***HTPC/Lounge Room GALLERY THREAD*** [Archive]

Johnny87au

02-17-2011, 06:36 PM

An htpc really isnt any different than a normal computer. Typically though people choose slim style cases to match other rack mount style component sizes such as DVD players amps, receivers, and other home theater products. The few things that make it a real HTPC are the easy to use wireless keyboard/mouse and perhaps some functional multimedia software such as a good media player, ac3+, powerdvd, etc. Like I said, an htpc is still a pc, it just happens to do more multimedia than normal computing tasks.

People with a nice htpc with a nice skin setup to showcase is all i want here and the listed hardware which has been used, not too much to ask for ;)

Donnie27

02-18-2011, 08:38 AM

People with a nice htpc with a nice skin setup to showcase is all i want here and the listed hardware which has been used, not too much to ask for ;)

While I'm waiting to finish the speakers I can give you the specs.
The PC is a;
Generic I Desktop full ATX Case, same size as my Receiver, looking at others.
Antec True Power 550 Watt PSU
Gigabyte P45 mobo (? exact model?)
2GB of GSkill RAM might up this to 4 since a I have another 12GB laying around unsed.
Liteon 4X BD Player only
Liteon 24X DL DVD-RW with Light Scribe.
750GB WD Black and 1TB external Not many movies stored so no biggie.
Intel E8400 at its stock 3GHz with a Zalman 7000 cooler set to low speed.
Auzentech X-Fi Prelude with Zero Driver problems LOL!
61 in 1 Card reader

LG 370 Blue Ray Player wired networking
TV pic for outside Antenna:shrug:

Sound;
Pioneer or Technics Turn Tables
Optimus Cassette Deck Hahaha!
Old JVC RX Receiver Strictly for the Turn Table (give the model number later)
Pioneer VSX 819H 7.1 HDMI 1.3a Receiver
200 Watt Sony Center Channel
JVC powers Fishers for stereo music for now.
Pioneer for 5.1
Ole School Sealed Fisher XP 9V 15" Woofer two tweeters, two Mid-Range Cones.
Ole School Sealed Radio Shack Optimus Mach 1 15 woofer,
Vented DIYer with SP-1500 Crossover, 15" Pioneer Woofer , Dayton Planar & Optimus Horn Tweeters, Two Cone Mid Range speakers Cerwin Vega and ESS.

I will more than likely now move the Fishers upstairs and bring the more efficient DIYers down for rears. The "Sweet 10's" as I call them will come down stairs as rears to replace the Optimus Mach 1's that's kind of wasted there. The OM1's will then become my main Stereo Music speakers replacing the fishers and switchable with the new DIYers. The fishers being power by the Harmon Kardon 730 twin amp is a thing of Beauty but hell almost anything connected to it ROCKS!

Johnny87au

02-18-2011, 05:07 PM

Dam donnie i thought 1 receiver was enough for full surround 7.1... Mind upping a link on youtube of your setup, i wanna hear the might boost from that setup :up:

Donnie27

02-20-2011, 05:30 PM

http://i488.photobucket.com/albums/rr245/Donnie27_photos/Speaker%20Building%20and%20repair/Today.jpg

http://i488.photobucket.com/albums/rr245/Donnie27_photos/Home%20Theater/46inchLCDcomputerscreen.jpg

http://i488.photobucket.com/albums/rr245/Donnie27_photos/Speaker%20Building%20and%20repair/HTPCDesktop4.jpg

This is one of four Desktops for just plain Windows.

That JCV Receiver is a RX 709V.

It is meant purely for Stereo and Music Playback. During football Games I will run it but only with the EQ set to Voice while the Pioneer does 5.1 and sounds like you're in stadium:D Except for how the Turret looks I'm very happy with these speakers and being only 8 feet from the system anything larger than 50" (what I wanted but couldn't get at the time) looked strange (too close) and was not Optimal for my vision.

After a year there's no burn in.

Oh crap the Fishers up in the computer room sound lovely on the Harmon Kardon 730. Folks trying to bad mouth old school equipment are totally missing out and don't know what they're talking about.

As I type this I'm listening to Rare Earth's "Get Ready". I made this recording when the Needle in my Turn Table was new, 180 grain album from original Tapes and I was using a borrowed 1212 EMU Sound card LOL!

Donnie27

02-21-2011, 07:35 AM

Oh and about a video? I'd need a very expensive 20Hz to 20KHz Mic or the sound would be limited to the fidelity and frequency of the Mic, not the system. Even if I did it perfectly, the listener would be hearing his or her system, not mine. I really need to get off my Duff and get testing equipment.

Johnny87au

02-21-2011, 05:31 PM

Oic, bit of a audiophile i see donnie, All jibberish to me tbh as i dont specialise in sound hehe.. Do you need a program made perhaps ? :D

Kingcarcas

02-21-2011, 07:52 PM

Like Nanometer said, i have the PC networked in the same room and use TVersity, but for the most part i prefer to insert the discs into the Ps3 or just stream Netflix.

