Screenshot of the menu of a DTS HD-MA 2007 demo disc. These are available from electronics trade shows such as CES, or if you want to pay the $25 - $30 you can find 'em on eBay.

Old school, but I love 'em!

Another shot of the entertainment center.

Marantz AV7005 Pre-pro | Emotiva XPA-2 2-ch amp | Emotiva XPA-5 5-ch amp | Oppo BDP-93 Blu-ray Player | FIOS QIP6416-2 DVR | Samsung DVD-155 DVD Recorder | Sony DVP-NC655 5-disc DVD changer | Furman Power Conditioner

Don't let the picture fool you. The gear has adequate ventilation and is also open to the back. Also, there is a media niche behind the entertainment center so the gear is not backed up to a wall. There's plenty of room for the air to flow to the back.

Another shot of the gear.

And yet another shot of the gear.

Shot of the front left channel.

Shot of the front right channel.

Fresh out of the box (sorry, didn't wipe it down, still has foam particles on it). The sub is located behind the entertainment center which is in front of a media niche. It's difficult to get a shot of the sub back there so this will have to do.

Upgraded these to the signature series crossover June 2010. What a BIG difference the sigs make! I love these bookshelves!

Hidden behind the upper grilles of the entertainment center doors are the height channels. Not the optimum placement, but it sounds great to me! Emotiva makes great amps, and they make great speakers, too!

These are the 1st gen bookshelves. They can be positioned vertically or horizontally as you can see, which makes them an effective center channel as well. Emotiva also included a boundary compensation switch when using them in an actual bookshelf. It's a fairly effective feature, but there's not much impact on their current placement in the cabinet since I'm only using them as effect channels. I also have another set for surround duty in my 2nd setup.

The other height channel, this one with the grille on. I don't normally keep the grilles on since these are behind the grilles of the entertainment center doors - just wanted to show how they look with their clothes on. Like the emblem.

A lights-out shot of my old UMC-1 with the XPA-2 and XPA-5 for the short time that I had the UMC-1 in the main setup. I normally have the blue lights OFF, but I was playin' around and turned them ON for a "night shot".

Office Gear - Emotiva UMC-1 and LPA-1 7-CH amp. This is an old pic as I no longer have the UMC-1. However the combo looks great together.

My prior biamped LPA-1s! I miss them, but I love the XPA-2 + XPA-5 combo better!

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Wayne L. Baker  » Feb 05, 2013 05:48 AM

Great setup and an amazing collection!

obiwopkenobi62  » Jan 26, 2013 06:51 AM

Dude, that is a really sweet setup you have theree. Very, very nice...:-)

SpectrumOfPain  » Jan 18, 2013 09:40 PM

Nice HT setup!!! Love the speakers!!

cr136124  » Dec 05, 2012 09:04 AM

Congrats on your system. It looks pretty cool to me. Everything well organized and classy. Cheers!

pentatonic  » Dec 01, 2012 04:53 PM

Great HT setup, very classic and rich for an entertainment center. Love those gorgeous speakers.

StereoMike  » Aug 10, 2012 06:09 PM

Impressive! Most impressive!

Mahatma  » Jul 21, 2012 10:35 AM

Emotiva must be big in the US.Nice HT,those speakers looks nice.10+++ man

xcapoeirax  » Jun 24, 2012 10:51 AM

nice combo of Marantz/Emotiva :-)

ilikemytoys  » Jun 20, 2012 03:57 PM

Very nicely done. Wonderful equipment and display. I've a soft spot for entertainment centers...

mj3k  » Jun 20, 2012 03:01 PM

Nice new pics..great sytem setup.

lswope00  » Mar 27, 2012 01:12 PM

impressive looking setup love the marantz.

Byrdman03  » Mar 08, 2012 12:02 PM

Very Nice! 10+

nefilim  » Mar 08, 2012 10:11 AM

Pure Awesomeness ! 10/10 !

rkolinski  » Jan 22, 2012 08:38 AM

Beautiful home theater with some really awesome equipment and love your speakers; 10/10!

Alpha Sixx  » Dec 05, 2011 07:50 PM

Amazing!!!

BluDroid  » Nov 26, 2011 02:14 PM

Awesome setup Red5! Must sound amazing.

landry_p2000  » Oct 05, 2011 02:34 AM

Love the blue lights! Nice set-up!

prerich  » Aug 11, 2011 04:27 PM

Still looking good!!!! Who offers support for your Rockets now? Are they made with Hi-Vi (Swan) drivers?

znil78  » Jul 09, 2011 09:42 AM

killer gear sir!

Bluvette  » Jun 25, 2011 06:00 AM

Love it. The equipment is awesome love the Marantz. Perfect 10:)

naturephoto1  » Jun 24, 2011 10:27 PM

The set-up, equipment, and Home Theater look great.

jaama2shy  » Jun 24, 2011 09:56 PM

sweet if i could vote you got a 10,everything in the room look awsome

crazyBLUE  » Jun 24, 2011 08:15 PM

As always with the other Galleries

Johnny Blaze  » Jun 24, 2011 03:21 PM

Awesome! 10/10

kevon27  » Jun 24, 2011 02:23 PM

Nice amp and pre/pro upgrades.. When I see pics like your, I begin to miss AV123... Damn... I should have gotten one of those B- stock MFW-15's

B.Hulk  » Jun 24, 2011 02:12 PM

That's an incredible setup.....

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