Home Audio enthusiast or Audio Geek?

begbie
begbie Posts: 630
edited March 2014 in The Clubhouse
Home Theater geek? Audio Geek? Etc.

Always wondered where our passions fit in as most people I come across have no clue or interest in the degree of detail we put into our setups.

I've had some people were dumbfounded with my modest basement theater while others were overwhelmed and didn't want any of it (usually the women).

I guess it's a case of different stroke for different folks

Are we an exclusive group? Most families seem to be going with the easiest setup-(htib, sound bar,)

Clubs like these show I'm not alone trying to achieve audio nirvana !
Polk Rt800i -Fronts
Polk cs400i -Center
Polk fx500i -side surrounds
Polk rc60i -rear surrounds
Onkyo TX-NR 1009 (9.2) receiver
Velodyne cht12
Polk psw111
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  • EndersShadow
    EndersShadow Posts: 17,596
    edited March 2014
    begbie wrote: »
    Are we an exclusive group? Most families seem to be going with the easiest setup-(htib, sound bar,)

    Eh, I guess its more of a cost benefit analysis for me and my wife. Does she hate when I buy lots of expensive HT gear... well yeah... just like I hate when she keeps buying more shoes to add to the Millions of pairs she has.....

    But I keep telling her to think of the money we end up saving by being able to rent/buy movies to view at home instead of seeing them in the theater. Every time we watch a movie we save about 40+ bucks over the cost of a ticket at the theater and soda/candy.

    Plus as a taller fella my legs dont really work to well in the super tight seats, and you know you surely cant pause and rewind in the theater so you can take a leak.

    So for us my HT setup saves us money, makes it easier and more enjoyable to watch movies, and honestly provides almost as good if not better sound and picture than their setup.

    Most of us have taken our time slowly building our systems as we find good prices on our gear. I probably have paid about 30% of the MSRP of the gear I have by finding the deals and being patient. So while my system is PHENOMENAL, it's been paid for at a fraction of the price which again helps the wife be happier.

    As for my wife's shoes.... well I just don't talk about them if she doesn't talk about my HT spending habits.... don't poke the sleeping bear they say :smile:

    P.S. and honestly there will be no greater feeling than when my daughter comes running up to me or my wife with her favorite animated Pixar movie saying "Can we watch this on the Big TV... pleeeeeeeaaasssseeeeee".......
    "....not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted." William Bruce Cameron, Informal Sociology: A Casual Introduction to Sociological Thinking (1963)
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  • polkfarmboy
    polkfarmboy Posts: 5,703
    edited March 2014
    We are all insane!!! lol

    I like HTIB and sound bars as it puts your average guy on a path that he might never have walked. Its a long road though and never ending, by the time you get there your ears ears are too old.
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  • begbie
    begbie Posts: 630
    edited March 2014
    Yeah it's cool when my son asks for movie night but one time I got perplexed when someone once said I was the "doo-dad" or gadget guy. When in reality they're as connected to gadgets with the latest iphone and ipad
    Polk Rt800i -Fronts
    Polk cs400i -Center
    Polk fx500i -side surrounds
    Polk rc60i -rear surrounds
    Onkyo TX-NR 1009 (9.2) receiver
    Velodyne cht12
    Polk psw111
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  • polkfarmboy
    polkfarmboy Posts: 5,703
    edited March 2014
    Begbie have you a projector setup in your basement?
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  • begbie
    begbie Posts: 630
    edited March 2014
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    Polk Rt800i -Fronts
    Polk cs400i -Center
    Polk fx500i -side surrounds
    Polk rc60i -rear surrounds
    Onkyo TX-NR 1009 (9.2) receiver
    Velodyne cht12
    Polk psw111
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  • polkfarmboy
    polkfarmboy Posts: 5,703
    edited March 2014
    That looks great!!
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  • begbie
    begbie Posts: 630
    edited March 2014
    Thanks. No room for front wides. Gonna add heights in ceiling which will be aided with "dialog lift feature" in Onkyo receiver. Language avg person doesn't understand but us !
    Polk Rt800i -Fronts
    Polk cs400i -Center
    Polk fx500i -side surrounds
    Polk rc60i -rear surrounds
    Onkyo TX-NR 1009 (9.2) receiver
    Velodyne cht12
    Polk psw111
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  • oldrocker
    oldrocker Posts: 2,590
    edited March 2014
    I'm just going thru a second childhood.
    I remember in 2012 when I joined here, someone metioned a rabbit hole.
    I had been out of the audio thing for years, getting back into to it has been a great joy!!!
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  • PolkieMan
    PolkieMan Posts: 2,446
    edited March 2014
    I feel the same way I try to keep it under control
    oldrocker wrote: »
    I'm just going thru a second childhood.
    I remember in 2012 when I joined here, someone metioned a rabbit hole.
    I had been out of the audio thing for years, getting back into to it has been a great joy!!!
    POLK SDA 2.3 TLS BOUGHT NEW IN 1990, Gimpod/Sonic Caps/Mills RDO-198
    POLK CSI-A6 POLK MONITOR 70'S ONKYO TX NR-808 SONY CDP-333ES
    PIONEER PL-510A SONY BDP S5100
    POLK SDA 1C BOUGHT USED 2011,Gimpod/Sonic Caps/Mills RDO-194
    ONKYO HT RC-360 SONY BDP S590 TECHNICS SL BD-1
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  • txcoastal1
    txcoastal1 Posts: 13,336
    edited March 2014
    I just tell my wife "I could be hangin' out at the bars"
    2-channel: Modwright KWI-200 Integrated, Dynaudio C1-II Signatures
    Desktop rig: LSi7, Polk 110sub, Dayens Ampino amp, W4S DAC/pre, Sonos, JRiver
    Gear on standby: Melody 101 tube pre, Unison Research Simply Italy Integrated
    Gone to new homes: (Matt Polk's)Threshold Stasis SA12e monoblocks, Pass XA30.5 amp, Usher MD2 speakers, Dynaudio C4 platinum speakers, Modwright LS100 (voltz), Simaudio 780D DAC

    erat interfectorem cesar et **** dictatorem dicere a
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  • oldrocker
    oldrocker Posts: 2,590
    edited March 2014
    I'll never forget a few years back, I was at a guys house doing my job and in one of his garages, he had some amps and stuff and four 901's hanging from the ceiling in the corners, now IMO bose is NOT polk, but their not audivox either, so I wondered what might be inside the house and wow, he had all kinds of vintage amps, martin logans and incredible amount of stuff. Had a good talk with the guy, about a month later I came across my SDA's and the rest is history, well that continues to still be written..
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  • rpf65
    rpf65 Posts: 2,127
    edited March 2014
    I just want the freedom to **** during a movie without being judged.
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  • cfrizz
    cfrizz Posts: 13,415
    edited March 2014
    Just an enthusiast. Sitting here at my pc listening to my sacd of Billy Joel's The Stranger.
    Marantz AV-7705 PrePro, Classé 5 channel 200wpc Amp, Oppo 103 BluRay, Rotel RCD-1072 CDP, Sony XBR-49X800E TV, Polk S60 Main Speakers, Polk ES30 Center Channel, Polk S15 Surround Speakers SVS SB12-NSD x2
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  • oldrocker
    oldrocker Posts: 2,590
    edited March 2014
    I refuse to pay 10 bucks for stale popcorn myself.....
    rpf65 wrote: »
    I just want the freedom to **** during a movie without being judged.
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