Home Theaters - let's see 'em

[jjirons69]

Took me a couple years of building components and about as long at trying to convince the wife we need an upgrade. We went from a 42" Panasonic EDTV plasma to my new jewel, the 58" Panasonic TC-P58V10 plasma. I'm happy as a clam at high tide!!!

The complete setup sits in the corner of our living room. We sit 11-14 feet away. I have the room rigged with 5.1 sound. I also have a 15w 6500K bias light behind the set to limit eye-strain when watching in complete darkness. It's by far not tops in the home theater world, but it drops my jaw all the time.

Let's see some pictures, Inmates!


Panasonic TC-P58V10
Panasonic DMP-BD35
Dish Network VIP622
Nintendo Wii
Onkyo TX-SR505
Polk Audio TSi CS10 center channel
Bose Interaudio 4000XL main speakers
KLH 2-way surround speakers
Polk Audio PSW10 subwoofer
TechCraft Sorento Series Stand 60"


http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t178/jjirons69/tv1.jpg

http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t178/jjirons69/tv2.jpg

My pictures don't do this TV justice!!! It's outstanding to watch!!!

[Scottw]

I have one and all I know is I have recessed 10 inch Sonance speakers in my ceilings throughout my first floor. a 46" Sony Bravia XBR mounted on the Wall. Everything runs through a Yamaha something or other and the center speaker is wall mounted but I forget the model (Mirage I think). Polk audio Subwoofer, Wii and PS3 as well.

[jmsremax]

I don't have a decent enough sound system to put up pics, but I do have your exact TV and blu ray player (bought them both together). Did you happen to buy yours through Crutchfield? I am not going to spend the money on a nice system until I am on my own, so I picked up a cheap yamaha receiver and speakers because I need something. I effing love my tv though.

[Rabidsquirrel]

I have that Onyko receiver. Any opinions on the speakers that came with it?

[croatan]

Don't think I have any pics, but this is the basic setup:

Panasonic AX100U Projector
102" fixed screen

Onkyo 605 Receiver
Polk Center and Fronts
In-ceiling rears and surrounds (7.1)

PS3, Wii, components, etc.

The projector is ceiling mounted and everything runs through my receiver. Also very handy for hooking up a laptop to watch streaming or downloaded content.

[jjirons69]

I don't have a decent enough sound system to put up pics, but I do have your exact TV and blu ray player (bought them both together). Did you happen to buy yours through Crutchfield? I am not going to spend the money on a nice system until I am on my own, so I picked up a cheap yamaha receiver and speakers because I need something. I effing love my tv though.

Got mine from Best Buy with a 10% off coupon. Took it 10 weeks to come in, as it was back-ordered forever.

I, too, love this TV. For the price, the PQ and size can't be beat. I just partial to plasmas...sorry all you LCD/LED folks.

[jjirons69]

I have that Onyko receiver. Any opinions on the speakers that came with it?
It didn't come with any speakers. I assembled my collection over the years. I bought it in October 2005.

Don't think I have any pics, but this is the basic setup:

Panasonic AX100U Projector
102" fixed screen

Onkyo 605 Receiver
Polk Center and Fronts
In-ceiling rears and surrounds (7.1)

PS3, Wii, components, etc.

The projector is ceiling mounted and everything runs through my receiver. Also very handy for hooking up a laptop to watch streaming or downloaded content.
Nice! I bet it's a sweet setup!

[eber]

I dont have any pics yet but my buddy and I did a theatre setup at my Mom's house in the basement.

104" screen
Sony 720p projector
Yamaha Reciever
Definitive Technology 5.1 setup (powered subwoofers in both fronts and the center) they sound amazing
3 oversized reclining theatre chairs and a bunch of love sacks on the ground in front

I might be going over there tonight so I will try to take some pics if I remember.

If anyone has any questions about AV stuff feel free to ask, I have been into this stuff since middle school or earlier and my buddy knows almost everything there is to know about projectors and TVs

[replicant_argent]

I have a bunch of cobbled together crap that works pretty well. I will try to post pics and get models and such later. I spent a lot of time at AVS forums learning and picking brains about 4 years ago when I was finishing my basement. Without an absolute "dedicated" room, I did pretty well. I throw a 109" image in a dark room.

[JE3146]

No recent pics, but this is what I lounge in front of on a daily basis.

42" 768p Samsung PDP
Sony 60GB PS3
Xbox 360
Nintendo Wii
Sony BDP-S350
Toshiba HD-A2
Onkyo HT-rc160
Polk Audio RM6750 5.1 speakers & sub. (Small but sufficient since I live in an apartment. Clarity is unbeaten for their size and price)

How does a college student afford all this? I had a well paying internship 2 years ago when I lived with my folks :r ... not paying rent and making bank does wonders for your home theater stuff :D

Recently upgraded my Onkyo SR-505 for the HT-rc160.

