I'm pretty happy with this 'compromise' rig. You can't have your cake and eat it two but this is the closest I've heard to good 2ch out of a HT setup. I am moving shortly to a new apt and going back to only 2ch so feel free to contact me at [email protected] to inquire about any of this gear -- let the vultures start circling hehe!
basically a model-1 sig on it's side w/ a bigger cabinet and extra mid driver. wow.
Totem Acoustics Lynks Dipole
essentially 2 dreamcatchers set up as switchable di/bi pole. excellent included mounting hardware. surprisingly, biwirable just like the dreamcatcher/arro. 8ohm.
Totem Acoustics Dreamcatcher
small but impressive 2-way monitor (used as center-backs). same mid-driver as the Arro and Lynks, same tweeter as the Lynks and integratets nicely with the model 1 sig center and forests.
Velodyne DD-10
AMAZING sub using the HGS (high-gain-servo) technology but also adding an 11-band room EQ (heck, how many subs have composite and s-video with a GUI??!). nice and flat down to about 17hz.... take THAT room-modes!!
Bryston SP 1.7
pre-pro with excellent analog bypass.
Krell KAV-500
3ch (of 5) version, powering the L/C/R array.
Rotel RB-985
5x100W - using 4/5 ch. for the SR/SL and CB1/2 chan.
Rotel RDV-1060
Rotel's RDV-1060 has the best video DAC I've seen in any sub-$2000 player.
Musical Fidelity TriVista DAC 21
upsampling 24/192 or 24/96 (user-selectable) 2-ch D/A with optical and coaxial inputs (auto-sensing). excellent power supply / regulation, small mil-spec tubes on the output stage.
Panamax Max 5500
3 separate filtered banks (10 outlets total). transformer-powered regen for digital sources. sexy backlit VU meter ;)
I would highly reccommend that you reconsider your power setup. You need to isolate the PC from everything else.. trust me I used a PC as a studio device once adn found that if you isolate it from yourhome ac circuit with a ps audio ultimate outlet your entire system will sound better and you pc-cd will send a better signal. PC produce very dirty power adn I am suspicious that the panamax may cause problems too. Try auditioning the ultimate outlet with a ps pc 300. Isolating the PC with the UO will be cheap but help everything.
