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Chris
11-20-2003, 03:44 PM
I'm sure this has been asked many times before, but there's a reason I'm asking.... you now have a field in your profile where you can enter this information (called "equipment list") and never have to type it out again. Imagine being able to just point people to your profile to tell them what you own. Fill in your profile and reply to this thread so we can check it out!

Come on guys, let's see what you got!

Colin^
11-20-2003, 04:28 PM
I have a NAD c541i CDP, a NAD C370 int.Amp, bridged to a NAD C270 Power amp, driving Wharfedale Pacific Pi 40's and a Wharfedale Power Qube sub, 12" 150 watts. Plus Kimber Interconnects.




Colin

This Guy
11-20-2003, 06:05 PM
do you think you could lengthen the area for the equipment list in the profile? I posted my whole system up and only about half of it showed up caz its too long.

-Joey

kingcrim05
11-20-2003, 06:49 PM
Marantz 6200 receiver, marantz 65SE cd player, toshiba 2800 DVD, (4) infinity IL 40's, (1) infinity IL 36c, monster digital and analog connects

Not bad for a 21-year old electrical engineer....

Took half a summer to buy it all, but that's what loans are for, right?

Mwalsdor_cscc_edu
11-20-2003, 09:22 PM
MOTH custom s45 direct reactance drive - adjustable bias, zero feedback - 45 or 2a3 SET (1.8-6wpc output). 3k OPT / 13w plate disipation. Electra-Print transformers with the following mods:Borne 10k pot / Exotica teflon coupling caps / Kiwame carbon film resistors / CTC "blowtorch" silver wire. Tube compliment includes current production Emission Labs solid-plate 45's and NOS Raytheon 5u4gb, Sylvannia 6an4's.

SILVERLINE AUDIO SONATINA ("Avalon" version)-dynamic three-way / soft dome tweeter&mid-range / (2) 6" bass drivers / rosewood finish (93db/simple x-over/flat 8ohm).

AUDIO ALCHEMY DDS.PRO [transport]. AUDIO ALCHEMY DTI.PRO32 AD.3 [jitter filter]. AUDIO ALCHEMY DDEv3.0 dusty vawter's modified w/analog volume control via remote wand [DAC] w/"special" op-amp upgrade. M.P.S.-power supply feeds jitter filter & d/a converter.

DIY speaker "cables" 24awg (5n) 99.999% pure silver / 20awg teflon [top-post]. SILVERLINE AUDIO (copper) speaker cables [bottom-post]. SILVERLINE AUDIO (copper) analog 1.5m [DAC>amp]. AUDIO MAGIC MYSTIC REFERENCE (silver) i2s digital link 1.5m-[dds.pro>dtipro.32>ddev3.0].

SHUNYATA HYDRA PLC w/Sidewinder pc (upgraded "fuse"). BMI WHALE ELITE PC [m.p.s.]. BMI WHALE ELITE PC [transport].
SHUNYATA SIDEWINDER PC [amp]. SHUNYATA SIDEWINDER PC w/twist-lock connector [PLC].

LOVAN PYRAMID RACK (lead-filled) w/custom 2" chevelle blk granite amp platform, resting on another 3cm triangle granite platform w/combo of three Vibrapods / BDR "ThoseThings" base footers between. Custom 1/4" triangle glass shelves for front-end.

MikE

RGA
11-20-2003, 10:50 PM
I also have it listed in my signature but it's harder to read.

Main System:

Audio Note AN K Spe - 2 way standmount speakers (8'woofer .75' tweeter - 36h-20khz 8ohm(in a corner). http://www.audionote.co.uk/

Skylan High Mass 20 inch stands. http://www.skylanstands.com/stands.htm

Sugden A48b Integrated amp. Hand Built 70Watts per channel High bias in class A class A/B and completely DC coupled.
http://www.audiosynergy.co.uk/a21arev.htm

Cambridge Audio CD 6 Single disc player.
Sony CDP 355 300 disc changer.

NAD 533 Turntable with Shure M97Xe cartridge
http://www.nadelectronics.com/turntable/533_framset.htm
Tara Labs Prizm 11 interconnects

Headphone System:
Sennheiser HD600
http://www.sennheiserusa.com/pages/products/index.htm

Antique Sound Labs MG Head DT tube headphone amp

Grandpaw
11-21-2003, 01:50 PM
Marantz 6200 receiver, marantz 65SE cd player, toshiba 2800 DVD, (4) infinity IL 40's, (1) infinity IL 36c, monster digital and analog connects

Not bad for a 21-year old electrical engineer....

Took half a summer to buy it all, but that's what loans are for, right?



I have the IL 36C for my center and I am very pleased with the sound I get. I tried two or three others but they don't come close to this one. I think you will be happy with your choice of speakers. Grandpaw

I don't know if you know about it but you can get different color grills for you center channel. They are listed on the Infinity web site.

Grandpaw
11-21-2003, 01:55 PM
Marantz 6200 receiver, marantz 65SE cd player, toshiba 2800 DVD, (4) infinity IL 40's, (1) infinity IL 36c, monster digital and analog connects

Not bad for a 21-year old electrical engineer....

Took half a summer to buy it all, but that's what loans are for, right?



I have the IL 36C for my center and I am very pleased with the sound I get. I tried two or three others but they don't come close to this one. I think you will be happy with your choice of speakers. Grandpaw

I don't know if you know about it but you can get different color grills for you center channel. They are listed on the Infinity web site.

TinHere
11-21-2003, 08:44 PM
Speakers: Rocket by Onix 750 mains, RSC200 center, and RSS300 [rewired in phase] surrounds. http://www.av123.com/products_categ...peakers&brand=3 (http://www.av123.com/products_category_brand.php?section=speakers&brand=3)

Subwoofer: SVS 20-39 PCi http://www.svsubwoofers.com/subs_pci_20-39.htm

Receiver: Yamaha RX-V2400 http://www.yamaha.com/yec/products/...ER/RX-V2400.htm (http://www.yamaha.com/yec/products/RECEIVER/RX-V2400.htm)

DVD player: Panasonic DVD-CP72K

Cassette Deck: Nakamichi DR-10

Turn Table: Technics SL-Q300

VCR: Mitsubishi HS-U431

RPTV: Hitachi 50GX49B

Satellite: DishPVR 501 System

Connections: Yes

kelsci
11-21-2003, 11:57 PM
Sys 1; Sherwood 6095R,4 minimus 7 spkrs(2 are canibalized with pts. express woofer and RS Piezo tweeter;Garrard W-T-W spkr for cent. ch. 2 canibalized Marantz cabinets with 10 inch sub in each powered by NAD 3040PE PWR AMP SECTION. Pion.DV341 and Zenith DVC 2250 DVD players.
Sys 2. JVC 718 DPL Rec. 2 KLH 900B main Spkrs. Shares rear Min7s with Sherwood for surround. 2nd Garrard W-T-W spkr for cent. ch. Pana. VHS HI-FI vcr. CLD-M90 LD PLAYER.
Sys 3. NAD 7020 stereo rec. 2 Ultra acoustics 3 way mains, canibalized garrard 3 way mini spkr for cent. ch., 2 mini 7s for surr in 5 ch. Dynaquad config.

Harleyx
11-22-2003, 08:56 AM
Done.

Harleyx
11-22-2003, 07:02 PM
THis dumb ass new forum wont accept the entire system.
SO...
<b>Proceed AVP2 pre-amp, HPA2 amp (fronts), Anthem MCA 30 amp (rears & center), VPI MKIV TurnTable, Musical Fidelity X-LPS phono pre-amp, Arcam DV27 FMJ DVD, Marantz MV-5100 VCR, BEV 3100 satellite, Sony 53" HDTV, Monitor Audio Reference 60's ( fronts), REL Strata II Sub, Revel C30 Center, JMLabs Dipole Surrounds, Cardas Golden Reference Power Cables, Cardas Neutral Reference interconnects & Speaker cable.

gonefishin
11-23-2003, 09:19 AM
Hi guys...here's a pic of my system...



the details can be seen by clicking on the link in my signature.

Pat D
11-23-2003, 10:00 PM
I'll just list the basic CD playing system:

Rotel RCD-965BX CDP
Quad 44 preamp
Quad 606 amp
Quad ESL-63 speakers
Paradigm PW-2500 subwoofer (15")
Mirage LFX-1 electronic crossover

Don't expect me to list connectors.

FAIELLO
11-24-2003, 09:56 AM
My System

Mwalsdor_cscc_edu
11-24-2003, 10:06 AM
Why not? MikE

Umrswimr
11-24-2003, 11:06 AM
Come on guys, let's see what you got!

Ok!
:D

Harleyx
11-24-2003, 11:08 AM
Lookie here ma'....)

Elgen
11-26-2003, 11:35 AM
Funai 32A-5128 32" WS-TV
Denon DVD-2200 Multiformatplayer
Denon DRA-1000R Reciever
Pioneer CT-W606DR tapedeck
ELP LT-1XRC laserturntable
SONY HT-K215 surrounddecoder
Cerwin Vega V-15F speakers
Force D-Master 1145S digital sattelit reciever
Daewoo DV-K965 VCR

Mr Peabody
11-26-2003, 10:09 PM
In the heart of my system lies a Krell 500i integrated amp, 250 wpc, fully balanced circuitry & class A preamp section. Connected to this is:
Krell 280cd via the balanced input
Acoustech PH-1p phono stage ( to this runs a Rega P3 turntable with their Elys cartridge. RB-300 tonearm
Primare P30 A/V preamp through the theater through input of the 500i. The Denon 1600 DVD player is connected to the P30 via digital output. Panasonic hi fi VCR. Dishnet PVR connected to P30 via digital connection. Arcam 100x3 FMJ power amp for rear/center.
Velodyne SPL-1200 powered sub. 750 watt digital amp.
Dynaudio Contour t2.5 mains. t2.1 center. Audience 52's rear
Transparent Cable - all audio and video connections
Teac cassette deck, probably over 15 years old and still rolling. Remember when they put DBX noise reduction in the decks? This one has it.
Musical Fidelity X-Can headphone amp
Sennheiser HD-600 headphones
Pioneer 56 rear projection, non HD, TV
Is the VPI record cleaning machine considered part of the system?

jeskibuff
11-29-2003, 12:05 PM
I tried to paste together two pictures the best that I could, but due to parallax distortion, they didn't exactly match.

Left to right:
Velodyne ULD 15 subwoofer
Dynaudio Contour 3.3
Panasonic TH-42PWD4 42" plasma display
Dynaudio T2.1 center channel

Cabinet, top to bottom:
NAD 4130 digital tuner
Denon DVD-1600 DVD & DVD-Audio player
Mitsubishi U-61 VCR
Pioneer PDR-555RW CD recorder
Lexicon DC-1 controller w/THX & Dolby Digital upgrade
Sony TA-P9000ES preamp
Sony HD-200 HDTV receiver
Sony DVP-CX777ES 400-disc DVD/SACD carousel
Sony CDP CX350 300+1-disc CD carousel
Taylor remote temperature sensor
B&K AV5000 Series II 5-channel amp (125w/ch)
Rotel RB-990BX 2-channel amp (200w/ch)

...proceeding to the right...
Dynaudio Contour 3.3
B&O Beogram 3400 turntable w/20CL cartridge
Hafler DH-110 preamp (inside cabinet, used for phono preamp)

Speaker Cables - Audioquest, Kimber & Straight Wire for mains, center & subwoofer (nice solid cables, all, but aside from making solid connections and having sufficient ability to transmit the signal with little resistance, I like many probably wasted money here, but did get them all at a decent discount...only the Kimber was new, and that was a freebie when I bought the subwoofer)

Not shown:
Rear surrounds - one Dynaudio 3.3, one Snell K-III
Cassette deck - Nakamichi 1000ZXL w/NR-100 Dolby C unit - not hooked up
Sony DVP-S7000 (first generation DVD player, now hooked up to Yamaha YST-MS50 computer speakers in bedroom)

jeskibuff
11-29-2003, 12:39 PM
It's the same picture, but zoomed in on the equipment rack. If you look closely, you can see my hand on the camera in the reflection off the HD-200 front panel.

PeteB
11-29-2003, 02:03 PM
Two channel:
Amp McIntosh 7200
Pre Amp McIntosh C35
Cd Player McnItosh 7009
Speakers McIntosh XR19

Home Theater
Receiver Marantz 7000
DVD Marantz 7010
Fronts Def Tech 2004TLS
Center Def Tech CLR 2300
Rears Def Tech Pro 80's
Rear sub Def Tech Pro 80 (Powers rears)

Worf101
12-01-2003, 08:59 AM
System 1: Main living room HT hookup...

Receiver - Onkyo 898
Mains - Ohm Walsh F's (Ver. 2)
Center - Klipsch KLF-C7
Rears - Ohm Walsh 2's
Sub - Hsu VTF-3
DVD - Denon 3700
CD - Yammie 675
VCR - JVC something or other
Cables - Rat Shack etc...
TV - 13 year old Mitsubishi 35" CRT mankiller

System 2: Bedroom system

Receiver - Onkyo 797
Mains - Platinum Audio PT-801's
Rears - Generic BIC crap
DVD - Yamaha 920
Center - BIC DLR-53
Sub - Hsu VTF-2
TV- Samsung 32" HDTV CRT

Da Worfster

highend64
12-01-2003, 05:35 PM
My system

Amp-AMC 2100
Preamp/Mixer-Behringer EUROBACK MX602A
CD Player-NAD 5355
Tape Deck-Sony TC-WE435
Tuner-Nikko NT-890
Main-Dayton 2-way DIY
Sub-Velodyne CT-100
IC-Monster Studiolink 500(2 pairs)
Speaker cable-Vanco OFC 14awg with solderless banana plugs
AC Filter-Furman RP-8

This is in a well-treated 10*10*8 room.

