The Home Theater thread

S600BENZ · 10th July 2005, 12:22

TV- PHILIPS 42" PLASMA 9946
AV RECEIVER- MARANTZ SR 4300
FRONT SPEAKERS- WHARFEDALE 8.2 TOWERS
CENTRE CHANNEL- WHARFEDALE
SUB WOOFER- 8" WHARFEDALE
REAR SPEAKERS- BI- POLAR WHARFEDALE
DVD PLAYER - PIONEER 366

Steeroid · 10th July 2005, 15:05

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Originally Posted by Rudra Sen

Some real heavy duty stuffs here. But for pure audio, I still feel 2 channel system is better.

I tend to agree. Thats why I

Quote:

Originally Posted by Steeroid

Disconnected all except the 120x2 front speakers.

That way the music sounded better...

satan_crazy · 10th July 2005, 22:49

1. Philips DVD Player
2. Pro Fx ... 2 Front Towers H516, 1 center, 2 surround, 1 sub-woofer
3. Marantz 6.1 Amp

Don't have the exact details of the model numbers etc...
Got the Pro Fx system and Marantz amp during the 3 day '50% off' sale they had. Cost me around 70k for this.
DVD player cost me abt 8k, but this was taken over a yr ago ... might cost a lot less these days.

paharino1 · 12th July 2005, 17:24

1. LG 29'' Flatron
2. Sony 3800 W Music System
3. DVD/MP3/VCD Player bought from China@Rs 2000
4. Original DVDs only of Matrix, Fast & the Furious & Kill Bill - I have around 200+ Hollywood DVDs purchased in Shanghai@Rs80/DVD...

Vivek · 12th July 2005, 23:38

Receiver - Pioneer DCP-100 5.1 (5x100 Watts each Channel)
Front - Bose 701s
Rear - Bose 301s
Center - Pre-out to my TV (Pioneer 48" Plasma

)
Sub-Woofer - Bose Bass Module (Bought just the bass module on e-bay

)
*Cheap* Magnavox DVD Player

Total Cost - about USD 12,000 (9,995 for the TV alone in early 2003 )

devarshi84 · 13th July 2005, 03:27

Sony trinitron 29"

sony hi-fi V919Av dolby digital prologic 5.1 surround

sony sub

Vivekphadnis · 18th July 2005, 10:32

Hi,
Receiver- Denon AVR1403 (5.1)
TV- Samsung 29"
DVD player- Samsung E138A
Speakers: All home made ones, cheap but very effective. Fronts have Peerless drivers. Still working on the rears and centre channel. Subwoofer: Two 8" Bolton subwoofer drivers mounted on opposite ends of the box. Again home made amp to drive the subs.

For two channel music, I have a pair of floorstanders made from Vifa drivers in an MTM configuration. Home made amplifier and Philips CD player.

Cheers,
Vivek

navin · 18th July 2005, 12:18

Vivek you DIY everything?
Rudra though said it best. for home audio 2 channel is still good. we oldies it seems hardly watch movies.

Vivekphadnis · 21st July 2005, 23:55

Navin, I try to do as much as I possibly can. Real cheap, eh?

navin · 22nd July 2005, 16:17

yup. my audio system....
Marantz CD Player (modded Power supply and cord)
Home made preamp using Relay switching and OP 275
Home made Power amp using Hitachi Mosfets
ScanSpeak 18W8546 x 2 midbass
ScanSpeak 2905-9900 Revelator tweeter

Work in Progress
----------------------
new cabinet for speaker using push-pull
line level XO with tube EL84 based power amp for tweeter

Only the speakers on my Home Theater system is DIY.

Vivekphadnis · 23rd July 2005, 00:16

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ScanSpeak 18W8546 x 2 midbass
ScanSpeak 2905-9900 Revelator tweeter

Smooth. Is this not the same combination that is used in Lynn Olson's Ariel speaker? And where did you get those Hitachi mosfets? Which amp is this?
Currently, I am working on the Zen balanced line stage. The boards are ready and I have soldered the components on the power supply board. This will be mated with my EFY amp, which part of my 2 channel audio-listening setup.

Vivekphadnis · 23rd July 2005, 00:19

By the way, what are the mods you made on the CD player PSU? I have already changed the mains cord to a shielded one. I need to get hold of some ferrite clamps (or whatever it is called). I mean the one which is used on computer monitor power cords.

navin · 23rd July 2005, 09:16

Ok I'll PM you more. some of this stuff is not meant for public consumptoin. So far the Moderators have been kind to this senile old man but i dont intend to test their patieince forever.

Prithvi · 24th July 2005, 11:36

Here's my personal system:-
1. PROAC STUDIO 140 TOWER SPKS,
2. LINN SONDEK LP12 REFERENCE TURNTABLE (will set-uo shortly, just got it),
with lingo pwr supply & linto phono-preamp.
3. BRYSTON 7B SST MONOBLOCKS,
4. AUDIOLAB DAX8000 - DAC 24BIT HDCD
5. LINN CD PLAYER
6. VAN DEN HUL REVELATION SPK CABLES,
7. CARDAS POWER CORDS,
8. CARDAS DIGITAL CABLE,

Rgds
Prithvi

Rudra Sen · 24th July 2005, 11:45

Looks like you got the works there. Extremely impressive. Like to listen to it one day.

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Originally Posted by Prithvi

LINN SONDEK LP12 REFERENCE TURNTABLE (will set-uo shortly, just got it),

Which brand of cartridge/stylus are you planning to plug in?

