My very very humble set-up.

1. 32" 720p Sharp LCD LC32BX5M

2. Yamaha RX-V540 6.1 Channel AVR.

3. Yamaha P610 Speaker Set Consisting of:
4x NS-10MMT
1x NS-C10MM
1x YST-SW45

4. Sharp BD-HP20A Blu-Ray Player

5. Philips DVP-5996/98K HDMI DVD Player

6. Astro - Thompson Type.

Let me tell you I immensely enjoy my set-up. The NS-610 speaker set may look small but it delivers very good sound from it and coupled with the RX-V540, it can shake the ceiling. The RX-V540 is an ageing AVR. No HDMI and it's a 6.1 channel AVR. One Coaxial (Philips 5996 - no Optical out from this player) and 3 Optical (1 used by the Sharp BD-HP20A).

The NS-610 is also as old as the AVR. Bought together during a KL AVSHOW like 5 years back.

Video from DVP-5996 and BD-HP20A is via HDMI direct to the LCD TV. Astro is connected via S-Video to LCD TV.

Some of you may question my choice of getting the Sharp BD-HP20A Blu-Ray player. But I got this for cheap. I know it's not THE BEST player (heck its even a Profile 1.0 player) but playing it on my Sharp 32" is superb. Excellent picture quality! You won't guess how much I got the Sharp BD-HP20A for....

RM800. It's even cheaper than a PS3 and I don't play game. So it was damn worth it. Some of my audiophile friends told me, at RM800 I'm an idiot if I did not grab it. In fact one of them said if I don't buy it he's going to grab it and use it as his second BD player. He already have a Pioneer BDP-LX70A(click to read about the player) player which I think cost around RM6K+.

The Philips DBP-5996 is LITERALLY TWO DAYS OLD. It replaced my faithful DVP-640K after 4 years. After the 640K started to get flaky (after hundreds and hundreds of hours of playtime its about time too) I decided to change to the 5996 after reading through Lowyat.net Audiophile subforum.

#1. Overview of my set-up.



#2. My back speakers, 2x NS-10MMT behind my L-Shaped couch.



#3. The Yamaha RX-V540.



#4. Coming to 5 years old but have served me so so well and still in immaculate condition. I take care of my stuff. Great sounds from it too.



#5. The Sharp BD-HP20A and Philips DVP-5886.



#6. Close-up of the NS-C10MM Center Speaker with the speaker grill off.

The sub has been there all along. Under the subs are foam pads to absorb the vibration. I decided to place it there instead of on the floor, because firstly there is not enough space to the left and right of the console for the sub. Secondly it's a front firing sub so it don't really matter. If I got a floor firing one, then I have to put it down.

And yes it's a custom made console done while doing renovation to the house before moving in. The wood is kinda solid.

Actually, I'm targetting the v663 to replace my v540. Just waiting for a good deal on it.

A bit sad of letting go of the v540 though. It is a good amp and have served me very well. Still in good condition after 5 years.

I posted the below picture in August 2008 in this very thread.

BEFORE: AUGUST 2008


This is my setup now.

AFTER: AUGUST 2009




Spot any differences?

Oklah...

1. 32" 720p Sharp LCD LC32BX5M replaced by ---> 42" 1080p Sharp LCD 42A65M

2. Yamaha RX-V540 6.1 Channel AVR replaced by ---> Yamaha RX-V565 7.1 Channel HD AVR

3. Sharp BD-HP20A Blu-ray Player replaced by ---> Panasonic DMP-BD60 Blu-ray Player

Addition:

4. Western Digital WDTV modded with b-rad dvdrom firmware. That's a Samsung external slim DVD-Writer next to the WDTV. I'm using that to play medias I already burn on DVDs on the WDTV.


How much things change in a year, eh?

This post has been edited by Exarkun: Aug 2 2009, 09:20 PM

Haha...nolah... I got two kids already I forgot to remove THAT picture when I took the photo. It was there in the 2008 picture too but removed.

TV Cabinet is custom made when I did renovation before moving into the house

The cost all come together with other furniture and renovation that was done during the renovation. I need to dig up the quote and get back to you on how much the console is.