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divuk83 · 17 Feb 2008 at 20:50

Annoyingly there is very little floor space so the speakers have to go on wall brackets. Not really sure what to replace them with?

Dave

Wossi · 19 Feb 2008 at 16:32

EVH said:
Modified my setup somewhat (since my previous post)..

BEFORE

AFTER (excuse quality, bad lighting)
http://img219.imageshack.us/img219/4158/newps3setupzp9.jpg

Replaced 40" Bravia with newer 46" Bravia
Replaced Sky+ box with Sky HD box
Replaced speaker cables & interconnects (not shown)
Got rid of the 360 for the PS3 & Wii
Shifted the AV rack to the corner of the room
Shifted the speakers so that they're equidistant to the TV for better soundstage

Where did you get that av rack from? I'm after a new one and that looks perfect. If you can't say here can you email me at wossi[at]hotmaildotcodotuk Thanks

Noopz · 19 Feb 2008 at 18:53

divuk83 said:
Annoyingly there is very little floor space so the speakers have to go on wall brackets. Not really sure what to replace them with?

Dave

Nait 5i's are wonderful little amps that can drive speakers they really shouldn't be able to. for your setup, I'd suggest:

- Epos 12.2
- N-Sats on N-Stands (these are supposedly ok with the proper wall mounts too)
- Linn Katan
- Dynaudio Focus 110 (I use these with Naim equipment to great effect)
- Neat Motive

Also- whoever pointed it out is correct to say that wall hanging is a no-no. You have no idea how much music you are missing out on - there's little bass reinforcement and you should try to have your tweeters at ear level. Standmounts belong on stands!

neil_g · 20 Feb 2008 at 11:16

a little dated but it does me. i hate it in the corner of the room like that, much prefer my old modified ikea stand (2nd pic). want to get my B&W floor standers from mums garage too, but theres no room..

pioneer pdp-436sxe 43" plasma
denon avc-1530 pro-logic amp
sony CDP-XE530 cd player
sony DVP-NS300 dvd player
b&w center and rear speakers
crappy pioneer fronts

Zod · 20 Feb 2008 at 14:38

EVH said:
Modified my setup somewhat (since my previous post)..

BEFORE

AFTER (excuse quality, bad lighting)

Replaced 40" Bravia with newer 46" Bravia
Replaced Sky+ box with Sky HD box
Replaced speaker cables & interconnects (not shown)
Got rid of the 360 for the PS3 & Wii
Shifted the AV rack to the corner of the room
Shifted the speakers so that they're equidistant to the TV for better soundstage

Your Mi3s are far too close to the wall! Give them at least 18" of space for more controlled bass.

Serial45 · 25 Feb 2008 at 01:00

Here's my complete setup:

Here's the main living room with the following :
Pioneer PDP-LX608D 1080p (60inch, 8th generation plasma), Onkyo TX-SR875 (supports full 1080p upscaling, Dolby TrueHD sound DTS HD, and pcm 5.1, utterly amazing), Pioneer LX70A Blu-Ray player.
Speakers - Monitor Audio 5.1 Gold Series - 2* GS20 (Front), 2*GS10(back) 1*GSLCR(centre). Sub - Rel R505, quad core HTPC,

And upstairs in the attic is my console gaming room

Attic - Infocus IN82 1080p, 100" 16:9 screen, denon s301 (5.1 from two speakers, suitable for attic room), PS3. Xbox 360, Wii

Spent around £24k on everything, the speakers are utterly mind blowing, best money i've spent on speakers ever, man you guys should check out TrueHD sound and DTS HD it's crazy good! the sub is brilliant too, set me back £1000. A good sub is everything in a sound system(imho)

SGWills · 25 Feb 2008 at 08:09

Serial45 said:
Here's my complete setup:

that is rather sexual :eek:

but also a lot of money, my misses would most probably kill me if i spent that much

mOdO · 25 Feb 2008 at 08:29

OMG! That is one hell of a setup! NICEEE

Nazca · 25 Feb 2008 at 15:38

Serial45 said:
snip

You're 23???? :eek:

and scouse

? Jesus ala Budha!
Is that your own house? What do you do?

