Yamaha V765 & KEF KHT2005.3 ? Good combo ???

[NewNameNeeded]

Just needing a little PH advice please!

Have a 42" Panasonic G20 and blu-ray, now looking to add the surround sound piece.

Budget around £1000 for amp and speakers (5.1, not looking for 7.1).

At the very least the rear speakers will need to be wall mounted.

No other inputs to the amp (games consoles all remain in other room).

99% of setup will be for blu-ray/DVD and TV viewing. Very little music. No gaming.

I appreciate KEF's are 'life style' speakers but room is only 13' by 12'. Am I really going to be missing out going for the KEFs versus say the Q Acoustic 2020's ???

Any thoughts on if the amp and speakers go well together?

Thanks!

[Grey Ghost]

I have the Yamaha 765 and a set of Kef1005.2 speakers mated to a Panasonic V10 screen, BD60 Blu-ray player, iPod dock and a normal Sky+ box.

Awesome

[NewNameNeeded]

Thanks! Rightly or wrongly they're ordered. Under £1,000 for the V765 & KEF KHT2005.3 (with Kube-2 sub) and free next day delivery and free DVD player and cabling.

Happy days (or rather tonight) wiring it all up!

[Grey Ghost]

NewNameNeeded said:

Thanks! Rightly or wrongly they're ordered. Under £1,000 for the V765 & KEF KHT2005.3 (with Kube-2 sub) and free next day delivery and free DVD player and cabling.

Happy days (or rather tonight) wiring it all up!

Enjoy the cabling bit

And remember to put the yPAO microphone at head level where you sit so the Amp can ping out the test signals correctly.....oh yeah, it can get a bit loud when it does this so be prepared

Once done choose something you like and ramp up the volume

[Tokoloshe]

You will no doubt be happy with the Kef's, but there are much better out there for similar money, especially with regards the Kube subs, anything by BK electronics will be noticeably and signifcantly better (and cheaper too).

I would have said if you are set on the Kefs, get the speakers (second hand off avforums) and then buy a BK Gemini Mk2 so you cover the base off nicely.

Either that or a set of B&W M1's or Anthony Gallo Micro Ti's as surrounds, second hand but are again better than the Kef offerings.

Saying that Kef are decent enough for most people, and the Yamaha amps are brillaint (I have the previous model AX763), and depending where you bought it, if you didnt like it for any reason they may exchange for something else.

Edited by Tokoloshe on Friday 25th June 08:43

[NewNameNeeded]

Thanks Tokoloshe but KEFs now ordered and whilst I read enough to realise there are trade offs the aesthetics are important to me and the BK speakers you mentioned don't look as good to me (and sub will be on show).

[NewNameNeeded]

Just as a follow up I've had the KEF speakers wired up for about a week or so now (with the front and back L/R speakers simply sat in each corner on the floor for now, awaiting fixing to walls and tunneling the wiring in).

Even with this arrangement it's amazing just how much the improved sound (over a TV's inbuilt speakers) enhances watching TV or a film.

It's been many years since I had a dedicated surround sound setup and so I've simply had a flatscreen TV speakers to listen to for all that time and although there was nothing wrong with the sound or the volume it's quite simply worlds apart hearing everything through five speakers and a meaty sub.

There is so much more range in the sound - from high whistles to low rumbles, and it has brought out so much subtlety to a soundtrack which just couldn't be heard through the TV speakers. You just end up so much more 'lost' in the film you're watching.

Very strongly recommended!