E-Stat
12-02-2003, 05:51 PM
Dynavector DV20XL, Souther SLA-3i, VPI Scout, Monster HTS-1000, VPI HW-16, GamuT CD-1 / DACT passive attenuators, ARC SP-9MKIII, VTL MB450 Reference, Acoustat 2+2, JPS Labs cables

<img src="http://home.comcast.net/~ralphwallace/images/audio/small_system.jpg">

GaToy
12-02-2003, 06:15 PM
Mitsubishi WS55511 HDTV
Sony DA7ES Reciever
Sony RCD-W50C 5 Disk CD Recorder
Sony CDP-CX225 200 Disk CD Changer
Sony SLV-779HF VCR
Pioneer DV-667A DVD, SACD, DVD Audio Player
Sony RM-AV2100 Universal Remote
Sony SS-MF500H Mains
Cerwin Vega LS-5 Bookshelf Surrounds (4 ea.)
Cerwin Vega LS-5C Center Channel
Cerwin Vega LW-10 Sub
RCA Direct T.V. Reciever

And hand built entertainment center and sofa table.

http://groups.msn.com/mudcricket/myhometheater.msnw?action=ShowPhoto&PhotoID=697

~C.C.~

Pat D
12-02-2003, 06:41 PM
Why not? MikE

Why don't ask me to list connectors?

You know the answer already, Mike, or at least part of it. The main reasoin is that in my considered opinion different connectors will make no audible difference, or if you wish to follow strict formal logic, are unlikely to make an audible difference.

There is a second reason, too: frankly, I don't know what brand some of them are, I've had them so long. :cool:

jeskibuff
12-03-2003, 03:46 AM
In comparing the pictures posted so far, I find harleyx's and gonefishin's to be extremely dark and E-stat's on the dark side. My pictures probably look really washed out in comparison.

I think this probably is most likely due to how we each have our monitors set. I have the Photoshop software which I used to calibrate the settings on my home monitor, although it is not an exact science. The end result is that the colors are quite vivid. The same pictures on my monitor at work don't seem to have as much impact.

I cranked the brightness of my pictures I posted up a bit to better see the equipment, so they aren't totally "accurate", but it looks to me by the pictures others have posted that they may have the brightness cranked up too high on their monitors. Am I in the minority here?

I've brightened up one of the posted pictures so I can see the equipment better. I attached the result to this post. So my questions are...do most people think the other pictures are just fine?...are the other pictures dark just because the posters have no means to correct them?...how many other people "calibrate" their monitors.

P.S. The "adjusted" picture of Gonefishin's system I attached looks really washed out to me, but it allows me to see the equipment rather than providing an accurate color rendition of the room.

Harleyx
12-03-2003, 05:01 AM
Yea, it looks fine on my monitor.
Oh well, I brightened it up a bit. Photoshop 7...great program, if I knew how to use it...)

drichardson
12-03-2003, 09:03 AM
I'm sure this has been asked many times before, but there's a reason I'm asking.... you now have a field in your profile where you can enter this information (called "equipment list") and never have to type it out again. Imagine being able to just point people to your profile to tell them what you own. Fill in your profile and reply to this thread so we can check it out!

Come on guys, let's see what you got!


I own the following gear:

Fronts - Klipsch Tangent 50's
Center - Klipsch KV2
Rear - Definitive Technology BP1's
Extra - Infinity Kappa 6
Subs - Custom made 15 inch subs (2)
Amp - Yamaha P2100 (3)
Amp - DBX BX3
Crossover - Paradigm X-30
Preamp - Citation 7.0
DDpro - Pioneer Elite SP-99D
DVD - Pioneer dv250
VCR - Proscan Hi-Fi vcr
Mixer - Behringer UB2442FX-PRO Mixer
Computer - PIV 2.6 with optical and coax digital out's, equip with cool
edit 2.0, wave lab, 80 gig hdd, multiple cd burning capability
Television - RCA 31"
Projection - Kodak LC 500 lcd projector
Screen - Da-lite Model B 100" 4.3 video format matte white screen
Keyboard - Alesis QS-7
Scaler - Inline 1424 line doubler/scaler (used to convert composite
signal to RGBS - will use as line doubler when I upgrade the
projector

mikeale
12-04-2003, 04:07 AM
I'm sure this has been asked many times before, but there's a reason I'm asking.... you now have a field in your profile where you can enter this information (called "equipment list") and never have to type it out again. Imagine being able to just point people to your profile to tell them what you own. Fill in your profile and reply to this thread so we can check it out!

Come on guys, let's see what you got!

Yamaha 5250 Receiver
Philips Cd
Sony S560D DVD Player
Pioneer 563A DVD Player
Yamaha Turntable
M&K 750thx Fronts
M&K 750thx Center
Paradigm Sub
Jamo Rears
Samsung 50" DLP TV

Mwalsdor_cscc_edu
12-04-2003, 09:12 AM
Glad to provide the laughs [least I'm good for something]. But seriously I believe it is important for everyone to disclose such data as equipment history, experience or educational background so that the readers can make a more informed opinion about they're credibility. For instance, when someone discredits a particular brand or equipment type it would be relevant to know the extent of their exposure to the equipment in question. Of course, the decision is entirely your's as to what information you choose to provide and the reader's to evaluate.

MikE

GaToy
12-04-2003, 01:23 PM
I had hard time taking my pics. My room is really dark and if I used the flash on the camera it would either wash everything out or if I got a reflection it would auto dim. If this happened it would be so dark you couldn't tell what was what. I only have a 3.0 mp camera.

~C.C.~

TPBrown
12-05-2003, 08:11 AM
Sources-Denon 2900 (For sacd only) Esotric P-500 Transport-Audio alchemy DTI-PS Audio Digital Link (For cd) SOTA Sapphire-Sumiko FT3 Tonearm W/Blue point Audio Research SP9 mk2 VTL Compact 80 Monoblocks (5881 Output tubes) Joseph Audio RM7si signatures resting on 27 inch high sand filled Lovan stands and for low bass a Sunfire True subwoofer mk4 run of the speaker taps of the VTL's

Cables- All digital cables are Cardas W/ Nordost Blue Heaven to preamp Pre to amp Cardas Quadlink 5C Amp to speaker Nordost Blue Heaven Bi-wire for the JA's and Super Flatline to Sub

Power- Monster cable HTS 2000's amp outlets for the VTL's and a Tripplite LC 1000 Voltage regulator for the sources and preamp. The Denon 2900's powercord is a PS Audio Prelude and to finish Audioprisum Quietline filters throughout the house

VTL's are on a dedicated 20 amp line and the sources are also on a dedicated 20 amp line. The room is located in the basement and is for music only and is treated with ASC tube traps plus 2 inch sonex.

hifitommy
12-07-2003, 09:42 AM
hi chris,

I'm sure this has been asked many times before, but there's a reason I'm asking.... you now have a field in your profile where you can enter this information (called "equipment list") and never have to type it out again. Imagine being able to just point people to your profile to tell them what you own. Fill in your profile and reply to this thread so we can check it out!

Come on guys, let's see what you got!

when i tried to fillout the profiles equip list, it cut off very quickly. has this been fixed or is the space still so limiited.

i dont want to do that again to only find that ive wasted my time again.

jeskibuff
12-07-2003, 10:59 AM
when i tried to fillout the profiles equip list, it cut off very quickly
What I did was put post my system picture and description in this thread and put a link to the post in my signature area. I think this is a good alternative, except for the fact that the capability to edit one's post beyond a 24-hour timeframe has been turned off. Can we change that, Chris? Is there any particular reason for putting that restriction in place?

hifitommy
12-07-2003, 03:10 PM
i linked to my AA system. best short work i could do, editable anytime.

brigrizzme
12-10-2003, 02:30 PM
McIntosh C36 - preamplifier
McIntosh MC2505 - amplifier
McIntosh MQ101 - equalizer
Marantz 6300 - turntable
Klipsch Quartet - speakers
MIT Terminator 2 - speaker wires
Monster - interconnects

gorilla196635
12-11-2003, 02:27 PM
Mits311 65" HD RPTV
Yamaha RXV995 receiver
Yamaha CDC735 CDP
Pioneer CLDM301LDP
Mits HSU510 hifi VCR
Pioneer DV563A DVDP
Panasonic ATSC HD tuner (not sure of the model picked it up at Bernies for $100, originally priced @1,495. It is very heavy.
DirectTV HBH DD rec.
Polk RT 16 main spks
BIC DV53CLR center channel
BIC surround spks
KLH sub
All Monster audio and video inter connects.
Monster M500 Svideo
Monster Mseries spk wire front LCR

hifitommy
12-11-2003, 08:25 PM
http://cgi.audioasylum.com/systems/588.html

its OK.

Keith from Canada
12-12-2003, 08:30 AM
Here goes...

Panasonic PT-47WX51 HDTV widescreen
Scientific Atlanta 3100HD HDTV set-top box (rented)
Denon AVR-3300 receiver
Panasonic RP-56 progressive scan DVD player
PSB 800 Century mains
PSB 200 Century center channel
PSB Alpha surrounds
DIY Adire 12" Rava sub w/ 150 watt plate amp

This Guy
12-13-2003, 01:14 PM
Receiver:Marantz SR-5200
DVD: Samsung 5 disc
Front left and right: Jensen C-7 , put new mid and tweeter in there so now it has a 1" titanium bulet horn tweet and a 3" midrange cone that was lieing around. It the next month or so I'm just gonna buy a Bohlender Graebner planar mid/tweeter to replace the midrange, and maybe I'll put in a bullet as a super tweeter. I'll also get rid of those crappy Jensen woofers and get some nice Goldwoods.
Center:Old optimus cabinet, Goldwood 5" woofer and audax tweeter, I'll see if can put a bullet tweeter in there soon.
Surrounds: DIY 6.5" woofer and Piezo tweeter, the high frequencies sound terrible, so again I'll put in a Bullet.
subwoofer: Not really a subwoofer, but gets me down to the high 30's, it's a folded horn with a 6' path and a 12" driver. Called "The Konk", It was a good PA speaker in the early 80's. It goes extremly loud and if you stand up while playing it loud, if feels like someone is literally punching you in the chest in this 10 by 12' room.
Amplifiers:Old Pioneer bridged to 150 watts for the center speaker. Also I have an Audiosource Amp Three bridged to 400 watts for the subwoofer.
Game systems: PS2 and the Xbox.
TV: 32" RCA, the one with the vport is use for the xbox

Yes i do know i'm very spoiled with having a Dad that would give me the subwoofer, surrounds, and center he made. It also helps having brothers that are willing to help pay a little for some of the equipment.

-Joey

thepogue
12-13-2003, 07:19 PM
Two Channel Main
Adcom GFA 555 mkII
Adcom GTP 500 mkII
Adcom GCD 600
Adcom GCD 575
Adcom GCD 600
Monitor Audio 210 Sub
Paradigm 100's (rosewood), tara lab connectors, 1219a belden cables (homegrown) bi-wired

Two Channel bedroom
Carver TFM-25 (Bi-Amped)
Carver TFM-55 (Bi-Amped)
Carver CT-17 pre-amp
Parasound CD 100
Klipsch Chours II

HT System
42" Sony Wega
HK Receiver (Junk)
HK 5 disk CD (junk)
JBL Tower Speakers (so-so)
Energy Take 5 surrounds (nice)
nOrh 4.0 wood center (sounds great)
HK sub (lame)

** Going w/nOrh all the way around in the furture and picking up svs/hsu sub. Also picking up and Outlaw 500 Receiver.

Firehouse Bunkroom system
Fisher Amp (65 wpc, nice solid vintage amp)
Adcom 500 pre
Pioneer Elite CD
nOrh 3.0

MrPorterhouse
12-15-2003, 06:29 AM
Pioneer Elite

Bobby Blacklight
12-16-2003, 10:16 AM
Hello All

My mains system is combined Stereo and HT

Speakers are home brews JBL drivers
E145 15" woofers 2123 10"mids and 2416 compression driver on 2344 horns Center is a Urei 811C Coax 15" clone. Rears are JBL L20T's.

Subs are 2 home builts with JBL Le14 woofers and an ARHO12 for LFE

Amps are 3 Crown PS-200 for the mains, Center has a strapped Crown DC-150A Rears are driven by the front channel on my Sony GA8ES reciever.

Active crossovers are JBL M552 and M553

EQ's are Urei 539 on the front 3 channels

Reciever/Preamp Sony GA8ES
Sony CD CA7ES and CA70ES
DVD/SACD Sony NS755
VCR Sony???

Turntables Dual CS5000 Empire 698

Cables all sorts mix on balanced and unbalanced components. Speaker wire 12Ga.

Rob

This Guy
12-16-2003, 12:45 PM
This is the kind of system I like to see/hear. I bet it's loud as hell, too. One question, where do you get all your JBL drivers?

-Joey

Bobby Blacklight
12-16-2003, 03:38 PM
Hello Joey

Got most of the drivers from Ebay. Took a while to get them all together but it was worth the wait.

Rob

Craig H
12-17-2003, 11:30 AM
Carver HR-772 receiver
Carver TDR-2400 cassette deck
Carver SDA-390t vacuum tube 5 disc CD changer
Klipsch KG 2.5 speakers
Yamaha subwoofer

recoveryone
12-18-2003, 07:15 AM
Bedroom:

Pioneer VSX D411 just upgraded from VSX D309
Pioneer DV-525
Phillips VCR HiFi
Phillips 19" TV

Speakers:

Fronts: Optimus Pro X77's
Center: Optimus C3
Rears: Optimus Pro X77's
Sub: KLH SW120

Glen B
12-23-2003, 11:10 AM
My Equipment Details:
http://cgi.audioasylum.com/systems/88.html

Pics of my 2-channel and HT systems:
http://www.villagephotos.com/pubbrowse.asp?selected=264365

DPM
12-23-2003, 10:26 PM
...almost finished.

