yustr

Yes please.

Question: Why do you not use the Onkyo for processing? Does the Sony do a better job?

F1addict

Why have I never posted in this thread?!
Some of you guys have some amazing systems!

We have a 46" Toshiba DLP 720p
Pioneer Elite reciever
2 Paradigm Monitor 3's upfront
1 Paradigm Ciinema 110C center channel
2 Paradigm Titans Monitors in the back
1 Paradigm 10" sub (can't remember model )
PS3 for Blu-Ray, DVD's, games,music, etc
Time Warner Digital Cable with HD DVR box (which I desperetly want to get rid of and replace with Verizon FIOS TV but they don't offer it up here, and our service with Time Warner is utter crap.)

I'll post some pics later.
oh and if you were comparing our speakers to what Paradigm offers today they'd be different. The 2 Monitor 3's we have would be comparable to the current Titan Monitor, and our Titan Monitor's would be comparable to the current Mini Monitor's.

for my computer I have a 20" Acer Widescreen LCD and a set of Logitech Z-2300 200W 2.1 channel speakers that, despite their small size, produce some great sound.

overall we have a really nice system, although our center channel doesn't go with the rest of the speakers we have so depending on what your doing it can either produce too much sound compared to the other speakers or not enough so it isn't very balanced. we need to get a monitor series center channel to really finish off the system. That and I want some floor standing speakers for the front. Maybe some Monitor 7's too bad I have no money

RossBarnfield

My home theater system consists of:

Vistron 32" LCD HDTV with Samsung Panel.
Xbox 360 Premium, Flashed
Home-Built Desktop PC

I have my HDTV on the wall with my computer desk underneath. I have a 256MB DVI + VGA Video card in my PC so I have my 24" monitor on the DVI and the HDTV on the VGA and, of course, the Xbox 360 hooked up to the HDTV via HDMI.

I used to stream my media to my Xbox 360 to watch it on the big screen, but now I just have my PC hooked up to the HDTV because I can play any file such as MKV's and what-not.

Bob in St Louis

Hi folks!!

Harman Kardon AVR-645 7.1 Receiver
XBox 360 (Gaming and DVD transporter)
Wii (please don't laugh at me)
PS3 for BlueRay player and online gaming (PSNID= "KryptosPhantom" COD4 only)
Dell XPS 400 with External USB 1TB "RAID 1" - Slimserver wirelessly feeding a Bolder modded SqueezeBox 3 (SB3) and a SqueezeBox Duet.
Hawthorne Audio Silver Iris 15" Coaxials Open Baffle (2) Front Mains
Hawthorne Audio Silver Iris 15" Coaxial Open Baffle (1) Center
Hawthorne Audio Silver Iris 15" Augies Open Baffle (2) Subwoofer
Hawthorne Audio Silver Iris 15" Augies (4) "IB" Subwoofer / Infinite Baffle (Under projection screen)
Hawthorne Audio Silver Iris 10" Coaxials Open Baffle (2) Rear Surrounds
Legion LSA-900 two channel 800 watt pro amp for quad 15" infinite baffle Augies.
Arcam 535 for twin stereo Augies.
Sanyo PLV-Z2 front projector - DIY Screen 140" 16:9
Jolida 202a Two Channel Tube amp
Behringer DCX2496
DIY "White Lightning" speaker cables









This one is pretty old. These speakers are gone.

yustr

Bob,

Welcome to TSF.

Impressive setup. I've not heard of Hawthorne speakers; do you build them? From the look I'd guess a fantastically wide sound stage and a nice deep low end. I assume there's a tweeter hidden in the lower of the two drivers for highs? How's the mid-bass given that there's no medium sized driver?

And don't worry about the Wii. I added one recently and the family loves it. Bought it instead of a stand alone BR player - I use a PS3 also.

afccarl666

Everyone beats me: A PS3 hooked up to an old Sony Trinitron 15" T.V, and my PC (Specs on the left) with pathetic speakers built in to the monitor.

My parents have a Sony sound system downstairs (A few years old now, its got a tape player ) and some Wharfedale wall speakers. But for some reason, my dad never bothered connecting the two

Some of your systems make my hair stand on end

Boy, I want your setup, Deja-Vue

Bob in St Louis

Hello yustr, thank you for the warm welcome and complement!
Sorry for the delayed reply.

Yes, the Hawthorne drivers, being "open baffle" have a huge sound stage. I bought the bare drivers from the manufacturer, and built the baffles (speaker) myself. This is the third or fourth set of sand filled speakers I've built (mainly 'cause it's fun).
The top drivers are coaxial, so the frequency response they create has the capability to go full range. The top drivers are passively crossed over. The tweeters get 2,500Hz, up to 20,000+. From there down, everything else is actively managed by a Behringer DCX2496. The 15" midwoofer gets 2,500 down to about 80Hz. The lower 15" drivers run from 80Hz down to about 30Hz, then the quad 15" drivers mounted in Infinite Baffle go from 30 down to (hopefully) single digits. The single digits at SPL over 100dB are what make the room shake during movie explosions!!

Bob

ctwoods

Hey guys, I actually have two set ups, and they are somewhat backwards, at least as far as the TV goes.

Main setup:

Hitachi 43" 1080i CRT
Pioneer 700 watt 5.1
Cerwin Vega center
Yamaha tower fronts
Yamaha 10" powered sub
Cerwin vega's in the rear
DVD upconvert player and Dish HDTV DVR

Setup 2:

HP 42" 1080P LCD
Sony 3.1 soundbar with HDMI switching and powered sub
PS3
Dish HDTV DVR

I need to replace the Hitachi, but there is honestly nothing wrong with it so can't convince myself it is worth spending the money just yet.