Official "List Your Bitchin' Setup" Thread.

Not bitchin', but I do what I can with limited space.

Onkyo txvs 676 DD receiver
32" JVC (forget the model number) tv with component inputs
JVC 3 dvd changer with componenet outs
Bose AM15 speakers
Hot redheaded wife to watch movies with

Mine is the limited funds special:

25" inch Magnavox console TV with just composite inputs (but still a fairly sharp display).
Sharp 3-CD, 5-speaker+subwoofer stereo with built-in Dolby Digital 5.1 decoder.
A PS2 or Xbox for playing DVDs.

53-inch Hitachi HDTV Widescreen TV
200 watt Sony digital reciever (5.1 & DTS) with subwoofer and 5 speakers
150 Fisher reciever with two (2.0) 150 watt speakers
Panasonic DVD (which i need to replace with a progressive scan player)

36 inch Samsung HDTV
Sony Dream system DVD/Audio console/ speaker surround sound system/subwoofer

Up-yours movie web site man! (There is a winky up there for you people who think I would actually be insulting our webmaster)

Mine:

My comp: 18 inch viewable monitor

PowerDvd

5.1 Dolby Digital THX certified Altec Lansing ADA 995(wattage unknown)

Actually the sound system itself is incredible...bass....wow!

Then for the 36 inch Mitsubishi I have a pretty basic 5.1 JVC Home Theater system.

Decent sound with DTS but the woofers sucks muchos @$$

Barco Graphics 808S
9ft 16:9 Stewart Screen
Quadscan Elite/TurboScan
Sony 870 Jukebox DVD player (multiregion)
Cyberhome ALD528 (VCD/DVD) player
Denon THX Ultra 2 KAVSC1-SE
Sony 32' Widescreen
Sonus Faber Concerto Front Speakers
Kef THX TDM34 Rear Speakers
M&K THX 125 Sub
JVC SVHS 7700
Clark Tactile Transducers
Pace Digibox

In my viewing room:

• <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">Sony 36" Wega FD Trinitron KV-36FS13
• <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">Pioneer VSX-D409 Audio/Video Multi-Channel Receiver
• <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">Toshiba SD-2109 DVD Player
• <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">Sony SS-V230 Satelite Speakers (4)
• <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">Sony SS-CN230 Center Speaker
• <font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">Sony SA-WMS230 Sub-Woofer

<font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">I'm going to be upsizing my DVD player soon, my best friend is a tech nut, and is going to sell me his practically new (think he just bought it three months ago) JVC DVD/DVDA for some newfangled player that plays just about every kind of five inch disc imaginable, so he can consolidate his DVD/Super Audio/DVDA/CD players into one complete unit - it will also save him room in his new house. I don't know what the JVC is called, but I know it pretty much plays everything except Super Audio, and it has progressive scan. I'll have it by the end of Nov.
A note on the speakers: They are TINY little things! When I saw them at the Sony Store, I thought they would sound like crap. But the salesman assured me that they were a hundred watts apiece (center is 120), and that they would produce a nice, rich sound. He was right! Just beautiful.

All in all, this is a pretty inexpensive system - the TV was around $1300, the receiver $270, the player (at the time) $250, and the speakers $150. I put this whole system together piece by piece, over a period of about a year. The sound system shakes the house, and the TV puts out really pretty pictures. Definitely recommended for those on a budget.

My computer:
[LIST] [*]<font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">NEC 17" MultiSync FE700 Monitor [*]<font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">AMD Athlon XP 1600+ 1.40GHz[*]<font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">NVIDIA GeForce2 MX/MX400 [*]<font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">Toshiba DVD-ROM SD-M1212 [*]<font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">Some nifty cool sound card I can't find the name for [*]<font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">Some really crappy speakers that need to be replaced

There you have it. Not the best home theater system in the world, but I happen to like it very much! Hope this has been helpful.

I lose:

27 in Sony WEGA

Sony TiVO

Panasonic DVD player (extremely average in all respects, has no zoom or other fun features, but does the job)

Aiwa A/V receiver (300 or 350 Watt, I think. DTS/5.1 decoder built in. I don't like it very much, for mostly ergonomic and aesthetic reasons.)

Denon 5-CD canger (this thing's well over 12 years old and needs replacement soon)

2 PSB 300 speakers (I LOVE <a href="http://www.psbspeakers.net/" target="_blank">PSB Speakers</a>, but they don't make this model anymore. They put out a lot of punch and clarity for their size, and I just really, really like the sound they produce. With a little creative wife-fu, I will eventually finish out my system with all PSB stuff!)