Musical Fidelity Tri-Vista SACD player
Musical Fidelity Tri-Vista integrated amp (mains)
Denon DVD 2900 universal player
Rotel RSP 1066 prepro
Proceed HPA 2 stereo amp (surrounds)
Proceed AMP 2 stereo amp (center)
Creek OBH headphone amp
Grado SR 325 headphones
Monster Cable AVS 2000 voltage stabilizer
Hales Revelation Three speakers (mains and center)
Paradigm Titan speakers (surrounds)
Billy Bags rack (9 bays)
Sony XBR 34 inch widescreen TV

Cables:
Bettercables with bulletplugs between SACD and integrated amp
Kimber PBJ between headphone amp and integrated amp
Cobalt Cable on all other audio connections incl. speakers
Bettercables component video cable between Denon and Sony XBR

What's left to do?
I want to purchase a line conditioner next. I'm looking at Equitech.
After that, sometime in the distant future I'll get a good subwoofer and
a hi-def TV with a much larger screen. Maybe even a projector. But that's way off in the future.

Dave M

thepogue
12-24-2003, 05:38 AM
...almost finished.

Musical Fidelity Tri-Vista SACD player
Musical Fidelity Tri-Vista integrated amp (mains)
Denon DVD 2900 universal player
Rotel RSP 1066 prepro
Proceed HPA 2 stereo amp (surrounds)
Proceed AMP 2 stereo amp (center)
Creek OBH headphone amp
Grado SR 325 headphones
Monster Cable AVS 2000 voltage stabilizer
Hales Revelation Three speakers (mains and center)
Paradigm Titan speakers (surrounds)
Billy Bags rack (9 bays)
Sony XBR 34 inch widescreen TV

Cables:
Bettercables with bulletplugs between SACD and integrated amp
Kimber PBJ between headphone amp and integrated amp
Cobalt Cable on all other audio connections incl. speakers
Bettercables component video cable between Denon and Sony XBR

What's left to do?
I want to purchase a line conditioner next. I'm looking at Equitech.
After that, sometime in the distant future I'll get a good subwoofer and
a hi-def TV with a much larger screen. Maybe even a projector. But that's way off in the future.

Dave M
pack all that purddy stuff up and send it to me....i review it...for a couple years... ;) nice equipment Dave!

radone
12-25-2003, 03:25 PM
My HT:

Mitsubishi WS65511
Marantz AV-9000
Sunfire Cinema Grand
Toshiba SD 5700
NHT VT-3 Mains
NHT VC-3 Center
NHT VR-3 Rears


My music system

NHT 2.5i Mains
Cambridge Audio 500SE CD Player
Citation 7.4 Subwoofer with NHT SA-3 Amplifier
Carver T11 Tuner
Carver 1.0t Amplifier
Carver C-1 Preamp
(In process of upgrading Pre and Amp, Bryston vs Odyssey)

Elgen
01-02-2004, 04:35 PM
My Hometheater

I have now made a major uppgrade of my hometheater and skipped my reciever.
So here is a revidition of what I got after spending a total of $28000:
()=features.

H/T: Denon AVC-A11SR (7.1 THX Ultra DTS24/96)
DVD-multiformatplayer: Denon DVD-2200 (progressive PAL/NTSC, DVD-A, SACD)
CD-Changer: SONY CDP-CX455 (400 discs capacity)
Laserturntable: ELP LT-1XRC (CD convinience with vinyls)
Tapedeck: Pioneer CRW-CT606 (digital processing)
Tuner: Denon TU-S10 (Denons finest)

TV: Funai 32A-5128 (32” Widescreen)
VCR1: Daewoo DV-K965 (Nicam)
VCR2: Philips
DBS/SAT: Force D-Master 1145S (Optical Output)
HTPC: PC for movies, Internetradio and games (Celeron 2.6GHz, ASUS 9600 graf & Hercules Digifire audiocard).

Speakers:
Main: Cerwin-Vega V-15F
Center: Dali C1000
Surround: B&W DM 601 SR3
Backsurround: Dali R1000
Sub: Dali SWA-12

Cables: mainly cheap Vivancos.
VPI HW-16.5 vacuum recordcleaner.

illwill
01-02-2004, 10:23 PM
thanks for posting about the profile...i had ignored that as i've barely been on the site recently.

Stereo:
CD: arcam cd62t
Interconnects: taralabs prism 33i (.5 meter)
Amp: arcam alpha 8r
Cable: linn k20 (about 3.5 meters each)
Speakers: jmlab chorus 715s

hopefully to add turntable (likely pro/ject rm4) soon.

Home Theatre:
Sources:
DVD: Toshiba SD2300 (yup, that's the "nuon enhanced" model, what a gimmick)
SVHS/VHS: Panasonic PV-VS4820
CD: Technics SL-PD8

TV: Toshiba 27A50
Receiver: Pioneer VSX-D509S
Mains: Paradigm Monitor 3v2
Center: Paradigm CC370v2
Rears: JBL SAT135 (little sattelites from a htb type set)
Sub: JBL SUB135 (sub from same set, desperately needs replacing)

Video connections are all Ratshack Gold, and the rest is pretty random. Speaker cable to center is Linn K20 because i have yet to buy new mains cable since my recent split of the ht and 2channel. The Monitor 3s sit on sand filled Sound Organisation Z055s. The center is on 3 pieces of bluetak on top of the tv. We also have a motorola cable digital cable box from comcast. I don't know the model.


Other random stuff:
-Sony STR-6045 (vintage stereo receiver)
-Magnavox CDB560 (early cd player)
-Technics SA-EX140 (stereo receiver)
-Dual CS5000 (has a ground hum problem, somewhat tweakable)
-Pair of KLH Model Seventeens (60's, sound surprisingly good)
-Onkyo RX-DR511 (dual drawer cd burner, SO many problems, got it fixed a couple times, now it always freezes after about half an hour. have not bothered to fix it since i got a computer cd burner. it is handy for direct copies though.)
-Some Akai reel-to-reel i nabbed from my high school. may have speed problems....i have yet to figure out how to make it work properly.
-Technics SL-DJ1200 (dj/monitor headphones, pretty decent, but i'd like to get some grados for contrast)

GTF
01-12-2004, 06:43 PM
Linn LP12 with a RATA suspension kit
Rega RB900 Shure V15xVMR
Gold Aero db45 signature pre-preamp
Audio Synthesis Passion passive
Carver LightStar 2.0
Rega Planet
speakers Carolina Audio JSM & Jordan transmission line subs
speaker wire cat-5
interconnects, I use them

Harleyx
01-13-2004, 05:27 AM
Hey pogue...I think the meds are wearin off again....that's twice in the last 2 pages for your systems....
The next round is on me..)

thepogue
01-13-2004, 05:33 AM
Two Channel Main
Adcom GFA 555 mkII (Bi-Amped)
Adcom GFA 555 mkII (Bi-Amped)
Adcom GTP 500 mkII
Adcom GCD 600
Adcom GCD 575
Adcom DAC 600
Monitor Audio 210 Sub
Paradigm 100's (rosewood), tara lab connectors, 1219a belden cables (homegrown) X 4
Geist/Flexiduct SP104-10 Surge Suppressor

Two Channel bedroom (Sons room)
Carver TFM-25
Carver CT-17 pre-amp
Parasound CD 100
Klipsch Chours II

HT System
42" Sony Wega
HK Receiver (junk)
HK 5 disk CD (junk)
JBL T-5 Tower Speakers (so-so)
Energy Take 5 surrounds (nice)
nOrh 4.0 wood center (sounds great)
ACI Saturn subs (powered w/Carver TFM-55)



Firehouse Bunkroom system
Fisher Amp (65 wpc, nice solid vintage amp)
Adcom 500 pre
Pioneer Elite CD
nOrh 3.0
HK 8" Sub

thepogue
01-13-2004, 07:33 AM
can you find the upgrade?...you silly man!!

tullymars
01-16-2004, 05:35 PM
My system is very modest compared to the rest of you guys but here it is,Im old school I guess,I dont care for surround,two channel for me.....
Main system

Denon dra 685...receiver
Onkyo dxc 380...cd changer
Velodyne vx 10...sub
Boston Acoustics vr 950 lynfield...mains


Second system
Onkyo tx 8511...receiver
Pioneer pd 103 cd... player
Polk Audio rt35i...bookshelf speakers


working my way up to the big time stuff,gots a ways to go!

maskedman
01-16-2004, 05:54 PM
Hi,
I just joined this forum. I would like to say hi, one masked man here. My audio system
Mcintosh C28
Mcintosh MR77
Mcintosh 2105
Teac 3340S
Thorens TD125MK
Marantz cd67SE w/ mus fid X10D
Kimber PBJ cables
Senn 580 w Cardas cable
KLH9 spkrs

workout gear
iriver 350
total airhead
ety-6
walkman professional cass.

Its gonna be fun....


Robert

maskedman
01-16-2004, 06:03 PM
In going over my thread I failed to list one more piece of equipment.
VELODYNE DLS3750

the 9's really always need a sub woofer.....

Hanz29
01-16-2004, 11:50 PM
hi everyone,

i have an HK AVR 520, infinity !L 50's 10's, and 25c, also a CT-120 from velodyne.

I mainly listen to music, mostly mp3's

what should be my next upgrade?

Audioman00
01-18-2004, 08:40 PM
Receiver/Amp--Onkyo TX-8511--High Current Amp Stage
DAC--Pioneer PD-M650
Cassette Deck--Nacamichi BX-100--3 Motor Transport
Turn Table--Kenwood KD-2100
Main Speakers--AR 318PS Floorstanders
Interconnects--Monster
Speaker Cables--MonsterXP

Nothing too outrageous, but sounds good to me. -audioman00

htfan14
01-19-2004, 09:27 AM
This is my modest 7.1 ht setup. Denon 3802 rec., Toshiba 5700 dvd/dvd-a, Energy xl26 mains, C-C1 centre, 4 polk r15's for surounds, velodyne cht-10 sub, old 32" RCA tv. Inexpensive, fun and LOUD!! ;-)

bulldog082886
01-20-2004, 10:44 AM
Receiver: Yamaha RXV795
DVD: Panasonic DVDRP62
Speakers:
Front: B&W DM602
Rears: B&W DM302
Center: B&W CC6
Sub: Klipsch KSW10

I was playing Finding Nemo when my sub made this horrendous popping sound (chapter 8, when the Bruce let go of the torpedo and detonated the mines, again when Marlin and Dory were in the abyss). Have any of you experienced this?

Major Matt Mason
01-21-2004, 06:58 PM
I'm sure this has been asked many times before, but there's a reason I'm asking.... you now have a field in your profile where you can enter this information (called "equipment list") and never have to type it out again. Imagine being able to just point people to your profile to tell them what you own. Fill in your profile and reply to this thread so we can check it out!

Come on guys, let's see what you got!

1973 Kenner Close n Play

Major Matt Mason
01-21-2004, 07:05 PM
can you find the upgrade?...you silly man!!

Please don't take this the wrong way, but what's all that "stuff" around your system???
Did you let the wife decorate?

Nice Studios!!! :D

MMM

thepogue
01-22-2004, 02:25 AM
why it's...it's...hmm...well...ah...."stuff".

and this room in my house is like a lil boys club house..."NO GIRLS ALLOWED" hence the fire "Stuff" collection....and the 1970's wall paper ;)

Major Matt Mason
01-22-2004, 03:27 PM
why it's...it's...hmm...well...ah...."stuff".

and this room in my house is like a lil boys club house..."NO GIRLS ALLOWED" hence the fire "Stuff" collection....and the 1970's wall paper ;)

Okay, I get it. I had forgotten that you are in the firefighting business (my bad). Fair enough! Nice system you've got. If you don't mind me asking, did you notice a major, or only a slight difference in the sound quality of your Studios when you upgraded to the Adcom amps from whatever you were using before?

Thanks!
Jeff

brigrizzme
01-23-2004, 09:08 AM
McIntosh C36 pre
Adcom 5500 amp
Dunlavy CS-1 speakers
Marantz 6300 turntable
Yamaha CDC-575 cd player (I know)
Monster Interconnects
Mit Terminator-2 speaker wire

I'm in the market for a SACD player. Any ideas?

Thanks

thepogue
01-24-2004, 09:06 AM
Well Major.... the only "upgrade" as far as amps goes is I added another "triple nickle" to bi-amp the 100's...and to be honest I didnt hear any difference at all!...In fact I'm really kinda frustrate at this point.....a friend of mine and I went and listened to a set of Martin Logans...the room kinda was lame...but after listening to them I'm a bit wiggly 'bout my set up.....I'm thinking of moving it all in a bigger room for starts....maybe tomorrow!!...but the Logan had such an awsome sweet spot!!...now I realize that my current set up isn't at all in the same league...but I'm really just trying to squeeeeeeze a bit more outta her! but alas....the journey never ends!! lol ;)

thepogue
01-24-2004, 09:07 AM
McIntosh C36 pre
Adcom 5500 amp
Dunlavy CS-1 speakers
Marantz 6300 turntable
Yamaha CDC-575 cd player (I know)
Monster Interconnects
Mit Terminator-2 speaker wire

I'm in the market for a SACD player. Any ideas?

Thanks
thats a shweet lil system there fella!!

Express
01-24-2004, 01:37 PM
My equipment

hifitommy
01-25-2004, 07:42 AM
someday i hope to have a system like this.

Mark111867
01-25-2004, 10:57 AM
My system....

Yamaha RX-596 Receiver
Denon DCM270 5 CD Changer
Sony TC-W435 Tape Deck
Mirage M-290 Speakers
Polk 4A Speakers
Athena Technologies AS-P300 Powered Subwoofer
Panasonic CT27D11 Television
Panasonic DVD Player Model S23
Magnavox VCR

I also own an Onkyo TX-844 Receiver that I also use from time to time. Have a great weekend.