[Rabidsquirrel]

It didn't come with any speakers. I assembled my collection over the years. I bought it in October 2005.


I love the iPod dock on it, I don't know what I did without it before.

My setup:

46" Samsung LCD
Onkyo set up for 7.1
PS2
Wii
Xbox
Gaming computer hooked up to TV
iPod

[hotreds]

No pix but:

5" Superior B&W TV
Sony Beta-Max Player
Grundig Stereo record player

[JE3146]

No pix but:

5" Superior B&W TV
Sony Beta-Max Player
Grundig Stereo record player

Winner :tu

[bvilchez]

I'll get pics up this weekend when I get home:


58" Samsung 1080P plasma
Bose Acoustimas 10
Yamaha RX-V465
Nintendo Wii
XBox 360

[Thrak]

Current setup

55" VF550M Vizio
DirecTV HR23 hd-dvr
Sony ES 5.1 receiver
Sony ES 5-disc cd changer
Paradigm MiniMonitor front channels
Paradigm CC350 center
Paradigm ADP350 dipole
Paradigm PS1000 sub
(all paradigms are sonic matched)
PS/3 Slim 120gb
Wii

Just took out a sweet Panasonic DVD player when I got the ps/3... it had AWESOME cd quality.

[GTsetGO]

No pics right now but mine consists of:

Samsung 42" DLP
JVC Home Theater switching reciever
HD Cable Box
PS3
Xbox 360
Wii
10" 100watt sub
MNS Center Channel
6" in cieling kevlar coned speakers for the fronts and rears.
Audiosource Amp100 to power my rock speakers in the back yard


got to love getting stuff for cost.

[Resipsa]

I'll get some pics up tomorrow,

[jjirons69]

I have a bunch of cobbled together crap that works pretty well. I will try to post pics and get models and such later. I spent a lot of time at AVS forums learning and picking brains about 4 years ago when I was finishing my basement. Without an absolute "dedicated" room, I did pretty well. I throw a 109" image in a dark room.

Pete, I've lived on AVS forums for the past couple of years. I've read more than I'm willing to admit. Good stuff there!

[jmsremax]

Got mine from Best Buy with a 10% off coupon. Took it 10 weeks to come in, as it was back-ordered forever.

I, too, love this TV. For the price, the PQ and size can't be beat. I just partial to plasmas...sorry all you LCD/LED folks.

Couldn't agree with you more. I don't think I will ever be interested in LCD but I am curious to see what the LED tvs are like in a few years. Nothing can beat a plasma for blacks and blues....and I don't even think greens. My tv looks 10x better than anyone else's tv for baseball, golf, and hockey. To me, there isn't a noticeable difference when watching football though(depending on jerseys).

[str8edg]

hey I thought this thread was called "Home Theaters - let's see 'em"... where the heck is the see 'em' part?

talk about your false advertising!

[Jbailey]

No pics, but will post them when I get it set back up in my new place.
A few components need to be upgraded.

36" Sony Wega aka The Brick $hit House.
Fronts: Martin Logan Aerius
Center: Martin Logan Cinema Center
Rears: Paradigm ADP-170 Rear Speaker
Sub: Infinity 100s
Onkyo 787
Monster Cable PowerCenter HTS 3500
Panasonic progressive/sacd dvd player
Denon record player (not sure of the model number off hand. From the late 80's)
Series 2 Tivo
Harman Kardon CD 2 cd burner
Equipment on a Lovan Tower

[Ratters]

Ok, here's a pic of mine.

http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/dd150/Rattersar15/IMG_0004-5.jpg

Samsung PN58b550 Plasma (love the thing)
LG Blue Ray player I just picke up, forget the model number. It's their base model but works great, just no BD live stuff.
Harmon/Kardon AVR520 I bought about seven years ago. Wish I had hdmi switching, but the thing sounds way too good to replace. Would be nice to have the hd sound too, but not sure if my lousy ears could really tell the difference.
Cambridge soundworks speakers with a Acoustech 10" sub.

Overall I really love the whole setup. Like I said, hdmi switching would be nice, but not worth the expense to get a receiver that sounds as good as this one.

[Darrell]

Steve has a nice setup, but his Dog would not let me get close enough to check it out.

:sad

[Ratters]

What can I say, she's a good judge of character.

:D

[Blueface]

Here is mine.

[mosesbotbol]

Any Bang & Olufsen fans?