Yep. Two speakers only. The receiver does a downmix to two channels, but it still causes dialogue (or other random tracks) to fade to the back of the mix sometimes. I need a center channel badly.

Pioneer Elite 5-disc Progressive-scan DVD player - DV-C36

Mitsubishi Platinum-series 46" Widescreen projection HDTV - WT-46809

Sony HiFi Digital Cinema Receiver - STR-DE985/B

DB Dynamics Yellow cone Center and Front Tower Speakers with passive 10" subs in each. - can't remember the model numbers

Sony Front channel tower speakers acting as rear surround speakers

Sony Playstation 2 with component video and optical audio

<a href="http://www.dvdaficionado.com/dvds.html?cat=1&id=kidego" target="_blank">My DVD List</a> - This is lacking about 20 that I haven't inventoried yet. (I'm lazy)

Everything's hooked up with Monster brand cables except the rear speakers. The TV and PS2 are audio linked with fibre optic. The DVD, PS2 and TV are all hooked up via component cables for video.

All in all, not a bad setup since my living room is extremely dark anyway (it's wood-paneled walls and a large rock fireplace). Though, not as big as I need for optimal viewing and sound acoustics, it still sounds and looks amazing when a good movie's playing, not to mention football.

The only thing I need now is a decent sub. I haven't bought one yet because up until April of this year I was living in an apartment, and it would have been wasted.

Anyone ever in Tulsa, let me know, I'm always willing to host people for a couple of movies.

---- UPDATED 08/09/03

I now added an XBox connected via component cables and optical audio.

Also finally bought an Infinity Entra 2 Subwoofer. 12" Active Sub, connected with Monster active port cables.

-Thomson 32-inch widescreen TV
-Sony DVD player(multiregion but not with progressive scan)
-Harman Kardon digital reciever(Both DD5.1 and DTS)
-JBL speakers and subwoofer.

- 27 Inch JVC Television
- SONY Digital Cinema Receiver / DD & DTS 6.1
- six QUEST speakers plus subwoofer
- old PANASONIC DVD player (does the trick)
- DIRECTV Satellite receiver
- NINTENDO Gamecube
- MICROSOFT X-Box

One Radioshack Color Pocket TV
One Coax adapter
One Coax Cable
One bitchin good time squinting at a 3 inch screen and mono stereo. At least its color.

What I may lack in quality I make up for in quantity. My wife and I have extremly different viewing tastes so I have two setups.

Upstairs

35' Toshiba TV
Pioneer DVD (forget the model number)
Pioneer VSX-D850S Receiver - 110 watts per channel. Dolby 6.1 (has a rear center channel)
KLH Speaker system
Pioneer Laserdisc Player

Downstairs

27' Magnavox TV (well overdue for a replacement)
Pioneer receiver - my old one from upstairs. Does do 100 watts per channel but only Dolby 2.0
Pioneer DV-440 DVD Player
Another old Pioneer Laserdisc player

And since I just finished remodeling the basement I built the speaker system into the ceiling and walls.

TV: 58" Pioneer widescreen HDTV
VCR: JVC S-VHS deck
DVD: Panasonic 1 disc progressive scan DVD player
CABLE/SAT: Dish Network
GAMES: Sony PlayStation 2
RECEIVER: Onkyo THX Select certified 5.1 with 100 watts/channel
SPEAKERS: Polk Audio 5.1 setup with powered subwoofer
CABLING: Monster Cable all around
REMOTE: Home Theatre Master model something-or-other

Sony WEGA 36"TV
Sony DA555ES Receiver
B&W 602 S2 fronts
CC6 S2 center
601 S2 surround
Velodyne CT-150 15" subwoofer
Monster Cable & wire for all the hook ups.

I highly recommend the Velodyne if you like action movies. It was the best sub I auditioned under $1000 in my opinion.

All these specs has this gal lost...is there anyway some of you can post a picture of your system or at least provide a link to a site that sells what you have....

Eventually I want a snazzy set-up but these darn specs lose me. (meaning: I'm easy target for a salesman)

Don't worry Buttercup. Just ask away and I am sure there will be plenty of Chewers willing to explain things to you that you may not understand yet.

After we're done with you salesmen will be easy targets for you

52" Hitachi Ultravision TV (not HDTV, but still a great picture) with component in and S-Video inputs
Kenwood DTS Receiver (can't remember the model)
JBL 10" Subwoofer
Sony DVD Player (once again, can't remember the model) with DD 5.1 built-in and component video
Yamaha speakers (the lowest end part of my system)

I'd like better speakers, but it still sounds great as is.

