Josh's Garage Setup - Blu-ray Forum

Bigblue622 · 01-02-2009, 04:39 AM

I'm 20 years old and currently live at home and go to school full time, so everything has to be done on a tight budget. I need to do alot of little things, such as wire management, repaint my cinder blocks and some more measuring to get everything straight and aligned but it's a ongoing process that I truly love.

As of November 4 of 2007 I had a 27" Magnavox tube TV, Xbox, PS2 and about 30 SD DVD's. Then I bought my Xbox 360, Toshiba HD A3 and a old 52" RCA Rear Projection CRT, I played with that TV for about a month and then realized I wanted some sort of HTiB so I bought the Onkyo HT-SR800 and fell in love with everything HT related.

I then bought a 42" LG plasma but had some issues with it and sold it for my current 42lg30 which is only 720p but I got a great deal on it and all the calibration options are awesome for someone who likes to play around with all the settings. In June I bought my PS3 and a Onkyo 606 receiver and I currently own 60 BD's 96 HD DVD's and about 100 SD DVD's.

(Oldest) 52" RCA setup
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(Older) Set-up (excuse the mess)
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New Pics in Gallery

SHines-IT · 01-02-2009, 04:43 AM

Not bad, next I would upgrade the speakers!

Bigblue622 · 01-02-2009, 04:44 AM

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Originally Posted by SHines-IT

Not bad, next I would upgrade the speakers!

That's what I'm saving for at the moment, however I plan on moving out after the Spring Semester so I'm not sure how quickly I will have the cash for new speakers.

Hammie · 01-02-2009, 07:36 PM

Love the speaker stands... So urban... fit the "garage" scene to a T.

But seriously, nice setup.

kpkelley · 01-02-2009, 07:39 PM

Sine you're twenty I'm sure that bottle of Maker's Mark was empty when you found it

swingle007 · 01-02-2009, 07:56 PM

You've made some nice upgrades in a short period of time.....nice job, looks like a fun spot!

Bigblue622 · 01-02-2009, 11:03 PM

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Originally Posted by kpkelley

Sine you're twenty I'm sure that bottle of Maker's Mark was empty when you found it

Wow, didn't even remember it was there

I tried to clean up the wires a little bit today, I won't be able to post pics until Sunday but It looks a little better

Thanks for the comment, any suggestions would be appreciated.

JJ · 01-02-2009, 11:08 PM

Let's hear it for us college kids! Making the older guys around here wonder how the heck we have such setups when all they had at that age were a few pennies in their pocket,

Cool stuff in the room, though.

Any suggestions I would make would be more for to get better sound out of what you have - toe your front two speakers a little more inwards. And as for your pair of rears, spread them out, and again - point them towards where you sit. Better soundfield!

Bigblue622 · 01-02-2009, 11:19 PM

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Originally Posted by JJxiv1215

Let's hear it for us college kids! Making the older guys around here wonder how the heck we have such setups when all they had at that age were a few pennies in their pocket,

Cool stuff in the room, though.

Any suggestions I would make would be more for to get better sound out of what you have - toe your front two speakers a little more inwards. And as for your pair of rears, spread them out, and again - point them towards where you sit. Better soundfield!

Thanks JJ, I didn't take a picture of it but my rears have changed from what you see in the 1st picture. They are spread out about 8 feet and aimed in towards the listening area.

Any suggestions for cheaper towers? If I can get some new fronts and center I will move the Onkyo bookshelfs to the side surrounds and I think I will be happy for a little bit.

JJ · 01-02-2009, 11:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bigblue622

Thanks JJ, I didn't take a picture of it but my rears have changed from what you see in the 1st picture. They are spread out about 8 feet and aimed in towards the listening area.

Any suggestions for cheaper towers? If I can get some new fronts and center I will move the Onkyo bookshelfs to the side surrounds and I think I will be happy for a little bit.

Shoot me a price, Josh - then I can see what I can do for you as far as towers go.

Bigblue622 · 01-07-2009, 04:54 PM

Guys I wanted to bump this thread b/c I made a couple changes yesterday. I found an Amazing deal on the SSF-5000's that I couldn't pass up on. ($75 for the pair)

I also redone the wiring to make it alot cleaner imo, there is still more that could be done to clean it up but I'm really happy with it. I also added new pictures of my seating and all surrounds.