I use to have a B&O setup but at that point lagged in surround sound and then just was too expensive to upgrade.

[jjirons69]

Wish I had hdmi switching, but the thing sounds way too good to replace. Would be nice to have the hd sound too, but not sure if my lousy ears could really tell the difference.


Steve, your cable box and blu-ray should have an optical sound out and hopefully the H/K has input channels for optical. If so, you're in business. HD sound!

[mithrilG60]

Samsung PN50B530 50" plasma
Jamo S413 satellites x4
Jamo S41CEN.2 centre channel
Jamo SUB200 8" powered subwoofer
old JVC receiver (forget model, will soon be replaced with a Pioneer VSX-1019AH-K)
Popcorn Hour A-100
debian NAS server w/ 5TB of storage (for the time being ;) )

I'll likely be upgrading the Popcorn Hour A-100 to either the new C-200 w/ blu-ray or building a dedicated HTPC in the near future.

[acarr]

You guys are better than me. I don't even know the model numbers on my stuff but:

7 channels all in wall Paradigm speakers
Bob Carver Sunfire sub
Onkyo 7.1 receiver
50 inch Vizio plasma

Isn't that all you need?:rolleyes:

[gnbikes]

No pictures for me either, but here is the list:
42" Magnavox plasma, 1080i
Magnavox Blu Ray player
Toshiba HD player
Pioneer Laserdisc player
Sony Beta HiFi player/recorder
HK Receiver, 5.1
Denon DP47 turntable back in the box for now
Home built LS35a main speakers
Klipsh 10" powerd subwoofer
Center and Sorround Speakers Definative Tech.
Kimber Kable, TC for all front speakers

I was an audiophile in a previous life.....
Garry

[Ratters]

Steve, your cable box and blu-ray should have an optical sound out and hopefully the H/K has input channels for optical. If so, you're in business. HD sound!

I have an optical out from the cable box and a coaxial digital out from the blu ray (didn't have optical). Does the blu ray player decode the hd sound? I thought the receiver had to be capable of it. But like I said, still sounds awesome so I don't know if I could tell the difference anyhow. :)

[jjirons69]

I have an optical out from the cable box and a coaxial digital out from the blu ray (didn't have optical). Does the blu ray player decode the hd sound? I thought the receiver had to be capable of it. But like I said, still sounds awesome so I don't know if I could tell the difference anyhow. :)

Depends on the model LG you have, Steve. If you look it up, the spec will tell you if the unit decodes or if it requires outside decoding.

Hey, if you're happy, that's all that matter! I totally agree with that. :ss

[cricky101]

Just last night I picked up the Onkyo TX-SR507 receiver (http://www.amazon.com/Onkyo-TX-SR507-5-1-Channel-Surround-Receiver/dp/B001VEI290/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1261581090&sr=1-1), a set of Energy Take 5 speakers (http://www.amazon.com/Energy-Take-Classic-Pack-Theater/dp/B0021L9BME/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1261581157&sr=1-1), and a Polk 10" sub (http://www.amazon.com/Polk-Audio-10-Inch-Monitor-Subwoofer/dp/B0002KVQBA/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1261581207&sr=1-1)

I ordered a 46" Toshiba Regza 120 HZ LCD and Blu-Ray player at the beginning of December and the first shipment was lost somewhere. Another TV and BD player was shipped out this week but hasn't arrived yet.

I hooked up the receiver, center, two fronts and the Sub to my existing TV last night and let it play for a bit and it sounds awesome. The speaker manual urges a 50-hr break-in period at normal listening levels so I haven't cranked them yet, but listening to movie themes and big band music (lots of horns, separate instruments) the speakers sound great.

Soon as the TV comes in I'll be posting pics!

[Ratters]

Nice, Onkyo makes some good shiznit :tu

[SilverFox]

110" Cinema Screen with 1.3 gain
BenQ 8700+ front projection 1080i DLP projector

Dahlquist QX-200SA Sub
Dahlquist QX-8A FL FR RR RL
Dahlquist QX-60CA CenterFront and Center Rear
Denon AVR-890 Reciever
Sony BDPS560 Blue Ray
Xbox 360
HD Satellite PVR
DVDO Edge Video Processor
Logitech Harmony 880 Universal Remote

[mithrilG60]

Samsung PN50B530 50" plasma
Jamo S413 satellites x4
Jamo S41CEN.2 centre channel
Jamo SUB200 8" powered subwoofer
old JVC receiver (forget model, will soon be replaced with a Pioneer VSX-1019AH-K)
Popcorn Hour A-100
debian NAS server w/ 5TB of storage (for the time being ;) )

I'll likely be upgrading the Popcorn Hour A-100 to either the new C-200 w/ blu-ray or building a dedicated HTPC in the near future.