Question(s) for ya Sorro: Do you have the HDTV converter for Dish Network? How's the picture on your Pioneer from the Dish?

Thanks

And he's finally there...

- 32-inch Philips Flatscreen Widescreen
- Yamaha VS-10 DD/DTS Receiver
- Yamaha NX-SW10 Sub/Center/Rear
- H&B Slimeline Region-Free DVD
- Nintendo Gamecube

Not bad for my limited budget...

Wow. I held off posting in this thread for fear my set-up would be dwarfed by a parade of plasma screens and precision placed cinema-quality speakers.

TV: 32" JVC Widescreen with NICAM Stereo
DVD: JVC XV515 (All Region) with DTS
Speakers: Altec Lansing XA3051 5.1 100 Watts surround (although I need to adjust the placement of the rear speakers for maximum effect - I have a weird shaped lounge)

And Buttercup - I don't know what the fuck any of that means, I just copied it off the box. Sounds impressive though.

Oh yeah, and in my den I've got a bog-standard TV with PS2, GameCube and Dreamcast, plus a sub-woofer and additional stereo speakers. But I've only used the PS2 to watch DVDs twice.

My speakers would be placed perfectly were it not for the fact that my room has six freakin corners.

Philips 60 inch widescreen Television
Panasonic DVD home theater system - 5 speakers and 1 sub
Multiple gaming consoles
and a money leather sectional to view it all from

I have the following:

21" Sony Flatscreen
Technic's Reciever
JBL Studio Series II
12" JBL Sub

I have attached a picture, I love my system so much. <img src="http://www.neurofilm.com/images/speakers.jpg" alt="" />

*whistles*

Nice!

* Panorama360 Liquiflex Flatscreen (One of only 1,000 US test units in use)
* Vertigo Subwoofer with a 3.6CBU
* Soundsplash Auto-sound Transfer on 6 KayO speakers (One is ceiling mounted overhead, pointing straight down)
* Fergis DVD 3 disc LITE changer (unused)
* PlayStation 2 console with vertical mount (DVDs, games, etc.), Spiderman contoller (heh)
* RoCo "Invisible" light-wire (not impressive, but...)
* Universal 882 plugged in on the USB port, (DESPITE what you think, it works just as good!)

Neighbors don't mind... they just MOVED out instead. Seriously, I couldn't even watch something loud like... Armageddon without getting a note on my car!

The entire system (except the Playstation) was assembled from mid-label parts, done as a custom job by a local electronics store, paid for entirely by winnings in a "Superbowl Challenge" last year. Walked in the store, looked around. Entered contest. Walked out and three weeks later. BAM! Delivery guys lugging it up the steps to my apt.!

(The above post is all bullshit except for the Playstation and the Spiderman controller.)

Damn, I was warming the car up...

I'm late to the game but whatever:

Toshiba 50H81
<a href="http://64.95.118.51/images/newworld/3550/618426-elec_lg.jpg" target="_blank">http://64.95.118.51/images/newworld/3550/618426-elec_lg.jpg</a>

Toshiba DST3000 HD receiver
<a href="http://64.95.118.51/images/newworld/1075/626405-elec_lg.jpg" target="_blank">http://64.95.118.51/images/newworld/1075/626405-elec_lg.jpg</a>

Panny RP82
<a href="http://www.prodcat.panasonic.com/assets/product_images/16348.jpg" target="_blank">http://www.prodcat.panasonic.com/assets/product_images/16348.jpg</a>

Integra 8.2 receiver (I love my baby)
<a href="http://www.audio-logic.com/images/integra_dtr82.GIF" target="_blank">http://www.audio-logic.com/images/integra_dtr82.GIF</a>

Theater Master MX500
<a href="http://www.remotecentral.com/ureview/photos/mx500.jpg" target="_blank">http://www.remotecentral.com/ureview/photos/mx500.jpg</a>

HTD Series 3 5.1 setup (in black)
<a href="http://store3.yimg.com/I/htd_1720_144243" target="_blank">http://store3.yimg.com/I/htd_1720_144243</a>

A Tivo

GameCube/PS2/Xbox over component, component switching on the fly

The obligatory Dreamcast and N64 for playing Soul Calibur and Zelda:OOT.

<img src="http://www.remotecentral.com/ureview/photos/mx500.jpg" alt="" />

Very nice...these are the handiest things in the world. I'm surprised they don't say Swiss Army on them.

