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I started years ago with a 27" tv, laserdisc and Infinity Kappa 9 & kappa 8 speakers with Adcom amps. Still have the adcom amps, but everything else got much bigger.

I am working on a "reference room" for my home theater obsession. Until then, this behemoth is in my living room, which cannot house or supply the current to run all this gear, so I don't have a good picture of everything running. I am still short 6 channels of amps and could stand to get a better remote control.

I don't run a subwoofer, but all channels are flat to 15 Hz and with 32 12" woofers, having a sub is just silly. I have been considering an Odyssee Motion Simulator, but I haven't been able to view an entire movie with it to determine if I would get tired of it, like my old DSP modes on a previous pre-pro.

Having IRS Betas, I wanted surrounds that matched, so I got IRS Gammas. I then saw a deal on another pair of betas I couldn't pass up, so I got them and decided to run the gammas as a center channel. When the IRS V became available, I had to have them and that put me with 2x beta in the rear, which is better for having non-localized rears, although they are a bit large for surrounds. Still, they match drivers well with the IRS V and come on, betas for surrounds, what is cooler than that?

Actually, for home theater, the star of the system isn't the IRS V, but the HTPC, which can do damn near anything. The DVD output of it is flat out amazing and unless I get a Teranex, it will likely remain king of the video chain for a while. In addition to the scaled DVD, it works as an escient controller for my CD changer, is able to do the same with DVDs, of which I can put maybe 140 on my media server, fully uncompressed. Plus, it can record HDTV and pause HDTV, just like TIVO (although not as user friendly).

This is a work in progress, but I suppose it will always be.

Although this is a home theater, it is also set up for 2 channel audio and as such, I put it in the all out assault category, as that is really a more accurate description of what this system is doing.
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    • Infinity IRS mkV
    These don't just make music, they make a statement. They are the fronts for home theater and the only speakers I use for 2 channel audio.
    • Infinity IRS BETA
    One pair for Left Surrounds...
    • Infinity IRS BETA
    Another Pair for Right Surrounds...
    • Infinity IRS Gamma
    Two tower speakers placed on their sides for a dual center channel (one above and one below screen)
    • Homemade HTPC
    Home Theater PC: Progressive Scan DVD, Scaler, Line Doubler, Media Server, HDTV Receiver and Recorder
    • Adcom GFA-5800
    Drives the Upper Panels of IRS V.
    • Adcom GFA-565
    One Pair for Bass on Left surround IRS Betas
    • Adcom GFA-565
    One pair for Right Surround IRS Betas bass towers.
    • Adcom GFA-565
    One pair for bass on IRS Gammas for center channel.
    • Parasound AVC-2500
    The main control piece and D/A conversion for everything in the rack.
    • Sony CDP-CX333es
    Too lazy to change discs? This is the cure - 400 disc changer!
    • Adcom ACE-515
    For Surround amps
    • Adcom ACE-515
    For more surround amps
    • Monster HTS-5000
    Power filter #1 for Main System
    • Monster HTS-5000
    Power Filter #2 for main system
    • Monster HTS-5000
    Power Filter for surrounds
    • D-Box Odyssee 1.4XL
    Motion Simulator - not a sub but no other place for this to be listed
    • Sony HD-100
    HDTV DirecTV receiver
    • NEC XG-110LC
    CRT: 8
    • NEC LT150
    Digital Projector - DLP: Use for web surfing and video gaming.
    • Panamorph P-752
    Anamorphic Lens for digital projector: converts 4:3 projector to 16:9
    • Stewart Filmscreen 200
    I think that was the model number. 2.0 gain rear projection 108
    • JVC HMDH30000
    High Definition Digital VHS
    • Sony SAT-T60
    DirecTV receiver w/Tivo

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Hi Buster,
I'm diver, from Italy; I'm an (old) infinity supporter too.
Finally two years ago I've bought a system IRS V.
It was more difficoult because here in Italy we work at 220 volts, but have had luck to find one system in Belgium.
Absolutely a great sound; powered by ARC M 300 and driven with an LS 25 II.
But the best is the turntable, an EMT 930 with 139 st RIAA eq.
Last but not least; I am thinking to spare parts; do you know who sale EMIT and EMIM K?
Bye, Remo

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