Fully integrated media center my roommates and I got to enjoy over the last year
Jul 11, 2014 at 5:58 PM Thread Starter Post #1 of 1

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Between my roommates and I we've set up a pretty comprehensive integrated media center and I've took the time to photograph everything so I thought I'd share! Sorry if I posted it to the wrong section but i thought this post would get some good discussion regarding headphones so I posted it here!
 
 
Audio Sources (all FLAC & WAV):
  1. '06 iMac Seedbox/Media Server, 1.83 GHz Dual-core, 4g RAM
    1. Audirvana Plus
      1. Schiit Bifrost w/Uber Analog & USB 2.0, via USB
    2. Controlled via: Pebble, HTC One
  2. '06 Macbook Seedbox/Media Server, 2 GHz Dual-core, 2g RAM
    1. Audirvana Plus
      1. Woo Audio WA7 Firefly (internal DAC), via USB
  3. '07 Mac mini Seedbox/Media Server, 1.83 GHz Dual-core, 3g RAM
    1. Audirvana Plus
      1. Resonessence Labs Concero, via USB
    2. Controlled via: HTC One M8
  4. WDTV Live Box
    1. Audioengine D1 DAC/Headamp, via optical
  1. Vinyl Collection
    1. B&O Beogram RX-2 TT
  1. iBasso DX90 (DAP)
 
Dedicated Headamps:
  1. Bottlehead Crack (Driver Tube: Sylvania 12BH7A; Output: Tung-Sol 5998) [fed by Schiit DAC, Luxman Line-out]
    1. Speedball Constant Current Source Upgrade
    2. PEC Volume Pot Replacement
    3. Dayton 100uF 250V Polypropylene Film Output Capacitor Upgrade
    4. Obligato 2.2uF 600V Polypropylene Film Power Supply Capacitor Bypass
    5. Russian Teflon K72P6 .056uF 500V Output Capacitor Bypass
    6. E80CC/12BH7A/5687 Variable Bias, Pinout & Resistance Mod
  2. Bottlehead Crack (Driver Tube: Amperex 7119 PQ; Output: Western Electric 421A) [fed by Luxman Line-out or Marantz Line-out] (level view)
    1. Speedball Constant Current Source Upgrade
    2. PEC Volume Pot Replacement
    3. Dayton 100uF 250V Polypropylene Film Output Capacitor Upgrade
    4. Obligato 2.2uF 600V Polypropylene Film Power Supply Capacitor Bypass
    5. Russian Teflon K72P6 .056uF 500V Output Capacitor Bypass
    6. E80CC/12BH7A/5687 Variable Bias, Pinout & Resistance Mod
  3. Woo Audio WA7 Firefly [fed by internal DAC]
  4. Pico Slim (for portable) [fed by iBasso DX90]
 
Amps:
  1. Luxman R-115 [fed by Uber Bifrost DAC, Firefly DAC, Concero DAC, Audioengine D1 DAC, B&O Beogram RX-2 TT]
  2. Marantz 2245 [fed by Luxman Line-out, Concero DAC] (head-on view)
  3. Denon AVR-1613 [fed by Marantz Line-Out]
 
Speakers:
  1. 2x Klipsch Heresy (1983) [fed by Luxman A] (individual)
  2. 2x Klipsch Quartet (1989) [fed by Luxman B] (individual)
  3. 2x Pioneer HPM-100 (1979) [fed by Marantz] (with covers)
  4. 2x Warfedale Delta 30 [fed by Denon] (individual)
 
Phones:
  1. Beyerdynamic Tesla T1, 600 ohm [fed by Bottlehead Crack] (hanging)
  2. Sennheiser HD800 w/Anaxlius 2.0 mod &, 300 ohm [fed by Bottlehead Crack] (closeup)
  3. AKG K701 w/leather earpads, 62 ohm [fed by Firefly] (side)
  4. JH-13Pro, 28ohm rehelled by InEarZ [fed by Pico+iBasso DX90 for portable] (front + back) (back)
 
Party Subwoofer Setup:
  1. Sony SE-595 5.1 Receiver (acting as sub crossover) [fed by Luxman]
  2. Mackie FR-800 Power Amp
  3. 2x Audiobahn AW1208T 12" Flame Compression Series Subwoofers
    1. Bassworx HSR212G Dual 12" Sealed Cabinet (2.4 cu. ft.)
 
Video Source:
  1. WDTV Live Box [fed by seedboxes via ASUS RT-N66U router] (side view)
    1. OREI HD-104 HDMI Splitter
      1. Feeding All Displays
 
Displays:
  1. 61" Samsung Rear-projection LCD (Media Display)
  2. 42" LG LCD (Media Display)
  3. 42" ProScan LCD (Mac mini Seedbox display / Media Display)
  4. 23.6” Auria LCD w/HDMI signal extender (iMac Seedbox display / Media Display)

Farewell to:
  1. Peachtree DAC-iTx
  2. Sennheiser HD650, 300 ohm
  3. DarkVoice 336SE (Driver Tube: Ken-Rad VT-231; Output: Tung-Sol 7236)
  4. RaySamuelsAudio p-51 mustang (front view)
  5. Earsonics SM3 V2, 34 ohm (individual)
  6. Beyerdynamic dt880 Pros, 250 ohm
  7. Philips Fidelio X1/28, 30 ohm
  8. Hifiman HE-300, 50 ohm
  9. Sennheiser HD598, 50 ohm
  10. Nuforce Icon HDP
  11. Schiit Valhalla (1st generation)
  12. Schiit Asgard (1st generation)
  13. Luxman R-113
  14. Tianyuan Zero DAC
  15. Audio Technica ATH-M50, 32 ohm (Original Design)
 

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