Describe your HIFI -system

[Bruno GINARD]

Bedroom :

JBLControl 5
Denon Ht integrated amplifier 1800
Panasonic Dvd /Cd


Lounge is under construction (i moved 4 months ago) :

HARTSFIELD with E 145, JBL 2445/2405
300B Vave amplifier ( Sun Audio) + Sonic impact T Amp to be tested !
home made passive pre-amplifier with Dact volume control
Linn Kudos Tuner
Sony SCD 1 Cd/Sacd player
Pionner DVD
Panasonic 36 " Tv

Projected system :

in 45/50 M² lounge :

Hartsfield with Tad 4001 /E145/2405 Main channel

Metregon ( project) with E 145/2420/2405 Center channel

E 145 in rear loaded 4530 Type enclosure + 2445+ 2390 Horn + 2405 Rear /side channel

AV Processor : ?
Amplifiers : ?

[Rusnzha]

 HARTSFIELD with E 145, JBL 2445/2405
300B Vave amplifier ( Sun Audio) + Sonic impact T Amp to be tested !
home made passive pre-amplifier with Dact volume control
Linn Kudos Tuner
Sony SCD 1 Cd/Sacd player
Pionner DVD
Panasonic 36 " Tv
 
Projected system  :
 
in 45/50 M² lounge :
 
Hartsfield with Tad 4001 /E145/2405   Main channel
 
Metregon ( project) with E 145/2420/2405  Center channel
 
E 145 in rear loaded 4530 Type enclosure + 2445+ 2390 Horn + 2405  Rear /side channel

I couldn't imagine what this stuff sounds like in my best wet dream.

[Dieter]

My System:

CD:Meracus Imago
PreAmp/RoomCorrectionSystem: TacT 2.2X
Amp for Bass: 2x ALPS Mono
Amp for Mid/High: ASR Emitter II
Speaker: Bass 2x JBL 2226
Speaker: Mid/High: TAD 4002/JBL 2360

Dieter

[Aussie Pete]

I have....

4430's FOH (soon to be replaced with mint 4435's from failed ebay auction) yes I will be carefull !!
2 X Home Made BGW250D's bridged for LF (soon to be replaced with 1 X Crown CE1000)
1 X JBL MPX300 for HF
1 X BSS FDS360 24dB/Octave Active Xover and spare Home Made 5235 crossover with 4430/4435 filter network.
1 x Aphex 204 Aural Exciter
1 x Harmon Kardon CD Player
1 x Aphex 10/4 interface to feed BSS FDS360
1 x Die cast Box for Input selection and volume control.

No preamp and no tone controls, I dont believe in them !!

Most of my vinal I have stored on my pc via 24bit/96Khz sound card and BGW 202 RIAA Pre-amp, PC is fed into the sysyem via a couple of Aphex 10/4 interfaces.
Not the greatest but I know I will never have to upgrade again in my lifetime

[dllyons]

Gosh, I'm almost embarrassed to list my stuff .... mine's all old classic equipment mostly.
I want to say that this is a very interesting thread- I really really enjoyed reading it ! I'll probably go thru it again to absorb some of this stuff !! Most of you guys have very interesting and fabulous systems ! Thanks for sharing !

Speakers: (all JBL's, of course !)
J2050 garage
S36AWII patio deck
L300 stereo room
L100a stereo room
L100a living room
L40 bedroom

Electronics:
Marantz 2325 receiver
Marantz 5220 cassette deck
Sony DVP-NS415 DVD/CD player
Sony PS-X7 turntable
Teac A-1200 reel-to-reel

Sony STR-AV580 receiver living room
soon to obtain a Sansui 9090db receiver

I just love the old classic stuff I'd love to have a complete GAS system someday with an Ampzilla II but I don't think it'll ever happen. Maybe a complete Phase Linear 400 system would be more easily obtainable.... instead

[Ducatista47]

I'm new to big JBL's, but I am very pleased with my humble hi-fi rig at present. Here goes:

JoLida JD100 CD player
Kimber Tonik to...
a Grommes PHI-26
Via Kimber 8TC to...
4333's courtesy Jay, my beloved scratch and dent specials that are in perfect working order, and sound like it! Thank you to all the members who supplied the wisdom and knowledge to help me acquire & ship these awesome classics, on the cheap no less.
...and to my Stax SR5/SRD6-SB's direct.
A Niles DPS-1 to select the Grommes or my...
Denon DRA-635R (for HT Stereo and playback for my kids so they don't mess with my good stuff!)

In reserve:
JoLida JD502B
JBL Control 10's

No longer needed: Allison 115's, Marantz 3300

I know this is a pretty basic rig for this group. (I don't play vinyl now because it would take years to clean my collection to the standards this system demands.)

