Who has the best hi-fi set up on Pistonheads????

[bertie]

For music I have ...

Shanling CD-T100 valve CD player
Nordost Red Dawn interconects
Shanling SP-80 valve monoblock amps
Nordost Solar Wind speaker cable
Wilmslow Forte speakers

and then the cinema setup..

Denon DVD-2900
Denon AVR-3801 reciever
Energy Encore speaker package
REL Quake sub
Panasonic 42" plasma

Playing Gran Tourismo 3 in Pro-logic on the plasma is fantastic!

[Harry Flashman]

Musical Fidelity Amp, and matching CD player. PMC Monitor speakers.

Basically, it sounds great but more importantly it looks amazing with its brushed extruded aluminium front and ice blue LEDs, sitting so pretilly on a custon built stand made of polished 2 inch thick perspex. Even chicks love it.

You can tell I'm a real audiophile, no?

[_DeeJay_]

rico said:

My brother posts on here a bit, he has a full Tag McLaren setup running into a Plasma. Sounds fantastic! As good as Linn's £40k showoff setup in Harrods imo.

Just speccing my Tag setup as we speak. Can't wait!

[page3]

Getting on a bit now as discovered Marriage and TVR...

Yamaha DSP-A1 Decoder/Amp
AE main + B&W (centre/surround) + Rell sub
Sanyo projector
82" 16x9 glass bead screen
Pioneer Laserdisc player
Pioneer DVD player
Neuston network Divx/Mpeg media box
TiVo (upgrade HDD and networked)
PowerMac media server
Pronto controller

Most kit installed in a spare cupboard in the kitchen (!) and cabled under the floor to the living room

More importantly:
250 DVD's
150 Laserdiscs
260 Gb DiVX / MP3

[neil.b]

What I can't understand, and can't seem to get through to people is, generally, they're wasting their money on all this really high end audio equipment.

Room construction, geometry and equimpent placement have a million times more effect on the end result in a domestic situation than deciding whether to go for the platinum or gold plated plugs or whatever is the current trend...

There are people I work with who spent so much money they probably have better equipment than what the recordings were made on in the first place.

Can you tell them? Can you balls....

(well expecting to get fire-bombed here but that's life....the truth is hard )


>> Edited by neil.b on Friday 11th February 15:50

[Plotloss]

The other thing is taste.

You could have the best stereo in the world but if your taste in music is shite then its all a bit pointless...

[neil.b]

Plotloss said:

The other thing is taste. You could have the best stereo in the world but if your taste in music is shite then its all a bit pointless...

You're not wrong chief....

[Le TVR]

neil.b said:

Room construction, geometry and equimpent placement have a million times more effect on the end result in a deomstic situation than deciding whether to go for the platinum or gold plated plugs or whatever is the current trend...

This is why I designed and built the room (11m x 6m) around the system.

[neil.b]

Le TVR said:

neil.b said: Room construction, geometry and equimpent placement have a million times more effect on the end result in a deomstic situation than deciding whether to go for the platinum or gold plated plugs or whatever is the current trend... This is why I designed and built the room (11m x 6m) around the system.

[b17nns]

jimothy said:

Gibson and a Marshall amp sound better than any HiFi!!

agreed. I have a les paul and a half stack in the spare bedroom of our house.

[b17nns]

telecat said:

Meridian 200 CD transport

show off (turns green with envy)

[Zod]

Mine's OK (boast mode):

Project 6.1 Turntable + PhonoBox SE phono stage
Cyrus CD8 + PSX/R power supply
Cyrus Pre-X (pre-amplifier)
4x Cyrus SmartPower (speakers are mono-biamped i.e. each has two mono amplifiers, one powering HF and the other LF))
Audiovector Mi3Super speakers
All cables are Chord Company

Home cinema system is getting on a bit:

Sony 32" CRT TV
Panasonic DMR-HS2 DVD/HDD recorder
Denon 2802 Receiver
KEF KHT 2005 (the egg speakers)

Plan is to get a plasma or LCD, buy a Cyrus AV processor, a couple of Cyrus Mono-X power amplifiers, a Cyrus DVD player and Audiovector centre, rears and subwoofer to merge with the Cyrus/Audiovector hifi.

Then I'll upgrade all the Audiovector speakers (you send them back and give them a large amount of cash and they upgrade them to a higher model

It's an expensive business!



>> Edited by Zod on Friday 11th February 16:34

[Incorrigible]

neil.b said:

What I can't understand, and can't seem to get through to people is, generally, they're wasting their money on all this really high end audio equipment. Can you tell them? Can you balls....

Yeah, but, of all the TVR drivers I've met only about half of them drive faster than my Mum.

So what, it's their money

Mission 776 turntable with LCT tonearm and OM30 cartrige
Cambridge audio CD player
Cyrus amp
Rogers audio LS4a speakers

Hardly top of the range but definately adequate

[iandbeech]

Sold all my old hifi last month on Ebay. Lovely sound but hadn`t been used for ages and had been put in loft. I find (while not perfect for music) we use our cinema system now

Quad 405 power amp
Quad 33 pre-amp
Quad FM3 tuner
Monitor turntable with SME SII arm





Most of my Quad is now happily residing in South Korea!!

[planetdave]

b17nns said:

jimothy said: Gibson and a Marshall amp sound better than any HiFi!! agreed. I have a les paul and a half stack in the spare bedroom of our house.

Much better in a sweaty, beer soaked club.

[Nickccc]

starting from the power end of things,
Screeneed mains cable to Isotek mini sub
power conditioner.
EAR 864 tube pre amp
EAR 861 power amp
Katana se cd player ( this has a teak remote )
Black rodium interconnects (balanced XLR)
Ruark crusader triwired speakers.


Nick.

[t1grm]

Currently building up a new AV/Music system after soldiering on with my now 15 year old Pioneer midi (you know – the monolithic 80’s black tower type things). So far have:

Screenplay Infocus 4805 Projector


6ft x 3ft Projecta electric screen


Marantz SC7500 7 channel amp


Monitor Bronze Speakers (B4 fronts/B1 rears)


Monitor ASW 100 Sub Woofer


iPod for audio playback
PS2 for games and DVD playback

All bought in the last two months so I’m still playing with it ATM. I plan to get a high end DVD payer next. Think I’ll stick with the iPod for audio playback though. I’m quite happy with it despite what everyone says about the sound quality of MP3. Then it’s decent cables, speaker stands and racks. Finally I plan to fit X10 to the lights and curtains. Better go get myself another contract first .


>> Edited by t1grm on Friday 11th February 18:35

[vixpy1]

Is the 968 for sale t1grm?

[t1grm]

vixpy1 said:

Is the 968 for sale t1grm?

Yes, but it only plays back VHS

Seriously though, drop me a mail if you know of anyone who may be interested

[2 Smokin Barrels]

Rigonda Partytime.