Fish Man's Museum Pieces
This page last modified 3-27-2003.
When I originally put up this page, it was called "The Museum" because the majority of my entertainment system was purchased in 1973!
Things Change...
A lot of it has been updated, and I've switched from Dish Network to DirecTV.
The old page, with all the bona fide "Museum Pieces" can be found here.
The Museum:
(Year purchased in parentheses)
- Pioneer VSX-D710-S A/V Receiver. (2001)
- QSD Studio monitor speakers (For L & R) (1973) (Re-coned in 1981 and again in 1995)
- KLH Model 09 Center and Surround Speakers (center one can be seen in photo). (2001)
- KLH "BassBite V" Subwoofer (behind sofa). (2001)
- Philips 212 Turntable (1973)
- Teac CX-400 Cassette Deck (1980)
- Sony Beta HiFi VCR (1985) (Replaced older unit so I could still play my old beta tapes!)
- JVC 27" TV (1989) (Actually does have S-Video)
- Sony DTC-700 DAT Deck (1991)
- Realistic audio signal switch (1991)
- Pioneer CLD-D503 LaserDisk Player (1993) (Replaced Magnavox model from the mid 80's that died.)
- Philips/Magnavox HiFi VCR (1997)
- Hughes GXCEB0TD DirecTV receiver with TiVO. (2002)
- Sony DVP-S550D DVD Player (1999)
The bedroom setup:
- Toshiba 20" stereo TV (2002)
- Hughes GXCEB0TD DirecTV receiver with TiVO. (2002)
- Sharp VC-H982 HiFi VCR (1997)
The Den setup:
- Sharp 25" stereo TV (2002)
- Hughes HDVR2 Series II DirecTV receiver with TiVO. (2002)
- Silvania HiFi VCR (2000)
- Apex AD-1200 DVD Player (2002)
- Recoton 4 input A/V switch.
The DirecTV+ Dish.
I had to mount the DirecTV dish completely on the other side of the house from where the old Dish Network Dish 500 was located because a neighbors tree would have blocked DirecTV's 101 location from the old dish location.
When I added the third DirecTiVo, I had to replace the 4X4 switch built into the back of the dish with a 5x8 switch. The 5x8 switch, since it is not weather proof, is in the attic. The 4 cables coming from the LNB's feed through 2 dual grounding blocks mounted to the back of the dish where the 4x4 switch used to be.
The Attic OTA Antenna Array.
I used to not be able to get my locals via satellite. Now that I can, this attic antenna array is largely obsolite, but it's usefull for "rain fade" events.
The splitter shown in this picture is no longer used. The output of the "join-tenna" feeds into the antenna input of the 5x8 satellite multiswitch, which servs as a splitter and distribution amp.
One station, WWL-TV Channel 4 (CBS) is located about 70 degrees more to the south than all the other full power stations from my house.
Most of New Orleans' full power stations are located almost due east of my house. WWL-TV is located south by south-east. Attempting to receive WWL on an antenna pointed in the direction of the majority of stations results in terrible ghosting.
So, I use one antenna just for channel 4, and another antenna for all the other channels. Their signals are combined with a Channel Master "Channel 4 Join-Tenna".
Mark Sutton's (The Fish Man's) Homepage.