So, what's in your HT?

[MarkA]

Cool, a new pair of forums. Guess I'll start by asking everybody what audio sources they have going to their HT receiver. Me:

Computer (RCA for now, plan on getting S/PDIF coax to TosLink converter so I can use S/PDIF)

DVD Player (TosLink)

VCR (RCA)

Satellite Receiver (TosLink)

TV tuner (RCA)

Video camera (RCA. obviously not always connected)

[Neil Derryberry]

My UTV box and my Panny 5-dvd changer run to a Sony STR-DE835 via toslink and svideo. My pc has a Hercules gamesurround fortissimo II sound card that has toslink in/out, and one day I will get that cabled up.

[keep amonte]

Receiver: Sony DA5ES-Svideo to Sony KV35V65 TV
Sattelite Receiver: RCA DR5154RB-Optical/Svideo
DVD player; Tosh 2715-Optical/Svideo
SACD/CD Player: Sony SCDC-222ES-Coax
VCR: JVC ?-RCA/Svid adapter
Vid camera Sony TVR320-RCA/Svideo prn

[Nick]

Last month I moved into my new apartment home in Brunswick and the "Golden Isles of Georgia." Not yet willing to run cables all over the place, I have resorted to using X-10 (http://www.x10.com/products/x10_vk57a.htm) a/v senders to distribute baseline video and line-level audio to three TVs.

My two DPs are temporarily 'stacked' just inside the back patio door, along with an a/v switcher and one X-10 sender. All three TVs, living room, bathroom, and a small bathroom monitor/TV, have their own wireless a/v receiver. The audio connections are stereo.

Until I can figure out how to hardwire everything, which, in reality and in consideration of my haute' decor, may not be possible, I will continue to enjoy the convenience and flexibility of my magical X-10 devices.

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[Mark Lamutt]

Audio sources, huh...ok. My receiver is a Harman Kardon AVR-110.

Audio sources connected to it:
Dish 6000 receiver connected as Toslink 1
Dish 501 receiver connected as Toslink 2
Panasonic DVD player connected as Toslink 3
HTPC Hipix (HD) card audio connected as Digital Coax 1
Laserdisc AC-3 RF out connected as Digital Coax 2
HTPC MAudio 2496 audio card spdif out connected as Digital Coax 3
JVC HRS7600U SVHS VCR connected to Video 1 audio in
Sony VHS VCR conneted to Video 2 audio in
GE VHS VCR connected to Video 3 audio in
Laserdisc analog audio out connected to Video 4 audio in
TV audio out connected to Tape audio in

I think that's it! :)

[MarkA]

Why do you meed THREE VCRs and TWO PC Sound cards?!?!?!?!? Whoa...

[PeterB]

HK AVR120

Direct Tivo: Optical, SVID
Expressvu 4700: Optical, SVID
Xbox: Optical, Component
Awia DVD: Coaxial, SVID
Philips DCC 950: Coaxial
Philips CD Changer: analog
Magnavox VCR: analog, Composite
Sega Dreamcast: analog, SVID
Sega Saturn: analog, SVID

Philips pronto to control the whole mess, PRICELESS. :D

[MarkA]

Oh, and I also have a GameCube and N64 but I mainly play those on my computer monitor

[Mark Lamutt]

Originally posted by Zac
Why do you meed THREE VCRs and TWO PC Sound cards?!?!?!?!? Whoa...

The 3 vcrs were from the days before I got a 501 and high definition television (and HD recording capability). I haven't watched live television for a long time. Just before the PVRs came along, I'd record everything to tape so I could fast forward through the commercials. :)

The HTPC doesn't have 2 sounds cards. The hipix HD card has its own coax spdif out that is cleaner sounding than routing the sound through directsound to the sound card. The coax out from the sound card is used for all other HTPC audio including the DVD playback, etc.

[MarkA]

Okay, I see:)

[Mike123abc]

I use an Proceed AVP with

1 Dish 6000 Digital - Svideo
2 JVC SVHS Analog - Svideo
1 Proceed CD player Digital
1 Pioneer LD/DVD combo player digital AC-3 and analog - Svideo (nice thing about the Proceed is that it checks for AC-3/PCM/Analog and selects the right one)
1 Harmon Kardon AM/FM tuner Analog

I am kinda waiting on what happens in HDTV land before upgrading the Proceed AVP to AVP2 with component video switching to see what happens in that whole area.

