[tinman related] Post your A/V set up, once and for all

Components:
Toshiba 40" WS HDTV
Outlaw Audio Model 950 preamp
ATI 1504 4-channel amp (bridged to 300 watts per channel for my front speakers)
Carver 5-channel amp (150 watts per channel for my center speaker and rears)
Toshiba SD-5700 DVD player
Philips DVP642 DVD player (for teh pirated m0vies)
Pioneer Elite PD-F59 CD player
Panamax 1000+ surge protector/line conditioner (out of commission at the moment)
Time Warner HDTV DVR

Speakers:
Fronts: Paradigm Monitor 9
Center: Paradigm CC-350
Rears: Paradigm Mini-Monitors
Sub: Energy sub (forgot the model #)



My wife absolutely hates all my crap, especially the thick speaker wires I'm running to the rears (over the carpet, nonetheless). She constantly b****es about how ugly and big everything is. What she doesn't know is that she's lost the war, because in my mind, HT > wife.

 

For "movie night" or the "big game" gathering:

Epson HomeLite Projector w/1080i LCD (HD)
Da-Lite 8' Screen (portable or mounted option) -sometimes use outside

For regular viewing:

Sanyo 32" "SDTV" from Wal-Mart (takes less space)

All sound goes through the:

Home Theater processor...
Sony STRK-750P (5.1 Dolby Digital Surround, w/powered sub. AM/FM, blah, blah... about 575 watts w/sub)

Signals come from:

Sony SLV-789HF Stereo 4-head VCR (with VCR+, etc.)

Sony MDP-800 Laser Disc player (auto-reverse too!) -use as cd player, and for around 25 LD's

Sony DVP-NS325 DVD Player (single disc)

Sony PS2 w/4 logitech wireless controllers


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The thing I like the best is that all of my equipement fits in one old home stereo cabinet (the kind that had a turntable on top) that I gutted and retro fitted.

btw-I'm looking into a 42" or so Sony LCD to hang on the wall above it, and throw the Sanyo in the bedroom (where the ol' 27" Sharp resides), then give the game room the old 27", and then my son would get the ol' 19" from the game room... we also have an ol' 13" in the kitchen... oh, and my 15" LCD in the 'puter room...

I have a set-up in the bedroom too with an old school 200 watt Realistic tuner that takes signal from the tv output... sounds almost like a true surround (at least as good as Dolby pro II)... lot's of bass for explosions, etc.

But I save old components and re-use them in other applications... (still have my Pong, Atari 2600, Coleco, Sega Genesis, & Playstation, too)

I'm a cheapskate.

 

I have the same TV! It was like $240 a few months ago. Heck of a deal

 

Yep. I got it for $166.

 

I've got a 14" toshiba tv too. That silver one. Atleast the screen is flat....iguess. I paid almost $200 for mine back in '02.

My computer is my pride anyways....tv's...pft.

 

I don't even have the flat screen. I think I have the cheapest and smallest regulation tv. They don't really get smaller than 14 inches.

 

i have a 2.1 inch portable tv if that counts for anything.

 

i noticed it looks like you have your stuff upstairs.

 

Living Room:
Mitsubishi 55" RP HDTV
Time Warner HD DVR
Malata Region-Free DVD Player
Pioneer CLD Laserdisc Player
Integra DTR 5.3 Receiver
Paradigm 6.1 Speakers and Subwoofer


Bedroom:
Samsung 32" LCD HDTV
Time Warner HD DVR
Toshiba HD-A1 HD-DVD Player
Onkyo Receiver
Onkyo 7.1 Speakers and Subwoofer


I bought the Mitsubishi HDTV almost 5 years ago, so it only has component inputs. But I've got HDMI cables on the HD DVR and HD-A1 player upstairs. I've also got analog 5.1 cables connecting the HD-A1 player to the receiver. Once Batman Begins comes out on HD-DVD in 3 weeks, I'll finally get to try out a Dolby TrueHD lossless audio track.

 

Jeebus. You guys take your tv watching seriously.

I have a 46" something. Don't have any idea what. No speakers or anything other than what came with it. It was the only what I considered to be frivilous thing I bought myself after my divorce.

I spend so much money on music equipment, photography equipment and computer stuff (generally in that order), I don't have much leftover for tv.

 

Dude... yours is 14"... his is 14'... not even DaDarkone can beat the fourteen-foot Toshiba geeimsobored has.

 

That's because we're not cheapskates, Jeff!

 

Or we are compensating for something, I can't decide...

 

I only listen to 2 channel stereo. I'll take my 2 Magneplanars over any 5.1 dynamic speaker setup.

Pioneer 301 Disc Changer
Philips 36" HDTV (CRT)
Toshiba DVD player (El Cheapo)
Grommes Vintage 120 watt tube integrated amp monoblocks
Magneplanar MMG Speakers

 

This is awesome. I have this image (for those that have shown pictures) of the rest of your house/apartment being completely empty. Not saying it is, just that it would be funny because that is some serious money invested for what I can only assume are mostly young guys.

I am shocked by VesceySux having a wife after that picture. Even I think that looks horrible and messy.

I have spent years perfecting my system's minimal invasion of my wife's aesthetic. 3M's 2" plastic tape has been a godsend because it allows me to run speaker wire along the molding of my wall bases without being noticeable except on close inspection. So I have a 6.1 setup in my living room. Nothing compared to what you guys have, though:

27" Sony Trinitron flatscreen tube - weighs about 55 pounds
Pioneer 6.1 Multi-Channel Receiver
Pioneer DVD/CD/MP3 player
Magnavox 5 CD carousel (no idea why I still have this - it is probably 10 years old and I don't really use it)
Dish Network Receiver/DVR
Green XBOX
Speakers:
Center - Infinity Primus
L,R, Sub - JBL Norwood
Sats - 10 year old crappy ones
rear center - KLH 3-channel (this is a good story - this speaker at the time I got it retailed for about $100. Somebody told me that there was something up with Best Buy's website and was showing it as 19.99. So I bought it and selected the "pick it up yourself" option and went to go get it at the customer service pickup. The employees were very confused because it had never been on sale and would not ring up as 19.99. All I kept saying was "I bought it online for 19.99, here is my receipt." They finally got a manager who was equally confused but was able to manually eneter the price into my checkout and I got out of there with the speaker. It is not that great because it is KLH but it was fun to rip off Best Buy.)

 

Nice system, Vescey. Is there a better value for a pre/pro than that Outlaw 950? It can keep up with components 4x its price.

The whole Outlaw line is outstanding. I've been eyeing their RR2150 Retro Receiver with the USB DAC built right in:

 

Here's mine...

Hitachi 55” HDTV LCD Monitor
Integra DTR 4.6 A/V Processsor
Integra DPS 5.5 DVD Player
Paradigm PDR-10 Powered Subwoofer
Paradigm CC-270 Center Channel
Paradigm Titan Front Bookshelf Speakers
Paradigm CS-60 Rear In-Ceiling Speakers

 

50 inch LCD SONY HDTV WEGA (just bought it, replaces my 52' Sony Projection)
Kenwood DD 5.1 sound system (needs replacing but still very servicable)
Toshiba progressive scan DVD player
Sony DVR

 

61' samsung 1080p dlp tv
panasonic 5.1 500 watt surround sound system
sony hd-upconversion dvd player
original xbox (w/ hdtv hookups)
ps2
super nintendo,gamecube,nintendo 64 <--a/v switch
nintendo via rf mod
dish network hd receiver

 

i take it you are going to get a Wii ?

how is the dish hd by the way? im thinking of switching away from TimeWarner.