surround system - deos this exist?

[Fordo]

I'm looking for a surround system, but what i'm after doesnt seem to really exist.

- I don't want an all in one system. obvious there's lots around - they all have dvd / blu ray players, which are of no use to me.

I don't want an audiophile separates surround amp - i'm not an audio nerd, and don't want to spend a fortune.


What i'm after is an afforable compact surround system, with a shed load of optical inputs (one for PS3, one for my laptop, one possible for a sky box / cable box in the future). I dont want any bells and whistles. Just a compact 5.1 amp, lots of optical inputs, and a volume knob.

Closest i found was an old creative PC 5.1 system that we had at my old work - amp was nice and compact in size, had several optical in's. Sound quality wasn't stunning, but then creative aren't renowned for their sound quality- unless times have changed?

[Fordo]

Nice find, cheers


seems to retail at around £314.99, which isn't bad at all.

Are Onkyo well regarded? I must admit, i hadn't heard of them until I poked around richer sounds the other day

[Fordo]

danyeates said:

I have an Onkyo TX-SR876 and it's a beast!

looks like an epic bit of kit.

just googled:



look at all those inputs / outputs....!