I finally decided to join the 21st Century and have my plasma mounted on the wall. I bought some wall rated HDMI cables and ran them through the wall and had an electrician install an electrical outlet behind the TV. I asked for a recessed outlet (twice), but he put in a regular outlet anyway. Not an issue because the TV sits out a few inches, so there was no problem plugging it in.
I also added a couple Emotiva UPA-1 mono-blocks. My receiver has some added distortion thanks to my 6 ohm speakers and adding the mono-blocks has given the setup a much smoother, open sound. I mainly listen to music in two channel, but it would be nice for Bluray audio and SACDs.
I will probably add a Roku and Oppo Bluray player to the system in the future and move the Panasonic to the bedroom at some point. The addition of an Oppo BD player would allow me to also move my Oppo 980H universal player to the bedroom, so it would free up space in my main setup and allow me to play more formats in the bedroom.
Other than that, the addition of a Denon 4311CI has made the biggest addition to the main system. It has allowed me to pull the PS Audio DAC out of the system and use it in one of my headphone setups.
Also, the Denon has an HD Radio built in, so I was able to move my Sony Tuner to the bedroom. In other words, the addition of the Denon was an upgrade to three setups! Oh, it also has a second display HDMI output, so I now send the video signal to another room, too. It feeds three monitors (thanks to an additional splitter)!
I should have mentioned that I also replaced the stand. I liked the open stand I had before (which I moved to the bedroom), but I wanted a sleeker look in the main system. The BDI 8927 was easy to put together and allowed me to remove a drawer so I could put my center channel speaker on a shelf rather than sitting it on top of the stand. Since the system is mainly closed with an opening in back, I added a couple fans that only cut on when the temperatures get high.
The Emotiva amps actually run even cooler than the Denon.
Under the turntable, I have been trying out some practice hockey pucks. It should help with isolation, but I am still testing it out.
theater system
I also added a couple Emotiva UPA-1 mono-blocks. My receiver has some added distortion thanks to my 6 ohm speakers and adding the mono-blocks has given the setup a much smoother, open sound. I mainly listen to music in two channel, but it would be nice for Bluray audio and SACDs.
I will probably add a Roku and Oppo Bluray player to the system in the future and move the Panasonic to the bedroom at some point. The addition of an Oppo BD player would allow me to also move my Oppo 980H universal player to the bedroom, so it would free up space in my main setup and allow me to play more formats in the bedroom.
Other than that, the addition of a Denon 4311CI has made the biggest addition to the main system. It has allowed me to pull the PS Audio DAC out of the system and use it in one of my headphone setups.
Also, the Denon has an HD Radio built in, so I was able to move my Sony Tuner to the bedroom. In other words, the addition of the Denon was an upgrade to three setups! Oh, it also has a second display HDMI output, so I now send the video signal to another room, too. It feeds three monitors (thanks to an additional splitter)!
I should have mentioned that I also replaced the stand. I liked the open stand I had before (which I moved to the bedroom), but I wanted a sleeker look in the main system. The BDI 8927 was easy to put together and allowed me to remove a drawer so I could put my center channel speaker on a shelf rather than sitting it on top of the stand. Since the system is mainly closed with an opening in back, I added a couple fans that only cut on when the temperatures get high.
The Emotiva amps actually run even cooler than the Denon.
Under the turntable, I have been trying out some practice hockey pucks. It should help with isolation, but I am still testing it out.
theater system
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