Whats In Your Living Room System!!!!!

ll0ll · Jun 22, 2008

ll0ll said:
Hi, Holland here

My current set has a:
* Marantz pm17 MKII
* Marantz cd11 LE
* van den hul 102 III interlink
* Mission 780 speakers
* Oehlbach speakercable
* Sennheiser hd590 headphones

Stanby i have a:
* Marantz cd16 (2x)

In my sleepingroom to relaxe i have a:
* Philips dac960
* Philips cdd882
* van den hul videolink 75 digital interlink
* Sennheiser hd565 ovation headphones

Some pictures (click pics for more pics):

http://www.marantzphilips.nl

Greetings!

ll0ll said:
Updated my set with a Philips cd880 with tda1541 S1, Philips cd960, Philips dac960 with tda1541a S2, and a Philips SCD2000 prototype multichannel SACD player. That SCD2000 is quite unique, only 4 exist, build by Philips/Marantz to introduce the multichannel SACD in 2000 at audio hifi shows.

Update:
Sold the Marantz cd11le, bought a Marantz cd14 and a Philips LHH2000:

http://www.marantzphilips.nl/Philips-LHH2000

Got a Philips CM100 with it, its Philips' first cdrom player, based on the Philips cd100:

http://www.marantzphilips.nl/Philips-cm100

MisterFishey · Jun 22, 2008

Well, my parents aren't into HT, so I have to get by with what I can afford, which isn't much. Except the TV, which I didn't buy.

Sony 40" 720p HDTV
Realistic STA-47 receiver (dad's from high school)
Technics SB-2665 front speakers
Baby Advent rears (dual stereo, not quad)
Sanyo VCR
Magnavox DVD player without upconversion

Basically, it sucks, except for the TV and the Advents. I think it would be a small miracle if we got a better DVD player, but a new receiver is possible, out of my pocket, if I happen to come across one.

uofmtiger · Jun 22, 2008

KCEA ??? RIGHT ON !!!
memories 89one
broadcast from well to do, Menlo-Atherton High School

Intresting. It is one of the presets on the Denon 3808CI receiver's internet channels. I listened to it quite a bit when I got my receiver. I am a big fan of that era's music (especially Sinatra), so I like that channel.:thmbsp:

I have made some changes since that pic was put up. I changed out the rack below the TV and moved that TV to my bedroom and got a Sony 60 inch for the living room. In the last few days, I added some Monitor Audio RS6 speakers for two channel listening in my living room. The Denon receiver has a mode that will push all two channel sources to the RS6 speakers and any multichannel sound to the NHT SB2s. I just got it set up over the weekend and I really like the flexibility. :banana:

I will post pics of the new speakers in the setup soon.:thmbsp:

Octaven · Jun 23, 2008

NAD 302......................... integrated amplifier
Audio Dynamics T-200....... tuner
JVC XL-R2010.................. cd player/recorder
Sony SEH-22.................... equalizer
Thorens TD-125................ turntable
SME series III................... arm
Empire 600LAC.................. cartridge
Technics......................... cassette deck
ADC 303AX...................... loudspeakers

jami w. · Jun 23, 2008

my man-cave lol

its my bedroom as the living room doesnt get that much use, but, out there i have a technics t.o.t.l. quad an 4 speakers- a pioneer duel tape deck

heres my bedroom gear that gets 90% of the use here in my place.

a gemini xl-400II t.t. dont laugh lol- this sounds amazing!!
a pioneer sx-980 , on the right of that is a rca multi tape aux

last shelf down a pioneer sg-9500 eq- on top is a ps2, then next to

that is a pioneer ct-f1000 tape deck- on top of that is a dbx- model 224 :thmbsp: this fills my room with sweet sounds, either the ps2, cable, puter music, or the stereo its self!

Infinitoid · Jun 23, 2008

My primary listening system is in my signature, but this is what gets used more: Sony STR-DB930 receiver, Carver M-1.5t power amp, BFD subwoofer equalizer, asst. cd/dvd players/recorders Infinity Interlude IL-60/36c mains/center, Infinity Alpha 20 surrounds, DefTech PF-1500 sub,

archie2 · Jun 23, 2008

Yamaha CR 2020
Polk 10A Monitors
Original Large Advents
Hughes AK-100
Onkyo TX-SR502
Wharfedale W70E's
KLH powered sub
Kenwood Center speaker
Toshiba HD DVD A3
Sony CDP-C535
Technics SL-D2
Wharfedale W2's
Polk Monitor Series 2
48 inch Mitsubishi LED HD Flat Screen

And out of the closet we have.........

budgetaudio6 · Jun 24, 2008

currently in use ...is

hooked up to cable box sansui 2000x hooked up to infinity RSa
2000x preamp running pioneer sx 1500td running pioneer cs51 book shelf speakers
hooked up to PS3 hk avr 146 running sherwood sp 155 mid woofers times 2 with sp 60
times 2 satelites for center,
paradigm monitor 9 v3 for left and right ,
and advent as2 rears.
klipsh ksw 10 times 2 hooked up in stereo with fronts.
yamaha natural sound dvd player , hooked up to hk htr
ps3
not connected now in living room.
sansui qrx 6500
hk pm655
rat shack 15 band per channel equalizer(would like to hook up to center channel and sub out put. but too lazy to connect)

others in my room and kids room. this is not the thread for it tho

Octaven · Jun 26, 2008

archie2 said:
And out of the closet we have.........