10th July 2005, 12:22	#16
S600BENZ BHPian Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Mumbai Posts: 304 Thanked: 12 Times	TV- PHILIPS 42" PLASMA 9946 AV RECEIVER- MARANTZ SR 4300 FRONT SPEAKERS- WHARFEDALE 8.2 TOWERS CENTRE CHANNEL- WHARFEDALE SUB WOOFER- 8" WHARFEDALE REAR SPEAKERS- BI- POLAR WHARFEDALE DVD PLAYER - PIONEER 366
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10th July 2005, 22:49	#18
satan_crazy BHPian Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Bangalore Posts: 129 Thanked: 0 Times	1. Philips DVD Player 2. Pro Fx ... 2 Front Towers H516, 1 center, 2 surround, 1 sub-woofer 3. Marantz 6.1 Amp Don't have the exact details of the model numbers etc... Got the Pro Fx system and Marantz amp during the 3 day '50% off' sale they had. Cost me around 70k for this. DVD player cost me abt 8k, but this was taken over a yr ago ... might cost a lot less these days.
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12th July 2005, 17:24	#19
paharino1 BHPian Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Hyderabad, India Posts: 299 Thanked: 30 Times	1. LG 29'' Flatron 2. Sony 3800 W Music System 3. DVD/MP3/VCD Player bought from China@Rs 2000 4. Original DVDs only of Matrix, Fast & the Furious & Kill Bill - I have around 200+ Hollywood DVDs purchased in Shanghai@Rs80/DVD...
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12th July 2005, 23:38	#20
Vivek BHPian Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 40 Thanked: 8 Times	Receiver - Pioneer DCP-100 5.1 (5x100 Watts each Channel) Front - Bose 701s Rear - Bose 301s Center - Pre-out to my TV (Pioneer 48" Plasma ) Sub-Woofer - Bose Bass Module (Bought just the bass module on e-bay ) Cheap Magnavox DVD Player Total Cost - about USD 12,000 (9,995 for the TV alone in early 2003 )
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13th July 2005, 03:27	#21
devarshi84 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Ahmedabad - Tor Posts: 4,024 Thanked: 213 Times View My Garage	Sony trinitron 29" sony hi-fi V919Av dolby digital prologic 5.1 surround sony sub
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18th July 2005, 10:32	#22
Vivekphadnis BHPian Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Bangalore Posts: 690 Thanked: 2 Times	Hi, Receiver- Denon AVR1403 (5.1) TV- Samsung 29" DVD player- Samsung E138A Speakers: All home made ones, cheap but very effective. Fronts have Peerless drivers. Still working on the rears and centre channel. Subwoofer: Two 8" Bolton subwoofer drivers mounted on opposite ends of the box. Again home made amp to drive the subs. For two channel music, I have a pair of floorstanders made from Vifa drivers in an MTM configuration. Home made amplifier and Philips CD player. Cheers, Vivek
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18th July 2005, 12:18	#23
navin Team-BHP Support Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Mumbai Posts: 25,410 Thanked: 9,957 Times	Vivek you DIY everything? Rudra though said it best. for home audio 2 channel is still good. we oldies it seems hardly watch movies. Last edited by navin : 18th July 2005 at 12:20.
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21st July 2005, 23:55	#24
Vivekphadnis BHPian Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Bangalore Posts: 690 Thanked: 2 Times	Navin, I try to do as much as I possibly can. Real cheap, eh? Last edited by Vivekphadnis : 22nd July 2005 at 00:03.
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22nd July 2005, 16:17	#25
navin Team-BHP Support Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Mumbai Posts: 25,410 Thanked: 9,957 Times	yup. my audio system.... Marantz CD Player (modded Power supply and cord) Home made preamp using Relay switching and OP 275 Home made Power amp using Hitachi Mosfets ScanSpeak 18W8546 x 2 midbass ScanSpeak 2905-9900 Revelator tweeter Work in Progress ---------------------- new cabinet for speaker using push-pull line level XO with tube EL84 based power amp for tweeter Only the speakers on my Home Theater system is DIY.
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23rd July 2005, 00:19	#27
Vivekphadnis BHPian Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Bangalore Posts: 690 Thanked: 2 Times	By the way, what are the mods you made on the CD player PSU? I have already changed the mains cord to a shielded one. I need to get hold of some ferrite clamps (or whatever it is called). I mean the one which is used on computer monitor power cords.
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23rd July 2005, 09:16	#28
navin Team-BHP Support Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Mumbai Posts: 25,410 Thanked: 9,957 Times	Ok I'll PM you more. some of this stuff is not meant for public consumptoin. So far the Moderators have been kind to this senile old man but i dont intend to test their patieince forever.
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24th July 2005, 11:36	#29
Prithvi BHPian Join Date: May 2005 Location: BANGALORE Posts: 302 Thanked: 26 Times	Here's my personal system:- 1. PROAC STUDIO 140 TOWER SPKS, 2. LINN SONDEK LP12 REFERENCE TURNTABLE (will set-uo shortly, just got it), with lingo pwr supply & linto phono-preamp. 3. BRYSTON 7B SST MONOBLOCKS, 4. AUDIOLAB DAX8000 - DAC 24BIT HDCD 5. LINN CD PLAYER 6. VAN DEN HUL REVELATION SPK CABLES, 7. CARDAS POWER CORDS, 8. CARDAS DIGITAL CABLE, Rgds Prithvi
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