Changes in the rigs.....

TroyD
TroyD Posts: 13,077
edited February 2005 in 2 Channel Audio
Man, getting new stuff is SOOOO much fun.....

I've been playing with a Denon DCD-2560/Parasound D/AC 1600HD in the cave. Great sounding combo. While I they take an overall backseat to the Jolida, that backseat isn't all that far away. It's been cool playing with a DAC. The DAC will probably find a permanent home in the Living Room rig hooked up to the Polk XM tuna.

CRS's and Carver m4.0t.....after playing around with them, they are now part of the HT rig as the center channel setup and it sounds pretty damn good, if I do say so myself. With the Carver TFM-45 on the mains (2.3tl's) and the m4.0 on the center, I even have matching amps. Mantis would be proud, getting my match on.

So, now off to play with the Sony cassette deck, I think I still have a couple hundred tapes in the attic....

BDT
I plan for the future. - F1Nut
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  • mantis
    mantis Posts: 17,194
    edited February 2005
    I'm very Proud of yeah Troy.

    Glad to see yeah playing with the theater gear.

    Have fun man,

    Dan
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  • organ
    organ Posts: 4,969
    edited February 2005
    Cool. It's fun to play around with spare gear instead of letting them collect dust.

    Maurice
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  • Loud & Clear
    Loud & Clear Posts: 1,538
    edited February 2005
    Originally posted by mantis
    I'm very Proud of yeah Troy.

    Glad to see yeah playing with the theater gear.

    Have fun man,

    Dan

    Logston? That you?

    Two Channel Setup:

    Speakers: Wharfedale Opus 2-3
    Integrated Amp: Krell S-300i
    DAC: Arcam irDac
    Source: iMac
    Remote Control: iPad Mini

    3.2 Home Theater Setup:

    Fronts: Klipsch RP-160M
    Center: Klipsch RP-160M
    Subwoofer: SVS PB12NSD (X 2)
    AVR: Yamaha Aventage RX-A2030
    Blu Ray: Sony BDP-S790
    TV Source: DirecTV Genie
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  • TroyD
    TroyD Posts: 13,077
    edited February 2005
    Originally posted by mantis
    I'm very Proud of yeah Troy.

    Glad to see yeah playing with the theater gear.

    Have fun man,

    Dan

    I actually move more gear in and out of my HT rig than any other rig. Just because I prefer 2ch doesn't mean that I don't put any effort into HT, that's just not true.

    Here is my current HT lineup:

    SDA SRS 2.3tl's (mains, duh)
    SDA CRS's (centers)
    Polk R10's (the infamous .5lb rears)
    Paradigm PDR-10 sub (currently unplugged)

    Thule PR-250 preamp/processor

    Sources:
    Polk XM tuna (soon to add Parasound DAC for decoding)
    Philips DVD963SA (giant killer DVD/SACD player, 192 upsampling is awesome)

    Amps
    Carver TFM-45
    Carver m4.0t
    Rotel RB-971 MkII

    IMHO, not too shabby of a lineup.

    BDT
    I plan for the future. - F1Nut
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  • HBombToo
    HBombToo Posts: 5,256
    edited February 2005
    Troy are you using a pair of CRS's for your center or just 1. If you are using the pair how do you have them positioned?

    HBomb
    ***WAREMTAE***
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  • TroyD
    TroyD Posts: 13,077
    edited February 2005
    I'm using the pair, my preamp has 2 center channel outputs.

    They are sitting on top of the tv. There is a few inches between them, not that that makes a big difference I just think it looks better.

    BDT
    I plan for the future. - F1Nut
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  • reeltrouble1
    reeltrouble1 Posts: 9,312
    edited February 2005
    Hmmm.............a Dac for the tuna..........now there is a thought and a way to justify something I dont have, thanks for the idea and glad you are having fun. Still I can only imagine, or remember, for that matter how Dave's Jolida and the Amazings sounded together.

    Where did you get your spikes for the 2.3, I am needing to do this for the SRS.

    RT1
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  • TroyD
    TroyD Posts: 13,077
    edited February 2005
    Originally posted by reeltrouble1
    Hmmm.............a Dac for the tuna..........now there is a thought and a way to justify something I dont have, thanks for the idea and glad you are having fun. Still I can only imagine, or remember, for that matter how Dave's Jolida and the Amazings sounded together.

    Where did you get your spikes for the 2.3, I am needing to do this for the SRS.

    RT1

    Yup, the Jolida ain't going anywhere......

    I got the spikes from Polk, just drop Ken a line.

    BDT
    I plan for the future. - F1Nut
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  • mantis
    mantis Posts: 17,194
    edited February 2005
    Troy,

    Sounds like a really nice Theater system. Why is the sub unplugged? Does it not match? Do you feel it needs to be replaced with something else? How does the twin centers work out?

    Talk to me,

    Dan
    Dan
    My personal quest is to save to world of bad audio, one thread at a time.
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  • TroyD
    TroyD Posts: 13,077
    edited February 2005
    The sub is unplugged because the 2.3 tl's actually go lower and I've got more than enough horsepower to push them nor do the CRS's need any augmentation....just a matter of preference.

    The twin centers work out phenomenal, I highly recommend it.

    BDT
    I plan for the future. - F1Nut
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  • Tour2ma
    Tour2ma Posts: 10,177
    edited February 2005
    The 2.3's don't dig all that deep... You need a better sub... ;)
    More later,
    Tour...
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  • TroyD
    TroyD Posts: 13,077
    edited February 2005
    Pfffffft.....the LAST thing I'm going to drop my cash on is a subwoofer.

    If I want more bass in the LR, I'd pick up another pair of Amazings first.

    BDT
    I plan for the future. - F1Nut
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  • Tour2ma
    Tour2ma Posts: 10,177
    edited February 2005
    They's make cool surrounds... Only ones in the Club that'd have the LFE routed to them... :D
    More later,
    Tour...
    Vox Copuli
    Better to remain silent and be thought a fool, than to open your mouth and remove all doubt. - Old English Proverb

    "Death doesn't come with a Uhaul." - Dennis Gardner
    "It's easy to get lost in price vs performance vs ego vs illusion." - doro
    "There is a certain entertainment value in ripping the occaisonal (sic) buttmunch..." - TroyD
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