My 2 in one system

tyeeslayer

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I have four systems listed in this thread. You must scroll through it to see all four.

Well I am finally getting around to doing this on what I hope to be the last MAJOR system adjustment.
Pic #2 (from top to bottom)
Harmon/Kardon hk725 preamp
Yamaha CDX560 CD player (this may be the next upgrade)
Yamaha Sound Field Processor DSP E200
Samson S 3-way active crossover (more on this to come)
Carver M-500 (for the front channel of surround sound processor)
Altec-Lansing 9444A (amp for the woofers of tir-amped Corwalls)
2X Yamaha P2050 amps (one for the mids and one for the tweeters of the Cornwalls)

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Home made projector screen (drywall paint and velvet covered surround)
1979 Klipsch Corwalls I's modified so they are tri-amped or I can use them with the passive interior crossovers with the flick of a switch or three. I also recapped them w/ soniccap caps.
Kenwood KL-777A These are hooked up to the Carver M-500 amp (surround sound front channel)
Those AKAI SW 157 III not in use (just stored there waiting for ?)
Boston 555X center channel speaker
Not Shown in pics
Acoustic Research 215PS (rear surround speakers)
Polk Audio PSW 350 sub-woofer
Ben-Q projector.

This set up allows me to listen to my two channel system and then when I watch a movie or play video games, I switch on the Yamaha sound field processor and Philips amp and I have great surround sound.
I am really liking the tri-amped Corwall set up sound----actually I can't get enough of the music that comes from them.
Comments and/or questions welcome:D
 

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looking to hear how you like /set up the Samson S 3-way active crossover

I do like it very much. It has some nice features on it, but like any others I have tried the gain MUST be kept to a minimum to avoid hum. But I bought it almost new for $100.
 
System #3 (computer)

Got tired of those crappy computer sub/satellite speaker setups, so did this.
Marantz 2015 and a set of Minimus 7's. :thmbsp:

One of these days I'll get around to posting my system #2, the vinyl set up.
When I get it neatened up.
 

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System #4 Workshop area.

Marantz 2230 Most caps replaced, new output transistors.
Technics SL-D2 turntable w/Empire 66X cart
Denon DN-2000FMK III dual CD player, this is nice because I can use one side to listen to and the other side to test other equipment.
Not shown in picture a set of W60's for listening and a set of disposable Sears speakers for testing purposes.
 

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I really like how you dealt with the stereo versus surround sound issue. I imagine it all sounds great. Peace and goodwill.
 
Got tired of those crappy computer sub/satellite speaker setups, so did this.
Marantz 2015 and a set of Minimus 7's. :thmbsp:

One of these days I'll get around to posting my system #2, the vinyl set up.
When I get it neatened up.

I've never had a computer set-up so and I have these components so tell me how does this connect to the computer?
 
You would run a patch cable from the headphone jack on the sound card to the AUX inputs on the amp.
 
The #2.... turntable livingroom set-up.

This is the living room set up. I use it for my albums as well as T.V./DVD's so I had to go to a 2 in 1 system here as well.
I have my Sony CDP 550 going to the AUX of the Marantz 2230. Then a Yamaha FP-1000 w/original MC-705 cart first going into a SAE P102 (needed the MC phono input) and then into the tape in of the Marantz 2230 then the output of the Marantz to a amp/speaker switch.
Then I have the 55 inch LG plasma, DVD player and a VCR hooked up to a Yamaha RX-V1070 receiver/processor. Then the outputs of this go to the amp/speaker selector switch.
Now depending on what I want to listen to I set my selector switch and feed it to my Technics SB-E100.

Is all of this needlessly complex? Well yes....but I get to listen to what I want, how I want, through what I want. Isn't that the point after all.
 

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As I can't seem to edit old posts I guess I have to update with a new post.
My living room TT set-up has changed a bit. No longer a 2-in-one system, now strictly 2ch audio.
The speakers have remained the the same.
Power is now from a Luxman M-03/C-03 combo.
I am using a Shitts MANI between the turn table and pre-amp
I also am running a Audio Technica OC 9 III on my table.
For CD/Blu-Ray I have a Yamaha BD-S677
I still have the Marantz but not in use at the moment.
 

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