AR MGC-1
AR C225 PS
M&K V-1B
Pioneer VSX 47TX
Oppo BDP-83
Squeezebox v3
Vortexbox Appliance
this represents my first foray into HT and also serves as my main stereo system. the centerpiece of the system is the AR MGC-1 Magic Speaker's which were given to me by their original owner and designer, Ken Kantor.
everything is horribly confined on the short wall, and off-center at that. its a good example (or bad if you prefer) of what can happen when a speaker-head encounters WAF. despite this the system sound spectacular, how i dont really know, but there isnt a bad seat in the room.
for stereo recordings a Vortexbox media server using loss-less flac (in the back room) hardwired via cat cable to a Squeezebox v3 is the source, while a Pioneer VSX 47TX (no hdmi) handles dsp and dac duties and drives the both side and front speaker array's in 5-channel stereo mode. for multi-channel recordings its an Oppo BDP-83 for dac via 5.1 analog out as source. the receiver delivers the surround channels to the side array's, front channel to the front arrays and center channel to a recently acquired AR C225 PS center channel (not pictured). for both stereo and multi-channel recordings an M&K V-1b powered sub fills out the low end.
AR C225 PS
M&K V-1B
Pioneer VSX 47TX
Oppo BDP-83
Squeezebox v3
Vortexbox Appliance
this represents my first foray into HT and also serves as my main stereo system. the centerpiece of the system is the AR MGC-1 Magic Speaker's which were given to me by their original owner and designer, Ken Kantor.
everything is horribly confined on the short wall, and off-center at that. its a good example (or bad if you prefer) of what can happen when a speaker-head encounters WAF. despite this the system sound spectacular, how i dont really know, but there isnt a bad seat in the room.
for stereo recordings a Vortexbox media server using loss-less flac (in the back room) hardwired via cat cable to a Squeezebox v3 is the source, while a Pioneer VSX 47TX (no hdmi) handles dsp and dac duties and drives the both side and front speaker array's in 5-channel stereo mode. for multi-channel recordings its an Oppo BDP-83 for dac via 5.1 analog out as source. the receiver delivers the surround channels to the side array's, front channel to the front arrays and center channel to a recently acquired AR C225 PS center channel (not pictured). for both stereo and multi-channel recordings an M&K V-1b powered sub fills out the low end.
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