Enter to Win: Aperion 10th Anniversary Home Theater System valued at $1999!!!

[sawzalot]

Enter to Win.

1) What are your home theater system components, including manufacturers and finishes / colors?

1. Amp/Receiver-EMOTIVA XPA-5, Pioneer VSX 1015, both are black.
2. Speakers-Fronts only, L/R Cerwin Vega CV15 Floorstanders in Black as well.
3. Sub(s)- 2 Kappa Perfect builds in a bubinga finish powered by A Europower EP2500 w/a DCX 2496 crossover set-up.
4. Sources-Pioneer 500M Display , Pioneer BD 320 Blu Ray Player and a Toshiba HD 35 , Sony PS3 60 Gig.
5. AV furniture- one cabinet made by me with a bubinga finish to match my subs
6. Other- APC H-15 Power conditioner.


2) What would you change in your home theater system? - New fronts and a center as I never had a center channel and realize that I am missing so much without one.I would like to get a new Pioneer Receiver with HDMI inputs, something like the SC-27.

3) What would you upgrade 1st in your home theater system?- Speakers.

4) When you chose your speaker system, how important was it that the subwoofer finish color matched the rest of your system? Scale: 1–10 (1= Didn’t matter at all, 10 = Had to match finish color). Please explain. 1- since my subs are basically the size of furniture I dont feel as if they need to match the speakers at all so I went with a finish to match my furniture instead.

 

[jmilton7043]

1) Amp and Pre-pro= Emotiva
2)Speakers Revel F12, C12 ,S12 Velodyne IW 600 sub
3)Earthquake CP-8 sub
4)Sharp Bd, Toshiba HD-DVD, Oppo DVD
5)Cabinet by VTI
6)Power conditioner by WattOne

Change? Looking to go back to 2 channel
Upgrade? Speakers
Sub in black is good
Current colors are Cherry...but Black would be a good choice in the next upgrade...so 1-10...a 1

 

[binarylinguist]

I'm entering this to win for my father so my answers will be simple. =)

1) What are your home theater system components, including manufacturers and finishes / colors?

Old tube TV that I plan to replace for him soon.


2) What would you change in your home theater system?

Everything


3) What would you upgrade 1st in your home theater system?

TV


4) When you chose your speaker system, how important was it that the subwoofer finish color matched the rest of your system? Scale: 1–10 (1= Didn’t matter at all, 10 = Had to match finish color). Please explain.

5

 

[project86]

1) What are your home theater system components, including manufacturers and finishes / colors?

Marantz AV8003 pre, MM8003 amp in black
Triad Inwall Gold/6 LCR all around with dual Inwall Silver/15 subs, painted black to blend into the walls
Oppo BDP-83SE, Toshiba HD-A35, Lexicon RT-20 all in black
Berkline seating, also black


2) What would you change in your home theater system?

There is nothing that really needs to change. If I get to choose though, I would like to have a 50-60" plasma on the wall for basic watching, and then a drop down motorized screen to cover that when using the projector. Right now I have a fixed screen on the wall, and it would be nice not to have to fire up the PJ everytime we want to watch something.

3) What would you upgrade 1st in your home theater system?

I've been wanting to put together an HTPC in that room, but it has to be stable and simple enough for the family to use, so I haven't had time to do it.

4) When you chose your speaker system, how important was it that the subwoofer finish color matched the rest of your system? Scale: 1–10 (1= Didn’t matter at all, 10 = Had to match finish color). Please explain.

10: Using in-wall speakers is a bit different, but the concept is the same. Everything needed to match and i my case blend in to the walls and disappear. Regular in room gear would be similar.

 

[wcmcghee2]

My Aperion Audio Giveaway Entry

Contest Questions:
Aperion is celebrating 10 years of making high value home audio speaker systems. They’d like to get your input to help them continue to serve you and your audio needs.

1) What are your home theater system components, including manufacturers and finishes / colors?
Amp/Receiver Harman Kardon. Metal Black with Silver
Speakers Boston Acoustics Wooden with Metal Grills Black 7.1
Sub(s) Boston Acoustics Black Wooden with clothe grill Black
Sources PS3, Yamaha cd changer, HK DVD-47, Pioneer MD & Cassette Player, Samsung Plasma Television.

AV furniture: Techline Black & Cherry

Other

2) What would you change in your home theater system? Speaker, Blu-ray

3) What would you upgrade 1st in your home theater system? Speakers

4) When you chose your speaker system, how important was it that the subwoofer finish color matched the rest of your system? 5 Scale: 1–10 (1= Didn’t matter at all, 10 = Had to match finish color). Please explain. It doesn't necessary have to match but should be compatible. I want cherry and black and I do not know if they have to match - the same color or if they regardless of the color of the speakers, a black sub will probably work...

