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Re: The 'Dark Side'.....

lenni — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 15:12:09 GMT

Non B&O?

my only devices are 2 x Bose Sounddock portable for the iPhone/Pod.
This is unbeatable in terms of size/sound/battery life.

:-)

Re: The 'Dark Side'.....

LarsH — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 05:03:20 GMT

I got in

1st floor Livingrooom:

BeoSound 5 with BeoMaster 5
Beovision 7, Mk III
BeoLab 7-4
BeoLab 9
BeoLab 4 with stands
BeoCom 5

Livingroom dark side:

HD Humax Boxer
UPS CyberPowerCP1350 EAV LCD, for uninterrupted power supply
Playstation 3 for BluRay
ReadyNas Duo 2*1TB for backup (not part of the system)
Netgear Router WNDR 3700, b,g,n network

And a Red Tivoli Audio Songbook in kitchen

2nd floor

BeoVision 3-32, connected to livingroom via MasterLink
Panasonic DVD player with controller
BeoCom 2

3rd floor, guestroom

MX 7000, stand alone, was to tricky to connect with cabling...
might add a preowned BeoSound 4

Plus on the darkside in general:

iMac 21"
iPad 64GB WiFi
iPad 2, 16 GB WiFi
iPhone 4S 64GB
iPhone 4S 16GB

On the wishlist... let's see what B&O has in mind for future product release...

But a Beo6 is really interesting...

That was a bit...

Re: The 'Dark Side'.....

elephant — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 01:01:25 GMT

Silver side (in the household):

iPhones X 3
iPods X 3
MacBooks X 3 (one an Air)
MacMini
Apple TV
iPad

All acquired in the last 3 years - no wonder Apple's stock price is so good :-)

Dark side:

a Samsung monitor attached to the MacMini for display of LinkPlayer as I now have the BV8's HDMI (thinking of an Altona 4X1) dedicated to the ATV2
some old kit I should throw out such as Sony portable cassette players, Sony portable radios
a combined VCR/DVD player/transcorder that we just bought (oh boy did that hurt) because we saw "The Iron Lady" and the Fabric Selector got misty eyed about transferring our family memories from VHS to DVD
Sainsbury DVD (will probably go since we have the combo unit which is hopefully multi-region (note to self, check this!)))
Wii
PS2
and FoxTel STB

Re: The 'Dark Side'.....

Søren Mexico — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 20:11:35 GMT

My dark side include

E-machines comp. for only music, but as Evan going back to my CDs.

LG 42" flat screen, Onkyo TX-NR 708, LG Blu-ray, 2 x LG 32", 3 CD players (Philips/Sony), connected to vintage

2 x Ipods not working, 2 x DVD players not in use, 4 x video recorders not in use, one of them can convert from Europe to US system.

4 x Panasonic cordless phones, had to put my 3 x Beocom 6000 in store as they interfered with my wireless.

Re: The 'Dark Side'.....

Evan — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 12:57:57 GMT

Soundproof, that is what I like to see!

She's a beaut.

Re: The 'Dark Side'.....

bayerische — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 10:59:57 GMT

At the moment only Non B&O stuff I have for entertainment is my Mac Mini (music library) and a Topfield HD digibox. (No point using the BV10's since it won't work with Pay channels in Finland!)

Re: The 'Dark Side'.....

soundproof — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 08:43:00 GMT

I've added a Technics 1506 Reel-to-Reel player to my setup. Works excellently together with the Beolab 5000.

I've also placed a Revelation M phono-stage from Graham Slee between my Beogram 3000 and the Beolab 5000. The Revelation M has different EQ-curves, in addition to RIAA, which I can use when listening to records from the 50s, made without RIAA-EQ.

Re: The 'Dark Side'.....

fishta — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 08:15:34 GMT

I have the following:

Living Room connected to BeoVision 7-40 MK5:

Boxee Box

Apple TV Mk1

Sky+HD 1TB

Draytek 2820n Router

Western Digital 2TB NAS

Buffalo LinkStation 1TB NAS

Master Bedroom:

32" Samsung LED

Sony BDP-S370 Blu-Ray

Apple TV MK2

Guest Bedroom:

32" Panasonic LCD

Study:

27" iMac 2.7Ghz Quad Core with 12GB RAM and 1TB Hard Drive

Kitchen:

Currently Bose Lifestyle 5 system with AirPort Express which will be changed to a B&W Zepellin Air next week

Other:

iPhone 4 S - 64GB

iPad 2 - 64GB

Bose Quiet COmfort 3 Noise Cancelling Headphones

Re: The 'Dark Side'.....

