***HTPC/Lounge Room GALLERY THREAD***

[wiretap]

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]

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_con....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]

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

[Donnie27]

Xtreme Systems computer room Theater PC LOL!

[shoota]

great setup!

[Donnie27]

great setup!

Thanks, I think

Spider pig spider pig does whatever a spider pig does

Hehehe!

[shoota]

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]

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...





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)!

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

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

[Donnie27]

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]

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

[Johnny87au]

Spider pig spider pig does whatever a spider pig does

[Johnny87au]

Nice little rig dude!

[SabreWulf69]

Any pics donnie?

[Donnie27]

Any pics donnie?

Yes, starting a new thread.

[Donnie27]

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

[wiretap]

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

3x 4U Rackmount Cases ($60 each)



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

[64NOMIS]

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



Office

[G.Foyle]

My wooden HTPC case:









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]

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


My Office/Lounge

[kasuza]

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

[SabreWulf69]

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]

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_con....html/322/2559)
  
• Speaker isolation via speaker feet
  
• Amplifier and subwoofer connected to a Clipsal "Orange Box" portable RCD power outlet

[tom1]

great setup guys

[Oneil]

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:





Stereo setup:


Gaming rig:


Racing cackpit (if I spell it correctly it gets replaced with emotes)

[tom1]

wow amazing setup rooms Oneil