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What do you use for component switching, Shane?

Well I have a total of 5 component sources (6 soon - PC). I have electronic switching between DVD and HDTV through my Integra receiver (50Mhz).

For the video games, I ripped apart a manual A/V switcher and used that. As its mechanical bandwidth is moot. Any signal degradation I can deal with as video games are aliased all to hell anyways. But, I can tell no difference between my setup and plugging the source directly to the TV.

The videogame center is pretty cool, I built it myself and fits perfectly the consoles. The top of the table has a hole where the GC is. Nifty. I'll try to take a pic sometime.

Oh and I absolutely love the MX500. The best 120$ I have ever spent barnone.

I'm kicking this dead bitch back up because I finally got something to brag about.

TV: Pioneer SD-643HD5 64" HDTV
SAT: JVC DishPVR 501 Dishnetwork satellite
DVD: Jaton PSD7611K Multi-region DVD player w/progressive scan
Receiver: Denon AVR1803 Dolby Digital, DTS, DD:EX, DTS:ES decoder
VCR: Sharp
Center CH: JBL S-CenterII Center channel speaker
Front L/R: JBL S-38II Bookshelf speakers
Rear L/C/R: JBL SP6C In-ceiling speakers
Subwoofer: JBL PB10 150 watt 10" powered subwoofer

I'm still dialing it in, but so far it looks and sounds sweet.

Nice setup, Electric. The HDTV must be WICKED.

I finally finished converting my 2nd bedroom into a home theater. After cramming two recliners and a day bed/sofa in there, here's the specs.

TV: <a href="http://www.hitachi.com/tv/browse/projection/16-9digital/43fwx20b.shtml" target="_blank">16:9 Hitachi 43" HDTV</a>

SAT: RCA DTC-100 High Definition DirecTV/OTA receiver, with oval triple-LNB dish

DVD: Toshiba SD-3750 prog scan player

Receiver: <a href="http://www.onkyousa.com/images/products/receivers/large/txsr600r.gif" target="_blank">Onkyo TX-SR600 DTS-ES 6.1 receiver with component switching</a>

Speakers: <a href="http://www.energy-speakers.com/take5-2/take5-2_speakers_system.html" target="_blank">Energy Take 5.2 system</a>

Subwoofer: <a href="http://www.svsubwoofers.com/subs_pci_20-39.htm" target="_blank">SVS 20-39pci </a> (I LOVE this sub! It also cost me more than all my other speakers combined, but it was definitely worth it.)

I just bought an X-Box last weekend.

Room 1

Same TV as Gio

Crappy SON DAVC-770 5-disc dvd/hometheater system(hey, I am poor and needed speakers and a player)

Working on getting top of the line monster cables for the TV and power protection(I am still poor)

Room 2

19" Samsung TV w/ mono speaker(this is what I had to watch DVD's all during college, widescreen never looked so small )

Samsung DVD player(quite old and I don't remember the model)

X-Box

Seagal never looked so good.

One of these days, we've gotta have ourselves a beer 'n pizza get together...

Not a prob...I just don't know where you're at, so if you ever make down to South Cali...

Bay Area here...

Well I am way low-end cause I smoke too much pot and thats were my money goes

Anyways

5-Disc Pioneer Model KV-XVHTD520.
Cosco $400
DTS and all the typical goodies

Sony Trinitron 32" TV with a shitload of inputs

X-Box not running in realtime Dolbey only simulated cause my shit reciever only has optical out..

Direct TV with everything
Some oold ass VCR for recording ONLY cause I wont watch any VHS except my SW:Original Trilogy.

One day gonna upgrade too a nice Sony 5 Disc Reciver thing and some bigger speakers.

200+ DVD's to complement the system.

<a href="http://www.toshiba.ca/web/product.grp?lg=en&section=2&group=6&product=691#" target="_blank">Toshiba 42" TheaterWide® HD HDTV</a>
<a href="http://www.toshiba.ca/web/product.grp?lg=en&section=2&group=4&product=670" target="_blank">Toshiba DVD player</a>
<a href="http://www.yamaha.com/cgi-win/webcgi.exe/DsplyModel/?gAVR00010RX-V595" target="_blank">Yamaha Dobly Digital 5.1 Receiver (needs to be upgraded)</a>
<a href="http://www.energy-speakers.com/xl1/xl-spec.html" target="_blank">Energy XL speakers (Fronts, rears and center channel). I absolutely LOVE these speakers!</a>