Toby — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 07:22:19 GMT

I am likening seeing what other equipment people are use, so here is my list of Non B&O equipment

LG 42PQ plasma TV

Medion computer which I have ripped all my music and DVD’s onto.

Lutron GRX-3104 x 2

Speakercraft MZC-66 multiroom system with 6 mode keypads

Itouch and Iphone

Thermomix TM31

Unfortunately 95% of the stuff I own is in a storage unit waiting for me to buy a new house, so all I have out is my overture and the Beolab 3000’s

Re: The 'Dark Side'.....

dmacri — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 21:36:53 GMT

Vandersteen 2Ci on the main BeoSystem 5000 in living room

Sonance Moderno M6R Ceiling Speakers in kitchen

Samsung 40" LCD, Onkyo AVR - TX-SR500, Set of Radio Shack Linaeum Pro LX-5 surround speakers in Family Room Theater

Westinghouse 32" LCD, Klipsch KG-5.2 in son's room on his BeoMaster 5000

Emerson 32" LCD, Sony STR-DG600 AVR, Polk Audio RM6005 Sub/Sat in Master Bedroom Theater

Panasonic PT-AX100 Projector, Onkyo TX-SR606 w/iPod Dock, Oppo BDP-93, Vandersteen Home Theater 1 Surround System - 1B L/R, VCC-1, VSM-1, Home Made Subwoofer in the Main Theater

iPod Touch, iPhone, Grado SR60i

Re: The 'Dark Side'.....

Evan — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 21:28:09 GMT

Peter:

Interesting thread..

I use Apple TV's and Airport express to my B&O gear in all my rooms. I listen less and less to CDs and watch less DVD's, usually rip it all and put it on a big RAID share in my network instead, much more practical.

Interesting indeed. I find I am moving backwards toward the CD and away from iPod/computer sources. So much so, I've been heavily considering a new DAC for my BeoGram 4500CD...

Additionally, I've almost completely moved away from video entirely!!!

Re: The 'Dark Side'.....

Evan — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 21:24:29 GMT

beowild:
DIY T-Amps from audiophonics .fr in two of the link-rooms

Would like to hear more about this!

Nice stuff!

Re: The 'Dark Side'.....

Peter — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 04:36:14 GMT

Interesting thread..

I use Apple TV's and Airport express to my B&O gear in all my rooms. I listen less and less to CDs and watch less DVD's, usually rip it all and put it on a big RAID share in my network instead, much more practical. Also, I never been impressed with B&O's headphones, so I use various Sennheisers for that purpose..

I also got a Canton subwoofer http://www.canton.de/de/homecinema/subwoofer/produkt/asf75sc.htm
This is actually the best "non-B&O" item I have bought in terms of sound. Works perfectly with the BL 8000 and BL 6000 I have in the living room. It's easy to calibrate and "wakes up" and "goes to sleep" along with the B&O speakers.
Hiding it under the sofa and gives all the bass I need and is very impressive, and sounds like its made for this setup!

Highly recommended!

/Peter

Re: The 'Dark Side'.....

beowild — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 03:07:13 GMT

The dark side around here includes:

NAD T535 in the workshop (How to listen a SACD with B&O?)

Sony TV and BD 480 Blue Ray in the bedroom

NAD T535 in the library

DIY T-Amps from audiophonics .fr in two of the link-rooms

Canton passive speakers in one of the link-rooms

Canton active subwoofer in one of the link-rooms

87' Volvo 780 with original Radio and graphic Equalizer

Best regards

David

Re: The 'Dark Side'.....

elephant — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 17:41:06 GMT

StUrrock:

I did have a Braun beard trimmer, but the ex mother-in-law borrowed it and never gave it back

I should think the non-return is a blessing in disguise