Stereo recommendations for TV and music

Stereo recommendations for TV and music

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BenWRXSEi

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134 months

Tuesday 28th October 2014
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Perhaps I'm getting old, but I went into House of Fraser yesterday to have a look through the stereo offering as I'm after something a bit more substantial for the new house and I was both bewildered and disappointed at the offerings! We have an open-plan kitchen with a sofa and TV area at one end. I have no interest in multi-room or surround sound offerings (CBA with wiring or positioning of multiple speakers), I just want a fairly 'traditional' setup, ideally something along the lines of the following:

  • Two large floor-standing speakers to sit either side of the TV. I'm happy to pick up second-hand speakers (my dad has some lovely old 60s units which I rather covet!)
  • A central unit which will take a sound feed from the TV
  • Presumably an amp of some sort to provide the speakers with enough power?
  • DAB radio
  • Bluetooth connectivity to play music off phones (nice but not essential, a line in would be enough)
  • Something that looks fairly understated would be nice
I was hoping this would be a fairly simple find, but hunting around the net I'm not having any joy. Can anyone recommend some/all of the above?
Thanks smile

Edited by BenWRXSEi on Tuesday 28th October 20:29

BenWRXSEi

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2,346 posts

134 months

Wednesday 29th October 2014
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Good suggestion, thanks Tony! I've asked similar questions on a couple of forums and the answers all seem to involve spending many hundreds of £££, this looks like far better value smile

I realise it probably won't be the most exciting system in the world, but currently I have a £50 iPod dock performing the music duties so anything will be a big improvement!

The TV is a three-year-old Samsung Smart TV so I would hope it has the required outputs. I'll have a check.