Donnie27

02-22-2011, 06:44 AM

Oic, bit of a audiophile i see donnie, All jibberish to me tbh as i dont specialise in sound hehe.. Do you need a program made perhaps ? :D

No biggie, tbbh the last thing I'd call myself is an Audiophile. For me, Blue Ray video without True HD Audio or at least DTS 5.1 is like watching a Poor quality 19" CRT TV. I'm so messed up and hooked, hell I can't watch sports (Except Golf) without 5.1 enabled. Man the "Turn Up The Sound" part of NASCAR is fraggin AWESOME!

Oh and look up my "Snake Oil" thread and you'll see why I call many in the Audiophile community Audiophools.

Donnie27

02-22-2011, 07:17 AM

Like Nanometer said, i have the PC networked in the same room and use TVersity, but for the most part i prefer to insert the discs into the Ps3 or just stream Netflix.

Yup, same here and I also have Hulu, Netflix, and a few others since I dumped Cable.

@Johnny87au

All I'm saying is that mine or anyone else's system will not be accurately heard when the end system plays back a recording or the sound from a video. You'll only be hearing your system.

The link from the guy whole sold the set of SP-1500 speakers shows some of the problem. His Mic couldn't record the Bass low frequency well enough so people hearing the Video made comments that the speakers didn't have enough Bass. The fact is most of the time they had to be tuned FLAT or they got Boomy(too much Bass)!

http://www.audiokarma.org/forums/images/smilies/ttiwwp.gif

KaptainBlaZzed

02-22-2011, 04:15 PM

Like Nanometer said, i have the PC networked in the same room and use TVersity, but for the most part i prefer to insert the discs into the Ps3 or just stream Netflix.

Same here, my server is in the other room and networked to my xbox via wireless.
I use TVersity to stream content to the xbox.

Works great, I canceled cable about 3 months ago and have not regretted it.:up:

Only minor issue is I am not out of the loop on what is new or coming out because i do not see any commercials.

Donnie27

02-23-2011, 05:51 AM

chew*

02-23-2011, 05:38 PM

http://www.google.com/images?q=custom+home+theater+room&oe=utf-8&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a&um=1&ie=UTF-8&source=univ&sa=X&ei=QA5lTYL9CorHgAe6lbyABw&ved=0CFkQsAQ&biw=1280&bih=860

This is what I wish I had money, the room and time to do. Honestly there aren't many I don't like, I love most of them in fact.

I don't like streaming anything because I like first source Video and Sound. When the technology can stream Blue Ray and True DTS or etc.... Lossless-ly I'll gladly join the streaming craze. Now, can I stream, yes, all the time. Is my first choice, hell no! Sometimes I just like great quality.

http://www.homedit.com/most-expensive-home-theaters/

Folks spent 1 to 6 million U.S. dollars:shocked:

Heh, I delivered to a house that had one of these heavy hitter setups.

We were delivering some 60" TV and just 2 speakers that cost $30,000 total......apparently those were for the "bathroom" which was twice the size of my bedroom and the bath was preety much a giant jacuzzi.......

While there they showed us the theatre room, and basically like many of this pics it looked like a mini movie theatre but with all the trimmings and comfortable seats with drink holders and crap.

Crazy stuff, seems like you could spend money on better things but hey if you got it you can't take it with you i guess.

Johnny87au

02-23-2011, 10:38 PM

JamesXP

02-24-2011, 05:12 AM

my main computer gets used for music and movies it's not much good for anything else :)

http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i133/Cluney-/SDC10027.jpg

A64 3200+
1.5GB RAM
8600GT
Happauge Nova-T PCI
Windows 7
LG 42" 1080p with S-IPS panel

Plays 1080p movies just fine.

sound consists of:

Yamaha DSP-A595
Monitor Audio Bronze BR1
Sennheiser HD201 (headphones)

chew*

02-24-2011, 06:36 AM

Chew the courier driver ay :P , Nah seriously though, Thought all that money he would of atleast had 3 projectors ..

Tbh I think the actual theatre room was using projectors. They had some people that were dialing them in the day we were delivering.

The speakers we delivered were really weird never seen them before.

These weird conical towers with Like 8" or 10" subs facing up?

The brand escapes me, it was definitely not your mainstream household names. All I know is the waybill for shipping wasn't cheap and the bill for all 3 pieces said $30,000 when we were unpacking the boxes.

This house was just nuts, the theatre room and bathroom was just wow, when we walked in on the lower floor, there was what had to be at least a 500 gallon wrap around a corner fishtank being built into the walls.

Definitely the most lavish house I have ever set foot in.

Donnie27

02-24-2011, 07:31 AM

Heh, I delivered to a house that had one of these heavy hitter setups.

We were delivering some 60" TV and just 2 speakers that cost $30,000 total......apparently those were for the "bathroom" which was twice the size of my bedroom and the bath was preety much a giant jacuzzi.......

While there they showed us the theatre room, and basically like many of this pics it looked like a mini movie theatre but with all the trimmings and comfortable seats with drink holders and crap.

