iTimmy

As an audiophile I have seen systems with far worse WAF, I honestly could care less, if a woman can't accept the fact that I am into this then she knows where the door is. Fortunately I've never had a GF who was not supportive and at least a little "into it."

Shadows are seldom an issue, my living room is fairly large and with the image that size it allows everyone to find their own space. The only time its an issue is if someone is walking with in 4 feet of the wall/screen, which is too damn close anyways.

iTimmy

Instead of me explaining the "springs" you mind as well read it direct from the source: http://www.machinadynamica.com/machina25.htm I know if you search through his other components they are sketchy on a whole new level, but his isolation platforms are simply the best I have used and very affordably priced.

As for tidying up the cables, it possibly could be done, but there would be a number of drawbacks. Since its safe to say no one has used a Nimbus platform before, there is no way people can understand how sensitive it is. Securing the cables coming off the DVD player would be potentially very dangerous for the DVD player, you'd have to experience the platform to fully understand its quirks. Also the interconnects I am using are a little unruly, they really have a mind of their own, I have tried to keep things organized but to me its more important to make sure intersections of cables are addressed, which results in the organized mess you see. In such tight quarters some compromises have to be made, and its much more important to me that all cables intersect at as close to 90 degrees as possible(this cancels unwanted noise). The final reason that the cabling is not neater is that I plan on moving with in a year and can't see fussing with it, it would probably take me a month of tweaking to make things neater and not have an impact on the sound.

An added bonus to the "chaos" is that air is the best dielectric, by having the cables suspended and not touching ground give a lower noise floor and greater macro/micro dynamics.

yuhoo22

TV: Fujitsu 50" Plasma P50XTA51US
Speakers: Boston Acoustics P450 (Front Left, Front Right, Center) and P442 (Left and Right Surround and Rear)
Sub; Boston Acoustics BT1100
Receiver: Marantz SR6001
Other: Wii

PixelHarmony

Becoming an audiophile is an expensive hobby to get into. I personally won't tread in those waters due to my addictive personality. I know my first tube amp purchase will be the beginning of the end for me. If it's what you love then live it.

iTimmy

I've done a ton of downgrades in the last few years and this is where I am. I tend to have a very obsessive nature, about two years ago, at my zenith of audiophildum, my system was in the neighborhood of $75k, currently I'm around the $15k mark. While to a lot of people that's still insane, it was a logical move and to me that seems fairly reasonable, I have not upgraded or changed anything in about a year, I think I managed to get off the merry-go-round of being "almost there" and am now able to sit back and not mind fuck listening to music/movies.

WdnUlik2no

TV: Samsung HLT-6187S 61" LED DLP

A/V Receiver: Very old 5.1 Sony Receiver, still works great though and still using the same set of speakers and subwoofer that it came with. No plans to upgrade at the moment.

DVD: Sony 5 disc DVD Player

VCR/DVD Recorder: Panasonic DMR-EH75VS DVD Recorder/VCR Combo/80GB HD (love this thing!)

XBOX 360 elite

regular XBOX (not pictured)

GameCube (not pictured)

JoyTech selector

Harmony 670 Remote: Harmonys are the best remotes EVAR!!

New Car TL-S

TV: Panasonic RPTV 47" 1080i
A/V Receiver: Rotel 1067
DVD: Denon 5-disc
VCR: huh?
Speakers: Vienna Acoustic Hayden's & matching center (Concerto?), Cambridge Soundworks rear, Velodyne SPL1000 Sub
Other: Samsung stand-alon HD box, DirectTV HD/DVR

PixelHarmony

Pic of the setup. Kinda sucks that after Christmas they had a 65" version of my TV for $350 less than I paid for the 57"...

Crazy Bimmer

^ very nice!

So remember how I thought my receiver went bad and then I went out and got a new receiver. Well i later found out that it was really my subwoofer that went bad. So while researching on avsforms for the past two weeks i ended up with this....


TV: Samsung LNT4661 46" LCD (had it)
Speakers: Aperion Intimum 633-t with Aperion 634-vac center in gloss black
Receiver: Denon AVR-888 receiver
Subwoofer: Cadence CSX-15
Other: PS3 and HD Comcast box


Should be here this week.
http://www.aperionaudio.com/product/...,33,28,91.aspx
http://www.aperionaudio.com/product/...,16,19,29.aspx
http://www.cadencestore.com/ProductC...&idproduct=398

Nice thing about the aperion speakers is that they offer a 30-day trial. So if im not pleased then i can return them. They pay shipping both ways.

iTimmy

Will they still take the speakers back if they smell like curry?

