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We have the same amp, and it is wonderful! System #420 (CLX, Descent-i, Stage X, Summit)

Wound up keeping the Roku. We already had Netflix and Amazon Prime, so no need to add more subscriptions. Also, replaced the Celerity optical HDMI cable with a RUIPRO. The Celerity had seemed fine, but with 4K it sometimes displayed white streaks. The RUIPRO passed a full 4K test over on...

Upgraded the player to Oppo 205. Sounds amazing, and 4K is breathtaking. Also hooked up a Roku Premiere for grins, only to discover that it's useless without shelling out for subscriptions--lots of them--so it's probably going to go away.

I'd like to be able to give that a try, but there's an Unfortunate Wall behind the couch that limits rearward movement. Someday I want to yank that wall out of there and replace it with a horizontal span. Someday.

Update on the system: Now using a Celerity HDM-fiber-HDMI extender. Works perfectly.

Upgraded display to LG OLED65E6P. Will upgrade Oppo to 205 as soon as it's released.

Upgraded the Kuro to a Panasonic Viera TC-P65ZT60.

Upgraded the Theater-i to a Stage-X.

Yes, Oppo's analog to Sony preamp analog. Not a big fan of projectors--they always seem too dim.

The open back wall and second story, and high ceiling, seem to eliminate standing waves. The carpet knocks some resonance out. Which is fortunate, because we don't like the way most room treatments look.

And a few more. Quake bracing and UV protection. The fabric is UV-proof Solarweave, from rockywoods.com, cut and hemmed by Leading Edge Sails, San Mateo, California. And (not shown) the plasma is protected by a circuit described on my free-inventions blog...

And some more. Conduit run in walls, under house, and up into equipment room. Work done by Terry Welfring Construction, San Jose, California, and his dynamite crew, the Hernandez brothers.

Here are some more pictures. Equipment room, rack, and power and cables box on wall (fabricated by Protoforms in San Jose, California). (Photos of Oppo are obsolete. It is now a BDP-105 instead of a BDP-95. No more fan!)

Ron: They are toed in, per the instructions where you sit in the center with a flashlight, etc. It doesn't come across well in the photos. Big Jon: The center does very well on the floor. It's angled up a bit and smacks the viewer right between the eyes! Krazikiwi: The Sony is an active...

Name: Jim Showalter Location: Los Gatos, California ML Models: Martin Logan CLX Anniversary, pair of Descent-i, Theater-i, Summit (for rear speakers) Year Purchased: Many years, oldest piece of equipment is from ~2001 Mods/Changes: None Associated Electronics: Oppo BDP-105 Lumagen Radiance XS...