Hypothetical home theater setup - the works

[obsidian]

I've picked up Ronin

lol... not sure how he feels about that.

Nice one, though I probably would have picked up a PS3 instead of the Blu-Ray.

[DTS]

What amp/reciever/speakers are you currently using?

[+JuggerNaut+]

sounds good rookeh, keep us posted, or i'll bump this bitch.

/fail

[R00k]

that for both of us?

[+JuggerNaut+]

nah just me. don't you have a kid on the way or something? you have an excuse!

[R00k]

Indeed I do!

Our entertainment center finally got here Sat night, so here is the setup I have now. The entertainment center isn't black, it's a dark brown close to an espresso color - my camera just sucks without a ton of light:




I hope to get rid of the CAT5 cables the week after Christmas, when I wire my house with ethernet.

[R00k]

There are better pictures of it here

http://www.potterybarn.com/products/pay ... views.html

[+JuggerNaut+]

looks great! enjoy the shit out of it and yes, your ethernet project will be a good thing.

[Fender]

There are better pictures of it here

http://www.potterybarn.com/products/pay ... views.html

Nice. My wife might like that. I'm campaigning for a smaller enclosure than we have now. It is fucking HUGE. If we move this spring, I'll hopefully be getting a new TV and entertainment center. I like that one.

[AmIdYfReAk]

DEMON DOG!

[R00k]

looks great! enjoy the shit out of it and yes, your ethernet project will be a good thing.

Thanks!

[R00k]

There are better pictures of it here

http://www.potterybarn.com/products/pay ... views.html

Nice. My wife might like that. I'm campaigning for a smaller enclosure than we have now. It is fucking HUGE. If we move this spring, I'll hopefully be getting a new TV and entertainment center. I like that one.

I'd recommend it. The craftsmanship is good, it's very solid and the motions on the doors and drawers are all tight and quiet.

We were looking at a larger one at first, and I'm glad we got this one instead. It has plenty of room for all our components and media, but it closes up to be fairly compact so it doesn't take up the entire wall.

DEMON DOG!

Squirrel!

[theforce]you don't see my postcount[/theforce]

[Fender]

starting to shop again

thinking Samsung PN63B550 63" Plasma
http://www.abesofmaine.com/item.do?item ... &l=FROOGLE
and Sony STR-DN1000
http://www.buy.com/prod/sony-str-dn1000 ... 93937.html

[+JuggerNaut+]

you'll be happy with both.

[Fender]

Since we just put our house on the market, I'm going to hold off on the TV until we move in to a new place and I see how big the family room is and what our viewing distance will be. I'll think I'll get the receiver soon, though. It will handle my current TV that only has component inputs and a new TV using HDMI only.

[+JuggerNaut+]

Good idea to wait.

[Fender]

Well... TV is showing 4:3 burn-in and displaying w/ a pink tone until it warms up for a few minutes. Probably going to lose a bulb soon. Might be bumping up the purchase.

[+JuggerNaut+]

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[Underpants?]

I know there are more recent threads with more recent info, just wondering how rook's been lately while asking his question. We're finishing the basement and also have a 'the works' wantlist for my home theatre (mind you, this is very hypothetical, and based upon whether the massive Ultimate Electronics blowout sale--stores are closing--tosses me the right deals).

here's the list so far:
1. Samsung UN65C8000 65-Inch 1080p 240 Hz LED 3D HDTV
2. Sony DA5600ES - why not the 4600? I understand that multitasking and front end control of media repositories are better, and want to listen to shoutcast / pandora while playing xbox.
3. NOT top of the line- in-wall speaker system - typically, this will be easiest to upgrade when budget allows. Right now, looking at a BOSE Acoustimass 15 Series II
4. My kids already have the other tie-ins, xbox, win7 media repo, ps3, wii, etc.

poke holes in my setup, but know this: lots of life changes in the last year has made me flame retardant, so keep criticism limited to the setup and not the buyer, K?

edit: links are good
sony stuff:
5600
http://www.cepro.com/slideshow/image/7144/
4600
http://www.sonystyle.com/webapp/wcs/sto ... 1666238665
http://www.amazon.com/BOSE-Acoustimass- ... 56&sr=8-11
TV
http://www.samsung.com/us/video/tvs/UN65C8000XFXZA
sound
http://www.amazon.com/BOSE-Acoustimass- ... 56&sr=8-11

[Deathshroud]

Just in case anyone in this thread is interested in used audiophile components...

http://www.audiogon.com/

You can occasionally find some great stuff on there.