six million budget for a home theater..

[bubbagump]

what to buy?

http://blog.audiovideointeriors.com/208great/

[topspeed]

Cute dog.

[bobsticks]

...but impressive in a Cirque de Soleil kinda way. I support it more in theory than anything else...

One kind of expects to see those little androids from Blade Runner come dancing out of the back all glitzed up.

[Feanor]

what to buy?

http://blog.audiovideointeriors.com/208great/

I might envy Kipnis is HT but his wife not so much.

[bobsticks]

I might envy Kipnis is HT but his wife not so much.

He shoots, he scores!!!

[Luvin Da Blues]

Geez, all that money invested and he can't even place his speakers 12ft apart. :nonod:

Basite, now there's and array of Macs for you. :cornut:

[blackraven]

With 6mil i'd just hire the bands to play live! I just want to know one thing, How many of you got an erection looking at that system!:6:

[pixelthis]

Sir T will come on and talk about how his system cost 7 mill.
I WONDER WHERE THE "HIGH END" CRT with the 9 ince guns is located?
THIS IS GREAT FOR A GEARHEAD, but you need a system which leaves you room to walk.
This just shows that you can buy a lot of nice gear and still screw up the presentation

[diggity]

With 6mil i'd just hire the bands to play live! I just want to know one thing, How many of you got an erection looking at that system!:6:

errr, its just an optical illusion, i swear!! :blush2: but in all seriousness this is the last time i let papperazzi into my home. hehe

cheers: dazza

[audio amateur]

what to buy?

http://blog.audiovideointeriors.com/208great/
Definitely NOT that. It looks nasty. It shouldn't be legal for someone who can splash out that much to have such bad tastes

[emaidel]

My wife's CEO (or, "former" CEO, as she, like me, is retired) has the most elaborate home theatre I've ever personally experienced. I guess he spent at least a quarter of a million dollars on it, and it's worth every cent. But, six million??? That setup is a stunner to look at (as it surely must be to watch and listen to), but I guess after watching one DVD of "Ratatouille" the electric bill has to be in the hundreds of dollars, to run all those Mac amps!

[Groundbeef]

That has got to be the most obnoxious setup I have ever seen. I couldn't stand to sit in a room that "cluttered".

I don't care how much it cost, or what the electric bill costs, or anything else. The room is just UGLY. That much money, and it looks like he bought his cabinets from Wal-Mart.

Get that crap out of the room.

Well, there is no accounting for taste.

[basite]

The Mcintoshes are nice, so are the racks where they're standing on...

I wonder how it would look when it's actually wired, since nothing is connected in the photos...

Keep them spinning,
Bert.

[Feanor]

That has got to be the most obnoxious setup I have ever seen. I couldn't stand to sit in a room that "cluttered".

I don't care how much it cost, or what the electric bill costs, or anything else. The room is just UGLY. That much money, and it looks like he bought his cabinets from Wal-Mart.

Get that crap out of the room.

Well, there is no accounting for taste.

Did I mention his wife? Beauty just isn't a priority with this guy.

I'm sure she has a heart of gold, though.

[basite]

Did I mention his wife?

I'm sure she has a heart of gold, though.


I'm pretty sure she has a heart of gold, letting her husband have all these things...

or he bribed her...

anyhow, most of the stuff (exept some, like the 30 Mac's and their stands) is ugly, WAF there must be like 'minus alot' :D

Keep them spinning,
Bert.

[Feanor]

what to buy?

http://blog.audiovideointeriors.com/208great/

Are those LPs on the wall shelvers? If so, curious, because there's no mention of a turntable.

But dang! Look carefully at the equipment rack: looks like a there's an ELP laser turntable ...
http://www.elpj.com/

(edit) These babes start at $10k, but hey, not tonearm, cartridge, or phono preamp -- and no record wear. (Bernd, eat your heart out :smilewinkgrin: )

[Ajani]

The setup is just ugly... no two ways about it.... way too many pieces... It's a nice way of showing that you're rich, but otherwise impractical... That many speakers but only a 3 seater couch - I guess he doesn't have any friends....

[Groundbeef]

Did I mention his wife? Beauty just isn't a priority with this guy.

I'm sure she has a heart of gold, though.

I'm willing to give him a pass on the lady. Granted she may not be my first choice, but if he loves her "Ce la vie".

Who knows, maybe she's a monster in the sack!

[L.J.]

That has got to be the most obnoxious setup I have ever seen. I couldn't stand to sit in a room that "cluttered".

Exactly what I was thinking.

[GMichael]

Who cares what she looks like when the lights are out? I bet it sounds incredible. I want to experience it once before I die.
But as others have points out, shouldn't those speakers be 12 feet apart from each other?

[Groundbeef]

Who cares what she looks like when the lights are out? I bet it sounds incredible. I want to experience it once before I die.
But as others have points out, shouldn't those speakers be 12 feet apart from each other?

You can approximate it at home. Take your 2 biggest speakers, and put them 12" apart. Insert head in between speakers. Turn it up, and enjoy.

