Hi all
I'm quite new to this side of the audio world and need some recommendations.
I want to get some decent kit for my man cave, I have a TV in it, but I'm not much of a TV or movie guy, so I guess surround sound isn't that important, but music is, I love music, I love good music. I mostly consume my music digitally via Apple music and my personal collection on hard drive. If I watch TV then it's also streaming Showmax, Netflix etc and I also have DSTV but that's mostly for sport.
So I please need some advice on where to start.
* Do I get a stereo system for now and see how things go, then maybe get a surround system later?
* Do I already make provision for a surround system now but only get 2 speakers and add the others later?
* Or do I go for a 5.1 system from the start, even though it will probably be lower quality than just a stereo system at my budget?
If possible I want to do this in stages, I browsed the classifieds and see 5.1 speaker packages are to be had for less than R4K or so, then if possible add a amp for say R4 - R5K, so will something like this be possible for less than or absolute max R10K for a farely decent entry level system?
The next question is, must I get a straight forward amp whether 5.1 or stereo, or must I get more like a AV receiver type thing with built in HDMI, wifi, streaming capability etc?
* Adding a media pc in to the mix isn't out of the question, I already have a unused pc lying around in parts which I can use.
* I can also add something like a Apple TV in to the mix for the streaming part, I'll also see what the Apple Homepod brings to the party when that gets released next year.
Any advice appreciated
I'm quite new to this side of the audio world and need some recommendations.
I want to get some decent kit for my man cave, I have a TV in it, but I'm not much of a TV or movie guy, so I guess surround sound isn't that important, but music is, I love music, I love good music. I mostly consume my music digitally via Apple music and my personal collection on hard drive. If I watch TV then it's also streaming Showmax, Netflix etc and I also have DSTV but that's mostly for sport.
So I please need some advice on where to start.
* Do I get a stereo system for now and see how things go, then maybe get a surround system later?
* Do I already make provision for a surround system now but only get 2 speakers and add the others later?
* Or do I go for a 5.1 system from the start, even though it will probably be lower quality than just a stereo system at my budget?
If possible I want to do this in stages, I browsed the classifieds and see 5.1 speaker packages are to be had for less than R4K or so, then if possible add a amp for say R4 - R5K, so will something like this be possible for less than or absolute max R10K for a farely decent entry level system?
The next question is, must I get a straight forward amp whether 5.1 or stereo, or must I get more like a AV receiver type thing with built in HDMI, wifi, streaming capability etc?
* Adding a media pc in to the mix isn't out of the question, I already have a unused pc lying around in parts which I can use.
* I can also add something like a Apple TV in to the mix for the streaming part, I'll also see what the Apple Homepod brings to the party when that gets released next year.
Any advice appreciated
