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back to basics.....
« on: May 09, 2011 at 10:38 PM »
BEFORE :













AFTER :






AUDIO :

YAQIN MC10T
Marantz sa 11s2
Yaqin cd3 tube buffer  (not being used as of the moment) :)
DIY PS1 cdplayer modified

SPEAKERS:
Jbl L96
Jbl L15

Speaker cables:
Kimber cables
Chord carnival series
Chord banana plugs

Interconnects:
Chord anthem rca to rca -2pairs
Oxy Fuel

Power chord:
Furukawa cable courtesy of sir obet


HT:
B&K tx4340 power amp
Denon POA T10 power amp
B&K avp3000 pre amp
Measy media player
500 gb seagate
500 gb trekstor


Speakers:
Definitive Bp2x rear
Nuance FS
Paradigm cc470
Boston AV2000

Inter connect
Xindak rca cables
Xindak xlr cables
Diy rca
Monster sub cable
Monster hdmi m series


Speaker cable:
Monster cable
Reference speaker cable LR
Monster banana plugs

Line Conditioner :
DIY 3kva - courtesy of norman

AVR :
Stac 1kva

Wall treatment :
SOUNDCOAT
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Re: my definitive speaker set up
« Reply #1 on: May 09, 2011 at 11:50 PM »


Congrats to your setup & Welcome to the Gallery!  ;D

The last pic of your TV looks familiar with the arabic writings... is it MBC 2? 

Your friend is right, it's not advisable to invest on expensive DVD player that this format is slowly sinking. bluray player OK pa at basic model pwede na since your AVR already equiped with HDMI connections.
Most important is to enjoy your system and slowly you can upgrade you feel required or if you got better deal.  :)
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Re: my definitive speaker set up
« Reply #2 on: May 10, 2011 at 12:36 AM »
Hi to all kumpanyero's of PINOY DVD.COM.

I stumbled upon your site a few weeks ago and just now I had the guts to share my simple set up.

I am still in the stage of re-defining my system and I do hope someone out there can give any good suggestion for a nice dvd player that would fit my system. I saw one marantz dvd super dvd player, but a friend of mine told me na hindi advisable dahil mahal (it costs around 20k) and theres alot of good dvd players. Average lang po yung kaya ko dahil ibabagay ko yung gamit sa titirhan ko someday...




I NEED TO CHANGE MY RACK....MEDYO BULKY ZA...





MARANTZ SR 8001





TECHNIQUES CD CHANGER SL-PD867





TECHNIQUES SU-X880



I AM  USING THIS JBL TI2K AS CENTER SPEAKER. I GOT THIS FOR 45DOLLARS ONLY...SHOULD BE FOR FRONT SPEAKER PERO SAYANG KUNG HINDI GAGAMITIN...BAKA MERON PANG EXTRA DYAN NA ISA...HEHEHE ;D





DEFINITIVE BP8 BI POLAR FLOOR STANDING




DEFINITIVE PROSUB TL100 10 INCH. I PLAN TO BUY SOMEDAY (HOPEFULLY KUNG MAY PERA PA) SUPER CUBE 2






DEFINITIVE PROSUB 8




DEFINITIVE BP2X








PARADIGM OM-132...FOR THE TIME BEING, PARADIGM MUNA...SAYANG EH, GOT THIS BABIES NEW, 45DOLLARS ALSO




SONY BRAVIA S SERIES

thanks and more power....



MAY 19, 2011- DIY AV RACK




MAY 24, 2011 - SM 450




MAY 29, 2011 - DEFTECH SUPERCUBE 2 AND CHORD SILVER SCREEN.







