ask-avk

For movies, yes. The centre channel is the most important speaker in the room, and skipping it is the single most common reason dialogue sounds worse than it should.

Room first, preference second. In a compact Indian living room I would usually put the money into bookshelves plus a good subwoofer; in a large open-plan space, towers earn their footprint.

First number: ear-level speakers. Second: subwoofers. Third, where present: height channels for Dolby Atmos and DTS:X. That is the whole code.

18%, and it is already included in the price you see on our site: speakers, AVRs, amplifiers, projectors, subwoofers, the lot. Verify the rate at the time you buy, but that is the figure that applies to this category.

Grey market means genuine product, wrong route: a unit built by the real manufacturer but imported outside the brand's authorised India channel. The risk is not fakery. It is what happens after the box arrives.

Not automatically. India warranty applies when the product came through the brand's authorised India channel and you hold a GST invoice from an authorised seller. Where the box was opened has nothing to do with it; where it entered the country has everything to do with it.

The only proof that counts is the brand's own authorised-partner list on its official India website. Everything else, including the seller's confident tone, is decoration.

Two different insurance policies for two different risks. Surge protection is for spikes; a stabilizer is for sustained voltage swings. Most Indian homes need the first, and only some need the second.

Both, and knowing which is which protects you. A big gap between MRP and the offered price is normal in AV; a price far below the entire authorised market is the red flag.

Can calibration fix a bad room? No. Can it stop a decent room from ruining a good system? Yes, and that is the whole point.

Depends on which problem you are actually solving, and most people are solving "TV speakers are terrible" rather than "I want cinema".

Usually it is a settings or placement problem, not a hardware one, so nothing to buy yet.

Room first, speakers second, sources last. Work backwards from the sofa, not forwards from the spec sheet, and the right receiver usually turns out to be one step below the one tempting you.

Settings, not hardware, nine times out of ten. Do not carry the sub anywhere yet.

Share a valid quote from an authorised dealer and we will do our best. That is the whole policy, and the two words that matter in it are "valid" and "authorised".

If you are GST-registered and buying for business use, yes, generally. AV gear carries 18% GST, and that portion of the price is tax a registered buyer may claim back as input credit.

Five questions, asked in writing before money moves. A seller who answers all five without blinking is the kind you want; a seller who changes the subject has answered you too.