[Steve Mehs]

TV- RCA/SVideo
VCR - RCA/Svideo
DVD - Coax/Svideo
501 - Toslink/Svideo
CD Changer - RCA
Stereo (for tape deck) - RCA
Digital 8 - when connected, RCA/Svideo through my SVHS VCR. Stunning PQ!

Still have a set of digital coax in/outs open that will be used for a component CD Recorder unit and 6channel analog that will be used for DVD-A. Right now I have my DVD player also hooked up analog for 2.1 ch analog (My DVD Player has a separate analog sub output) for MP3s.

[Tusk]

Hey Nick,

An earlier post of your's stated that you were using two x10 transmitters and 4 x10 receivers. I've looked on their site and there is not an option to buy a single receiver. Where did you get yours? Also, if the transmitter is set to A for example, will every receiver set to A pickup that signal. Thus, 1 transmitter to three receivers.

Thanks.

[Richard King]

What?!?! No turntables?

My system consists of an AMC AV-81HT Pro-Logic decoder/preamp.
Power is through 2 AMC 2445 4x45 Watt power amplifiers bridged to 90W across the front and 45W ea. to the rears.
All above about to be replaced with a new receiver of some kind.

Sources:
JVC D-VHS Dish receiver.
Denon AM-FM Tuner
Toshiba DVD Player (one of their first models)
Teac VHS Hi-Fi VCR (ancient as the hills, but a high end model at the time)
Revox B77 quarter track stereo Reel to Reel
Kenwood KD-500 Turntable w/Infinity Black Widow tone arm and AKG X8E cartridge.
Dell Computer with about 1800 MP3's feeding through an X-10 "Big Picture" wireless audio/Computer transmitter/receiver wired into channel "000" on the JVC D-VHS.

Additional occasional sources include:
Tascam 42B Half Track Stereo reel to reel
Teac A3300SX quarter track reel to reel
Technics portable cd player

Signal Processing (greatly enhances Dish audio):
DBX 3BX Series Two 3 band dynamic range expander
DBX 120XP Subharmonic Synthesizer (generates bass frequencies one octave below incoming signals).

[Nick]

Originally posted by Tusk
Hey Nick,

"An earlier post of your's stated that you were using two x10 transmitters and 4 x10 receivers. I've looked on their site and there is not an option to buy a single receiver. Where did you get yours? Also, if the transmitter is set to A for example, will every receiver set to A pickup that signal? Thus, 1 transmitter to three receivers?

Thanks."


Hi Tusk & welcome to DBSTalk :)

I have three sets, two stereo audio and one mono audio (older model designed for a security camera before the wireless cams came out. If you just need the rx only, give X-10's 800 number a call -- I'm sure they will sell you just the rx.

One tx on channel A will serve three (or more) wireless receivers set to ch A. I haven't tested above four, but I believe the number of receivers is theoretically unlimited.

I think the analogy of the w/l tx being a "mini" TV station is valid, where anyone within range can receive the broadcast. This also brings up the unlikely possibility of a nearby neighbor being able to receive your signal, or vice versa, so be careful and don't send any, ahem, 'secret stuff' over your wireless system. :D

Nick

[James_F]

Originally posted by Rking401
What?!?! No turntables?
Right here baby!

http://www.retroaudio.ru/marantz/turnt/images/Marantz%206100.jpg

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[STXJim]

James,
One big question here...
Why isn't your turntable displayed with your entertainment center? :shrug:
Got no vinal....:rolleyes:
:D

[Frank Z]

Here's my stuff.

[James_F]

Originally posted by STXJim
James,
One big question here...
Why isn't your turntable displayed with your entertainment center?

My brother-in-law restored the turntable for me about 2 months ago. Those are the picts from the restore.

[Nick]

Originally posted by Frank Z

Here's my stuff.

That's a great set-up, Frank. I like the way your a/v gear blends into the background so it's hardly noticeable. :D

Welcome to DBSTalk :)

[Tusk]

Nick,

Thanks for the info. I'll give x10 a call.

