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Hi,

 

I own a, albeit slightly older, Dolby 5.1 Surround system. It consists basically of the 5 speakers a woofer and a small decoder box. I have been looking to upgrade however every "home theater" system I have seen comes with either a DVD or Blu-Ray player, which I don't need. The other solution seems to be buying a surround receiver and trying to find the speakers seperately, which I can't seem to find.

 

What would be the best way to upgrade. Are there systems that consist of just a reciever and speakers without a player or do I need to buy the components seperately?

 

Thanks,

 

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What is your budget? If you don't need a Blu-Ray or DVD player I suppose your only choice is to buy a receiver and speakers separately. Home Theaters in a box almost always come as Blu-Ray/DVD players.

 

Why can't you find receivers and speakers?

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Here are some:

 

Nevermind, silly me thinking I could paste a URL in Neowin :rolleyes:

 

Just do a search for Onkyo Home Theater Systems. They sell Receiver + Speakers/Sub combos. Keep in mind most combos like this will be entry-level and not have a lot of room for expansions or upgrades.

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Nevermind, silly me thinking I could paste a URL in Neowin :rolleyes:

 

 

 

There is nothing wrong with posting a URL here. As long as you are not a spammer or spamming sites, all is good.

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I can't paste anything into the text editor.

 

Same here. It's an IE11 compatibility issue. I have to use Firefox to post some things on Neowin, which is frustrating.

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Without knowing your budget, it's hard to recommend something. However, my personal preferences are an Onkyo receiver (at least 1000 series) and Klipsch speakers (something like the RF-62 II or RF-82 II system).

 

My personal setup consists of:

 

Onkyo 3009 Receiver

Klipsch RF-82 II speakers

HSU Research VTF-15H subwoofer

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Best bet it to sell what you have on Gumtree or eBay and get some seperates. You'll never look back, there's so much flexibility.

 

I'm currently rocking a Sony STR-DN1000 receiver, and a 5.1 Onkyo speaker set similar to this one.

 

I chose the receiver as it matches the piano black finish of the Sony Blu-Ray player, plus it's 7.1 and quite meaty so will last me some years to come. I've had it for... 4 years now I think and it hasn't skipped a beat.

 

As for the speakers, a nice powerful powered active sub is a must in any x.1/2system. I previously owned a second hand Onkyo hifi system which was great so knew the build quality would be there as well as the sound quality. Plus my Dad's mate is a distributor of theres :p They're wired up using some OFC rather than the cheap stuff they come with. Speaker cable can be quite expensive, but if you're transmitting over a reasonable distance then I'd invest in some decent wire.

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As has been said above, there are lots of options available depending on what you want to spend.

The cheapest I could find was the Onkyo HTS3505 which runs at $299 at Amazon.com.

http://www.amazon.com/Onkyo-HT-S3500-5-1-Channel-Theater-Receiver/dp/B0077V88V8/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1388269081&sr=8-1&keywords=Onkyo+HTS3505

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Yamaha receivers are great if you're on a budget - many to be had on ebay as well if you're looking to save money for speakers.

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