[Man7rah]

So I thought this would be a fun one 

How about putting together a hypothetical rig for my grandma so I can show her what she can get for the money she has to spare (she has no idea what to spend it on) So then, lets get to the grounds for the rig:
 
Budget: 700 - 800 $
Needs to be somewhat classy and not too big, prefferably a little smaller than this:
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-7JPNYexMkUs/TpGwhBB8XwI/AAAAAAAAAHk/BawiUjVSay8/s1600/kef-iq90-1.jpg
 
That's it really. Enjoy guys ^_^

 

[squallkiercosa]

The receiver would be more important. My family did something similar to my grandma and she doesn't use it. She needs analog radio and big buttons

 

[Man7rah]

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The receiver would be more important. My family did something similar to my grandma and she doesn't use it. She needs analog radio and big buttons

You thinking about something like a tivolli? 
http://tivoliaudio.no/products/dab/model-10-high-fidelity-digital-dab-fm-clock-radio-in-stereo-walnut-silver.html 
That link will probably be in Norwegian, any automatic page-translator will do the trick though.

 

[Lenni]

the B&W A7 looks like something she might be pleased with. lots of positive reviews on its sq. simple. wireless. albeit, overpriced.
 
 
 

 

[Man7rah]

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the B&W A7 looks like something she might be pleased with. lots of positive reviews on its sq. simple. wireless. albeit, overpriced.
 

It's going to be even more overpriced in Norway.

 

[cel4145]

How will she primarily use it? Music? HT? What percentage? And what components? TV/cable? Blu-ray? And are those included in the budget?

If mainly HT, a good self-powered soundbar might be easiest.

 

[Man7rah]

She will be using it mostly for watching regular old television, radio, and I will probably talk her into trying music streaming                       (spotify and the likes)

 

[cel4145]

A few years ago, my brother and I bought my mom a nice Marantz audio/video receiver, DVD player, and Paradigm speakers. And she's had nothing but trouble using it. She gets all confused, and it didn't help when the cat knocked the HDMI cable out and she tried to plug stuff back in herself and changed all the cables around. (lol) And it's getting worse (she's in her 70s) because her memory is getting worse.

So depending on how technologically inclined your grandma is and how old she is, simpler might be better. Audio/video receivers can seem fairly complex beasts to a lot of people.

You could also look into a Roku type streaming media player. Then you just need a 2 channel receiver or amp and speakers to handle the audio.

 

[Man7rah]

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So depending on how technologically inclined your grandma is and how old she is, simpler might be better. Audio/video receivers can seem fairly complex beasts to a lot of people.

She has her own laptop that she uses to browse the web and pays bills with, also she has a printer that she almost managed to set up herself! She is 66.