elangoas
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I thought to share this which may help enthusiasts on a limited budget.. As the title goes, yes it is a stingy 7.2.4 HT set-up..
I built this set-up for my younger brother, though he had more budget at times, i stopped him from over spending..
AVR - The Denon x 2200 that he had earlier conked off in abt a years time.. It was time to pick an AVR with 11.2 pre-outs, picked Onkyo TX-RZ 730, a 9.2 AVR with 11.2 pre-outs thru OLX deal.. 58K was an awesome deal for brand new AVR and was the cheapest price when i got this for him in Apr 2019.
Room size
22 ft (L) x 11 ft (W) x 10 ft (H)
Power amplifiers
Since the Onkyo AVR TX-RZ 730 had 11.2 pre-outs, idea was to use it as pre-amp only and use external amplification as much as possible.. Sure, i could have used 9 channels of internal amplification from the AVR and bought an additional 2 channel power amp.. But i didn't want to do that.. Instead decided to get 11 channels of external amplification, a.k.a used route.. So started looking or used components on OLX..
Rotel 5 channel amplifier for 35K, which was in very good condition.. Capable of 100 watts per channel, all channel driven at 8 Ohms.. Planned to use it for L-C-R and Top front Left & Right, as these were the speakers that were farther away from listening position..
Next goal was to add 6 more channels of external amplification.. There were lot of old stereo amplifiers aval on OLX, which had the provision to be used as power amplifier.. (By removing Pre-out & Main-in jumpers behind the amplifiers) So shortlisted, chased, physically checked the amps and picked few of them..
Nakamichi AV-1 for 6K.. A stereo receiver with no remote.. Not a concern, as it would act only as power amp.. Even if there was a remote, it was of no use to me.. Capable of 100 watts at 8 ohms, both channels driven..
Sherwood AV 6030R for 5K - Same as above, so wasn't concerned abt remote functionality.. This too was capable of 100 watts, 2 channels driven at 8 ohms..
An other, Nakamichi AV-1 for 9K.. This time a FM helped me to ship this from an other location.. Many thanks to him @sriram_shol .
Happy to have completed 11 channels of external amplification for as little as 55K.. So for approx 115K, he was done with 9.2 AVR and 11 channels of external amplification.. Basically using the AVR as pre-amplifier only..
Speakers - Some of them bought at different times
The Taga Harmony TAV OW60 LCRS for L-C-R
The Taga Harmony platinum 90 SL, picked from forum member doing the surround left/ right duty..
The Taga Harmony Platinum One90, also picked from forum member doing the surround back left/ right duty..
For top front & rear pair, he had Sonodyne Avant LCR 250 speakers that he had with him when he got it for more than 5 yrs back..
DIY subwoofers
I had an 2 channel power amplifier from Sonodyne being unused, so thought to build DIY sealed subs.. This was built before he got the 11.2 capable AVR..
Projector - 33K
I picked an LG PF 1500-FHD LED projector, from US, thru one of my friend.. Picked it for approx 35K, thru an amzon.com openbox warehouse deal
DIY Acoustic Transparent screen - Approx 5K
He had a vinyl screen earlier.. But, very recently moved to DIY AT Screen.. Approx cost to build was 5K all inclusive for 165 inch diagonal screen..
Dark room (Half bat cave)
With projection, screen, AVR amplifiers and subwoofers in place, next was to improve the viewing experience.. So painted half of the living room black..
Final step would be acoustics, which we are planning sooner..
Very happy to have helped him complete his 7.2.4 set-up with 11 channels of external amplification, projector, DIY subwoofer, DIY screen at a much lesser budget..
I built this set-up for my younger brother, though he had more budget at times, i stopped him from over spending..
AVR - The Denon x 2200 that he had earlier conked off in abt a years time.. It was time to pick an AVR with 11.2 pre-outs, picked Onkyo TX-RZ 730, a 9.2 AVR with 11.2 pre-outs thru OLX deal.. 58K was an awesome deal for brand new AVR and was the cheapest price when i got this for him in Apr 2019.
Room size
22 ft (L) x 11 ft (W) x 10 ft (H)
Power amplifiers
Since the Onkyo AVR TX-RZ 730 had 11.2 pre-outs, idea was to use it as pre-amp only and use external amplification as much as possible.. Sure, i could have used 9 channels of internal amplification from the AVR and bought an additional 2 channel power amp.. But i didn't want to do that.. Instead decided to get 11 channels of external amplification, a.k.a used route.. So started looking or used components on OLX..
Rotel 5 channel amplifier for 35K, which was in very good condition.. Capable of 100 watts per channel, all channel driven at 8 Ohms.. Planned to use it for L-C-R and Top front Left & Right, as these were the speakers that were farther away from listening position..
Next goal was to add 6 more channels of external amplification.. There were lot of old stereo amplifiers aval on OLX, which had the provision to be used as power amplifier.. (By removing Pre-out & Main-in jumpers behind the amplifiers) So shortlisted, chased, physically checked the amps and picked few of them..
Nakamichi AV-1 for 6K.. A stereo receiver with no remote.. Not a concern, as it would act only as power amp.. Even if there was a remote, it was of no use to me.. Capable of 100 watts at 8 ohms, both channels driven..
Sherwood AV 6030R for 5K - Same as above, so wasn't concerned abt remote functionality.. This too was capable of 100 watts, 2 channels driven at 8 ohms..
An other, Nakamichi AV-1 for 9K.. This time a FM helped me to ship this from an other location.. Many thanks to him @sriram_shol .
Happy to have completed 11 channels of external amplification for as little as 55K.. So for approx 115K, he was done with 9.2 AVR and 11 channels of external amplification.. Basically using the AVR as pre-amplifier only..
Speakers - Some of them bought at different times
The Taga Harmony TAV OW60 LCRS for L-C-R
The Taga Harmony platinum 90 SL, picked from forum member doing the surround left/ right duty..
The Taga Harmony Platinum One90, also picked from forum member doing the surround back left/ right duty..
For top front & rear pair, he had Sonodyne Avant LCR 250 speakers that he had with him when he got it for more than 5 yrs back..
DIY subwoofers
I had an 2 channel power amplifier from Sonodyne being unused, so thought to build DIY sealed subs.. This was built before he got the 11.2 capable AVR..
Projector - 33K
I picked an LG PF 1500-FHD LED projector, from US, thru one of my friend.. Picked it for approx 35K, thru an amzon.com openbox warehouse deal
DIY Acoustic Transparent screen - Approx 5K
He had a vinyl screen earlier.. But, very recently moved to DIY AT Screen.. Approx cost to build was 5K all inclusive for 165 inch diagonal screen..
Dark room (Half bat cave)
With projection, screen, AVR amplifiers and subwoofers in place, next was to improve the viewing experience.. So painted half of the living room black..
Final step would be acoustics, which we are planning sooner..
Very happy to have helped him complete his 7.2.4 set-up with 11 channels of external amplification, projector, DIY subwoofer, DIY screen at a much lesser budget..
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