What kind of stereo/home theatre do you have?

[Trente]

Data published by the manufacturer isn't always correct and credible. You should, in most cases, ignore the technical figures and just listen to the setup and make up your mind upon that test alone; In the end, the way you like the sound that your system can put out is all that matters.

 

[Fiveohhh]

I was looking at Fluances too. My budgets about $300 and I need to get a plate amp for my sub also.

 

[NutBucket]

Man, mine sucks (comparatively)

Kenwood VSX-453 amp
Kenwood single-disc CD player
Onkyo turntable
Bose 201 mains (yes yes I know but I got them when I didn't know better, in middle school)
Yamaha 8" powered sub (90W)

 

[cyclistca]

NAD amp
B & W speaker

Like the NAD amp but I'm think of getting a new one as it's missing some of the latest A/V connections.

 

[ElFenix]

mine blows too, but then again, i'm just a student

yamaha HTR-5650 receiver
polk R50 mains
polk R30 surrounds
polk R20 center/rear
aiwa 100 watt woofer (leftover from the old HTIB setup)
sony dvd (the one that half of them broke after 2 years)


i use banana plugs on 14 ga wire because messing with wires otherwise is a pain in the arse (moving sucks, don't make it worse)

 

[Doggiedog]

Originally posted by: ElFenix
mine blows too, but then again, i'm just a student

yamaha HTR-5650 receiver
polk R50 mains
polk R30 surrounds
polk R20 center/rear
aiwa 100 watt woofer (leftover from the old HTIB setup)
sony dvd (the one that half of them broke after 2 years)

Ahh.

C13:00 right?

You must have a CDP S330/550/560 right?

Sony sucks!

 

[Dubb]

Flac >HTPC > RME Hammerfall DSP > linn majik > linn lk 140 > Sonus Faber Grand pianos.

I'd love to do surround, but getting surround at the quality of my stereo setup would be waaay too much dinero...

 

[Arkitech]

couple of questions I just thought of:

For the people with a 7.1 setup, how does it sound with movies that don't make use of that surround technology? I think most movies are encoded for 5.1 How does music sound through a 7.1 surround setup?

What's a good way to choose a reciever? Are there any areas in particular I should check for? Which manafacturers are known to put out good recievers?

 

[FFactory0x]

Originally posted by: Arkitech
I'm in the midst of putting together a kickass home theatre, I've spent the last few weeks tweaking and configuring my HTPC. My next piece of the puzzle will be sound, I need to choose speakers, a new receiver and possibly an amp. So what are you guys working with?


Here are the speakers I'm thinking of going with - Fluance - SX-HTB These are listed at a really good price direct from the company and I've heard very good reviews on the speakers. But since I'm going for a 7.1 setup I will need to buy an addtional 2 speakers as well as a subwoofer.


Are banana plugs worth having?

Check out JBL s310's and 312's on pricegrabber. The series 1 are really cheap now and AWESOME!!!!!!! They cut the line when series 2 came out and there the exact same thing

 

[Papagayo]

SONY ES series Stereo System..
Toshiba 46inch HDTV
Klipsch tower speakers..

 

[EvilYoda]

It's been a few months since this has been asked...

Denon AVR3805
Denon DVD3910
Paradigm Studio 100 v3
Paradigm CC-570
Paradigm ADP-470
Velodyne Digital Drive 12
HTPC as well.

More to come at the end of the year

edit: For my fellow students...with an addiction as bad as mine, you too can have a system like this at 22.

 

[Don Vito Corleone]

Kenwood VR-4090 receiver
Older Toshiba DVD player
Phase Technology Teatro 7.5 front speakers
Phase Technology Teatro 6.5 center channel speaker
Ancient Polk 4.5 rear speakers
Audiosource SW-15 subwoofer with added internal soundproofing mods
Ancient Philips 27" TV
XBox

 

[Beau]

The kind that doesn't exist yet.

 

[FFactory0x]

I have
Panny 36" flat screen (looks high def)
Kenwood VR-507
2 x JBL S-310's
2 x JBL N26's
2 x JBL N24's
Sony SAWM 40 sub
JBL N-Center

 

[FFactory0x]

Originally posted by: cyclistca
NAD amp
B & W speaker

Like the NAD amp but I'm think of getting a new one as it's missing some of the latest A/V connections.

Thats funny my housemate had a NAD reciever. Never heard of it before him

 

[Trente]

Originally posted by: Dubb
Flac >HTPC > RME Hammerfall DSP > linn majik > linn lk 140 > Sonus Faber Grand pianos.

I'd love to do surround, but getting surround at the quality of my stereo setup would be waaay too much dinero...

Rest assured this is the best setup so far!

 

[gooch]

My HT setup

 

[Doggiedog]

Originally posted by: gooch
My HT setup

My friend has the same Sony RPTV as you.

One word of advice. Do not touch the flash focus button. It is literally a self-destruct button.

 

[gooch]

Originally posted by: Doggiedog

Originally posted by: gooch
My HT setup

My friend has the same Sony RPTV as you.

One word of advice. Do not touch the flash focus button. It is literally a self-destruct button.

LOL

I hit it a few times when I first got the set, but it didn't really do anything. I had a service tech come out to address some red push that just turned out to be a result of my poor cable signal. He used the flash focus after messing with some of the convergence settings. I still have the TV. I haven't touched the flash focus button since.

 

[Doggiedog]

Originally posted by: gooch

Originally posted by: Doggiedog

Originally posted by: gooch
My HT setup

My friend has the same Sony RPTV as you.

One word of advice. Do not touch the flash focus button. It is literally a self-destruct button.

LOL

I hit it a few times when I first got the set, but it didn't really do anything. I had a service tech come out to address some red push that just turned out to be a result of my poor cable signal. He used the flash focus after messing with some of the convergence settings. I still have the TV. I haven't touched the flash focus button since.

My friend pushed it and his TV literally blew up. The tech came over and asked him straight out if he pushed the button. He knew exactly what was wrong and said Sony should just remove that button bc it causes alot of problems. He was out without a TV for 2 months while waiting for new parts.

 

[Slickone]

And that's why you don't buy Sony.

 

[mobobuff]

Sony 240-Watt Mini Hi-Fi Component System MHC-RG7OAV (5.1)

A few years old and the sound is still incredible.