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dumbchemist
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Post subject: Re: Home Theater equipment list Posted: 28 Jan 2014, 15:30 |
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dumbchemist wrote: Here is my humble A/V setup:
Audio Video receiver (AVR):
Sony STR-DE935.
Feeding A/V into the AVR:
DirecTV receiver Sony MDP-600 LD player Sony SB-V55A A/V switch Sony DVP-CX850D CD/DVD player (200 disc changer) Sony SDP-E800 DSP Lafayette SQ-L 4 channel audio decoder ElectroVoice EVX-4 stereo-4 audio decoder
Feeding the Sony SB-V55A A/V switch:
RCA Home Theater VHS VCR 2-Sears 934.....150 CED players RCA SJT-200 CED player
Feeding the SDP-E800DSP:
Toshiba HD-A3 HD-DVD player Sony SDP-5300 Blue-Ray player Pioneer CLD-D406 LD player
Monitor: Sony 27" Wega SDTV (a good TV; but, only displays 480i and 480p)
Future upgrades:
Replace the Wega SDTV with a Vizio 39" HDTV (or equivalent) Insert an Hitachi AVC080 Audio Video Center between the AVR and the HDTV. The Hitachi will digitize and upscale the video signal to 1080i or p. The Sony BR and the Toshiba HD-DVD players will feed their HDMI signals into the Hitachi center.
The, the, the, that's all folks. Update, Update I have recently replaced the STR-DE935 with a Sony DA2ES receiver. I bought it used off E-bay. The seller stated that the DA2ES had been used in a second home and has very low hours of usage. Based on how clean the amp is, I believe him. Does anyone else have a DA2ES and what is your impression of it.
_________________ LD Pioneer CLD-D406 Sony MDP-600 CED 934-54780150, 934.54810350, SJT-200, CED-1, 3-VIP1000, VIP201P
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invenio
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Post subject: Re: Home Theater equipment list Posted: 28 Jan 2014, 15:41 |
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dumbchemist wrote: dumbchemist wrote: Here is my humble A/V setup:
Audio Video receiver (AVR):
Sony STR-DE935.
Feeding A/V into the AVR:
DirecTV receiver Sony MDP-600 LD player Sony SB-V55A A/V switch Sony DVP-CX850D CD/DVD player (200 disc changer) Sony SDP-E800 DSP Lafayette SQ-L 4 channel audio decoder ElectroVoice EVX-4 stereo-4 audio decoder
Feeding the Sony SB-V55A A/V switch:
RCA Home Theater VHS VCR 2-Sears 934.....150 CED players RCA SJT-200 CED player
Feeding the SDP-E800DSP:
Toshiba HD-A3 HD-DVD player Sony SDP-5300 Blue-Ray player Pioneer CLD-D406 LD player
Monitor: Sony 27" Wega SDTV (a good TV; but, only displays 480i and 480p)
Future upgrades:
Replace the Wega SDTV with a Vizio 39" HDTV (or equivalent) Insert an Hitachi AVC080 Audio Video Center between the AVR and the HDTV. The Hitachi will digitize and upscale the video signal to 1080i or p. The Sony BR and the Toshiba HD-DVD players will feed their HDMI signals into the Hitachi center.
The, the, the, that's all folks. Update, Update I have recently replaced the STR-DE935 with a Sony DA2ES receiver. I bought it used off E-bay. The seller stated that the DA2ES had been used in a second home and has very low hours of usage. Based on how clean the amp is, I believe him. Does anyone else have a DA2ES and what is your impression of it. That's a rather old model, no HDMI correct? May I ask why not go with a receiver so that the audio can be decoded on the receiver side? It just seems you don't have the "typical" set up. I am not sure of the purpose of the Hitachi between the AVR and the TV? Or am I missing something?
_________________ My Home Theater Gallery Laserdisc Collection Storage
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dumbchemist
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Post subject: Re: Home Theater equipment list Posted: 28 Jan 2014, 21:33 |
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invenio wrote: dumbchemist wrote: dumbchemist wrote: Here is my humble A/V setup:
Audio Video receiver (AVR):
Sony STR-DE935.
