New amplifier?

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I watch a lot of youtube music videos on my laptop, and recently bought a new Panasonic oled TV. I'd like to play the youtube stuff on the TV using an amp to connect to floor standing speakers. I'm budgeting £2-300 for the amp, is that realistic and any recommendations for the amp. Plus what cable should I use between the TV and new amp. Thank you.

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Mission and just remembered there's a Mission centre speaker if I can find it. Not sure if that's used for music videos.

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[quote=wormus]Slightly beyond your budget, but I’d go for something like this

https://www.richersounds.com/catalog/product/view/...

Connect the optical output of the TV to the amp and off you go.

Thanks. On the same page there's the NR1200, would the sound be as good as the PM6007.

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Thanks for all the info. What I'm thinking is older youtube videos will look a bit rubbish on a big TV, so sometimes I'd just watch them on the lap top. In which case I'd want to send the signal to the amp rather than the TV. Does that make sense. The only other thing I'd be using the amp for is a DVD/CD player. Budget creep is happening, so £400 is pretty much my limit.

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TEKNOPUG said:

Which model?

I think it's a 75C.

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OutInTheShed said:

One parameter which influences cost and choice is:

How much power do you need?
How big is the room, what do you want to watch/listen to and how loud do you like it?

Room is 26ft x14ft, with no attached neighbours I do like to listen to music quite loud.

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TEKNOPUG said:

That's the centre speaker. What model are the floorstanders?

And which model TV?

Speakers are 75? I'll have to check them later. TV is Pan TX65 JZ1000.

Edited by RSstuff on Tuesday 14th March 14:04

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Appreciate all the advice. I may be back if I find something interesting lightly used.

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HustleRussell said:

We need to nail down OP's 'functional requirements'. What do they need it to do?

Two speakers, or more than two?
TV / Youtube source only or others too?
TV input- presumably wired connection?
Laptop input- wired or wireless?
Remote control?

It's not worth getting wrapped up in the finer points of sound quality as long as Youtube is the source.

I've perhaps been a bit vague. Two speakers, source Youtube from my laptop and CD/DVD player. Optical connection from the TV. Remote control. Laptop connection to amp wireless. Not sure if the amp needs optical inputs for the TV and CD player? As CD is one of the inputs, sound quality is a factor, so I've pretty much given up on the £300 budget.

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tonyg58 said:

Try one of the Yamaha RN series amps.(RN402,RN602 etc).
It would probably have to be second hand now.
Decent amp with loads of inputs (Optical,stereo and bluetooth which you need, but can also play online music services).

There's an RN803 not too far from me, but they want £600 for it...

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tonyg58 said:

803 was a much more expensive amp (about £900 new, not worth £600 used).

Here's an RN 602 on Ebay for collection at £395 - If you're near there make a £300 offer and see how you get on (make sure eveything works as it has a lot of facilities).

I googled the 803 and a review said £700. Tried £400, but no deal. Leeds is miles away from me.

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Fairly recent £600+ used amps on Facebook or Ebay for £3-400, seem thin on the ground. What AV forums should I be searching? Including blue tooth seems to narrow the options too.

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legzr1 said:

This should cover your bases:

https://www.avforums.com/threads/pioneer-sx-n30ae-...

Around 85W into 8 ohms is ample power too.

Thanks. Quite a distance from me though.

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I've been offered a refurbed Marantz NR 1200 for £300. Alternatively for around 50% more I was considering a Denon DRA -800H. Any thoughts on these 2? It's only the lack of bluetooth that rules out the Marantz 6007.

Edited by RSstuff on Saturday 18th March 12:32

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I decided on a Cambridge AXR100 direct from Cambridge Audio, via ebay. What's described as unmarked, open box, discounted to £375. Ebay had a 20% discount code, so that dropped the price to just over £300.

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WyrleyD said:

Bought my Cambridge Audio CXA61 via Ebay a couple of months ago. Also described as "open box" but when it arrived it was obvious that the box had in fact never been opened and the item was pristine, very happy with it too.

It may just be a way to shift some more stock. When I googled Cambridge Audio it seems they are tied up with Richer Sounds. What seemed a little odd is Richer Sounds only give a 1 year warranty on the same offers, but there's 2 years from Cambridge Audio.