Hello. This is my second system, which serves as my bedroom system and home theater system. Yeah, I stuck a projector in my bedroom. Because...well, why not?
The system consists of:
Pioneer SC-27 receiver. After having a host of vintage gear in here, I got sick of switching the HDMI cable from one component to another, and running both HDMI, S-video, and composite across the room to the projector. So I bit the bullet and went with a modern HT receiver to get video switching capability. And...well...I love this thing! I'm currently using it as a preamp only, to get some use out of my stash of amplifiers, but it sounds pretty darn good on its own. It has a Class-D amplifier.
Heybrook P2 power amplifier. This is a somewhat obscure amplifier of about 70wpc designed by Tim De Paravicini for Heybrook (it says so on the back...must be true?). All I really know about it is that is one sweet little amplifier. From the early/mid '80s.
Dynaco MKIII power amplifiers: These are supposed to go here in place of the Heybrook, but one is currently not working. The Heybrook is doing well enough on it's own.
Sony TA-N86b power amplifier: I occasionally use this, too. Its a little Class-A amplifier. About 18wpc in Class-A...a truly fantastic amp from about 1980.
Marantz TT-15s1 turntable. Designed by Clearaudio (obvious in the pictures)...great little turntable. Currently with a Audio Technica AT-150mlx cartridge.
DB-Systems DB-8 phono stage.
Sony Playstation 3. Blu-ray, video games.
Cambridge Audio 640c CD player: Just being used as a transport. I like the Pioneer's onboard DAC better than that in this CD player.
Sony SS-m7 speakers. They're sad they've been replaced by the Quad ESLs in the main system...but they've booted everything else out of here.
Optoma and/or Vidikron-Runco projectors.
unnecessary speaker cable closeup:
These should be further out from the wall:
Back when the MK. IIIs were in, with Diatone speakers. They'll be back:
The system consists of:
Pioneer SC-27 receiver. After having a host of vintage gear in here, I got sick of switching the HDMI cable from one component to another, and running both HDMI, S-video, and composite across the room to the projector. So I bit the bullet and went with a modern HT receiver to get video switching capability. And...well...I love this thing! I'm currently using it as a preamp only, to get some use out of my stash of amplifiers, but it sounds pretty darn good on its own. It has a Class-D amplifier.
Heybrook P2 power amplifier. This is a somewhat obscure amplifier of about 70wpc designed by Tim De Paravicini for Heybrook (it says so on the back...must be true?). All I really know about it is that is one sweet little amplifier. From the early/mid '80s.
Dynaco MKIII power amplifiers: These are supposed to go here in place of the Heybrook, but one is currently not working. The Heybrook is doing well enough on it's own.
Sony TA-N86b power amplifier: I occasionally use this, too. Its a little Class-A amplifier. About 18wpc in Class-A...a truly fantastic amp from about 1980.
Marantz TT-15s1 turntable. Designed by Clearaudio (obvious in the pictures)...great little turntable. Currently with a Audio Technica AT-150mlx cartridge.
DB-Systems DB-8 phono stage.
Sony Playstation 3. Blu-ray, video games.
Cambridge Audio 640c CD player: Just being used as a transport. I like the Pioneer's onboard DAC better than that in this CD player.
Sony SS-m7 speakers. They're sad they've been replaced by the Quad ESLs in the main system...but they've booted everything else out of here.
Optoma and/or Vidikron-Runco projectors.
unnecessary speaker cable closeup:
These should be further out from the wall:
Back when the MK. IIIs were in, with Diatone speakers. They'll be back:
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