Tannoy hts201 or warfdale dx1?

[Pesty]

Guys have appox 500 to blow on some 5.1 surround sound speakers but would rather spend 400

The warfdale feel more substantial but the tannoy are floor standing and come with rear brackets and real wood

The av amp is a Sony str da 1200es room is quite big so the kef 1001 feel lost ( think its the speakers they were only cheap to get any detail have to turn volume right up)


Tannoy hts 201 £400

http://www.exceptional-av.co.uk/product.php?fdProd...

Or
Warfdale dx1 £379
http://www.exceptional-av.co.uk/product.php?fdProd...

Open to further suggestions

Edited by Pesty on Monday 1st July 22:58

[JimbobVFR]

Personally I'd either look at

http://www.richersounds.com/product/speaker-packag...
Or
http://www.richersounds.com/product/speaker-packag...

And add a pair of stands for the main front pair

Or

For floor standing mains

http://www.richersounds.com/product/speaker-packag...

[Pesty]

Thanks they look good.


Those floor slanders probably won't fit but ill check the dimentions.

Look more substantial than the ones I picked those ms look great ill do some reading

Thanks again

[JimbobVFR]

I am a fan of Mordaunt-short speakers, I'm on my 3rd or 4th set myself.

I've not heard the set mentioned but I have the individual pair as a stereo set up and was impressed with them.

[Pesty]

Stupid question time.

I have a pair of mission 780se speakers any reason why I can't buy a used set the same on ebay and use those? Or a couple of sets of m30i speakers?

All I'd need then is a better centre speaker

Edited by Pesty on Saturday 6th July 12:20

[JimbobVFR]

None whatsoever. Ideally you'd want at least the centre speaker to be as close a match as possible tonally, usually it's easiest to use a centre from the same range or at the very least the same manufacturer.

Some will say the surrounds should be from the same range but personally I find this part less critical, my preference is dipoles or bipoles for rears as effects are better IMO by being more diffuse which you get as opposed to more direct normal speakers.

The sub can be any of your choice.

Using your Missions could be a great of opportunity to pick up some 2nd hand bargains over time. You can happily run 2, 2.1 or even 4.0 with no centre, you just set your amp appropriately.

[Pesty]

Much apreciated but woah there my head is spinning already been reading all morning the more I read the more confused I get.

What do you mean by bi pole di pole?

Edit never mind googling now. I see. Yep get it. I have a cheap kef 1001 center and sub already.

Edited by Pesty on Saturday 6th July 13:50