New Bedroom HT System.

Hey everyone. This is my first ever post here so i thought that i would make it fancy with lots of pictures and stuff.

First things first, About me....

-I am 16 years old.
-Currently attending high school.
-I live with my parents.
-I live in Calgary, AB, Canada.
-My name is John.


Ok now we can get started on the new system.

Equipment List: (Its not the greatest but this is only my second component system)

- Pioneer 7.1 channel XM Ready surround reciever. (vsx-816)
- Pair of JBL Northridge E series E-30 speakers (Front)
- 4X JBL Surround Cinema Series speakers (Side + Rear)
- 1X JBL Surround Cinema Series center speaker
- 1X 150 watt JBL Cinema Series Sub woofer.
- Acer 32" 1080p LCD HDTV
- Customized Media Center PC (Serves as desktop pc and media center)
- XBOX 360 Premium Console
- XBOX 360 HD-DVD player

*SOON TO COME*> Sony DVPC995V 400 Disc Up-converting DVD/CD player
(Waiting for it on my birthday which is in May)

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Pic of pioneer receiver.


Photo of front channel speaker (E-30)


Photo of side surround speaker mounted on the wall. both the side speakers and rear speakers are identical. 3 way design with 2 mid range drivers and a tweeter.


JBL Sub

Back of JBL Sub


Media Center PC


TV hooked up to media center PC


XBOX 360 with its HD-DVD player by its side


Close up of HD-DVD player



Here is really mutated pictures taken with an extremely wide angle/distorted/fisheye lens to try to show the whole room.



As you can see, my working space is quite small and I may not have the most expensive equipment but im pretty sure that most people would agree that i did a good job making everything work seamlessly in such a small space. Everything sounds loud, clear, realistic and accurate. I used JBL speakers on my last 2 channel setup and I use them every day in my car and so far, i am very happy with them so i decided to choose JBL again for my surround system. It was a good decision because they make some pretty good sounding speakers. Looks can be deceiving, these speakers can pump out a crap load of volume with very low distortion levels.


Please tell me what you think!!!

John.

Looks great and welcome to the addiction

not bad at all!

The TV is very nice, much nicer than any TV I have ever owned.

Seth=L said:

The TV is very nice, much nicer than any TV I have ever owned.

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I have to agree. it is a pretty damn nice TV. The only reason I bought it was because there was a major sale price on it. The original price was about 1500-1800 dollars. i got it for 700 and i even got a free 3 year warranty plan. then i told the lady that i cant carry it home and she delivered it for free too.
I was happy.

John

johnb554 said:

I have to agree. it is a pretty damn nice TV. The only reason I bought it was because there was a major sale price on it. The original price was about 1500-1800 dollars. i got it for 700 and i even got a free 3 year warranty plan. then i told the lady that i cant carry it home and she delivered it for free too.
I was happy.

John

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That is the best Deal I have ever seen on a 1080p LCD, good job man.

Best part about it.

Brand new in box....

I am not a huge fan of used stuff.


John

johnb554 said:

Best part about it.

Brand new in box....

I am not a huge fan of used stuff.


John

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I am a huge fan of used stuff. I have all kinds of used stuff. I hit up Pawn shops for deals.

Seth=L said:

I am a huge fan of used stuff. I have all kinds of used stuff. I hit up Pawn shops for deals.

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I'm iffy on it. Bought some things used but have had enough problems with used that it really depends on what it is and my mood about it. Most of what I have bought used I can't buy new anymore (old camera bodies and lenses).

Yeah i have not had good experinces with used stuff in the past so i just go brand new.

To me, buying used sound equipment is like buying used shoes.
Not always the case but from my experiences, it has been.

Anyways, back to comments on my setup...Anyone have any suggestions that i could use to improve things???


John

Hi John,

welcome to the forum & congrats on your system. very nice!!

Wish I could have 50% of what you've now when I was 16 though...

Cheers & enjoy it!

Thanks, I see that you also use JBL speakers. They are pretty sweet.


Long Live JBL

Welcome to Audioholics.

I have always been a fan of JBL so your system is quite alright with me!!

Hope you stick around.

I got a good deal on my speakers too. It seems like im getting good deals on a lot of stuff but i need to find some more money before I go crazy with buying things again.

I don't even have a job....

I need your 5.1 speakers

Hi John,
Just got a chance to look at your set up and must say it looks very nice.

You asked for input so here it comes. You may want to try putting your L/F speaker on the top of your computer stand. It may sound better there or it might not, just a thought.

Enjoy that awsome system you have,
hyghwayman

John,

Great setup, very nice.

One question though...

Why do you need this: DVPC995V 400 Disc Up-converting DVD/CD player ??

Let me elaborate. You already have a WMC PC running (as do I) so you could rip all your CD's to mp3, if in fact the reason you are getting the 400 disc changer (didn't know they made these things anymore)... OR if it's because it 'up-converts', or really up-samples your XBOX HD-DVD player will do a better job up-sampling. Hence, my question above.


Nick

nasd90 said:

John,

Great setup, very nice.

One question though...

Why do you need this: DVPC995V 400 Disc Up-converting DVD/CD player ??

Let me elaborate. You already have a WMC PC running (as do I) so you could rip all your CD's to mp3, if in fact the reason you are getting the 400 disc changer (didn't know they made these things anymore)... OR if it's because it 'up-converts', or really up-samples your XBOX HD-DVD player will do a better job up-sampling. Hence, my question above.


Nick

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Well i already have my collection of 30 000 + songs on the media center but i am getting the changer for a few reasons.

1. I want somthing to put my collection of cds/dvds in that arent on the computer.

2. Because of all of the hardware upgrades in the media center pc, it is very noisy and if i wanted to listen to cds as background music in a quiet room, it just doesnt work. it bothers me a lot at night time.

3. Because i am always using my computer for somthing, its hard to have a good interface to control my songs with. its difficult to have explorer, microsoft office, uTorrent, messenger AND have media center running on the tv.

4. This may sound stupid but.... Because i can...and im not paying for it.

5. Its cool


John

Greetings from another fellow 16 year old!

I think you have your system planned out well, and you have made good use of your space. I know what you mean about noisy computers, my old PC was very loud before I made the switch and got an iMac.

I think my room and music setup has yours beat, but your TV, media center, and everything else owns my setup. Maybe someday I'll upgrade my 13" RCA CRT

Best of luck!

WorldLeader said:

Greetings from another fellow 16 year old!

I think you have your system planned out well, and you have made good use of your space. I know what you mean about noisy computers, my old PC was very loud before I made the switch and got an iMac.

I think my room and music setup has yours beat, but your TV, media center, and everything else owns my setup. Maybe someday I'll upgrade my 13" RCA CRT

Best of luck!

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Yeah. This computer is hella loud. It was quiet when i bought it but then i decided to add stuff

first it was some more ram

then a hard drive or 2

oh look its overheating, lets add more fans

then an nvidia 8800 GT wich has a fan too

a sweet sound card

o look, we have another overheating problem, maybe i should uipgrade to water cooling

and thats pretty much where it is now and the sound is not pretty. i gotta do somthing about it.


John

Wow! All of that at 16! That's crazy. When I was 16 I had a 19" Standard TV, Playstation 1, a 15" CRT Monitor & fairly basic PC and pretty crappy Mini-Shelf system! Can't imagine what you'll have in 10 years! LOL