 

[MonkeysHamlet]

Contest Questions:
Aperion is celebrating 10 years of making high value home audio speaker systems. They’d like to get your input to help them continue to serve you and your audio needs.

1) What are your home theater system components, including manufacturers and finishes / colors?

Amp/Receiver - Denon AVR-890

Speakers - Swan Diva 6.1 Rosewood, Swan Diva C3 Center, Fluance SV-6 Surrounds

Sub(s) Dayton 10"

Sources - Kenwood CD-243m 200 CD changer, Dennon DP-300F TT with Denon 110MM Cart, Ipod touch, Xbox 360, Sony PS3.

AV furniture - Just some tables

Other - Mitsubishi HC 3800 DLP projector, 84" DIY screen, Harmony 880 remote, Nintendo Wii

2) What would you change in your home theater system?
I would like to improve my rooms layout as well as add some sound treatments to reduce reflections in hopes of improving stereo imaging and soundstange.

3) What would you upgrade 1st in your home theater system?
I would like to upgrade to a pair of matching subwoofers.

4) When you chose your speaker system, how important was it that the subwoofer finish color matched the rest of your system? Scale: 1–10 (1= Didn’t matter at all, 10 = Had to match finish color). Please explain.

If the subwoofer finish doesn't match perfectly I would opt for a black subwoofer. 5.

 

[Coult_45]

1. Yamaha RX-v 1600
Destination Audio EF30T for L/R; Destination Audio EF30C; and Klipsch S-2's for surrounds
Klipsch RW-12 sub
Sony 5 disc dvd/sacd; an old HTPC; on occasions I hook up the wii for company.
Not much AV furniture, some of it is sitting in a Mitsubishi DLP TV stand The computer and some other stuff is under a chair that sits in the corner of the room.
I have a monster stage 2 power conditioner of some sort that I bought for $30 mounted to the back of the tv stand.
2. I really need an AV cabinet on the side wall. Right now my living room looks like a collage students dorm room with all my electronics just sitting around. I have shopped around but finding one deep enough is out of my price range.
3. The first thing I would change in my home theater would be my surrounds. I need something that would blend with my front speakers better. I would really like those "Intimus 5DB Dipole/Bipole Surround Speakers."
4. I think That a sub should blend into the room not match the speakers. Although in most cases that means all the speakers should look similar. I would say it is 8. If the sub is part of the furniture, like most in-room speakers are, its important that they match. But if it is tucked away than it doesn't matter at all.

 

[termin8ted314]

1. Yamaha RX-V596 Black
2. Polk audio rm6600 Black
3. Polk psw350 Black
4. Samsung DVD player, XBOX 360, Cable
5. Samsung DLP stand Black with smoked glass



2) I would change my speaker setup. It is my original speaker system from my first home theater system.

3) My Speakers

4) Color didnt matter at all. I just wanted a decent surround sound system

 

[Boomers30]

10th Ann. Aperion System

1) What are your home theater system components, including manufacturers and finishes / colors?

Onkyo TX-SR 750 (black); Sony PS3 60G (black); Sony 10" 100W Sub (black); Sony HTIB cubes LCR + L/R surround (silver); Motorola HD-DVR (silver)

2) What would you change in your home theater system?

The speakers are all that are needed to complete my system. The Sony's are left over from my 1st "home theater" - a receiver and 5.1 speakers for just over 100 bucks. Cheap, but the Onkyo makes them sound awfully good for only being 2.5 inches!

3) What would you upgrade 1st in your home theater system?

Definitely the speakers, another 5.1 setup. Preferably bi-ampable L/R for listening to my small but growing collection of .flac files in 2-channel.

4) When you chose your speaker system, how important was it that the subwoofer finish color matched the rest of your system? Scale: 1–10 (1= Didn’t matter at all, 10 = Had to match finish color). Please explain.

9? I don't want to attract too much attention to the subwoofer, so my preference tends to be toward a black finish. I absolutely love the look of wood grain or high quality veneer, but it doesn't fit with the style of our espresso colored furnishings. Maybe one day if I have a game room I can return to that style, but for now all my speakers need to be black.

 

[Hougher]

1.) EQUIPMENT
-Sherwood Newcastle P-965 Pre/Pro and A-965 amp separates (brushed aluminum)
-6.2 system: Paradigm Monitor 11 v3 (L/R), Paradigm cc-370 v3 (Center and rear center), Paradigm Monitor 3 v3 (Surrounds) - all speakers are black
-2x Outlaw LFM-1 Plus subs (black)
-Oppo BDP-83 SE Blu-ray (black)
-Microsoft Xbox 360 (white)
-DirecTV HR22 HD DVR satellite receiver (black)
-Hitachi 60" Ultravision 60VS810 LCD Projection TV (1080i - black)
-Logitech Harmony One universal remote
-Monster HTS 2600 power conditioner (black with brushed aluminum)
-Monster AVS2000 voltage stabilizer (black with brushed aluminum)
-Velodyne SMS-1 (black)
-Equipment is placed in a BDI Triple Wide Storage cabinet (espresso finish)

2.) My system was current about 4 years ago, but is really starting to show its age in some areas. My TV is the biggest offender with only 1080i resolution and rear projection (I envy those with true flat screens). It possesses average black levels at best and the contrast is fading fast (needs a new bulb). This would be the first thing I would change.

