[Wardsweb]

Here is my fixed system. I'm still working on the drop down screen and drop down projector for just movies. The mains are Martin Logan Prodigy, center is Martin Logan Cinema and the sub is a Danley DTS-10 horn. It does make for a nice evening at home.

[Bob in St. Louis]

Most impressive. Every piece. Well done.     

[Bob in St. Louis]

Bump.

Any new rooms or new pictures in the past couple months?

[mcallister]

Here is my fixed system. I'm still working on the drop down screen and drop down projector for just movies. The mains are Martin Logan Prodigy, center is Martin Logan Cinema and the sub is a Danley DTS-10 horn. It does make for a nice evening at home.

Beautiful setup, nice finish on the Danley bet it sounds great. I heard the Prodigy's about 10 years or so ago when they were first released fantastic speakers. Noticed your ML center is back a few inches on your TV stand, have you ever thought about moving it to the edge of the stand to get rid of that first reflection?

[skeeter99]

I'm not one of the biggest members here but I wanted to post the most recent pics of my current setups:

Basement:
Boston A-150 series I - Mains
Boston A-70 series I - Center
MFW-15 series I - x2 Subs
Bose 4.2 Series II - Rears (don't laugh, they work well as rears! LOL!)
Harman Kardon AVR-254
Panasonic BD60 - BluRay Player
Toshiba HD-A20 - HD-DVD
Panasonic PT-AX100U










Living Room:
Strata Mini's - Mains
X-Voce - Center
Monoprice 6.5" - Rears
Velodyne DLS-4000R - Sub
Onkyo TX-SR805
Toshiba HD-A30 - HD-DVD
PS3
Rotel RCD-955AX
Sony HD Radio
Toshiba 46" LCD

[audioblazer]

Bob no harm posting whatever photos I have until I am able to post better photos.

Dedicated 2 channel/HT room 14.5 x 24,5 x 10.5'  Rives level 1 acoustically treated with 9 dedicated line pulled from meter box 160ft away and with it's own grounding.
My gears are as follow :
Screen research 110" ( horizontal) solidpix motorized screen , dual motor for 4:3 and 16:9 viewing
Revel voice centre speaker
4 KEF 9000 ACE surround speaker
Front speaker Von schweikert VR4SR
Conrad Johnson act 2.2 preamp with HT bypass
Conrad Johnson 350 power amp
Onkyo PR-SC 886 processor
Halcro MC50 , 5 channel MC amp
Projector Sony VPL 60 with anamorphic lens
Blu Ray Oppo 83
JL audio sub F113 ( good)
Turntable Raven AC3 with raven 10.5 tonearm , zyx omega gold , Schroeder 2fw tonearm with Ortofon A90
Tron seven reference phono stage
Studer A810 reel to reel with bottle head external electronic
Orpheus Zero transport
Bryston BDA-1
Oyaide RTP6 power condition ( for 2 channel)
Exact power condition for HT stuff

[audioblazer]

[skeeter99]

Bob no harm posting whatever photos I have until I am able tompost better photos.

Dedicated 2 channel/HT room 14.5 x 24,5 x 10.5'  Rives level 1 acoustically treated with 9 dedicated line pulled from meter box 160ft away and with it's own grounding.
My gears are as follow :
Screen research 110" ( horizontal) solidpix motorized screen , dual motor for 4:3 and 16:9 viewing
Revel voice centre speaker
4 KEF 9000 ACE surround speaker
Front speaker Von schweikert VR4SR
Conrad Johnson act 2.2 preamp with HT bypass
Conrad Johnson 350 power amp
Onkyo PR-SC 886 processor
Halcro MC50 , 5 channel MC amp
Projector Sony VPL 60 with anamorphic lens
Blu Ray Oppo 83
JL audio sub F113 ( good)
Turntable Raven AC3 with raven 10.5 tonearm , zyx omega gold , Schroeder 2fw tonearm with Ortofon A90
Tron seven reference phono stage
Studer A810 reel to reel with bottle head external electronic
Orpheus Zero transport
Bryston BDA-1
Oyaide RTP6 power condition ( for 2 channel)
Exact power condition for HT stuff

WOW  That is SICK!!

[gfroman]

My A/v Room.

Current System includes :

Evolution Acoustics MM3 speakers

Pioneer Elite KURO - PRO151FHD 60" plasma with articulating arm wall mount.

Boulder 1012 DA/Preamp

Oppo BDP83SE BluRay/Universal Transport

Boulder 1060 Amplifier

Synergistic Research TESLA PowerCell 10SE power conditioner

Virtual Dynamics - UltraClear interconnects

Synergistic Research - Hologram D, T3, and Precision Reference active power cords

Synergistic Research Quattro power source for active cables

Virtual Dynamics EXODUS speaker cables.

GIK Acoustic Wall Panels

Billy Baggs PRO Rack System


For power :
(4) dedicated power lines using cryo-treated 10ga wire directly from the circuit breaker box .
(4) TESLA-PLEX cryo'd wall outlets.



There have been a lot of speakers in my system over the years starting with-
JBL Jubles
B&W 802
Legacy 20/20
B&W 801
Wilson Watt3/Puppy2
Genesis II.5
Eggleston Andra
Genesis 200
Sound Lab U1
Dynaudio Temptations
Aerial Acoustics 20T
Evolution Acoustics MM3

I have had a lot of fun with all of them!

