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    Donie75
    Registered Users Posts: 1,109 ✭✭✭Donie75


    Thanks for the reply. I decided to bin the old system as it was fairly basic 12-14 years ago. I’m going to go with a new Sony Tv with a SkyQ mini box mounted on the back of the tv. New TV wall mount and I’m going to get a Sonos Beam for sound. The Beam should be fine for streaming Spotify and radio too.



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