Advice please on new Home Cinema choices
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Hi,
I am in the thinking & planning stage of my new Home Cinema set up.
The room size is 5 metres L x 4.5 metres W x 2.4 metres H
Plan is to mount a fixed 106” projector screen and site a decent quality projector on the rear wall to ceiling approx 5 metres away from screen. I then need to choose an Atmos AV receiver, ceiling speakers, in wall speakers plus anything else speaker wise to complete the system. Decent quality leads & cables. Plus anything else I haven’t considered?
I am looking for advice on what to buy? Budget is £5k
Screen?
Projector?
AV Receiver?
Ceiling Speakers?
In Wall Speakers?
Leads & Cables?
Many thanks
I am in the thinking & planning stage of my new Home Cinema set up.
The room size is 5 metres L x 4.5 metres W x 2.4 metres H
Plan is to mount a fixed 106” projector screen and site a decent quality projector on the rear wall to ceiling approx 5 metres away from screen. I then need to choose an Atmos AV receiver, ceiling speakers, in wall speakers plus anything else speaker wise to complete the system. Decent quality leads & cables. Plus anything else I haven’t considered?
I am looking for advice on what to buy? Budget is £5k
Screen?
Projector?
AV Receiver?
Ceiling Speakers?
In Wall Speakers?
Leads & Cables?
Many thanks
To have the latest spec and toys, £5k could be tight. But.........
Happy to work on it.
Emotiva is an up and coming brand, first time in the uk and its AVR’s are (about to) get rave reviews.
GoldenEar is amazing bang for buck, but could still tight, so Monitor Audio, Radius could be a good alternative
Optoma and Vivetek have new pseudo 4K projectors that are around the £1.5k that are getting good reviews too.
Happy to help out more if you would like.
V.
Happy to work on it.
Emotiva is an up and coming brand, first time in the uk and its AVR’s are (about to) get rave reviews.
GoldenEar is amazing bang for buck, but could still tight, so Monitor Audio, Radius could be a good alternative
Optoma and Vivetek have new pseudo 4K projectors that are around the £1.5k that are getting good reviews too.
Happy to help out more if you would like.
V.
Vex,
Thanks for your reply
Would you say that the priority would be on the sound over the projector?
It seems there are a few options on the latest projectors around the £1500 mark and the screen is looking around £400 so this could possibly leave circa £3k for the speakers & AV Receiver, I have looked at the Monitor speakers and these are in the price range I expected, also seen Polk which are a similar value.
I’m coming from a 50” 1080p tv with no speakers other than the tv itself so even my budget of £5k should blow me away in quality compared to what I am used to.
Thanks for your reply
Would you say that the priority would be on the sound over the projector?
It seems there are a few options on the latest projectors around the £1500 mark and the screen is looking around £400 so this could possibly leave circa £3k for the speakers & AV Receiver, I have looked at the Monitor speakers and these are in the price range I expected, also seen Polk which are a similar value.
I’m coming from a 50” 1080p tv with no speakers other than the tv itself so even my budget of £5k should blow me away in quality compared to what I am used to.
Nello5000 said:
Vex,
Thanks for your reply
Would you say that the priority would be on the sound over the projector?
It seems there are a few options on the latest projectors around the £1500 mark and the screen is looking around £400 so this could possibly leave circa £3k for the speakers & AV Receiver, I have looked at the Monitor speakers and these are in the price range I expected, also seen Polk which are a similar value.
I’m coming from a 50” 1080p tv with no speakers other than the tv itself so even my budget of £5k should blow me away in quality compared to what I am used to.
I think your budget is proportioned about right. With a projector budget of £1500, I would see if you could stretch to the Sony HW45 which is around £2k but have seen around for £1800. All the usual speaker brands are good, its just which the customer/dealer/retailer prefers! We always favour Monitor Audio but performance wise, Kef, Polk etc have similar products .... some are better musically, some cinematically and some look different to others. Either way, with all the main brands, its hard to go wrong. More importantly, make sure you select speakers which work with the room layout.Thanks for your reply
Would you say that the priority would be on the sound over the projector?
It seems there are a few options on the latest projectors around the £1500 mark and the screen is looking around £400 so this could possibly leave circa £3k for the speakers & AV Receiver, I have looked at the Monitor speakers and these are in the price range I expected, also seen Polk which are a similar value.
I’m coming from a 50” 1080p tv with no speakers other than the tv itself so even my budget of £5k should blow me away in quality compared to what I am used to.
JEA1K said:
I think your budget is proportioned about right. With a projector budget of £1500, I would see if you could stretch to the Sony HW45 which is around £2k but have seen around for £1800. All the usual speaker brands are good, its just which the customer/dealer/retailer prefers! We always favour Monitor Audio but performance wise, Kef, Polk etc have similar products .... some are better musically, some cinematically and some look different to others. Either way, with all the main brands, its hard to go wrong. More importantly, make sure you select speakers which work with the room layout.
Hi,Would you go for the Sony HW45 over one of the alternative 4K models?
I have seen them at £1800 and definitely put the Sony on my shortlist
hyphen said:
Nello5000 said:
How long do the projector lamps last? 300hrs is not long (15 films)
I would consider a used decent quality projector if I could find one.
300 hours, 15 films? Are you sure about that calculation.I would consider a used decent quality projector if I could find one.
and it's not missed a beat....
Is it still worth going for a 5.1/5.2 receiver? Or is Atmos a must?
I've got my eye on the Integra MRX 520 as its just purely for movies and has the ARC with seems to be the room correction to go for, or go for the same price from one of the main brands that offers all sorts of extra rooms, spotify and add ons etc but has 7.1/ Atmos.
I pressume fims on BR/4K will still cater for the 5.1 format, just limited to DTS/TrueHD etc.
I've got my eye on the Integra MRX 520 as its just purely for movies and has the ARC with seems to be the room correction to go for, or go for the same price from one of the main brands that offers all sorts of extra rooms, spotify and add ons etc but has 7.1/ Atmos.
I pressume fims on BR/4K will still cater for the 5.1 format, just limited to DTS/TrueHD etc.
It is probably worth going to your local shop and having a watch/listen to various systems. People will no doubt recommend what they think is best, but I've found what some people prefer, others don't.
For example, I much prefer the more natural cinema look, but others seem to prefer the saturated look from the latest LED TV's. Only you'll know what you prefer.
On the sound Vs Vision preference, I'd much rather have a good picture and comprise on the sound somewhat, rather than vice versa. Again, all personal preference. I've hooked my Denon Amp up to a Cambridge Audio subwoofer, and some old ish 5.1 speakers. I'm really impressed so far. I'll look to upgrade the speakers in time but in no rush
I'd keep a few hundred back for odds a sods, like cables, adapter etc.
For example, I much prefer the more natural cinema look, but others seem to prefer the saturated look from the latest LED TV's. Only you'll know what you prefer.
On the sound Vs Vision preference, I'd much rather have a good picture and comprise on the sound somewhat, rather than vice versa. Again, all personal preference. I've hooked my Denon Amp up to a Cambridge Audio subwoofer, and some old ish 5.1 speakers. I'm really impressed so far. I'll look to upgrade the speakers in time but in no rush
I'd keep a few hundred back for odds a sods, like cables, adapter etc.
I've just opted for a JVC DLA-X5900 projector - not true 4K, but good black levels which is what I wanted (you need good light control in the room and dark walls/ceiling). According to reviews the resolution is pretty much indistinguishable from a true 4k projector at a normal viewing distance
toppy at £4k but I got a good deal on a ex-demo model
toppy at £4k but I got a good deal on a ex-demo model
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