Pictures of your Rotel Set-up

[TonyStarks]

A Work in Progress

PewterTA,

Thanks for the suggestion, appreciate that, I deffinitly give that a go, I'll do what ever it takes to the best sound possible. I want to build a cabinet the covers the wall and have the speakers flush with the cabinet. Would that muffle the sound or would you recommend leave the speakers open air?

[gd]

The most dreaded words in the audio world: HT cabinet...

If you're truly interested in the best sound possible, ditch any thoughts of a cabinet... speakers perform best in a free space with a solid wall a few feet to their rear... a cabinet necessarily inhibits their performance... it's like putting a box inside yet another box.

You've got a nice setup -- don't blow it with a cabinet... too many people decorate the room first with a big unwieldy HT cabinet - with a nice wood finish! - and then try to pick and choose audio components to cram in it... with audio performance that ranges from subpar to unlistenable.

Bring the speakers out as suggested... and if the wall needs aesthetic work -- paint it.

[PewterTA]

I agree with GD. The only thing I'd go for is a bigger stand for your center to house all your components, or maybe get a nice vertical rack to hold all your componets off to the right/left side... then get a true center stand... I don't know how your room is set up to allow for something like that.

If neither of those work, I'd get wood that would match your current stand...and make a small shelf for the center to sit on (raising it up a couple inches) to fit the RT-1080 and your Cable box (that's it on the floor right?) in there, and I think it would look awesome that way.

[KAP]

Pictures of my new basement. Thanks to Jack for shrinking the pictures!!!!

KAP

[mradem]

Hi there Rotels owners . Am new here. Martijn, 24 years young and live in Holland. Very nice pictures from everybody. I will try to get a digital camera ASAP so I can add them to this topic also.

Regards!

[Stevebez]

My ROTEL kit with new B&W's

Here we go ...


Rgds Steve

[Boone38]

Hope I do this correct. Just picked up the 805s and HTM4 with the DS6's. Can not even listen to them yet as the cable (MIT AVT2) as not yet come in. Anyway here is the Rotel System with the speakers. location is temp until I get the basement finished for the dedicated room. Currently using:

RSP 1068
RMB 1075
DVD 1060
Monster 5100
Velodyne HGS12X
B & W 805s
HTM 4
DS6

Any comments will be greatly reviewed.

[Steve_barrow]

Made a few changes since my post from...last oct or so. No new rotel, thats next but did make one big purchase, a new TV, and went to a High Def terminal and a Denon 2200 ( just til the format wars settle). I also added Silvercat interconnects :T

Now I gotta focus on Speaker cables and rear speakers and likely a 1080. So as it sits now.

Hitachi Ultravision Cineform 60VS810
Rotel 1068
Rotel 1075
Denon 2200
B&W 604 S3's
B&W LCR600
Signet SP100 15" Sub
Mission 8" Sub
Rears that are so poor I won't even reference them :roll:

Just to restate what we all think and plug all the time in this forum, I love My Rotel's! TV aint 1/2 bad either

[shadow]

Love your tv, is it a plasma and what is the price? :T

[Steve_barrow]

It's LCD RPTV. List price is kinda painful, with stand it was about $6700cdn list. OUt of respect for mty Dealer I won't say what I did get it for, but suffice it to say there is some room in this for sure

[PStrigen]

My starter system

Just starting to get into Rotel equipment.
Also not in the picture is the Velodyne VLF1012 Sub behind the TV and the Paradigm Atoms as surrounds.

[Raymen]

Hey, my first post...

If i am correct i see in your pic. the Toshiba 57wh36p.
But i thought this one has a non-reflectif shield..
But your reflect..

Mvrg,
raymen

[PStrigen]

Toshiba

It is the 65H14. The rebadged version of the 65H83 which I bought at costco. It has a few differences from the original model but is basically the same. It still has the protective cover on it which I believe is not non-reflective. I leave it on for safety.

[Raymen]

OKe,

Looks great and big.
I own the 50 inch..
But The reflective screen off gives a much beter image.

Mvrg,
Raymen

[erwin]

new member

hi all of you
i am happy to be a member of the rotel club
i am from holland
i will soon put soem pictures

[Raymen]

Geweldig steeds meer nederlanders... :P
Mvrg,
Raymen

[Kyle]

Here's a couple really crappy pictures of my ever-changing setup.. I'll take some pics with real lighting soon

[Dmantis]

Nice to see yoou on the other side there Phuz, My new pic's will be up shortly.....

Dan

[Claude D D]

Got around to splashing some paint on the walls a couple of days ago.After living with light beige for almost 7 months having a darker room with some color is nice. :T The MRS and me busted our butts and did teardown,prep,paint and reassembly in less than 24 hours!

[rnoble]

Hi all,

I've been lurking about in this Forum for ages - drooling and dreaming over all of your beautiful Rotel equipment. Well guess what - I have finally gotten my first peice of Rotel equipment! It's a RSP1068. Huge improvements over my Yamaha receiver.

EDIT: I'm using 6 channels of gainclone amplification made by yours truly and Aussie made Legend speakers. Photo of the amps attached.

[PewterTA]

Claude D, is that the new paint you just did? If so, looks really good! I like the whole setup. Is your center channel on the sub (little bit dark to tell)...?

