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ack

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I thought I'd start a thread on some incredible-looking systems I have seen over the years, and perhaps others can augment the thread.

Here's one done by Stereo Design in San Diego:

 

Sharp 1080

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There is or was a You Tube video of the install.
 

microstrip

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Beautiful room - stereo horrible setup!

Why? IMHO it has conditions to sound great - a diffuse reflector structure behind the speakers and the side cavities. Besides it has a large area and high ceiling.
 

MadFloyd

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Wow, absolutely gorgeous - what a killer room. I bet it sounds great.
 

PeterA

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Wow. Those massive speakers actually look small in that space. I like the fact that it looks like a room for entertaining others and not some windowless room in a basement meant for solo listening. Those are fine too for the listener, but it is refreshing that this owner seems to want his system in a more public space.

I don't see a centrally located listening seat in a "sweat spot". Ack, did you have a chance to listen to this system? How did it sound?

Great idea for a thread.
 

Sharp 1080

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astrotoy

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If you read Robb Report (aka Michael Jackson's favorite magazine) you will see ads from a fair number of high end manufacturers, including Wilson. They also feature stories of people who have very expensive home theater installations, sometimes a stereo system, and often other collections of wine, cars, boats, watches, etc. The settings are almost always extremely large, elegant, and, for most all of us, over the top residences. We were talking with a piano dealer who sells very expensive grand pianos ($100K and more). Many have gone into homes where the owners do not play, but want a concert grand in the living room because of how it looks. And, of course, only the best. I believe that most of the people with grand homes and matching stereo installations will have consultants who do the installation. They often have to compete with interior designers and spouses who want a certain look, and not to have speakers in the "wrong" spot in the room where a certain piece of furniture has to be. Of course, they can always build a separate room just for the stereo.

Larry
 

Bruce B

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That setup is over the top compared to the one below. This one is atrocious!!


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JackD201

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That breaks my heart.
 

treitz3

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Bruce, that photo is something these eyes will never forget. It's like accidentally seeing your grandmother naked. You never wanted to see it in the first place but it's a mental image that you can't get rid of! Whomever owns that system needs to hand over their audiophile card yesterday. What a shame!

Tom
 

jfrech

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Bruce, that photo is something these eyes will never forget. It's like accidentally seeing your grandmother naked. You never wanted to see it in the first place but it's a mental image that you can't get rid of! Whomever owns that system needs to hand over their audiophile card yesterday. What a shame!

Tom

ewww to both the set up pic and g'ma ! Seriously, that set up is bad ....that person has no clue what they are missing...
 

Holli82

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ewww to both the set up pic and g'ma ! Seriously, that set up is bad ....that person has no clue what they are missing...

That person probably doesn't care. Some people buy things because they get to a certain place and feel like this is necessary. I bet his garage has several exotic cars that never see the light of day too.
 

Bruce B

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If you look really closely, it appears that each speaker and sub are sitting on the same piece of granite! :eek:

Can't believe Wilson actually posted this on their FB page.

I see they have a WATCH Center channel. Wonder where the Surrounds are?? LOL
 

rockitman

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If you look really closely, it appears that each speaker and sub are sitting on the same piece of granite! :eek:

maybe okay if all speakers are on Stillpoints. As it is, the bass sound wave is going back up the spikes and resonating with the main speaker cabinet....a muddy feedback loop.
 

andromedaaudio

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Whats the big deal if the guy enjoys it that way , he definetively will know by now how its done " the audiophile way "
I guess he wants to get good high bandwith large scale sound and still enjoy the living space and watch tv on the system .
 

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