Living room home entertainment build for the wife and kids. Goal is to provide a nice blend of Audio/Video entertainment for the pleasure of my better half.
Wall mounted Magnepan speakers designed to flank flat screens
Magnepan MMGC
Magnepan Center Channel speaker designed to augment flatscreen tvs.
Samsung PN51D50C1F
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Yamaha RXA710
90 watts x 7 into 8 ohms (20-20,000 Hz) at 0.09% THD Dolby® TrueHD, and DTS-HD Master Audio, Dolby® Digital Plus, DTS-HD High Resolution Audio analog-to-HDMI video upconversion (up to 1080p) YPAO (Yamaha Parametric Room Acoustic Optimizer) for easy automatic speaker setup and more precise surround sound (microphone included) Cinema DSP modes add richness and presence to music and movie soundtracks Adaptive Dynamic Range Control limits the volume level on sound effects and commercials for more discreet late-night listening Silent Cinema for simulated surround sound via standard stereo headphones 192kHz/24-bit Burr-Brown digital-to-analog converters for all channels Ultra Low Jitter PLL circuitry reduces timing jitter from digital sources, for improved sound quality back surround speaker channels re-assignable for bi-amping compatible front left and right speakers Pure Direct mode switches off front-panel display, tone controls, and DSP circuitry for cleaner sound with analog audio sources Compressed Music Enhancer for better sounding MP3s and other digital music files detachable power cord HDMI 1.4a audio/video switching: 6 in, 1 out (including 1 front-panel input) component video switching (2 in, 1 out) composite video switching (5 in, 1 out) including the front-panel input digital audio inputs: 2 optical and 2 coaxial 2 analog stereo audio-only inputs no phono input to connect a turntable you'll need to add a phono preamp Ethernet port for music streaming from a PC network USB port for audio playback from USB flash drives, hard disk drives, and portable MP3 music players 1 pair of main speaker outputs four SCENE presets for easier source switching full-color on-screen display lets you browse movies and music, including album art HDMI standby pass-through allows HDMI switching without powering up receiver 40 AM/FM presets multibrand remote 17-1/8
