[Vanquish]

I think since we Mac users all want the best in computer-experience way pay a lot for it since we can get the same done on a cheap Dell PC or some other crap. I also think a lot of us have good audio/video/home-cinema systems in our houses. So let's show those off here ! Tell us what you got there in you living room (or other rooms including the toilet-audiosystem)!

[ringo]

- The only exotic A/V item I own is a Sampo DVE-611 multi-standard DVD player w/ PAL->NTSC converter so I can watch movies encoded in other standards/regions.

- I picked up a German PAL VCR in an auction a few months ago, but don't have a PAL TV or an analog converter yet.

- Cheap-o stereo receiver that's older than I am and s*itty speakers, but I'm shopping around for an affordable surround sound receiver/speaker set.

- 32" Sharp TV, also pretty cheap.

- Two VCRs, don't remember what brand

- Also: Atari 2600, NES, Super Nintendo, Sega Saturn, Sega Dreamcast, PS1, PS2...all are used pretty regularly.

[yield2apple]

Heres what mine used to be... * represent items that were stolen while I was away at school..

-JVC 27" TV
-Sony Home Theatre Reciever with all the goodies *
-Sony 5CD Changer *
-Boston Acoustics Front Speakers
-Sony Surround Speakers *
-PSB Sub *

My family neglected to tell me that someone had broken into our house and stolen my things, until the day I got home in April.. It was stolen in November. On the way home from the airport: "How was the flight? Thats nice.. Oh by the way, your stereo was stolen.."

and we still haven't paid the insurance deductible to get the stuff back..

[sek929]

Looks like less than it is.

Samsung 31" TV
Pioneer DVD Player (top of the line last year)*
Aiwa 200W Stereo w/surround speaks (3 disc changer).
Sega Dreamcast*
N64*
SNES*
Nintendo*
Sanyo 4 head VCR*

*All hooked up to surround sound via the TV. Original Zelda on a 31" in full stereo sound is damn sweet let me tell you.

[Ca$h68]

You stereo stinks.

[Worst. Episode. Ever.]

My set-up is nothing to write home about...

Cheap 27" Magnavox TV
Cheap Magnavox VCR
TiVo (30 hr. Sony)
PS2 (which does double duty as my DVD player)
Dreamcast
N64

[Ca$h68]

32" proscan
PS2
Philips 250 watt reciever
Philips 5 disc changer
MTX speakers

Yay.

- Ca$h

[keekeeree]

- 27" TV (tv is actually the girlfriend's, can't remember the make of it)
- Onkyo Integra TX-890 Receiver
- Onkyo Pro-Logic Surround Sound processor
- Onkyo direct-drive turntable (an oldie, but solid as a brick)
- Onkyo cassette deck (this collects more dust than my turntable)
- JVC 4-head Hi-Fi VHS deck
- GE DVD player
- JBL tower speakers (with dual active 10" subs)
- Aiwa center and surround speakers

[davidflas]

Here's mine:
Click here!

Panasonic 27" superflat TV
Technics DVD-A10 DVD audio/video player
B&W LM-1 speakers
NHT SubOne 250w powered subwoofer
Creek 4330 MkII 40wpc integrated amp
Sony SLV777HF VCR
Speaker cables are Audioquest Jade terminated with spades
Interconnects are Kimber Cable Hero and Monster Cable 950i, all runs are 1 meter

This is a two channel system, but DVD's and CD's sound great, I don't even miss surround sound!

[MacManMikeOSX]

-60in TV
-Progresivescan sony DVD
-Sony MyTV VTR
-Onykio reciver
-sattilite diect tv plus HD add-on
-Bose speacker and subwofer

[Leia's Right Bun]

Here is my setup of my HDTV and such:

http://www.bitflydesign.com/

Then click on the "home theatre" on the bottom left of the page.

[(s)macintosh]

Originally posted by Leia's Right Bun:
Here is my setup of my HDTV and such:

http://www.bitflydesign.com/

Then click on the "home theatre" on the bottom left of the page.

Where'd you get the sweet floor lamp and frosted bookcase?

[Leia's Right Bun]

Originally posted by (s)macintosh:


Where'd you get the sweet floor lamp and frosted bookcase?

The floorlamp isn't a floorlamp. It is the wire lights that you string across the ceiling. All I did is mount it to the floor and the ceiling.

the Frosted case if for my DVD's and CD's. It is actually a thin soft plastic with metal trim, it is from Ikea Canada about 3 years ago.

