Systems in High end model homes...
For what is worth........
I just toured the local builders association show of high end homes for the area 750k-1.2mil. One home boasted 250k worth of electronics/audio systems which included 35 speakers throughout the house including a separate HT room and HT separate bedroom HT set-up.
Most houses had separate rooms dedicated to HT. As often as I could I tried to get a glimpse of their set-ups beyond just the obligatory 40-60 inch flat screen TV's and projection screens. Of the 14 houses it was split about evenly between Pioneer Elites and HK A/V recievers spotted one Denon and another company called Nuvo? Speakers were mostly Jamo's, a couple of sets of Definitive and one set of Klipsch. Lack of variety probably due to fact that it appears only 2 vendors were involved in the set-ups. Not sure what the generally impression on this site is on Jamo but I was not that impressed. Everything was in-wall for the most part including their subs so for the WAF issue they probably score high. Perhaps I am getting jaded but really did not see any system that made me go WOW. The house with the 250k worth of electronics/audio did have the best HT but I could not get a look at their cabinet or speakers. Most impressive thing was the pool surrounded by outdoor speakers that looked like flood lights and produced some decent sound but seemed impractical.