Hi-Fi audio

**IronStomach** · 02-17-08, 02:12 PM

So, that other thread about Guitar amps got me thinking... how many other people on TTP have spent far too much on their audio setup? Personally, I use my computer for basically everything in the way of A/V entertainment, so I've built a decent headphone setup: Some Grado SR60 and Sennheiser HD555 headphones, driven by the Leckerton Audio UHA-3 (which is a combo portable headphone amplifier and USB audio DAC).

**a weakling spaz** · 02-17-08, 03:36 PM

I'll probably have something to post here in a few months. Looking into a decent recording setup.

**jabberwock** · 02-18-08, 02:09 AM

$100 on some used Bose bookshelf speakers, one free Marantz receiver from early 70's (all tube), and one free panasonic turn table.

That's about as hi-fi as I wanna get barring new speakers and some nice speaker wire. It does me fine for now. The glory that is vinyl, and tubes still hasn't faded! Aside from that I just use a decent boom box for the largish CD collection, and if I must sully music by compressing it there's an iPod for portability.

**Rooster050** · 02-18-08, 02:38 AM

Thats some nice head gear you got there Iron. Anything Sennheiser is good in my book. And wow, you have a amp! That is a great idea. I should try that... Ive got horrible interference in my headphones... Its a Laptop problem. I use Sony's MDR-7506 Professional studio Monitors(headphones) to do my game audio with.

Originally Posted by a weakling spaz

I'll probably have something to post here in a few months. Looking into a decent recording setup.

Let me know if you got any questions Weakling, I go to school for Audio Engineering/production and own a lot of gear. Heres a pic of what Ive got set up in my apartment right now. I know good gear and I know where to get it at a good price, so really.. Any Questions? Just ask

no, I don't game on this shit.... (to many people ask...)

**Nuckle** · 02-18-08, 07:41 AM

Specifically high fi on their computer or high fi on a home theatre or what?

Nuck

**IronStomach** · 02-18-08, 10:05 AM

Well, anything you want to show around, really. Cool stuff that makes your music sound nice? And Rooster, interference from my laptop's headphone port was a major reason I bought an external amp, but it also does a much, much better job of driving high impedance headphones than the laptop. It doesn't change the music, but it opens it up and lets you hear things you didn't know were there before

Oh, and for everybody who listens to music on their computer: use FLAC. For the children.

**Manse** · 02-18-08, 12:44 PM

http://blog.audiovideointeriors.com/208great/

I think he wins...

**Rooster050** · 02-18-08, 12:48 PM

Originally Posted by Manse

http://blog.audiovideointeriors.com/208great/

I think he wins...

yep he won....

He also probably had 100k to drop on equipment....

**Manse** · 02-18-08, 01:00 PM

Originally Posted by Rooster050

Originally Posted by Manse

http://blog.audiovideointeriors.com/208great/

I think he wins...

yep he won....

He also probably had 100k to drop on equipment....

Read the article. The full setup (projector and all) is $6mil.

You may now hate him even more.

**Nuckle** · 02-18-08, 04:00 PM

I had a home theatre thread that I tried to get off the ground a while back. It pretty much crashed and burned.

This was the thread:

http://www.texasteamplayers.com/index.php?topic=13216.0

This is my set up:

Originally Posted by Nuckle

Back against TV
[img width=700 height=466]http://216.77.188.54/coDataImages/p/Groups/114/114517/folders/254219/2151833HomeTheatre001(Large).jpg[/img]
Left Side of room from TV
[img width=700 height=466]http://216.77.188.54/coDataImages/p/Groups/114/114517/folders/254219/2151834HomeTheatre002(Large).jpg[/img]
Right side of room from TV
[img width=700 height=466]http://216.77.188.54/coDataImages/p/Groups/114/114517/folders/254219/2151835HomeTheatre003(Large).jpg[/img]
View from back of room
[img width=700 height=466]http://216.77.188.54/coDataImages/p/Groups/114/114517/folders/254219/2151836HomeTheatre004(Large).jpg[/img]
Close up of set up
[img width=700 height=466]http://216.77.188.54/coDataImages/p/Groups/114/114517/folders/254219/2151837HomeTheatre006(Large).jpg[/img]

Equipment:

PS3 60GB
Mitsubishi 65" Diamond Display
DTV H20-250 HDDVR
Denon DVD2800 DVD player
Denon AVR3808CI Receiver (Bi Amped)
Denon AVR3806 Receiver for patio speakers
Klipsch RF3 Fronts, RC3 Center, RS3 surrounds and KSW12 Sub
Klipsch SPA3's on patio

I have no idea if this goes along with this thread. If it does not then let me know and I will delete it.

Nuck