Recent content by YamahaJunkie

Sounds like I might need to wait for my next house before I start upgrading my equipment, or at least get to a point where I can appreciate what I have.... even more  :P For reference, since it's not clear in the pics, this is what my space is actually like... The orange lines represent...

WOW... sooo, many different opinions  :) The idea for more amplification power came during a conversation with a colleague that suggested I should investigate monoblocks.  Never having considered this before I started some research and soon realized there are cheapish options and very, very...

Hi  Yes this includes the kitchen as well From the kitchen (sorry about the large picks, uploaded direct from my mobile) From a little closer up

Thanks all for the input thus far. The room is rectangular with media center one end, then dining area and then kitchen on the other.  The kitchen and the media center are against the shortest sides of the rectangle,  we have three sets of stack doors opening onto a patio on one of the long...

Hi All Firstly let me say, I'm a bit of a novice when it comes to hi-fi, I generally use my system for home theater but do enjoy "good" sound. Most of the audio I listen to is stored on a hard drive connected to the USB port.  The format is ALAC or MP3 (usually at least 256kbps) I also a a few...

Hi guys, just thought I'd share an update on my research.  according to the guys at Yamaha (Direct Audio IIRC) the RX-A3020 will only be available in December/January :'(. I still think it may be the right solution for me.  I will however spend some time looking for other options in the...

Thanks, I've had a look at SqueezeBox, specifically the Logitech Media Server with and multiple softsqueeze clients on a media server/pc another option in that vein is XBMC, what these solutions don't offer, unless I'm wrong, is HD video and powerful "quality" audio, but I guess if all you want...

@WitBliz, thanks for the Welcome :) @BiZKiT, thanks for your feedback.  When you say "I run mine a bit different" do have an RX-A3020? I wan't sure they were available in SA yet, if so, that's awesome news :) I posted a similar thread on another forum where, it was suggested that I may need...

Hi Guys, I'm new to this forum so this, my first post, may be a little longer than usual but I'm looking for some advice to solve a particular problem and this looks like the right place to come. Firstly, to help you understand the scenario, I'll be moving into a new house in the next month or...