Harleyx
01-25-2004, 11:37 AM
It's been at least a day since you've posted yer system....

Get 'er done man..)
And tip one for me.

hifitommy
01-25-2004, 01:44 PM
It's been at least a day since you've posted yer system....

Get 'er done man..)
And tip one for me.
http://www.totallytom.com/MadCow.html (http://www.totallytom.com/MadCow.html)

Harleyx
01-25-2004, 01:59 PM
But if that's what yer into....

topspeed
01-25-2004, 07:20 PM
Main System:
Denon AVR 3803 (for HT)
PS Audio HCA2 (for 2 channel listening)
Sony DVP-C600D
Denon DR-30HX
JVC S-VHS
Echostar STB
Hitachi 32UX01S

Speakers:
Mains - B&W CDM 7NT
Center - B&W CDM CNT
Rears - B&W CDM 1NT
Sub - Definitive Technology PF12TL


Bedroom:
Marantz 2230 (smoooth!)
Mission 780A Argonauts
Echostar STB
Toshiba 27" tv

firebook23
02-04-2004, 02:02 PM
NAD T752 Receiver
NAD T532 DVD Player
PSB Image 5T's (Left&Right)
PSB Image 8c (center)
PSB Subsonic 5i (sub)
PSB alpha's (surrounds)

I must say for the money i have not heard anythng better.

Elgen
02-04-2004, 02:23 PM
Changes run quick in my home and this is my current system:
()=features.

H/T: Denon AVC-A11SR (7.1 THX Ultra DTS24/96)
DVD-multiformatplayer: Denon DVD-2200 (progressive PAL/NTSC, DVD-A, SACD)
CD-Changer: SONY CDP-CX455 (400 discs capacity)
Laserturntable: ELP LT-1XRC (CD convinience with vinyls)
Tapedeck: Pioneer CRW-CT606DR (digital processing)
Tuner: Denon TU-S10 (Denons finest)

TV: Funai 32A-5128 (32” Widescreen)
VCR1: JVC HR-DVS3 (MiniDV/S-VHS-combo, Nicam, Jog & Shuttle, editing and more)
VCR2: Daewoo DV-K965 (Nicam)
DBS/SAT: Force D-Master 1145S (Optical Output)
HTPC: PC for movies, Internetradio and games (Celeron 2.6GHz, ASUS 9600 graf & Hercules Digifire audiocard).

Cables: mainly cheap Vivancos.
Speakers:
Main: Cerwin-Vega V-15F
Center: Dali C1000
Surround: Dali R1000
Sub: Dali SWA-12

VPI HW-16.5 vacuum recordcleaner.

Multizone in bedroom:
Amp: Cambridge P500
Speakers: B&W DM 601 SR3
Cable: Oelbach 5 meter.

bubbles
02-06-2004, 01:02 PM
Conrad Johnson PV10 pre
Bel Canto Evo 200.2 power
Micromega Drive transport
California Audiolab ALPHA dac
Rega P25/RB600 origin live/shure V15/Creek obh8se
B&W P6
Artesania rack
Audioquest Diamond IC
Audioquest midnight3
Shunyata powersnakes.

chimera128
02-12-2004, 03:00 PM
Receiver: Denon AVR-3803
Mains: Definitive Technology BP7000SCs
Surrounds: Definitive Technology BP10Bs
Definitive Technology BP30s
Center Channel: Definitive Technology C/L/R 3000
Power conditioner: Richard Gray's Power Company 400MK II (1 for source components 1 for amplification)
Wires: Monster Cable
DVD: Toshiba
CD: Sony Multidisc
VCR: Proscan
TV: Sony 32in Trinitron

It's a work in progess =).. damn the need for refrigerators, couches, and washers and dryers!!!!!

Skyblazer
02-23-2004, 02:15 AM
bubbles, how do you like your CAL Alpha DAC? I love mine

here is my small system. always upgrading or replacing something in it.

http://community.webshots.com/user/svsdangerboy

Polk Speakers.
Zenith HDTV
Mostly Marantz electronics

mgudites
02-28-2004, 11:22 PM
My setup is pretty simple but it sounds good...I acquired roughly half of it on eBay :)

Marantz 2270 Receiver
Antique Sound Lab Wave Tube-amp x2
Yamaha EQ-70 Equalizer
Sony DVP-NS755V SACD Player
Adcom ACE-515 AC Enhancer
B&W DM602S2 Speakers
van den Hul D 102 MKIII Interconnects all-around

One day I'd like to replace the Marantz with something a little more 'updated', but I have yet to find something that sounds as good without spending more than I want to spend...But anyway, for a non-professional listener, it sounds really good!

thepogue
02-29-2004, 04:37 AM
how do you like the tube amps?

mgudites
02-29-2004, 06:13 AM
how do you like the tube amps?They sound good! Worth the price I paid for sure. Just wish I could get this (http://forums.audioreview.com/showthread.php?threadid=2491&goto=newpost ) resolved!

drichardson
03-02-2004, 09:07 AM
I'm sure this has been asked many times before, but there's a reason I'm asking.... you now have a field in your profile where you can enter this information (called "equipment list") and never have to type it out again. Imagine being able to just point people to your profile to tell them what you own. Fill in your profile and reply to this thread so we can check it out!

Come on guys, let's see what you got!

Update:Fronts - JBL 4311B
Center - JBL Control 1's - dual
Center/rear - Klipsch KV2
Rear/Sides - Definitive Technology BP1's
Extra - Infinity Kappa 6
Subs - Custom made 15 inch subs (2)
Amp - Yamaha P2100 (3)
Amp - DBX BX3
Crossover - Paradigm X-30
Preamp - Citation 7.0
DDpro - Pioneer Elite SP-99D
DVD - Pioneer dv250
VCR - Proscan Hi-Fi vcr
Mixer - Behringer UB2442FX-PRO Mixer
Computer - PIV 2.6 with optical and coax digital out's, equip with cool
edit 2.0, wave lab, 80 gig hdd, multiple cd burning capability
Television - RCA 31"
Projection - Proxima data grade projector
Screen - Da-lite Model B 100" 4.3 video format matte white screen
Keyboard - Alesis QS-7
Scaler - Inline 1424 line doubler/scaler (used to convert composite
signal to RGBS - will use as line doubler when I upgrade the
projector

ciscokid1970
03-12-2004, 10:01 AM
HOME THEATER ROOM:
Mitsubishi VS-60805, 60in Big screen
NHT Super center 2
NHT 6.1 ceiling speakers for front and rear
Klipsch KSW-15 Sub
Sony STR-DA555ES receiver
Pioneer DV536A DVD player
Panasonic PV-V4620 VCR
RCA RCU-810 Prog Learn Remote
Monster Powerbar 2100 AC power filter / surge protector
Monster MV1000 Video Component Video cables
Beldin 12ga, twisted pair, shielded, jacketed speaker wire

STEREO ROOM
B&W 601s bookshelf speakers
Yamaha YST-SW205 Sub
NAD C-740 Receiver
Pioneer Elite PD-F19 301 CD changer
Pioneer PDR-W739 CD Audio Recorder
Phillips DVDR75 DVD recorder
Panasonic PV-V4620 VCR
Sennheiser HD-570 Headphones
Monster HTS 2000 AC power filter / surge protector
Acoustic Research HT audio interconnects
Beldin 12ga, twisted pair, shielded, jacketed speaker wire

OFFICE SYSTEM
Decware Triode Amp
PSB 2B speakers
Sony car discman d-m805
Sennheiser 2270 headphones

ipodstudio
03-13-2004, 01:29 AM
See my signature :)

magpie
03-20-2004, 12:49 PM
This is my humble setup.
JVC 32" D-series TV
Yamaha R-V1103
Toshiba SD-1200
Yamaha CD-493
Sony SLV-N71 VCR
Denon DP-30L II Turntable
Ohm Speakers
Paradigm Cinema Speakers
Paradigm 8" Sub
Tributaries Cables

magpie

Dsousley
03-26-2004, 09:54 AM
I'm sure this has been asked many times before, but there's a reason I'm asking.... you now have a field in your profile where you can enter this information (called "equipment list") and never have to type it out again. Imagine being able to just point people to your profile to tell them what you own. Fill in your profile and reply to this thread so we can check it out!

Come on guys, let's see what you got!

Just getting started but here goes:

Arcam AVR200 receiver
Sony DVD player
Klipsch RF 7 Main speakers
Klipsch RC 35 Center
NHT sub with separate NHT power amp
NHT 1.5 rear speakers
Monster Phase 4 Power conditioner

rededteck
03-26-2004, 01:17 PM
Toshiba 40x81 cinema series TV
Acurus 5X125 amplifier
Acurus Act III pre-amplifier
PSB Stratus Bronze front speakers
PSB Stratus C-5 Center speaker
Paradigm Reference Studio 20 rear speakers
PSB Subsonic 7, 15 inch subwoofer
Denon DVD-2200, SACD/DVD player
Audioquest speaker, component, RCA connections

:D

junzhang
03-27-2004, 04:44 PM
:) HT and audio Setup (living room)
PSB Stratus Gold (main)
PSB Stratus C5 (center)
PSB Alpha (Rear)
Sony DVP-S7000 (Benchmark DVD,CD)
Yamaha RXV1000 (DSP)
McCormack DNA1.0 (amp)
Sony 34XBR250 (TV)
AQ Midnight (kable)

;) Two Channel Audio Only (my den for Vocal,Violin)
Martin Logan Aeris (bi-wire)
Marantz CD67SE (CD)
Sony DVP-S9000ES (Benchmark SACD,DVD,CD)
McCormack DNA0.5(amp)
McCormack TLC (preamp)
DH Lab Silver (singnal)
Kimber Kable 4TC (two biwire)

Hivihead
03-28-2004, 09:06 PM
Here is mine:
Rogers E20a tube amp
Musical Fidelity A3CD player
Sonus Faber Concerto with SF adjustable stand(x2)
MMF2.1 turntable
Kimber 8TC spkr cables(3m) x 2
Kimber KCAG interconnect(1m)
SolidSteel 3 shelf rack


Home Threater system:
B&W DM303 x 5
B&W LCR (center channel)
B&W ASW300 sub
Denon AVR2802
Denon DVD2200
Sound Organisation 4-shelf rack
Audioquest Type 6 speaker cables
Audioquest S-video cables
MIT optical cable

Previous system:
Sonic Frontiers Amp 1
Sonic Frontiers Power 1
Denon DCDS-10 CD player
B&W CDM1 speakers
Kimber 8TC spkr cables (3m)
Kimber PBJ XLR (1m)
Kimber Silver Streak XLR (1m)
Sound Organizations spkr stands

glen65
03-30-2004, 01:40 PM
1973 Kenner Close n Play


What kind of cartridge are you running?

dean_martin
04-01-2004, 11:20 AM
Main 2ch. system in small study: Acoustic Energy Aegis One speakers, AMC cd8b cd player, Pro-Ject 1.2 turntable w/Parasound cart. and None-felt mat, Yamaha CT-44 tuner, Yamaha K-130 tape deck, Parasound P/HP 850 preamp, Acurus A100 amp, Grado SR60 headphones.

Bedroom: NHT SuperOne speakers, Panasonic DV-R30 dvd player, Cambridge Audio D300 cd player, Mitsubishi hifi vcr, NAD C340 integrated amp, Sony 20" Wega.

Family room: NHT SuperOnes (2), Velodyne CT-120 sub, Pioneer Elite DV -C36 dvd changer, Yamaha T-70 tuner, Sony hifi vcr, NAD C350 integrated amp, Sony 32" tv.

Old stuff I listen to w/headphones at work: Akai GXC-730D tape deck, Marantz 112 tuner, Sansui AU-5900 integrated amp.

RomCrazy
04-02-2004, 11:40 AM
Well, I am a newbie in the audio world, and in an Air Force dorm I have limited space.

Yamaha RX-V440 reciever
PSB Image 2B speakers
Cheap Jensen Sub(soon to be upgraded to the PSB Subsonic 5, maybe next paycheck..)
Compaq x1030 Laptop with external Creative Souncard driving everything

Well, that's it. Impressive huh? I can't afford a full surround system right now, paid enough for 2 channel. And I am more of a music buff than movies. I have an external Hard drive with 10,130 songs all in 320 or 480 kbs AAC. My system runs all day, and most of the night.... What can I say? I'm a music lover!

bmw-k
04-02-2004, 01:55 PM
NAD T762 AVR
Panasonic DVD/CDP player: el-cheapo model to be upgraded in time.
TV: Panasonic 28" CRT - nuthin special

Mains: PSB Stratus Silver i's (Bi-wired)
Center: PSB C5i
Surround: ancient Aiwa speakers I had lying around
Sub: PSB Subsonic 7 (15", 330 watt, accoustic suspension sub)

Connectors: Radio Shack Gold interconnects.
Speaker Cable: Tara Labs 2+2, 12guage

Sounds great!

WmAx
04-02-2004, 09:02 PM
My humbling setup:

Sony ICF-C25 AM/FM Alarm Clock

-Mono
-AM/FM
-Rotary Tuner Control
-Rotary Volume Contral
-Solid State
-3" Full Range Speaker
-16 AWG Power Chord
-Selectable Radio/Alarm Tone Alarm Signal
-Snooze Button
-Sleep Button
-9V Battery Backup
-Off-white ABS plastic chassis/enclosure

-Chris

uncooked
04-02-2004, 10:50 PM
anybody know of a site where i can post pics of my stuff for free? then put a link back here? as far as i know you cant upload pics onto this site.

and wmax what up with the mono alarm clock, is that a joke or what lol

-Mono
-AM/FM
-Rotary Tuner Control
-Rotary Volume Contral
-Solid State
-3" Full Range Speaker
-16 AWG Power Chord
-Selectable Radio/Alarm Tone Alarm Signal
-Snooze Button
-Sleep Button
-9V Battery Backup
-Off-white ABS plastic chassis/enclosure


thats halarious. i sure hope your joking though

92135011
04-03-2004, 12:10 AM
WOAH!~ that sounds a lot like MY alarm clock!
Except that mine has a headphone minijack! 2 alarms instead of 1!
I guess mine is high end? o.O

I feel top of the world

WmAx
04-03-2004, 12:41 AM
Except that mine has a headphone minijack! 2 alarms instead of 1!
I guess mine is high end? o.O

I feel top of the world
What? Damn it all! I knew that salesman was holding back on me. You lucky smuck.

