Without further adieu…..part II of the humble Ig Man’s HT. First off, yes – I will get pics, secondly, the only changes from
Part I are the PJ, screen, Sat receiver, DVD player and cables. Oh, the A/V stand too!
I figured that was enough to start a #2 thread, if not, mods….feel free to integrate, but don’t agitate!
For now I’ll post links until those pics are available (damn, I gotta get me a digital camera
).
Projector: Sanyo Z2
Impression: Well it’s LCD, it’s supposed to have screen door and guess what…it does! But, at my paltry viewing distance of 11’ – it doesn’t! At least to me it doesn’t, ok, given the right situation – yes – but ohhhh so little from about 3-4’……Time to enjoy it, not critique it is my new motto! I am watching the HD channel via DVI and a Samsung HD Sat receiver. I assure you, on the 92" screen, it looks unbelievable.
Screen: 92' widescreen Dalite (16:9/High Contrast Cinema Vision)
Impression: Yowza! 92” diagonal widescreen is frigging huge in my room! Never demoed other screens, based my decision on feedback from you folks. It apparently matches well with the PJ given moderate to tightly controlled ambient light situations.
DVD Player: DENON 3910 
Impression: Well, it's big, it's heavy and my wallet hates it, but damn if it don't look purty! Impression will be forthcoming since I need to brag first, then watch later!
A/V stand: Nice Rack baby!
Impression: It (and most from what I’ve seen) has crappy wire management, but looks far better than my quickly slapped together wood unit it replaced. It’s the only one I could find that accommodated my Pio-Elite VSX-24TX. That suckers deep (17” without considering the cables). Even still, she sits a bit forward, but again, this stand looks nice.
*UPDATE 8/12/05*
Six Pac Tube amps (monoblocs) for incorporating a separate
music only system! I gotta take it one step at a time, so I got my mono blocs, and will soon (
get a pre amp) and then a dedicated cd player.
Cables/speaker wire....hmmmm, gotta think on that some more...
-- The stuff above is new, the stuff below is hanging tough --
A/V Receiver: Pioneer Elite VSX-24TX - 90wpc 5.1
Speakers: B&W’s - Fronts/DM604S2’s. Center/C6. Surrounds/LM1’s.
Sub: Velodyne SPL1200
~~~ Here's a few pics now that I finally have a digital camera! ~~~
Went to Home Depot, had a couple slabs cut, placed them on brick, and
Need to do some wiring...but here it is as you stumble in.
The PJ (Sanyo Z2 with a re-used bracket from the old PJ)
Batman sits atop the rack...Denon 3910 as well!
SWEET SPOT!