Remember this is also my bedroom, so all the clothes and stuff behind the couch is a mess

Any other suggestions or comments are appreciated.

New Pics are in the Gallery

garageinc2001 · 01-08-2009, 04:12 PM

I like the equipment! And I do like the pics on the walls, but I'm afraid they would distract me from watching tv. lol Very nice on the wire management, It cleaned up alot!

Bigblue622 · 01-08-2009, 04:45 PM

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Originally Posted by garageinc2001

I like the equipment! And I do like the pics on the walls, but I'm afraid they would distract me from watching tv. lol Very nice on the wire management, It cleaned up alot!

Ha, Thanks

Bigblue622 · 01-25-2009, 12:02 AM

New pics up again, this time with a new TV

They are in the gallery at the bottom, still need to do a little cleaning up but I'm pretty happy with the new TV.

tbizzle · 01-25-2009, 12:32 AM

Nice setup dude, looks great for the space you have to work with. I'm diggin the Dane Cook album!

Bigblue622 · 02-19-2009, 05:46 AM

Another bump, I cleaned out the gallery and moved a few things in my room, I swear this is a never-ending process. I always want to move something or add something and I'm never satisfied

Anyway, I spread the fronts out a little more and now I have to redo some wire management at some point, but this semester is kicking my ass so I'm not really concerned with it right now. I'm off until Monday, so I plan on doing nothing but enjoying everything and relaxing for the first time this semester

hpman247 · 02-19-2009, 10:55 AM

did you notice a big difference with thos SSF-5000's over the Onkyo's that you had. I'm just curious b/c i have those onkyo speakers now, and i was thiking of upgrading as well.

Bigblue622 · 02-19-2009, 03:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hpman247

did you notice a big difference with thos SSF-5000's over the Onkyo's that you had. I'm just curious b/c i have those onkyo speakers now, and i was thiking of upgrading as well.

Yea, it was a rather large jump. They aren't great speakers but for the price they are awesome. The first scene I checked out was the semi-truck scene in the Dark Knight and omg, it was so much clearer just sounded more open.

After buying the speakers and playing with them for a few days, I decided to purchase a SPL meter from Radioshack and that made a huge difference in the whole setup.

So yea, I noticed a difference and would recommend the whole Sony SSF series to anyone on a budget that wants to get away from HTiB bookshelfs.

01-02-2009, 04:39 AM	#1
Bigblue622 Active Member Member since:Aug 2008 Location:Kentucky Blu-ray collection:596 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:3	Josh's Garage Setup I'm 20 years old and currently live at home and go to school full time, so everything has to be done on a tight budget. I need to do alot of little things, such as wire management, repaint my cinder blocks and some more measuring to get everything straight and aligned but it's a ongoing process that I truly love. As of November 4 of 2007 I had a 27" Magnavox tube TV, Xbox, PS2 and about 30 SD DVD's. Then I bought my Xbox 360, Toshiba HD A3 and a old 52" RCA Rear Projection CRT, I played with that TV for about a month and then realized I wanted some sort of HTiB so I bought the Onkyo HT-SR800 and fell in love with everything HT related. I then bought a 42" LG plasma but had some issues with it and sold it for my current 42lg30 which is only 720p but I got a great deal on it and all the calibration options are awesome for someone who likes to play around with all the settings. In June I bought my PS3 and a Onkyo 606 receiver and I currently own 60 BD's 96 HD DVD's and about 100 SD DVD's. (Oldest) 52" RCA setup [IMG][/IMG] (Older) Set-up (excuse the mess) [IMG][/IMG] New Pics in Gallery Last edited by Bigblue622; 02-19-2009 at 03:59 PM.

