your soundsystem

[Joy-Stick]

Just curious what you all have for sound at home?

I am currently runing a pair of cerwin-vega e-715's (15" 5-1/4" 1" tweet) off a mackie 1400 power amp. Neighbors hate me sometimes

[punx1325]

Logitech Z-640's connected to my Audigy 2 soundcard. It may be a computer system, but it's the best one out there and really piss off the neighbors. Plus it's a 500-watt system that was less than 300 bucks.

[IC3]

Home - Technics stereo system with two 12" Cerwin Vega's

Car - Kenwood CD Deck, two 12" Kaption Audio woofers in my trunk (500watts per sub).

Shitty ass 250 watt amp now....Lookin to upgrade to a 1000 watt Ample Audio competition amp. Little bit too much power though.

[irseg]

Main stereo:

harman/kardon 880vxi receiver
Klipsch KG3.5 speakers (I love these!!)
Pioneer record player
JVC tape deck
Technics CD changer
Panasonic DVD-Audio player

I'm really happy with my setup. Only 60 watts/channel, but with a good high-current amp and efficient speakers, that's enough to knock pictures off the walls.

[Chingal0]

I just moved to an apartment so I had to leave the rest of my little theater behind, but took the essentials for parties etc.

Yamaha HTR-5540
Cerwin Vega LS-10 speakers
Klipsch KSW-10 subwoofer
Panasonic DVD player

Yea, my neighbors hate me too. Probably does not help that Im on the top floor, but hey.

[sailor]

My amplifier is an old Yamaha that my grandfather was using. Its about 25 years old. I dont know the model (sorry, Im at school), but it sounds pretty damn good, and I didnt have a need for a new receiver. It is driving a pair of Boston VR940s. I have a Cerwin Vega 10" subwoofer for when I move to a home theatre setup when I move into an apartment (got a good deal on that one), but I dont run it, the speakers hold their own just fine.

[irseg]

Holy crap, is owning Cerwin-Vega speakers some kind of requirement to join this forum that I overlooked?

I had a set of their 5x7's in my car for a while.. Mid/high sounded good but they had no and I mean NO bass response whatsoever. Which is strange, because I understand they generally have a reputation for going pretty heavy on the bass.

sailor420-- Old audio equipment is the best! I originally bought a brand new harman/kardon receiver, but it was a cheap feeling Chinese piece of junk, plus it had clearly audible background hiss. I sold it to my dad (it died a few months afterward) and bought my current one on eBay.. It is from 1988, before they got cheap. It is far better. My second stereo runs off a Marantz 2245 receiver from 1974--it's almost 30 years old and I crank it up every day.

If you know what to look for, you can make a really kickass stereo for cheap from eBay and scrounging around thrift shops..

[h2ogo69]

i got this dell 6 speaker surround thing on my comp with 2 10's on my sub woofer

[TheClarkster]

A basic Kenwood reciever setup. 500 Watts. Only still have the sub and reciever from that. Someone gave me two free speakers a while back. They're "Peavey" speakers which I've never heard of, but my dad says that they use these at his work when doing sound in movies and such. They sound pretty good and piss the people across the street off, so good enough for me. Especially when it's all crammed into my little room.

[Artsemis]

Computer:
Decent 3-speaker (w/sub) Monsoon sound system with Audigy Pro

Car:
250W JL 12" Sub w/200W amp... rather impressive for 200W's

[31Friction]

100 Watts per Channel stereo (2 channels) or 100 Watts per channel surround (5 channels), Class H+ amp circuitry minimizes heat, maximizes dynamic headroom & reserve power, Dolby ProLogic provide a true home-theater experience with 5 channels that surround you, Dolby 3 Stereo provides a virtual 3D experience using only 2 channels, Ready for Doby Digital or DTS, with Optional decoder, Selector for 3 audio and 3 Video inputs, Soundfield control helps simulate environments to match your Music, Outputs for 2 to 5 speakers, Output for Subwoofer, Output for optional Headphones, Digitally tuned AM/FM radio with up to 30 Programmable station memories, Compatible with 4 to 8 Ohmn speakers, User-friendly HELP mode, Includes Technics AV Remote Control.