Feeding A/V into the AVR:
DirecTV receiver Sony MDP-600 LD player Sony SB-V55A A/V switch Sony DVP-CX850D CD/DVD player (200 disc changer) Sony SDP-E800 DSP Lafayette SQ-L 4 channel audio decoder ElectroVoice EVX-4 stereo-4 audio decoder
Feeding the Sony SB-V55A A/V switch:
RCA Home Theater VHS VCR 2-Sears 934.....150 CED players RCA SJT-200 CED player
Feeding the SDP-E800DSP:
Toshiba HD-A3 HD-DVD player Sony SDP-5300 Blue-Ray player Pioneer CLD-D406 LD player
Monitor: Sony 27" Wega SDTV (a good TV; but, only displays 480i and 480p)
Future upgrades:
Replace the Wega SDTV with a Vizio 39" HDTV (or equivalent) Insert an Hitachi AVC080 Audio Video Center between the AVR and the HDTV. The Hitachi will digitize and upscale the video signal to 1080i or p. The Sony BR and the Toshiba HD-DVD players will feed their HDMI signals into the Hitachi center.
The, the, the, that's all folks. Update, Update I have recently replaced the STR-DE935 with a Sony DA2ES receiver. I bought it used off E-bay. The seller stated that the DA2ES had been used in a second home and has very low hours of usage. Based on how clean the amp is, I believe him. Does anyone else have a DA2ES and what is your impression of it. That's a rather old model, no HDMI correct? May I ask why not go with a receiver so that the audio can be decoded on the receiver side? It just seems you don't have the "typical" set up. I am not sure of the purpose of the Hitachi between the AVR and the TV? Or am I missing something? Yes, the DA2ES has no HDMI which is fine by me. You see, most of my video sources ouput composite video which is analog. Video sources include DirectTV receiver, Pioneer Laserdisc player, CED videodisc player, and a 200 disc DVD player. The Hitachi can take the composite video output of the AVR and upscale and digitize it so that an HDTV can work with the video using HDMI. Some HDTV's do not work well with analog video (i.e. composite) and the Hitachi will prevent video problems on the HDTV. The AVR will do the DTS and Dolby audio decoding. The Hitachi has 3 HDMI inputs and 1 HDMI output which will go to the HDTV. One HDMI input on the HItachi will be for my Bluray player and the other HDMI input will be for my HD-DVD player. The Hitachi also has 2 composite inputs and 2 component inputs. I will be using one of the composite inputs to accept the output of the DA2ES. The DA2ES will be doing the composite video switching for me. The DA2ES is an older AVR which still has control-s outputs. (Sony, in their infinite wisdom, has discontinued the control-s on their more modern equipment) The control-s works well for me as I have some equipment in a closet about 18 feet from the AVR. I have run wiring from the AVR to the closet. The control-s eliminates the need for an IR repeater. The equipment is a Sony 200 disc DVD changer, a Sony VCR and a Sony Laserdisc player which have control-s input jacks. Because of the control-s, I can aim my remote control (say for the DVD changer) at the AVR and the IR commands will go over the control-s cabling to the changer in the closet and operate it. Or, I can turn on the 200 disc DVD changer and my AVR will detect it and switch itself to the DVD input or I can hit the power button on the DVD remote and the changer will turn on and the AVR will switch its input to the DVD. I hope I have explained this clearly. In my situation, a more modern AVR would actually be of less use to me than an older AVR. I would need to install an IR repeater and IR emiiters on my equipment which would be messy IMHO.
Last edited by dumbchemist on 29 Jan 2014, 18:44, edited 1 time in total.
_________________ LD Pioneer CLD-D406 Sony MDP-600 CED 934-54780150, 934.54810350, SJT-200, CED-1, 3-VIP1000, VIP201P
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dumbchemist
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Post subject: Re: Home Theater equipment list Posted: 29 Jan 2014, 10:41 |
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substance wrote: All is clear. Just the hitachi part? Why hitachi? Its not a very well known or popular video processor. Does it have some magic we dont know about? Well, I don't know if it has any "magic". I bought the Hitachi from a guy who was selling them off the CED forum (I think it was rixrex). He highly recommended it as it solves the problem that some HDTV's have in displaying analog video. The cost was very reasonable (~$80 if I remember correctly). Currently, I don't have an HDTV so the Hitachi sits, gathers dust and waits for the day I can put it to use. Who knows, maybe it will be a gutless wonder and it will be tossed out the window (lol). Time will tell. Go to http://www.cowboom.com/product/581628 for more info. PS: I did not know that the DA2ES was SO OLD. If the copyright date (2002) on the instruction manual is the same for the DA2ES, IT IS OLD. I don't mind if is is that old as it looks like it was just removed from the box. Clean and all functions work which is what I wanted.
