What Amp and speakers??

Question

I am looking to upgrade my home cinema experience, i need an amp and 5.1 speakers system with HDMI connectivity as i intend to use my PS3 as my blu-ray interface. Looking to spend about £350, not too worried about makes but must come in a piano black finish if possible.

Answer 1

On your budget, you're looking at an all-in-one system which would be a waste of money if you're using the PS3 for DVD.

You need to raise your budget, the £350 will get you the Onkyo 606, as another contributor has suggested, however, if you want to realise its full potential, the speakers for it will cost you another £500 on top of that.

A decent set of speakers with that receiver will blow your windows out!

Answer 2

HI there i work for comet and at the moment samsung has relased new systems that are very nice and small but loud with a piano black finish. if you could get a bit more then i would get a panasonic as i belive they are the best on ther market. hope that helps  but look on comets website to find what you want.

Answer 3

Yamaha 663, Sony 820, Onkyo 606 are around your range and they all support new HD sound formats via HDMI.

Answer 4

Since you're on a limited budget, I would suggest a lower end Onkyo receiver (maybe the lowest one with HDMI inputs) and a lower end 6 speaker system (center, 2 rears, 2 fronts and subwoofer) from Polk Audio, JBL, or Infinity.  With proper speaker placement and sonically matched speakers you should be able to put together something decent for that price.