Rnoble, congrats on the 1068, I went from the Yamaha (Rx-v1400) to the 1098 and agree it's a nice improvement. Though I realize how well the yamaha did, as I'm still having a tough time getting rid of it... Since you got the 1068, what are you using for an amp, as well as what speakers are you using?

[Claude D D]

Claude D, is that the new paint you just did? If so, looks really good! I like the whole setup. Is your center channel on the sub (little bit dark to tell)...?

In reply to your comments.Yes,thank you and yes. :T

[bimmer528]

Rotel and bw gear

I made the rack and tv stand a couple years ago. A copy of the Salamander rack but with real mahogony wood, stain to complement it, and a nice shape design to the wood. Total cost was around 100 for you diy's.



Now please don't laugh at my center which is almost as big as the tv ops: I have always been a stiff when it comes to the TV.

My next purchase is a widescreen and either the triple rack 30'' salamander or a diy copy ill do myself. That will enable me to have a better looking HT but what I got now does the job.


Pic 1
Pic 2
Pic 3

[mjb]

rnoble: nice gainclones, nice to see some DIY gear here too
bimmer528: great job on the DIY rack!

I love this thread! Great pictures, and all setups to be proud of.

[jim777]

I'm looking to buy a Rotel/B&W stereo system for home, but meanwhile here is the surround system that I use at work . Yes, I'm lucky enough to work on a multichannel audio codec (low bitrate... :cry: ) so I got this kit to do listening tests. The M-Audio 1010 is a 8-in/8-out 24-bit 96kHz sound card that feeds the direct analog of the Rotel's receiver. This makes it possible to compare original versions of audio on the computer with coded ones (for A/B or Mushra tests). Oh, and forget the VHS on the 2nd pic, just needed to connect an old TV somehow to see the receiver's configuration screen somewhere...

[Claude D D]

jim777,Dream Theater Rules!!!! :T

[jim777]

Yes Claude, DT rules. And Steve Vai too, I'm seeing him live tonight in Montreal

[PewterTA]

Big Dream Theater Fan here as well. Sounds really good on Rotel equipment too.

[Raptor]

Here's mine!

[Dmantis]

Since I'm a family member, I figured I should get in the family shot.

[PewterTA]

Raptor looking good!!! What speakers are those?

Dmantis, I like it!!! I especially like how the tissue box next to the TV sets everything off. :P ha ha.

What equipment is in the right side of the stand (if anything)?

[Dmantis]

Pioneer Elite Dv47a Dvd Player, Pioneer ELlite CLD-59 Laserdisk player ( removed now as I don't use it anymore), and a Mitshibishi S vhs , Kids and wife still use it so there it is. A sony Ps2.

Dan

[Raptor]

PewterTA...Thanks for the comment! Nice to know that someone notices!

The speakers are Dali (Suite 3.5) & M&K V75MkII Sub.

Have to say yours is extrordinary! :T

Raptor

[GregoriusM]

Hey!

I started reading from page 1 and got to page 6 and thought I'd throw in a comment.

It's funny how many people say "This is my humble setup....".

Noooooooooooooooo waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay!

I just got a Rotel 1056, and now my setup is no longer humble.

Why?

Because it says ROTEL on the receiver! And sounds great!

So, forget the "humble pie" people!

We are ROTEL OWNERS! :T

[ekkoville]

hey bimmer528, is the rack just long threaded pieces with nuts to hold the shelves? It is a great looking piece with the mahogany, must be tough to pieces that wide.

Here is my setup, shelves are temp., waiting for glass shelves to relace them. Cabinet is DIY also, and still in production.




Erik

[thyname]

A simple picture of my system:

[thyname]

Other pictures below:

My system:
Rotetl rx-1052 Stereo Receiver
Axiom m60ti fronts
Rotel rcd-1072 CD player
Sony universal dvd/cd/sacd player
SilverCats interconnects
SignalCable bi-wire speaker cable

[Wega.zw]

Here are my new acquirement.

Rotel RSP-1068
Rotel RT-1080



Rotel RMB-1075 in the Corner

[Coen]

This is mine set

[rick c]

coen,what are your speakers they look "nice".

[chrispy35]

Here are my new acquirement.

Rotel RMB-1075 in the Corner

That's a strange way to place your 1075. I'd be worried about reliability with that placement unless there's a fan hidden in there somewhere. The channel closest to the floor is probably running much hotter than the one on the 'top'.

[gd]

place your 1075... I'd be worried about reliability with that placement unless there's a fan hidden in there somewhere.

While you're at it, you might want to get some shelving to isolate your components, so there can be some proper ventilation around each to keep them running cool... and do it soon.

I'm probably telling you something you already know... but I'd sure hate to see that great system suffer any unnnecessary damage.


:T

[Kens1]

Nice set Coen - I really like the cabinet. What size is the TV, and as mentioned what kind of speakers are those?

[PewterTA]

That's a strange way to place your 1075. I'd be worried about reliability with that placement unless there's a fan hidden in there somewhere. The channel closest to the floor is probably running much hotter than the one on the 'top'.

Actually the 'top' channel will suffer from heat, since heat rises, the bottom channel will stay the coolest since the heat from (technically the left channel) will rise to the top (right channel).

[Coen]

Nice set Coen - I really like the cabinet. What size is the TV, and as mentioned what kind of speakers are those?

Hello the size of the TV is 35 inch and the speakers are Quadral Aurum Titans.

The cabinet wil be replaced because i cant place my RT-1080 en my DVD-HDD