Your Home Theater Setups

[Pho3nix]

Hello Hi,

Pretty sure some of you guys have some really cool looking home-theatre setups and thought this might be a good spot to show what you are working with and hopefully share some idea's for those of us looking to have a kick ass setup.
Me... have a *** one but will try post a pic when I get home.

 

[koogs]

My HT system is currently in storage as I relocated to Pretoria recently and my current place does not have space for a 7.2 HT setup. I will try and find pics of my old setup.

I am looking to get a soundbar now to use in the lounge.

 

[grok]

Hp microserver gen 8 running Kodi on libreelec in the lounge, Raspberry Pi in the bedroom with access to main Kodi box library in the lounge..

 

[Sinbad]

Mine's all hidden in a cupboard because wife.

 

[Dolby]

I'll see if I can get a photo in the day - but still have cables around and work in progress. However :

* Samsung 60LU7000
* Emotiva UMC200 7.1 processor
* Emotiva XPA-5 Gen 2 power amplifier
* Playstation 4
* Bluesound Node 2

The processor is still HDMI 1.4 and it'd cost too much to replace, as I'd want it matching sonically and aesthetically - so I'd need the same brand. For the time being though, doesn't bother me.

The power amplifier is a 30KG beast driving 300w x 5 in 4 ohm all channel driven. Doubt I'd get more power!

Bluesound Node 2 is used for streaming MQA (up to 24 bit / 192khz) master quality tracks off Tidal

Speakerwise I haven't completed what I want to do - but :

* Elac 407 for the mains
* KEF T301 for the centre (3cm thick ... will be mounted on the wall with the sides, when I get them).
* Monitor Audio Silver RSFX surrounds

Hardly use home theater though :/ Pretty much only for effects in games and the odd series on Netflix

 

[ScottulusMaximus]

Copy/paste from carbonite:

1.5kW at 0.05% THD, 5 channel Fostex Model 600/300 home theatre system ( https://www.avforums.co.za/index.php/topic,57765.0.html )!

Taken me about 6 weeks since moving to finally set it all up but it's glorious.

Fronts (Visaton Experience V20's, https://www.avforums.co.za/index.php?topic=58127.0 ) run off the black 600. Center (MA Bronze) is the silver monoblocked 600 and surrounds (Jamo S505) are off the baby 300. The Boston sub rounds things off, although Audessey sets it to -9dB with it's volume pot at about 1/3 so I'm not sure how necessary it as at the moment.

Analogue is my modded Rega RP3( https://www.avforums.co.za/index.php/topic,57733.0.html ) into a Karel Mars 6N1P pre-amp( https://www.avforums.co.za/index.php...,54033.45.html ). There's a switch box just before the front's power amp that I select between AVR or the pre-amp, no bits in my record allowed! Allows me to use the same power amp and speakers for both HT and stereo, works really well.

Cables are all DIY, Amphenol RCA/XLR and Mogami for the interconnects. Speaker cable is 4mm2 for the fronts and 2.5mm2 for the surrounds with Nakamichi banana's. https://www.avforums.co.za/index.php?topic=57604.0

 

[Lupus]

Mine's all hidden in a cupboard because wife.

That would play havoc with your actual sound experience no?

 

[Sinbad]

That would play havoc with your actual sound experience no?

Well the speakers aren't in a cupboard

They are a 5.1 set of AR900s, with another two el-cheapo speakers outside on the patio driven by Zone 2 of a Denon AVR X3200W