MacGyver's system

the other two audio forums i have participated in in my short history in internet forum life have active "Show Us your Systems!" threads. i noticed that ST here actually lacked one, so if no one minds, i'll help myself to getting ST's first one going. as the OP of the thread, we'll naturally start with my own, as of 12-07-2008:

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-AUDIO-

PIONEER VSX-D1S AV Receiever (1990) (much,MUCH better than you may think!!)
PIONEER PD-91 Reference Compact Disc Player (1988)
PIONEER PD-M6 Six-Disc Magazine CD Player (1986) (THE very first PD-M model, with wood panels)
PIONEER CT-W910R Dual-Well Cassette Deck (1989) ( full-featured TOTL model, with casted-iron transformer and upgraded power cable)
PIONEER GR-777 Ten Band Stereo Graphic Equalizer (1988) (TOTL remote controllable EQ with dual spectrum display)
DENON DCD-1500 Single Compact Disc Player (1986) (customized and improved, with the optional wood panels)
BSR 200BAX Fully Automatic Belt Drive Turntable (mid/late '70s) (optional six LP changer feature, with ADC VLM Mk.II cartridge. upgraded stereo RCAs and power cable)
Roland BOSS BR-1180CD Hard Disk Recording Studio (2002)

-VIDEO-

JVC HR-S8000U S-VHS VCR with DIGITAL FX (1987)
PIONEER CLD-3030 Compatible Laserdisc Player (1988) ( LD/CD/CDV video multi-player with upgraded isolators/feet)
MITSUBISHI HS-U70 S-VHS VCR (1988)
MITSUBISHI HS-413UR VHS VCR (1987)
PHILIPS DVD-751 DVD Player (2000) (intend to replace with PIONEER DV-09)
SONY SL-2300 Betamax VCR (1984) (intend to replace with SUPER BETA or ED BETA model)

-MISCELLEONOUS-

PIONEER CU-AV200 Programmable Remote Control Unit (1989)
PIONEER CU-AV100 Programmable Remote Control Unit (1988)
PIONEER CU-SA004 Programmable Remote Control Unit (nearly identical subsitute until i locate a CU-AV70 or AV006)
PIONEER MR-100 Multi-Room Remote IR Sensor Unit (1989)
PIONEER CU-MR100 Remote Control Unit (1989)

-CASSETTES-

TDK MA-XG90 (1987) x1
TDK MA-XG90 (1990) x1

-WANTS-

PIONEER CT-S800/CT-91/91a Reference Cassette Deck (1988)
PIONEER DV-09 Reference Digital Versatile Disc Player (1997)

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so sorry. i somehow missed the fact that ST had a section like this...

QUOTE (MacGyver @ December 07, 2008 02:14 pm)

so sorry. i somehow missed the fact that ST had a section like this...

Very nice system Mac. I'm guessing from the fact that you're system is set up in your bedroom that you're living with your parents?

QUOTE (Mark B @ December 10, 2008 08:57 pm)

QUOTE (MacGyver @ December 07, 2008 02:14 pm)

so sorry. i somehow missed the fact that ST had a section like this...

Very nice system Mac. I'm guessing from the fact that you're system is set up in your bedroom that you're living with your parents?

hello, Mark! you might remember me as "Lady Ayeka" from AUDIOKARMA. i remember you from my tenure there; that YAMAHA guy with the collection of 1987 centennial anniversary edition components! indeed, i live with my mother, younger sister, and her boyfriend/soon to be hubby, i am unable to work due to the complex health issue that almost killed me back in 2003. it was CHROHN's/COLITIS, an intestinal disorder. it was basically cured when i had fully half my intestinal tract (that much of it was diseased) removed in mid-2003. my mother got me the PIONEER VSX-D1S i had wanted so badly for over a year the day i was released from the hospital, at a local used Hi-Fi shop. that was my first ever serious audio component, and the start of my gradual climb-up to the excellent system i currently have. the disease left me with side-effects: a re-route of my intestines from the rectum, which is now sealed, to the front of my abdomen, terminating in a disposable colostomy bag. there are other occasional, unpredictable side-effects that can seriously affect my daily health at times. as such, i am effectively disabled, and in the final stages of securing social security for myself. i have had a difficult life, but i have made myself a passionate Audiophile/Gearhead in the mean, and found it to be the true destiny that i was born for!!

I feel for you hang in there,

****UPDATE****

as of 12/30/08, i now have a 1987 PIONEER PD-M90X in the system!

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Nice addition to your very nice Pioneer collection. It's definitely the little brother of the superb PD-91.

QUOTE (Mark B @ January 01, 2009 12:26 am)

Nice addition to your very nice Pioneer collection. It's definitely the little brother of the superb PD-91.

thank you! and it actually has a suprisingly similar warmish and detailed tonal character like the 91!! definitely miles above the atypical CD changer sound...

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my system as of 1/25/09:

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i just had to share this shot of the audio rack. the morning sunlight set it off beautifully, IMO...

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thanks, mark! the PD-3000/91 is my baby. and i hope to someday soon get the actual 3000 chassis serviced. until then, it will remain a hybrid; a PD-91 in PD-3000 livery. minty front bezel, SOLID steel isolator for the rear-mounted transformer cradle, epoxy resin filled main isolator feet, solid aluminum top panel with foam sheet lining the underside, and dampening material in several places: rubber pads, foam pads, and white wadding sheet, placed in strategic places. a TRUE reference CDP...

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