Description

Budget-minded HT rig.

Plays movies just fine. The old 3-way speakers provide quite a bit of bass - enough to enjoy the movie.

Video quality of the DVD player is superb. However, it being an older unit, it does not play some of the newer movies (esp. several of those Bollywood movies! :-)).

Everything is up for upgrades.......maybe when something breaks &/or when the children get older & demand a better HT system! :-)
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    • Sony XBR 400
    36
    • Sony DVP-S7000
    Dual laser DVD player from the late 1990s.
    • Harman Kardon AVI-200
    5-ch Pro-logic processor. 75W/ch in 2-ch mode, 65W/ch l, c, r & 25W/ch rear in 5-ch mode
    • Infinity Reference Three
    3-way stand-mount speakers. Polycell tweeter, 4
    • DH Labs SilverSonic BL-1 Series II
    1m interconnect
    • Kimber Kable Hero
    1m interconnect
    • XLO Pro600
    6' speaker cable

Comments 4

Owner
>> Sorry I rubbed you wrong. It is not my intension.

OK, Mjcmt. Thanks for your clarification. You did come off in a dubious way.
If I may recommend something to you - if you do not know anything about a certain piece of gear, just do not say anything at all. That is the best policy in these forums.
Your statement of "It is hard to comment on your system since it is older and not perticularily special." did not come across as being friendly.

Anyway, with that situation behind us, the Kimber Hero interconnects: in a nutshell: they suck!
When I used them in my 2-ch setup, their only redeeming feature was a pretty good midrange. The bass is wooly/fat/bloated. The hi freq is rolled off a bit too much for my liking. Hence, I've relegated them to my HT setup where I care FAR less about the sound quality (as long as I clearly hear the dialog track with the movie track, I'm happy). Sorry to burst your bubble re. the Kimber Hero cables but I'm not terribly fond of them at all.
I did get a chance to hear a Kimber Select speaker cable - the owner could not tell for certain whether they were copper or silver - but these sounded very good with the Jazz music he was playing. However, these Kimber Select are in a totally different league price-wise.

bombaywalla

Thats not it. I haven't been exposed to your gear so can't comment.

Incidentaly I don't have any of the gear in those mags as I'm of modest means. I have a bargain basement kit myself. I swapped around 'til I have good sustem synergy. That is one thing you could do. Find the weakness and improve them.

How can I comment on what I don't know. Try to be more specific if you can. I did ask about your interconnects, but you blew me off. Sorry I rubbed you wrong. It is not my intension.

mjcmt

Owner
>> Mjcmt
>> It is hard to comment on your system since it is older
>> and not perticularily special.
Oh, I see!
you only comment on particularly special systems?
Maybe you need to open your mind a bit more? Looks like you have been reading too much Stereophile or TAS or whatever glossy audio magazine you subscribe to!

bombaywalla

It is hard to comment on your system since it is older and not perticularily special.

I was intrigued with your use of the very good Kimber Hero interconnects. And I'm interested in your opinion on the basic XLO/Pro speaker wire. I have been thinking about giving this wire a try so would you be so kind to comment on it for me?

mjcmt

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