2014-04-23, 04:37
So... seeing so many fancy rigs and creative solutions in this Showcase, I thought I might, while not the most fancy of systems - chip in with mine 
Rears on DIY, height-adjustable stands:
HTPC / Storage :
AV equipment:
Luckily the significant other cares more about actual performance. than WAF And yes. I blacked out some cable mess, just got the 60" in today and need to rearrange the whole cabling soon. Must be 10 power cables & warts, 2xTP, 3xHDMI, 6xRCA + assorted speaker cable and interconnects jumbled up back there. Also need to shimmy up the TV, so the center speaker doesn't block the IR transmitter for the 3D glasses.
Rears on DIY, height-adjustable stands:
HTPC / Storage :
- Intel NUC DN2820FYKH. 4GB Crucial CT51264BF160B, 120GB Kingston SSDNow V300
- Loshine wireless keyboard w/ trackball, Lenovo RC6 MCE Remote
- As of post: Windows 8.1 Pro, XBMC Gotham Beta 4
- "Cheap from china" C-media CM106 USB soundcard (for 5.1 analog and S/PDIF out)
- ZyXEL NSA-325v2 NAS, 2x2TB WD Green
- CiragoLink+ USB NAS, 3x2TB WD Essensials
AV equipment:
- Sharp Aquos 60" LC60LE651E "Smart" 3D TV.
- PS3, early rev.
- Panasonic BD60 BluRay player
- NAD T754 6x70 WRMS / 8 ohm AV Receiver
- Rotel RB-985 5x100 WRMS / 8 ohm THX Power Amplifier
- Dali Ikon 2 Vokal MK2 center speaker
- Dali 606 - 3x6.5" + dome, Front speakers
- Earthquake Platine Noireé rears, on DIY height-adjustable stands
- Cerwin-Wega LW-10-X 10" subwoofer
Luckily the significant other cares more about actual performance. than WAF
And yes. I blacked out some cable mess, just got the 60" in today and need to rearrange the whole cabling soon. Must be 10 power cables & warts, 2xTP, 3xHDMI, 6xRCA + assorted speaker cable and interconnects jumbled up back there. Also need to shimmy up the TV, so the center speaker doesn't block the IR transmitter for the 3D glasses.