My First System

[GimmeHiFi]

:grin: Hi all

After an original budget of about 4k for fronts and amp being reduced thru new expenses constantly keeping me form buying anthing at all i finaly put together my lonely DVD player with an A/V receiver and bookshelf speakers. I was going to smash the visa and purchase some B&W DM603's straight up but common sense won in the end. What you see in the pictures is;

Rotel RDV 995 - bought new for $650

Yamaha RX-V657 bought new for $890

B&W DM600 bought new for $550

Asorted cables by crest and monster about $250

Sonwa TV bought new form coles for $188 (and not worth $100)

Ikea "speaker stands" $10 each (Stolen from Kitchen)

Total $2548.

I am about build a rack / EU that will hold all my components have space for a center speaker and have the speakers on top next to the TV. this is due to a sever lack of space. Set top box is needed so I am not killed but the terrible sound from the sonwa TV. A new TV will be added when i can afford a 81cm LCD.

the 600's will eventualy be used as surrounds and 603's and an LCR6 for the front stage. After this a Sub will be added probably a Velodyne CHT-R10.

As the Rotel plays cd's well enough for now a High end CD player will be added last.

Cheers :-)

[Aslan]

Your off to a good start there gimme.

[GimmeHiFi]

Thanks Aslan

I was going for value for money with room for upgrade. I didn't want to buy anything that won't last at least 5 years and the speakers longer. The problem is I have too many hobbies, I can't allocate as much funds to HT /HiFi that I would like to.

[Mike.L]

very nice for a first system quality all round ... well except for the TV and high tech stands

[GimmeHiFi]

after a couple of weekends working on the rack it has been completed. I'm not the most handy person so needed alot of help form a mate who had made a similar one. The main reason i had to build one myself was o couldn't find anything that fullfilled my needs.

i wanted room for 4+ components and a centre sepaker of decent size. I think this will last me a while and the design is adjustbale and can be disasembled and assembles again, just like Ikea!!

Hope you like it. The system is much better this way. I just wish I had stained and vansihed it a bit better.

[Guest dodgyd]

Looks sensational... if not a little familiar... I think I have a similar one at my house which is also adjustable. lol

[Guest dodgyd]

where are the accolades??? That rack is great!!

[GimmeHiFi]

I Guess beauty is in the eye of the beholder, The board seems very queit at the moment though.

[Tom J]

GimmeHiFi, have to say I love the look of that stand. It certainly neatened up your existing setup on its own however it still looks fabulous. Where did you get the square metal legs?

Your setup itself seems very good for a first one audio wise, that TV might need some steroids though Good middle level speakers/amp/DVD though.

[Guest dodgyd]

Originally posted by GimmeHiFi

I Guess beauty is in the eye of the beer holder, The board seems very queit at the moment though.

Quote Fixed by DodgyD

[GimmeHiFi]

Originally posted by Tom J

GimmeHiFi, have to say I love the look of that stand.  It certainly neatened up your existing setup  on its own however it still looks fabulous.  Where did you get the square metal legs?

Your setup itself seems very good for a first one audio wise, that TV might need some steroids though  Good middle level speakers/amp/DVD though.

Thanks Tom

The Square metal legs are actually pieces of 40mm square steel piping I bought from a steel supplier who cut them to length, I then spray painted them black, If I build another one in the future I think I will go for stainlesss but that will cost big $$$$. Just waiting for 81cm LCD TV's to reach my Budget and I will be very happy.