01-02-2009, 11:08 PM	#8
JJ Blu-ray Count Top ranked HT gallery Member since:Jul 2007 Location:Miami, FL Home Theater Gallery:99 4K collection:619 Blu-ray collection:1293 DVD collection:31 Digital collection:5 Blu-ray reviews: 18 Trading Score:203	Let's hear it for us college kids! Making the older guys around here wonder how the heck we have such setups when all they had at that age were a few pennies in their pocket, Cool stuff in the room, though. Any suggestions I would make would be more for to get better sound out of what you have - toe your front two speakers a little more inwards. And as for your pair of rears, spread them out, and again - point them towards where you sit. Better soundfield! Last edited by JJ; 01-02-2009 at 11:10 PM.

01-07-2009, 04:54 PM	#11
Bigblue622 Active Member Member since:Aug 2008 Location:Kentucky Blu-ray collection:596 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:3	Guys I wanted to bump this thread b/c I made a couple changes yesterday. I found an Amazing deal on the SSF-5000's that I couldn't pass up on. ($75 for the pair) I also redone the wiring to make it alot cleaner imo, there is still more that could be done to clean it up but I'm really happy with it. I also added new pictures of my seating and all surrounds. Remember this is also my bedroom, so all the clothes and stuff behind the couch is a mess Any other suggestions or comments are appreciated. New Pics are in the Gallery Last edited by Bigblue622; 01-07-2009 at 07:14 PM.

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01-02-2009, 04:43 AM	#2
SHines-IT Special Member Member since:Dec 2008 Location:Eustis, FL Blu-ray collection:19 Trading Score:3	Not bad, next I would upgrade the speakers!

01-02-2009, 07:36 PM	#4
Hammie Blu-ray Champion Top ranked HT gallery Top contributor Member since:May 2008 Location:Washington, DC Metro Home Theater Gallery:53 Blu-ray collection:545 DVD collection:12 Trading Score:12	Love the speaker stands... So urban... fit the "garage" scene to a T. But seriously, nice setup.

01-02-2009, 07:39 PM	#5
kpkelley Blu-ray Ninja Top contributor Member since:Aug 2007 Location:Framingham, MA 4K collection:385 Blu-ray collection:2478 Digital collection:113 Blu-ray reviews: 152	Sine you're twenty I'm sure that bottle of Maker's Mark was empty when you found it

01-02-2009, 07:56 PM	#6
swingle007 Senior Member Member since:Oct 2008 Location:Kingwood, Tx. Home Theater Gallery:34 Blu-ray collection:41 Trading Score:17	You've made some nice upgrades in a short period of time.....nice job, looks like a fun spot!

01-08-2009, 04:12 PM	#12
garageinc2001 Active Member Member since:Jan 2008 Home Theater Gallery:13 Blu-ray collection:177 Trading Score:27	I like the equipment! And I do like the pics on the walls, but I'm afraid they would distract me from watching tv. lol Very nice on the wire management, It cleaned up alot!

01-25-2009, 12:02 AM	#14
Bigblue622 Active Member Member since:Aug 2008 Location:Kentucky Blu-ray collection:596 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:3	New pics up again, this time with a new TV They are in the gallery at the bottom, still need to do a little cleaning up but I'm pretty happy with the new TV.

01-25-2009, 12:32 AM	#15
tbizzle Blu-ray Ninja Top ranked HT gallery Member since:Oct 2008 Location:Folsom, CA Home Theater Gallery:61 4K collection:47 Blu-ray collection:571 Trading Score:55	Nice setup dude, looks great for the space you have to work with. I'm diggin the Dane Cook album!

02-19-2009, 05:46 AM	#16
Bigblue622 Active Member Member since:Aug 2008 Location:Kentucky Blu-ray collection:596 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:3	Another bump, I cleaned out the gallery and moved a few things in my room, I swear this is a never-ending process. I always want to move something or add something and I'm never satisfied Anyway, I spread the fronts out a little more and now I have to redo some wire management at some point, but this semester is kicking my ass so I'm not really concerned with it right now. I'm off until Monday, so I plan on doing nothing but enjoying everything and relaxing for the first time this semester

02-19-2009, 10:55 AM	#17
hpman247 Member Member since:Oct 2006 Home Theater Gallery:23 Blu-ray collection:73 Blu-ray reviews:3 Trading Score:5	did you notice a big difference with thos SSF-5000's over the Onkyo's that you had. I'm just curious b/c i have those onkyo speakers now, and i was thiking of upgrading as well.

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