-Chris

jeskibuff
04-03-2004, 03:12 AM
I knew that salesman was holding back on me.Quite obviously the same unscrupulous salesman that sold Major Matt Mason his Kenner Close 'n Play with the Gouge-A-Matic 2000 cartridge!

as far as i know you cant upload pics onto this siteNot true. Some of the pictures on this very thread (including mine) were uploaded on this site. Look at the bottom of the page when you're posting a message. You'll see an "Attach Files" section that has a "Upload/Manage Photos" button in it. If you post one picture, it'll automatically display in your post (inline). If you post more than one, the pictures will appear as a list and viewers will have to click on each file name to display them. You are limited to 5 pictures per post.

Perhaps you are just used to the old way of uploading pictures. The software transferred the picture from your computer to the AR server and gave you a URL to address the picture with. That won't work anymore. You'll note that the addresses look like this: http://forums.audioreview.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=45&stc=1 , which is gonefishin's picture, the first in this thread. This method was implemented I suppose to keep people from using someone's server to post their space-intensive pictures to the internet, although the pictures may have had nothing to do with the forum they posted them in. Note that you can click on the URL to see the picture, but you can't use it within image tags like [ img]http://forums.audioreview.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=45&stc=1[ /img] So, it's either get your own webspace to upload what you want, or use the forum the way it is now, limiting you to posting pictures that better have relevance to the discussion! :D

FAIELLO
04-03-2004, 08:05 AM
My Upgraded System
__________________
My System:
Receiver: Marantz SR7300
DVD Video, DVD-Audio/SACD: Marantz DV6400
CD Changer: Onyko DX-C390
TV: Mitsubishi WS-48511
Sat: Echcostar HD 6000U
Remote: Sony AV3000
Cables: Monster and Acoustic Research

Speakers:
Center: CSW Center Stage
Fronts: CSW Tower II (Bi-wired)
Rears: CSW Surround 5.1
Back Center: CSW Newton MC300
Sub: JBL PB-10
Speacker Wire: CSW 16 ga. white

my website:
http://mysite.verizon.net/vze1mkhw/index.html

careless b
04-04-2004, 06:19 AM
RECIEVER: Yamaha RXV2400
DVD/CD: Denon DVD 1200
SPEAKERS: Klipsch Front: RF35 Center: RC 35 Rear RS 35 Sub RSW 12
No name cabling/Cabling left over from my car setup
TV Panasonic 76 Tau Digital
CD (dj equip) Denon DN-D9000
HEADPHONES Sennheiser's HD595 (if anyone is in the market for new headphones this set is a must, I just replaced my old sennheisers after 4 years of continual abuse, sound is fantastic!)

Sounds FANTASTIC except my neighbours have started get on my back as the sound just travels throughout my house. The worst thing is, it's so clear no matter what volume it is on when I am about 20 feet from the house with all the doors and windows closed. Anyone got suggestions on how I can crank my system without upsetting the neighbours?

Eric_Bender
04-05-2004, 09:39 AM
New to the site, but am very interested in learning more.

Amp: Adcom GFA 545
Preamp: Adcom GTP 500 II
CD: CAL Ikon Mk II
DVD: Harman Kardon DVD 101
TV: Sony 32" WEGA KV32FS100
Speakers: Boston Acoustics A-150 II

Ogeez
04-11-2004, 08:37 AM
Presently building a room, any feedabck is welcomed:
HK AVR 220
B&W 601 S2 FR/FL/C/(SUB soon)/ PSB for now in Rear
JVC Progressive Scan DVD
Scientific Atlanta Explorer 8000 PVR
Sherwood 5 CD Player
Dual 505 Diamond cut needle Turntable
Epson Powerlite S1 Projector
Screen still coming
Clone PC with 2g AMD/1g RAM/ASUS A7V333 Motherboard/2X80gig 7200rpm HD/GeForce4 MX440 S-Video in/out connected to the SAE PVR and the Epson
Cables: 16g custom 24K Gold feed to rear speakers, all others 18g custom 24K Gold in wall cables. Philips Platinum Power S-Video/Audio from the SAE PVR to the 32" Goldstar, Philips Platinum Audio cables from the Sherwood to the HK, Custom Made High resolution 24K Gold 35ft S-Video Cables with Philips S-Video Power Supply from the Epson to the HK, Custom made 50ft VGA to Component from the Epson to the DVD.
:cool:

Ian McLoud
04-12-2004, 01:59 PM
OK,
I have an old Sony reciever STS-DE305 (175w) It has 2 channels with 2 outputs per channel.

I recently bought 2 Klipsch Synergy 1 speakers- (300watt max) i was told my reciever had no chance of blowing them out.

I hooked them both up to the A channel and had the B channel off. Then I proceeded to pump them up very loud.They lasted about 5 hours before they almost completley died. I returned them at no cost to myself, thank you best buy, but I was wondering why that happened.

When I explained it to the guy at Best Buy, he was so perplexed, "that shouldn't have happened." I am aware that the employees there are not audiophiles, but I am simply trying to get some speakers that will be VERY loud (not nessesarily great quality)- without blowing out- and can be put facing out my window at parties with 200-300 college students getting rowdy and drunk.

Latagaw
04-13-2004, 02:21 AM
i own a very simple audio/visual system

Sony MCH RV6 vcd player component
LG 68cm Conventional TV CT-29M30RX

it's worth entertaining.

But I'm planning to acquire more sophisticated equipment soon. I'm just saving money right now.


:cool:

BillBroach
04-15-2004, 03:13 PM
OK, here we go - (First post)

2ch (bedroom)

Classe CAP-151 Integrated Amp
Classe CDP-10 HDCD Player
Ohm Walsh 5 Mk2 Speakers
Straightwire Serenade XLR IC cables
Straightwire Virtuoso H Speaker cables

HT (den)

Adcom GFA6000 5ch Amp
Sony STR-DB930 Receiver
Mitsubishi HS-U69 SVHS VCR
Sony SAT -T60 DirecTiVo
Denon 910 DVD
Hitachi 55-HDT42 PDP
Samsung SIR-T351 HD OTA
Ohm Walsh MicroTall mains
B&W Center
Rauna Tyr rears
Polk Cobra speaker cables
Monster M1000 ic cables

I've been lurking/reading for a couple of weeks; many high quality & interesting threads. Cheers

regards, billb....

Bryan
04-16-2004, 08:20 AM
Might as well post it here:

Main system:

SVS 20-39CS w ISD driver
VMPS Large Subwoofer (older version of New Original Subwoofer)
nOrh wood 5.1 mains (upgrading to Rocket RS550s come Tuesday)
nOrh ceramic 4.0 (center - eventually will get Rocket RSC200, surrounds - enventually will upgrade to RS150s)
Outlaw 1050
nOrh Le Amps (mains)
Samson S700 (subs)
Panasonic DVD RV-31K
Panasonic 27" TV

Bedroom system:

nOrh ceramic 4.0 (will be going to nOrh wood 5.1s)
Yamaha RXV-496

BillBroach
04-16-2004, 09:55 AM
Oops - Forgot the Infinity sub in the den (10",100W, servo driven). Too many toys, I guess; hard to count them all. I also have the problem of insufficient space in the profile for the system list; mine ends about a third of the way through the HT description.

regards, billb....

turbodog
04-19-2004, 09:09 AM
OK, I'll admit it. My audio/HT rigs are not exactly 'audiphile' quality.
At one end of my family room, my HT is a downright joke:
Sony 33" TV
Norcent DP1800 DVD/HTIB (less than $130!)
JVC S-VHS
Philips DishNetwork Receiver

As bad as the Norcent is, it sounds better than the Sony audio. I use the Sony for center channel. All other audio is thru the Norcent amp/speakers.

My stereo is (only slightly) better:
Sony RCDW 500 CD player/recorder
HK3475 Receiver, driving speaker mids/tweeters
Carver CM1090 power amp section driving speaker woofers
B&W DM640 Speakers, bi-amp setup
RatShack gold interconnects, Romex 10-guage for speaker wire

Nope, no turntable. All my vinyl was destroyed in a flood 6 years ago.

The problem here is not so much the equipment as the room. The electronics reside under my bar, and the speakers are stuck 'way deep in corners 25 feet away, in a billiard room - 16 X 30, glass on 3 sides and open to a large family room on the 4th. No comfy chair in the 'sweet spot' (assuming there is one!) because it would intrude on the billiard space. Someday, I'll have a properly set-up media room.

slbenz
04-20-2004, 08:02 AM
My system:

Parasound AVC-1800 AV preamp
Parasound HCA-1205A 5-channel power amp
Sony CDP-CX240 200 Disc CD Changer
Panasonic RP-56 DVD Player
Aiwa AW-808 Dual Cassette Tape Deck
Yamaha PF-50 Turntable
Parasound PPH-100 phono preamp
Pioneer LD-909 Laserdisc player
Main Speakers- Eminent Technology LFT-IV
Center Speaker- Eminent Technology LFT-XII
Surround Speakers- Martin Logan Scenario
Subwoofer- Velodyne HGS-12 Series II
Mitsubishi 45" RPTV

Raymond
04-20-2004, 08:23 PM
Just joined the group. After looking through this thread, I feel rather humbled, but then again, I hope to learn a lot ... already have ! And to boot, I have just recently upgraded from Pro-Logic and so this A/V receiver sounds simply amazing ... to me anyways.

Upgrade included the A/V receiver, Athena speakers and the Sub.

-A/V Receiver: Pioneer VSX-41 Elite
-FRONTS: Athena S.5
-CENTER: Athena C.5
-SUB: Klipsch RW-8
-SURROUNDS: Bose
-DVD: Panasonic S35
-CD: Pioneer
-VCR: Toshiba

Ray

PPG
04-27-2004, 12:47 PM
Sherwood 5.1 digital receiver
Denon DCM-370 CD changer
Sony DVD/SACD player
Optimus LX-5 speakers (4)
Optimus CS-5 Center
Zenith single DVD player

eleiko
04-27-2004, 03:54 PM
speakers: ADS 1230s (1983); power amp: Quad 405 (1978); pre-amp: Nakamichi 410 (1978); table: Thorens 166 mk2 (1985); cartridge: Sumiko Pearl (1997); tuner: Yamaha T-1 (1978 or 79); cd: NAD (1987); cassette: Denon (1985, it's broken).

If there's better sounding speakers than the 1230s in that price range (retailed for $1500 in 1983), I haven't heard them.Which is the reason I've never been compelled to "trade up." The weak link here is the Sumiko Pearl. Perhaps I should have spent the extra $150 it would have cost to get the Sumiko MC high output Blue Point Special. But with CD and dwindling vinyl recordings, I didn't see the need. In my view CDs sound better, though I realize there's a fringe element of the audiophile tribe that profoundly disagrees.

Toady
05-11-2004, 10:19 AM
Musical Fidelity A3.2 CD Player
NAD C160 Preamp
Adcom GFA-5500 Power Amp
B&W CDM 1NT Loudspeakers w/stands
Nordost Magic Interconnects
Audiolink Red Dragon Bi-wire Speaker Cable
Mapleshade Clearview Power Strip

Bryan
05-11-2004, 10:43 AM
Just a quick update:

Mains are now the Rocket RS550s and the center is the Rocket RSC200 (got a sweet deal on it :D). Bedroom speakers are now the wood 5.1s.

lumiere
05-11-2004, 06:51 PM
Musical Fidelity A3.2 CD Player
NAD C160 Preamp
Adcom GFA-5500 Power Amp
B&W CDM 1NT Loudspeakers w/stands
Nordost Magic Interconnects
Audiolink Red Dragon Bi-wire Speaker Cable
Mapleshade Clearview Power Strip

Toady.
How are you liking the A3.2? I liked it at the dealer's and I'm planning to buy it myself.
Cheers

Toady
05-12-2004, 05:01 AM
Toady.
How are you liking the A3.2? I liked it at the dealer's and I'm planning to buy it myself.
Cheers

i love it, lumiere. i've had it for about 15 months and enjoy it every day. won't the dealer let you take it home for a test drive before you buy? i upgraded from an NAD 521... so, for me, the difference was astounding.

it does need a break-in. i'd never had experience breaking in a digital component before, and i found that after a few weeks things were still getting better and better. so, look for that.

landshark99
05-13-2004, 06:36 PM
Here's a pic from mine... just started replacing my older stuff this last year...

Front are Paradigms v2 100's
Center is a Infinity CC-2
Receiver is a Sony DA50ES
Amp is a ROTEL 1075
DVD/CD is a sony 5 disc, no idea model

the sub is a HSU STF-3 (took a pic but its a big black box)
surrounds are infinity QS-1's

sorry its kinda messy, but I'm single :)

<img src="http://www.demented.com/setup01.jpg">

swampcat
05-19-2004, 11:13 AM
OK,
I have an old Sony reciever STS-DE305 (175w) It has 2 channels with 2 outputs per channel.

I recently bought 2 Klipsch Synergy 1 speakers- (300watt max) i was told my reciever had no chance of blowing them out.

I hooked them both up to the A channel and had the B channel off. Then I proceeded to pump them up very loud.They lasted about 5 hours before they almost completley died. I returned them at no cost to myself, thank you best buy, but I was wondering why that happened.

