Post Your Home Cine & HiFi Kit...

Kei · 22 Feb 2012 at 20:30

Got the lights going on the luxman after god knows how many years. Converted them from traditional bulbs on a zener regulated circuit to LED's. Pretty much finished all the work that can be done on it now.

AndyOcUK · 25 Feb 2012 at 23:58

Hi-Fi:

Linn Sondek LP12
Linn Ekos 12" Arm
Linn K18 II MM Cart
Linn LK1 Pre-amp
Linn LK100 Power amp
Linn Mimik CD Deck
Linn Kan Mk 1 Speakers
Linn stands
Linn K20 Cable, Linn XLR Interconnects (Cannon socket IEC 61076-2-103)
Project Headbox II Headphone amp

AV Kit:

Sony KDL32EX401 32" Bravia 1080p
Sony BDP S370 Bluray player
Sony 80GB Fat PS3
Sony HT-IS100 5.1 Home Theatre System
Sky HD+ (Amstrad DXR890) [Latest and greatest model AND STILL no 5.1DD via HDMI.... nice one Sky....HDMI 1.1 on your latest box...BRILLIANT!]
Nintendo Wii

Kitchen:

Roku Soundbridge (Wi-Fi Streamer)
Pair of Acoustic Energy Aegis Evo Compact
Integrated amp/ Sub canibalised from an old 2.1 Creative kit

PC:

Creative X-fi Fatal1ty
Creative T20

Portable:

Creative Zen X-fi 32GB
Sony MZ-R70 Minidisc Recorder

Yaayuh! · 26 Feb 2012 at 12:05

AndyOcUK said:
Hi-Fi:

Linn Sondek LP12
Linn Ekos 12" Arm
Linn K18 II MM Cart
Linn LK1 Pre-amp
Linn LK100 Power amp
Linn Mimik CD Deck
Linn Kan Mk 1 Speakers
Linn stands
Linn K20 Cable, Linn XLR Interconnects (Cannon socket IEC 61076-2-103)
Project Headbox II Headphone amp

AV Kit:

Sony KDL32EX401 32" Bravia 1080p
Sony BDP S370 Bluray player
Sony 80GB Fat PS3
Sony HT-IS100 5.1 Home Theatre System
Sky HD+ (Amstrad DXR890) [Latest and greatest model AND STILL no 5.1DD via HDMI.... nice one Sky....HDMI 1.1 on your latest box...BRILLIANT!]
Nintendo Wii

Kitchen:

Roku Soundbridge (Wi-Fi Streamer)
Pair of Acoustic Energy Aegis Evo Compact
Integrated amp/ Sub canibalised from an old 2.1 Creative kit

PC:

Creative X-fi Fatal1ty
Creative T20

Portable:

Creative Zen X-fi 32GB
Sony MZ-R70 Minidisc Recorder

Linn?

Pics or GTFO

mad4jags · 26 Feb 2012 at 13:20

Kei said:
Got the lights going on the luxman after god knows how many years. Converted them from traditional bulbs on a zener regulated circuit to LED's. Pretty much finished all the work that can be done on it now.

I love seeing the older gear getting a new lease of life,well done,give yourself a pat on the back

.
Just got bitten by the "retro" bug myself,took the plunge and purchased an LP12 off ebay last week,very clean and tidy.Still need to source a tonearm and cartridge though(hopefully an Ekos and the old faithful Troika).
I'm really looking forward to setting this up,still got my record collection in the attic.Its going to be heaven listening to that wonderful Linn sound again.
My wife reckons I'm like a child with a new toy

AndyOcUK · 26 Feb 2012 at 13:35

Rossi~ said:
Linn?
Pics or GTFO

????????

moody · 26 Feb 2012 at 14:28

AndyOcUK said:
????????

Think he is suggesting you post pics of your kit which most people in the thread do rather then just list it

AndyOcUK · 26 Feb 2012 at 20:45

Rossi~ said:
Linn?
Pics or GTFO

moody said:
Think he is suggesting you post pics of your kit which most people in the thread do rather then just list it

Pics in progress then.....will upload shortly for the non-believers

JonnyGLC · 27 Feb 2012 at 14:52

Better shot of my living area, got a BK Gemini II off to the side as well

Panny 46GT30
B&W 683
NAD C355BEE

AndyOcUK · 27 Feb 2012 at 21:18

Rossi~ said:
Linn?
Pics or GTFO

moody said:
Think he is suggesting you post pics of your kit which most people in the thread do rather then just list it

Pics for the non-believers

Hi-Fi:

