Media Centre/network Drive/everything Build.

[JAS-25T]

Yeah I'm sure there are more than a thousand of them around and about, but it's just one I know that has a good name and advertises multi room, and great UI setups, customised.

[Beer Baron]

thanks boys. ash, those case look great. that is definitely like what i'm after.

you've given me a bit to think about. this weekend i'm going to talk to some local stereo guys again, but if I need to go further a field I'll give your guys a go too jas. cheers.

I quite like this case too http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_p...roducts_id=6423

and this one would suit as well http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_p...roducts_id=6675

it seems the silverstone ones will have something suitable. and perhaps I can use the sonos gear to multi-room it and use the bose amps and speakers (just buy the non-amped sonos receivers). lots of possibilities.

edit: OK we have a new contender!!! http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_p...roducts_id=4827

[R31Nismoid]

Oh ye there are heaps of cool cases out there.

Just gotta pick one that fits all the AMP/Recievers etc that you pick so they work with size/colour and so on in that respect.

But no question talking to pro's about the sound setup. Id imagine to get the best sounding thing will be a fair bit of dicking around. Even where furniture is would play a part when it comes to acoutstics... and when your spending 20k thats fairly important

[R31Nismoid]

this was timely... mate just send this link over email as he is doing something

http://www.origenae.co.kr/en/index.htm

mmmmmmmmmm <3

[Beer Baron]

thanks mate, great looking gear from origen too.

I'm getting excited now. this should be a nice set-up.

[JAS-25T]

reckon you could add a build for me in your budget?

just picked up my reciever and speakers last night.

[Beer Baron]

nice elaborate on the speakers etc.

as for spare budget, can't promise anything...

[JAS-25T]

http://www.canton.de/en-produktdetail-movie-moviecd102.htm

wanted something in a small package that packed a punch.......for a 2bed unit.

and the Onkyo TX-SR605

[Beer Baron]

sounds like a winner.

[JAS-25T]

Nothing as flash as what you are setting up, but I may need to do the second room thing (will control from reciever) with a media extender (like a wii/ps3/xbox) in another room

[Beer Baron]

well got a quote from bang and olufsen the other day. some really nice gear. looking at the beosound5 and some beosound 9 speakers, but the speakers are stupid expensive. $13K for the pair! makes the bose stuff look dirt cheap, and the sonos stuff seem like it must be stolen... the actual BO system is not too bad. about $8K for the beosound5 which is awesome. lossless CD conversion to it's hard drive. and it has net radio etc. and the interface is sooo cool. the bloody remote costs $1100 though which is a bit rude, but BO stuff has always been expensive.

so I'm still kind of deciding what to do....

[Beer Baron]

beosound 5: http://www.bang-olufsen.com/beosound5

beolab 9: http://www.bang-olufsen.com/beolab9 (these and the beosound in the lounge room)

beovox 1 in the kitchen: http://www.bang-olufsen.com/beovox1

beolab 6000 for the front of the house. http://www.bang-olufsen.com/beolab6000

and for outside can probably use the sound from the beolab 9s with the doors open.

but to be honest I think the BO stuff might end up too $$ in the end. I mean their 40inch LCD High def Tv is $22,000 FFS! and their stereos only work with their TVs...

also considering the beosound 3200 instead of the 5. http://www.bang-olufsen.com/beosound3200

[JAS-25T]

Wow mate, that's like a 50k+ system.

Surely you could fit in 2.5k for my media centre in there somewhere

[Beer Baron]

Wow mate, that's like a 50k+ system.

Surely you could fit in 2.5k for my media centre in there somewhere

yeah $50K is way over the budget. like more than double. maybe triple even. I certainly wouldn't pay $22K for a 40inch LCD. I mean my bravia XBR 46" retailed for about $5K when new and even that was pricey I thought.

so yeah, I think the BO gear might be out. If I went for cheaper speakers, and maybe skip the beosound5 then it could be doable, but when you are up $1100 for a remote things can easily get out of hand.

[Beer Baron]

an update for anyone interested. in the end we did get the bang and olufsen gear. got the beosound 5, and the beolab 9 loudspeakers (or might have ordered the 10s in the end, I forget now), and some more speakers and multiroom gear, another remote (cost about 2 bloody grand!) and even got their beocom2 cordless phones which are kick ass. http://www.bang-olufsen.com/beocom2 in plain aluminium of course. I'll let you guys know what it's like once it all arrives and is installed. the beosound 5 system is pretty cool and gives lossless sound from CD unlike MP3 etc. the only real downside of course was that it smashed the 20k budget. on the plus side I think the BO gear will hold it's value fairly well and should last forever just about.

[bozodos]

Wow, do you have any pics of the installation?

[Beer Baron]

not yet, the only thing delivered so far is the bloody phone! lol.

[JAS-25T]

top system Dick.

Please post pics of install if you are inclined

[Beer Baron]

yep, delivery date is mid july. will get some pics for you then.

[GTR_RB26TTS]

That beolab stuff looks very 'designer'

Should be a great fit out regardless