As far as the other point in your post...its ok. I'm sure you will meet that special somone, then you too will experience it once (or more) before you die. No adult should die a virgin.

[SlumpBuster]

Couple of points:

1. I don't think it said this system cost $6 million, but that if you want him to give your space the same treatment, it will cost about $6 million. But, I bet that figure is inflated to include buildouts, beefed up electrical, ect. ect. It may even be based on an insurance figure and may even include all the software on the walls.

2. It's the epitomy of equipment fetishism that there is hardly a mention of what is on the walls. Are those Laserdiscs or LPs? The article glosses over one of the biggest features of the room, the collection of media. But clearly the owner cares.

3. That is a hell of a lot of overkill just to watch Ratattouilee at 85db, because we all know that at the end of the day that is about as loud as we really listen for a a two hour movie.

4. No ottoman!!! what kind of robot watches a movie without putting their feet up. $20 at Target = Bam! I just made your $6million HT twice as good!

[GMichael]

You can approximate it at home. Take your 2 biggest speakers, and put them 12" apart. Insert head in between speakers. Turn it up, and enjoy.

As far as the other point in your post...its ok. I'm sure you will meet that special somone, then you too will experience it once (or more) before you die. No adult should die a virgin.

Buwahahahahahaha.....................
snicker snicker....

[Groundbeef]

4. No ottoman!!! what kind of robot watches a movie without putting their feet up. $20 at Target = Bam! I just made your $6million HT twice as good!

Well unfortunatly there isn't room for an ottoman. He only has enough room for a 3 person couch, and a lame ass model of a fake submarine.

Its just a goofy setup all around.

If thats how he wants to spend his money so be it. I just would have done a lot of things differently.

And the rat movie was funny, but for God's sake at least put a real movie on when getting your setup taken. It's not as bad as a porno on for the shoot, but why not use Blade Runner, or Batman, or anything with live actors.

It really doesn't even have any "dork" appeal. Its just an unholy rats nest of expensive equipment that screams "I have too much money, and not enough sense"

[SlumpBuster]

It really doesn't even have any "dork" appeal.

That's why I like this one
http://blog.audiovideointeriors.com/highend/907star/

I saw the teaser trailer for the new Star Trek movie before Cloverfield and it got me excited. Could Hollywood really be getting another franchise back on track? James Bond, Batman, and now Star Trek? all back on track.

[Groundbeef]

That's why I like this one
http://blog.audiovideointeriors.com/highend/907star/

I saw the teaser trailer for the new Star Trek movie before Cloverfield and it got me excited. Could Hollywood really be getting another franchise back on track? James Bond, Batman, and now Star Trek? all back on track.

No, Star Trek is more "dufus" than "dork". That being said, I'd take that one over the 1st example!

I prefer a couch/loveseat to the single seating though. It's always nice to snuggle up with the honey during a movie!

[topspeed]

Keep in mind fellas, this isn't just some rich poser. He's a former engineer with Chesky Records and an ISF Certified Tech. IOW, he actually knows what the hell he is doing. He didn't build this thing for sh!ts and giggles, he's trying to push the envelope of what is possible in audio and video. True, it ain't pretty, but judging from his wife, aesthestics clearly aren't a priority. (Oops! Did I just say that?) He's trying to extract the last ounce of performance out of a the available software and hardware.

As a gearhead, I respect that kind of lunacy.

[GMichael]

But why would he put the amps in front of the speakers? Does that help with the despersion?

[Groundbeef]

Keep in mind fellas, this isn't just some rich poser. He's a former engineer with Chesky Records and an ISF Certified Tech. IOW, he actually knows what the hell he is doing. He didn't build this thing for sh!ts and giggles, he's trying to push the envelope of what is possible in audio and video. True, it ain't pretty, but judging from his wife, aesthestics clearly aren't a priority. (Oops! Did I just say that?) He's trying to extract the last ounce of performance out of a the available software and hardware.

As a gearhead, I respect that kind of lunacy.

Well, I'm no engineer, and I certainly don't have anything close to the kind of disposable income that he does. However, I find it difficult to fathom that somehow this setup is any more superior to sytems costing MILLIONS less.

For all the cash that he dropped, it appears that little was paid to to room setup, comfort, or anything else.

Frankly, it looks like a warehouse for speakers. Its neither practical, or particularly useful. And to your point "extract the last ounce of performance out of the availble software and hardware", what exactly is he extracting? Looking at the room and it's setup is akin to buying and installing a 50,000LB sq inch press to crack walnuts in the living room. Sure it does the job, but to what gain?

Is buying all this equipment worth it? And if it was, why stop at $6 million. Surely if he had only spent $10 million...or maybe $11 million. I think he passed the curve on the law of diminishing returns about $5,750,000 prior. After that its just a statement about how much money he has.

[blackraven]

You guys are missing the point of his set up. If it truly cost 6million then his net worth must be tens if not hundreds of millions of dollars and he built it because he could, just like a dog can lick his onw balls because it can!