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

[chrisbr68]

I have this instead:

Its LOUD! and sounds amazing

>> Edited by chrisbr68 on Tuesday 15th February 17:57

[DJ635]

Plotloss said:

I have a crap stereo, a Kenwood UD-952 mini system which I bought on credit with my first job. I earned £9K pa the stereo cost £1500. In my defense I do have a lot of music though. I really should buy a decent stereo at some point...

[DJ635]

Plotloss said:

I have a crap stereo, a Kenwood UD-952 mini system which I bought on credit with my first job. I earned £9K pa the stereo cost £1500. In my defense I do have a lot of music though. I really should buy a decent stereo at some point...

would you sell your kenwood ud 952... if you ever want to let me know

[scared but happy]

I have a cupboard FULL of stuff 4xamps, computer contolled crossover switching. DTS surround amp. CD recorder, CD player etc.
Thanks for the reminder I must put it all back in use again. EVERY time I set it up the wife decides to move the room round so it all gets moved. Then we have the argument about speakers...why are they so big...why do you need so many...why do they have to be there...

[Zod]

Zod said:

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)) upgraded to 2x MonoX Audiovector Mi3Super speakers All cables are Chord Company Home cinema system is getting on a bit: Sony 32" CRT TV upgraded to Philips 37PF9830 37" LCD Panasonic DMR-HS2 DVD/HDD recorder Denon 2802 Receiver KEF KHT 2005 (the egg speakers) upgrade to Audiovector MiSub Signature Plan is to get a plasma or LCD done, buy a Cyrus AV processor waiting for new model this spring, a couple of Cyrus Mono-X power amplifiers done, a Cyrus DVD player waiting for new model this spring and Audiovector centre [bon order, rears on order and subwoofer done 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) later this year It's an expensive business!

[GRL]

Kitchen has Denon DM31 running wall mounted B&Ws. Study has Audiolab CD, pre and mono power amps running wall mounted Spendor SR5's. Music room has TAG McLaren CD, pre & power running TAG McLaren Calliope's. Lounge has Naim CDS3, XPS2, NAC252, Supercap, NAP300, AV2, NAP175 into some more Spendor speakers.

I hate silence

[Parrot of Doom]

Roksan Xerxes with AT-F3 (yes I know its ancient but the tip is still good)
Arcam Delta 70.3 CD player
Naim NAC 42.5N preamp
2x Velleman Valve monoblocs
Musical Fidelity monitors


Sounds pretty sweet although its quiet right now as I need cases for the monoblocs. Got the bits, just need someone to cut the metal top for the valves.

[allnighter]

well, this is the lounge before I bought the house............



.....and this is after the conversion



Speakers:
KEF Q2DS dipole surrounds x 2 pairs
Tannoy Saturn S10 floor standers for L and R
Tannoy Saturn centre .
REL Strata II subwoofer for centre channel.
Tannoy Saturn S-sub15 for LFE channel.

Amps:
Denon AVC A1SR 7.1
Yamaha DSPA1 (used as multi-room speakers Amp)

Technics 1200 turntable.
Denon DVD 2900 multiregion.
Sony JA20ES minidisc player/recorder.
JVC HM-DR10000 D-VHS (Digital VHS) recorder.
Nokia SKY satellite receiver
Panasonic NV-HD 685 Nicam video recorder
Technics MIDI hifi HD510 (for the Missus)
Echostar DVR-7000 Viaccess motorised satellite receiver.
Panasonic TU-CTH100 DVB freeview twin tuner recorder.
Sony ST-SDB900 DAB/FM/AM tuner.

Last but not least HITACHI 42" Plasma, 3 years old, due to be upgraded soon.

Items on order:
Pioneer 50" Plasma PDP506XDE.(HD compatible)
Sony RDR-HXD910 DVD/HD recorder(HDMI output)
XFX GEFORCE 6800GS Graphic card (HD output via DVI).

[NAS]

allnighter said:

Nice!

Love the Take That CD too

[allnighter]

NAS said:

Nice! Love the Take That CD too

Yep, Xmas present for the wife.

