Theta/Vandy modest home theater.

by monible on Home Theater
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I pieced this together with pre-owned and demo components over time. I hope to continue upgrading as money allows. The amplifier and center channel are high on my list.
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    • Toshiba 65H82 HD-RPTV
    Toshiba 65" HD-RPTV. Calibrated and Duvatyne lined by John Gannon.
    • Hughes HD DirecTV
    HDTV Satellite reciever. Good picture and fair sound.
    • Rotel RCD-971
    Decent sounding CD player. High on the upgrade list. Not used much since adding the Theta DaViD.
    • Microsoft Xbox 360
    This photo is before upgrading to the 360
    • Theta Digital David II
    Nice DVD sound and picture. It is the DaViD II with the progressive scan upgrade. I also use it as my CD transport.
    • NAD C-440
    Stereo Tuner. Works fine.
    • Theta Digital Casablanca II
    Casablanca II processor. Superior DAC's for the front three channels and standard DAC's for the rears.
    • Sunfire Cinema Grand
    Sunfire Cinima Grand 5 channel amp. On the upgrade list.
    • Vandersteen 3A-Signature
    Vandy 3Asig mains
    • Vandersteen VCC-1 Signature
    VCC-1 center channel. Good for now until I can upgrade to the VCC-5.
    • Vandersteen VSM-1
    Vandy surrounds.
    • B&W ASW-4000
    Big sounding sub. I only use it for LFE. Big vented output. I plan to add 2WQ's eventually.
    • Audioquest Anaconda
    Audioquest Anaconda .5M XLR interconnects. Running from Theta Casablanca to Sunfire AMP.
    • Audioquest Falcon
    1M XLR digital interconnect. DVD/CD transport to processor.
    • Straight Wire Rhapsody II
    Straight Wire Rhapsody II 15' bi-wired mains and single wired center channel.
    • Straight Wire Rhapsody II
    1m RCA interconnects running from Tuner to Casablanca
    • Audioquest YIQ-2/3
    Component video cables connecting the satellite and DVD video outputs directly into television.
    • Sanus CF6
    Sanus component furniture series 6 platform stand.

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Hi, Do u still hv ur CBIII? If so, which DAC's are u using in yours? I, too, hv a CBIII...std DAC's at this time. Wishing I could upgrade to Extreme DAC's. How does urs sound when listening to music?

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