TheNorthBridge

Yeah the plan is to keep building my console collection and leave them tied in at all times. Right now I'd need at least 6 RCA, 4 with composite video, one for a tape deck and a phono or line in for the turntable or preamp. Right now My Xbox One X and my laptop and use optical (laptop is passed through the TV) for audio, but only because my receiver doesn't support 4k (and ARC is just fiddly), if I had one that did I'd just use HDMI. Also my NES is tied directly to the TV because it's mono audio, and will probably stay that way. I really like the Denons, they're right in the range of what I'd want to spend but they don't have enough analogue video. The only ones I saw that was close were the AVR-X4800 and X6700 but they're way out of my price range, and I don't need all the preouts I'm only playing in stereo with front height. I guess I don't understand why features that used to be pretty standard on $500-700 units is relegated only to extremely high end equipment now. TVs are the same way now, my 13 year old LG plasma had so many inputs, TVs in the same price range now are lucky to have two HDMI, one component and one composite RCA.

For the past 11 or so years I've used a Pioneer VSK-921K and I have absolutely loved it, it has worked as the centerpiece of my entertainment center flawlessly (besides ARC which is just fiddly) and handles all the game consoles, laptops and media devices I have tied to it just fine. However, as technology gets better I've been shopping around for something with support for all the modern protocols and audio standards my newer devices use but I'm having this issue where there just aren't enough inputs anymore especially RCA, SPDIF and PHONO. I have 7 consoles, a VCR, laptop, cassette deck and a turntable so I use every input I have, and I'm just wondering if there are still any mid to prosumer level amps that could handle that without adding a bunch of splitters or switch boxes in case my receiver decides to take the long nap some day.

I'm about to have to pull it out again to make the new radiator line up with the fan mounts. The S340 has vent fins over the hard drive bays and a couple of them have to come out.

Just try no to use metallic paint, the gold on this was really hard to work with and left a really rough wavy texture. A dipped wood case, with selectively painted sections so the wood shows through would be really neat. I'd try greens, browns, with some streaks of violets and reds and add green coolant to give the build kind of a rainforest vibe. I think as long as you prime and mask properly it wouldn't hurt the wood, I mean people dip guitars, so it cant hurt that bad.

Getting ready to tear down this whole build for cleaning and maintenance, add a EK CPU waterblock, another 16gb of RAM, and an Alphacool 30x280 rad up front on this build in the next week, stay tuned for photos.

All packed up and ready for pick up. Thanks for reading, this project was a lot of fun. I have a couple more things that I've completed and a couple more in the process of being completed, and I'll post them whenever I have the time to get all the photos together.