landry_p2000

Family Home Theater

This is a new home and updated set-up. I am in the market for a few more upgrades and tweaks, but this is it for now. I just bi-amped my front speakers and there is a very noticeable difference in sound. A few more upgrades are in the works like a bigger display.

Last updated:10/28/2009

Front soundstage.	Front soundstage without grills.	Left FXi3 surround.

Right FXi3 surround.	The gear. I got this TV stand from Lowe's, and I was only out of about $85 in all. It's very sturdy, and the casters allow me easy access to the connections.	Seating and rear media wall. I keep my cds, PS3 games, Xbox 360 games, dvds, and blu-ray collection here.

My blu-ray collection is growing.	The cables. I got the Dayton Audio hdmi cables and terminated speaker cables from parts-express. Great quality for a good price. The surrounds are ran with Acoustic Research 16awg speaker wire with Radio Shack banana plugs and heat shrink.	I bi-amped my fronts and the sound increased a great deal. 260w through the RTi10s is a whole lot better than 130w.

Cables

Fronts are bi-amped with 2 sets of Dayton Audio 6ft. terminated speaker cables, and a single 6ft. Dayton Audio terminated speaker cable for the center speaker.
Surrounds are ran with 16g Acoustic Research wire with banana plugs and heat shrink.
TV to receiver is a 6ft. Dayton Audio hdmi cable.
Sony BDP-S550 with a Dayton Audio 3ft. hdmi cable.
Xbox 360 Elite with a Dayton Audio 3ft. hdmi cable.
PS3 with a Dayton Audio 3ft. hdmi cable.

Main Home Theater set-up

Philips 42" 1080p lcd TV.
FRONTS: POLKAUDIO RTi10 TOWERS (bi-amped)
CENTER: POLKAUDIO CSi3 CENTER
SURROUNDS: FXi3 DIPOLE SPEAKERS
SUBWOOFER: SVS PB10-ISD 300W SUB
ONKYO TX-SR806 AVR
Sony Playstation 3 (40g)
Sony BDP-S550 Blu-ray Player
Xbox 360 Elite (120g)
Panamax M5300 EX power conditioner