Hi guys,
Firstly, thanks for your recommendations on what speaker/receiver combo to get. I do appreciate it! This community is comprised of true experts and I am grateful for your opinions!
It just so happened that a friend of mine had a Bose 235 2.1 lifestyle system and I liked the way it sounded at his place. He is leaving the country and offered the quasi new system to me for $1,000 and I just couldn't pass that up. Thanks in advance for keeping the flaming to a manageable minimum!
It actually sounds quite decent in my small living room.
However, I still employ a dirt cheap bluray player which I'd like to replace with something real good. Of course, it doesn't make sense to out-perform the Bose system, but I would like to have a bluray player with excellent sound! I currently have a Roku and a 4k 3D Samsung TV. I often watch rock concerts on Bluray.
Here are my questions to you guys and feel free to let me know if I have a basic misunderstanding of how the flowcharts go.
1. Can I actually connect the audio out of a quality player with the Bose separately from HDMI? If yes, which inputs on the Bose should I use?
2. I am open to replacing the Roku with an Internet-ready BluRay if it means that my streaming (Netflix, Pandora and others) would use the advanced audio circuitry of the Player instead of going directly from Roku to Bose.
3. I am willing to spend good money on a player. I looked at Oppo BDP 103 or Cambridge Audio Azur 752bd. But I fear those players might be 'pearls before the swine' with a Bose system? Is the $400-700 range a better option or do I go even less?
4. If you have a suggestion for a bluray player with the above in mind (Aside from the naturally good picture quality, I am mostly interested in good sound), please let me know and I thank you in advance!
Clemens
Firstly, thanks for your recommendations on what speaker/receiver combo to get. I do appreciate it! This community is comprised of true experts and I am grateful for your opinions!
It just so happened that a friend of mine had a Bose 235 2.1 lifestyle system and I liked the way it sounded at his place. He is leaving the country and offered the quasi new system to me for $1,000 and I just couldn't pass that up. Thanks in advance for keeping the flaming to a manageable minimum!
It actually sounds quite decent in my small living room. However, I still employ a dirt cheap bluray player which I'd like to replace with something real good. Of course, it doesn't make sense to out-perform the Bose system, but I would like to have a bluray player with excellent sound! I currently have a Roku and a 4k 3D Samsung TV. I often watch rock concerts on Bluray.
Here are my questions to you guys and feel free to let me know if I have a basic misunderstanding of how the flowcharts go.
1. Can I actually connect the audio out of a quality player with the Bose separately from HDMI? If yes, which inputs on the Bose should I use?
2. I am open to replacing the Roku with an Internet-ready BluRay if it means that my streaming (Netflix, Pandora and others) would use the advanced audio circuitry of the Player instead of going directly from Roku to Bose.
3. I am willing to spend good money on a player. I looked at Oppo BDP 103 or Cambridge Audio Azur 752bd. But I fear those players might be 'pearls before the swine' with a Bose system? Is the $400-700 range a better option or do I go even less?
4. If you have a suggestion for a bluray player with the above in mind (Aside from the naturally good picture quality, I am mostly interested in good sound), please let me know and I thank you in advance!
Clemens
