Hi all. I have been a long time observer on these forums and gleamed a great deal of knowledge and assistance on a great deal of subjects. I am a keen AV enthusiast and early adopter but have never been able to achieve any of the projects brilliantly put together by so many of you.
It was my ambition to turn my double integral garage into a dedicated home cinema room but alas I ended up getting divorced and the ex got the house. Time to start again but when my future wife and I purchased our current home it is only a small 3 bedroom newish build semi with no room to achieve the ultimate ambition. That project has been kicked into the long grass until we move to a larger abode in a few years.
However, you can't keep a good man down so having been in the house for exactly 2 years I now have a satisfactory home set up which is capable of being upgraded by investing in better equipment that one day could be utilised in a dedicated situation.
I was able to salvage my onkyo 606 amp following my divorce and that has been the base of my slow rebuild (only had a 19 inch TV to begin with) as that at the time was all I salvaged. That had the HDMI fault on it so for some time needed to be upgraded. Thankfully I was able to get from Best Buy in the closing down sale a display onkyo TX SK508 for only £120 to get my modest setup being user friendly.
The toys that I have assembled in last 2 years via kind Xmas and birthday gifts from the GF (many without any assistance) and impulsive purchases when a bargain presented itself are as follows.
Onkyo TX SK508
Toshiba 40WL768 3D LED TV.
Toshiba HD EP30
PS3 slim
Onkyo sks-HT528 speaker pack and 3 Sony speakers I have recently requisitioned from the ex making 7.1
Apple TV2nd generation
Old Media pavilion HP pc being used solely as ITunes server with a 1TB Imogen networked media drive.
SKY HD
Wii
Rocket-fish wireless HD audio sender/receiver (Just had wooden floor laid and was no longer allowed wires running under the carpet/flooring)
iPad 2 32gb.
IPhone 4 (GF has 4s)
As I said it will do for now until we can think about moving and my being able to take my obsession to the next level! Being rained in with regards to enhancing what I have as we have a just a had a baby 5 months ago so GF is only on maternity pay although given the small size of the room little point in improving at this juncture.
Photos attached. Hope my modest setup meets approval!!!
It was my ambition to turn my double integral garage into a dedicated home cinema room but alas I ended up getting divorced and the ex got the house. Time to start again but when my future wife and I purchased our current home it is only a small 3 bedroom newish build semi with no room to achieve the ultimate ambition. That project has been kicked into the long grass until we move to a larger abode in a few years.
However, you can't keep a good man down so having been in the house for exactly 2 years I now have a satisfactory home set up which is capable of being upgraded by investing in better equipment that one day could be utilised in a dedicated situation.
I was able to salvage my onkyo 606 amp following my divorce and that has been the base of my slow rebuild (only had a 19 inch TV to begin with) as that at the time was all I salvaged. That had the HDMI fault on it so for some time needed to be upgraded. Thankfully I was able to get from Best Buy in the closing down sale a display onkyo TX SK508 for only £120 to get my modest setup being user friendly.
The toys that I have assembled in last 2 years via kind Xmas and birthday gifts from the GF (many without any assistance) and impulsive purchases when a bargain presented itself are as follows.
Onkyo TX SK508
Toshiba 40WL768 3D LED TV.
Toshiba HD EP30
PS3 slim
Onkyo sks-HT528 speaker pack and 3 Sony speakers I have recently requisitioned from the ex making 7.1
Apple TV2nd generation
Old Media pavilion HP pc being used solely as ITunes server with a 1TB Imogen networked media drive.
SKY HD
Wii
Rocket-fish wireless HD audio sender/receiver (Just had wooden floor laid and was no longer allowed wires running under the carpet/flooring)
iPad 2 32gb.
IPhone 4 (GF has 4s)
As I said it will do for now until we can think about moving and my being able to take my obsession to the next level! Being rained in with regards to enhancing what I have as we have a just a had a baby 5 months ago so GF is only on maternity pay although given the small size of the room little point in improving at this juncture.
Photos attached. Hope my modest setup meets approval!!!