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Anybody else wanna pull their hair out ?

I just got done trying to "re-plumb" my HT system. How i pity professional installers of this stuff. It is PATHETIC what one has to do to get all of this stuff hooked up "right". I am an electronics tech by trade and even i get confused as to what goes where !!! The two worst things that i realized is that there is really no standardization of jacks ( audio RCA's, Balanced, S-Video, Component Level video, Composite Video, 75 ohm digital, toslink, spades, banana's, etc....). Between the 3 trillion different types of connectors, you also have to worry about what length of each type of cable you need where.... It's enough to drive you crazy. On top of that, you should pray to God that you never loose power once you get all of that crap programmed !!! Some of this stuff will "reset" at the drop of a hat. Take my advice people. Keep your HT system as simple as possible !!! You'll enjoy it more when you watch a good movie rather than remembering all of the hassle that you had to go through just to get the damn thing to work. I would do things VERY differently if i knew then what i know now. Sean
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sean
sean OP
6,231 posts
 
Adamanteus, comparing Billy Bags to Sanus is like comparing the most exquisite "gourmet" burger that you've ever had to McDonald's !!! Don't get me wrong as i do have some Sanus racks and i'm not knocking them, but we are talking one end of the price spectrum to the other on this one. Kind of like comparing a slice of cheese to a slice of cheesecake !!! I know which one i'd rather have !!! Sean
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adamanteus
80 posts
 
Thanks Sean,

Point taken, but for something like this for me the basic question is: will the McDonald's offering do the job adequately? Given my constrained budget, I try to spend sensibly. Approx. $1500-1600 for a Bags' rack fitting my needs is a tad too heavy for the bankbook. Scratch that, after freight, etc. it would probably net out closer to 2K. Should for some unimaginable reason I someday end up with unlimited discretionary income, I'd have McCready's gang design something for me.

Appreciate your comments.
sean OP
6,231 posts
 
Adamanteus, the Sanus racks will work fine in terms of having a place to organize and display your gear at a very reasonable price. Find the specific models in the Sanus line that you like and drop me an email. I may be able to help you out with pricing due to having a few good "connections". Sean
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stereokarter
185 posts
 
Yes, Sean, BUT WE HAVE ALL BEEN THERE...and are still doing that!
datsunmike
3 posts
 
What hair?

The number and jumble of wires are mind boggling on my system with all the toys I have such as MD, DVD, CD, Nakamichi, Panamax, TT, phono preamp, SACD wires, component cables.

So far I haven't pulled too many hairs out as I have too few to spare.
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