When I explained it to the guy at Best Buy, he was so perplexed, "that shouldn't have happened." I am aware that the employees there are not audiophiles, but I am simply trying to get some speakers that will be VERY loud (not nessesarily great quality)- without blowing out- and can be put facing out my window at parties with 200-300 college students getting rowdy and drunk.


The klipsch synergy SF-1 is rated at 100 watts cont. and 400 watts peak (not 300watts). System a+b are the same channel. Just a speaker switch to control 2 sets of speakers. Never heard of a 175 watt 2 channel sony rec. What died first the tweeters? Probably clipped them to death with distorted power. Speakers are less likely to be damaged with too much power rather then not enough. I would say if only one speaker died it was a defect. If both speakers died you killed them (not a defect). Most speakers buzz,sometimes smoke and spark when overpowered before they die.

What your lookin for are CERWIN VEGA'S! thats it. If you want a speaker that you can abuse its the only one. some of these will handle 400-450 watts cont.

axelsrd
05-24-2004, 09:51 AM
I'm sure this has been asked many times before, but there's a reason I'm asking.... you now have a field in your profile where you can enter this information (called "equipment list") and never have to type it out again. Imagine being able to just point people to your profile to tell them what you own. Fill in your profile and reply to this thread so we can check it out!

Come on guys, let's see what you got!

With all the systems descriptions and all of the components mentioned such as Carver, MacIntosh, Adcom, Rotel etc. I feel ashamed to even mention my system but here goes:

Samsung 54" HDTV (dont recall model #)
Denon AVR 2803 Receiver
Paradigm Mini Monitors (Front)
Paradigm CC370 (Center)
Paradigm Titans (Rear)
Denon DVM 1805 DVD Player
Monster cables

And that's it...I'm sorry...hehehe

ekÆsine
05-24-2004, 09:58 AM
that Infinity CC-2 looks way too small for your setup. it looks like you need something beefier with dual 6.5" woofers.

J2phat4u
05-24-2004, 01:27 PM
I am responding to the burning question. I own the following..

Harman Kardon AVR7200
Harman Kardon CDR26
Onkyo DV-C501
Onkyo MD2321
Bose 701
Bose VCS-10
Bose 301
Bose AM5 SeriesIII
SVS Series subwoofer
JBL PB10 subwoofer
Monster Cable all around
61 inch Sony HD Television

Waiting for the new Harman Kardon DVD player to hit the street.

Mark of Cenla
05-24-2004, 02:38 PM
Main System:

Boston Acoustics T1000's (speakers)
Hafler DH100 (preamp)
Hafler DH220 (power amp)
Sherwood CD-7080R (single-disc CD player)
Sony DVP-NS725 (DVD player)
JVC AV 27230 (TV)
Kimber Cables (speaker wires, the originals from the 80s)
Heartland Cables (interconnects)

Bedroom System:

RCA 40-5022 (speakers from Radio Shack)
Sony STR-VX22 (receiver from the 80s)
TEAC RW-D200 (double deck CD recoreder)
Denon DRM-555 (cassette deck)
AR Cables

Elgen
05-25-2004, 11:25 AM
Since my last post in this thread I have scrapped a broken VCR and bought a pair of new frontspeakers more fitting to my system.
And now it looks likes this:

H/T: Denon AVC-A11SR (7.1 THX Ultra DTS24/96)
DVD-multiformatplayer: Denon DVD-2200 (progressive PAL/NTSC, DVD-A, SACD)
CD-Changer: SONY CDP-CX455 (400 discs capacity)
Laserturntable: ELP LT-1XRC (CD convinience with vinyls)
Tapedeck: Pioneer CRW-CT606DR (digital processing)
Tuner: Denon TU-S10 (Denons finest)

TV: Funai 32A-5128 (32” Widescreen)
VCR1: JVC HR-DVS3 (MiniDV/S-VHS-combo, Nicam, Jog & Shuttle, editing and more)
VCR2: Philips VR210 (Mono)
DBS/SAT: Force D-Master 1145S (Optical Output)
HTPC: PC for movies, Internetradio and games (Celeron 2.6GHz, ASUS Radeon 9600 graf & Hercules Digifire audiocard).

Cables: mainly cheap Vivancos.
Speakers:
Main: Audiostatic DCI-LT (Dutch ES speakers)
Center: Dali C1000
Surround: Dali R1000
Sub: Dali SWA-12

VPI HW-16.5 vacuum recordcleaner.

Multizone in bedroom:
Amp: Cambridge P500
Speakers: B&W DM 601 SR3
Cable: Oelbach 5 meter

DcnBlu
05-26-2004, 08:48 AM
Done ;)

tdst
05-28-2004, 01:09 AM
Onkyo TX-SR701 receiver
Bose Acoustimass 16 speakers (I know, I know- no highs, no lows, must be Bose!)
Cerwin Vega HTS12 subwoofer
Pioneer DVD/SACD progressive scan player
Old vintage Yamaha direct drive turntable (which I'd NEVER get rid of)
Cartridge: been so long, I forgot what brand...
Zenith 42" plasma tv
DISHNETWORK Satellite system (I'm cheap- only the $29.99 a month version)

Very large "great" room; don't care what anybody says...it sounds awesome!

tdst
05-28-2004, 01:17 AM
My humbling setup:

Sony ICF-C25 AM/FM Alarm Clock

-Mono
-AM/FM
-Rotary Tuner Control
-Rotary Volume Contral
-Solid State
-3" Full Range Speaker
-16 AWG Power Chord
-Selectable Radio/Alarm Tone Alarm Signal
-Snooze Button
-Sleep Button
-9V Battery Backup
-Off-white ABS plastic chassis/enclosure

-Chris
Dudester!! You're cracking me up!!! I'll be laughing for a week! Audiophiles- pay attention and get a sense of humor! Thanks for the memories.
Dave

RobertKruz
06-02-2004, 01:11 PM
Hi Everyone,

I'm new to this forum so I thought I'd post,

Cambridge Azur 640A
Cambridge Azur 640C
KEF Q7

and hopefully soon a pioneer DVR-310

JoeJr
06-04-2004, 09:11 PM
Amplifier: Krell TAS
Pre-Pro: Krell HTS 7.1
Speakers: Montana EPX
Source for DVD Video/CD and SACD playback:
Exemplar Audio 2900 (Denon 2900 Modified with an all Tube output stage)
Line Conditioner: Exact Power EP15A Voltage Regulator/ SP15A Balanced Power
Cables,Speakers and Interconnect's: Audience 24
Subs: 2 Velodyne DD-10's
TV: Sony 34XBR-910

kajguy
06-05-2004, 11:29 AM
Marantz 2325
Toshiba SA-7150
Hitachi SR-2004
Concept 16.5
Pioneer SX-1280
Pioneer SX-1250
Pioner ELITE VSX-95
Luxman R-1120
Marantz SR9000G
Marantz "Century Series" RS 3559
Marantz SR8100DC
Marantz 2285B
Lafayette LR-3500 (x2)
Dokorder X800
Optonica RS-5606
Pioner PL-600 (x2)
Marantz TT-430
Technics SL-J33
Several CD Players, SACD Players, Tape Decks and Speaker Systems and some HT Receivers, etc.

92135011
06-18-2004, 10:43 PM
Marantz 2325
Toshiba SA-7150
Hitachi SR-2004
Concept 16.5
Pioneer SX-1280
Pioneer SX-1250
Pioner ELITE VSX-95
Luxman R-1120
Marantz SR9000G
Marantz "Century Series" RS 3559
Marantz SR8100DC
Marantz 2285B
Lafayette LR-3500 (x2)
Dokorder X800
Optonica RS-5606
Pioner PL-600 (x2)
Marantz TT-430
Technics SL-J33
Several CD Players, SACD Players, Tape Decks and Speaker Systems and some HT Receivers, etc.

It's time to open a store buddy

Pat D
06-20-2004, 11:10 AM
I'll just list the basic CD playing system:

Rotel RCD-965BX CDP
Quad 44 preamp
Quad 606 amp
Quad ESL-63 speakers
Paradigm PW-2500 subwoofer (15")
Mirage LFX-1 electronic crossover

Don't expect me to list connectors.
The power supply blew on a Quad ESL-63, which is an expensive repair. Since our present house is not really suitable for them, I looked for some forward radiating speakers. After some extensive auditioning, I have replaced them with PSB Stratus Minis, which I have to admit, are more accurate than the Quads.

Dave918
06-20-2004, 12:55 PM
Hey everyone,

New member here, first post and all. Thought I would add my primary system to the list.

Antique Sound Lab AQ1001 DT Integrated Tube Amp (Triode configuration)
Jolida JD 100A Tube CDP
Jean-Marie Reynaud Twin MKIII Loudspeakers
DYI 12" Forward Firing Sealed Powered Sub
Atlantis SB stands
Final Labs Speed-0203 speaker cables and Speed-0202 interconnects

As you can see, I'm primarily a tube guy that loves folk, roots, blues and alt. country music.

-Dave

eleiko
06-23-2004, 04:02 AM
power amp: Quad 405
pre-amp: Nakamichi 410
tuner: Yamaha T-1
cd player: NAD
table: Thorens mk166 mk2 - Sumiko Blue Point (cartridge)
speakers: ADS 1230s
tape deck: Denon (broken and I can't get parts for repair)

The Quad, Nak and Yamaha date from 1978, the table from 1985, the NAD and Denon from 1987 and the speakers from 1983. Just got the Blue Point on e-bay. So it's a vintage system that sounds and performs the way it did at purchase, save for the Denon - but then tape decks seem inherently prone to breakage (my Onkyo had a relatively short life as well). If there's better sounding speakers than the ADSs in that price range ($1500 new, though I got them at discount), I haven't heard them.

Siper2
06-27-2004, 06:23 AM
Home:
Boston Acoustics CR95 tower speakers.
http://www.bostonacoustics.com/images/4x4/CR95.JPG

16' of Home Depot 12-ga. speaker wire.

...And that's it, for now. :D Still amp/receiver shopping. Got the BAs on serious discount, couldn't resist. Probably going to stick with stereo sound.

PC:
Boston Acoustics Digital MediaTheater 4.1 setup. (Came with my '98 Gateway desktop.)
Awesome little puppies... have them hooked to my TV/DVD until I get a receiver. Wish it were a newer 5.1 setup, but I still love them after six years. Sweet subwoofer!


axelsrd,
Don't be ashamed. Paradigm blew away most of the audio world a couple years ago, when their high-value-for-the-dollar stuff got popular. :) And besides, my speakers only cost me like $275 (plus tax.... I hate that, I used to live in NH, where there isn't any).
Some of these guys spent over $10K on their speakers, so yeah I feel the same!

=S2=

kingdaddykeith
06-27-2004, 01:13 PM
All DIY and all active on the speaker end.
2 MTM mains with remote woofers (3-way)
Center and surrounds are 2-way
2-Maelstrom 18" Sonotubes

Electronics:
Parasound Halo C-2
Sony Vega 27" TV
Sony CDP-M555ES CD Mega Changer
Sony DVP-CX777ES 400disc DVD changer (with RS232 hooked to DVD Lobby)
Mackie 1400i (sub amp)
Adcom GFA-555 (woofer amp)
2 Sony TA-N9000ES 5-ch amps (front, rear, center amp)
Bryston 3B for tactile transducers
Behringer Feedback Destroyer (subs)
Marchand XM-93KK active 3-ch crossover
Marchand XM-44-4 active 4-way 2 ch crossover
KenwoodKD-650 Turn-Table with AQ404 cartridge

Lord_Magnepan
07-05-2004, 12:40 PM
Hello. I run 2 different systems.

System one (Musik)
Magnepan MG 1.6 QR/SE; Pathos Classic One; Rega Planet 2000 MKII; Wireworld Solstice5; QED BIWIRE Millenium MKII with Airlock

System two (HT)
Onkyo Integra TX-DS939 THX
Onkyo THX-System 1
Marantz DV4300
Leasegang Solid-S Projector with 2m screen.

http://www.maggiefanclub.de/pics/maggiesvornebig1.jpg

HT is on the side wall.

Audioman00
07-06-2004, 12:11 PM
AMP-Harman/Kardon AVR 110
CDP-Denon DCM-370
TAPE-Nakamichi BX-100
Interconnects- Monster Interlink 400 MKII
Spkr wires-MonsterXP
Mains-Digital Audio 2003

Definately ROCKS for the little money I payed

agidol
07-08-2004, 01:31 PM
TV: Sony KF42WE610 LCD projection
Receiver: Yamaha RXV730
Center: Infinity Alpha
Front: Bose 701 - people say you gotta voice match center with fronts.. isn't really a problem for me though..
Rear: Old Technics CB series (about 20 years old)
Sub - Velodyne CHT10
DVD - JVC GD95 - multidisc
CD - Sony don't know the model # but it's a 200CD jukebox system.
Cables - Monsters and some Radio Shack golds..

cott_christopher
07-08-2004, 11:15 PM
I'm sure this has been asked many times before, but there's a reason I'm asking.... you now have a field in your profile where you can enter this information (called "equipment list") and never have to type it out again. Imagine being able to just point people to your profile to tell them what you own. Fill in your profile and reply to this thread so we can check it out!

Come on guys, let's see what you got!
This is what I have now, click on my profile to see the list.

Bryan
07-09-2004, 06:34 AM
Might as well post it here:

Main system:

SVS 20-39CS w ISD driver
VMPS Large Subwoofer (older version of New Original Subwoofer)
nOrh wood 5.1 mains (upgrading to Rocket RS550s come Tuesday)
nOrh ceramic 4.0 (center - eventually will get Rocket RSC200, surrounds - enventually will upgrade to RS150s)
Outlaw 1050
nOrh Le Amps (mains)
Samson S700 (subs)
Panasonic DVD RV-31K
Panasonic 27" TV

Bedroom system:

nOrh ceramic 4.0 (will be going to nOrh wood 5.1s)
Yamaha RXV-496

Edited now to reflect following changes:
VMPS sub is out. Not enough room in new place for it and the GF liked the SVS better.
Rocket RS550 mains - added 4/20. Added risers and spikes on 7/8. :D
Rocket RSC200 center - added 4/29.
Rocket RS150 surrounds - added 7/3.
SVS 20-39CSi and Samson amp still in system. (Likely will move to Rocket UFW-12.)
nOrh LeAmps still in system though verdict pending due to:
Yamaha RX-V650 - Will be delivered today (7/9) and added into the system either today or tomorrow.
DVD player and TV player remain.