[pesty]

Bought this lot must be around 10 years ago still sounds good to me, no need to upgrade altough it would be nice

Marantz CD-63
Arcam Alpha 5 AMP
Arcam Alpha 5 Tuner
Mission 780SE speakers.

[scared but happy]

Very nice NAS but where is the coffee table
Go on show us a pile of ALL the remote controls....or do you use one of those zillion-in-one intelligent ones?

Perhap we should start a thread 'who has the most remote controls'

[NAS]

scared but happy said:

Very nice NAS but where is the coffee table Go on show us a pile of ALL the remote controls....or do you use one of those zillion-in-one intelligent ones? Perhap we should start a thread 'who has the most remote controls'

It's allnighter's set-up. I was just admiring his music taste

[allnighter]

NAS said:

It's allnighter's set-up. I was just admiring his music taste

I can't take the blame for my wife's taste in music.Good job you didn't see cliff Richard's LPs too.

[ultimasimon]

allnighter said:

NAS said: It's allnighter's set-up. I was just admiring his music taste I can't take the blame for my wife's taste in music.Good job you didn't see cliff Richard's LPs too.

Thats a brilliant excuse - I must get a wife then I can buy crappy music and blame her if people notice it

[allnighter]

Ok here's just a small selection of my collection of DVDs , DVD Audio, and LPs.

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To be honest I tolerate Robbie William's music, but Take That is ghastly to say the least.

[k50 del]

allnighter said:

Ok here's just a small selection of my collection of DVDs , DVD Audio, and LPs. . To be honest I tolerate Robbie William's music, but Take That is ghastly to say the least.

Alchemy - top choice of album!!

When you get your new plasma, if you want to sell the old one please let me know

[wedg1e]

Mine's prehistoric:

Rega Planar 3/ Nagaoka MP11 Boron
Armstrong 625 Tuner/Amp
Marantz CD273
TEAC cassette deck
B&W DM4 speakers
2.5mm Twin & Earth speaker leads

Also have a Quad 405-based power-amp that gathers dust in the loft...

And a home-brewed phono preamp designed by Jez (ex-Musical Fidelity)and built by me; was going to be the basis for my own company in 1987 but, like so many ideas, never materialised.

[k50 del]

Forgot to say, my system isn't quite up to par with most on here (yet) but I'm trying.

Rotel t/t (plays 78's, of which I have many)
Sony STSE-370rds tuner
Kenwood KA-3020se amp
Aiwa ADWX-888 Cassette Deck
Marantz CD48 CD Player
Wharfedale Diamond 4 Speakers on Sand Filled, spiked targets
Sanyo 32" CRT TV
Panansonic Video
Sony Laserdisc
Sanyo DVD

Cambridge Audio Interconnects
QED Speaker Cable

All mounted on a spiked target rack

The process of updating never ends though, so these details (hopefully) won't be current for long.

[4WD]

I've been into serious hifi for over ten years now, upgrading through all the typical high street gear like cyrus, then onto more esoteric stuff like high end BAT valves.

Then I discovered professional monitoring equipment as an alternative route to follow. It's the same equipment as used in recording and mastering suites - where the original music is actually made and signed off by the artist themselves. The audio performance is on another level, as is the build quality and backup (20 year warranties etc). Another benefit is the kit is no nonsense and as such the price is more competative as your not paying for glossy magazine adverts, high street markups, sales guys commission, paying for cedia and bada accreditation etc. The end result is for half the price of a top flight £50k naim rig you can outperform it 200%. It's a little like comparing a £100k 996 turbo to a £400k ferrari F50. The 996 turbo will do everything better in any situation and last much longer, except it won't look as flash. To some this is more important.

Anyway here's the best rig I've ever heard, and my last hifi for a long time...

Teac VRDS25 (cd transport)
Benchmark DAC1 (digital to analogue convertor)
Bryston BP25 (pre amp)
Bryston 7B SST PRO (two monoblock power amps)
PMC IB2 (studio monitors)
Mogami fully balanced XLR cables throughout.

www.bryston.ca/7bsstpro_m.html

www.pmcloudspeaker.com/ib2.html