| My Home Theatre |
| It all started back in 1994 on a visit to my dads house when I first experienced a glimpse of what home cinema is, The setup was very basic by todays standards but the performance at the time was very impressive. The basics of the system included a Goodmans amp with pseudo (4 spkr) surround and a Nicam VCR wired to 2 pairs of Wharfedale speakers. I was amazed as I had never heard anything like it ever before. Less than 3 months later my dad was plannng an amp upgrade to a true Dolby pro-logic setup and I was offered the old Goodmans for my own starter system, the rest as they say is history. Today, after 7 years of system building, experimentation and commitment I am privilaged to be using and to have used, some of the finest equipment available at sensible cost and have a system more sophisticated than Darthvaders bathroom. The Equipment Tag Mclaren AV32REX (DOLBY DIGITAL, DTS, TMS SURROUND, PL2, HDCD, ALL EX UPGRADES) 3 X Myryad MA240 Power amplifiers. I listened to many amps and these were the best value �-sound Sony DVPS7700 DVD player Sony SCD777ES SACD player (truly the finest example of build and sound quality at reasonable cost) Thomson PVR10 TIVO anyone considering a VCR upgrade should have one of these (FANTASTIC) Panasonic NVHS900 SVHS VCR great video recorder but let down by expensive SVHS tapes Panasonic TH42PW4 The ultimate plasma pannel B&W CDM7SE front main speakers, very careful positioning required as bass can be heavy B&W CDM1SE rear speakers, great sounding rears (Stands are Apollo AZ5 20inch filled) 2X B&W CDMCSE front/rear centre speakers, for the price great sounding B&W ASW1000 Subwoofer, bit large but sound-� great value (Upgrade to ASW2500 soon) All speaker cables QED silver Anniversary Bi wire (Cable of the year, brightens up the B&W's) All Scart cables IXOS GOLD All Interconnects QED Qunex 4 (couldn't hear any difference between this and Silver anniversary) Main Hi Fi rack, Custom design Aspect 6 tier (looks and sounds great) TV rack, Custom design Ultimate AVE2 (Looks and sounds great) Sonicblue progear tablet pc running mainlobby software . used ror remote operation of upstairs pc. The Room I am very fortunate to have a very undertsanding partner and no children (yet) so I am able to have my system positioned in optimal conditions as far as room size and shape allow. When we were choosing a place to live the highest priority for me was to be able to set my system up for the best performance so when I was given the opportunity to design the shape of the lounge in our new house I jumped with joy. |
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