_________________ LD Pioneer CLD-D406 Sony MDP-600 CED 934-54780150, 934.54810350, SJT-200, CED-1, 3-VIP1000, VIP201P
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dumbchemist
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Post subject: Re: Home Theater equipment list Posted: 30 Jan 2014, 15:29 |
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xtempo wrote: what model is your TV. I have an Hitatchi L32A404 I got from Walmart that seemed to be discontinued the exact moment they went on sale. or at least that is what it seemed. It was hard to find one. My SDTV is a 27" Sony Wega which displays only 480i/p. I am contemplating a 30" 720p HDTV in the future. Its manufacturer is still up in the air. To quote the box that the Hitachi came in: "This AV Center is intended for use with Hitachi Ultra Thin monitors that include remote controls". In trying to find its age, I could not find a copyright date on the manual. Oh well, I hope it will do what I want it to do.
_________________ LD Pioneer CLD-D406 Sony MDP-600 CED 934-54780150, 934.54810350, SJT-200, CED-1, 3-VIP1000, VIP201P
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integra
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Post subject: Re: Home Theater equipment list Posted: 10 Feb 2014, 19:31 |
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Because of renovation of my home... My equipment is stored at a friends house... So still no setup pictures. But... Left top to bottom: Homemade Tube line amplifier + speaker and tape switch in a Uher LA-1200 Power amp housing Philips VR-1000 = SVHS recorder with TBC (modified) Pioneer CLD-D925 = Laserdisc player (modified) Sony SL-HF950 = Super Betamax recorder Toshiba XR-Z90 = CD player Sony STR-DA2400ES = 7.1 AVR (modified) Sony TA-N55ES = Power amp (modified) Pioneer CT-939 MKII Reference = Cassettedeck Middle top to bottom: - on it's side - Sony CDX-100 = 100 CD changer Sony BDP-S350 = Bluray player (modified) Teac X-1000M = Open reel tapedeck 2 track @ 7,5 and 19 ips with DBX Right top to bottom: Pioneer PL-3F Elite = Turntable with Benz Micro MC cartridge Harman Kardon ADP-303 = AC3 decoder (modified) Denon DA-500 = D/A Converter (modified) Onkyo MD-2511 = Minidisc recorder Pioneer A-717 MKII Reference = Integrated Amplifier Sony DVP-NS900QS = SACD/DVD player Onkyo Integra DX-706 = CD player (modified) Akai AT-K02 = Tuner (complete rebuild and modified with tubes and better stereodecoder) Sony DTC-55ES = DAT recorder (modified) In the front = my HT computer Not on the picture: Toshiba HD-A30 = HD-DVD player (modified) LG 42LH3300 = 42" LCD full HD TV Bang & Olufsen Beovox M100 = front and stereo speakers (refurbished and modified) Yamaha NS-C150 = center speaker (rebuild and modified) Yamaha NX-E100 = rear speakers (modified) Koda SW-800 = subwoofer I hope my entertainment room is ready soon!
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ffutures
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Post subject: Re: Home Theater equipment list Posted: 19 Mar 2014, 17:34 |
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I've made a lot of changes in recent months - most notably replaced my CLD-950 with a CLD-D925, and added an Onkyo AC-3 decoder, a switch box to let me use optical digital from all of the devices that currently support it, since my current amp only has one optical digital input, replaced my old upscaling DVD player with a blu-ray player (which also does web TV things), and replaced the old TV stand which was falling apart. So here's my current setup. It's already apparent that the current table is too small, eventually I want to replace it (and the wire shelves next to it) with something more suitable, possibly a wider set of shelves. 1 - Sony STR DEA475 amp; Surround sound, receiver, etc. 2 - Pioneer CLD-D925 laserdisc player 3 - SCART switch - also called Euroconnector, this is a big clunky analogue RGB & sound connector, used by my older kit. 4 - Ellion DVD/HD recorder. The laserdisc player and video and digital receiver feed into this via SCART, with output to the TV. 5 - Onkyo ED-901 AC-3 RF decoder - converts all laserdisc sound outputs to 5.1-channel audio. 6 - Optical switch for TOSLINK optical digital sources (computer, digital TV receiver, DVD recorder) to amp 7 - Astratec digital TV receiver/HD recorder 8 - Sony BDP-S1100 Blu-Ray player; region hacked for DVDs, and connects to the internet for BBC iPlayer and other online video and audio sources etc. 9 - Toshiba SD-22VB VCR/DVD player 10 Computer, a fairly basic Linux box that's mostly a backup PC and used occasionally for media files. The speakers etc. haven't changed since my last update. I actually got round to watching a movie last night, for the first time in weeks. Only another 250 or so to go from the "unwatched" pile...