[Jasonbp]

Living Room:
VCR- Panasonic
CD Changer (5 disc)- RCA
DVD- RCA
DirecTV Box- RCA
Reciver- RCA
TV 19"- RCA
(Up grading to a 27"/32" TV after Christmas, my other one broke)

Spare bedrooms:
Xbox
PS2
GameCube
Dreamcast
Genesis
TV 19"- CurtisMathes
Mut Computer

Master Bedroom:
DirecTV Box- RCA
TV 13"- Magnavox

Basement:
TV 13"- Newtech
VCR- Symphonic (two of them)
Computer- Compaq Presario 5000
Turntable- Technics

[jerryez]

Toshiba 65H80
Dish 6000
TiVo svr2000
Dish 301(for TiVo)
Panasonic rp56 dvd
Yamaha rx-v620 av HT receiver
Polk r15 bookshelf speakers(to become rear speakers)
old turntable
Admiral center speaker( to be upgraded)
RS bookshelf rear speaker(to be upgraded)
Monterey 95 c-band receiver

[Neil Derryberry]

I edited the thread title to reflect the content.

[brentp]

Hitachi 57" Widescreen (57SWX20b)
Dish 6000u w/8psk, 8vsb modules
Dish 4000
JVC DVD
JVC VCR (older unit)

Onkyo TXSR-600 A/V Receiver
Cambridge Soundworks MC300 L/C/R Mains
Cambridge Soundworks S300 Surrounds
Cambridge Soundworks P500 Powered Sub (this baby is awesome!)

And to get all this content anywhere else in the house, . . .

Channel Plus SVM-24 Quad MTS Modulator with DA-550 Distribution panel

[DarrellP]

Boxlight Studio Experience 2HD High Def Projector :D
96" x 54" Did It Myself Screen :eek2:
JVC 30000 D-VHS High Def Tape Deck
Empire Troubadour 598 III Turntable
Yamaha HTR-5280 Receiver.
Toshiba SD-5109 Progressive Scan DVD Player.
Dish 6000 w/8vsb OTA Mod. & 24" dish & Big, Hurkin Antenna.
Dish PVR 501 & Dish 500.
1 HiFi VCR.
Everything running into All In Wonder Video Capture card w/2 80GB HD's.
Klipsch KG 5.5 Mains.
Klipsch KV 4 Center.
Klipsch KG .5 Surrounds.
Infinity SSW 212 Dual 12" 350W Sub.
Pair of Aura Bass Shakers under couch.
Pronto TS1000 remote.
17" monitor for Source viewing.

Next up: Bravo D3 DVD player, DVD burner & Home Theater PC.

My humble but growing DVD collection (http://www.dvdprofiler.com/mc.asp?alias=Marissadad&type=O&sc=C&ls=T)

[Richard King]

A real turntable. :D

[James_F]

Like your preamp! I use a Marantz Model 3650 Preamp which is slowly fading. :( I need to get on ebay and find a "new" premp...

[Richard King]

Yea, I forgot to put the preamp in my source list. Rane is mostly known for their pro equipment and this preamp is probably most common in radio stations. It has both unbalanced RCA outputs and balanced screw terminal outputs, so it is very adaptable to different situations. I have the TT and preamp hooked up right now into my computer soundcard for transcribing some old records. Having the preamp is very handy for this kind of situation.

[raj2001]

I've got:

Panasonic 5 DVD changer
Philips DirecTiVo DSR6000
JVC S-VHS VCR
Sony 400 Disc CD changer
Sony Playstation 2
And my DELL Dimension 8200 PC with Pioneer DVD-Rw and SB Extigy (sometimes, mainly for webcasts and MP3's)
Philips 27'" Standard def TV

Receiver: Kenwood VR407 - Dolby Pro logic/Dolby Digital/DTS 5.1, S-Video switching, 6 channel input

Kenwood center, front, surrounds and 120 watt subwoofer

Toslink to SPDIF converters (My receiver only has 2 toslink inputs)

I was going to add a tape deck and turntable but I realized they would be useless as I have nothing remaining to play in them.

I have no magic wires (monster cable) and the like, just ordinary cables

Soon to be added:
Rear Projection HDTV (plasma costs too much, and I don't like it)
Dedicated Home Theater PC
DirecTV HDTV receiver

[Rob Grim]

check out the signature...

[dfergie]

Hitachi 43" widescreen
jvc 6000 with modules
501
Hughes direct tv reciever and uniden ird c-band receiver both idle right now with a phillips direct and 2 rca directs idle in bedrooms
replay 5040
panasonic dmr50 recorder
RCA 5.1 Receiver and speakers plus subwoofer
hafler pre-amp
2 Carver Amps bridged for 500 watts per channel
2 JBL speakers
Apex dvd player (plays mpegs)
1 gig p3 homebuilt computer with 120 mg hd's 2 dvd burners on board
2 gig hp athalon with 90 gig hd space with burner and dvd drive
network = 2 computers with the replay

[bnewt]