3.) My upgrade would be a tie between speakers and Pre/Pro. I'm finding the Paradigms are becoming a bit too bright for my taste as I get older. On the other hand I would like to use HDMI to process the lossless codecs as opposed to the analog option I'm currently using between the Oppo and P-965. If a gun were put to my head I would go with upgrading the speakers.

4.) I'd rate the importance of my sub and speaker finishes matching a 9 or 10. The subs are placed in the open on either side of the AV stand, positoned inside of the L/R speakers. My wife is very understanding of my hobby, but, like me, wants everything to match.

 

[cosmiccowboy]

Aperion Contest entry

1) What are your home theater system components, including manufacturers and finishes / colors?

1. Onkyo SV 515 Pro Receiver
2. JBL 100's, Cambridge Soundworks center
3. Sub(s)-none
4. Panasonic DVD-A120, Onkyo DX-320
5. AV furniture - an old dresser and A/V stand for components
6. Other


2) What would you change in your home theater system?

Everything, I am 20 years late on an upgrade to get me into the 21st century.

3) What would you upgrade 1st in your home theater system?
HDTV

4) When you chose your speaker system, how important was it that the subwoofer finish color matched the rest of your system? Scale: 1–10 (1= Didn’t matter at all, 10 = Had to match finish color). Please explain.

2- it ls all about the sound, color match not that important to me.

 

[vadergeta]

1) What are your home theater system components, including manufacturers and finishes / colors?

1. Amp/Receiver Pioneer VSX-03TXH(black)
2. Speakers Mains-Axiom m22's, center-axiom vp100, surrounds, polk r-15 (all black oak veneer)
3. Sub(s) Velodyne VX-10 black
4. Sources cd player NAD C 515BEE(gray), Sony PS3 slim(black), XM radio through Macbook(white), Wii(white), SEGA Dreamcast(offwhite), SEGA Genesis(black), Sony PS2(black) Gamecube(silver)
5. AV furniture Tech Craft Model TRK55B(steel and glass both black)
6. Other Sony Bravia 40in lcd


2) What would you change in your home theater system?

I would like to live in a free standing house instead of an apartment so i could turn it up louder and more often, also i would uprgade almost everything if i was in a house.

3) What would you upgrade 1st in your home theater system?

The TV is too small as I sit 13ft away.

4) When you chose your speaker system, how important was it that the subwoofer finish color matched the rest of your system? Scale: 1–10 (1= Didn’t matter at all, 10 = Had to match finish color). Please explain.

1, it is usually in a spot that is either hidden or you can't even tell its a speaker or that it corresponds to the home theater.

 

[miggs29]

1) What are your home theater system components, including manufacturers and finishes / colors?

1. Amp/Receiver Yamaha RX-V1700 (black)
2. Speakers EMP Impression Series
3. Sub(s) Klipsch Synergy 10in
4. Sources BD player (Panasonic BMP BD-55K)
5. AV furniture Salamander (black)
6. Remote (harmony 900 series)


2) What would you change in your home theater system?

Sub

3) What would you upgrade 1st in your home theater system?

Sub

4) When you chose your speaker system, how important was it that the subwoofer finish color matched the rest of your system? Scale: 1–10 (1= Didn’t matter at all, 10 = Had to match finish color). Please explain.
5 because it will sit behind the TV. Prefer piano black

 

[gx624]

1) What are your home theater system components, including manufacturers and finishes / colors?

Amp/Receiver: Denon AVR-3805, black
Speakers: Infinity Minuette 5.1 system, black (1997)
Sub(s): Infinity BU-2 12", black
Sources: Denon DVD3910 silver, DirecTV HR21 DVR black, NEC 50MX4 Plasma black (2004), Pioneer DVL-700
AV furniture: IKEA beech finished cabinet
Other:

2) What would you change in your home theater system?

Upgrade speaker system, upgrade to 1080p plasma, BluRay, upgrade receiver to HDMI switching, add whole-house zoned speaker system.


3) What would you upgrade 1st in your home theater system?

Speakers. Definitely. 5.1 Infinity was originally bought to accompany a 55" rear projection TV for a small room (LOL). New house, new room, upgraded to Plasma in 2004. Plasma in '04 was uber-expensive so I kept the Minuettes -- definitely time to move them to a bedroom.

