Bose is overpriced average sounding kit, you are paying for all that marketing they do. IMHO

I would say the options listed above are far superior for less money. 2023 P440e SE Dynamic on order -cancelled

2022 HSE Dynamic P400e

2017 Discovery 3.0 HSE Silicon Silver Nimbus interior and a few extra toys SOLD

2013 HSE Black, Orkney Grey, Ebony Seats and Ivory Interior SOLD

2006 HSE

Plus a few other cars inbetween!

I had similar experiance at Bose York too, I went and listened

Sound was ok, infact impressive in their acoustically correct sound studio, my bros in law has one of their Lifestyle systems and I thought it sounded good, great that he could watch tv downstairs whilst listening to the radio/cd etc upstairs in his bathroom/sauna as well as outside

Then my brother got his Pioneer kit with a couple of grands worth of speakers and it's loads better sound

Bose are Ok but seperate are better IMO

Member on here Kaine, does top end stuff, but his not on here much nowadays

Just seen this http://www.whathifi.com/review/yamaha-rx-v375 and it would enable me to connect my BA sub at last - anyone got one and thoughts - bit of hijack but might help jpr too

Looking at the silver finish - not really a lover of black

 Wanted a Series 2 LR since childhood but previously owned MY16 Disco Sport HSE TD4 Auto, MY13 RR Sport Black Edition TDV6 Auto, MY10 RR Sport HSE TDV6 Auto, 2007 Freelander 1 Freestyle TD4 Soft Top, 2009 Freelander 2 GS TD4 Auto, 2007 Freelander 2 GS TD4, 2004 Disco 2 Metropolis Auto, 2002 Disco 2 GS, 2000 Freelander 1 SE TD4 SW

Still hoping for a S2 one day!

always been a fan of separates, but if you want to do it on a budget, there are some great speakers and components available on Ebay to get you started.

I've used the entry level £350 all in one surround sound systems and never managed to get the right sound out of them... I have a Sony I fitted in my bedroom as it was no good for the living room.. I have a Yamaha A2 AV amp I spent £1k on 15 years ago and its still going strong, and It gets a good blasting (melted the crossovers in my B&W speakers once) !

My experience of onkyo is dry joints and HDMI boards failing amongst my friends even on the £2k flagship processor after 18 months, top end Pioneer AV amps with dry joints after 18 months, all easy fixes but shouldn't happen... saying that I run a Pioneer AV amp on my PC and its been good for the past 5 years....

I've sold on 12 year old Yamaha amps that are still going strong. I also have a Rel subwoofer costing £500 that is still going after 15 years, there's no mistaking you get what you pay for in this hobby.

Maybe worth a trip to http://www.avforums.com/ and see what people are saying.. and selling  Why?.. Because i can....
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npinks wrote:

my Onkyo Amp was great, 24 months warranty, HDMI board gives up the ghost on month 25

Good thing is Onkyo has agreed to repair on good will, though this doesn't happen often, the repairs have just had 50 hdmi boards delivered to repair the current backlog and i still need to wait for the second delivery before they can fix mine

still excellent service from Exceptional-Av who sold it to me, contacting the Onkyo rep and arranging

Spent last night running a extra couple of cables for the 2 extra surround sound speakers i got to make it the full 7.1 surround sound after i bought some KEF eggs from my brother, to upgrade from my Boston Accoustics XS i bought

Mine was the 609, entry level, so they must have known I would not pay postage

I figure it was a dry joint, as it work when it was not switched off, heated up, but wouldn't just after switching on

@mw looking at the spec, no network option, which is something I find usefull as I got the option wifi card for mine to allow me to use spotify (that lasted 30 days) but I use it to allow me to control the amp via my iPhone or iPad

Switch over source, volume adjustments when I am out if the lounge, upstairs getting ready to go out

Just looked at spec and remembered why I've been looking so long

Won't fit in shelf under TV - has to be 100mm high or less  Wanted a Series 2 LR since childhood but previously owned MY16 Disco Sport HSE TD4 Auto, MY13 RR Sport Black Edition TDV6 Auto, MY10 RR Sport HSE TDV6 Auto, 2007 Freelander 1 Freestyle TD4 Soft Top, 2009 Freelander 2 GS TD4 Auto, 2007 Freelander 2 GS TD4, 2004 Disco 2 Metropolis Auto, 2002 Disco 2 GS, 2000 Freelander 1 SE TD4 SW

Still hoping for a S2 one day!

Buy a new stand or get one custom made?

SWMBO has been after a Tom Schneider Eclipse TV stand to match her coffee table but it costs more than the DVR and home cinema put together  Wanted a Series 2 LR since childhood but previously owned MY16 Disco Sport HSE TD4 Auto, MY13 RR Sport Black Edition TDV6 Auto, MY10 RR Sport HSE TDV6 Auto, 2007 Freelander 1 Freestyle TD4 Soft Top, 2009 Freelander 2 GS TD4 Auto, 2007 Freelander 2 GS TD4, 2004 Disco 2 Metropolis Auto, 2002 Disco 2 GS, 2000 Freelander 1 SE TD4 SW

Still hoping for a S2 one day!

Thanks Muddy, I think the Yamaha is the one for me
Now what speakers  Current Volvo XC90 R Design T8
Gone 2010 TDV8. Stornoway Grey
Gone VW R50, AUDI S8, ML320 Sport, FFRR V8
Stolen 2007 TDV8.

I'm very happy with the BA - new version at Amazon http://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=sr_nr_p_76_1...=419157031  Wanted a Series 2 LR since childhood but previously owned MY16 Disco Sport HSE TD4 Auto, MY13 RR Sport Black Edition TDV6 Auto, MY10 RR Sport HSE TDV6 Auto, 2007 Freelander 1 Freestyle TD4 Soft Top, 2009 Freelander 2 GS TD4 Auto, 2007 Freelander 2 GS TD4, 2004 Disco 2 Metropolis Auto, 2002 Disco 2 GS, 2000 Freelander 1 SE TD4 SW

Still hoping for a S2 one day!

Looks a good system, but only really want two speakers.
I wont need a sub with the Yamaha will I  Current Volvo XC90 R Design T8
Gone 2010 TDV8. Stornoway Grey
Gone VW R50, AUDI S8, ML320 Sport, FFRR V8
Stolen 2007 TDV8.

normally a home cinema will have separate speakers in a 5.1 configuration the .1 been the sub

Front Left <Centre> Front Right

Rear Surround <> Rear Surround

Subwoofer

You can obtain a set of fronts and maybe a centre with out the sub or the rear, but your not going to fulfil the amps capabilities

You'd need some good floor or loud speakers if you're going to drop the sub

I have the Cambridge Audio Minx which fulfilled the wife friendly v's quality I needed. Wouldn't touch Bose with a bargepole... average quality and way too expensive.

Look for 2nd hand speakers on ebay or AVforums... you can get great quality for a fraction of the cost of new.

Did you want surround sound for just movies?

If so one of the cheaper 5.1 "one box" solutions would be a good starter. But rigging it to run 5.1 via a sky link would be tricky... you'd need a cinema amp and traditional 5.1 for that. RRS gone
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