Crazy stuff, seems like you could spend money on better things but hey if you got it you can't take it with you i guess.

Again, just like with LN overclocking, STEVil at a SPL shootout, NASCAR or etc....(all things I like BTW) to me it is just a spectator sport. The problem I have with a lot of this is that 97% of the systems used, far exceed the fidelity of 99% of the movies made. It's like hooking up a very nice set B&O, B&W and or Martin Logan Speakers to a Boom Box:rolleyes: You can't make a 90 grain Album sound like a High Speed 200 Grain Album. You can't mass produced CD Audio at 16bit/44.1kHz so it'd sound like a (Stereo Mode) 24bit-192kHz DVD Audio Disk made from the Original Masters. Or have Movies sound like Super Audio CD. The technology is there but currently not even half-a$$ed used.

Don't get me wrong here, I know of at least one smart person who spent about $32,500 on their system and if I had that kind of budget for such things, I'd have spent too!

That said, I don't really think a value can be put on something of beauty that pleases someone. Sometimes IMHO, the more simple of these HT's are some of the best ones IMHO. You're right, you can't take it with ya'.

wiretap

02-26-2011, 12:56 PM

Here's my setup:

First, the server that stores my 950+ HD movies, 40+ complete TV series (mostly HD), and 250GB+ of music.

AMD X2 4850e 45w
Asus M2N32-SLI Deluxe Wi-Fi
4x1GB Corsair XMS2 Pro DDR2-800
Asus 8400GS 256MB [Fanless]
Sans Digital 8-bay eSATA Enclosure
2x 750GB SATA2
8x 1TB SATA2
2x 2TB SATA2
Rocketfish Case (Lian-Li rebrand) modded to hold 19 HDDs
Zalman 850w Heatpipe Silent/Modular PSU
Windows Home Server PP3
Cyberpower 1500VA Battery Backup

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a1/wiretap25/Temp/HDbits/IMG_1803.jpg

And the HTPC:

Asus M2A-VM 690g Motherboard
AMD Athlon X2 5000+ 65nm Brisbane
Scythe Ninja Mini [Fanless]
2GB Corsair XMS2 DDR2-800 CL4
Asus 8600GT HDCP [Fanless]
SoundBlaster X-fi XtremeMusic
Seagate 250GB SATA2 [OS Drive]
Seagate 750GB SATA2 [Storage Drive]
LG Blu-ray/HD DVD Combo Drive
Antec NSK2400 with VL System L.I.S. MCE VFD Screen
Windows 7 Ultimate x86

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a1/wiretap25/Basement/IMG_1596.jpg

And the theater setup:

Epson Powerlite Home Cinema 1080p
Custom 105'' 16:9 Ratio Fixed Screen
Onkyo TX-SR605 Receiver
Yambeka Audio 7 Point Surround Sound
BIC Acoustech H100 Subwoofer
Belkin PureAV PF60
Custom Home Theater PC
DirecTV HD Satellite (Choice Xtra + HD Pack)
Logitech Harmony 720 Remote
6 Leather Recliners w/ Cupholders [Interior Express]

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a1/wiretap25/Basement/theater_plain.jpg

Johnny87au

02-26-2011, 09:35 PM

wow nice displays dude, those 950 movies for the htpc along with the server though right ?

Nanometer

02-26-2011, 11:16 PM

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v718/NanoMeter/2011-01-18_18-40-29_66.jpg

wiretap

02-27-2011, 07:15 AM

wow nice displays dude, those 950 movies for the htpc along with the server though right ?
Yes, it streams over GigE to my HTPC and other computers.

Anniemay

02-27-2011, 11:59 AM

WOW. Very impressive wiretap.

Beautiful setup. I had a 120" 720p projector setup with 7.1 surround a few years ago. Nothing better than kicking back to watch a movie in the comfort of your own home. I definitely need to do a ton more research on HTPC. Want to build one but don't know that much about them right now. Anyone have any suggestions on sites to go to or anything?

wiretap

02-27-2011, 01:45 PM

The Green Button is probably the best HTPC related website.. and AVS Forums has some good information. It really isn't too hard to get a home theater up and running. I'm a pretty avid HTPC builder, although I haven't built a new one for myself in quite a while because mine is still working perfectly for what I use it for. But.. I have probably done over 20 HTPC builds for people in the past year. Fanless/silent solutions, large storage solutions, 3D Blu-ray solutions, etc. My favorite builds are mini-ITX sized HTPC's. That's probably what I'll go with next.

Johnny87au

02-27-2011, 10:06 PM

Nice information and displays guys, More pics i say MOAR!

Donnie27

03-02-2011, 12:49 PM

Another good site.

http://hometheaterreview.com/

Example;

http://hometheaterreview.com/has-netflix-dug-its-own-grave/

Has Netflix Dug Its Own Grave?

