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I have 2 chimney breasts and it would fit easily in between, but would sort of be flush with the front of the chimneys so it would blend quite well. It would just be a central wall of television.
But I think you are right about going too big. Not being able to see the whole screen at once would be an issue.
Current Lash Up:
TEAC VRDS 701T > Sony TAE1000ESD > Krell KSA50S > JM Labs Focal Electra 926.
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I'm Wolfeschlegelsteinhausenbergerdorff.
It really does melt your head. I think its could ok for films and definitely games because your focus is more linear, but for general television its a brain breaker. im gonna give it a few more days, then I might have to invoke the 14 day right to return, I think a 58" would be perfect but unfortunately no Sonys in that size and the Panasonic has a silver bezel. Argh, why did I even bother, I am such a magpie
Stick with it man. You'll acclimatise to it. Probably.
Current Lash Up:
TEAC VRDS 701T > Sony TAE1000ESD > Krell KSA50S > JM Labs Focal Electra 926.
Lol - it'll have to be, as the bugger's fixed to the wall now!
Seriously, it'll be plenty good enough for me, and I'll let you know when I get Sky Q installed, if I don't notice much of an improvement with the 4K res...
Ha - I know exactly what you mean, and agree. The 65-incher in the Sony Centre showroom certainly looked great, but that was in a showroom, not a living room....I am having second thoughts this 65" , its giving me a headache, its that big. I mean, faces are bigger than real people and you have to look in two places instead of seeing the whole image. I always thought I say on the back row at the cinema as to hopefully see some action , but no it was because sitting too close gave me headaches.
Oops.
Marco.
Main System
Turntable: Heavily-modified Technics SL-1210MK5G [Mike New bearing/ETP platter/Paul Hynes SR7 PSU & reg mods]. Funk Firm APM Achromat/Nagaoka GL-601 Crystal Record Weight/Isonoe feet & boots/Ortofon RS-212D/Denon DL-103GL in Denon PCL-300 headshell with Funk Firm Houdini/Kondo SL-115 pure-silver cartridge leads.
Paul Hynes MC head amp/SR5 PSU. Also modded Lentek head amp/Denon AU-310 SUT.
Other Cartridges: Nippon Columbia (NOS 1987) Denon DL-103. USA-made Shure SC35C with NOS stylus. Goldring G820 with NOS stylus. Shure M55E with NOS stylus.
CD Player: Audiocom-modified Sony X-777ES/DAS-R1 DAC.
Tape Deck: Tandberg TCD 310, fully restored and recalibrated as new, by RDE, plus upgraded with heads from the TCD-420a. Also with matching TM4 Norway microphones.
Preamps: Heavily-modified Croft Charisma-X. LDR Stereo Coffee. Power Amps: Tube Distinctions Copper Amp fitted with Tungsol KT-150s. Quad 306.
Cables & Sundries: Mark Grant HDX1 interconnects and digital coaxial cable, plus Mark Grant 6mm UP-LCOFC Van Damme speaker cable. MCRU 'Ultimate' mains leads. Lehmann clone headphone amp with vintage Koss PRO-4AAA headphones.
Tube Distinctions digital noise filter. VPI HW16.5 record cleaning machine.
Speakers: Tannoy 15MGs in Lockwood cabinets with modified crossovers. 1967 Celestion Ditton 15.
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In ~2000 I was on a Massive house for a couple with More money than sense. They elected for 2 ! 40" Plasma screens .. Self Erecting from the base of their ermm.. Large bed.
TWO screens because they often didn't watch the same stuff. Can't imagine the reality of trying to watch with both screens active though.
Also soooo daft ..that they had their bathroom ceiling entirely of Pot lights ..All bezels touching each other.. prolly 5 dozen of the things as a guess.. from memory. Boggled my imagination.
Electricians wouldn't do it.. until assured that they would be paid
Short story: Plasma screens at that point were 40,000$ each, which is what the firm that was responsible for the AV setup charged :-). Made by Fujitsu (the primary screen supplier to most All Brand names).
Even worse.. their expected life was 10 years Max.
Just Imagine the depreciation on those contraptions
Just came across this, so might hang off for a bit before getting Sky Q installed: http://4k.com/news/sony-4k-tvs-are-i...the-way-16109/
Anyway, the AV system is now up and running, and sounding (and looking) fantastic! I can't believe the sound quality I'm getting from the little (cheap as chips) Sony Blu-ray player, just playing bog-standard CDs. It's as good as I've heard from any circa £1k 'audiophile CDP'
And Blu-ray discs and DVDs are just awesome, in terms of picture clarity, quality of colours, sound, etc. The Sony AV amp, which I simply took a blind punt on, is an absolute corker too, and sounds as good as most solid-state amps I've heard, out with of the genuine high-end variety.
