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Home Theater => General => HT Picture Gallery => Topic started by: MiniCooper on Jan 14, 2006 at 12:03 PM
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we moved to our new house late last year and was able to make changes to my setup.
here's how my system evolved.
then.... Jan. '04
http://pinoydvd.com/board/index.php?topic=1788.msg302168#msg302168
this was in our apartment...
now.... Jan. '06 (this is still a work in progress).
(http://img388.imageshack.us/img388/3295/img06652lp.th.jpg) (http://img388.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img06652lp.jpg)
Plans are to mount the LCD on the wall to enable proper setup of the center Channel. The speaker setup is now optimized for Audio. As soon as I complete the dedicated listening room I will have to rearrange the AV gear. ;D
AV setup:
HDTV: Sharp Aquous LC-37D4U
Receiver: Yamaha HTR-5250 (no change here)
Pioneer DV-663A (Universal Player)
Sony SLV-N50 VHS
B&W DM602 S3 (Fronts)
B&W DM601 S3 (Rear)
B&W HTM Matrix (Center)
Sunfire True Subwoofer MkII
Monster Power HTS-2600 (Power center)
DirectTV std. box
Cables:
Synergistic Research Alpha Quad(X-Series)Active Shielding speaker cables
RCA's: Cardas Microtwin, Tributaries, Monster (component cable)
Speaker stands:
Lovan, Sanus systems
Rack: Busch Furniture
Indoor HDTV antenna: Zenith Silver Sensor (for off-air HD TV programming)
(http://img355.imageshack.us/img355/1574/img06694xn.th.jpg) (http://img355.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img06694xn.jpg)
the living room HT/Audio setup
AUDIO Setup.
(http://img355.imageshack.us/img355/138/img06548db.th.jpg) (http://img355.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img06548db.jpg)
(http://img355.imageshack.us/img355/859/img06668ft.th.jpg) (http://img355.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img06668ft.jpg)
The dimunitive Ruark right next to the B&W 602 S3. The B&W cannot compete (in this setup) with the Ruarks. It may not go down as low as the 602's but the mids and the extended highs are just to die for.
Amp: Dynaco ST70 (Vacuum tube Audio mod)
Pre: Tono Preamp (Telefunken 12AU7's)
Turntable: Yamaha PF-1000
Cart: Denon DL-160, Grado Green
Phono Preamp: Hagerman Cornet 2 (I built this one myself) :D
CD Player: Rotel RCD-951
Speakers: Ruark Epilogue
RCA Cables: Cardas Microtwin, Harmonic Techonology Precision Link
Power Cables: Cardas twinlink
Speaker cables: DIY Home Depot ext cable
Line Conditioner: Tice Solo Power Conditioner
Speaker Stand: Sound Anchors Pro
Standesign Design 4 Audio rack
Isolation rack (turntable): Brightstar audio ISORock5
Tweaks: Golden sound ceramic cones
Herbie labs tube dampers
coming soon....additional amp to accomodate a new pair maggie 1.6QRs ;D
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coop, congrats! cozy set-up you've got there!!
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nice set-up you got there sir!! great gears!! ;D ;D oh btw sir, di ba 602s3 yun or a 601....lam ko 603 are floorstanders, correct me if im wrong sir... ;D
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nice set-up you got there sir!! great gears!! ;D ;D oh btw sir, di ba 602s3 yun or a 601....lam ko 603 are floorstanders, correct me if im wrong sir... ;D
munskie, thanks! sorry about the typo. I edited the entry na.
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coop, congrats! cozy set-up you've got there!!
thanks sups! i will post it na rin sa WS.
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munskie, thanks! sorry about the typo. I edited the entry na.
great gears pa rin!! ;D ;D
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Very Nice Contemporary Living Room set up.. it blends with all your gears.
peace!!!
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WOOOOOW AUDIO and VIDEO setup and not audio/video set-up ;D ;D cool bro,best of both worlds ;) congrats and more power.
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nice nice :o :o :o ganda naman ng mga gears mo bro
congrats ;D peace
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GANDA naman talaga Sir! :) ang sarap maginvite sa ganyan. :) ::) congrats po sir minicoop!
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Pare any plans of going home? Dalhan mo naman ako ng Phone amp mo. Nice setup hataw baka magalit na si Misis. Overspending ka pre.
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Very Nice Contemporary Living Room set up.. it blends with all your gears.
peace!!!
thanks, aldrinpsx, likewise congrats on your setup.
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ricky, sanmig_ph, ronject, thanks! I opted to make it a separate setup as the two system do have distinctive characters. The current audio setup is currently being tweaked. I might set it up in a separate room to maximize it's full potential.
You guyst are most welcome to visit if you are in the NJ area. :-)
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Pare any plans of going home? Dalhan mo naman ako ng Phone amp mo. Nice setup hataw baka magalit na si Misis. Overspending ka pre.
uy, ako din...phono stage ganda ah! :)
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Pare any plans of going home? Dalhan mo naman ako ng Phone amp mo. Nice setup hataw baka magalit na si Misis. Overspending ka pre.
Definitely this year pre. Dapat this Christmas pero hirap ng schedule at budget eh. So far masaya naman si Misis.
gusto mo ba ang Hagerman? I can order the PCB from here and you can probably source the parts there. Just let me know.
