Grabbed myself a C/L/R 2002 recently! With the new DefTech 8000 series speakers that are out I noticed how much the price of the C/L/R 2002's had dropped, and I simply could not resist the temptation to upgrade while the prices were as good as they were. Once the C/L/R arrived my sneaking suspicions were realized in that the new speaker wasn't going to fit on the shelf of my TV stand, and without the ability to mount my TV the speaker obviously wasn't going to fit on the top of the TV stand either. After a bit of research I saw a few options in how I could manage the setup, but I decided to take the cheapest route and I just slapped the speaker on a small end table that I already had. With the added space the table was going to eat up in front of my TV now, I decided to basically shift all of my living room 90 degrees to the left, and this allowed me to more comfortably setup the front sound stage since the listening area was now using the length of the room to its advantage.

While I was rearranging my whole living room, I decided to throw together a HTPC out of some old computer parts I had around, and that is the new little black box that is sitting next to the SM450 on the right side. Currently I have a small monitor placed by the HTPC while I continue to configure it, but I already have the computer setup for remote access so I can just login from my main PC and manage the content from there. Right now the biggest function I have planned for this PC is music streaming. I'm a Pandora One customer, so I have the Pandora One gadget setup on there, and I have my local music being shared over the network as well so I can use a standard music player and play my songs over the DefTech's. I suppose Netflix and Hulu should stream okay on the HTPC as well, but I'm not sure how the aging hardware inside will handle the High Def content. When I get around to it I'll probably pick up an RF/Bluetooth keyboard with a touchpad built-in, or maybe one of those motion air mice that you essentially wave around like a Wii controller (cool but expensive).

Also while doing all the rearranging, I decided to finally take out my two additional ProMonitor800's and I mounted them on the walls as my Surround's, and moved the other two (on the stands) to the Surround-Back positions. When I had the setup the short length of the room I just setup the 5.1 because it sounded good enough, and honestly I just couldn't be bothered with mounting etc while I was initially moving in. Now that I had more room and time, I decided to do it right and get the fruits of 7.1 once again.

Well, that's about it for now. Thanks for reading! Here are a slew of new pictures to check out. Let me know what you think (or if you have any questions or recommendations) by replying in the thread.

TV: Panasonic TH-50PZ700U Plasma
Amplifier: Emotiva XPA-3
Receiver: Denon AVR-2808ci
Speakers:
Definitive Technology Studio Monitor 450's (L/R)
Definitive Technology C/L/R 2002 (C)
Definitive Technology Pro Sub 800 (SW)
Definitive Technology Pro Monitors x4 (Rears)
Power Conditioner: Panamax 5300MX Power Conditioner
Remote: Logitech Harmony 890 + Sony PS3 BR Remote

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Before the C/L/R 2002
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Before the Emotiva XPA-3
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Moved into a new apartment recently so threw some pics together. Currently I am running the same tech, however an Emotiva XPA-3 amplifier may find its way onto my shelf pretty soon. I'll have the XPA-3 power the front's and the AVR power the rears.


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Don't mind the mess, these pics were a quick thought and I'm too lazy to clean right now :)
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-Old Basement setup during college-
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I'd still like to break into some Martin Logan's some day, perhaps when I get a house and I go all out on a true HT room.

Giants forever! :-)

I wouldn't put that equipment in a shared dorm. It might grow feet...

Giants forever! :-)

I wouldn't put that equipment in a shared dorm. It might grow feet...


yeaa i can almost guarantee it would.. ive dormed away at a college once before and at the rate that dvd's flew out the door... i can only imagine how quick any of this stuff would disappear, whether its locked up or not im sure they would find a way :(

how'd a giants fan end up out in CA anyway? :)

well done, i like your setup. Isn't the ps3 great, it inspires to become a home theater nut. lol. Enjoy your setup mate it looks brilliant.

Wish I had your equipment when I was in college. !!

Wish I had your equipment when I was in college. !!


thanks :) im glad i have it thats for sure. I look at what some people have on this forum and my jaw just smacks the ground, but the way i look at it is, i have plenty of time and perhaps down the line ill be able to keep building on what i have to one day then be one of those guys

Good lord. Why weren't you my roommate in college? Damn. Very nice setup. My college system was total crap compared to that.

Nice setup!

I wish I had a picture of my college system from the 80s. It was a car stereo, Car Eq and 12V Radio Shack Power supply "custom mounted" in a wood box with plexiglass doors and a pair of HK downfiring speaker boxes with orange drivers that I saved from the trash can.

Those were the days...of lousy audio.

Nice setup!

I wish I had a picture of my college system from the 80s. It was a car stereo, Car Eq and 12V Radio Shack Power supply "custom mounted" in a wood box with plexiglass doors and a pair of HK downfiring speaker boxes with orange drivers that I saved from the trash can.

Those were the days...of lousy audio.


haha! well i was checking out your project you have going on and my gosh do i wish i was in your shoes! Can't wait to see the finished product.