Linn Sondek LP12
Linn Ekos 12" Arm
Linn K18 II MM Cart
Linn LK1 Pre-amp
Linn LK100 Power amp
Linn Mimik CD Deck
Linn Kan Mk 1 Speakers
Linn stands
Linn K20 Cable, Linn XLR Interconnects (Cannon socket IEC 61076-2-103)
Project Headbox II Headphone amp

AV Kit:

Sony KDL32EX401 32" Bravia 1080p
Sony BDP S370 Bluray player
Sony 80GB Fat PS3
Sony HT-IS100 5.1 Home Theatre System
Sky HD+ (Amstrad DXR890) [Latest and greatest model AND STILL no 5.1DD via HDMI.... nice one Sky....HDMI 1.1 on your latest box...BRILLIANT!]
Nintendo Wii

Kitchen:

Roku Soundbridge (Wi-Fi Streamer)
Pair of Acoustic Energy Aegis Evo Compact
Integrated amp/ Sub canibalised from an old 2.1 Creative kit

PC:

Creative X-fi Fatal1ty
Creative T20

Portable:

Creative Zen X-fi 32GB
Sony MZ-R70 Minidisc Recorder

Yaayuh! · 28 Feb 2012 at 14:16

Much better

SGWills · 28 Feb 2012 at 15:54

cant see the pics as im in work :mad:

but i hope there is a loaf of hovis to prove the pictures are real

honeymonster · 28 Feb 2012 at 16:16

My Hi-fi set-up - B&W CM8's

gitbags · 28 Feb 2012 at 23:20

AndyOcUK said:
Pics for the non-believers

snip..

Very nice although i see no hovis....

How do you find your sony 5.1 I've been looking into surround sound but the otherhalf has put her foot down and has said it's that sony system or nothing

Evoss · 29 Feb 2012 at 19:04

Just bought these from Sevenoaks today.

Now our student flat can have some decent sound, instead of the old tinny £30 Logitech speakers

B&W 685
Marantz PM6004

Rikki · 1 Mar 2012 at 00:06

Nice! I remember being warned off Marantz stuff ages ago but my PM4200 amp is still kicking it even if its a budget model.

Kei · 1 Mar 2012 at 11:18

Wonder why they warned you off marantz stuff as my SR4200 receiver is still going strong 9 years on and my marantz CD-56 is older than i am and still works fine even with CD-Rs. Sound quality on the amp isn't at all bad although my luxman is certainly better.

I get the impression that those B&W speakers are obviously lacking in LF since the guy has loudness on and the bass tone control turned up.

Jano · 1 Mar 2012 at 12:17

Probably likes a lot of bass.

We've got an ancient Marantz CD63 kicking about at home that still works, and have only recently replaced a Marantz SR5200, they make some very good stuff.

wonko · 1 Mar 2012 at 12:23

I thought I'd add my ageing system to the thread.

The setup in the room is a bit of a compormise but it still sounds pretty good to my ears (and with no need for a 'loudness' button

)

Server (WHS) with mostly flac audio files (out of shot)
Squeezebox 3
DacMagic
Home-brew pre-amp - 'passive' plus buffer, relay switching and remote control
Rotel RB-991 200W pc power amp
Kef Reference 104/2
REL Storm 3 sub (out of shot)

The AV side is nothing to write home about - Panasonic 42" plasma, HTPC running MediaPortal, Sky+HD 1TB, Yamaha AV amp, Panasonic DVD-R and a Wii.

One minor problem is that the bottom glass shelf is bowing under the weight of the amps. On the plus side, the Sky F1 channel has appeared on the planner and is running trailers

L_mo · 1 Mar 2012 at 18:06

My onix OA20 and Rega Planar 2.

Only just taken delivery of the onix and so far so good! I haven't had the lid off yet but will do in due course to inspect the caps etc.

I'll be keeping my eyes peeled for a pair of second hand speakers now, but haven't got a clue! This is my first foray into the vintage hifi market so suggestions will be most welcome.

daelo · 1 Mar 2012 at 22:03

wonko said:
I thought I'd add my ageing system to the thread.

One minor problem is that the bottom glass shelf is bowing under the weight of the amps. On the plus side, the Sky F1 channel has appeared on the planner and is running trailers

When i read this and saw the picture I was like :eek:

I know its probably not deflecting too much but as it will most likely be tempered glass and when it breaks it will shatter into a thousand peices instantly, causing all your gear on that shelf to fall to the floor vertically which will give a nasty knock!

Put a support or length of timber somwhere out of view... go on you know you need to