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Post subject: Re: Home Theater equipment list Posted: 04 May 2014, 17:58 |
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Well, my sleeping room is ready.... setup for musical enjoyment..... JVC VN-700 amplifier (aboit 40 years old) I'm still in love with it.... It just keeps working! Bang & Olufsen CDX-2 CD player (modified) Beautiful thing! Bang & Olufsen Beogram 3300 turntable (new wiring) also beautiful! Musical Fidelity X-DAC D/A converter (modified) Musical Fidelity X10-D tube linebuffer (new tubes) optionally useablel thru tapeloop when preferred Nikko FAM-500 tuner (gefurbished) great tuner and looks great together with the amplifier! Onkyo D-202 speakers (2 way, BR with 16cm woofers) sounds incredible on the JVC amplifier! Together it appears to be a match made in heaven in the sleeping room! And for the filmfanatic in me: Fujitsu Siemens 82cm LCD TV HQ AVSWITCH-70 Component video switch Rotel RTC-850 Preceiver Samsung BDP-1500 Bluray player Toshiba HD-EP30 HD-DVD player Philips DVDR-7310 HDD/DVD recorder Pioneer CLD-D515 Laserdisc player Philips (actually a JVC) VR-1000 SVHS videorecorder Goodmans Arena speakers (at my headside from my bed )
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Post subject: Re: Home Theater equipment list Posted: 05 May 2014, 17:19 |
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Thank you for sharing everyone, It's fascinating to read about others systems. I am inspired by the small details, and this comes from the unlikeliest of places of what others have shared. All the best to everyone I have some changes coming along soon to my own system, and once they are in place I shall share with this site. It may not happen until the end of this year, but other none AV items are currently being purchased, that will finish of my living room. The item to be added with be the last Stand from HiFi Racks that will need to be made to order. It's been a long time coming. Thank you again everyone Kindest Regards
_________________ Το ταξίδι για την αλήθεια κάθε σκάφος δεμένα, κατόπιν δεν είναι να ληφθούν, ή μάλλον βάδισαν
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Post subject: Re: Home Theater equipment list Posted: 14 May 2014, 19:00 |
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Damn, you guys make me feel pitiful in comparison. I never have the $ to really put into my setup, so it's still primarily SD oriented. My speaker stands are wood barstools, and we built my tv stand out of some spare lumber. (works really well actually!) Everything else is sadly on the floor or on a side table, which isn't the neatest but since I have very little space it gets the job done.
Sony 36" Trinitron flat panel CRT 4:3 w/composite, s-video, component. 16:9 enhanced option used for anamorphic content. Calibrated with Video Essentials for LD and THX optimizer for DVD (separate setting presets allow for quick switching) PS3 via component for DVD w/optical Sony STR-DE675 Pioneer CLD-D702 and DVL-700 for CD via coaxial Klipsch KG .5 for Left and Right front and surrounds, KV-1 for center, SWV for subwoofer Sony sdp-e800 for DD ac3 decoding Sennheiser HD-518 and HD-380 pro for headphone listening Technics SL-1200 mkii with Shure m97xe cart, running into Yamaha RX-395 for preamp
On my PC I use foobar2000 and listen only to FLAC and lossless audio. On the go I use FLAC on my rockboxed Sansa Clip+.