It's reassuringly heavy too, due to the large PSU inside, and as outlined in the sales literature (see link below), you can hear that the design has been optimised with the use of audiophile quality components. Simply set it on 'Pure Direct', which by-passes all the tone control/cinema processing bollocks, and the sound is vivid, punchy and dynamic, together with having impressive weight and authority from its 165W. It, along with the Blu-ray player, just produces very involving sounding, non-fatiguing music.
I'm still playing around with many of its features and getting to know how it all works, but judged even just on its own as a stereo hi-fi amp, for the money it's really very good indeed and highly recommended. These Sony separates here certainly are excellent value for money and deserve to be taken seriously by audio enthusiasts on a budget for their high levels of performance. I can see Del and I enjoying this set-up with music and movies very much during the forthcoming winter months!
Sony AV amp in question: http://www.sony.co.uk/electronics/av...ers/str-dn1060
Sony Blu-ray/DVD/CD/SACD player in question: http://www.sony.co.uk/electronics/bl...yers/bdp-s6700
I'll try and put up some pics tomorrow.
Marco.
Main System
Turntable: Heavily-modified Technics SL-1210MK5G [Mike New bearing/ETP platter/Paul Hynes SR7 PSU & reg mods]. Funk Firm APM Achromat/Nagaoka GL-601 Crystal Record Weight/Isonoe feet & boots/Ortofon RS-212D/Denon DL-103GL in Denon PCL-300 headshell with Funk Firm Houdini/Kondo SL-115 pure-silver cartridge leads.
Paul Hynes MC head amp/SR5 PSU. Also modded Lentek head amp/Denon AU-310 SUT.
Other Cartridges: Nippon Columbia (NOS 1987) Denon DL-103. USA-made Shure SC35C with NOS stylus. Goldring G820 with NOS stylus. Shure M55E with NOS stylus.
CD Player: Audiocom-modified Sony X-777ES/DAS-R1 DAC.
Tape Deck: Tandberg TCD 310, fully restored and recalibrated as new, by RDE, plus upgraded with heads from the TCD-420a. Also with matching TM4 Norway microphones.
Preamps: Heavily-modified Croft Charisma-X. LDR Stereo Coffee. Power Amps: Tube Distinctions Copper Amp fitted with Tungsol KT-150s. Quad 306.
Cables & Sundries: Mark Grant HDX1 interconnects and digital coaxial cable, plus Mark Grant 6mm UP-LCOFC Van Damme speaker cable. MCRU 'Ultimate' mains leads. Lehmann clone headphone amp with vintage Koss PRO-4AAA headphones.
Tube Distinctions digital noise filter. VPI HW16.5 record cleaning machine.
Speakers: Tannoy 15MGs in Lockwood cabinets with modified crossovers. 1967 Celestion Ditton 15.
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Also **SAY NO** to unjust 'vaccine passports' or certificates, which are totally incompatible with a FREE society!!!
modern technology eh.... Sure they will fix it within the month
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I'm Wolfeschlegelsteinhausenbergerdorff.
Hi Michael,
Not sure, but I think the DAC is inside the amp. I'd need to check...
Also, the Blu-ray player I have is, as far as I can see, true 4K HD. Check the spec in the link I provided above.
Marco.
Main System
Turntable: Heavily-modified Technics SL-1210MK5G [Mike New bearing/ETP platter/Paul Hynes SR7 PSU & reg mods]. Funk Firm APM Achromat/Nagaoka GL-601 Crystal Record Weight/Isonoe feet & boots/Ortofon RS-212D/Denon DL-103GL in Denon PCL-300 headshell with Funk Firm Houdini/Kondo SL-115 pure-silver cartridge leads.
Paul Hynes MC head amp/SR5 PSU. Also modded Lentek head amp/Denon AU-310 SUT.
Other Cartridges: Nippon Columbia (NOS 1987) Denon DL-103. USA-made Shure SC35C with NOS stylus. Goldring G820 with NOS stylus. Shure M55E with NOS stylus.
CD Player: Audiocom-modified Sony X-777ES/DAS-R1 DAC.
Tape Deck: Tandberg TCD 310, fully restored and recalibrated as new, by RDE, plus upgraded with heads from the TCD-420a. Also with matching TM4 Norway microphones.
Preamps: Heavily-modified Croft Charisma-X. LDR Stereo Coffee. Power Amps: Tube Distinctions Copper Amp fitted with Tungsol KT-150s. Quad 306.
Cables & Sundries: Mark Grant HDX1 interconnects and digital coaxial cable, plus Mark Grant 6mm UP-LCOFC Van Damme speaker cable. MCRU 'Ultimate' mains leads. Lehmann clone headphone amp with vintage Koss PRO-4AAA headphones.
Tube Distinctions digital noise filter. VPI HW16.5 record cleaning machine.
Speakers: Tannoy 15MGs in Lockwood cabinets with modified crossovers. 1967 Celestion Ditton 15.
Protect your HUMAN RIGHTS and REFUSE ANY *MANDATORY* VACCINE FOR COVID-19!
Also **SAY NO** to unjust 'vaccine passports' or certificates, which are totally incompatible with a FREE society!!!