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who are you and what do you use / have 😀
Hello,
My name is to 2unfit2ride & I own a Nad N73 & sony Blu-ray player, with keff egg profesional taking care of the front, keff Ci custom ceiling speakers on the rear, keff Q6c centre & a Rel sub.
Waiting for the kids to piss off so I can get my floorstanders out of the loft 😉
[i]Waiting for the kids to piss off so I can get my floorstanders out of the loft [/i]
I feel your pain, mine's just arrived so my speakers are going in the loft soon 🙁
Nothing too fancy - mostly lower end/mid-range stuff:
Samsung LE440 A656 LCD TV
Sony BDP-S350 Blu-Ray
Sky HD
Yamaha DSP AX763 Amp
Kef KHT 2005.3 speakers
no-one else ?
I've got a practically unused Rel Strata 3 that could do with a new home, anyone interested?
How much are you looking for?
Toshiba 27" LCD
Cambridge Audio AV amp
Cambridge Audio DVD (running SD component)
Maudant Short Centre
Tannoy M2 front L/R
Wharfedale 7.1 Rer L/R
JVC sub
what do I win?
dunno about £250? make me an offer! 🙂
I win £250?
bonus 🙂
Sony Wega tv with a Denon ADV-500SD.
Yep its a crt tv and not a Blu-Ray dvd player but still rocks the house watching films like Star Wars and We Were Soldiers!
Mine has pretty basic kit, but I hardwired my lounge so I didn't have lots of wires running around, but they are recessed into the walls and I've just sockets where the speakers are. Can't beat good wires, all soldiered up.
MrNutt, what finish has it got?
cherry
sony kds 55a tv
denon avr1907 amp
kef kht 2005.3 speakers
denon dvd
ps3 for blu ray/gaming
renton here!!
samsung 42" plasma panel
sony dvd/hd recorder
sky +
marantz av amp
mission m33i floorstanders at front
mission m3c1 centre
mission m3dsi rear bi pole speakers
all wired with studio grade van damme speaker cable!
sounds quite nice but could do with a sub aswell.
I did have a marantz cd player with it and that sounded sublime, but i sold it and really regret it now.
cheers
steve
I'm on a slow upgrade process, currently have my eye on a TV, but wondering how much HD content I would put through it and my 6 year old Panasonic CRT works so well it seems a shame to get rid of it as the picture is still ace!
Onkyo 577 Amp
Mordaunt Short 902i fronts
MS Avant 309i sub
MA Avant centre and rears
Pioneer DV-600AV-K
So nothing all that special at the moment really, but it all works nicely!
@toby1 : i think that's the secret - getting something you're happy with, never mind the cost / reviews !
i'm in a dilema as i have budget for a brand new home cinema system, but too much bloomin choice !
I've kind of lost touch with what's 'in'
I went from a B&o system consisting of a 4 room masterlink with a 32" Avant, Beosound 3200 'lab 4000's and 'lab 6000's, an MX9000 and a beolink 3500.
Fortunately I sold it before it became close to worthless what with CRT being out of favour and networking taking the 'wow' away from Beolink systems.
I now have the setup below:
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A Tosh 42" of with I don't know the model no., a Yamaha DSP-A5 driving; Mourdant Short MS815 up front, Avant 905i centre, MS823R at the back and a Mission MS6 sub. A Yamaha DVD-S520 and a Humax PVR 8000T feed the TV. All a few years old now but all serve their purpose well.
I'll be having a substantial upgrade in the next wee while with the TV going in to the bedroom and being replaced with something slightly larger and I'll be having that projector that I've [i]nearly[/i] bought so many times! And of course, I must get a Blu-Ray of some description.
I enjoy looking through the members gallery in AVforums to steal some ideas.
Nothing much 32" Samsung TV
Denon Amp (cheap one)
Tannoy 5.1 EFX speakers
Sky HDizzle
And a rather gucci media extender (Popcornhour C200), which I know far too much about to be healthy.
@the_lecht_rocks - I think the most important thing is finding stuff you like the sound/picture of and have a use for I just don't see that I'd watch that much HD content at the moment. The amp I got from richer sounds I think I had a few days/couple of weeks to play with it before I could take it back if I didn't like the sound, needless to say after a little play with the setup it settled right in.
Sony Bravia 40" LCD, Marantz SR4200 amp, Marantz DV4200 DVD, Arcam CD72T CD, Mission M74 floorstander front speakers, M72 stand mounted rear, M7C center, REL sub, all QED cabling. PS3, XBOX360, Wii.
