Looking to buy an HTS under INR 90k

[vybhav1908]

Hello Geeks

I live in Pune, India, looking for a Home Theater System (AV receiver and speakers) between Rs. 60k to 90k and below are a few things I would want out of it:

Must haves:

• Best sound for music I could get in this budget
• Dolby atmos support (so that I could use the AV receiver for a long time)
• Nice subwoofer and good front speakers (can invest on better rears later, for now avg rears are ok)

Good to have:

• AV receiver with Network capabilities and DLNA support
• Wifi
• Two sub-outs

Can easily compromise on:

• I don't mind if 4k pass through isn't available
• It is okay if the setup/interface is complicated

Cannot have:

• Floor standing speakers. I am looking for bookshelf kind of front speakers for my Living room, it can be long but not much wide. However, I am ready to compromise if something not in this dimension and in my budget is available

My room:

• As with any common man I would be setting it in my 16'5x11'5 feet Living room with TV mounted over the 16'5 feet wall (length) side making the viewing distance roughly around 10.5 feet, the rears would be spreading far across which I will have to somehow manage by calibrating it well
• I have a 49" LED TV which I hope should be decent for the above viewing distance

My Music preferences:

• Progressive rock, progressive metal, hard rock, ambient (Pink Floyd, Tool, Metallica), sometimes pop
• Love to listen to speakers creating a good sound stage with good attack

My Movie preferences:

• Anything from action, adventure, thriller, horror, animated. I am looking for a decent 'center' speaker but can compromise if it going out of budget and buy a better one later.

Considering my research I had finalized Denon AVR-X1200W 7.2 to be the big guy at home but yet unsure of its availability and the matching speakers to go for. Any other amp suggestions are welcome too. I am also open for a 5.1/7.1 speaker package if recommended.

I currently own a Sony Home Theater HT-DDW5500 which I realized sounds terrible to my ears quite soon after buying, I would be selling it off.

If you are too from Pune please also advise a good dealer here, I have only been to AV Excellence before.

Looking for a kind support.

Regards

Vaibhav

 

[mtrycrafts]

Welcome to AH.

If I have it right, your budget on all must have components is USD$ 1350?
And, components there may be more than the same ones here, or even equivalent.
I am sure you will get some suggestions hopefully components that are available there as well or shipping will eat up a lot of your budget..

 

[vybhav1908]

Thanks mtrycrafts.. I am hopeful. And yes, you are right about the price in dollars.

 

[BoredSysAdmin]

I don't know your local prices, but it budget is pretty slim for 5.1 even buying things in usa. I imagine most brands are actually more expensive in India.
It's recommend to stop considering receiver as "big guy" and based on (very accurately btw) lack of interest in latest buzzwords like 4K/UHD and Atmos - you probably should buy everything second hand.
It takes a patience and a keen eye. We could help with later to help you find right components

 

[rojo]

Too bad floorstanders are off-limits. This Jamo HCS3 combo looks like a bargain and a pretty good start. Add a decent receiver and you're well on your way. You can add a subwoofer or two later if you wish, but those towers should play down around 40Hz without a sub. I don't think you'll get Atmos or DTS-X within your budget; but there's so little content available with those technologies it's hardly worth it, in my humble opinion. You should always put the bulk of your budget into speakers. Good sound comes from good speakers, not from fancy electronics with bleeding edge features. Besides, Atmos and DTS-X are wasted if you don't have at least 7.1 including ceiling speakers I think. I doubt I'll ever go beyond 5.1, myself.