5-disc Rotary Digital/Analog
Frequency Response 2 - 20,000 Hz (±1dB)
S/N Ratio 100 dB
Dimensions (W x H x D) 430 x 125 x 374 mm
Weight 4.5 kg

2 x
High Input Power 200W (Music) 100W (DIN)
12" Large Diameter Cone Woofer delivers powerful bass
4" Cone Midrange and 2-9/16" Cone Tweeter for clear mid and high frequencies
Bass-Reflex Design with port helps reduce unwanted midrange frequencies
Rounded Baffle Edges reduce diffraction effects


2x Technic 1200 MKII



Sony MDR-700 Headphones

[Bowlcut]

logitech z560's into onboard sound card....need to get that santa cruz sometime. nothing major but makes me happy enough, and my neighbors mad enough

[Nefir]

Headphones: IXOS Ministry of Sound DJ1001


Computer Speakers: Cambridge Soundworks Digital 2.1


Main: Mirage OMNI 260 (x2), 200W


Rear: a pair of old JBL shelf speakers which were previously my mains.

Receiver: old sony something or other... I've had it for like 8 years, and it hasn't failed me yet. Works like a charm with the whole mismatched mess of a setup.

[Chingal0]

Originally posted by irseg
Holy crap, is owning Cerwin-Vega speakers some kind of requirement to join this forum that I overlooked?

Heh I was thinking the same thing when I was posting lol...

[supafly]

I made my own stereo amplifier 60 Watts RMS at 8 Ohms It has a real good signal/noise ratio. For input I use a Sony CD player or PS2. I have a set of 2-way speakers from Accoustic Energy , type: AEGIS EVO 1

http://www.acoustic-energy.co.uk/pro...dspeakers.html

[PulpMind]

I don't have a "home stereo" as such (I'm currently borrowing my friend's boombox)... cuz if I get any money, it goes directly into my big babies, the loves of my life... cuz, 'eh, I run a soundsystem for psy parties
I have -

2 of these:

which go on top of 2 of these (I need 2 more to really balance it all out):

with 2 of these for monitors:


which is all fed by one of these (my roomate's):

which gets it's source from 2 of these (roomate's):

or 2 of these (mine):


yeay.
LOUD.
CLEAR.
the wonderful world of high fidelity audio.

[justin218]

I just have logitech Z-560s connected to my PC. Use them for movies and music. Do a nice enough job. Connected to a Turtle Beach Santa Cruz.

[junglistic]

at home,
10" bazooka car sub, 2 6.5" + tweets cant remeber the name loudspeakers powered by a kenwood 5.1 reciever
2 tech 12's & ortofon nightclubs w/ numark 2002i 2 ch mixer


in the car
front - 6.5" + tweets - infinity kappa refrence component set
rear - 6x9 alpine 3 ways
kicker kx700.5 (4x50, 1x500) birthsheet reads 1100watts @ 2ohm
2 12" infinity kappa's

141db in a integra.. i think its much better in sq over spl tho, and i really need to upgrade the electrical system, new alt and battery

[brandon11983]

Home:

Cheap Technics Receiver: 100 x2
Cheap Technics 60 disc changer
Definitive Technology BP-10 mains
Soon to upgrade this with either a Yamaha RX-V1400 receiver and reference DVD-V, DVD-A, SACD player or a full Naim system (if I decide to get really crazy, that is...) and I'm about to have my Definitive's rewired with 8 ga. wiring inside.