I think that's all...
Oh, and an Apple airport to stream itunes 😉
Not really home cinema, but I use 50" LG Plasma / LG Blu-ray > Lavry DA11 DAC > ATC Active 20's. I use HTPC to stream flac's of my CD collection.
Infocus IN78 Projector
Yamaha AX763 Amp
Denon DVD 1930 player
Jamo Speakers.
Does for us.
Infocus projector and 100" screenplay screen for films and a 40" samsung LCD for normal telly. both fed by xbox, Sky+ (being replaced by V+HD this weekend) and a self built HTPC. sound is via a Onkyo 507 feeding Jamo A102 speakers. nothing expensive but suits my requirements perfectly.
sweet.
my demo's take place this Friday - i'm getting excited 😀
10 years ago I bought £1000 worth of Onkyo amp, surround processor, & speakers for £300, and yes it was from a proper shop not in a pub somewhere. I've now got it hooked up to my Panasonic 37" LCD TV, XBox, Humax PVR, Laptop, Wii, and when I can be bothered to hook it up my Blu Ray player. All using normal cables 😉
Where are you having your demo? I'm based in Aberdeen as well and could do with some speaker stands for my front and rear speakers.
I like THE_FORCE's effort from AV Forums
[url= http://www.avforums.com/forums/members-home-cinema-gallery/520886-my-little-effort.html ]Clicky[/url]
TLR - my previous job to bike stuff was Install Manager for www.james-morrow.com
I covered all levels from the systems mentioned above through to circa 100k Meridian and Linn style systems with Crestron, Sim2, etc level kit.
Speciality was in home integration and hiding it all away from the family/guests etc.
We worked in all types of houses from new build (specialists in retro fit to fresh finished houses) to castles!
Any advice you need then just drop me an email on mdownie@thebikechain.co.uk - would be happy to offer guidance and opinion. Seen a lot of kit and like bike stuff - some works well and some not so well!
Incidentally - what are you demo'ing?
I've got a KDL-46Z4500 Sony LCD, which is just a beautiful screen.
Sony BDP S550 bluray and decoder (can't remember which one). Kef Q35s as front right and left, with Kef KHT 5005 (wireless rears) 5.1 surround sound to make up 7.1 surround.
Sky HD and Apple TV as alternative feeds, X-box 360 for gaming. 😀
The picture is awesome, but it's the surround sound that makes the whole experience so good.
My name is Kramer, and I have a bad case of shiny kit syndrome
Samsung 37" 1080p TV
Onkyo SR577 amp
Sky HDTV
Samsung BDP2500 blu ray player
Xbox 360 elite
TANNOY SFX5.1 speakers (5.1)
Mission 761 left and right front (2.0)
SOUNDSTYLE Z2 stands for the Missions
IXOS XHS553 speaker cable all round
The front room now resembles a proper boys toys room.
The amp by the way is a minter
Everything is on HDMI into the amp which upscales where it needs to and the amp feeds the TV
monty - when the amp upscales, how are the results ?
i'm considering a Denon AVR3310 or a Pioneer SC-LX72.........
any alternatives ?
@Barney_McGrew where's the table from? I have just moved so need some stuff!
That bloke's setup on the AV forum is gash. It looks like his living room is a show stand. Nasty.
I have a Sony [edit][s]V5500[/s] W5500[/edit] 40" with Gale Gold rear, centre, and fronts. No sub - some ancient old Merantz DVD player and a sherwood AV amp of some kind.
I want to chuck it all out (minus TV) and get one of those Sony all in one Blueray things for simplicity and stuff. I like the idea of one Sony remote and no buggering about (hate one for all remote things too).
The up scale is better than I thought, however it can get a little pixalated with deep blacks, but that may just be my TV not coping that well.
As for alternatives both you mention are very good, I just like the Onkyo as it for me is a little warmer.
only the demo will reveal my preference......perhaps i should add the onkyo too....
I think its worth a look, Richer Sounds are doing a right good deal on them.
Whatever you get make sure it has Dolby TrueHD sound processing though.
monty - cheers - all those under consideration have TrueHD processing.
why do you specify this however ?
tia
It takes the most and best signal path from your Blu ray palyer.
The latest blu ray disks have this method of sound reproduction, it is very good.
Also worth ensuring your Blu ray player is type BD-Live 2.0 Ready, this way you will get via your router and internet connection loads of live add on bits (disk specific though)
Edit:Tru HD as well as images are passed through the HDMI cable as well on a blu ray player, it makes connections to and from kit very easy.
