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Title: dazed's setup
Post by: dazed on Jun 25, 2005 at 02:34 PM

lipat apartment lang, same setup din...

(http://gallery.constantwanderings.com/albums/htsetup/apt1.jpg)

(http://gallery.constantwanderings.com/albums/htsetup/apt3.jpg)
back view

(http://gallery.constantwanderings.com/albums/htsetup/apt5.jpg)
closer

(http://gallery.constantwanderings.com/albums/htsetup/apt7.jpg)
reverse

(http://gallery.constantwanderings.com/albums/htsetup/apt4.jpg)
sonos controller

(http://gallery.constantwanderings.com/albums/htsetup/apt2.jpg)
gear clock and godric's dts plaque

(http://gallery.constantwanderings.com/albums/htsetup/apt6.jpg)
japanese chungking express poster and some souvenirs from vietnam and india

tv: sony kw32hd5f9
cable box: miyagi
dvd player: giec 3118 (upscales to 720p or 1080i via component cable)
avr: denon 1602
game console: xbox v1.0 with 120gb hd
audio amp/wireless receiver: sonos digital music system (http://www.sonos.com)
fronts: b&w 602s2
center: b&w lcr6s2
rear: b&w 601s1
sub: dynaquest dq12
other peripherals: generic amp to power 4x50w aura bass shakers (under the couch), generic component+optical switch (denon 1602 only has 1 optical in - time for an upgrade :D)

Title: Re: dazed's setup
Post by: YrNeH on Jun 25, 2005 at 06:11 PM

nice and neat setup dazed :)

Title: Re: dazed's setup
Post by: Meridian-Audio on Jun 25, 2005 at 09:17 PM

Dazed nice set up...
Are u from philippines?
Have u ordered the sonos directly?
Co'z we are planning to get the distributorship of that wonderful product.
thanks..

Title: Re: dazed's setup
Post by: old_age on Jun 26, 2005 at 01:09 AM

sana lahat ng apartment sa pinas ganito....very neat...great set-up you got there!

Title: Re: dazed's setup
Post by: dazed on Jun 28, 2005 at 12:30 AM

Quote from: Meridian-Audio on Jun 25, 2005 at 09:17 PM

Dazed nice set up...
Are u from philippines?
Have u ordered the sonos directly?
Co'z we are planning to get the distributorship of that wonderful product.
thanks..

sir meridian, yup, i'm living in manila now. bought my sonos from magnolia av/best buy in san francisco (and paid the nasty CA sales tax :( ). i could've ordered it online and saved on the tax, but despite having drooled over it for months, i wanted to actually play with it and touch it before i made the big purchase. folks at magnolia/best buy were very supportive and i made the plunge and carried all 30 lbs of it back to manila. the amps are pretty decent (and heavy), and setup, as most owners attest, is really hassle-free. i'm pairing mine with a buffalo linkstation 160gb so i don't have to have my pc on all the time.

the best bonus is its ability to act as a bridge, so my xbox is now connected wirelessly via the sonos. distance-wise, it's also fairly decent. had a party at our building's pool area, and all i had to do was bring down 1 receiver and a pair of speakers (i'm only 1 floor above the pool), and people had a lot of fun with the wireless remote and alternating as dj's for the night.

let me know if you do decide to bring it in, or if you need more convincing :) last i heard from sonos, i was the first person in asia to have it (well, through official sales channels i guess, and not as a spinoff from the production line). i guess i was the only one silly enough to allocate half my luggage allowance to a gadget :)

Title: Re: dazed's setup
Post by: H a n $ on Jun 28, 2005 at 09:13 AM

dazed,

Ganda ng setup mo warm and relaxing ang dating.. :)

Title: Re: dazed's setup
Post by: dazed on Jun 28, 2005 at 10:50 AM

thanks sir YrNeH, new_age and hans. kuntento na naman ako sa setup since di naman ako audiophile (wala akong tengang pang-audiophile :) ), pero minsan parang bitin lang yung AVR so i guess kung maguupgrade, yun lang. minsan kasi, i have to crank it up to -10 or -5 db for decent listening levels (or baka bingi lang ako  :P)

dati ambisyon sana mag tubes, but after i bought the sonos, wala nang budget  ;D i'll try to take a pic of my audio setup, pero sobrang simple compared sa tube setups dito.. hehe

Title: Re: dazed's setup
Post by: MAtZTER on Jul 11, 2005 at 05:57 PM

Very nice setup!

Nice DVD player!

and most of all,

Nice DQ12  ;)!

