Room Size

14x23

System Overview

7.1 Denon 5800 and for 2ch. Van Alstien Pat 5 with AVA Omegastar 240. Klipsch Epic CF3 mains. Technics 1600 table with Ortofon 20 Cart.

Movie Preferences

Action, Epics and classics. Cult/indie films. DVD audio.

Room Description

Concrete walls on 2 sides, rear is 4 sheets 3/8th sheetrock with R13 insulation. Open on one side to home office with a full wall of books. Good sound control means I can play it loud! Installed 2 seperate 20 amp outlets.

Acoustic Treatment

20 sq. ft 4in foam pyramid . Acoustic panels. Textured concrete wall. Work in progress!

Media Storage

Ipad and Ps3

Other Comments

I am a bargain shopper. Garage sales, Auctions,Craigs list,Ebay,Audiogon ect. I have not bought any gear new for 10 years. Everthing is near mint and works great. And I get it dirt cheap! I'm quite happy with my mid fi for the price.

Components

DVD or LaserDisc Player

Integra dps 7.3 dvd. $25 ebay. PS3 $160

Satellite or Cable

Motorola box

Video Display

Panasonic TC-P46st30 plasma. $425 Target closeout

Signal Processors

Technics 1600 with Ortofon 20. $30 garage sale

Receiver

Denon AVR 5800 170 watts x7. $100 craigslist!

Preamp

Van Alstine SS Pat 5 2002 mods. $50 garage sale.

Power Amp

Van Alstine SS Omegastar 240. $50 garage sale.

Speakers

Klipsch Epic CF3. $300 auction

Center

Klipsch KV2. $25 auction

Surrounds

Klipsch KG 5.5 rears $200 pawn shop. also NHT Super ones. $30 garage sale

Subwoofer

Polk Audio Psw 200 older highline model. $50 auction

Speaker Cable

Canare 411s bi wires. 99 cents!+$7 shipping Ebay

Interconnects

Straight Wire, Audio Stream, Audioquest. $30 all various.

Power Cables

Big thick one!

Headphones

Jbl and Senhieser 1/2 price

Racking

Bellagio audio stand $20 garage sale

Power Cond

Furman PLx8 pro. $50 Best buy

Tuning and Tweaks

Always adjusting,always tweaking.

Other Components

Nakamichi DR3 tape deck $5 auction Sony X33 ES cd player $20 pawn shop. Denon Avr 3802 $25 garage sale. JVC alf 350 turntable grado cart. $10 friend A/D/S L420 upgraded speakers Onkyos JBL Yamahas Marantzs........ And lots more!