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Post your system here

posted 4 years ago by ScareDe2 (26)
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Reason we are here is fundamentally because our movie experience is at least good, otherwise we would not have a passion to share. The material plays a huge part. Without it, well, Hollywood would not even exist.

DVD player, TV, VHS player, receiver, speakers, what-ever.

One reason for this thread is I am questioning these made in china products. Are they good. I believe many vintage material especially the ones made in Japan gives a better movie experience. I would even go as far as saying made in china products killed entertainment.

Furthermore, I have a Sony D1011 receiver from the 90's and I think the sound is smooth, resolving and just excellent. A very powerful receiver. But, y'know, sometimes you just happen to have a good dvd player that converts the digital to analog brilliantly, and just like that, with your tv, the experience happens to be just what you need. Nothing fancy. Just the basic. Can be synergy, or, just a matter of taste.

Post your system here.

[–] [deleted] 4 years ago

All my stuff is barely modern. I wait till the bugs are worked out of the new tech then I usually wait till the price drops. Which usually means it's now Old tech.

[–] Kowalski (75528) 4 years ago

CRUZ JUST RECENTLY INVESTED IN A LASERDISC PLAYER...READY FOR THE FUTURE MA!🤗

[–] [deleted] 4 years ago

😅

[–] nyctc7 (43591) 4 years ago

Even Better...RCA SelectaVision! - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VIBFt2Nfe_c

[–] [deleted] 4 years ago

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[–] TandyMan (11096) 4 years ago

Nothing fancy like the old days. Just a Vizio TV/sound bar package with a sony bluray/media player. Pretty much gets it all done. I jacked a polk audio sub woofer into the soundbar a few years back. All does is rumble. It's mostly annoying.

[–] GlenEllyn (21526) 4 years ago

Nothing fancy here, at all. 32" Vizio TV with a Vizio soundbar. It's the largest TV I've ever owned. I have no desire for a bigger TV than this one. I don't want to feel like my living room is a movie theater. Oh, and I added the soundbar to the TV because the TV's sound was kind of lame and tinny.

If I'm listening to music it's usually on my Sony mp3 player hooked to a basic headphone - I do this a lot when I'm doing yard work. I have one older radio/CD player that I can hook my mp3 player into and listen while I do stuff around the house. It's good enough. I don't need anything more. I grew up in the era of static-y AM radio, so just about anything beyond that is fine.

[–] ScareDe2 (26) 4 years ago

At least AM radios were analog. Digital can be very crappy, sometimes subtly. You can have a big expensive digital system with a wow-factor, leave you speechless when you first hear it, but over a period, you realise it is missing something and you endlessly want to upgrade. On the other hand, some cheapies can be fully satisfying. If the digital to analog converter does what is needed, even a $50 DVD player can be "end game".

[–] Mrmojo4700 (21457) 4 years ago

Mine is pretty basic on video but more geared to sound.

Hitachi 40” flat screen w/ Sony DVD
28” Roku flat screen w/ JVC VCR
KRV7070 kenwood reciever (1995)
Pevey pv8 mixer
Td170 thorens turntable x2
Boston acoustics T930 towers (1989)

[–] somesunnyday (2078) 4 years ago

I just use a really cheap dvd player that plays all regions

[–] ScareDe2 (26) 4 years ago

brand/model?

[–] somesunnyday (2078) 4 years ago

I just looked at it and I have no idea. No brand name on it anywhere. I bought it off Amazon a couple of years ago. Just searched for muti-region dvd player. I paid around $40 (Australian dollars).

It's a cheap hunk of junk. It was buzzing very violently and sometimes wouldn't play dvds due to the buzzing. I discovered that putting a heavy book on top of it fixes that problem.

[–] nyctc7 (43591) 4 years ago

If all else fails, try this proven method: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wpx0DY2SZVE

[–] somesunnyday (2078) 4 years ago

Lol!

[–] R_Kane (15828) 4 years ago

But putting the book on top passes the vibrations along to
the disc you’re playing, degrading playback quality; just FYI.

[–] somesunnyday (2078) 4 years ago

It's better than it not playing at all

[–] Mrmojo4700 (21457) 4 years ago

I need one of these badly.

[–] R_Kane (15828) 4 years ago

Sony KD34XBR 960 TV
Comcast X1 cable box
Oppo BDP-105D Blu-ray player/video processor
Sony VCR
Sony DVD player/recorder
Classe SSP-600 surround sound preamplifier/processer
Classe Delta 2-channel Class AB amplifier
Classe Delta 5-channel Class AB amplifier
Polk Audio RTi center-channel speaker
4 Polk Audio Rt1 5 1/4” bookshelf speakers
2 Polk Audio RTi 6 1/2” bookshelf speakers
James EMB1200 1300-watt hyperbaric subwoofer
Cables, wire and power chords made of pure silver and 24-karat gold, by hand in the Netherlands, by Siltech
1 pair of Paradigm speaker stands

[–] legnadibrom (6215) 4 years ago

VCR? what is this, 1996?

[–] johnmarti59 (2356) 4 years ago

Holy moly dude, you got it happening. Nice setup.

[–] nyctc7 (43591) 4 years ago

Serious, mega-buck amplification you got there with the https://www.classeaudio.com/

[–] johnmarti59 (2356) 4 years ago

KEF R700 loudspeakers - gloss white
Rega Planar 2 Turntable - red
Sony STR-DN1040 7.2 channel receiver
LG 4K region free WiFi UHD 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray & DVD

[–] nyctc7 (43591) 4 years ago

https://www.stereophile.com/content/kef-r700-loudspeaker

Nice 👍

[–] johnmarti59 (2356) 4 years ago

The biggest waste of money. I dreaded the purchase because I had buyer's remorse.

[–] nyctc7 (43591) 4 years ago

?? KEF has an excellent reputation. A number of years ago I heard either the Reference Model 203 or 205 (can't remember which) and they sounded fantastic.

Why are you disappointed with the R700?