JUNE 22, 2011 - LG LED PROJECTOR




JUNE 25, 2011 - PROCENTER2000, MARANTZ CDP AND SMALL TWEAKS



SOUND ROCKER SEAT



MARANTZ SR5001




JUNE 27, 2011- BELL'O RACK




JULY 3, 2011 - PJ SCREEN




JULY 4, 2011 - MEDIA PLAYER




JULY 25, 2011- DENON PA AMP




OCT. 5, 2011 - LSI 15



OCT. 16, 2011 - SMALL TWEAKS



NOV. 19, 2011 - SUI SIX




DEC. 13, 2011 - MARANTZ INT AMP PM80A



FEB. 4, 2012 - DISPOSED ALOT OF ITEMS



MARCH 24, 2012 - DENON DCD1500AE, DEFTECH SM450, PORTABLE SCREEN








MARCH 28, 2012 - SMALL TWEAK




APRIL 26, 2012 - POLK AUDIO TSI SERIES (BUT HAVE TO LET GO AFTER A FEW DAYS)



MAY 20, 2012 - B&K POWER AND PRE AMP



MAY 24, 2012 - JBL L96




JUNE 6, 2012 - PRE AMP TUBE BY SIR TONY T



JUNE 8, 2012 - SMALL TWEAKS





JULY 18, 2012 - DIY AV RACK







JULY 27, 2012 - SPEAKER STAND




JULY 20, 2012





AUG. 9, 2012




AUG. 11, 2012





AUG. 13, 2012

PS1 AS AUDIO SOURCE 85% COMPLETE. STILL NEED PROPER CAPS AND REMOTE .  :(






SEPT. 14, 2012 - DENON POA T10 POWER AMP






SEPT. 17, 2012 - small tweak




SEPT. 20, 2012 - MY CURRENT SET UP.







MODIFIED RACK, WITH DIGMS SPIKES



CD'S




OCTOBER 2012

MARANTZ 7003








another pair chord anthem rca
 



isolation rubber feet







NOVEMBER 2012


BOSTON VR2000 SUB FROM UKAY2







SOLD DENON DCD 1500AE AND MARANTZ SR7002

ACQUIRED MARANTZ 11S2 AND BOSTON E50 LCR









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Re: my definitive speaker set up
« Reply #3 on: May 10, 2011 at 01:18 AM »

sa middle east ka ba brader?.. :D

you can connect your Cd changer to AVR pero yung int. amp pwede rin pero after the AVR to drive another set of speakers. maliban dyan wala ng ibang gamit at yung marantz is good enough to provide both for music and HT experience.  ;D
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Re: my definitive speaker set up
« Reply #4 on: May 10, 2011 at 01:34 AM »
KOREK KA DYAN BRAD...HEHEHE....  :)...mid east. i already hooked up yung cd changer sa avr...check q lang kung pwede ung lumang techniques to avr as preamp....medyo may kahirapan kapain kc yung lumang int amp. bigay lang kc.... sayang naman kung nde mapakinabangan.

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Re: my definitive speaker set up
« Reply #5 on: May 10, 2011 at 04:50 AM »
Congrats sir and welcome to the gallery
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Re: my definitive speaker set up
« Reply #6 on: May 10, 2011 at 06:59 AM »
congrats bro.
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Re: my definitive speaker set up
« Reply #7 on: May 10, 2011 at 09:38 AM »
KOREK KA DYAN BRAD...HEHEHE....  :)...mid east. i already hooked up yung cd changer sa avr...check q lang kung pwede ung lumang techniques to avr as preamp....medyo may kahirapan kapain kc yung lumang int amp. bigay lang kc.... sayang naman kung nde mapakinabangan.

saan ka dito bro?... ako nasa kuwait.  :)
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Re: my definitive speaker set up
« Reply #8 on: May 10, 2011 at 10:39 AM »
congrats sir, welcome to the gallery ;) ;) ;)
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Re: my definitive speaker set up
« Reply #9 on: May 10, 2011 at 12:02 PM »
ganda ng Definitive Speakers, congrats sir!

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Re: my definitive speaker set up
« Reply #10 on: May 10, 2011 at 01:40 PM »
Congrats sir and welcome to the gallery

SALAMAT PO BOSING!

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Re: my definitive speaker set up
« Reply #11 on: May 10, 2011 at 01:41 PM »
ganda ng Definitive Speakers, congrats sir!


SALAMAT PO SIR...