Also
TrueHD sound is amazing.
yes - both the amp and BD player will be the latest models, fully loaded 😀
We built an extension on the house a few years back and use that as a home cinema room with a projector, screen and surround sound system. It's very popular with the kids - especially for sleepovers and the like.
The projector is a DLP Themescene H30 and the amp a Denon AVR-2803. Speakers are an REL sub and I think the speakers are Tannoy. The whole set-up, including the 8ft screen was only about £2K - about half what a 42" plasma would have cost at the time. There is also a Pioneer DVD player, Sky Multiroom plus an X-Box 360 and Wii as sources (and occasionally a PC was well - great for Call of Duty 4!).
When the projector bulb finally blows (it's already at about twice it's expected life) I'll upgrade to HD and a Blue-Ray player but I'm still pretty happy with the system. We've got a treadmill in there as well and it's great for exercising indoors on cold, wet winter nights.
Denon 2910 DVD player, Cyrus CD6 CD player, Linn LP12 turntable, Denon 3805 AV receiver, NEC 42in plasma panel and Miller and Kreisel K series front middle rear and sub.
If you are at all serious about stereo Hi-Fi then I recommend getting a Miller and Kreisel speaker system as it a) sounds great and b) is easy to drive- a lot of AV amps can't handle hi-fi speakers. Before I got the M&K system I had Spendor speakers and needed a proper Linn hi-fi amp to drive them for critical audio listening as the Denon couldn't handle them. Got the M&Ks and combined with the Denon they sound better than the Spendors. Only issue with M&K is that they are uncoloured and ruthlessly expose poor recordings.
What with STW and AV forums, its no wonder I'm always skint!
I'm still keeping the music and cinema systems seperate - as well as the AV system I've also got a Linn/Naim system in my study - LP12, CD3.5 32.5/SNAPS2/IXO/140x2 into Credos on Mana racks. Getting on a bit now and, other than the LP12, not the prettiest but still sounds fantastic.
hmmmmmm LP12, like an a$$ I got rid of mine a long time ago, what a fool I was.
Ta Barney... might get one and hack it to fit 🙂
got the call today - all my selected equipment is in and ready for a full afternoon of demo on Saturday......im reet excited 😀
ok - decision now made.
8 series samsung plasma 58"
pioneer lx532 amp
pioneer lx 52 bd player
monitor audio RX8 front speakers
monitor audio rx6 centre speaker
monitor audio fx rear speakers
sunfire hrs-8 sub
chord silverscreen cabling
pro install
SO excited 😀
Nice stuff, a good reason to enjoy the sofa over the winter 😉
Here is my set up.
Mordaunt short 500 THX series all around
At the mo i have a sony DA1200es installed but i have JUST ordered a 9.2ch onkyo NR1007!!
In built mordaunt short THX subs 2 x 10" subs.
All running form a liquid cooled I7 HTPC
Being veiwed on a Sony bravia HD(not sure of model number)
Craig
Yello. I could do with some help with this. We've got a Pansonic all in one home cinema setup that I bought second hand a few years ago, and now the DVD (built into the amp) is whining ominously.
I popped into local shop for advice and he started talking about 1600 being the minimum spend for anything worthwhile. I left thinking "F*ck me you could get a bike for that"
So anyway. I'm happy with the 5.1 speakers we've got, so does anyone have a recommendation for a Blu-ray player and amp combo? oo I dunno, under 500 notes. Also - I want it to work off the same remote...
Philips TV 42" 1080p 100hrtz
MS Avant 908i Floor standing speakers
MS Avant 905i Centre Speaker
MS Avant 902i Rear Speakers
MS Avant 309i Sub Woofer
Onkyo Amp (4got model number lol)
Occasionally use Yamaha NS10 monitor speakers to convert system to 7.1 surround sound
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What is it with people mounting their TVs at a height where you have to look up from the sofa to see them? Isn't eye-level when seated optimum?
For our speakers to be arranged symmetrically in the room means the plasma panel has to go above the fireplace. Looking up slightly has never really bothered me- bit like being in the cinema.
Anyone recomend me a good 5.1 amp/reciever
needs to have (at a minimum)
2x line inputs
1x scart
2x HDMI
2x optical audio
and whatever it is that an x-box plugs in with these days (seems to have changed formats more times than I've changed my pants)
Outputs, 5.1 audio and HDMI to the TV.
Would be nice if it could give a line out signal to my HI-FI amp as well for the front two speekers.