There are always going to be certain compromises with any speaker system and what it is used for.
I have always been a 2-channel stereo purist, even with my home A/V systems.
I am probably 40% Music/Concert Blu-Ray and 60% movies.

So far I am happy with my latest speakers and will for sure test them to the extremes.
They image very well and have tight, thunderous bass thanks to the (4) 15" woofers and (2) 1000 watt internal subwoofer amps.
There are controls on the back of each speaker to allow a lot of adjustability with the tweeter and bass output, depending on the room acoustics.
The craftsmanship in these speakers is impeccable and the finish is similar to violin lacquer.


PS- You can read about another fellow audiophile who has the same speakers and his opinions here :
http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=761168


Cheers!

[eclein]

What no subwoofer???? I'm only teasing of course, you'll understand because JBL's were in your past....

[Levi]

It is not as nice as some of the rooms here.  My system last year with a 55" LED screen.    Got rid of the BAT VK-500 amp and replaced it with a pair of Bryston 7BSST.  I still have the vintage tube McIntosh MC-60 monos. 




With 7Bsst amps


Bryston processor and 9BSST running the center and rear speakers

[engtaz]

Sweet setup.  Bryston 7BSST and the BAT VK-500 amp are 2 very different sounding amps.  Why did you switch and what are you pluses and minuses between them.

Thanks

[Levi]

Thanks.  You are correct, they are both equally good but different amps.  When I switched from Sonus Faber to PMC speakers, the BAT didn't have the synergy anymore.  I think the Bryston amps are more refined and cleaner sounding.  It is a synergy thing.

[davidrs]

When I switched from Sonus Faber to PMC speakers...

Why this switch? And from which SFs?

[davidrs]

From Levi: "It is not as nice as some of the rooms here."

Looks very nice to me. Great to see PMCs in an HT setup.

[Levi]

Why this switch? And from which SFs?

I used to have a Sonus Faber Grand Piano and the BAT seems to have synergy with those speakers.  The Grand Piano seems to like Jazz, vocals perfectly but not rock/alternative music.  I want to try a full-range sounding speakers that has a small foot print.  The PMC OB1i seems to play all sorts of genre very well with Bryston amps and BAT VK-51SE tube preamp.

Looks very nice to me. Great to see PMCs in an HT setup.

Thanks again David.  I take that as a very nice complement.  I just wish I have more time for movies.

[taoggniklat]

Well mine is nothing fancy like the lot of you, but it is what I can afford and fit in my space right now.....someday I hope to upgrade to Salk speakers and a dedicated listening room, but for now this is what I got.

It is also our living room so it is full of toys and stuff too.

Equipment:
Samsung 46" LCD
DishNetwork HD DVR
Sony BDX2 BluRay Player
Logitech Squeezebox Duet with 2TB Netgear DUO server
MSB Technology Link DAC III with 192khz upsample upgrade
Pioneer VSX-9040TXH AVR

Speakers:
Paradigm Monitor 9 v2
Paradigm CC-350 v2
Paradigm Mini Monitor v2
HSU VTF2-M3 Subwoofer

















This is my file server located in the basement which has all my FLAC files for the Squeezebox.

[davidrs]

I used to have a Sonus Faber Grand Piano and the BAT seems to have synergy with those speakers.  The Grand Piano seems to like Jazz, vocals perfectly but not rock/alternative music.  I want to try a full-range sounding speakers that has a small foot print.  The PMC OB1i seems to play all sorts of genre very well with Bryston amps and BAT VK-51SE tube preamp.

Thanks again David.  I take that as a very nice complement.  I just wish I have more time for movies.

Levi, I had the same pre you have (BAT VK-51SE) and was very happy with it. It was paired with a Spectron Musician III SE Mark2 and the synergy was exceptional. At the time I had Totem Winds pulling double duty as my main speakers for 2channel and also L/R for home theater. The Winds were amazing for movie soundtracks.

How is your PMC center for off axis listening since the driver locations and transmission line port are not in standard locations for a center?

- David.

[Levi]

Hi David, you have a great sounding system.   

The PMC center channel off axis screen dialogue is cohesive.  I hardly notice it is there when watching TV or movies anywhere in the room.  That should be a good thing. 

All I know is I have come a long way.

My system back in 2006...remember the rear projection 4:3 tv...

Sonus Faber Grand Piano Home, BAT VK-30 pre, BAT VK-200, Bryston gears etc

[davidrs]

Hi David, you have a great sounding system.   

All I know is I have come a long way.

Levi,

Past tense. Was. And I've been going in the wrong direction.

I've been ramping up my learning and education on the 2 channel side of things, so I slowly weaned myself of HT to make that happen, ht dollar to 2ch dollar.

Then came some major room changes in the house; I now have one room for 2 channel and home theater.

At present I'm an audience looking for a show.

Sold my Oppo BDP-83SE, AVR, and the speakers that made up the 5 in 5.1  The .1 (actually .2) may also be on its way out via a sale.

I will be getting back in, slowly. Oppo BDP-93 first. Then an AVR or multi-amp. Then a major decision regarding which speakers to go with.