Living Room Theater Audio Components

 
Home Theater A/V Receiver
 Denon AVR-4800 THX Surround EX A/V Receiver
  • Dolby Digital and DTS ES Compatibility
  • THX Ultra certified 
  • 125 watts per channel X 5 channels 
  • Composite,"S" video and Component video switching
  • 1 or 2 pre-outputs for connection to external power amp to drive 1 or 2 THX Surround EX surround back speakers
  • Automatic THX Surround EX and DTS "ES" detection by data bitstream flag
  • Assignable power amplifiers let you use front L/R amps to drive surround back L/R speakers, pre-outs to drive external amp for main front L/R speakers
  • Dual Surround Mode Speaker Switching; one surround pair for music, another surround pair for movies
  • THX Ultra 5.1 and 4.0 post-processing
  • Real 24 bit, 96 kHz D/A conversion on all channels, featuring premium Analog Devices DACs (8 DAC channels)
  • Multi-Room dual zone/dual source pre-outs
  • DDSC-Digital Dual Analog Devices SHARC 32 bit floating point DSP processors, Real 24 bit, 96 kHz digital input interface
  • 7.1 channel inputs for future audio format (such as DVD-Audio, SACD multi-channel)
  • 8 assignable digital inputs (5 optical, 3 coax); 1 optical output for digital recording to CD-R or MD
  • Dolby Digital and Dolby Pro Logic decoding entirely in digital domain
  • 7.1 Widesreen DSP mode, other DSP modes, including 5 Channel Stereo and 7 Channel Stereo
Amplifier

Denon POA-5200 THX Amplifier

THX Ultra Certified Stereo Power Amplifer • Dual Monaural construction, each channel has its own power supply and discrete output stage • Remote turn-on/turn-off via cable connection to AVP-8000, AVR-4800 • 120 + 120 Watts, 20Hz-20kHz, <.02% THD • Ideal choice for a companion amp to AVR-4800

DVD Player

Toshiba 5109 Dual Disc Progressive Scan DVD player

Colorstream™ Component Video Output * 10-Bit, 27 mHz Video D/A Converter  * 24-Bit/96 kHz PCM Audio Compatibility  * 25-Sector Picture Zoom  * Time Search * Coaxial Digital Audio Output  * Spatializer™ N-2-2 Virtual Surround Sound * Dolby Digital® and DTS® Compatible Digital Output  * Composite Video Output * S-Video Output * Parental Lock  * Icon Based On-Screen Displays * Bit-Rate Meter * Dynamic Range Control * Multi-Camera Angle Select * Multi-Language Select * Multi-Subtitle Select * Title Stop * Karaoke Vocal * Widescreen, Letterbox and Normal Picture Set-up * Energy Star Compatible * 10-Bit, 27 mHz Video D/A Converter with High Resolution Filter * Colorstream Pro™ Progressive Component Video Output  * Dual Disc Twin Tray Transport * HDCD® Audio Decoding and Precision Filtering * Built-In Dolby® Digital Decoding with 5.1 Ch Outputs and Attenuation * Dolby Digital® (AC-3) and DTS™ Compatible Output * Front Panel Menu Access and Set-Up Controls  * Optical and Digital Audio Output  * Picture Zoom * DVD/CD/VCD Playback

Center Channel

Definitive Technology C/L/R 2300

Response: 22 Hz - 30Hz. Nominal Imp.:  4-8 ohms. Rec. Assoc. Amp.: 20 - 250 watts. Built-in Subwoofer Power Amplifier: 150 watts Drivers: 8" sub, 2 cast basket 4 ½ upper-bass/midrange drivers, 1-1" pure aluminum dome tweeter. Auto On/Off: Signal sensing. Finish: black piano gloss end caps with wraparound black grill sock.

Primary L/R Speakers

Definitive Technology BP2006TL

Response: 19 Hz-30 kHz. Efficiency: 92 dB. Drivers: Two 4 1/2" high definition cast- magnesium basket polymer upper bass/mid range drivers. Two 1" pure aluminum dome tweeters. One 8" subwoofer w/ 250 watt RMS amp. Rec. Amp.: 20-250 watts. Nominal Imp.: 4-8 ohms. Auto On/Off: Signal sensing. Finish: piano gloss black.