Here's Mine

[BobMurdoch]

TV: Sony KP57WV600 Rear Projection CRT TV
Satellite Receiver: 921 (Effective Tomorrow Evening)
A/V Receiver: Integra 9.1 upgraded with the DTS-ES Discrete software update
Sony: HiFi VCR (I Forget the model #)
DVD/Laser: Pioneer DVL-919 Combination Laserdisc/DVD Player (I'm due to upgrade to progressive scan soon, but my TV has a line doubler built in that does a good job so I am in no rush. Planning to upgrade to a DVD recorder in 2004 sometime)
CD: Pioneer CD Changer (about 5 years old with the 6 disc slide out magazine)
Cassette: Old Sony Dual Deck unit circa 1992 - gets used about once a year now
2nd A/V Receiver (Pumps Integra Zone 2 content to backyard) - Onkyo TX-DS656
Game Unit #1: XBox
Game Unit #2: GameCube (Both with Component Outputs fed into Integra which then sends to Component inputs on TV)
Surround Sound: Polks all around (7.1 Configuration) + JBL Subwoofer
Special Concrete/Gypsum Sheet Rock which eliminates sound escaping from TV Room except for a small amount through doors and AC vents) Crank up the Bruckheimer films and still not wake the kiddies.....

Plus: Seaman's Sectional Couch with two recliners, two cupholders, and a center fold-down armrest with massaging and heat and a built in speakerphone.

[Jack White]

TV: Sony KP57WV600 Rear Projection CRT TV
Satellite Receiver: 921 (Effective Tomorrow Evening)
A/V Receiver: Integra 9.1 upgraded with the DTS-ES Discrete software update
Sony: HiFi VCR (I Forget the model #)
DVD/Laser: Pioneer DVL-919 Combination Laserdisc/DVD Player (I'm due to upgrade to progressive scan soon, but my TV has a line doubler built in that does a good job so I am in no rush. Planning to upgrade to a DVD recorder in 2004 sometime)
CD: Pioneer CD Changer (about 5 years old with the 6 disc slide out magazine)
Cassette: Old Sony Dual Deck unit circa 1992 - gets used about once a year now
2nd A/V Receiver (Pumps Integra Zone 2 content to backyard) - Onkyo TX-DS656
Game Unit #1: XBox
Game Unit #2: GameCube (Both with Component Outputs fed into Integra which then sends to Component inputs on TV)
Surround Sound: Polks all around (7.1 Configuration) + JBL Subwoofer
Special Concrete/Gypsum Sheet Rock which eliminates sound escaping from TV Room except for a small amount through doors and AC vents) Crank up the Bruckheimer films and still not wake the kiddies.....

Plus: Seaman's Sectional Couch with two recliners, two cupholders, and a center fold-down armrest with massaging and heat and a built in speakerphone.

There are a whole bunch of computers, and audio and video equipment in the house, but much of it belongs to my parents or to my siblings, so since the original question was "what's in YOUR system".
I'll talk ONLY about what's in my bedroom that's mine.
I have a Sony KV-20V80 20" standard def tv with over 500 lines of horizontal resolution and an S-video input(which was very rare on a bedroom set when I got it in late summer 1998).

Sony DVP-NS315B DVD Player

Magnavox VR9360 4 Head Hi Fi VCR

Old Toshiba 4 head mono vcr

Echostar 3900 Satellite Reciever

Marantz RS 2252 Stereo Reciever

Jensen CJ-R Bookshelf Speakers

Sennheiser HD-477 Studio Monitor Headphones


The computer I have in my bedroom is a HP Pavilion 6535 with Windows 98 2nd edition, an Intel Celeron processor running at 466mhz, upgraded to 192 megs ram, and an HP Pavilion MX70 monitor.
The computer also has a wireless connection to the cable modem via our wireless broadband home network.

There's also ofcourse av furniture to house the audio and video equipment as well as furniture to house the computer equipment.
My bedroom isn't even the master bedroom, so after you add in a bed, a recliner, and a computer chair into the mix there isn't tons of room left over.
That's why I don't have a printer or a scanner hooked up to the computer in my bedroom, there simply isn't enough room so the 2nd scanner and the 2nd printer are in the basement collecting dust not hooked up to anything.
I used to have a Sony Webtv Plus and I loved that thing, and I sold it on ebay after my parents got another puter so I got their old one.
I REALLY REALLY miss the webtv plus :( even though I have a broadband puter now.
I'll attach a bunch of pics of the audio, video, and computer equipment.

