I did it all on the super cheap Aside of my record player, though it was new still only got it off ebay for like $35 or so for they thought it was broken, and I like to fix stuff, so I had no problems buying it at that price, but no clue what the heck they was talking about with the listing for they even said the needle was broken, and it wan not :O
But other then that its all used stuff I have gotten really on the cheap I repaired, OH aside of the stereo stand, got that new off Amazon for $100 shipped.
I have since done up my room, and did things different with my tv, for I did not like the mounts I had to make out of 1 out of 3, and had to use zip ties to hold the 50 in a vertical position. Now I have it made from a much stronger mount for a 50, but made from 2 mounts so it will now spin without the need of using zip ties and look like poo
I have now added yet another vintage "tv" t and set up into my room for I was given a 55" old crt tube high def with hdmi, thats 720P we moved my 360 and OG xbox to to do some larger then life tube gaming. And I have also gotten from the same people a 19" PC CRT to put in my arcade (have not done yet) to replace its old crt 13" tv, so games off my pi soon, and the built in arcade unit, will look its best, for I have a YWR to hdmi, a 3 in 1 out hdmi switch, and a wire that goes from HDMI to VGA, so it will be the best pic I can do with that monitor, looking much better then the lousy tv ever could, for to my eyes it looks like poo.
Not really looking to make anyone Jelly, its just in my situation I been in for almost 20 years, and the fact lately because of it I had to give up my passion of over 40 years, and needed something to do to keep my mind going and off crap, that now this is what I been doing with the help of my son, for if it was not for him I never would be able to do most of all this stuff, he been a HUGE help. I am having more fun figuring this stuff and, and seeing if I can make it work, what to do to make it "look" and run cool, and then when done, pretty much never touch it again, mostly just a can I do it, I read about or watched a video, and thats it, now to figure it all out on my own with no further help at all, and for the most part, think I nailed it.
I never in a million years however thought there was a big difference between like a mid to low units of home theater, for I been doing that pretty much since I was a kid, and in my young adult life got a Dolby prologic (not PLII this was the first when it came out), and at that point I was hooked even more when I watched my first movie on a HUGE 32" crt tv (no flats, yeah Im that old), and heard stuff in my movies from behind me. But now that I won a Marantz SR5010 off goodwills site for $400, and its kinda a better then mid upper crust unit, and my full vintage DCM speaker set up in 7.1, replacing my denon, then replacing my onkyo, and now having this, HOLY GEEBUS, there is a for sure difference if you have the money, this things hits hard and beautiful, and going to cry the day it dies
I have had pretty much every brand of receivers out there, but I could not pass a $1200 receiver for $400, with 7.1 analog INS NO LESS, sound as sweet as it does when I play games, watch movies, or listen to music, it pulls it all in, and if you have the means I HIGHLY recommend you get something close if you are into the stuff like me.