I hope I made good choices with new gear. Comments?


(Subtitled: Rabbit holes can run deep)

Synergy and such. It always worries me as I don’t have time for much trial and error.

Some of this appears in a recent thread elsewhere but it was getting off topic.

This all started out by me wanting a new TV. So I bought an LG 77" C5 OLED model. Well, then I decided I might as well redo the room it’s going in so that’s almost done.

 Gee, then I figured I need a new DVD player, a 4K one. I bought a Panasonic DP-UB820-K for that. It reads like it’s a pretty good unit for picture and sound. Of course with the long cable run from the TV to the rack holding the audio gear and DVD player, I would need a 30’ or so optical HDMI cable. Also long audio cables from the TV to the rack.

  My main audio system is also in the same room the TV is in. It’s mostly equipment I bought 36 years ago, save for the CD players. The amps are getting old and nobody around here works on them. So I purchased a pair of Cambridge Audio Edge M monoblocks. I figured I would use my old Harmon Kardon Citation 25 preamp with them. It’s compatible and still works. Nah, I ordered a Parasound Halo JC 2BP preamplifier today. Hey, those new components have XLR inputs and outputs! I bought some Audioquest Red River XLR cables for that.

 No way am I going to just plug all of this stuff into wall outlets. I bought a pair of APC BR1500MS2 uninterruptible power supplies to protect against power surges and brownouts. These do not provide enough battery power to run for any length of time but we have an emergency standby generator that kicks in in less than 10 seconds so it’s not an issue. 

 With all the new gear, I need someplace comfortable to sit. I found a good set of wing chairs on sale on the ’net. Also got a nice small narrow table to put between them to hold remotes and a drink. My new gear also needs a nice place to sit so I also purchased a Salamander Designs rack for it. 

 New and much longer SP6 speaker cables are currently on the burn-in machine at Morrow Audio. 

 All of this started with wanting a new TV and it just kept going, LOL! Oh well. Did I miss anything? Did I get anything that’s not going to work well together?  I did as much research as I could and it was quite a bit. Ya never know though.

Any and all input is greatly appreciated! Thank you all.

toddsyr

Thanks for sharing your most recent equipment journey.  I’ve been there many times.  Looks like you’ve covered all the bases.  As noted what matters is how your system looks and sounds to you.  If you’re happy you’re all set.  Enjoy! 

No matter what protection you decide on, if you're home during an impending thunderstorm, or leaving the house before a chance of thunderstorms, unplug everything. It's the only way to ensure gear safety 100%.

I have used AI to help me make lists of potential purchases by features. As for how something sounds, it will be mainly collating reviews, and then one doesn’t know how much to trust the original sources .

  It’s tough if one can’t audition gear.  It might be a reasonable strategy to visit an audio show, and do some research on gear that you want to hear going in, and whether it will be at a given show.  AI can help you here .

  At any rate the purchases that you made seem reasonable.  As far as cost, other people spend equivalent sums on other hobbies that might strike most of us as goofy.  Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.  As long as you are staying within your means you aren’t harming anyone.  At 60 years of age it seems like you have delayed gratification long enough.  Go for it while you still have the hearing to appreciate it 

So you bought a bunch of new stuff to go with your bunch of old stuff and you are asking us what, exactly?

JBL speakers are good rock and roll speakers, and they probably work well for movies too. 

That has not been my experience with JBL speakers!

My JBL speakers play all genre of music well! smiley

Mike