amp, help reccomend

[vila]

Spent the day talking to my uncle because he wants to put together a nice HT
in his new house.

He allready has a dvd player, cd player and today we decided on a projector
and some speakers.

What we didnt decide was an amp so I told him Id get back.

So advice time.

Important factors are....

its for 5.1 and stereo for music. Cant rememeber the model of mission
speakers now but basically we picked a stereo pair that had a complementary
rear / centre speaker.

Has to be silver ( gold is gold not silver)

The models we discussed where about a grand but to be fair money isnt a huge
issue just nothing super expensive.

Features wise Dolby and DTS are all thats needed (hes not got room for 6.1)

I realise an option for a decent 5.1 setup is to use a stereo amp wired in
but this is a bit messy overall he just wants an easy ro use looking system.

So any ideas guys??

[lynx]

What about a silver Sony 1070? A few peeps on here have one,though tbh i don't think they are brilliant for stereo duties it is a decent all rounder.Just a pity you didn't get one a few months ago for £299.99. :nuts: :nuts:

[vila]

... that doesnt exactly sell it to me:D

come on what silver amp is good for stereo.

Less thinking of money (just no £5000 solutions)

[lynx]

I'm maybe doing the amp and you a disservice here. I depends on your expectations.I bought one for HT duties and it does the job i wanted it for, but all i am saying is it is horses for courses.If top notch stereo performance is sought then get a good amp and processor.I replaced a NAD C350 with the Sony.They are compleatly different pieces of kit but you will have to make a decision about compromises and work from there.Go and audition one.

[vila]

yeah i realise that the ideal solution is a stereop amp and a processor but ive seen these setups and they are fiddly and a little awkard switching to inputs ajusting two volumes, extra boxes etc

But I also fugure that for around £800 - £2000 theyre must be a 5.1 amp thats sounds better than my yammy A5 in stereo. (which is poo compared to a £120 denon 2 channel amp I had)

theyre always a midway point.

Any yeah I sure will go audition a couple but I donmt have time to go listen to every 5.1 amp hence my plee for suggestions through experience.

[MikeK]

Originally posted by vila


But I also fugure that for around £800 - £2000 theyre must be a 5.1 amp thats sounds better than my yammy A5 in stereo. (which is poo compared to a £120 denon 2 channel amp I had)

theyre always a midway point.




There are, but it's whether they are available in silver.

Try the Arcam AVR200.