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Post subject: Re: Home Theater equipment list Posted: 24 Jun 2014, 09:18 |
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I finally got hold of some strong industrial shelving, which is what I should have done in the first place, so changed my setup again. I have some VERY strong wheels on order for this, but they haven't come yet. Going down the left hand side first: * Astratec digital TV receiver/HD recorder * Ellion DVD/HD recorder. The laserdisc player and video and digital receiver feed into this via SCART, with output to the TV. * Sony BDP-S1100 Blu-Ray player; region hacked for DVDs, and connects to the internet for BBC iPlayer and other online video and audio sources etc. A bit difficult to see since it's partially concealed by the shelves. It's on top of an Elonex computer, a fairly basic Linux box. * Toshiba SD-22VB VCR/DVD player On the right hand side: * SCART switch * Onkyo ED-901 AC-3 RF decoder - converts all laserdisc sound outputs to 5.1-channel component audio. * Pioneer CLD-D925 laserdisc player * Sony STR DEA475 amp; Surround sound, receiver, etc. I've ditched an optical Toslink switch I previously installed, since it was a pain to use and spent 99% of its time set to laserdisc, and the analogue output from the other things linked to it seems to be as good as the digital. On the floor: * Gale Sub 5 50w subwoofer (I leave it unplugged when I'm not using it because the wall plug gets warm) The screen is a Teco 40" LCD - it works but it's about eleven years old, I'll probably replace it with something better sooner or later. Not necessarily bigger, since I only sit about 10ft away (though there are some fairly tempting offers on 50" screens at present) but hopefully higher definition and better brightness / contrast. There's an Eltax centre speaker on the floor in front of the fireplace, next to the subwoofer. The other speakers are also Eltax models - the smaller JPW speakers are for my hi-fi, which is a separate system with speakers in several rooms. update - Since posting the above I've moved the digital TV receiver down to on top of the VCR, and put the blu-ray player in its place. This makes a LOT more sense for accessibility - I never need to touch the TV receiver so it might as well be down low, whereas I need to put disks and occasionally plug USB sticks into the blu-ray player, it helps to have it as accessible as possible.
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Post subject: Re: Home Theater equipment list Posted: 27 Oct 2014, 20:18 |
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Hey there, I have been following this post with quite some interest for a while now, it is safe to say you have an awsome setup there buddy . I am currently running all ex cinema equipment and I will hopefully start putting my home entertainment area together soon. So far I have: 2x cp500 dolby processors Dolby cp45 Dolby cp65 9x cinemeccanica c300 mono amps 1x altec lansing 9444b stereo amp 1x kenwood ka 701 ( faulty pot ) Kenwood ge-80 graphic eq ( just for reciever use ) Kenwood kt-400 am/fm reciever I had to part with: 2x altec lansing 9444b stereo amp 2x ev cps 2 stereo amp 2x cinemeccanica c600 stereo amp I was part of the installation team when the cinama company I work for changed from 35mm to digital projection so I managed to score plenty of bits and pieces but you would be amazed at the stuff we dumped, not knowing at the time that people may be interested in it, for eg: we dumped 3x sdds processors and heads and numerous cp45 60 and 500 units. I hope to hear from you again soon with some updates on ur awsome setup. I'llbe updating my list soon becauseim picking up some new stuff soon and having my speakers refurbished.
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Post subject: Re: Home Theater equipment list Posted: 11 May 2015, 18:48 |
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Wow..all great stuff! Here's my setup for the main living room...
TV: LG Infinia 55LW5600
Speakers: Klipsch RC-3 II - Center Klipsch RS-35 x2 - Rears DefTech Pro 1000 x2 - Fronts Sony SA-WM40 x2 - Subs (daisy chained)
Main Players: Pioneer SC-1223 - Receiver Pioneer CLD-99 - LaserDisc Toshiba HD-XA2 - HDDVD Panasonic DMP-BDT310 - Blu-ray JVC HR-S7100U - S-VHS Panasonic DMR-ES15S - DVD Recorder (for comb filter)
Extras: Etekcity HDMI converter - Composite/S-Video/HDMI --> HDMI Datavideo TBC-1000 AppleTV 3rd Gen. PS4
Last edited by bmich1 on 12 May 2015, 02:16, edited 1 time in total.
_________________ LD: Pioneer CLD-99, CLD-704 and Yamaha CDV-W901
HD DVD: HD-A2, HD-XA2, HD-A3, HD-A30, HD-A35, 360x2
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Post subject: Re: Home Theater equipment list Posted: 12 May 2015, 01:37 |
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TV: Sony Bravia KDL-32L4000, got it on sale and I never plan to give it up, it's input galore. 2 HDMI, 2 Component, 2 Composite, VGA, coaxial, dedicated RCA audio out, S-Video, etc. Sound: TEAC MC-D80 receiver/CD player. Not amazing but it was fairly inexpensive and sounds nice. Paired with a set of Pioneer SP-BS21LR speakers, which I got on closeout for $70 shipped for the pair (NIB).
Media: Pioneer S-104 for LaserDisc PS3 for Blu-ray, Netflix, and MP4 viewing. Mac Mini HTPC for iTunes content. (I'll probably be selling the Mini and putting my G4 Cube back into media service shortly)
I have a Roku 2 HD, but it has major wireless signal issues in my building and I got so tired of dealing with it that it's in a drawer now.
_________________ DVL-909, displaying on a Bravia KDL-32L4000. Pioneer CLD-S104 for backup.
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