Lets see your entertainment center.

[turboman808]

Just got those green urns in tonight and thought I would take a picture. I know my taste is very different from the norm but for me this is pretty dam exciting. So what does yours look like?


The chest has all the wires and power supplies in it so it's easy to tuck everything away. Xbox has been covered in a wood vener the white box was bothering me. Receiver, cable box and popcorn hour are obviously under the chest. Not perfect but pretty clean. Couple of my car painting, maserati birdcage, lotus formula car. Painting on top is from a famous still life painter from england. Urns are from 1880 and made by Royal Vienna, Chest is dated to 1875. Blue vase is date 1906 Barvaria. Chairs are cheap ghetto chairs covering up my krk rokit speakers.

Got my pepboys bucket on the balcony to finish it off.

[igo4bmx]

i should take new pics..
theater room

onkyo tx-sr605 with infinity primus floorstanding speakers + klipsch rear dipoles
comcast hd dvr
acer aspire revo htpc running xbmc
xbox360
wii
insignia blu ray with bd live
92" fixed frame screen
epson home cinema 8100 1080p projector

MP3 Jukebox

samsung lcd panel with touch screen panel connected to a desktop
don't forget the kegorator! you can see the taps next to the mp3 screen.


living room
crappy iphone pic

onkyo sr-tx606 with jbl satellites
sammy 46" 1080p lcd
comcast hd dvr

bedroom
toshiba 40" 1080p lcd
comcast hd box

[c0nfl1kt]

Cinema:

Suite:



...I wish.

[turboman808]

Originally Posted by igo4bmx

i should take new pics..
theater room

onkyo tx-sr605 with infinity primus floorstanding speakers + klipsch rear dipoles

What I really want to do next is get a nice tube amp and some floor speakers.


I used to have a HTPC but the popcorn hour does what I want without to much fiddling. Back in the 2000 I had 3 computers, one for scaling, one for htpc and one server. Glad those days are over.

[empera]

that sword is on there wrong...should have the blade facing up.

nice room though.

[igo4bmx]

Originally Posted by empera

that sword is on there wrong...should have the blade facing up.

nice room though.

yeah it was a quick shot- it's fixed

i bought that sword in toledo spain lol

[empera]

Originally Posted by igo4bmx

yeah it was a quick shot- it's fixed

i bought that sword in toledo spain lol

cool. very nice.

[grimm]

Originally Posted by igo4bmx

i should take new pics..
theater room

onkyo tx-sr605 with infinity primus floorstanding speakers + klipsch rear dipoles
comcast hd dvr
acer aspire revo htpc running xbmc
xbox360
wii
insignia blu ray with bd live
92" fixed frame screen
epson home cinema 8100 1080p projector

MP3 Jukebox

samsung lcd panel with touch screen panel connected to a desktop
don't forget the kegorator! you can see the taps next to the mp3 screen.


living room
crappy iphone pic

onkyo sr-tx606 with jbl satellites
sammy 46" 1080p lcd
comcast hd dvr

bedroom
toshiba 40" 1080p lcd
comcast hd box

why didn't you run the wires for the flat panel in the wall? you might as well of just did a table stand and hid them behind that?

[igo4bmx]

Originally Posted by grimm

why didn't you run the wires for the flat panel in the wall? you might as well of just did a table stand and hid them behind that?

i was going to- but i got lazy

i tend to do projects 90% complete lol

[Rush]

There are three speakers in this pic -- one on the mantle beneath the TV, one on the top shelf of each recessed shelving area on either side of the TV. There are two more speakers mounted in the back corners of the ceiling in the room, and a subwoofer behind the couch.

Pic taken standing just behind the couch.

Yes, I was watching Golden Girls.

[ITSTOCK]

58" Samsung B550 plasma
Pioneer Elite VSX-23TXH receiver
Pioneer BDP-320 Blu-Ray
Motorola DCX3400 DVR
Nintendo Wii
Acer Aspire AX1700

Klipsch RSW-10D sub
Klipsch RC62 center channel
(2) Klipsch RF82 front channel
(2) Klipsch RS52 rear channel

crappy Logitech Harmony 1100 remote




Panasonic 42"
RNG110 HD box
Acer Aspire AX1700

crappy Ipod Touch with Iremote and logmein

I haven't decided on a receiver or speakers for the office entertainment center yet, but everything will be in wall.

[Vr-4-Life]

Originally Posted by turboman808

What I really want to do next is get a nice tube amp and some floor speakers.