Sharp Aquaos 42" LCD.
Sony 1200es amp.
Monitor Audio BR5 Floorstand fronts.
Monitor Audio BRLCR Centre..
Monitor Audio BRFX Rears.
Monitor Audio BRW10 Subwoofer.
Sky HD.
Sony PS3.
Used everyday and much loved even by my missus!!
[url= http://www.blu-ray.com/community/gallery.php?member=shockabuku&folderid=360# ]Here's mine[/url]
Thisisnotaspoon. If I were buying again I'd probably have a good long look at onkyo amps.
Buy what hi-fi sound and vision mag....Its your bible when spending loads of cash on AV.
pedalhead - stunning.
Pedalhead that is an awesome set up. LOL. What staggered me when I was buying my stuff was the amount of money you could spend, mine cost pocket change compared to some of the stuff I seen.
£6k for platinum speakers cable, £13k for 1 pair of floorstand speakers, £35k 555 Amps.
I was blown away.
just reading forum and thought it about time i sold my hardly used system ,dennon avr 1705 surround receiver and kef kht 1005 egg speakers with kef sub would prefer pick up in beds as speakers weigh 1 kg each ! £250 sound ok
OK, let me be a bit more specific with my question: What amplifier for a Sony BDPS360 bluray player? I want something that will use the same remote. Will any Sony amp do this?
just reading forum and thought it about time i sold my hardly used system ,dennon avr 1705 surround receiver and kef kht 1005 egg speakers with kef sub would prefer pick up in beds as speakers weigh 1 kg each ! £250 sound ok
Dave360....you'll probably find lots of ideas on the [url= http://www.avforums.com ]AV Forums[/url].
Johnboy, you're not wrong. The are a lot of companies making a lot of profit out there in AV land...google "lexicon oppo blu-ray" for more details :-). I actually did my room on a budget (took me 8 months...lots of DIY), but yeah the sky is the limit on how much you can spend on this stuff. It's the same when you get into acoustics & room treatment. I went the DIY way in the end as a lot of the commercial products seemed useless and expensive as far as I could tell. I also built my own subs, which is kinda geeky but you get waaay more for your money by doing it.
yes but that's the problem pedalhead. I don't want lots of ideas, I just need spoonfeeding really.
😯I actually did my room on a budget
I'd love to see you [i]really[/i] splash out!
I was going to post a picture of my set up. Then I looked at the pictures of Pedalhead's and decided against it.
Really nice installation.
I was going to post a picture of my set up. Then I looked at the pictures of Pedalhead's and decided against it.
I thought the same, but then I thought...why not. I've worked hard to get my set up exactly as I want it, so why shouldn't I show it off...even if it's not in the same league as pedalheads...
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Pioneer Kuro 428xd tv, Yamaha DSP-AX761 surround amp, KEF centre speaker, B&W front speakers and Canon rears.
Thisisnotaspoon, I own a SONY STR-DA1200es. Does everything I need it to. I would recommend it no probs. You should get one for about 200quid(guessing).
Pioneer lx5090 (ISF settings Taken from AV Forums)
Monitor Audio bronze floorstanders/centre/rears
Onkyo 875
Panny BD35
Denon 1930
SVS PC 12+ Monster sub
I'd love to see you really splash out!
Yeah fair point, although it'd have cost a lot more if I hadn't gotten my hands quite so dirty 🙂
hmm. Good advice is hard to find.
Sorry Dave wish I could help, but I'm rather out of date on hardware these days. Spent all my money on it last year & am avoiding looking again in case I get the upgrade bug! I know you just want a "buy this" recommendation, but half an hour in the relevant AV Forums sub-forum will probably reveal an obvious preferred choice.
Generally though, if I get a separates amp and bluray player from the same manufacturer, will I be able to control both from one remote?
Fairly likely I'd say, although worth confirming beforehand of course. Personally, if there was a significantly better unit from a different manufacturer at a similar price, I'd go for that & try & stretch to a universal remote control (Logitech Harmony range for example). I apprecitate that's muddying the waters somewhat though 🙂
f me, I just phoned Richer Sounds and even they couldn't give me a definitive answer.
Panasonic 50" Plasma 1080p
Panasonic BD55 blu-ray player
Sony STR-DA1200ES
KEF iq5se
KEF iq60c centre
KEF iq1 rear
BK Gemini II sub
Harmony 555 remote (lifesaver!)
Loving it!
EDIT: Oh, and Sky+HD - Ace!
PedalHead - that is one AWESOME setup!
Respeck.