Hey Archie!! I recognize that room!

But to be truthful, I think it looked better when the ADC 303AX's were where the Advents are now. :>)

They're looking very nice in my living room, thank-you very much. Glad to find you here. I joined this forum while ago but didn't make much used of it til lately.

dividebytube · Jun 27, 2008

McIntosh 250 amplifier
modified Dynaco PAS-3X
Wharfedale W60s
Gemini CD Player(!)
and a Lafayette tuner

all mounted on or in an Ikea Expedit bookshelf - its hard to find components that will fit into a 13" wide space!

going to add a cheap Hitachi linear tracking t-table, upgrade the CD player and speakers (Thiel / Quad?).

virak · Jun 27, 2008

My livingroom system is quite minimalistic. I live in a shared apartement, so I like to keep it simple and user-friendly in there.
It sounds pretty good, though

Technics SL-1610Mk2
Sansui AU-G90X
Pioneer HPM-100's

There's a CD/DVD player connected, too, but I don't even know what brand it is, as I only play real records

Paul C · Jun 27, 2008

Onkyo P-3200 Preamp
Onkyo M-5150 Power Amp 150 wpc
Onkyo T-4500 Tuner with filter mods
Onkyo DX-C380 CD Changer (6 CD Carosel)
Technics SL-D2 turntable
Realistic/Shure RXT6 Cartridge with N111E stylus
Speakerlab speakers (built to plans sent to me by Dave Graebener)

Captain Reg · Jun 27, 2008

Digital Front End: NAD M5 SACD/HDCD Player
Amplification: NAD M3 Integrated Amplifier
Speaker System: B&W 683 / B&W ASW 610 Subwoofer
Speaker Cables: SignalCable Ultra Bi-Wire
Interconnects: SignalCable Analog Two Balanced & Subwoofer Cable
System Rack: Sanus Java Series JFA36e
Power Cables: Signalcable MagicPower Power Cord & MagicPower Digital Reference
Power Conditioner : PS Audio Duet Power Center
Special Effects: Laserpod

uofmtiger · Jun 27, 2008

Added some new Monitor Audio RS6 speakers since my last pic: :banana:

(I usually listen with the grills on, but I took one of them off for the pic). I prefer the look of the grills off, but I have 3 fiesty schnauzers that make that a scary proposition.

The Denon AVR3808CI has a mode that will send all two channel audio to the RS6 speakers and all multichannel to my NHTs. The RS6 speakers are sounding better every day. My "Kind of Blue" album (in both SACD and vinyl) never sounded so good.:thmbsp:

thinkbrown · Nov 2, 2009

Fronts: Boston Acoustics A150's
Center: SpeakerCraft AIM LCR One
Surrounds: Cambridge SoundWorks Ensemble I's
Preamp: Harman Kardon PT 2500
Processor: Harman Kardon ADP 303
Amp: Harman Kardon PA 5800

We also have a Proceed AVP, and AMP5 in disrepair.

dkelley · Nov 2, 2009

my living room system is my less shockingly good stereo right now. But it still kicks some ass when the price is taken into effect.

Most of it is relatively new too.

Denon avr-somethingorother, not totl at all, but very good home theatre receiver with 6.1, DTS, DD, pro logic II etc. maybe 7 or 8 years old. bought it cheap from discount place.

marantz cd player

pace digital dvr

sony dvd player (with divx playback, my lifeline for the time being)

old sanyo vcr that is gradually tracking less and less well, but ok for kid's cartoon playback.

Samsung 42" Plasma (1 year old) - AMAZING TV.

Reel Acoustics RS-1 (google it, great performing inexpensive 5.1 speaker system, 4 satelites, 1 center, 1 powered sub (er... bass module), AMAZING (although the center I feel doesn't live up to the rest).

but I'm currently using only 2 of those surrounds while my infinity rs-6b modded pair are my upstairs mains, subwoofer's out of hte system, phantom center, overall the sound is better with just the two full range great quality front speakers and a pair of surrounds.

There ya go. it SOUNDS amazing, although mostly due to the infinities, but when setup right the RS-1 setup is really amazing too. Especially great for dts audio cds imho.

No vinyl upstairs - no phono ins on the denon. And no room for it either.

My hardcore system is in my studio downstairs of course...

vegabass25 · Nov 2, 2009

CV- D-3s
Kenwood KR-910
Yamaha CD player
Monster cabling

Bigstevie · Jan 24, 2016

Primarily Pioneer Elite equipment
SC-09TX Receiver
MD-17D MiniDisc Player
PL-707 Record Player
BDP-09FD Bluray Disc Player
PRO-505 Plasma Monitor
CT-91 Cassette Deck
PD-91 CD Player
PDR-99 CD Recorder
DVR-91 LaserDisc Player

tcdriver · Jan 24, 2016

Wow, a really OLD thread revived. Well I will post my really old living room system:

chadnliz · Jan 25, 2016

While I don't put anywhere near as much thought in my living room system as I do on main rig I think it's pretty good. I run a Marantz 7701 Prepro in a DSX Wide configuration powered by Rotel iAmp with MK Sat 1 monitors with matched sealed subs with Boston Center and dipole surrounds. Video is a 51in Samsung 8500 plasma with Oppo for Blu-ray and CD, I also stream Netflix, Spotify, music files and Time Warner does the channel tuning. Budget Audio Audioquest power and RYAN cables, nothing fancy for speaker wire.
The x32 room correction makes a really nice improvement in bass and dialog.

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