I used to have a HTPC but the popcorn hour does what I want without to much fiddling. Back in the 2000 I had 3 computers, one for scaling, one for htpc and one server. Glad those days are over.

good luck finding a decently priced tube amp... I'd love to have one with exposed tubes so I can see their warm glow.... aint gonna happen for under 5k.

[turboman808]

Originally Posted by Vr-4-Life

good luck finding a decently priced tube amp... I'd love to have one with exposed tubes so I can see their warm glow.... aint gonna happen for under 5k.

You can find something for less but you got to be patient and wait for a deal. But as cool as it would be to get it's not high on my list at the moment. If a good deal comes my way I will jump on it though.

Also I keep hearing that the chinesse amps are pretty good, you just have to swap out the tube with some good russian ones and you got a nice setup for $3k.

[chippy01]

thats awesome

[Scapegoat]

[buzoiubazooka]

Im still waiting on some new stuff to come in (Keyboard, Mouse, Monitor, New Desk) but ATM this is what im working with for computer + entertainment center.

[90blacktsiawd]

Originally Posted by ITSTOCK

Your pup sitting on the floor watching tv is so freakin cute.



40" Samsung series 6 1080p 120hz
Crappy Sony 5.1 surround sound but the center/back channels don't work. But hey, it was free
HD DVR
Sont PS3
Microsoft Xbox 360
Nintendo Wii
Cable modem/wireless router set up is behind the tv out of sight.

Nothing too particularly impressive electronics really, but i wanted to show off the entertainment center itself. It was designed/built by myself. When i designed it i still lived at home and tv's were still ridiculously expensive so i only made it big enough to fit a a 37" screen at the time. As technology got smaller the surrounds on tv's got smaller and i squeezed a 40" one in there with maybe 3/4" to spare. Of course prices kept going down and i could've gotten a 46" plasma for several hundred less than what i bought When it comes time i'll move this into my office and design a new unit for the living room.

Another pic that didn't get so washed out to show the color better. It's made of red oak.



Anybody have a suggestion on a self contained surround sound set up? It needs to be at least 5.1 surround but id prefer 7.1 and if it had an upconverting dvd or blu ray player

[turboman808]

Originally Posted by 90blacktsiawd

Anybody have a suggestion on a self contained surround sound set up? It needs to be at least 5.1 surround but id prefer 7.1 and if it had an upconverting dvd or blu ray player

I am gonna get slammed for this but I find 5.1 and 7.1 highly overrated. Unless you have a room dedicated to 5.1 it sounds terrible.

9 times out of 10 it's setup wrong and it's done with the cheapest speakers people can find. It gives me a headache.

Get yourself 2 good loudspeakers and call it a day. Hard to screw up and sounds great.

Just my 2 cents

[ITSTOCK]

Originally Posted by turboman808

I am gonna get slammed for this but I find 5.1 and 7.1 highly overrated. Unless you have a room dedicated to 5.1 it sounds terrible.

9 times out of 10 it's setup wrong and it's done with the cheapest speakers people can find. It gives me a headache.

Get yourself 2 good loudspeakers and call it a day. Hard to screw up and sounds great.

Just my 2 cents

I spent relatively (to my system, I have a very entry level system, by no means high quality, though picked after comparing to high quality for my purpose, the rear channel speakers were around $800 for the pair) good money on surround speakers, and they are used for a total of about 2 minutes in a 100 minute film. For those 2 minutes that they are used, it's awesome (a missile flying over your head out of nowhere, or rain coming down, stupid stuff like that), and add an incredible level to your entertainment.

The truth is, when properly set up, rear channel speakers in a 5.1 rarely get used, but they add a hell of a lot to the experience. However, if you want a 7.1, I agree. For the majority of rooms, it's a waste. Unless you have a professionally set up, dedicated theater room, they just aren't worth it. If you are up to that point, then it certainly won't hurt to spend a bit more on the 7.1 over 5.1 setup.

Back to your logic of just getting front l/r, for music stereo setup, sure. I absolutely agree. But for a home theater setup, your center channel gets the majority of the workout. I have played around with my speakers going from 2.1 with a phantom center to 3.1 and 2.1 just sounds flat. I guess if I didn't have a center to compare it to, I wouldn't know the difference though.

If you ever want to expand your system to get the most immersible experience, you need to match your speakers to the center channel and go from there. Start with a 3.1 setup and add the rear channels to match. The system absolutely NEEDS to match to give you the most enjoyment. For the rare usage of the rear channel, you are better maxing out the receiver, then 3.1 setup, then saving for the rear channel.

[cmr076]

Originally Posted by ITSTOCK

i knew thats what you wanted the slat wall for! more pictures or BAN!