Quote Originally Posted by dean_martin
Toga - you should upload a picture of your gear in the gallery (or post a link to a pic in this thread). I have a couple of vintage pieces I enjoy listening to regularly, but it's always interesting to discover new old stuff.
Ooh, all the pretty pictures...

Thanks dean_martin for the invite to post mine. It's a tad premature. My previous house had an aging Runco 750 NTSC projector aimed at 80" of Stewart Studiotek 130. A rack of Proton D1200s fed subwoofers based on thirty two (!!!) Audax Bextrene woofer drivers. A Carver 705X handled the multichannel role, which drove variously satellites based on either Seas MP14s + Morel MDT30s, Focal 5N412DBLs + JVC Ribbons, or Accuton C77s and Panasonic EA400 Ribbons. Main stereo duty was fulfilled by a pair of Maggies driven by a veritable who's who in review samples. Source equipment was a Sony DVP-S7700 DVD, SDP-EP9ES processor, pair of Pioneer 3070 laser disc players, and game systems. Seating was a lovely cream leather LAZBOY recliner love seat. Remote control Lutron lighting, HK remote, in the basement surrounded on 3 walls and a floor made of concrete, with live-end/dead-end acoustic control. All gear was in an inwall cabinet, flush with the surrounding wall surface. Complete light control was excercised.

All ripped out when I had to move. Really took the wind out of my sails. I'm happy to announce that tonight, I'm making new cables from Phoenix Gold bulk RCA + Neutrik Pro-Fi connectors and Mogami Neglex microphone wire (industry standard). I've acquired a second EP9ES processor, and intend on doing a fiber optic multiroom system in my new house, each room having another ES processor for local control. Since I don't have enough SU-V9s to do 6 channels yet, I'm going to use three Technics SU-V5s. Same topology, just reduced power supply rails, and some nifty VFD meters that will make setup a breeze. To me this whole family of amps sound lean, clean, a tad forward, with a slightly emphasized but goose bump silky treble that I keep switching back to, every time I try another amp.

I've been saving my pennies the last couple of weeks, not buying any more stupid crap on eBay. I'm getting a Sony DSC-W1 digital camera for myself, late Xmas present. As soon as I see one go on sale around here!