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Re: my definitive speaker set up
« Reply #12 on: May 10, 2011 at 01:43 PM »
saan ka dito bro?... ako nasa kuwait.  :)


PAREHO LANG PO TAU SIR....TAGA SALWA Q...BLOCK 10....HEHEHEHE ;D ;D ;D

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Re: my definitive speaker set up
« Reply #13 on: May 10, 2011 at 04:18 PM »
congrats sir, welcome to the gallery ;) ;) ;)


maraming salamat po...marami q makukuhang idea sa site na ito...more power

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« Reply #14 on: May 10, 2011 at 05:48 PM »
Wow a DefTech system! Congrats!  ;)

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« Reply #15 on: May 10, 2011 at 08:52 PM »

PAREHO LANG PO TAU SIR....TAGA SALWA Q...BLOCK 10....HEHEHEHE ;D ;D ;D

sabi na nga ba  :o small world. maraming pinoy din dyan sa lugar na yan..  ;D  kilala mo ba si Edwin? taga Salwa rin sya, galing kami at ng isang katropa sa kanila 2 weeks ago.... :D sa Khaitan naman ako... :)

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« Reply #16 on: May 10, 2011 at 09:15 PM »

Checked back the pics, kung OK lang sayo to give some opinions. napansin ko kasi bipolar ang fronts mo. kung pwede mo ilayo ng kunti sa back wall para makabwelo yung rear driver. kung meron ka itatanong sa setup pwede mo akong e-PM or post them here para maka-share din sa iba na merong similar system sayo.
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« Reply #17 on: May 10, 2011 at 09:43 PM »
Welcome to the gallery!

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« Reply #18 on: May 11, 2011 at 02:53 AM »
sabi na nga ba  :o small world. maraming pinoy din dyan sa lugar na yan..  ;D  kilala mo ba si Edwin? taga Salwa rin sya, galing kami at ng isang katropa sa kanila 2 weeks ago.... :D sa Khaitan naman ako... :)



hehehe.. ;D ;D ;D.napagusapan na po namin kayo kanina ni edwin and nabangit nga nya sa akin tungkol sa inyo....kasambahay ko po siya sa salwa.....salamat po sa advice...gagawin q po un sir...kaso nga po ung lagayan q ng gamit eh medyo bulky pa,pag nakabili na ako ng magandang lagayan.actually,kaaayos q lang ng room ko gawa ng nilagyan ko nga ng 2 channels pa na paradigm,pansamantala lang naman yung paradigm.palitan ko na ng studio monitor na paradigm din pag magkapera...salamat po ulit.malaking tulong po sa kagaya ko na baguhan..

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« Reply #19 on: May 11, 2011 at 03:04 AM »
Wow a DefTech system! Congrats!  ;)


salamat po bosing :D

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« Reply #20 on: May 11, 2011 at 03:23 AM »
hehehe.. ;D ;D ;D.napagusapan na po namin kayo kanina ni edwin and nabangit nga nya sa akin tungkol sa inyo....kasambahay ko po siya sa salwa.....salamat po sa advice...gagawin q po un sir...kaso nga po ung lagayan q ng gamit eh medyo bulky pa,pag nakabili na ako ng magandang lagayan.actually,kaaayos q lang ng room ko gawa ng nilagyan ko nga ng 2 channels pa na paradigm,pansamantala lang naman yung paradigm.palitan ko na ng studio monitor na paradigm din pag magkapera...salamat po ulit.malaking tulong po sa kagaya ko na baguhan..

yun naman pala kabilang pinto ka lang pala dyan.... ;D kodakan mo na yung kay Edwin para maepost na dito sa gallery. masaya yung marami ...  :D  ;D

meron ka naman palang bago pektyuran mo ulit para makita na dito kahit 'di ako makapunta dyan....  :o
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« Reply #21 on: May 11, 2011 at 03:47 AM »

salamat po bosing :D

'kaw pala yan edwin...  ::) nagpalit ka ng handle name?... :)
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« Reply #22 on: May 11, 2011 at 04:00 AM »
'kaw pala yan edwin...  ::) nagpalit ka ng handle name?... :)