I finally got the rear speakers as well as an actual tv stand so i can get my A/V components off the ground finally and i get the use of my coffee table back :)

i uploaded the new pictures in the first post so go check them out!

my newest addition to the setup is my new Panamax 5300MX power conditioner. just look at those fancy blue lights! haha. I also had all my old game systems lying around so i decided to hook them up while i was re-consolidating the wiring.

Lots of extra points for the mega-drive, N64 and modded NES. Old skool ;)

What mod did you do to the NES?

Lots of extra points for the mega-drive, N64 and modded NES. Old skool ;)

What mod did you do to the NES?



the NES all i really did was physicality modz. basically swapped the colors, and i cut a plexi window for the top and added some red LEDS to light it up. heres a pic of my PS2 that i did before i broke it :(

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sweet!

By the way are you attending your classes or do you have an itching to miss a few lessons? :eek:


I am trying to remember if they had tv's while I was in the dorm mode, way back then. :confused:


Heck of a set up.

By the way are you attending your classes or do you have an itching to miss a few lessons? :eek:


I am trying to remember if they had tv's while I was in the dorm mode, way back then. :confused:


Heck of a set up.


haha. well since ive been home ive been making sure i attend my classes (homework is another story though :D ). thank you for the compliments, i do appreciate them especially when i know theres about 99% of the other forum members here that have a better setup than i do.

ive actually been thinking alot about grabbing an open item denon 2807 receiver that we have at work (mostly for hdmi switching + i guess easier upgradability incase i decide to go w/ some tower speakers in the future) but besides the clear increase in price (even if i sell off my 1507) im still debating it since the new denons should be out soon with hdmi 1.3 support for lossless audio.
keep in mind this $$$ is non-existant right now so idk what im actually gonna do haha

haha. well since ive been home ive been making sure i attend my classes (homework is another story though :D ). thank you for the compliments, i do appreciate them especially when i know theres about 99% of the other forum members here that have a better setup than i do.

ive actually been thinking alot about grabbing an open item denon 2807 receiver that we have at work (mostly for hdmi switching + i guess easier upgradability incase i decide to go w/ some tower speakers in the future) but besides the clear increase in price (even if i sell off my 1507) im still debating it since the new denons should be out soon with hdmi 1.3 support for lossless audio.
keep in mind this $$$ is non-existant right now so idk what im actually gonna do haha


Maybe 99% of people on the forum have a better set up but not at your age of 20, willing to bet. :eek:

new tv added! i grabbed the th-50pz700u at a good price. added a quick snap shot (dont mind the mess, the guy has been repairing the ceiling and its not worth it to clean up until hes done with what hes gotta do

I visit a lot but still don't post much. None the less, I stumbled across this and felt compelled to update since things have changed so much. It's a few years later and I'm a few years better educated, but a lot of you guys still blow me away (read intimidate LOL).

For what it's worth, check the 1st post if you want to check out/converse about anything in my current HT setup.

- badz

I like the Panamax representation. Not too many around here seem to use them, for some reason. I have an older 5100 in my bedroom that I've had for 8 years now. They're pretty darn reliable.

This is true I've rarely seen Panamax products around, maybe some APC battery backups or Monster Power Centers or some companies I've never even heard of (probably way out of my price range) but I really haven't seen Panamax too much. I'm not sure if people just don't believe their product and what they bring to the table or if the company just isn't as well known as I had originally thought it to be.

So it has been over a year since I have updated this thread but thankfully my financial situation has improved moving from an unemployed college grad to a working professional, and I have great things on the horizon!

I've moved to a new apartment and with that come two quick snapshots of the new room. As I also stated in the OP I am on the verge of nabbing an Emotiva XPA3 to power my front's. If it happens you can be sure I'll post back with a few more snapshots and my report on the unit.

Cheers!

Awesome, can't wait to see them. :)

Mmmm....Corona Extra. :D

Awesome, can't wait to see them. :)

They're up! OP has my initial take on the amp with a couple pics as well. Hope everyone had a great 4th of July!

Just took the plunge on a C/L/R 2002! I was shopping for the C/L/R 1000b to match my SM450's (thanks DefTech Owner's Thread) but I only found one or two on the market, and the price of the 2002 was more of what I could afford at the moment. So far I'm very pleased with the upgrade. Check out the new pics and write up in the 1st post!

I had a nice setup in college once. It lasted for about a month before throwing a party caused me to lose a floor speaker and my glass coffee table to a drunken brawl in my living room.

I had a nice setup in college once. It lasted for about a month before throwing a party caused me to lose a floor speaker and my glass coffee table to a drunken brawl in my living room.


Yikes, I'm sorry to hear that. Thankfully I have since graduated college and I'm off in a single apartment living on my own, so no roommates will bring over any unexpected guests and hopefully any friends I have over myself won't get that rowdy!

What kind of system are you rockin these days Nismyst?