SabreWulf69

03-03-2011, 11:14 AM

Would pictures of general stereo setups be allowed here? Mine is directly hooked up to my PC.

wiretap

03-03-2011, 11:24 AM

I wouldn't classify a HTPC as just being hooked up to a 'general stereo'. It's pretty standard to hook up a computer to speakers. A HTPC is a multimedia setup, usually used from the couch with just a remote or wireless keyboard to give a theater feel.. 10-foot interface and all.

SabreWulf69

03-03-2011, 05:27 PM

My Setup:

Beyerdynamic DT770 Pro Headphones

Concord Premium Interconnect (1.0m Stereo Parallel Male to Male RCA Interconnect from sound card to amplifier)

12 Gauge speaker wire from speakers 'A' outputs of amp to main speakers

12 Gauge speaker wire from speakers 'B' outputs of amp to high level inputs of subwoofer

Cambridge Audio Azur 740A Integrated Stereo Amplifier (150W RMS/ch @ 4 Ohms, 100W RMS/ch @ 8 Ohms, all channels driven)

Technics SL-1700 Turntable

(To Yet Acquire) Cambridge Audio Azur 640P Phono Preamp

PSB SubSonic 5i Subwoofer (150W RMS Continuous, 225W Dynamic, 450W Dynamic Peak, 10" Driver)

DALI Ikon 6 MK2 main speakers (http://dali-speakers.com/display_content.php/INT/Loudspeakers.html/322/2559)

Speaker isolation via speaker feet

Amplifier and subwoofer connected to a Clipsal "Orange Box" portable RCD power outlet

I've also somewhat tuned the in-room frequency response a little with a dB meter and the EQ's on my sound card if that is of any importance

Johnny87au

03-03-2011, 07:33 PM

Anything htpc related is more then welcome in this thread, post away guys!

Donnie27

03-09-2011, 07:45 PM

http://i488.photobucket.com/albums/rr245/Donnie27_photos/Computers/ComputerRoomwithFisher9v.jpg

Xtreme Systems computer room Theater PC LOL!:up:

shoota

03-09-2011, 07:50 PM

great setup!

Johnny87au

03-09-2011, 11:32 PM

Spider pig spider pig does whatever a spider pig does :)

Donnie27

03-10-2011, 08:04 AM

great setup!

Thanks, I think:)

Spider pig spider pig does whatever a spider pig does :)

Hehehe!

shoota

03-10-2011, 11:12 AM

Thanks, I think:)

whaddya mean "you think"?

i'd kill to have a little man room like that. right now i have about half a small bedroom but it sucks cuz i can't leave stuff laying out or i have to clean it up cuz the wifey gets all mad. If i had a room to myself i'd never clean it up!

Daveburt714

03-10-2011, 10:29 PM

Heres a couple pics of my settup. I can only dream of having a room of wiretap's caliber, but it's not bad for a poor working slob... :D

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c330/Daveburt/DSCN0579.jpg

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c330/Daveburt/DSCN0578.jpg

HTPC: GBT UD3H, AMD 555 X2, HIS 5670, Asus Zonar DX, 4GB 1333, 64gb MicroCenter SSD (OS), 1Tb Samsung Green storage.
Keyboard/Mouse: Gyration Air

Server (not shown): MSI 790GX, AMD 565 X2, 4GB 1600, WD Sata3 1Tb (OS), 3 Samsung 1Tb greens for stoarge. This rig is also used as a PVR in my bedroom and runs 24/7.

Reciever: B&K Reference 50 Series2
Amp: Carver 5 x 80 watt
Speakers: 5.1 all Infinity's, 10" 100w powered sub. (I like Infinity (personal preference;)))

TV: Samsung 52" 1080p 60Hz
Turntable: Phillips Direct drive quartz locked.
Remote: Logitech Harmony 520 (couldn't live without a Harmony remote)! :yepp:

Not really sure why I keep hanging on to the JVC VCR. It looks like cr*p on a high def screen..... :rofl:

Just thought I'd share. It really is a decent system.

Johnny87au

03-10-2011, 10:38 PM

Nice little rig dude!

Donnie27

03-11-2011, 10:29 AM

whaddya mean "you think"?

i'd kill to have a little man room like that. right now i have about half a small bedroom but it sucks cuz i can't leave stuff laying out or i have to clean it up cuz the wifey gets all mad. If i had a room to myself i'd never clean it up!

