topic General home cinema help! in Home Cinema, Projectors & Players

General home cinema help!

stuartcripps — Mon, 21 Oct 2013 07:50:25 GMT

Hi, I purchased a Sony Bravia KDL 47" TV that came complete with a soundbar. The sound is good, but I now want to upgrade to a full home cinema surround sound system. My question is can I incorporate the soundbar into this setup and just buy some add-ons or do I need to buy a completely separate solution and start again?

Many thanks

Re: General home cinema help!

Anonymous — Mon, 21 Oct 2013 09:39:23 GMT

Hi there

Without knowing the exact model soundbar you have....

Soundbars are generally 2.1 with simulated 5.1 surround sound. Most (but not all) soundbars do not incorporate a break away rear speaker option. To ensure that yours doesnt, check the connections at the back, or refer to the manual.

Unfortunately, you will need to purchase a complete solution, and not add-ons. However, if your soundbar is in good working order, you should be able to sell it and re-couperate some cost. From my understanding, soundbars are in good demand recently. Probably due to the compact-ness and cheaper option in order to obtain better audio output than a TV would.

Cheers

Re: General home cinema help!

stuartcripps — Mon, 21 Oct 2013 12:43:09 GMT

Many thanks for your email. I'll have a check on the model but I assumed I would need to buy a complete system.

What solution would you recommend for a budget of £300 - £500?

Re: General home cinema help!

Anonymous — Mon, 21 Oct 2013 13:27:09 GMT

Hi there

Im not sure if I can recommend - because everyone has different requirements. What I can do, is advise you of your options.

Option 1 - All-In-One Home Cinema System

Option 2 - All Separate

AV Receiver - Such as STR-DH540
5.1 Speaker Package - Needs a bit of research to get what you require within budget
A Bluray player - Such as BDP-S5100, or BDP-S4100

Option 1 is the most simplest solution and will be within budget. Option 2 allows for expandability, but will likely blow your budget a little

Hope that helps.

Re: General home cinema help!

stuartcripps — Mon, 21 Oct 2013 13:27:57 GMT

Many thanks for your help - Much appreciated.

Re: General home cinema help!

stuartcripps — Mon, 21 Oct 2013 13:41:34 GMT

Ah... one other question - Any support for wireless rear speakers?

I can't see that any of these allow this...

Re: General home cinema help!

Anonymous — Mon, 21 Oct 2013 13:50:02 GMT

No problems by the way

I think only 1 model this year supports wireless rear speakers: BDV-N7100W - but it blows your budget a bit.

Amazon sells it for £549

www.amazon.co.uk/Sony-BDVN7100W-Blu-ray-Channel-Cinema/dp/B00CE5DC40/

Cheers