Hammer's HT Setup

[Hammer3.8]

Hey everyone,

I'm a new member, but have enjoyed the forum for a while now, very helpful!

Here's my modest setup, for now that is!

Sony 42" Grand Wega Rear LCD Monitor
Yamaha RX V800 Receiver
Sony HDMI DVD Player
MTS Digital Cable
Sony PS2
Toshiba VCR
Yamaha CDC697 5 Disc CD Changer (New addition)
PSB Image T45 Towers
PSB Image C40 Center
PSB Alpha A/V Rears
PSB Sub Sonic 6i Subwoofer
Bello A/V stand

Future upgrades (hopefully):
Yamaha RX V2700B Receiver
HD Cable with PVR
Sony PS3

 

[Seth=L]

Nice setup, welcome to the forums.

 

[captain_tinker]

Hammer,
Wow! I have to say that first pic almost looks like an advertisement picture! It's so clean, and nice looking... No wires that I can see, it is all very nicely set up, and the wal color goes very well with the hardwood (?) floor. And that plant off to the left, yeah. Very nice. You sure you didn't just pull that out of a magazine?

-capT

 

[angstadt530]

Very clean looking, I like it a lot! I echo capT on the comments about the room. What are your overall impressions with your TV and speakers? Do you have any blending issues with surround sound since you use PSB's Alphas instead of their Image Surrounds? I only ask because I've been looking to upgrade to surround sound and possibly get a larger TV (mine is currently only 30").

 

[Hammer3.8]

Thanks, I tried to keep it as clean as possible I didn't even want the pictures on the stand, but a little compromise I guess, lol. Since I've purchased my CD player I've actually cleaned up the wires even more.

The speakers I'm very happy with, amazing sounding for the price you pay, and no I haven't noticed any issues using the Alpha rears. If I were to buy new then I would probably get the matching rears, but I had these already.

The TV i'm happy with also, it's not as bright as plasma or LCD flat screen, but I got it for a price I couldn't refuse. And my old Mitsubishi had broke, but with an HD signal I'm very happy. Should have went bigger though!!

Cheers!

 

[j_garcia]

Only issue I have is quite possibly the most common thing I see that I feel could be tweaked to make a big difference - the speakers are too close together. Other than that, it looks great!

The scary thing is when I see those ads in Crutchfield and it says "Our adviser so-and-so..." with their system in the background, and I see what their systems look like and these people are advising others on how to setup a system? Almost every system I've ever seen in their ads were clearly setup by a photographer, not an audio person.

 

[yettitheman]

Nice PSB's

 

[mazersteven]

Nice looking system. Have you ever tried to angle the center channel up using Auralex Mo Pads? Also push the mains out another 6"-10" and angle them in to the listening area.