There were two posts and I didn't know which one you were replying to. Now that I know it was to me I'll say thank you very much this time. The things I love about it is that even though it is not the best, I have Two Different Areas. No biggie if the wife and Daughter runs me out of MY Man Cave. The The Man Cave #2 computer Room Upstairs is sweet as well since that's where my main rig is. The stuff I have has just stacked up over the years and funny as hell since I've actually sold half of it.

shoota

03-12-2011, 03:32 PM

There were two posts and I didn't know which one you were replying to. Now that I know it was to me I'll say thank you very much this time. The things I love about it is that even though it is not the best, I have Two Different Areas. No biggie if the wife and Daughter runs me out of MY Man Cave. The The Man Cave #2 computer Room Upstairs is sweet as well since that's where my main rig is. The stuff I have has just stacked up over the years and funny as hell since I've actually sold half of it.

my stuff is starting to accumulate too and that's not a good thing since i'm in a smaller apartment and my computer room is also the guest bedroom lol

MayDay84

03-13-2011, 11:29 PM

OK, here's mine:
http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l206/eddison84/th_IMG_0064.jpg (http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l206/eddison84/IMG_0064.jpg) http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l206/eddison84/th_IMG_0013.jpg (http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l206/eddison84/IMG_0013.jpg)
http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l206/eddison84/th_IMG_0011.jpg (http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l206/eddison84/IMG_0011.jpg)

Pic to the back wall is old and has old surround speakers. Wires aren't hidden yet and some few unfinished things there too..

Hardware is:

Optoma HD600x HDReady projector
Screen is homemade, painted plate on board body, size ~92"
PS3 160GB
Wii Black
Pioneer VSX-820K 5.1 amp
Internet TV box
Vinyl player

speakers:
-Audio Pro Stage 4 (front main)
-Audio Pro Image 21 (center)
-Audio Pro Image 11 (rear)
-Audio Pro b1.36 (subwoofer)

HTPC is coming soon, now I'm playing DivX from my main PC via. PS3 Media Server through home network.

I had almost all hardware already, except projector and that amp so this whole room has cost me only about 1000€..

Donnie27

03-16-2011, 07:42 AM

my stuff is starting to accumulate too and that's not a good thing since i'm in a smaller apartment and my computer room is also the guest bedroom lol

I hear ya! My wife has talked about getting back into hosting exchange students and wants the room back! I said no way. But that might work into my favor since that might allow me to transform the two car plus Garage to a New Den.

I have other projects left and I'll get the wood for the second one this evening:

The speakers I have and trying to do something with.

1. Double Shaped Sub with 2 10" Pioneer Subs and a 240W Dayton Plate AMP.

2. Two 15" MTX Road Thunder Woofers that will end up in a Cab for my Bass Guitar.

3. This one will be a simple Sealed 2 Way Guitar Cab will have an RCA Horn and 12" Cerwin Vega Woofer.

4. . A smallish 3-Way Bookshelf set for my Daughter's room 3" tweeter, 5.5" Mid and 10" woofer. The

5. Passive Sub version of the Tuba 24 with an Infinity 1252W 12" Sub Woofer. That could also find its way into being a Driver for my Bass Guitar.

And that still leaves few speakers un-used.

SabreWulf69

03-30-2011, 04:20 PM

Any pics donnie?

Donnie27

03-30-2011, 06:31 PM

Any pics donnie?

Yes, starting a new thread.

Donnie27

04-01-2011, 07:50 AM

Oh and Mayday, I like the LTD guitar. My favorite 5 string Bass is an LTD:up:

wiretap

07-03-2011, 04:27 AM

Gathering parts for a new multi-room HTPC build. Finding some good sales.

3x 4U Rackmount Cases ($60 each)

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a1/wiretap25/Rackmount/IMAG0670.jpg

3x MSI P67A-G43 Motherboards ($80 each)
3x Intel i3 2100 Processors ($99 each)
3x PNY 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($20 each)

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a1/wiretap25/Temp/IMAG0723.jpg

64NOMIS

07-10-2011, 09:19 PM

OK, many of you have already seen it. There is a lot more on both my home and office setups at my blog http://www.omnixedia.com if you seek additional data/shots.

Home

http://solotko.files.wordpress.com/2010/02/p2147946-1.jpg

Office

117527

G.Foyle

07-12-2011, 12:56 AM

My wooden HTPC case:

http://www.budowledrewniane.pl/media/1/zestaw2.jpg

http://www.budowledrewniane.pl/media/1/komputer1.jpg

http://www.budowledrewniane.pl/media/1/zestaw1.jpg

http://www.budowledrewniane.pl/media/1/detal1.jpg

It's built from scrap parts so it's not a dream HTPC, but a second version, with new smaller case and Llano inside is in the making.

deachus

07-24-2011, 07:23 AM

Here is my home theater and lounge setups.

Samsung 52” 1080P 120Hz LCD
Onkyo HDMI 1080P 7.1 Surround Sound 1200watt
Sony BluRay Player
VerizonFIOS DVR
Logitech Harmony One Remote
Logitech Wireless Keyboard
Logitech Air Mouse

Lian-Li HTPC Case
OCZ SilentXtreme 600watt PSU
Abit IP35 Pro Motherboard
Intel Core2DUO E6850
G.Skill DDR 2x2GB (4GB)
eVGA 8600GT
Seagate 500GB HD
Intel Gigabit NIC

All devices are connected to Onkyo receiver via HDMI and Optical Audio. I have to use optical audio because my received handles 1080P HD Video but not audio through HDMI. (I plan to move this received to my soon to be finished basement/bar area and purchase a new received that allows true HDMI video/audio processing.)