Ceramic blue/silver nOrh 4.0s are now up for sale. More information can be found at HTF (http://www.hometheaterforum.com/htforum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=201843). $500 plus shipping. Pictures available upon request.

foobagger
07-09-2004, 11:04 PM
New member checking in with a recent success story. My newest addition is an Adcom 5802 to power my Maggie 0.6QR main speakers above 60Hz. I was using my Denon AVR-3803 to power my 5. speakers, but the main screens were just not at all musical with the Denon. I read about Adcom being a good match for Maggies, and also about the quality of MOSFETs vs BiPolars. When I found a deal on a used 5802, I jumped in. I have my main Maggies bi-wired now to the 5802 and it is the best audio purchase I've ever made. The sound is so sweet and real - seems like I am hearing real instruments in the room, not reproductions. Piano has been a disappointment on the Maggies until now, but no more. It's now like felt on strings instead of metal on metal, and all the harmonics are there. Sound stage is huge (perhaps too huge for some). Near total accuracy as far as my ears can detect - so revealing that my old favorites have all kinds of little surprises for me now.
With the Denon 3803 offloaded to only power the surrounds and center Maggies, which are 5 ohms 1-way >100Hz, it now has the current capacity to get the job done and these speakers blend well with the mains.
Anyone with Maggies and not perfectly happy with the sound, check out the 5802. Audio nirvana to my ears. Seems like 450 watts into 4 ohms would be overkill, and it probably is. I don't drive it beyond realistic listening levels for a small room, and I expect most of the time the 5802 is loafing along in pure class A mode. DVD-Audio is spectacular on this system. My listening hours are way up since this upgrade. Total transformation.

mboldda1
07-21-2004, 02:13 PM
denon pma 2000ivr integrated amp
philips sacd 1000 cdp
yamaha t 550 analog tuner
usher 6381 speakers
zu julian speaker cables (bi-wire)
zu oxyfuel interconnect
zu birth power cord on the way
monster cable pc 1000 line filter (same as hts1000) for the cdp

tdst
08-20-2004, 12:30 AM
1973 Kenner Close n Play


Dudester- excellent choice; excellent taste! What's that thing inside the top cover? Some kind of 45 adapter? Thanks for the chuckle!

muziekfreak
08-20-2004, 03:53 AM
See my sig ;)

Further 6 tubetraps orignal from the us...2 bigass rugs/carpets one on the floor one on rhe wall. Not bad for a kid of 24years old :D

Rycher
09-01-2004, 07:27 PM
What this forum needs is a place to upload pictures. Go to my web site to see pictures of my systems: http://home.satx.rr.com/rycher

My main system is a KRELL Showcase, 1 pr. DENON POA-S10 mono amps, Denon POA-8300, Denon DVD-2900, Monster Cable HTS-5100, Mitsubishi 65" HD, Carver AL-III's for my mains, Boston Acoustics VR12 for center, B&W CDM-1NT's for surround, M&K MX-125 subwoofer, AMX touchpanel, Monster interconnects, and a whole lot more!!!

E-Stat
09-02-2004, 12:29 PM
What this forum needs is a place to upload pictures.
Ask and ye shall receive. When you reply to a thread, look below the text box for "Additional Options". Here one can Upload/manage Photos. You can also imbed pics directly from a website as well using some basic HTML commands.

Note: Replace the "{" character with a "<" and the "}" character with a ">" in the following example. You would not be able to see the format if I did it correctly:

{center}{img src="http://somewhere.com/image.jpg"}{/center}


<center><img src="http://home.satx.rr.com/rycher/DSC01652.JPG"></center>

Voila!

rw

Rycher
09-02-2004, 01:16 PM
Ask and ye shall receive. When you reply to a thread, look below the text box for "Additional Options". Here one can Upload/manage Photos. You can also imbed pics directly from a website as well using some basic HTML commands.



Voila!

rw


Very cool. Thanks Mr. Super Moderator!

E-Stat
09-02-2004, 01:42 PM
Very cool. Thanks Mr. Super Moderator!
No problemo. Here's another tip. You can easily make your website a clickable link. Here is the usage - again I must use a "wrong" characters so that you can see the structure. Use "<>" instead of "{}".

{a href="http://home.satx.rr.com/rycher"}Check out my gear{/a href}

Here's the result:

<a href="http://home.satx.rr.com/rycher">Check out my gear</a href>

Enjoy!

rw

Norm Strong
09-03-2004, 03:33 PM
I'm sure this has been asked many times before, but there's a reason I'm asking.... you now have a field in your profile where you can enter this information (called "equipment list") and never have to type it out again. Imagine being able to just point people to your profile to tell them what you own. Fill in your profile and reply to this thread so we can check it out!

Come on guys, let's see what you got!


Norm's system

Technics GX490 Pro-Logic receiver, used $100
Technics PG450 CD player, used $100
Sony MZ-R37 minidisc recorder $100
Sony JB920 minidisc deck $150
Proton 740 cassette deck, used $ 75
Sony K620 cassette deck $120
Radio Shack 3:1 tape recorder expander $ 30
Kenwood turntable, arm & cartridge + rack, used $ 10
Altec 83 speakers, pr $ 60
Pioneer W10000 subwoofer, used $ 50
Sony MDR-V6 headphones, used $ 25
Small CD cabinet, holds 200 CDs $ 30
Large CD cabinet, holds 600 CDs $230

Total = $1080

Blue Meanie
10-31-2004, 02:50 AM
Kenner Close N Play

Blue Meanie
10-31-2004, 03:20 AM
hi everyone,

i have an HK AVR 520, infinity !L 50's 10's, and 25c, also a CT-120 from velodyne.

I mainly listen to music, mostly mp3's

what should be my next upgrade?
Dump the mp3's!:eek:

Audioman00
10-31-2004, 09:19 PM
That is a very nice setup actually, the only thing I can think of is the Interconnect cables, Do you have a good set of cables? and a Power conditioner? I use a UPS for a computer, they are great for power line conditioning and grounding. I really like infinity spkrs, they sound great for less money.

jrflanne
11-12-2004, 03:10 PM
Front=PSB Stratus Bronze. Demo $800
Center=PSB Image 9C. About $200. Would like to upgrade to Stratus center channel one day.
Back=PSB Image 2B. About $225/pr
Sub=Velodyne HT-12. Need to upgrade the sub. Used $200.
Preamp=Lexicon DC-2 w/ DTS (excellent for HT, not so good with movies). Used $1100.
Amp=Chiro C-500 (140 wpc, 80lb monster, used $600). If you are into SERIOUS HT wattage and have the opportunity, pick one of these things up.
TT=Systemdek IIX w/ Ortofon OM-20. Used $250 I think. Excellent TT, servicable cartridge but needs to be upgraded. Sounds like hell through the Lexicon, much better with my old NAD T-770.
phono preamp=NAD
DVD=Pioneer DFD-563 (or something like that). I needed something cheap. Sounds pretty good for the $150 I paid for it..
CD=Sony low end 400 cd jukebox. This think kinda sucks and I need to replace it. OK for low end but as I upgraded preamp and amp, it rapidly became a weak link.

Anyway, I included prices because I think that one can get a pretty good sounding HT system used (like from Audiogon) pretty reasonably. But what I really want are a pair of Vandersteen 2ce's running some tube amplification.

jrflanne
11-12-2004, 03:19 PM
Front=PSB Stratus Bronze. Demo $800
Center=PSB Image 9C. About $200. Would like to upgrade to Stratus center channel one day.
Back=PSB Image 2B. About $225/pr
Sub=Velodyne HT-12. Need to upgrade the sub. Used $200.
Preamp=Lexicon DC-2 w/ DTS (excellent for HT, not so good with movies). Used $1100.
Amp=Chiro C-500 (140 wpc, 80lb monster, used $600). If you are into SERIOUS HT wattage and have the opportunity, pick one of these things up.
TT=Systemdek IIX w/ Ortofon OM-20. Used $250 I think. Excellent TT, servicable cartridge but needs to be upgraded. Sounds like hell through the Lexicon, much better with my old NAD T-770.
phono preamp=NAD
DVD=Pioneer DFD-563 (or something like that). I needed something cheap. Sounds pretty good for the $150 I paid for it..
CD=Sony low end 400 cd jukebox. This think kinda sucks and I need to replace it. OK for low end but as I upgraded preamp and amp, it rapidly became a weak link.

Anyway, I included prices because I think that one can get a pretty good sounding HT system used (like from Audiogon) pretty reasonably. But what I really want are a pair of Vandersteen 2ce's running some tube amplification.

Blue Meanie
11-19-2004, 05:33 PM
AMPS/PREAMPS/PROCESSORS/RECEIVERS

SONY STR-DE935 DOLBY DIGITAL-DTS HT RECEIVER

PIONEER VSX-5900S DOLBY PRO-LOGIC RECEIVER

PIONEER SX-780 STEREO RECEIVER

PIONEER SA-1060 INTEGRATED STEREO AMPLIFIER

AMC PRO 7 DOLBY PRO-LOGIC PRE/PRO/AMP

PIONEER RC-760 STEREO PREAMP

NAD 2200 STEREO AMPLIFIER

EQUALIZERS

MCS DIGITAL 5000 SERIES 7-BAND GRAPHIC

TURNTABLES

TECHNICS SL-1800MK2 MANUAL DIRECT DRIVE

AIWA PX-E850 AUTOMATIC BELT DRIVE

MCS 6503 AUTOMATIC BELT DRIVE

MINIDISC DECKS

SONY MDS-JE630 RECORDER

SONY MZ-R37 PORTABLE RECORDER (X2)

CASIO XG-3 PORTABLE PLAYER

TAPE DECKS

TECHNICS RS-DC10 DIGITAL COMPACT CASSETTE RECORDER

OPTIMUS DCT-2000 DIGITAL COMPACT CASSETTE RECORDER (X2)

OPTIMUS SCT-56 DUBBING CASSETTE RECORDER

PIONEER CT-F700 CASSETTE RECORDER

KENWOOD KD-5066 REEL TO REEL RECORDER

AKAI GX-230D REEL TO REEL RECORDER

PANASONIC RQ-DP7 PORTABLE DIGITAL COMPACT CASSETTE PLAYER

PHILIPS DCC130 PORTABLE DIGITAL COMPACT CASSETTE PLAYER

LASERDISC PLAYERS

PIONEER CLD-S104 COMBI PLAYER

SATELLITE RECEIVERS

RCA DRD480RE W/DIGITAL OUTPUT

DVD PLAYERS

PIONEER DV-C302D 3 DISC CHANGER

AUDIOVOX DVD1500 PORTABLE

CD RECORDERS

PHILIPS CDR-200 DUAL TRAY

IMATION RIPGO! MP3/CD PORTABLE (8CM DISCS ONLY)

CD PLAYERS

PIONEER PD-F1007 301 DISC CHANGER

PIONEER PD-M6 6 DISC CHANGER

SONY CDP-110

SONY D-T3 PORTABLE

SONY D-5 PORTABLE

SONY D-3 PORTABLE

SONY D-T66 PORTABLE

SONY D-2 PORTABLE

SONY D-15 PORTABLE

SONY D-4 PORTABLE

SONY D-11 PORTABLE

SONY D-9 PORTABLE

SONY D-88 PORTABLE

SONY D-180K PORTABLE

SONY D-350 PORTABLE

SONY D-824K PORTABLE

SONY D-T4 PORTABLE

SONY D-160 PORTABLE

SONY D-141 PORTABLE

JVC XL-P70 PORTABLE

KENWOOD DPC-61 PORTABLE

TOSHIBA XR-9459 PORTABLE

REALISTIC CD-3250 PORTABLE

RCA RP-7916 PORTABLE

MAGNAVOX AZ6892 PORTABLE

EMERSON AD2525 PORTABLE

AIWA XP-560 PORTABLE

AIWA XP-Z3C PORTABLE (8CM MP3/CD DISCS ONLY) (X2)

LOUDSPEAKERS

PARADIGM REFERENCE STUDIO 100V2 (X2)

CERWIN-VEGA DX9 (X2)

REALISTIC MACH 2 (X2)

PIONEER HPM-100 (X2)

PIONEER CS-C9000 (X2)

QUADRAFLEX ST-19 (X2)

PARADIGM REFERENCE SERVO-15 (SUBWOOFER)

VIDEO CASSETTE RECORDERS

REALISTIC MODEL 47 4-HEAD HI-FI

EMERSON EV737 4-HEAD HI-FI

ACTIVE CROSSOVERS

PARADIGM X-30

VIDEO DISPLAYS

TOSHIBA TZ61V61 61" REAR PROJECTION

SYLVANIA TVK139 13"

GE 20"

UNIVERSAL REMOTES

PHILIPS PRONTO TS1000

HEADPHONES

SONY MDR7506

REALISTIC PRO-60 (KOSS)

ABOUT 20 OTHER NONDESCRIPT PAIRS

royphil345
11-19-2004, 10:18 PM
Which speakers do you like better? The Cerwin Vegas or the Realistic Mach 2? I've been looking to pick up some "party" speakers.

Thanks,
Roy

Blue Meanie
11-19-2004, 11:01 PM
Which speakers (#) do you like better? The Cerwin Vegas or the Realistic Mach 2? I've been looking to pick up some "party" speakers.

