A THX Homecinema, Equipment

This System Has Main Equipment From These Manufacturers
(Some are discounted, only available on e.g. eBay)
Boston Acoustics
Marantz
Monster Cable
Panasonic
SMART Devices


Equipment In This Homecinema
(Included all certifications, like THX Ultra):

Marantz DV-12S1 THX
DVD-Video, DVD-Audio player
A player from Marantz' high performance Premium-Series
THX Ultra certified
Stands on Audio Quest Big Feet
Retail price: $ 2900

Marantz AV9000 THX
Digital THX/DTS/DD 5.1 processor/AVpreamp/tuner
THX Ultra certified
Retail price: $ 2 000

Marantz MA6100 THX
Monoblock power amplifier X 3 for front
125 watts into 8 ohms, 180 watts into 4 ohms,
RMS with true low impedance drive capability
THX Ultra certified
Retail price: $ 330 each

Marantz MA700 THX
Monoblock power amplifier X 2 for sub woofers
200 watts into 8 ohms, 300 watts into 4 ohms, RMS with true
low impedance drive capability. Bridged (BTL connection)
capability of two MA700 provides 600 watts RMS into 8 ohms
THX Ultra certified
Retail price: $ 500 each

Marantz MA500 THX
Monoblock power amplifier X 4 for surround's
125 watts into 8 ohms, 180 watts into 4 ohms, RMS with true
low impedance drive capability. Bridged (BTL connection)
capability of two MA500 provides 450 watts RMS into 8 ohms
THX Ultra certified
Retail price: $ 300 each

Boston 555X THX
Front speaker X 3
Frequency response (+/- 3db): 80-20 000 Hz
THX Ultra certified
Retail price: $ 300 each

Boston 595X THX
Passiv sub woofer X 2
Frequency response (+/- 3db): 20-80 Hz
THX Ultra certified
Retail price: $ 500 each

Boston VRS Pro THX
Dipole surround speaker X 4
Frequency response (+/- 3db): 80-20 000 Hz
THX Ultra certified
Retail price: $ 250 each

Monster Cable THX Certified Series Cables/Adapters
Interconnects, speaker cables, video cables, digital cables,
y-adapters... etc
Retail price: From $10 to $100 each

SMART Devices' CS-3X Jr 6.1 add-on
Decodes the rear EX/ES channel
Retail price: $ 300

Panasonic PT-AE500, True High Definition 16:9 LCD Projector
(1280x720 pixels x 3 panels, total of 2,764,800 pixels)
Most features included DVI, HD 1280x720, 480p, 576p, 720p, 1080i
Retail price: $ 2 500

Screen On Frame
Screen size: 110" 16:9
Retail price: $ --- (Special Made)

Marantz RC5000 Touch Screen LCD Remote
Rechargeable battery and companion docking station
RS232 cable for PC connection and firmware upgradeable
Retail price: $ 500

-> Systems total MSRP/Retail price: $ 14 000 +

This is in no way an adverstiment for the brands over, because when this system
was built for the first time, the idea and most important thing, was not really
the brands or how it looked etc, but rather to have a system that reproduced
picture and audio as intended. Then a good thing is to have all certifications,
calibrated right, and not pay more than needed. This completely separated
system (e.g. the amp is in 10 pieces), with cables and all, matches each other
great , and are fully calibrated, so it's performance matches "any price"
(Systems total MSRP/Retail price: $ 14 000 +)

Other Good Manufacturers (To Our Link Site)

Other:
Powerful PC/HTPC with many features, like optical digital out etc
One digital cable straight to AV9000, uses as DAC (24bit), works great
Plays all formates, included High Definition WMV HD 1080P files and more
Used for other media, which Marantz DV-12S1 do not play

Plans For Expanding/Updates This System:
A new THX Ultra2/DD-EX/DTS-ES/Pro Logic IIx AVpreamp?
(A gold AVpreamp with this feature dosn't exist yet)
More MA500THX black replaced with MA6100THX gold?

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