I have a server in my office that streams all my movies, music and pictures to all my Samsung HDTV’s in my house. I use a laptop with Wireless N and HDMI to connect to Samsung tv in bedroom and office if I need to stream from server.

Living Room Setup
http://i580.photobucket.com/albums/ss250/q9650/DSCN0029.jpg

My Office/Lounge
http://i580.photobucket.com/albums/ss250/q9650/DSCN0001.jpg

http://i580.photobucket.com/albums/ss250/q9650/DSCN0002.jpg

http://i580.photobucket.com/albums/ss250/q9650/DSCN0003.jpg

kasuza

07-27-2011, 01:07 AM

I will post my system next week.
Samsung UN55D8000
Martin Logan Source
HTPC
Integra DTR-70.2 9.2 channels receiver

SabreWulf69

07-31-2011, 08:10 AM

Very nice screen you got there ^^^ :-), I got the D6000 and couldn't be more happier :-). I couldn't personally justify almost double an increase in price for a few extra 'smart' features, a few more inputs / outputs and local dimming.

SabreWulf69

09-06-2011, 05:13 PM

My Current Setup:

ASUS Xonar Essence STX, with Uni Xonar drivers, using XMPlay with ASIO output @ bit depth and sample frequency of source material on Windows 7 Professional, upsampling when EQ'ing is used (using 2x LT1364CN8 for the I/V stage and 1x Burr-Brown OPA1612 for the buffer stage)

Beyerdynamic DT770 Pro (250 Ohm) Headphones

QED Performance Interconnects (3.0m Stereo Parallel Male to Male RCA Interconnects from sound card and phono preamp to amplifier)

QED Original Speaker Wire (2.0m lengths going to speakers and high level inputs of subwoofer from respective 'A' and 'B' speaker outputs of amplifier)

Cambridge Audio Azur 740A Integrated Stereo Amplifier (150W RMS/ch @ 4 Ohms, 100W RMS/ch @ 8 Ohms, all channels driven)

Technics SL-1700 Turntable

Shure M97xE Turntable Cartridge and Shure N97xE Turntable Stylus

Pro-Ject Phono Box MkII Phono Preamplifier

PSB SubSonic 5i Subwoofer (150W RMS Continuous, 225W Dynamic, 450W Dynamic Peak, 10" Driver)

DALI Ikon 6 MK2 main speakers (http://dali-speakers.com/display_content.php/INT/Loudspeakers.html/322/2559)

Speaker isolation via speaker feet

Amplifier and subwoofer connected to a Clipsal "Orange Box" portable RCD power outlet

tom1

09-10-2011, 09:16 AM

great setup guys :)

Oneil

09-19-2011, 01:48 PM

We recently bought another house and will be moving in at the end of next month. I'm converting the detached garage into a man cave and the garage has a roofed patio area off it that I am gonna use to place a pool table in. The garage will be used as a home theater/gaming/pc room. I plan to start a build log once I actually move in.

A projector is in my future but not for a year or two. For now I will be using the equipment I currently own:

HT System:

Samsung Series 7 LED DLP 61"
Belkin PureAV PF30 (power conditioner)
Tripp Lite Isotel 6 Ultra Surge Suppressor
Onkyo TX-SR605 7.1 (Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD Master Audio decoding)
Sony PS3 Slim 250GB (Gaming and Bd duties)
Xbox 360 Elite 120GB

Infinity Beta C360 (center)
Infinity Beta 40 (fronts)
Velodyne CT-150 (15" sub)
Polk Audio Monitor 40 (sides)
Polk Audio Monitor 40 (rears)

HTPC:

CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo E8600 (stock)
COOLER: stock Intel cooler since I'm not OCing
MEM: G.Skill PC8500 DDR2 1066 8GB
MOBO: Gigabyte EP45-UD3P Rev 1.1
GPU1: PNY 8800GT 512mb (STOCK)
SOUND: Onboard HD Audio
HDD2: Seagate Barracuda SATAII 7.2k 160GB
OPTICAL1: Pioneer Dual Layer 16x16 DVDRW Replaced with Samsung DVD ROM
CASE: Silverstone Home Theater style case
PSU: Antec True Control 550
KEYBOARD: Logitech Wireless EX100
MOUSE: Logitech Wireless EX100
OS: Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit

Network:
wired & wireless
1TB media drive (attached to Cisco Router)

Stereo System:

Belkin PureAV PF30
Harman Kardon 3490 Stereo Receiver
Rotel RDV-1092 (DVD/CD player)
Hsu HB1 MK2 (speakers)
Hsu VTF2 MK3 (sub)

Gaming Rig outputs audio through the Stereo system.