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galing sir!!!
congrats. ;)
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Levi, Superman, here are more pics of the Hagerman Cornet2. This is just an amazing phono pre amp. you have to hear it to believe it. Dead quiet for a Tube phono pre.
i built this with the recommended upgrade. Auricaps and upgrade RCA's.
(http://groups.msn.com/_Secure/0RgAAAL4TdZ!pbUUlZyLiz8iFlfolIAoYTmS!Yi5Ah56tSMAMD!anP2Ms!KLlsUDbH9ypWIf5LsxDu5xL!G1QorzjxSFiBHsFddPX2bR4oPY/IMG_0040_1.jpg?dc=4675515801533752882)
(http://groups.msn.com/_Secure/0RgDyAr8Tsp!pbUUlZyLiz41Y1cAoxnanuB7ldD2!4sucsmT6FD2O!DyRYtBEwoRhVsS7SH*lrMbHFkkFd0uV4LsYmF3WhmVmb4ijRNxnJHc/IMG_0041_1.jpg?dc=4675515801536861166)
(http://groups.msn.com/_Secure/0RgDyAsETLKCpbUUlZyLiz34wx!uYGTS7pPTr4OX*aAsdX7lwLxt4jOYa!!itKoqRauQLuHrxuAVdAYZR!8aFbOd2!Nzdu0hm2BOfbgZbDYg/IMG_0043_1.jpg?dc=4675515801538827306)
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wow!! great pics! bro, how much are those?
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Nice setup bro! :)
The Hagerman Cornet2 looks promising! Congrats! :)
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Levi, Superman, here are more pics of the Hagerman Cornet2. This is just an amazing phono pre amp. you have to hear it to believe it. Dead quiet for a Tube phono pre.
i built this with the recommended upgrade. Auricaps and upgrade RCA's.
(http://groups.msn.com/_Secure/0RgAAAL4TdZ!pbUUlZyLiz8iFlfolIAoYTmS!Yi5Ah56tSMAMD!anP2Ms!KLlsUDbH9ypWIf5LsxDu5xL!G1QorzjxSFiBHsFddPX2bR4oPY/IMG_0040_1.jpg?dc=4675515801533752882)
(http://groups.msn.com/_Secure/0RgDyAr8Tsp!pbUUlZyLiz41Y1cAoxnanuB7ldD2!4sucsmT6FD2O!DyRYtBEwoRhVsS7SH*lrMbHFkkFd0uV4LsYmF3WhmVmb4ijRNxnJHc/IMG_0041_1.jpg?dc=4675515801536861166)
(http://groups.msn.com/_Secure/0RgDyAsETLKCpbUUlZyLiz34wx!uYGTS7pPTr4OX*aAsdX7lwLxt4jOYa!!itKoqRauQLuHrxuAVdAYZR!8aFbOd2!Nzdu0hm2BOfbgZbDYg/IMG_0043_1.jpg?dc=4675515801538827306)
Nice phono stage and setup.
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Kit ba yan? Can we buy gawa na? How much?
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oo nga, how much if not a kit?
thanks! :)
levs, pare pasabay kung sakali ha :)
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mini.... pasali din.. details naman... 5 hrs away lang ako sayo.. interstate I95 N. ;D ;D ;D ;D
peace!!!
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kahit pcb lng! ;D
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wow! I didn't expect this much interest. Anyway here's the link to the Jim Hagerman's website.
http://www.hagtech.com/cornet2.html (http://www.hagtech.com/cornet2.html)
The total cost will depend on how you build the preamp. Jim is a great guy and he has a great way of sharing his intellectual property (IP)... he sells half kits. He sells the PCB and the manual to build his great creations. The PCB alone is $99 and you have to source the electronics and tubes yourself. If you follow Jim's recipe it will cost around $379 to complete. I found out that this is not the case as the price of electronics and tubes have gone up considerably.
According to Hagtech the DIY version will cost you $99 (pcb) + $100 (electronics) + $55 (iron) + $40 (tubes) + $85 (chassis). If you want to buy a prebuilt/tested unit it will run you $999. This thing can be modded like crazy if you want more details check out the audiocircle forum for details of the mods/upgrades. http://www.audiocircle.com/circles/viewforum.php?f=52&sid=2c3a44b77ff79464510e08753ecd9782
As you can see from the unit I built I opted for upgraded parts and bought Jim's Chassis. Ain't cheap as the whole thing cost me like $700. It was all worth it as I had fun building it and totally swear by it.
I know that some guys from Wiredstate already purchased from Jim. So there shouldn't be a problem ordering the PCB from him. Btw, he is based in sunny Hawaii.
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Congrats! Very very nice setup!
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Dapat mapuntahan na yan!!!! Handa mo na one of the rooms, dadayo kam dyan!!! ;D ;D
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congrats on your setups! and super-congrats on building your own phono preamp!
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thanks MAtZTER & slowhand :)
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congrats on your setups! and super-congrats on building your own phono preamp!
cosmo, punta ka na kasi dito eh...
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I just wanted to share our audio playground here in Princeton, NJ. I'm glad that I have friends over here that share the same interest. We all have our own setup at home but we do our fair share of tweaking our friends setup in Princeton. Check out the review posted by our friends from wiredstate on our audio playground.
our basement hideout....a high performance budget audio setup!
http://wiredstate.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=9136 :)
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best setup na nakita ko so far ;) congrats! ganda ng living room mo :)
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great setup specially with the audio, astig
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hi geo & gob, thanks!
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ganda bro be it for audio n ht!!!!