System chain? Not sure on meaning, but here's pretty much everything setup:
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Primary Room: Pioneer Elite VSX-53 Pioneer Elite DVL-90 Denon AVD-2000 HD PVR 1212 Mac Mini 2.3 4gb memory mid 2011 HDMI w' portable Blu-ray drive running Plex Media Server PS3 Directv LG 65" 3D LCD
Speakers Front: Klipch RP-5's has internal powered 12"s 8" mid and horn Center: Klipsch RC-35 dual 6.5's and horn Side: cheap 4" JBL's on stands Rear: RP-3's has internal powered 10's 6.5 mid and horn Rear Sub: Klipsch KSW 15" internal powered
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Room 2 Sony Receiver, it's 10 years old but still kickin' not great but works 52" Sharp LCD Mac Mini late 2009 running Plex PS3 Xbox 360 Directv
Speakers Front: Trap 15's bought on eBay for cheap, they're like club speakers, metal handles. Temporary till I get more RP-5's Center: something cheap from thrift store, sound comes out of it. Rear: same as above, I got center and two surrounds for about $15, and they fill this room okay. no sub yet, so 5.0 system.
Main server rack: Xserve hosts everything with 2TB storage additional 6TB storage via eSata card more storage on the way. Two 4 bay enclosures so 4x3TB+12x2=24TB total, ahh can't wait to get all the drives... 24port Gigabit hub, I have both rooms and all desktops hard wired, laptops and portable devices are wireless. Backup Power Supply, good for 45 mins.
Also have a Mitsubishi HC 1600 projector, it's 720p and a portable tripod screen, about 110". Don't use it much. Don't have a dedicated room for it. Also made a custom 15' screen with two queen-size sheets for outside. It's cooling down, so should be ready for a movie out on the deck. I use my Macbook Pro to play movies out there running Plex.
For LD transfers, I have LD PCM, AC3, DTS (actually I need to unplug the DTS now and run right to receiver since it isn't compatible with HD PVR) to Denon AVD-2000, Optical out to HD PVR, I also have Directv Optical to Denon AVD sharing same output to HD PVR, switchable on front panel of Denon. That way, no unplugging when recording something else. USB out to Mac mini from HD PVR. Then it's looped out from HD PVR to receiver for pass thru. Watch while recording, or not. LD/Directv share same input on receiver, have to switch sound on Denon to pass thru optical between the two. Works good like this, so I might leave it. No unplugging and I think these two will be what I use HD PVR for anyway. I also have HDMI hooked up on Directv to receiver so I can bypass the components to HD PVR altogether and the same with LD, I have Svideo ran to HD PVR and composite going to receiver, so can bypass HD PVR too.
Always looking for more Klipsch speakers, especially RP-5's, RP-3's, KSP-400's, KSP-300's. Built in powered subs are awesome, great mid range and 6" horn's for crystal clear highs. Like to get Klipsch THX Sub, $1500 retail each though. Or RSW 15. Pretty rare and never see on eBay. KSW 15's are hard to find now too.
Not sure if that's what you meant but I don't think I've ever put down what I'm running anywhere so there it is. I'd love to hear what laserbite34 has going on at his flop across the pond! I see all that old tech in his pics and I can just smell the electronic burn of cinema euphoria!
Too many things to list and the system is not really finalized as of yet I'll post a small update in the other thread...I was typing out what does what in the system chain but today has been a little crappy.
It's 16x9 so not as tall. It's really long, I hit walls moving it around. Living room is 9 foot ceiling so plenty of setup space. I got it off ebay, has the white material that's pretty good quality with black matting. I only paid around a $100 for it. I opted for tripod because I'm using it right in front of LCD, well I used to. Don't much any more. It might not be quite 110", I know it's more than 105" maybe 106-108 from corner to corner of white material. I know they posted it as 110" but when I measured it wasn't quite that, probably were including black matting border. Next time I have it out I'll get some pics and measure. Quick look on eBay and I can't find it, bought it about 3 or 4 years ago. Everything is 4:3 on there. Found a few 100" 16x9.