Gaming rig:
CPU: Intel Core i5 2500k @ 4.7GHz
COOLER: (See water cooling below)
MEM: Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 -8GB- (4GBx2)
MOBO: MSI P67A-GD65 B3
GPU1: XFX Radeon HD 6970 2GB
GPU2: MSI Radeon HD 6970 2GB
SOUND: Onboard HD Audio Lossless 24bit/192kHz
SSD1: Intel X25-M G2 80GB
HDD1: Western Digital Velociraptor 10k 300GB
HDD2: Seagate Barracuda SATAII 7.2k 160GB
HDD3: Seagate Barracuda SATAII 7.2k 300GB
HDD4: Seagate Barracuda SATAII 7.2k 500GB
OPTICAL1: NEC DVD
CASE: NZXT Zero II
PSU: Corsair TX850W
KEYBOARD: Saitek Cyborg V5
MOUSE: Microsoft X8
LCD: LG W2753V 27"
OS: Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit

Water Cooling for Main gaming rig:

EK-Supreme HF - Full Nickel - Rev 2
Swiftech MCP655-B
Danger Den Reservoir
XSPC RX360 Triple 120mm Radiator
Bitspower True Silver & Enzotech fittings
Feser Tube Active UV Hose
(3x) Scythe Gentle Typhoon 120mm Fan, 1850 RPM
(2x) Scythe Gentle Typhoon 120mm Fan, 1450 RPM

Pictures to follow... I can provide some from my current house later when i get home.

Okay I managed to find some pictures. I knew I had them.

HT:
http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g307/lubetek/SANY002622-1.jpg

http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g307/lubetek/SANY00242-1.jpg

Stereo setup:
http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g307/lubetek/SANY0058.jpg

Gaming rig:
http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g307/lubetek/SANY0037.jpg

Racing cackpit (if I spell it correctly it gets replaced with emotes)
http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g307/lubetek/SANY0007-2.jpg

tom1

09-26-2011, 12:36 AM

wow amazing setup rooms Oneil :)

Oneil

09-26-2011, 02:06 PM

Thanks tom. It's all in one room too. :) and will be in the next house too but I plan to make the new room a dedicated theater/game room. At our current house it's large den and my daughters romper room lol.

tom1

09-28-2011, 07:56 AM

much better than just a room just for gaming :D

wiretap

10-10-2011, 06:19 PM

In progress.. triple rackmount HTPC setup. Just have to order some SSD's and fans. 3D Blu-ray + MadVR Rendering capable rigs. They will all pull content from my 12TB+ WHS and networked CableCARD tuners. The HDTV's in various rooms will just have an HDMI cable ran with a USB IR receiver where a Harmony remote will control each one. Total cost so far is ~$750.. picked up some good sales. ^_^

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a1/wiretap25/Rackmount/IMAG0670.jpg

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a1/wiretap25/Rackmount/IMG_20111005_192910.jpg

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a1/wiretap25/Rackmount/IMG_20111008_214202.jpg

Wire management still needs *slight* cleanup.. but it's about one of the cleanest installs I've done. ^_^

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a1/wiretap25/Rackmount/IMG_20111009_180639.jpg

Nanometer

10-19-2011, 01:38 AM

wiretap, any more updates? it looks so awesome!

wiretap

10-19-2011, 10:29 AM

I ordered some blue LED fans.. they should be here soon. Then I just have to sleeve and build the other two HTPC's. SSD's will come when I find a good sale on some 60GB/120GB drives. I will take pictures as I put everything together. Right now I'm pretty busy with work and finding a house that will fit my current home theater the way I want it. The idea is to find a big enough basement so I can put in a theater, wet bar, and a cigar room with air filtration.

SabreWulf69

11-11-2011, 08:35 PM

Finally some actual pictures (there be it bad phone-quality ones) of my main living area + some of my gear -

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-fDUEHOQLCvQ/TrjttbsSwUI/AAAAAAAAFjQ/QOz9_6vl5lw/s1024/My%2BLounge%2BRoom%2B1.png

https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-5AfZOVTztSI/Trjtrs0NT4I/AAAAAAAAFjE/q7nh2hen9gI/s1024/My%2BLounge%2BRoom%2B2.png

https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-M5KvJg1vzBI/Trjtsd2yk-I/AAAAAAAAFjM/4rIT1jkAQow/s1024/My%2BLounge%2BRoom%2B3.png

https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-XIyrdYCOUno/Trju2zRjezI/AAAAAAAAFjc/uqZky-mQH7I/s1024/My%2BSubby.png

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-maXAubl92Tg/Trju56nfYWI/AAAAAAAAFjk/wO7hRjKD-hY/s1024/My%2BTurntable.png

https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-n6tLYapBp-g/Trju8T9U-tI/AAAAAAAAFjs/uapPAW_YneY/s1024/Speaker%2BCovers%2BOff.png

https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-n7J0Aaie-68/Trjvb9vSntI/AAAAAAAAFj0/dTqb4ILMd1k/s1488/Speaker%2BCovers%2BOn.png

https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-x-9q9SGgVHE/TrjwPoqdzII/AAAAAAAAFkY/YNYyTKiwCn8/s800/TV%2BSide-on.png

https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-FpusKb-LmDE/TrjwIZXULWI/AAAAAAAAFkM/vqHPy_Td_fg/s800/Mwa%2BDALI%2527s.png

wiretap

11-12-2011, 09:17 PM

wiretap, any more updates? it looks so awesome!
Fans installed. Three 60GB Corsair Force 3 6GB/s SSD's on order. Did a test boot of the system and it runs surprisingly quiet and hovers around 35C - 40C.