Well, I took the plunge (and postponed my future retirement further) for vinyl. Most of my music is on vinyl already, and most good music - read most music, period - will never come out on CD. Of course, vinyl generally sounds better anyway. So...

Rega P5 turntable
Rega TT PSU power supply
Dynavector 17D2 Mk2 cartridge
Dynavector P-75 phono stage

[soundmotor]

Playback of internet streams, MP3s, CDs, FM, & AM program.

ADS L200 minis & subwoofer
MB QUART QP-280 cans
Parasound HALO A23 amplifier
Parasound HALO T3 tuner w/ Magnum Dynalab ST-2 antenna
SONY X555ES CD player
Yamaha DP-u50 USB preamplifier
SONY VAIO laptop
Linksys 54G Wi-Fi PC card
Winamp 3.0 MP3 player

This set-up has been running since late 2002.

[jpb_dk]

this is what we got at home

Livingroom 1,
Speakers, Chario Milennium2 in solid wallnut. Outstanding waf-factor, and good sound. Filters and internal cabling has been "re-done"
CD-Player, Gryphon Tabu
Integrated amp, Gryphon Tabu Century. 100Watt Class AB.
Signal cables balanced Silitec Silver
Speaker cables, flatrolled singlecore silver cable.
Sony "32 Flat-screen connected to stereo

Livingroom 2,

Speakers Infinity Renaissance Kappa 80. Ohelbach dual-coax cables.
PowerAmp Gryphon DM 100 (100Class A dual mono)
Turntable Cadberg, with SME-V arm and Ortofon MC5000 Pickup
CD. Esoteric CD drive unit P-500 + external D/A Converter

Music room,
Speakers JBL 4410, under upgrade with new filter/cables, cabinet and port correction.
Amp: Threshold S/300
Source : PC and M-Port 3000, HeadPhones Revox.
div guitars, Marshal Amps, drums, beers and nude-pics of sexy girls on the wall just to give ambience.

Not so much JBL in our house, but still nice sound ;-)

[Ian Mackenzie]

We definately wonna see a pic of your music room.

[chad]

Upstairs living room:

Sony DVP S7700 DVD / CD player
SAE R 102 receiver
Celestion DL8 speakers
Yamaha YST-SW40 subwoofer

Downstairs music room:

Misc. keyboards / electric basses
Denon DCD 595 CD player
Akai HX2 cassette deck
Mackie CFX 16 mixer
Behringer MX802A mixer
BBE 422A sonic maximizer
Crown PowerBase 1 amp
QSC RMX 1850HD amp
Alesis RA 100 amp
JBL MR802 speakers with 2426 hf drivers

In the clubs on Fri. and Sat. nights:

16 channels of live vocal and instruments
Mackie CFX 16 mixer
DBX 223 XL crossover
QSC PLX 1602 amp
QSC PLX 3002 amp
Yamaha S215 IV tops
Yamaha SW 118 IV subs

[rockecat]

Holy cow ,I feel a little naked with my little system.

Pioneer Sx-950 reciever
JBL L50's
JBL L46's
Technic Sl -1900 table
Stanton cart
Denon cd
1321 albums and counting.

[Mr. Widget]

Don't feel naked, wear vinyl... you have about 1000 albums more than I do.


Widget

[rockecat]

Don't feel naked, wear vinyl... you have about 1000 albums more than I do.


Widget

Maybe I coluld get the wife to wear some, just enough to cover the woofer and tweeters.

[JBL Dog]

This is what I'm currently running...........

Living room:

JBL C45 Metregon (3-way, S82 system)
McIntosh MC240 (tube amp 40w x 2)
McIntosh C22 (tube pre-amp)
McIntosh MR66 (tube tuner w/multiplex)
Sony CD (el-cheapo, 400 disc)
Technics SL1200MK2 (turntable, industry standard for club DJ's)

"Dog-house":

JBL 4430's
McIntosh MC7270 (solid state amp 270w x 2)
McIntosh C32 (solid state pre-amp)
American DJ CD200PRO (cd's tend to skip during high SPL's using consumer series players)

___________

I have tons of gear sitting idle. The 4343's are presently on the disabled list. I need to do some crossover/L-pad work. audiobeer is refinishing my C38 cabinets. Pics will be posted when the master completes the project. The Bel Aires and Minigon are displayed proudly in the living room. The 4301BE's are the garage PA.

[JBL Dog]

Holy cow ,I feel a little naked with my little system.

Pioneer Sx-950 reciever
JBL L50's
JBL L46's
Technic Sl -1900 table
Stanton cart
Denon cd
1321 albums and counting.

Nice little rig, nothing to be ashamed of here. I have about the same amount of vinyl left over from the early DJ days. I started converting to CD's around 1987.