Was it a good purchase? What should I upgrade? (1 Viewer)

[lego2304]

I recently purchased the following used:
JBL Synthesis Two:
speakers: two main, one center, two rear and two sub woofers (so a 5.2 set)
S400 Amp
S650 Amp
SDEC 2500
SDP 3
My thought is that it should be fully functional, the only feature lacking is HDMI for the pre-amp. But other then that, what are your thoughts? How much would you pay for it?
There are also some other parts thrown in:
Rack
Sony DVP S7700 (I already have a Panasonic BluRay)
Sony SLV 998HF (VCR)
Yamaha RX-V596 receiver

 

[schan1269]

Depending on what you got speaker wise (the Synthesis Two Array "brand" has been around a while)...5.2 is worth as little as $1000, to as much as $10,000.
The amps are worth around $400 and $600.
The pre-amp is an expensive paperweight. People attempt to sell them all the time. It is old technology...
The DVD player is a paperweight. It was great...10 years ago.
The VCR might be worth more than the DVD player.
The Yamaha is worth using in a theater in a room that isn't HD.

 

[lego2304]

You pretty much confirmed what I thought. Funny how a VCR can be of greater value then a CD player, all relatively speaking of course. And I figured the pre-amp didn't have much if any value.
All in all I think I did okay, paying $750 for the whole lot. It will give me a starting point with the plasma and blu-ray I purchased a year ago.

 

[schan1269]

By the way, that Pre-amp you got is a tremendous pre-amp...
It would give you the excuse to buy one of these...(there is more than 1 DVDO, at various price points...and if the JBL Pre-Amp has a 6/8 channel input...an excuse for an Oppo...)
http://www.amazon.com/DVDO-High-Definition-Processor-Connectivity-Solution/dp/B001OOZU8I/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1354898506&sr=1-1&keywords=dvdo+edge

 

[schan1269]

Just looked, the SDP 3 doesn't have a multi-channel. Bummer.

 

[lego2304]

So you do not think I could use the DVDO to take the video via HDMI into the SDP 3?
What about this, for the Blu-ray could I go out HDMI to the plasma and also out with the audio via another means (I can't recall what other outputs are on it) to the SDP 3?

 

[schan1269]

The only issue with the SDP 3 is you'll not have lossless with it.
You'd connect all your sources to the DVDO, then a single optical to the SDP 3.
If the SPD had a 6/8 channel, you could buy a BD player with them...and have lossless.