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a1/wiretap25/Rackmount/IMG_20111022_174534.jpg

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a1/wiretap25/Rackmount/IMG_20111022_174545.jpg

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a1/wiretap25/Rackmount/IMG_20111022_174606.jpg

Nanometer

12-11-2011, 01:42 AM

Some Recent updates:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v718/NanoMeter/374310_10151031918840301_785400300_21765066_841608 654_n.jpg

[XC] leviathan18

03-06-2012, 08:31 AM

I currently have installed:

TV:
Samsung UNC8000
A/V Receiver:
Pioneer VSX 1120
HTPC:
Asrock Vision 3D with XBMC Eden and DSPlayer for HD audio
Storage:
Probox with 4 2TB Green Caviar HDD, saving for a Synology
Bluray:
Asrock Vision 3D and PS3
Gaming:
Wii moded
Xbox 360 with kinect
PS3
Cable tv:
Cable Onda with HD package and movie package
Audio:
Front L/R: Definitive Technology Mythos STS
Front C: Definitive Technology Mythos Ten
Rear L/R: Definitive Technology Mythos Gem XL
Sub: Supercube III and both STS' subwoofers connected to the LFC
controller:
Logitech Harmony 900 controlling everything

No rack yet waiting for it :( so no pictures until its all nice a tidy right now is a mess

JudgmentJay

03-06-2012, 03:31 PM

Here's my setup:

My PC is hooked up to the TV via 50' HDMI and optical cables. Can't wait to build my new PC with 7970s for bitstreaming audio.

TV is a Pioneer Kuro KRP-500M, receiver is a Denon AVR-2809, speakers are all Klipsch.

124412

MayDay84

03-08-2012, 01:01 AM

Here's some update of my "mancave":

This is the newest pic from today:
http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l206/eddison84/th_20120308_101455.jpg (http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l206/eddison84/20120308_101455.jpg)

And these are a few months old with some different stuff there:
http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l206/eddison84/th_IMG_20111117_222727.jpg (http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l206/eddison84/IMG_20111117_222727.jpg) http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l206/eddison84/th_IMG_20111117_222948.jpg (http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l206/eddison84/IMG_20111117_222948.jpg) http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l206/eddison84/th_IMG_20111117_222744.jpg (http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l206/eddison84/IMG_20111117_222744.jpg)

The gear is:

sources:
PS3 fat 160GB
ASUS EeePC 1215N ion laptop
Division cable tv box

projector:
Optoma HD600X

audio gear:
Pioneer VSX-820K amp
Audio Pro Stage 6 main speakers
Audio Pro Stage 47 center
Audio Pro Stage 4 surround
no subwoofer atm, planning for some DIY 12"-15" tuned to 20-25Hz powered with 2x1200w T.Amp PA amp

Donnie27

03-20-2012, 04:29 AM

Hey JudgmentJay, nice rig but I love the art work!

SabreWulf69

08-24-2012, 05:40 AM

Small update -
- Powered from a Thor A12 Smart Powerboard with the amp plugged into it's own isolated socket, which itself is plugged into a Clipsal Orange Box RCD outlet
- Speakers - DALI Ikon 6 MKII's
- Subwoofer - PSB SubSeries 5i
- Amplifier - Cambridge Audio Azur 740A integrated 2-channel amplifier
- Turntable - Technics SL1700 MKII, stock arm and other, with Shure M97xE Cartridge and N97xE stylus, ProJect Phono Preamp, with T.T. sitting on granite
- Subwoofer connected via high level inputs to fold more of the sound that is being played through the speakers also into the subwoofer output
- Amplifier connected directly with QED RCA cables to the soundcard
- Soundcard is an ASUS Xonar Essense STX with 1x OPA 1612 OPAMP in the buffer stage, and 2x LT1364's OPAMP's in the voltage conversion stage
- XMPlay using WASAPI output @ sample rate and bit depth of source material being played
- QED Original performance speaker cables
- Headphones, soon to be the Ultrasone Signature Pro's ;-)

http://i.minus.com/iuUhqv87rhUqX.jpg (http://i.minus.com/iuUhqv87rhUqX.jpg)

http://i.minus.com/izSEB61BXFZBZ.jpg (http://i.minus.com/izSEB61BXFZBZ.jpg)

http://i.minus.com/iusp9BFjTOgJ5.jpg (http://i.minus.com/iusp9BFjTOgJ5.jpg)

http://i.minus.com/i6XS6aNfNb944.jpg (http://i.minus.com/i6XS6aNfNb944.jpg)

http://i.minus.com/iLeNEbPFKpamP.jpg (http://i.minus.com/iLeNEbPFKpamP.jpg)

[EDIT]
The banana!? Eh, dl and flip the pics yourself, weird banana's they uploaded the right way haha