[Jack White]

Here are the computer pics.

[Rogueone]

Mitsu 65" rear projection TV
Samsung T-150 HDTV receiver
Dish PVR 501
(soon to be replaced by a 921)

H/K AVR 300: (in need of upgrade to 325 for component switching)
H/K DVD-25
Xbox w/ HDTV adapter

HK Thirty speakers (1992), KLH 12" powered sub, HK HTS6 surround speaker system w/ 10" powered sub

[jamesm54]

Sat: Dish 811
TV: Sony KV-40XBR800
DVD: Sony DVP-NC685
A/V Rec: Kenwood VR-410
Speakers: All Klipsch=Front: RF-3II's, Center: SC-1, Surround: [/FONT]SS-1's
Sub: Velodyne CHT-12

Also have a Kenwood 5-disc cd player and dual-cassette player/recorder.

[jmbrooks]

Living Room:
TV - Toshiba Cinema Series 65HDX82
A/V - Pioneer VSX-D812
Spks - 4 Advent surrounds + Sony 12" Sub (TV has center channel line in)
DVD - Pioneer DV-365 Progressive
VCR - JVC SVHS
Sats - 501, 721, 811
Game- Xbox

Bedroom:
TV - Magnavox MX 32"
DVD - Pioneer DV-440
VCR - JVC SVHS

Basement:
TV - Magnavox 27"
DVD - Toshiba
VCR - Hitachi HiFi

[mwgiii]

I have:

Panasonic Tau CT-34WX54 34" Widescreen HDTV
Dish 921 - DVI-HDCP
JVC DVD - Component 480p
GameCube - Component 480p
JVC S-VHS VCR - S-Video
Nintendo 64 - S-Video

Kenwood AV - soon to be upgraded
Polk L/C/R/Surround & Sub

Had to remove my Kenwood Turntable & Cassette Deck due to wife factor. (didn't fit in our new cabinet).

[nsafreak]

Old thread but what the heck, here's mine:

TV - Samsung 27" (TXN2726)
A/V Receiver - Harman Kardon AVR-230
Audio - Sharp MD-R3 3 CD changer/MiniDisc deck
DVD - Samsung 5 disc DVD changer
Receiver - DishDVR 510
Game systems - XBox, PS2 & GameCube
Speakers - Sony fronts, Cerwin Vega center, KLH surrounds & center rear, Paradigm PDR-10 subwoofer. Aside from the Paradigm subwoofer they'll all probably be replaced in a few months with Nohr speakers

[Richard King]

My system consists of an AMC AV-81HT Pro-Logic decoder/preamp.
Power is through 2 AMC 2445 4x45 Watt power amplifiers bridged to 90W across the front and 45W ea. to the rears.
All above about to be replaced with a new receiver of some kind.

Sources:
JVC D-VHS Dish receiver.
Denon AM-FM Tuner
Toshiba DVD Player (one of their first models)
Teac VHS Hi-Fi VCR (ancient as the hills, but a high end model at the time)
Revox B77 quarter track stereo Reel to Reel
Kenwood KD-500 Turntable w/Infinity Black Widow tone arm and AKG X8E cartridge.
Dell Computer with about 1800 MP3's feeding through an X-10 "Big Picture" wireless audio/Computer transmitter/receiver wired into channel "000" on the JVC D-VHS.

Additional occasional sources include:
Tascam 42B Half Track Stereo reel to reel
Teac A3300SX quarter track reel to reel
Technics portable cd player

Signal Processing (greatly enhances Dish audio):
DBX 3BX Series Two 3 band dynamic range expander
DBX 120XP Subharmonic Synthesizer (generates bass frequencies one octave below incoming signals).
UPDATE TIME...
The AMC equipment has been replaced with an HK AVR-7200 receiver (very nice). The Toshiba 35" television has been supplimented with an InFocus X-1 ceiling mounted video projector and an 80" screen. The Denon tuner is no longer needed since the HK has a tuner stage. The Revox died and has been replaced in my rack by the Teac 3300. The JVC D-VHS has been replaced by a Dish Network 508 DVR. The Teac VHS HiFi VCR has died and has not yet been replaced (although I am using the D-VHS as my vcr now). I have added a DVD recorder to a new computer for recording. The rest is about the same, although I haven't hooked in the signal processors yet.
Speakers (which I left out of my original list):
Front - JBL 4430L/R Studio Monitors
Surround - Monitor Audio Studio 6
Center - RBH