Side Surround Speakers

Definitive Technology BP8

Frequency Response: 22 Hz - 30 KHz Rec. Assoc. Amplification: 20-200 Watts/channel Efficiency: 91 dB Nominal Impedance: 4 - 8 ohms Drivers: Two 25 mm pure aluminum dome tweeters; two 14 cm mineral-filled homopolymer-coned, cast-magnesium basket bass/midranges. Finish: Jewel-like piano black lacquer or genuine oak with wraparound black grill cloth (optional white cloth available separately)

Rear Surround Speakers

Definitive Technology Pro 80 (White)

Frequency Response: 21-150 Hz Driver Complement: One 8" woofer with polymer cone Built-in Amplifier: 250 watts Low Pass Crossover: 24 dB/octave continuously variable (40-100 Hz), plus Unfiltered setting option Speaker Level High Pass Crossover: 6 dB/octave at 80Hz. Low-Level Inputs: Gold plated RCA left, right and direct LFE in. Speaker Level Inputs: 5 way gold plated binding posts left and right channel. Speaker Level Outputs: 5 way gold plated binding posts left and right channel. Auto On/Off: Signal sensing. Finish white vinyl

 
Subwoofer Main LFE

Definitive Technology PF15

Frequency Response: 14-150 Hz  Driver Complement: One high-definition 15" driver with polymer laminate cone Built-in Amplifier: 300 watts RMS  Low Pass Crossover: 24 dB/octave continuously adjustable variable (40 to 150Hz), plus direct LFE input option  High Pass Crossover: 6 db/octave at 80Hz. 12 dB/octave continuously variable (40 to 150Hz) Finish: black ash laminate 

Interconnects (audio)

Monster M1000 series, Ultralink Platinum series

 
Interconnects (LFE)

Monster THX-Certified Sub

 
Interconnects (digital)

Monster

 
 

Living Room Theater

Video Components

 

 
Monitor

Toshiba CW34X92 34" FST HDTV Ready TV
HDTV-Capable * TheaterWide Modes (480i) * 16:9 Aspect Ratio * IDSC (Intelligent Digital Scan Conversion)  * New Advanced Video Noise Reduction * Vertical Contour Correction * Advanced Velocity Scan Moldulation * Black Level Expander * Color Temperature Control (Warm/Medium/Cool) * Wide-Band Video Amplifier  AUDIO 20 Watts Audio (Total) * MTS Stereo/SAP with dbx * Surround Sound * Front Firing Speaker System * Sub Bass System (SBS) CONVENIENCE * New Illuminated A/V Universal Remote Control * Movie Mode * Dual ColorStream HD Component Video Inputs * MultiWindow Dual-Tuner Picture-In-Picture (PIP) * 2 Rear A/V Inputs * Front A/V Inputs * ColorStream Component Video Inputs * 2 RF Inputs * A/V Outputs * Favorite Channel * New Trilingual On-Screen Display

HDTV Source

Scientific Atlanta Explorer 2000 HD

VCR

Toshiba M-751Six Head Hi-Fi

PVR

Philips HDR312 TiVo 30-Hour Personal Video Recorder

Interconnects (video)

Bettercables 15 foot component

Monster Component

 
Interconnects (video)

Monster SVideo

 
 
 
Remote

Denon Atkis RC-8000

  • RF Transimission for Easy Multi-Room Operation
  • Backlit 320 x 240 LCD Touch Panel Display
  • Control up to 23 different components
  • USB Port for Backup or Editing on a PC
  • Dedicated Volume, Channel, Mute, and Backlight buttons
  • Auto Power Off after user specified time period
  • Non-slip Side Grip
IR Distribution

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Monitor Stand

Salamander SVDO

The one pictured is cherry, but mine is oak.  Imagine it with the 16 x9 Toshiba instead of the big 4x3 set pictured here (or look at actual pictures below).

 
Equipment Rack

Salamander Synergy 40

The one pictured is cherry, but mine is oak

 
 

Living Room Power

 
 
Video Conditioning and Surge

Monster Power  HTS2500

Audio Surge

Audio Surge Panamax