Thanks,
RoyThe Mach 2s deliver a somewhat more refined (relatively speaking) presentation than the Vegas. While they will both play plenty loud, the 'Vegas are more efficient than the Mach 2s. The 'Vegas require less power to make your pants flap and your ears bleed...

Which do I like better? They both suck, but the Mach 2s suck less.
Have a great party

Jeff

Lerxst
11-20-2004, 07:03 PM
Have entered my gear list twice now on the sig page, but it keeps bugging me (and erasing my data) for nonentered fields like name which I don't want to post anyway. Gave up. Here it is. Gotta put in a plug for Bill Dudleston and Bob Carver!

Anthem AVM-20 preamp
Carver ancient M-1.0t amplifiers (X3)
Toshiba SD-9200 DVD-A
Sony nondescript 300 CD changer used for transport only
Kenwood spectrum analyzer/EQ used to watch the pretty lights. Input only... no output.
Legacy Audio Focus (fronts)
Legacy Audio Signature III (rears)
Legacy Audio Silver Screen II (front center)
Legacy Audio Studio (rear center)
Velodyne HGS-18 sub/earthquake simulator
Sony 36" XBR HD monitor with *no HD signal* :-(
Panasonic VCR that ate the last tape I put in it.
All protected from Alabama Power (Surges) by Panamax
Xbox
BDI rack
Sennheiser HD-600
Tama Rockstar DX percussion
Earplugs optional.
DirecTV when it works.

royphil345
11-21-2004, 02:56 PM
I thought that might be the case. Alot of people still seem to like their Mach IIs after all these years. Makes it harder to find a pair dirt-cheap though. I'll keep my eyes open.

Thanks again,
Roy

Blue Meanie
11-21-2004, 04:15 PM
I thought that might be the case. Alot of people still seem to like their Mach IIs after all these years. Makes it harder to find a pair dirt-cheap though. I'll keep my eyes open.

Thanks again,
RoyYou're welcome.
IMO, the Mach 1s are better than the Mach 2s, FWIW.

Jeff

vintageaudio
01-24-2009, 02:36 PM
Hi all new to this site. Came across this site by accident googleing my Dennon dra-555 receiver. Found it to be very interesting and helpful. I big time into vintage audio. Anyway just wanted to say hello.
Thanks.

kingdaddykeith
01-25-2009, 05:59 PM
OMG,............... is this sight still live?

audio amateur
01-26-2009, 02:45 AM
You mean 'site'?:yesnod:

kingdaddykeith
01-26-2009, 03:04 PM
You mean 'site'?:yesnod:


damn spell checker!

TheHills44060
01-26-2009, 07:42 PM
Preamp - McIntosh C220
Amp - Mcintosh MC252
Cd - Enlightened Audio Designs T-1000/DSP-7000 III
Power - RGPC 400MKII and 400Pro
Speakers - Castle Audio Howard S3
Sub - Velodyne SPL-R 1500
Cables - Audioquest and Sonic Horizons

bobsticks
01-26-2009, 07:44 PM
Preamp - McIntosh C220
Amp - Mcintosh MC252
Cd - Enlightened Audio Designs T-1000/DSP-7000 III
Power - RGPC 400MKII and 400Pro
Speakers - Castle Audio Howard S3
Sub - Velodyne SPL-R 1500
Cables - Audioquest and Sonic Horizons

Brutha-mang, I knew you were a player. I amn of few words but very nice equipment.

TheHills44060
01-27-2009, 04:08 PM
Brutha-mang, I knew you were a player. I amn of few words but very nice equipment.
Thanks for the kind words Bob....here's a pic:
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e140/shodulik/bob5.jpg

audio amateur
01-27-2009, 04:29 PM
A rack full of audio 'porn', as they say around here. Thanks for the eye candy;)

bobsticks
01-27-2009, 04:45 PM
Very nice.

Feanor
01-27-2009, 04:53 PM
Shodulik,

I for one kinda like the look of McIntosh. Nice equipment rack too.

Feanor
01-27-2009, 04:56 PM
Brutha-mang, I knew you were a player. I amn of few words but very nice equipment.
Don't believe the part about few words. :p

TheHills44060
01-27-2009, 05:07 PM
Shodulik,

I for one kinda like the look of McIntosh. Nice equipment rack too.
Thanks Feanor...yeah the Macs look good but most importantly to my ears they sound great. The combo of the tube pre amp and muscular solid state amp really works for me. Took a lot of trial and error to really nail down the sound i was looking for but now I'm finally I'm able to sit down, turn on the rig, listen for hours and be totally content.



Don't believe the part about few words. :p
LOL not a chance...

TheHills44060
01-27-2009, 05:11 PM
Oh yeah the rack is a Sonus Sytems Elite. They're located somewhere in England...there's a few different choices of colored glass and rack finishes to choose from, it was a little pricey but was pretty much what the doctor ordered when I got it.

bobsticks
01-27-2009, 05:16 PM
Don't believe the part about few words. :p

Yeah, whatta typo. That was on my phone, which is proving to be challenging. I meant, "A man of few words but nice equipment", referring to shoddy, not me.

I got a rare chance on these shores to hear the Harlechs. Castle makes good stuff and with Mac I'm sure they're very, very nice.

...not really familiar with EAD...heard the rumors, listened to the rep-talk but never heard an actual player. They must be good though, I can't imagine one putting so much work into a system and accepting a compromise.

squeegy200
01-27-2009, 05:20 PM
There are several systems in various degrees of setup in my many environments.
Currently in my primary stereo system

Pair of Magneplaner SMGs with modified Crossovers (Jantzen Air Foil inductors/Obbligatto Capacitors)
Apt Holman Preamplifier
Carver TFM-45 Amplifier
Michael Yee PFe-1 Phono Preamplifier
SystemDek IIx with Jelco Profile II tonearm
Grado Reference Sonata MM Cartridge
Oppo Digital DV-970HD disc player

Second System
Dahlquist DQ10s with Modified crossovers
McIntosh MX110 Preamplifier
McIntosh MD80 Tuner
Pair of NAD 2155 bridged Mono amplifiers
Turntable pending
MG-1 Air Bearing Tonearm
Denon DL103 MC Cartridge

78 Archiving System
Bogen DB130 Integrated Amplifier
Dual Turntable
Grado 78 Mono Cartridge
JBL Bookshelf speaker

Office System
Technics SA-GX670 receiver
Toshiba SD-3950 Universal Disc Player
Technics SL-D1 Linear Tracking Turntable
Ortofon OMP 10 PMounted Cartridge
JBL J2045 Speakers with Audax drivers

Mr Peabody
01-27-2009, 07:48 PM
I had a EAD T-1000 transport with my Audio Note DAC. I loved that T-1000. Unfortunately it just quit one day. I gave it away because I didn't want to spend the money to get it fixed. I probably should have just picked another off Audiogon, it would have been much cheaper than the route I took. Reviews I read of the EAD DAC/transport combo said it was, "very good but mellow, good for acoustic and light music but not much bite for things like Rolling Stones." The quote is paraphrased some.

bobsticks
01-27-2009, 08:11 PM
I dunno Mr P., that T+A sounded mighty good to these ears. I think you did well for yourself.

Hey Squeegy, is that MX110 a tubed unit?

Mr Peabody
01-27-2009, 08:32 PM
[QUOTE=bobsticks]I dunno Mr P., that T+A sounded mighty good to these ears. I think you did well for yourself.

Thanks.

davedoughy
09-05-2009, 07:04 PM
I'm sure this has been asked many times before, but there's a reason I'm asking.... you now have a field in your profile where you can enter this information (called "equipment list") and never have to type it out again. Imagine being able to just point people to your profile to tell them what you own. Fill in your profile and reply to this thread so we can check it out!

Come on guys, let's see what you got!
Hi Chris,
I've basically got a Rotel system which,for my budget, does the trick.
(RB1080 Pwr,RC1070 Pre,RDV1045 CD,Rega Planar 3w/RB-300 Tonearm-Sumiko Blue Point,Sony RCD8500C CD Recorder,MonsterHTS1600 Surge Protection,Paradigm Studio 20& Vandersteen 1B Speakers,MIT Spkr Wires & Interconnects throughout.2/3 the time I
am playing vinyl,and the rest is cds'.I hope this answers your question.
Happy Listening! Davedoughy
Also recently I've been using a Burwen TNE700A Transient Noise Eliminator I purchased in the service many years ago to remove ticks & pops in less than perfect vinyl.Yeah!!

LeRoy
09-06-2009, 06:34 AM
Audio system 1:
Rega Brio 3 Integrated Amp, Nola Mini speakers, 2- conductor Chord Carnival Silver Screen speaker wires, NAD 545 CDP, Chord Cobra 3 interconnects, APC surge protection.

Audio system 2 (a work in progress):
Belles Soloist 5 amplifier, Belles Soloist 3 pre-amplifier, Sony XDR-F1HD FM/AM Digital Tuner, Ecosse "The Conductor" interconnects, APC surge protection, Wharfedale Diamond 9.1's (which will be replaced by Reference 3A speakers next year), 4 conductor Chord Carnival Silver Screen speaker wires, and APC surge protection.

HT 5.1 system:
Arcam AVR 200, Mirage Nanosat, for speaker wire I use Radio Shack insulated wrapping wire 30-gauge, RBH TS-10AP subwoofer, 12' Analysis Plus Sub Oval subwoofer cable, Marantz DV 6001 Super Audio CD/DVD player, Audio Quest digital coaxial audio interconnect and Audio Quest component video interconnects (model#'s ?, threw out the boxes long ago), and APC surge protection.

That's it for the moment....

LeRoy

Feanor
09-06-2009, 06:59 AM
See under my signature or my profile.
:17: :21:

Mr Peabody
09-06-2009, 03:54 PM
Hey LeRoy, how good is that 545? I'm looking around for a player in that price, any idea how it would compare to the Cambridge 640?

LeRoy
09-06-2009, 04:25 PM
Hey LeRoy, how good is that 545? I'm looking around for a player in that price, any idea how it would compare to the Cambridge 640?

Mr. Peabody, I had the Cambridge 640 for about 1 week for home audition earlier this year. I could never get over the slow pacing of the unit, and found it unit to be lacking in some upper end detail, and also I preferred more bass punch. I took it back to the audio dealer and have not missed it at all. However, I do think the 640 has better separation of instruments with regard to sound staging.

The NAD 545, in my opinion, gives a great deal of upper end detail without sounding bright, mids are surprisingly very good, and bass is much better than the 640 (although I would still prefer a little bit more tightness in the bass). Pacing is outstanding on the 545. The unit has a very cool feature that I did not know it had until after I bought it. If you are into recording onto a disc from your PC then there is a special section of the remote that allows you to pick files/folders and you can set your play list from it or let the player simply play everything on the disc for hours....I don't download music from my PC so I don't know exactly how it works but I know it's there.

About 3 weeks ago I took the 545 to the audio dealer who still has the 640 hooked up to Bel Canto integrated amp, and Reference 3A speakers. My audio retailer also found the 545 to be preferable to the 640 during the same listening session with him. I left the 545 with him for 4 days and in the end he still favored the NAD.

The 545 is the best CD Player for the price range, IMO. The only thing I wish was different is the power cord. I will be looking to upgrade the power cord next year and it's gonna have to be a custom job....

Hope this info helps you out. Take care.

LeRoy

JohnMichael
09-06-2009, 06:16 PM
My current system is in my signature. I am loving the Krell S-300i. I also have NHT Super Ones, Ascend CBM 170SE's, Onkyo A-9555, Marantz CD5001, Sony cd changer/recorder and lots of various cables.

Mr Peabody
09-06-2009, 06:43 PM
Thanks LeRoy that helps a lot. There's a place blowing some 640's out at $349.00 but I have to live with the unit so I will spend the extra money and pick up the NAD. I'm also looking close at the Emotiva. I think I'll start a new thread with this, hope you'll drop in.

davedoughy
09-06-2009, 07:03 PM
Another player you might consider trying out is the Rotel RDV-1045,which I picked up this past spring. After about a 30-50hr burn in,the unit just opened up for me.Great soundstage,not overly bright,with a sincere bottom end.I got it from the dealer for $299,and that included a nice pair of MIT wires.Very solid unit.

Mr Peabody
09-06-2009, 07:07 PM
Wow dave, that's a good buy especially with the cables.

harley .guy07
09-06-2009, 07:08 PM
My equipment is in my signature and is pretty easy to read. I know it is humble stuff but I am working on bettering it. Highend 64 what dayton drivers did you use in your diy speaker. I modified the crossovers and installed a pair of dayton 1 1/8" soft dome tweeters and these humble speakers sound better than they ever have when new. I am also getting ready to start a Usher diy project and its good to hear that someone else believes in the diy thing. Very cool.

LeRoy
09-07-2009, 04:31 AM
I will look forward to your upcoming thread. Good luck with your selections.

LeRoy

Nonamehifi
09-07-2009, 09:16 AM
Avantraged Uno II Speakers upgraded by Audio Consulting (Pls see at http://www.audiofamily.org/ContentDetails.php?CID=7&ID=28)
Audio Note Quest Silver Monoblocks
Heavily modified Kora Hermes 24/193 DAC
Accustic Arts Drive 1 CD Transport
Custome made pure silver air dieletric interconnects (Pls see http://www.audiofamily.org/ContentDetails.php?CID=7&ID=195)
Custom made air cushion equipment stands (pls see http://www.audiofamily.org/ContentDetails.php?CID=7&ID=197)

Achieving great sound at high pressure levels

manlystanley
09-08-2009, 05:33 PM
Come on guys, let's see what you got!

See below..

hifitommy
09-12-2009, 06:17 PM
easy as pie.

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Jack in Wilmington
09-12-2009, 06:49 PM
My system as it stands right now, is listed below. I'm trying to decide where my next upgrade will be. One minute I'm thinking turntable, then I read a post from someone looking at a new amp and I wonder what a Meridian or Ayre might sound like in my system. Decisions whew......