4) When you chose your speaker system, how important was it that the subwoofer finish color matched the rest of your system? Scale: 1–10 (1= Didn’t matter at all, 10 = Had to match finish color). Please explain.

1 - didn't matter at all. At the time there was only black (1997). As I look at upgrades now, I'd put the sub's color matching at a 5 (I could go either way).

Thanks for the opportunity, and good luck to everyone!

 

[FLMike]

Aperion Contest Response

1) What are your home theater system components, including manufacturers and finishes / colors?

1. Amp/Receiver-Yamaha, Black Matt
2. Speakers-Athena Mains and Center, Matt Silver/Black Axiom Surrounds-Cherry
3. Sub(s)-Outlaw, Piano Black
4. Sources-Panasonic BRD, black; Squeezebox, black/silver; Motorola cable receiver, silver/gray; Smsung HDTV, Black/Clear-burgundy tint
5. AV furniture-unknown, Cherry
6. Other


2) What would you change in your home theater system? Speakers to matched set

3) What would you upgrade 1st in your home theater system? Speakers, mains and center

4) When you chose your speaker system, how important was it that the subwoofer finish color matched the rest of your system? Scale: 1–10 (1= Didn’t matter at all, 10 = Had to match finish color). Please explain.
1--subwoofer finish match didn't matter to me because it was far enough removed from the system to not need to match. In a different setup it might become much more important to me. However, I think speaker finish match would take priority over concern with subwoofer.

 

[phauser]

1) What are your home theater system components, including manufacturers and finishes / colors?
Amp/Receiver - N\A
Speakers - N\A
Sub(s) - N\A
Sources - N\A
AV furniture - N\A
Other

2) What would you change in your home theater system? - N\A

3) What would you upgrade 1st in your home theater system? - N\A

4) When you chose your speaker system, how important was it that the subwoofer finish color matched the rest of your system? Scale: 1–10 (1= Didn’t matter at all, 10 = Had to match finish color). Please explain.

Sorry guys just starting out do not own a A/V system as of yet, but I frequent the site often to research for dream system. However, this would make a nice sound system to start.

 

[AUwheels]

1) What are your home theater system components, including manufacturers and finishes / colors?
Amp/Receiver - Marantz SR5001/Emotiva Amps - black
Speakers - Mangepan MMGW mains(natural) Kef KEH1005 surrounds (silver)
Sub(s) - Kef 8" (black)
Sources - Samsung Blu-ray, XBox 360 (netflix), Apple TV
AV furniture - Really big Allen Edmonds Cabinet


2) What would you change in your home theater system? - HDMI receiver

3) What would you upgrade 1st in your home theater system? - receiver

4) When you chose your speaker system, how important was it that the subwoofer finish color matched the rest of your system? Scale: 1–10 (1= Didn’t matter at all, 10 = Had to match finish color). 1 - It didn't matter - the sub was to be hidden. In the future (SWMBO) it may become more important

 

[Doughbuy]

1: a. AMP - Pioneer VSK-817K
b. Speakers - Polk audio Monitor 60 for front, Polk CS10 front, old JBL speakers for surround and Rear
c. Sub - MFW-15
d. Sources - homebuilt HTPC
e. Nothing special, regular furniture

2. Move fronts to rears, Mirage surrounds, better fronts and center, new receiver, switch LCD TV for a projector, and another MFW-15

3. Receiver, considering an Onkyo SR608

4. 8, color is important, but price also plays a big difference.

 

[johngalt47]

1. Amp = Marantz 4002
Speakers = Zaph Audio ZD5, sub is my own design
Source = Oppo BD83
Av furniture = very old tv stand
Other = Samsung LED LCD 46" tv

2. I would change everything in my system except for the tv. I would add another sub.

3. The first upgrade is changing the Oppo to the NuForce edition.

4. I didn't care at all whether the sub matched anything else. It is still has no finish.

 

[vizionut]

1) What are your home theater system components, including manufacturers and finishes / colors?
1. pioneer vsx-917 black
2. mitsubishi speakers walnut finish black grill
3.no sub yet,wink wink
4. ps2,ps3 black finish,hp htpc black,zeinth dvd/vhs silver finish,hd cable box black,tv silver and black finish
5.studiotech av/tv stand black and silver finish
6. jvc boom box black finish. lol

2) What would you change in your home theater system?

I would add a sub,new receiver,and some new speakers.

3) What would you upgrade 1st in your home theater system?

I would like to upgrade my receiver first.

4) When you chose your speaker system, how important was it that the subwoofer finish color matched the rest of your system? Scale: 1–10 (1= Didn’t matter at all, 10 = Had to match finish color). Please explain.

I would say from 1 to 10 it would be a 8. I would like the finish to match for the most part because it would make it earier to look at.


thanks audioholics and aperion for the chance to win.