Title: Re: dazed's setup
Post by: dazed on Sep 06, 2016 at 08:55 PM

back to manila and back from the dead. took a while to put things together but finally started testing out stuff in the new place... been over a decade and a few iterations, but I realized I never really changed gears that much. the speakers i had from over a decade ago, i'm still using, with some new siblings :)

too used to apartment living and don't really want to mess with the traffic, so still working with very limited space

Still a pretty straightfoward setup:

Audio:
Amps
First gen (and still alive) Sonos ZP100 (for streaming/locally stored digital music)
Cayin MT-45 mk2 (with stock EL34 tubes)

Analog player
Gramovox Floating Record TT

Speakers
B&W 602s2

HT:
AVR:  Denon AVR-X4200W
Power Amp: Emotiva XPA-5 Gen 1 (thanks VG!)
Fronts: B&W 683s2
Center: B&W Matrix HTM
Rears: B&W 601s2
Height: Golden Ear Invisa 525
Sub: SVS PB12 plus/2
Media Center/Storage: QNAP 653A

Living Room Audio

(http://imgur.com/cEhTMOK.png)

(http://i.imgur.com/SLdk1ar.png?1)

HT

(http://i.imgur.com/u43mvHC.png?1)

(http://imgur.com/6qSb9lk.png)

Title: Re: dazed's setup
Post by: CoolTOYZPH on Sep 06, 2016 at 09:05 PM

Congratulations!
Looks extremely unique: Analog player Gramovox Floating Record TT

(http://imgur.com/cEhTMOK.png)

Title: Re: dazed's setup
Post by: paolorenzo on Sep 06, 2016 at 09:18 PM

Congratulations sir Nic! Very, very nice. Enjoy the gears sir.

Title: Re: dazed's setup
Post by: dazed on Sep 07, 2016 at 10:54 AM

thanks paolo - using all the cables na! :)

@CoolTOYZPH - funded this on kickstarter, having a lot of fun with it. probably not good enough for the audiophiles, but it's good enough for me :)

Title: Re: dazed's setup
Post by: vgsison on Sep 07, 2016 at 02:35 PM

Hello Dazed. Drooling over your setup bro. That modern TT makes me drool!

Title: Re: dazed's setup
Post by: dazed on Sep 09, 2016 at 11:19 PM

Finally got around to sorting out the tablet control to tie in some of the home automation stuff.

10" tablet running Imperihome controlling Philips Hue lights / lightstrips, Logitech Harmony, and the Vera Gateway (for z-wave control of blinds, aircon, etc)

Still tweaking the sequence, but so far, I have it set to the following:

- Media button triggers Activity on the Harmony Hub (turn on AVR, turn on TV, turn off pin lights and track lights, turn on LED strip behind TV)
- Kore controls Kodi (running on NAS directly connected to AVR)
- Kodi set up to dim cove lights and LED strip behind TV when any video starts. Hue addon synchronizes colors of the LED strips to those onscreen (some people complain about delays, but it's good enough for me)
- Kodi turns up brightness on LED strips when video stops playing
- Media off on Harmony turns off AVR, TV and LED strip behind TV, turns on pin lights and track lights

https://vimeo.com/182104502

Title: Re: dazed's setup
Post by: Nelson de Leon on Sep 10, 2016 at 01:58 AM

Congrats sir!!!

Title: Re: dazed's setup
Post by: XanderCage on Sep 10, 2016 at 02:17 AM

Quote from: dazed on Sep 09, 2016 at 11:19 PM

Finally got around to sorting out the tablet control to tie in some of the home automation stuff.

10" tablet running Imperihome controlling Philips Hue lights / lightstrips, Logitech Harmony, and the Vera Gateway (for z-wave control of blinds, aircon, etc)

Still tweaking the sequence, but so far, I have it set to the following:

- Media button triggers Activity on the Harmony Hub (turn on AVR, turn on TV, turn off pin lights and track lights, turn on LED strip behind TV)
- Kore controls Kodi (running on NAS directly connected to AVR)
- Kodi set up to dim cove lights and LED strip behind TV when any video starts. Hue addon synchronizes colors of the LED strips to those onscreen (some people complain about delays, but it's good enough for me)
- Kodi turns up brightness on LED strips when video stops playing
- Media off on Harmony turns off AVR, TV and LED strip behind TV, turns on pin lights and track lights

https://vimeo.com/182104502

nice!

Title: Re: dazed's setup
Post by: docelmo on Sep 10, 2016 at 08:25 AM

Wow! Congrats Sir! And very cool TT!!!

Title: Re: dazed's setup
Post by: dazed on Sep 15, 2016 at 01:39 PM

salamat!

sir nelson, didn't get to implement any sound management yet (WAF is the main reason - she's really concerned about the aesthetics, and just wanted the walls bare or with paintings/framed pics).

Title: Re: dazed's setup
Post by: Nelson de Leon on Sep 15, 2016 at 09:50 PM

Quote from: dazed on Sep 15, 2016 at 01:39 PM

salamat!

sir nelson, didn't get to implement any sound management yet (WAF is the main reason - she's really concerned about the aesthetics, and just wanted the walls bare or with paintings/framed pics).

Yes sir! WAF is very important. They make or break our hobby. Hehe!

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