Sorry, no picture:

- Harmon Kardon AVR120 Surround Receiver
- 5 B&W 303 speakers (2 front, 2 rear, 1 center - no sub as I'm in an apartment right now)
- Toshiba SD2800 DVD
- Rotel RCD-961 CD Player
- Sony 32" TV

[residentEvil]

things i just sold:

Sony STR-DB840 receiver
Sony DVP-S360 dvd player

things i just got:

Harman/Kardon AVR520 reciever
Harman/Kardon DVD25 dvd player

things i still have:

Epson PowerLite 7250 projector (16x9, 480i/p - 1080i ready, etc)
Sony 5 disc cd player
2 Sony VCRs
Polk Audio RT800i (two pair)
Polk Audio RT55i (one pair)
Polk Audio CS400i
Polk Audio PSW450 subs (two)

Current home theater setup includes 6 real theater seats with cupholders, a couch and a loveseat. Soon to be added Da-Lite screen (currently projecting on to my wall right now, at 78" x 139", bought a gallon of pearlescent type paint ($80/gallon) and just put that on the wall...cheaper then a fixed screen). Lighting and equipment controlled via one learning remote...including all X10 controls for dimming lights, etc. It may not be the biggest and most expensive setup, but i like it. Only thing left is to charge admission...
(fyi, i own a loft...the floor my theater is in is all open/no walls and includes my kitchen/dinning at one end of the room and home theater/pool table/video games at the other end.

Next upgrade/change is all new interconnects along with new speaker connections/outlets and another and upgrade to one single 15 amp circuit to two 20 amp circuits for a soon to purchace amp(s?) for more power and to include the RT55i's in a 7.1 setup.

[Vanquish]

Current home theater setup includes 6 real theater seats with cupholders, a couch and a loveseat. Soon to be added Da-Lite screen (currently projecting on to my wall right now, at 78" x 139", bought a gallon of pearlescent type paint ($80/gallon) and just put that on the wall...cheaper then a fixed screen). Lighting and equipment controlled via one learning remote...including all X10 controls for dimming lights, etc. It may not be the biggest and most expensive setup, but i like it. Only thing left is to charge admission...
(fyi, i own a loft...the floor my theater is in is all open/no walls and includes my kitchen/dinning at one end of the room and home theater/pool table/video games at the other end.

THAT is really bloody cool !

[residentEvil]

i have some old photos, but won't post them. i should take a few new ones so people can see it. the old photos where before i had the polk speakers and the 'new' furniture (trashed my ****, and put the woman's stuff in the theater....along with her rocking chairs and bears...don't ask ).

xmas this year should be nice...we both want to get nice recliners, so the couch may go...put loveseat in the middle and a recliner at each end (theater seats are in the back row).

gotta spend $$$, can't take it with you

[Zytryx]

Originally posted by davidflas:
Here's mine:
Click here!

Panasonic 27" superflat TV
Technics DVD-A10 DVD audio/video player
B&W LM-1 speakers
NHT SubOne 250w powered subwoofer
Creek 4330 MkII 40wpc integrated amp
Sony SLV777HF VCR
Speaker cables are Audioquest Jade terminated with spades
Interconnects are Kimber Cable Hero and Monster Cable 950i, all runs are 1 meter

This is a two channel system, but DVD's and CD's sound great, I don't even miss surround sound!

Watching a little Blade Runner, huh? good choice!

[Zytryx]

Originally posted by Leia's Right Bun:
Here is my setup of my HDTV and such:

http://www.bitflydesign.com/

Then click on the "home theatre" on the bottom left of the page.

Well at lease I know people here have good movie taste, Fifth element another good one, that's a cool sceen there is a cd out called Operatica that sounds a lot like the concert there in 5th Element.

[driven]

I'll post a pic of mine this afternoon. (I have to actually take a pic you see )

It's a new (less than 1 week old) 55" HDTV WideScreen.

[scaught]

heres mine. its basically an oversized pair of computer speakers at this point as all my music is on my mac.

technics SL-BD22 turntable
Yamaha R-V902 AV reciever
Yamaha K-903 cassette deck
Nakamichi CDC-200 5 disc changer
Cerwin Vega RE-30 speakers.
connected to my mac with a griffin imic.

i bought all stuff like 4 years ago. my TV is in the other room, but its nothing special.

[Gankdawg]

27" Sony TV
2 Sony VCRs
Magnavox DVD player (cheapie)
Harmon Kardon Receiver
Infinity L, R, and Center
Radio Shack surrounds (yeaaah, baby!)
Velodyne sub
Sony tape deck

Someday the audio will be all H/K with dual 15" Velodyne's and an HD 55" Sony...

[awaspaas]

Hey skywalker, you TV's aspect ratio is adjusted wrong! :-D

Heheh, that was a great argument.

[macboi]

I used to work summers putting home theaters in, I put some as small as 500 dollars in and some as expensive as one setup was in the 2,000,000 range. It was a house with a built in dome over their home theatre that would open to the night sky so that the theatre was technically outdoors. Some people... my college budget theatre currently includes....(I'll post a pic soon, but my camera is being flakey.. grrr HP!!)

