Description

A college student's budget-minded home theater. I acquired the CRT projector over a year ago from a local seller. The DIY screen is 96" and cost $30 worth of parts from Lowe's.

In the near future I plan on buying a Cambridge Audio 640R receiver and an HDMI transcoder to replace my current Component-to-VGA transcoder.
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    • Sony VPH-1251Q
    CRT Projector, purchased $150 used.
    • Yamaha CDX-500u
    Circa 1986
    • Energy C-3
    Front monitors
    • Energy EXL-S10
    Subwoofer
    • Energy Take 2
    Rear Surrounds
    • Energy C-C1
    Center Channel
    • Samsung DVD-HD850
    Upconverting DVD player with Hi-Def Component Output hack.
    • Yamaha RX-V493
    Old Dolby-Prologic-Only receiver from 1997.
    • Mitsubishi HS-U420
    Stereo VCR

Comments 7

jacetheace,

I am very interested on what the DIY screen. Do you mind divulging your secret?

zigonht

Love the way your space looks.. bet it sounds great too!

jack667

Awesome creative layout! and it's amazing how more people just don't understand how perfect a projectors is for small rooms... it makes them huge!

Love the martini's on the coffee table.

cytocycle

Impressive setup for such a small space! Affordable and inspiring for a starter home theater system.

hitman_hifi

Wow! You are the Ace. Never saw an HT rig or apartment that nice when I was in college. Very cool.

bigamp

Outstanding!!!

mitch4t

Nice looking system! Clean aesthetic, and organized layout. Can yo share details or links on your screen construction?

Scott

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