[darkjedimaster]

Hi all,

I have had my basic surround system for a good couple of years now & am tempted to get a ONKYO TXNR414 either just before Xmas or in the new year. Now as I am not the richest of people, I cannot afford a speaker package on top of the AV straight away, but I would like a decent AV with HDMI connections, which will be compatible with my PS3 / SKY HD box etc etc & able to be used on next gen consoles, should it be an Xbox One or PS4.

The system I am using at the moment is a basic Phillips DVD player & the speakers with sub, connect into the back of the DVD player via colour coded plugs. Now I was wondering if it were possible to snip off the plugs & then wire each speaker into the new AV, or would I be better off getting a basic speaker package for the AV ?

Many Thanks

[chrisjr]

Is the sub active or passive? If it is passive it won't work with the Onkyo.

Also you need to check out the impedance of the speakers. The Onkyo is probably not going to like anything under 4-6 ohms and I have seen some all in one speakers as low as 3ohms.

Ideally you would pair the amp up with a decent speaker package, for example

http://www.richersounds.com/product/...yama-nsp40-blk

for £150

That would get you started with the Onkyo nicely.

If the cost puts you off an alternative might be this

http://www.richersounds.com/product/...72/pion-htp072

A Pioneer amp and speaker package for only £20 more than the Onkyo on it's own from Richersounds.Pioneer do some perfectly respectable kit and for the money it probably beats any similarly priced all in one system.

[darkjedimaster]

Quote:

Originally Posted by chrisjr

Is the sub active or passive? If it is passive it won't work with the Onkyo.

Also you need to check out the impedance of the speakers. The Onkyo is probably not going to like anything under 4-6 ohms and I have seen some all in one speakers as low as 3ohms.

Ideally you would pair the amp up with a decent speaker package, for example

http://www.richersounds.com/product/...yama-nsp40-blk

for £150

That would get you started with the Onkyo nicely.

If the cost puts you off an alternative might be this

http://www.richersounds.com/product/...72/pion-htp072

A Pioneer amp and speaker package for only £20 more than the Onkyo on it's own from Richersounds.Pioneer do some perfectly respectable kit and for the money it probably beats any similarly priced all in one system.

Wow thank you very much for the information provided . I must admit that the pioneer does look a really nice system, I will have to read some reviews of both AV receivers & then listen to both in Richer Sounds, as I am lucky enough to have one within walking distance.

To answer you question to do with the speakers, I have to confess that I had to go onto my ebay account, search back to when I bought the system in 2011, so that I could google the model number and find out, the technical specifications of the speakers . Any how here is what I found out

Satellite speaker drivers: 3" full-range woofer
Satellite speaker impedance: 4 ohm
Satellite speaker freq range: 150-20,000 Hz
Centre Speaker: Magnetically shielded
Centre speaker drivers: 3" full-range woofer
Centre speaker impedance: 8 ohm
Centre freq range: 150-20,000 Hz
Subwoofer driver: 6.5" high-efficiency woofer
Subwoofer type: Passive
Subwoofer impedance: 8 ohm
Subwoofer freq range: 45-150 Hz

[chrisjr]

The Phillips sub is passive. Which means it will be no use with the Onkyo as that requires an active sub, it has no built in amplifier to drive a passive sub. Most AV amps are like that.

The Pioneer receiver that forms part of that package deal can drive a passive sub but doesn't appear to be available without the speakers.