Display: Pioneer Elite Kuro Pro-141FD Signature Edition Plasma Monitor(Hand assembled, no tuner, no speakers, no pedestal) BDI Arena 9972 Pedestal
Sources: Tivo Premier XL4(aka Elite) DVR Pioneer Elite BD-53FD for BD,SACD,DVD-A Integra DH-S8.8 HD-DVD player (Toshiba XA2 clone) Playstation 3 60GB (1st gen, PS2 comp) WDTV Live Hub 1TB media player VUDU BX100 250GB media player McIntosh MLD-7020D Laserdisc player Pioneer DV-420 DVD player (480i over hdmi) Airties IPTV JVC HM-DH40000U D-VHS VCR
Video:
Crystalio II VPS-3300 Video Processor Algolith Mosquito HDMI Digital Noise reducer
Audio: Yamaha Rx-A3000 Receiver Martin Logan CLS II Fronts Martin Logan Stage Center Martin Logan Motion 4 Read and Back Martin Logan Descent I Left and Right Subwoofers Lexicon LDD-1 RF demodulator
Sources: Tivo Premier XL DVR LG BH200 BD, HD-DVD combo player Toshiba HD-A2 HD-DVD (480i over HDMI) Playstation 3 120GB (2nd gen slim) Pioneer Elite CLD-97 RF out by MSB technologies
Video: DVDO iscan VP30 with Abt102 card Video Processor Faroudja NRS (480P out) Video Processor
Audio: None at the moment Lexicon LDD-1 RF demodulator for future use
Cabinets: Ikea
Cables: Monster Cable and AudioQuest HDMI, Composite, Digital Coax etc..
Power Conditioner: Monster Cable 2000 stage 2 power strip
Network: WD My Net swicth
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A/V sources: Sony Blu-ray SDP-S360 player Sony CD/DVD DVP-CX850D 200 Disc Changer Sony MDP-600 Laserdisc player RCA SJT-200 CED player Sears 934.54780150 CED player (bought new in 1983). RCA VHS Hi-Fi VCR (bought new in 1995) Directv DBS receiver Pioneer CLD-980 Laserdisc player
A/V switchers/processors: Sony STR-DE935 receiver Sony SDP-E800 digital signal processor
Audio sources: BSR Mcdonald turntable Pioneer CT-W330 cassette tape deck Sony CDP-CX200 200 CD changer Sony CDP-CX210 200 CD changer
Audio processor: Lafayette SQ-L 4 channel decoder
Speakers L/R front: Realistic Solo-4 L/R rear: KLH Center front: Bose VCS-10 Center channel speaker
Currently inactive equipment: RCA SJT-090 CED player RCA SJT-200 CED player (has broken part inside) Sears 934.54780150 CED player Sony MDP-MR1 Laserdisc player Philips DVD-400AT DVD player Pioneer CLD-D406 Laserdisc player Lafayette LA-424 quadnaural amplifier
Ethernet network: Trendnet 8 port 10/100/1000 switch Trendnet 5 port 10/100/1000 switch D-Link DWL-G700AP 802.11 wireless access point D-Link DWL-810+ 802.11 wireless ethernet bridge
in adulthood, i ended up gradually piecing together a similar sort of system, that far exceeds it, built around the very same superlative diehard workhorse TOTL PIONEER A/V receiver;
a year or two ago now, i came across a pair of POLK AUDIO R10 2-WAY mini-monitors whose sound quality somehow manages to completely blow away every previous speaker system i've ever owned, even those big PIONEER floorstanders seen above;
If you haven't seen the full story of those ads it's nuts! The whole thing was an elaborate scam. I'm trying to find the video I watched on it, if I find it I'll post it.
I wanted that ultimate setup so badly! Glad I never bothered to try since it was never really attainable. Still a sweet looking setup though...
As for my setup, the one my Laserdisc is hooked up to is nothing special. My main Laserdisc player is hooked up to my Sony KD-34S955N CRT. This is my bedroom setup, as I like to watch stuff before bed. I usually use the built in TV speakers, since it is a nice (for a TV) sounding 2.1 setup. When I want it louder I have some random Sharp stereo (soon to be switched out for a little Panasonic surround setup.)
My second laserdisc player is hooked up to the Agile Modulator. It was just a backup player until I wanted UHF around the vicinity for my little CRT televisions.
I do have a living room setup with Pioneer amp, Paradigm sub, Audix/Kef Fronts, Energy Center/Rears, but I just don't like the look of Laserdisc on flat panel TV's. It doesn't do them justice, so I leave them on the CRTs.
Thought it about time that I put up a few shots of my current set up....
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