Sony `Z series` (hi-end in Australia, mid-range in Japan) 42 inch LCD. Really wanted to go plasma but also wanted to keep everything Sony...and the only plasma I wanted was a used Pioneer Kuro, but out of my price range..
Japanese MGS4 edition PS3 (use this for CDs, US and Japanese blu rays, I have a few although most stuff these days is uncoded its seems) I had a 1st edition with all the bells and whistles but it stopped working...now the used market is too rich for me..have a cheap 1TB installed and a 1TB USBed in, tons of downloads I have yet to replace with DVD or is not available on DVD, tons of porn from the days of javtalk, some music that is too rare, just mixes that went to a few people or out of print - thats the only thing downloads are good for people.
Cheap Sony BD player I got for free with my TV, plays any local BDs I have, plays DVDs with 4:3 aspect ratio in their original form which I can`t always get the PS3 to do..
DA50ES DTS amp, when it came out in the late `90s it went for a couple of grand in Australia, picked it up for $200 on ebay, love it so much, does stereo very well, has that ES circuitry which is very clean and reference like. my crappy SSB-1000 speakers will go next to be replaced with...something good..quite pleased with the sound right now but can do better! Did not come with the programmable remote it was sold with but will pick one up eventually, they run a lot of money though.
I have a Sony optical cable going from my PS3 to the amp, plugs in securely unlike some of the cheaper brands I`ve seen. Shaorin, what is your opinion of optical cable to link your source and your amp? I find it works fine.
I have about 500 CDs, 100 DVDs and blu rays and growing, I love having something on my shelf, rather than a file on my computer.
For portable I have an MZ-RH1 Hi-MD walkman and a pair of MDR-EX700 flagship earphones. I make considered mixes on Hi-MD 1GB discs in PCM only and love it, like the old days of tape but perfect definition. I really get the most out of my music this way. Love having a backlit remote in easy reach at all times as well, something ipods just dont have. The EX700s are in-ear models with 5 different sizes of ear plug so you get a lot of noise cancelling and reference grade sound even in noisy environments you can really hear the difference.
I also break out my old Sony D-E01 anniversary CD walkman a lot, pack 3 good albums around a theme and I`m good for the day, in audio bliss. Although the D-E01 isn`t the best sounding that Sony ever did (have a D-777 for that) the battery life and convenience is the best and it still craps all over any non Sony discman or any ipod in SQ.
Shaorin you are my idol, one day I will own a working S-VHS deck, an LD player and more of the good old stuff. although some new stuff is good I really think stuff was better made when I was growing up in the `90s and dreaming of this stuff.
why compromise at all? how much music can you listen to in one outing and why do you need instant access to so much music at all times? Step back, take a big breath and think about what music do you really love and buy it on Amazon for $10. imports or rare discs might be too expensive, download them for now and save up for the real mccoy. unless you can find .wav downloads of them, but then it gets messy because .wav cannot have meta data and you will have to get track info from wikipedia or whatever and store it somewhere else, ..it goes on and on, or you could have a perfect tomb of your favorite artist sitting there on your shelf ready to be manipulated any way you like. Remember there is no DRM on a CD.