60" Philips 60PP9905 HDTV 4:3
Philips Q50 Progressive Scan DVD Player w/ Faroudja Line Doubler
JVC 200 Disc CD Changer
JVC 888-VBK DTS/DD 5.1 Audio-Video Receiver
DISH 701 Satellite Receiver with built in PVR
RCA S-VHS VCR
Philips Pronto Neo LCD Remote Control
Z-Line Black Home Theatre Cabinet
Acoustic Research Edge(5) @ 120 Watt Each
Acoustic Research 115PSB 15" 250 Watt Powered Subwoofer
Acoustic Research Gold Plated Premium Speaker Wire w/ Banana Plugs
ACoustic Research Gold Plated Premium A/V and Component Interconnects
DVD's-----CURRENTLY 147

[Socially Awkward Solo]

Originally posted by awaspaas:
Hey skywalker, you TV's aspect ratio is adjusted wrong! :-D

Heheh, that was a great argument.

ya what a numbnut, I am waiting for him to show up here and play Mr. Know it all

[Fallout]

I have a few ancient 8-track players/amps, phonographs and cassette decks. I only use one of them to listen to the radio, because it looks damn cool. All my music is on my Mac, which is connected to Cambridge Soundworks FPS1000 4-point surround subwoofer. I use the sattelites that came with that with the aforementioned 8-track player/radio, and four old, big speakers with the Mac. It sounds sweet, there's loads of bass.

My TV is a 27" piece of crap from Sears, the VCR is some 1980's Kenwood thing. We're getting new furniture and remodeling most of the house, so no money to spend on a home theatre system as of now.

[davechen]

I just took this picture for a similar thread on another web board. It's more of an audio system than a home theater.

32" Panansonic digital TV
JM Lab Electra 915.1 speakers (just two front channels)
Rega Mira integrated amp
Bottlehead Foreplay pre-amp (I bypass the front end of the Rega)
Sony DVP-600D changer
Dish 6000 HDTV receiver including 8VSB module
Cheap Sony VCR
Audioquest Type 2 speaker cables
MIT Terminator 3 & Radio Shack gold interconnects

Click here for a close up of my pride and joy, the Foreplay pre-amp that I built.

[starman]

Originally posted by Socially Awkward Solo:


ya what a numbnut, I am waiting for him to show up here and play Mr. Know it all

philzilla, Climber, and myself owned you left and right on that thread.

http://forums.macnn.com/showthread.p...t=home+theater

Mike

[Ca$h68]

None of you guys owned each other, you just proved the world that you all have small penises. '`'`'`'`'` Quit bitching about 'mines better'.

- Ca$h

[Socially Awkward Solo]

Originally posted by Ca$h68:
None of you guys owned each other, you just proved the world that you all have small penises. '`'`'`'`'` Quit bitching about 'mines better'.

- Ca$h

What do you think your hacked up Neon says about you?

[Ca$h68]

Yeah, but my neon was cheap. There's no such thing as 'a good deal' when it comes to home theater. You guys are basically arguing over who spent more money.

- Ca$h

[Socially Awkward Solo]

Originally posted by Ca$h68:
Yeah, but my neon was cheap. There's no such thing as 'a good deal' when it comes to home theater. You guys are basically arguing over who spent more money.

- Ca$h

Oh please, you are plain old jealous because your home theatre consists of a Lime green iMac so you come up with these �small penis, spent more money� distractions. Nice try.

[residentEvil]

see, your 'tvs' are the problem...lcd or dlp front projection, all the way! i will never buy a conventional (plasma, crt, projection, etc again).

black (or gray/grey) bars on the tops or sides are for dorks

i can switch between all ratios and have no bars, no squishing, no zooming, etc. i can't stand going over to a friends house and watching a normal tv!

besides, during midnight showings of RHPS, do you want people throwing toast and squirting your fancy dancy tvs? don't think so...i simply put plastic over my front and center speakers, and people can go at it! wall gets dirty? blah...just wash it. lets see you do THAT on your plasma/crt/projection tvs.

(gotta remember to get a washable finished surface on the da-lite screen when i buy it...

edit: sorry, went smiley happy...why, not sure...damn things

[Ca$h68]

Han Solo: I posted what I have already. Its a 32" proscan with a decent amp and some decent speakers. Bam. Good enough unless you're watching a DVD that only has a 5.1 track. Then its muddy.

- Ca$h

[philzilla]

Originally posted by starman:
philzilla, Climber, and myself owned you left and right on that thread.

yeah, right. my one line was the owning factor of that thread...

[dav]

rotel rc-972 (pre-amp)
rotel rb-981 (amp)
vienna acoustics bach (speakers)
yamaha cdc-655 (cd player)
home depot 12 gauge speaker wire
radio shack "gold end" interconnects

[kovacs]

Onkyo Amplifier
B&W CDM 1 Loudspeakers
Marantz CD player
Sony Radio
Musical Fidelity X-ACT ( DAC )
Toshiba VCR
JVC DVD Player
iPOD connected to my Amplifier