In Car :

Alpine CDA-7995 deck
Alpine MRV-F540 for front
Alpine MRV-M500 x2 for subs
Alpine Type R 5.25 Component Set up front
Alpine Type R 12 Subs x2
Stinget Bullet Series Interconnects
Stinger 3 Farad SuperCap
Optima Yellow Top
Stinger HPM 1/0 ga. back to trunk, distributed to all amps via Stinger HPM 4 ga.

The Alpine subs are pretty clean, but I loooove my JL W7's MUCH more!!

[sic8]

Logitech z640s here, not bad, not great.

But excellent value.

[mercury-hg]

Denon 1801 reciever
Paradigm Monitor 5 (fronts)
Paradigm Atoms (rears)
Paradigm CC-170 (center)
absurdly overkill 12" home-made sub
Onkyo 5-DVD changer

obligatory z-560's & santa cruz for the comp

infinity's for the car

[sailor]

Originally posted by irseg
Holy crap, is owning Cerwin-Vega speakers some kind of requirement to join this forum that I overlooked?

I had a set of their 5x7's in my car for a while.. Mid/high sounded good but they had no and I mean NO bass response whatsoever. Which is strange, because I understand they generally have a reputation for going pretty heavy on the bass.

sailor420-- Old audio equipment is the best! I originally bought a brand new harman/kardon receiver, but it was a cheap feeling Chinese piece of junk, plus it had clearly audible background hiss. I sold it to my dad (it died a few months afterward) and bought my current one on eBay.. It is from 1988, before they got cheap. It is far better. My second stereo runs off a Marantz 2245 receiver from 1974--it's almost 30 years old and I crank it up every day.

If you know what to look for, you can make a really kickass stereo for cheap from eBay and scrounging around thrift shops..

Got to agree with you there. I love the amplifier. Some of the pots were dirty because they hadnt been used in about 10 years, but once clean, it sounds better than any of the recievers in the $500 range I was looking at before I decided to just use this one. Plus, I didnt have to pay for it. No remote, but Ill live.

[ubertuber]

Receiver - Denon AVR 3801
Cassette - Denon DRM 550
SACD Changer - Sony 775

Speakers
Front - Polk RT 55i
Center - Polk CS450
Rear - Polk f/x 500
sub - Polk PSW 250

Got it all hooked up to my computer too... Good system for movies and video games (xbox and ps2).

[Speed_Gibson]

using a
0) sony receiver
1) sony tape deck
2) Denon Turntable but would really like one of these with the 78/45/33 support for a low, low price of $13,300 or so before shipping.
3) a 200 disc carousel for my hardware CD player that is almost never used as most of my music is on my server in the ape/flac format.

my main speakers are a 5.1 setup on the sony, and I have something like 14 speakers all together with both of my workstations added to those.

[31Friction]

DROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL.... how much did that run?

[PulpMind]

that's the Allen & Heath Xone:62 ...about $1,100
the best sounding mixer in the DJ business... next to maybe the Allen & Heath Xone:V6 (all analog, vaacuum tube technology, about $5K), or some Ranes... I know many a hi-fi soundsystem in these parts that refuses to allow DJs to use anything less than the Xone:62 , so as to maintain the highest possible sound quality..

[Shauk]

yeah round here the pioneer DJM-500/600 is the one that everyone owns.

Ive wanted that xone for a while now tho.

I didnt know there were so many dj's here.

*cough* http://www.DJShauk.com

sorry, I didnt mean to cough up my shameless self promotion

[bundy]

i´m such a noob when it comes to sound systems and such...

i´ve just figured out its a great idea to plug the sound system into the computer, so that illegally downloaded mp3s sound better.

i have an old Yamaha sound system with decent speakers... but i don´t really know what kind of sound card i have...

[sTghezzo]

Lets see...

My main stereo:
2 Sony Floor Speakers with like 2" tweets, 5 1/4 mains and 6" subs. connected to a sony amp, not sure on the waatage, but its gotta be pretty alot since i cant turn the bass up like, at all or it gets rediculously boomy, i got the amp for free, so hey, its a good buy, its an old school silver amp with the pushbuttons and knob tuner, not sure the technical names for all that, im a newbie when it comes to audio

My computer:
5.1 dolby digital caimbridge soundworks speakers. again, not sure on the wattage, but i cant turn the sub up very high because it gets insanely bassy. hooked to a 24bit soundblaster extigy.

