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I’ve recently moved and want to buy a tv and audio set up. TV is taken care of, however I am looking for better audio than stock TV speakers. I’m probably going to get an Apple TV and stay away from the “smart” features of the TV.

What would be the best price to performance audio solution?

I was looking at second hand AV receivers, but those are still quite pricy, and I will probably be satisfied with good quality L-R(-Center?) channels. I’m comfortable with jankier setups (more wires), but I am looking for better sound quality. So speakers, should I get older ones on the cheap (sub €100) or are newer speakers really worth their premium?

I’m curious what your setups are and based on experience what you would advise for.

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[–] Zedd00@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Paradigm speakers always had the best sound per dollar in my book. I've had my 7.1 set up using their speakers for a decade and they still sound amazing. Frequently their dealers will have a backroom with discounted stock. Scratch and dent, and good shit rich people decided to replace. You'll find amazing deals there.

[–] twix 1 points 2 weeks ago

Will look for deals, thanks for the pointer!

[–] scytale@piefed.zip 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

No advice for the exact brand, but if you like watching movies and tv shows, get a speaker setup with a center channel, so you can properly hear dialogue.

[–] twix 1 points 2 weeks ago

Thanks, that is nice to know :)

[–] kikutwo@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago

Running a pair of little Elac 4" bookshelf speakers and a Loxjie amp that I have connected to the TV, Xbox, DVD and their Elac 10" sub. It's cheap and fing rocks out for what it is.