YES BRADER HEHEHEHE...HULI MO AGAD NOH......KASAMA KO YUNG SI BROKEN_ARROW....ETO NAGPOST NA KAMI NG PEKTYUR... ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

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« Reply #23 on: May 17, 2011 at 10:28 PM »

YES BRADER HEHEHEHE...HULI MO AGAD NOH......KASAMA KO YUNG SI BROKEN_ARROW....ETO NAGPOST NA KAMI NG PEKTYUR... ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

ano na bago dito?

sayang 'di namin nasilip ito nong nandyan kami... ;D
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Re: my definitive speaker set up
« Reply #24 on: May 19, 2011 at 12:15 AM »
ano na bago dito?

sayang 'di namin nasilip ito nong nandyan kami... ;D

senza na po sir, medyo bc po dat time...may ginagawa q patungan ng gamit...actually i modified it para makapag save ng space...its not as good as the once i saw from PDVD kaya pagpasensyahan niyo na lang po.


















THE FINISHED PRODUCT













THANKS ;D ;D ;D


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Re: my definitive speaker set up
« Reply #25 on: May 19, 2011 at 12:32 AM »
SOON TO BE GADGETS......



MARANTZ MM8003 - - - CHANGE OF PLAN....NOT NEEDED ANYMORE...WILL SWITCH IT TO DEF CENTER POWERED.....


DEF CENTER CS8080
FRONT



PROCENTER 2000 IN REPLACEMENT OF CS8080 --- PURCHASED JUNE 25 2011





FRONT MARANTZ SV 7001 ****INSTEAD ACQUIRED CD 5001****MY GRATEFUL THANKS TO SIR JOEL



MARANTZ SV7001 REAR




SUPER CUBE 2 FRONT - - - ACCOMPLISHED MAY 29, 2011 ::) ::) ::) ::)




SUPER CUBE 2 REAR - - - ACCOMPLISHED MAY 29, 2011 ::) ::) ::) ::) ::)



DEFINITIVE STUDIO MONITOR 450---ACCOMPLISHED MAY 25,2011 ::) ::) ::) ::) ::)



MAY NADAGDAG NA MGA GAMIT

DEFINITIVE SR 8040BP FOR BACK SURROUND

COMPLIMENTS OF AUDIO BACKYARD ...BOUGHT FROM HIM A WEEK AGO.



LG SH200G PROJECTOR ---JUNE 21 2011


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Re: my definitive speaker set up
« Reply #26 on: May 19, 2011 at 05:04 AM »
Nice ganda! Marantz + Definitive.  :o

Congrats Sir!

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« Reply #27 on: May 19, 2011 at 09:57 AM »


Congrats sir sa DIY A/V Rack mo  :), ang ganda ! ... :o  :o

Good Luck sa Future Upgrades mo... :D at B-day mo ba ngayon?...  :o  ... Hapi Birtdey na lang!.. ;D

Thank you pala sa pagtanggap mo sa amin kagabi.. :D megyo gabi na kasi kaya 'di na kami nagtagal... :)
kung meron kang time sama ka rin kay Edwin punta dito sa bahay... :)

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« Reply #28 on: May 19, 2011 at 06:29 PM »
Nice ganda! Marantz + Definitive.  :o

Congrats Sir!

salamat po sir....

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« Reply #29 on: May 19, 2011 at 06:32 PM »

Congrats sir sa DIY A/V Rack mo  :), ang ganda ! ... :o  :o

Good Luck sa Future Upgrades mo... :D at B-day mo ba ngayon?...  :o  ... Hapi Birtdey na lang!.. ;D

Thank you pala sa pagtanggap mo sa amin kagabi.. :D megyo gabi na kasi kaya 'di na kami nagtagal... :)
kung meron kang time sama ka rin kay Edwin punta dito sa bahay... :)



malamang sa malamang,maghahanda ako ng isang box ng tisyu just incase may baon q pamunas ng laway...hehehehe ;D ;D ;D...pamunas pag makita ko mga gamit ninyo sir mon.hopefully i can see them personally...medyo bc pa from the past days....i forgot to ask kung may Y cable kau...ihooked up q ung 2 sub sana...thanks.