The dark side around here includes:

iPad2

AppleTv2 to connect the iPad2 to the Avant and ML

Airport Extreme as an alternative way to ML via the 9000

B&W P5 Headphones

But in looking at an additional television I ran back to the light: a used Avant with a DVD1 which applies to the formula  (Avant'06>HDcrap of today)

Let me catch my breath......

I did have a Braun beard trimmer, but the ex mother-in-law borrowed it and never gave it back🙁

Connected to the Ouverture,  of course Ipod and some Revox: Real to real PR99,  CD player 

Both are controlled with the Beo4

This is an interesting question.  I have a few answers.

Even though I have multiple B&O music systems, most of my listening to internet radio and music is on my iPhone 4s with Dr. DRE Beats.  The iPhone is my most used item.  It is also my alarm clock even though I have a Beotime.  I always have my iphone with me not only when out but also in my apartment.  However I do have 4 Beocom 2s.  I am planning on purchasing a new TV but it will have to be internet capable.  Not sure what to get.

Dualit ditto!

The entire living room system, aka the Kids' Home Theatre, is entirely Dark Side:  Cambridge Soundworks Ensemble II, Center Channel II, and Surrounds II; Sony Receiver; Samsung LCD and Blu-Ray; Panasonic VHS (yes, the wife has many "classic" Disney VHS tapes); and a Microsoft X-Box 360.  After reading this thread, it appears I'm the first to chime in with an X-Box.  I use it to stream media from my server.  More below.

My bedroom is partial Dark Side:  homebrew PC (Quad Core 8400, 8 gigs RAM, 1 TB HDD, NVIDIA GTX 470 1 GB, blu-ray drive) running Windows 7 64 bit and Toslinked to another Sony Receiver, plus Beogram RX 2 with Benny Amina retipped MMC4 and S45-2s.  I rip DVDs and Blu-rays on this machine with DVD Fab and cut and paste the contents to my server.

Kids' bedroom is homebrew computer only using a Samsung monitor's built-in speakers and streaming media from the server.  Both homebrew computers use the same Zotac motherboard, and I use the built-in NVIDIA soundcard for both.  I've auditioned external DACs and have never taken the plunge.

Server is another homebrew running the original Windows Home Server and is based around an old Gigabyte mobo and just a dual core E5200 CPU.

My main system in the dining room has a bit of Dark Side: Samsung iPod dock, iPod Touch 64 GB 3rd Gen, and an Audio Technica preamp for RIAA equalization of the second turntable in that 2 Beogram, 2 Beocord, CD X, BM4000, M70 system.

Out in the garage I have repurposed an NAD 7140 receiver and Klipsch loudspeakers to be amps for my bass guitar and my daughters 3/4 sized Squier.  Also out in the garage is a Beosystem.

Serving as a backup to many pieces is one of my favorite all time pieces:  an NAD 7175PE receiver.  Man what a tank that is.  Gathering dust are an NAD tuner and power amplifier, and a Denon preamp.

The Dark Side pieces that get the most use are without a doubt my iPod Touch and the X-box 360 (plus the AV element of the living room system, of course).

9 LEE wrote:

I'm getting sick of running with A8's and finding the sweat that drips into my ears on a hard run nukes the earpieces. I'm on my fourth pair in 6 months and i'm not happy.

Lee, as a 40something, (i'm not far behind you, i'm 39😉) you really need to give up that running lark and save your A8's 😁

I cruise down the road past middle-aged & older blokes slogging their guts out in ALL weathers, rain wind, snow, hail and everytime I think to myself..... 'they must be absolutely mad!!' 😁

Apologies, I'm a serious couch potato......😁

As for non-b&o stuff, all I have is a Panasonic DVD/Freeview box feeding my BV-5 and a 32" JVC lcd tv in secondary living room. All the rest is B&O throughout the house.

In my old Bentley Turbo R I have a 20 year old Sony Minidisc player (remember them!?) connected to a 10-disc Sony box in the boot (trunk in american)

😁

Regards, 

StUrrock wrote:

I did have a Braun beard trimmer, but the ex mother-in-law borrowed it and never gave it back🙁

I should think the non-return is a blessing in disguise

The dark side around here includes:

NAD T535 in the workshop (How to listen a SACD with B&O?)

Sony TV and BD 480 Blue Ray in the bedroom

NAD T535 in the library

DIY T-Amps from audiophonics .fr in two of the link-rooms

Canton passive speakers in one of the link-rooms

Canton active subwoofer in one of the link-rooms

87' Volvo 780 with original Radio and graphic Equalizer

Best regards

David

Interesting thread..

I use Apple TV's and Airport express to my B&O gear in all my rooms. I listen less and less to CDs and watch less DVD's, usually rip it all and put it on a big RAID share in my network instead, much more practical. Also, I never been impressed with B&O's headphones, so I use various Sennheisers for that purpose..

I also got a Canton subwoofer

beowild wrote:

DIY T-Amps from audiophonics .fr in two of the link-rooms

Would like to hear more about this!

Nice stuff!