Room Size

22 x 16 x 7.5

System Overview

Thanks to B. Stuart, R. Vandersteen and Duke LeJeune, this rig works well for both HT and music (2-channel and 5.1)

Music Preferences

classical, jazz, pop, some new age

Movie Preferences

Bond, James Bond (Casino Royale, Skyfall, Spectre) Car Movies: Grand Prix, LeMans, Ford vs. Ferrari, 24-Hour War War Movies: Patton, 1917, Dunkirk, Midway, Apocalypsis Now, Red Tails, We Were Soldiers, The Great Escape, Greyhound, etc. Westerns: Unforgiven, The Searchers, The Good, the Bad and the Ugly Space Westerns: 2001, Apollo 13, The Martian, Gravity, Star Wars

Room Description

22' long by 16' wide rectangular with 2' x 4' atrium for equipment / minimal treatments (beyond plush furniture)

Acoustic Treatment

Just the furniture

Media Storage

IKEA + Tech Wood LP and CD/DVD storage units

Components

DVD or LaserDisc Player

Oppo BDP-205 Blu-Ray / SACD / DVD-A / CD / Network player

Satellite or Cable

DirecTV HD satellite receiver (Genie)

Video Display

Sony VPL-VW285ES UHD Projector + 100 inch Stewart Filmscreen Firehawk screen

Digital Source

Oppo BDP-205, Bluesound Node 2i, Qobuz, Roku 3600

Analog Source

VPI HW-19 Mk. IV / VPI SDS / FR-64fx tonearm / Koetsu Urushi Gold / Benz-Micro Wood SL MC / Miyajima Premium Mono MC / Clearaudio Maestro MM + SOTA Sapphire / Sumiko MDC-800 "The Arm" / Miyajima Shilabe

Signal Processors

Meridian G68 XXD (linear power supply) + UHD722 HDMI Splitter / Switch

Receiver

No

Preamp

Meridian G68 XXD + Pass Labs XP-25 Phono + DIY Vandersteen M5-HPB Filter

Power Amp

BAT VK-6200 (5-channels)

Speakers

Vandersteen Quatro Woods (Series II)

Center

Vandersteen VCC-5 Reference

Surrounds

Vandersteen VSM-1

Subwoofer

Audiokinesis SWARM (5 asymmetrically distributed subwoofers)

Speaker Cable

Audioquest Type 4 (Bi-Wire)

Interconnects

Monoprice XLR Audio, Monoprice HDMI cables (great stuff at terrific prices), Signalcable Silver Resolution Phono and unbalanced interconnects

Power Cables

stock - I have two dedicated AC circuits for the HT

Racking

Built-In

Power Cond

(2) Monster power strips (one per circuit)

Tuning and Tweaks

Meridian Room Correction, Trifield processing

Other Components

1906 Gramophone Model 3 with painted horn for 78's - works like a charm.