Crazy Bimmer

Of course. Once i return them then they will become and open-boxed item.

Whos cheap enough to buy that stuff.... its the...

Blazin Si

TV: 42" Sharp Aquos (LC-42D62U)
Speakers/Receiver: Sony Bravia DAV-HDX500 w/ wireless rear speakers
Other: Sony PS3 strictly as a Blu-ray player

LuvMyTSX

I just got started tonight with a 40 inch Sony Bravia KDL40V3000. Maybe I'll add speakers next year or later this year. I think I got a decent deal at $1499. I checked online at all the other stores, including Sears, Best Buy, Costco, Circuit City, Amazon, and Sears was the cheapest at $1464, but it was a longer drive than to PC Richards. I got a new DVD player last year, I think it's a Sony.

I was surprised I actually got this tv in the back seat of my TSX. I was expecting to at least have to take it out of the box, but the guy from the store did his magic and worked it in. Wasn't so easy getting it out once I got home, though.

Gpump

TV: 15" Sony Trintron with a built in vcr
Speakers: Whatever came on the TV and my iPod HiFi
Receiver: None
Other: Precor elliptical, couch bed for guests, sink/cabinets, boxes of crap I don't know what to do with, china/holiday dishes that are rarely used.

Glad I could help.

Need more money to use it for what it was designed for. All we've done is paint the entire room a very deep purple color.

iTimmy

PC Richards has had some smoking deals on good TVs lately

EriQ009

TV: Samsung HL-R5688W 56" DLP
Speakers: Definitive Technology Mythos 1s up front, Mythos 8 center, Gem XLs in the rear, and a Supercube 1.
Receiver: Denon 3808-CI
Other: Apple TV 160GB, Samsung BD-P1400 Blu-Ray player, Xbox360 w/ HD-DVD add-on, DirecTV HR20, Harmony 1000 remote.

I want to upgrade to the Elite Pro and the Def Tech Mythos SuperTowers and possibly a Supercube Trinity, but that'll have to wait until after the move later this year. I'll post pics of the current system when I can.

LuvMyTSX

Seriously good deals. At least $100 cheaper than the other places. Sears was about $40 cheaper than PC Richards, but was a longer drive so it wasn't really worth it.

cM3go

TV: Samsung LNT-4665F
Speakers: Orb Audio People's Choice 7.1
Receiver: Onkyo SR-674
Other: Comcast HD DVR, Xbox 360 Elite w/HD DVD, Wii, PC streaming MP3 collection to Xbox 360 via wireless

bent09

iTrader: (1)

Had to post pics of that game?



TV: Hitachi Ultravision 55HDS69
Sony DAV-FX900W DVD Dream System
Xbox 360 Elite
Remote: 880

soopa

there's way too many wires in all these pictures. hide that shit peoples!

KingTSX

iTrader: (1)

Small update found myself a good deal on Definitive Technology speakers/sub

TV: 50" Plasma Pioneer Elite 1140HD
Receiver: Marantz SR7002 THX Select2 Surround Receiver
Speakers: Definitive Solo (LCR), Mythos Gem Rears, SupercubeII Subwoofer
Other: Pioneer Elite AV48s Upconverting DVD (w/HDMI), Harmony 880 Remote, Furman Power Conditioners, Blu-ray in the near future

DeansblackCLS

TV: Mitsubishi 62" DLP
Receiver: Yamaha RX-V1800
Speakers: Paradigm Monitor 5 F/C/Sub. Polk Audio surrounds in ceiling
Other: Toshiba HD-A1 HD DVD Player, PS3 80 Gig for Blu Ray, XBox 360 Elite, PanaMax Surge Suppressor/Power conditioner

All controled by a Harmony 880 remote. Receiver, HD-DVD, cable box and Panamax are hidden in a closet...the game systems are under the TV.

I still have a Rotel 1056 receiver that I am in love with, but changed to the Yamaha so that I could switch everything via HMDI. I am probably going to put the Rotel in the office with my old Paradigm bookshelf surrounds.

