Folks,

It's been a while since I've been in this neck of the woods.

I've updated my home theatre pics recently. Quite a few gear changes. Tons of pics.

New pics are at http://ca.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/jmackwood@rogers.com/my_photos

Here's a list of gear. (I think there's at least one photo of each piece mentionned.) Big changes from before is the move from sat to cable system (with an HD PVR) and a new DVD 5-disc player and a DVD recorder.

Pre/Pro/Tuner:
- Outlaw Model 950

Speakers:
- F L/R: Koss CM-1030, 2 pairs, stacked.
- FC: two Koss CM-1020 (66" horizontal array above the HDTV)
- S L/R and CR L/R: two pairs of Bose 301 Series III
- Two Velodyne S-1200 powered subs
- B&W ASW 1000 powered sub
- Unpowered sub using four Polk 6 1/2" drivers and a Polk 12" passive radiator

Power Amplifiers:
- two Carver A-400X (for F L/R)
- Hitachi HMA-8300 (for FC)
- two bridged NAD 2150s (for S L/R)
- two bridged NAD 2155s (for CR L/R)
- bridged NAD 2200 (for unpowered sub)

Signal Sources:

Audio:
- Yamaha P-850 turntable, with Stanton 681EEE cartridge, connected to the phono input of a NAD 1130 pre-amp, then to a Pioneer RG-1 dynamic range expander, and then to an SAE 5000 Impulse Noise Reduction System
- Nakamichi RX-202 cassette deck

A/V:
- Toshiba M-663C hi-fi VCR
- JVC HR-S4800U S-VHS VCR
- Sony EV-S2000 Hi8 VCR
- Toshiba XR-W75C laserdisc player
- Pioneer CLD-D504 laserdisc player (AC-3 RF to a Kenwood DEM-9991D RF demodulator)
- Sony DVP-NC875V 5 Disc DVD/SACD player
- Sony RDR-HX900 DVD Recorder
- Scientific Atlanta Digital Terminal 8300 HD PVR

Audio Processing:
- Numark EQ-2700 equalizer / analyzer
- Numark EQ-2500 equalizer
- Two Numark EQ-2400 equalizers
- Numark EQ-2310 equalizer
- dbx Model 100 sub-harmonic synthesizer
- Outlaw Audio ICBM-1 (for SACD)

Video Switching/Processing:
- Electrohome Marquee Signal Switcher (not currently used)
- DVDO iscan Plus V2 line doubler
- SIMA Color Corrector (for dubbing DVDs to tape)
- Optex Video Stabilizer (for dubbing tape-to-tape)

Display:
- Toshiba TW40X81 HDTV monitor
- Sharp 13” TV

Miscellaneous:
- AKG K-240 Headphones
- Two TrippLite HT10DBS
- TrippLite ISOBAR4ULTRA

Last Friday I picked up another pair of Koss CM-1030 speakers. It will take me a week or two to get them ready to go into the system but when they do they'll take the place of the Koss CM-1020 centre array. The two 1020s will then eventually make their way to the surround L/R positions - after I do some maintenance on them and when I go to a projection system (see below). I have not decided yet, but I might then pair the displaced Bose 301s up with the other pair along the back wall to add to the centre rear position.

The next major move is to do away with the 40" Toshiba HDTV and to go to a front projection unit and screen. I think I can then fit in a screen somewhere in the 96"-108" (diagonal, 16:9) range. I will need to move the two front speaker stacks wider apart, move the two front subs over a bit, and then drop the centre stack from ceiling to floor, in between the subs.

Regards.

Jeff Mackwood