Well, mine just got modified thanks to the Boxing Day sales (Canada's equivalent to the US' Black Friday).

Samsung PN50B530 50" plasma
Jamo S413 satellites x4
Jamo S41CEN.2 centre channel
Jamo SUB200 8" powered subwoofer
Denon AVR-790 receiver
Pace DC758D digital cable set-top
Popcorn Hour A-100
debian NAS server w/ 5TB of storage (for the time being ;) )

[Resipsa]

Here's some pics of mine:

http://i902.photobucket.com/albums/ac223/TheVickster/26774806.jpg?t=1261616321

http://i902.photobucket.com/albums/ac223/TheVickster/a944d496.jpg?t=1261616442

http://i902.photobucket.com/albums/ac223/TheVickster/df072f38.jpg?t=1261616469

http://i902.photobucket.com/albums/ac223/TheVickster/66396a34.jpg?t=1261616504

http://i902.photobucket.com/albums/ac223/TheVickster/6a511017.jpg?t=1261616547

62" Toshiba TV
PS3
Directtv HD DVR
Sony 400 Disc DVD Megachanger
Samsung Blu Ray player with Netflix and Pandora streaming
Monster Cable PowerCenter for protection
Onkyo SR 876 powering the whole thing

Speakers:

Axiom VP 150 center channel
Advent Legacy mains (due to be replaced, but these are fantastic)
Axiom QS 8's x4 as side surrounds and rear surrounds.

And finally:

Those are not end tables the lamps are sitting on they are dual Outlaw Audio
LFM-1 EX subwoofers, one on each side of the couch. These things make the entire room SHAKE!!!!

[Resipsa]

Steve, your cable box and blu-ray should have an optical sound out and hopefully the H/K has input channels for optical. If so, you're in business. HD sound!
Jamie, HD sound isn't carried over optical. If he doesn't have HDMI he needs to have 7.1 analog out on the blu ray and in on his receiver.

[HK3-]

Great thread and you guys have some killer setups!

In my man cave I'm running-

Toshiba 42 incher
Denon AVR-1909
Samsung BluRay Player
Bose Acoustimass 10

Not much but it does the job.

[mithrilG60]

Well, mine just got modified thanks to the Boxing Day sales (Canada's equivalent to the US' Black Friday).

Samsung PN50B530 50" plasma
Jamo S413 satellites x4
Jamo S41CEN.2 centre channel
Jamo SUB200 8" powered subwoofer
Denon AVR-790 receiver
Pace DC758D digital cable set-top
Popcorn Hour A-100
debian NAS server w/ 5TB of storage (for the time being ;) )

Well, final config changes are now done. Our customized cabinet/stand (75" x 27.5" x 20") finally arrived and I bought a Samsung BD-P1600 Bluray player to replace the old non-upscaling 5-disc DVD changer we used to have. Might have to upgrade the NAS soon though, I'm down to 2.5TB free.....

crappy cell phone pic from when the stand was delivered:

http://gallery.mithril.ca/d/44199-1/new+stand+01.jpg

all wired up and running happily:

http://gallery.mithril.ca/d/44241-1/tv-stand.jpg

The centre channel is hidden behind the plasma since it's too tall to sit in front and I didn't have the centre section made as wide as I thought I was going to. The idea was to have all the components on the lower level and the centre in where the BD player is but it's not a big issue. This config leaves lots of room for the Zune dock and Harmony 720 charging station (to the left of the BD player, can't really see in this pic).

[BengalMan]

When we moved into our house in September one thing that was on the top of my list was to get a nice AV set up.

http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f80/IanHummel/IMG_0004-1.jpg
http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f80/IanHummel/livingroom.jpg

55LH90 LG 55" Class LED 1080p
XBox360
Sony Blu-Ray
Onkyo TX-SR607 Receiver
Klipsch surround sound speakers
Klipsch 12" powered sub

Have all the wires hidden within the wall now which cleans things up a bit.

[Ratters]

Sweet setup! :tu

[JE3146]

Nice Setup, but do you get an echo in there with the wood floor?

The lack of acoustical absorption by the floor could/would increase reverb time to unnatural sounding levels. Could fix it easy with a square floor rug in the center where your surrounds are pointing downward.

[BengalMan]

Nope no echo. Have had it at all levels from everyday TV watching to it being maxed out during UFC fights. Eventually were putting an area rug down, but waiting a few more months as the wood we used changes with the levels of sun for the first 6 months or so.