2001AudiS4

What are you using for IR Repeating?

yunginTL

Living Room Setup
TV: Downgraded from a Panasonic th-50pz700u to a kdl46xbr2
Receiver:
Speakers: Sony HTIB DAV-HDX500 (soon to upgrade to Kef 2005 spkrs and an hdmi upconverting receiver as soon as i can find a deal on one)
Others: Dtv HD-DVR, Wii, Logitech Harmony One Remote

Game Room Setup
TV: Mitsu 61" 720 DLP (i need to find some way to claim my warranty so i can upgrade this set...) hoping to get the 58 Panasonic 700u to replace it or wait to see what the new panasonic plasmas are gonna look like
Receiver: Onkyo TX-SR805
Speakers: Polk RTI 8's fronts, CSI5 Center, Polk Sub, and RM series satellite speakers (5.1)
Others: PS3, Toshia HD-A20, Logitech Harmony 890 Pro, DTV HD-DVR

DeansblackCLS

2001AudiS4,

I am using a simple LeapFrog IR repeater---it works very well.

2001AudiS4

Cool. We use Speakercraft IR repeating kits. They work great with everything but Satellite boxes. Not all, but a good number of them. We typically use plasma proof eyes though which creates some of the issues. Just curious what others are using as the Speakercraft kits can be pricey.

EriQ009

How do you like that Mythos Solo? Sounds like a good system! Of course, I'm partial to Def Tech myself.

EriQ009

StypeCL

Samsung LN-T5271F

caligirl2k

TV: Pioneer Elite PRO-150FD 60" Plasma Mounted on Wall
Speakers: Pioneer I think
Reciever: Denon
VCR: 2 panasonic VCR's
Other: Tivo, Xbox360, PS3, Wii

5o9

My pride and joy is a 210 lb SVS subwoofer with dual 12". Makes a nice end table and didn't cost much more than an end table.

Done some damage to the house with the SVS, heard of people breaking windows, but hasn't happend to me yet

aw1

TV: Sharp 52d82u 1080p LCD
Speakers: Bose Acoustimass 16 Series II
Reciever: Onkyo 805
Other: Xbox360, PS3, Monster Power HTS 1600, Toshiba A2 HD DVD

Fibonacci

stogie1020

TV: Mitsubishi LT-52144 LCD
Receiver: Yamaha RXV-596 ('needs' an upgrade sometime soon, suggestions?)
Speakers: Phase Technology Teatro 3.5 series x4, plus the PT center with directional tweeter)
Sub: B+W ASW1000

2001AudiS4

Ok then.

Mine's pretty basic. I have:

LG 42PC3D 42" Plasma
Marantz SR4001 Home Theater Receiver
Sony DVP-NS75H
Sony PS2
Scientific Atlanta Explorer 8300 HD Cable DVR Box
URC Home Theater Master MX-900
Cheapy Polk R300's in the front.
Energy (forget the model number) in the rear
Energy 8" sub (this sub pounds for a 8")

Swivel mount stand. I live in an apartment, so no mounting on the wall. This is a good alternative. You may see the Energy speakers in the front in the stand. They used to be my fronts and I just haven't removed them yet.

#1 STUNNA

50in Sony 1080p 120Hz SXRD
Pioneer 49TXi Receiver w/upgraded op-amps on the Fronts, Center, and Sub channels
Pioneer 59AVi DVD / SACD player
Sony 555es 500disc CD player
Klipsch RF-7 Front
Klipsch RC-7 Center
Klipsch RS-7 Surrounds
Velodyne HGS-10 Subwoofer
PS3
Xbox
Game Cube
NES
Sega Genesis
Scientific Atlantic 8300 Cable Box with DVR
WD 500gB MyDVR addon
Monster Cable HTS 5100 line filter

Sarlacc

A little update. Right now the TV is on its stand on a console. I just moved in with the fiance into the new condo. But I do have the wall mount waiting to be installed. I'm just a little torn at the moment because the TV is a the perfect viewing height right now...but I prefer the clean look of a wall mount.

The remote should come tomorrow, and so far I love the new receiver.

Coming Soon:

Energy Speakers (in Nov/Dec as a pooled wedding gift from friends)

is300eater

that's a cool wedding gift I never understood why wedding registries are always a places like Bed Bath & Beyond, Macy's, William Sonomas and not Fry's or BB or CC?

Sarlacc

We dont really need anything so we have a small registry at C & B. Maybe one at Macys...but we'd really rather have the cash.

My one friend has a hook up with Energy, and Ive wanted a set for about 8 years now. The wedding is costing me enough, my friends decided he would gather a pool of other friends and piece out the speakers.

Sarlacc

I said it in the toy thread. I'll say it here...the harmony one is AWESOME!