I'm creaming myself here.

I'd love to have that setup :eek:

allllec · 25 Feb 2008 at 16:35

That's not fair!

-Has a paddy-

Top notch setup.

May I ask what you do for a living? Your house also looks lovely.

breamy1990 · 25 Feb 2008 at 17:13

46inch samsung n series lcd
80gb ps3
xbox 360 premium
sony str-dg710 av amp
htpc containing q6600, 2x 3870xt's, 2 raptors & 8gb of ddr2 & a LG Bluray, Reader & writer % HD-DVD rom Player

all bought out of my own wages, not bad for 17

soon to be moving to my own gaming room tho

willhub · 25 Feb 2008 at 17:16

breamy1990 said:
46inch samsung n series lcd
80gb ps3
xbox 360 premium
sony str-dg710 av amp
htpc containing q6600, 2x 3870xt's, 2 raptors & 8gb of ddr2

all bought out of my own wages, not bad for 17

soon to be moving to my own gaming room tho

Thats brilliant what job do you have?

breamy1990 · 25 Feb 2008 at 17:26

apprentice call centre technician i work away from home 2 weeks out of the month, seeing how technicians in large call centres cope when it all goes wrong etc and help out in there centre if need be

i work for a local call centre maintenance department, but once i get to know the ropes ill be away from home living from hotels 5 days a week

willhub · 25 Feb 2008 at 17:35

breamy1990 said:
apprentice call centre technician i work away from home 2 weeks out of the month, seeing how technicians in large call centres cope when it all goes wrong etc and help out in there centre if need be

i work for a local call centre maintenance department, but once i get to know the ropes ill be away from home living from hotels 5 days a week

Sounds really good especially since it sounds like you get to go other places and not just stuck in one place, so is it something related to education like apprenticeship?

breamy1990 · 25 Feb 2008 at 17:45

willhub said:
Sounds really good especially since it sounds like you get to go other places and not just stuck in one place, so is it something related to education like apprenticeship?

no did a year in education and discovered it wasnt for me, id rather be out on the job learning

its a kind of internal course to better skills etc, generally call it apprenticeship as its kind of getting paid to learn in other centres, thats how my dad sees it anyway

willhub · 25 Feb 2008 at 17:52

breamy1990 said:
no did a year in education and discovered it wasnt for me, id rather be out on the job learning

its a kind of internal course to better skills etc, generally call it apprenticeship as its kind of getting paid to learn in other centres, thats how my dad sees it anyway

Sounds much better than uni were you go to get these apprentice things? job center?

Serial45 · 25 Feb 2008 at 17:55

Nazca said:
You're 23???? and scouse ? Jesus ala Budha!
Is that your own house? What do you do?

I'm creaming myself here.

I'd love to have that setup

aye mate, mostly involved in I.T. have my fingers in many pies though

breamy1990 · 25 Feb 2008 at 18:31

willhub said:
Sounds much better than uni were you go to get these apprentice things? job center?

i started working for the company then they offered me extra courses which could lead to me more money but involves traveling all over once courses are passed

i didnt turn it down due to the more money lol

ive never been to uni nor a job centre, did a year at college and it was crap, apprentices filled up within no time so took it upon myself to find a job, i dropped on with this out of luck really

Tom84 · 25 Feb 2008 at 18:35

Serial45 said:
Here's my complete setup:

You're the envy of many :eek:

Every blokes fantasy to have a set up like that

duncan888 · 25 Feb 2008 at 23:10

breamy1990 said:
46inch samsung n series lcd
80gb ps3
xbox 360 premium
sony str-dg710 av amp
htpc containing q6600, 2x 3870xt's, 2 raptors & 8gb of ddr2 & a LG Bluray, Reader & writer % HD-DVD rom Player

all bought out of my own wages, not bad for 17

soon to be moving to my own gaming room tho

very nice. Can I ask what stand is that? Where did you get it from and how much?