My Car:
A stock 6x9, probably like 20 watts max, hooked up to a blown am only pushbutton old school deck (1974 buick) well, actually we are using a little boombox for sound now.

Whatever:
I also have a pair of Sennheiser HD500 Headphones, omfg i love them, they arent no cheap ass headphones either. 100 bucks at your local magnolia hi-fi. Used in gaming, and sudios alot

[31Friction]

I would LOVE to be able to afford an A&H or a Rane. The pioneers are pretty wide used around here too but im not the biggest fan of them... Next one I buy for home will probably be vestax. 275 maybe...

[Ryan]

Main system...

Two Yamaha floor standing speakers (used for fronts Left and Right), one Bose center channel speaker (Center channel), Set of Bose bookshelf speakers (used for rears), and a JBL 15 inch woofer. Everything is wired to a Oneyko 5.1 reciever.

[brandon11983]

*no highs, no lows... it must be Bose!!*

[hilbert25]

NAD c370 Amp

Acoustic Energy Aegis 1's (originals)

Parts Express Vance Dickason Kit Sub

Was using a denon dcm370 cd player until an unfortunate accident.

Now I use a sima Imix Digital Audio Recorder. It's crappy, but a stop-gap solution til I can afford a NAD 541i.

[PulpMind]

^^ yeah the Pioneers were the first that really had everything we, uh, DJs, needed... they'd be great mixers if it weren't for the sub-par sound quality and a few shotty components =P

last night I got to play on the Xone:464 *spazm... similar to the one above, but with a 4 channel input mixer attached, and a slew of other bells & whistles *grin..

[jujueye]

Hey, I love music. I tried the whole receiver thing, but just didnt get enough. I now own separates by Theta, Classe, and am considering replacing my speakers with something by JMLab. If you love your music, take a Saturday afternoon and head out to one of those cool audio shops. If they treat you like you're second class, leave and go to the next one. You'll find one that is interested in sharing audio knowledge with you, and who can construct a pathway for you to get more out of your music. Or a pathway for you to get closer to your music.

[JusticeForPhat]

5.1 Kenwood Receiver Total 600w
Technics Center Channel
Kenwood Fronts and Rears
10" Kenwood Sub

Apex DVD player
1800 "borrowed" mp3s (hey mr. RIAA, i have no clue where these came from)

Works like a champ in my hella small room. Very clear for music and earthquake quality bass for the movies.

[J-DaWg]

HOME THEATRE
6.1 JVC Receiver
Cerwin Vega LS-10 (2pairs)
Cerwin Vega LS-6C Centre Channel (front & back)
Acoustic Research 10" Sub

CAR
Kenwood MP3 CD Player
Kenwood 1000watt Amp
2 - 10" JBL subs

[hawkeye]

lessee here...
<picks up speakers and looks for tag>
I only have my PC to play music.
I have an Audigy Card, and I use UBLPro Speakers.
I'm sure they aren't perfect or anything, but they sound really good, they have good bass, and they can go really loud.
I'm quite happy with them

[orangeaidcow]

I make up for car having like two working speakers with the computer and game systems set up to 10 Kenwood 4" 6 Kenwood 6" an 8" sub and just the system setup. but for Christmas i getting two 15" subs... why, becuase my neighbors are assholes.

[sailor]

I dont know, Ive never really understood the point of spending a lot of money on a car stereo. One doesnt (usually) spend a lot of time in there, and it isnt the most acoustically-agreeable space, so I dont really understand sinking a lot of money into it.

For my computer, I just have a small amp driving some old no name speakers. Ironically, it sounds better than the cheaper 2.1 speaker sets.