Best 12k Home Theater Audio Setup

And by the way.... sorry for the repeat posts. I thought it didn't go up the first time like it normally would.

--Charles--

I'm running right around 12000 with a combination of new and used equipment. I have:

4 Legacy Classics (Main and Surround speakers)
1 Legacy SilverScreen 2 center
2 Sunfire Cinema Grands (all speakers are vertically biamped)
Sunfire Theater Grand 2 preamp
Pioneer Elite DV38A with full ModWright transport, standalone and clock mods (actually waiting for it to get back from Dan).

It's a great sounding system and the components have a lot of synergy.

Greg

My vote is for the this one:

Mains:Revel F30's
Center:Revel C30
Rears:Revel S30's
Subs:Look at SVS Subs, they seem to be great for H.T. according to the reviews and are not that expensive.
Pre/Pro: Bryston SP-1
Amps: Aragon 8008ST & 8008X3.

If you scope the "pre-owned" market, this setup should be had for well under $12K! Good Luck Michael

As a basis for a home theatre system a used parasound hca1206 amp (120x6/8ohms, 200x6/4ohnms) is hard to beat at a used price of 7/800 (orig was 2k; sigh..I bought one new). I run a hybrid theatre/two channel system connected with a DB Audio passive low level (rca interconnect) switch box.

Here is what I use:

preamplifiers:
parasound psp/1500 thx a/v preamp
McIntosh C22 stereo preamp

above outputs to the DB Audio switch box....

home theatre source equipment

sony es dolby digital processor
philips q50 dvd player
pioneer elite laserdisc player (cheapest of the three models)
some cheap jvc hi fi stereo vhs player

amplifiers

audio note p2se direct heated pentode valve amp (fronts); bryston 2b is backup amp (never needed yet)

parasound hca 1206 (rears, center..three channels unused at this time)

speakers

front
linn keilidh passive
center
spendor 2010
rear
b & w rock solids (original models); have pair of spendor LS3/5A speakers for back up if required ever

Subwoofer
energy microstar 12.1

stereo components
nakamichi cr7a cassette deck
roksan xerxes turntable/audio note arm 2/madrigal carnegie cartridge
tascam da30 ProDAT deck

planned upgrades
a) replace center channel speaker with a martin logan static..cinema model....probable
b) upgrade all interconnects and speaker wiring...(small fortune)

This system sounds great both in home theatre and in stereo mode.