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 ;)
You're not alone. Click on my system to see how I've done something quite similar. I also have a second system using a G5 with 600Gb of music. Using a computer as a transport can result in excellent sonics, but the real benefit is how you can access your music. The customized playlist concept is so superior to listening to individual albums.
