I think this will also qualify as part of my HT setup.

For my 60th birthday, the wifey bought for me an exclusive permanent Gold Class seat (admit one only) for my BD viewing pleasure; how sweet of her!
See, it is even diamond studded that looks like plastic!
This is a far cry from my previous 3rd class seat that I bought for myself, sigh. Just leave it to the ladies to do the shopping.

You are free to copy the photo (the first one or the second one, depending on your wish) to show to your wife or gf as suggetion for Valentine Day's gift.
Good luck.

This post has been edited by ronaldkwok: Jan 28 2011, 02:08 PM

Ha, ha, that is my main problem. I am forced to exercise and climb over to the other side! Actually this is only part of my study room; the seat is placed in the aisle between my book shelves. That is why it is exclusive! Every available space is occupied by bookshelves!

This post has been edited by ronaldkwok: Jan 28 2011, 06:35 PM

Ai yah, malulah to show. The centre speaker or even just the speaker cables of people's HT here already cost more than my entire HT setup so pai seh mah! Seriously, you are right, this is my home library and the AV stuff just fits in to the left-over space. Will show some photos of my AV stuff later after some clean-up. But promise you won't laugh first.

This post has been edited by ronaldkwok: Jan 29 2011, 09:03 AM

No, no; I'll sit oh her lap! SHE has to tahan for the 2 hours.
So definitely no watching extended versions of the Lord of the Rings trilogy!

Sabar lah, bro, sabar, everything comes to those who can wait!
About the damping effect of the books and bookshelves, it suits me fine since I am no great fan of heavy bass.

Since things are pretty quiet here, below are photos of my HT setup for those who have waited patiently and just to liven up the thread a bit. But first a warning to all sifus, towkays and taikohs of HT here; view at your own risks as you may have a heart attack or vomit blood or both.

They break all the rules of HT placement (OK, the sub is on the floor) and sure not going to win any prizes (maybe except for the most ridiculous HT setup). Here goes...........

Just a re-cap, my beloved Gold Class seat from my beloved.



The overall setup, the obvious items are not labelled. AVR is behind LCD TV.



Closeup of my AVR and BD players



The satellite surround speaker, really up in the air; don't play, play. No space for width so go for height, also can mah.



There folks, this is my true 5.1, 2-D, HD set-up complete with built-in diffusers, absorbers, reflectors, etc, albeit all in the wrong places!

The overall hardware cost less than RM4K (not counting the seat, free) but the enjoyment is priceless. The moral of the story is that you do not have to spend a fortune to enjoy a HD home theatre. But for those who have a fortune, go ahead and spend it but for the less fortunate, start small. Space constraints should also not be an excuse, just work around it, literally. Of course this is not an ideal setup; if you drive a Kancil, don't expect a BMW experience but it will still get you from point A to point B. Anyway, it is better than riding a bicycle, akin to watching BD on CRT and listening through TV speakers - no offence meant for those concerned but just for good fun, hehehe! Cheers.

What you see are not just books but magazines, DVDs, CD's and now BDs; all accumulated over the years. Number of books? Don't really know, just keep adding book shelves until just enough room to walk only so HT also have to squeze in between!
Ya, it is actually my library, the HT is just an afterthought but nevetheless, still enjoyable!

This post has been edited by ronaldkwok: Feb 23 2011, 12:50 PM

Good suggestion but no chance for that as I would have dozed off in my comfy seat! zzzzzzzzz

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Added on February 25, 2011, 10:25 amspkr kena blocked? Have no fear, Audyssey is here. I must say running Audyssey really works in this ridiculous arrangement and the result is so immersing. So now I am mostly losing myslf in the movie or in the music..................

This post has been edited by ronaldkwok: Feb 25 2011, 10:29 AM

Surprisingly, the remotes for the avr and one bdp work despite there is no direct line of sight. For the Denon avr, I can even point right in front of the TV while for the Samsung bdp I need to point towards the left side but still without getting up from my seat. The remote for the LG bdp does not work though, need to get in front of the player, argh. Oh well, the marvel of technology and the laziness of man!

This post has been edited by ronaldkwok: Feb 25 2011, 05:08 PM

Wat? u can read titles of my books?? Ya, some of it.
Also thanks to all the kind comments from the others.
Anyway to be fair to the TS, bro g88 who gave a format for this thread, below are details of my HT as required, for sharing only.

TV Model : 32" Toshiba 32AV700, RM1200 (now can get below 1K) HD Ready only.
Amplifier : Denon AVR1610, RM1299 (now only RM999, sigh) 5.1 HD.
Front Speakers : Weige MF6386
Center Speaker : Weige AV626
Surround Speakers : Also Weige but don't know which model since now in orbit.
Total cost of speakers about RM500 from Carrefour as a set with amp that already died. Cannot remember actual price since >10 years old now.
Subwoofer : Volcano 9", no model number. Think about RM300, 10(?) years old now.
Interconnect/Cable : HDMI cable - RM20 type from Tesco, Sri Com and FOC from BD player; speaker cables, FOC - left over from office work; subwoofer cable - standard RCA, FOC that came with old DVD player.
BD player: Samsung BD-C5500, RM399
HD Media player: HDPro R1055, RM199

So total hardware cost below RM4K. Definitely not a dream system for HT sifu/towkay/taikoh, more of a nightmare actually in terms of placement but still enjoyable all the same.

This post has been edited by ronaldkwok: Feb 28 2011, 02:55 PM

At entry level, you do not have to buy expensive cables; have a look at my modest set-up using almost free cables in this post #1318 here. The Denon 1610 was selling recently at RM899. This is an old model, no 3D, only 5.1 surround but good enough for a start and better than most HTIB. You can start with you previous JVC speakers, presumably ony 2.0 stereo, and build up from there progressively. Just my view.

This post has been edited by ronaldkwok: Apr 8 2011, 07:28 AM

If my understanding is correct, you just connect the HDMI cable from the HT out to the HDMI 2 in (the one with the ARC) of the TV.

HDMI will carry audio from your TV to the AVR only if the HDMI port on the TV is with ARC, assuming the HDMI port on the AVR is already with ARC as most new AVRs are. You can check if any HDMI port at the TV is with ARC since it will be marked ARC if it is so.
Or you may need to do some settings on your AVR for running DLNA, check the user manual.

This post has been edited by ronaldkwok: Jul 15 2013, 09:29 AM