Wow...someone has a lot of cash, and needs to be donating it to charity, not spending it on rediculous "entertainment" systems.

I would have spent less money on a Meridian Reference Series system and put the rest of the money elsewhere.

Well it's his money, he can do as he wants with it. Though I think that system is major overkill.

@ David A man builds, a parasite asks 'Where's my share?' Your comments just make you sound bitter that you don't have that kind of money to spend. This is the spirit of capitalism. I applaud Mr Kipnis.

Wireless???

No xbox 360? No HTPC? Am I supposed to put my feet up on that glass coffee table? Dude, come on, spend some cash, get a recliner.

Put the amps in front of the speakers? Isn't that gonna trash the sound stage? Besides, how much source material is available in 8.8 surround. stupid.

Coolest thing about the room... Nautilus Submarine... What a joke.

What a waste. You could get a nearly-equivalent experience with a lot less equipment. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diminishing_returns Also, it's interesting that they opted for a circle of toed-in speakers nowhere near the walls... this really limits the best effect to a very small "sweet spot". If I ever spent anywhere near that much money on a home theater, I'd want to be able to enjoy it with a larger group of friends than one 3-seat couch will accommodate.

I have to agree with the majority of posts here: he could have accomplished very much the same results (or even better) with a lot less money, but then I guess that's why some people spend $10K and up on a Rolex when a $400 Seiko looks just as nice and tells time, too. This is like building a skyscraper and plating it in gold. Why bother? I don't think even Donald Trump would throw away that much money on hardware (all of which is very nice, by the way; just too much of it) which could be used to build a better acoustic environment.

from one audiophile to another i give this guy nothing but respect. Its because of people like this guy that new innovative ideas are brought to the table. Testing systems to the limits, making systems better, finding there strengths and weaknesses. It just seems to me that the people leaving negative comments more then likely have not the understanding nor the commitment to love something so much and accomplish there own personal AV Dream. Keep on living the dream Jeremy Kipnis.

I agree 6 mil is overkill for this setup, 50 grand would do hell of a nice setup and have 5,550,000 leftover for other things like 2009 corvettes,16 gb iphones,Intel QX 9650 cpus,9800 GX2 1Gb video cards and ...lol

Totally tasteless - Back wall showing Yuk! Get some curtains! McIntosh Tubes? M'eh - I sold them & Never liked them. I'll keep my Bryston's - B&W's and M&K 5000sub - top of lines for millions less! I agree with above post - Need a place for feet too!

I'd love to be Kipnis' neighbor and learn about another persons process, different products and limitations. I'm into quality and yes quality costs money so I'm not surprised at 6M. Sure I cannot afford it, but if someone wants to, let them. I finished my dedicated HT and now I look back and plan to improve parts for the next one I build. Upgrading equipment to top of the line is not for everyone, but when they experience what high-quality products deliver, they are not complaining.

Hey Barry L., $6,000,000 - $50,000 = $5,950,000 LOL

I love the screen size, but for me it's a lot of overkill to me. The 6 million I really don't have a problem with, but I would have used less money on all the speakers and other stuff, and put more of it into making the room look a lot better, and some really nice Reclining Seats with at least a couple rows of seating. I like the Submarine, but does it really need to be there? I'd want my feet up in my 6M home Theater, siting there for a few hours. That 3 person couch just doesn't cut it for me!!! It just seems so wasteful, So much of everything for 3 people?!?! Myself, I'd have a group of friends and or family there watching "The Matrix" in HD DVD or something. If you have the money spend it. Sure it may seem like a waste, but the Rich BUY all this stuff, Cars, Boats, Homes, and where does it come from? Well it's Made by PEOPLE! All the people to get the Materials to the People who Design, who Build, Who Ship. That's Jobs, lots and Lots of Jobs for y

Michael, did you really quote "Bioshock" to insult someone LOL

I was impressed until I releazed he didn't use Pear Anjou Speaker cables!

I agree with everyone else...overkill. Plus if you're going to spend that much money, at least hide the amps and speakers. Its all a bit distracting. When watching a movie, I want to see the screen and nothing else.

Problem is, if he's done this all himself, it won't be THX certified. But if you go to any concert hall and look around, you'll know that good sound doesn't just come from what make the sound but what the sound reflects off. In this case, I think (as many above have pointed out), he's wasted a lot of money. To justify spending that much money on audio toys, you need to get the room properly architected.

The biggest sin is, with all that money spent, it looks as though zilch was spent on proper acoustic design and treatments. Book cases don't cut it on a 6 million dollar setup! That's a joke! Nevermind the tube hamps having severe microphonics from being placed in front of mamoth subwoofers and 10Hz signals!! No Rotary Subs either!! This theater is FAR from SOTA, he really should have hired a consultant LOL.

Biggest joke of all - He has a QuadHD projector (latest marketing term), and he's only feeding it (at best) 1080i. With all that money he wasted, I would have asked Sony to build a one-off that was HDCP compliant. He blew a fortune on that projector, and he's only upscaling 1080i, what a waste. This guy really blew his load thinking he knew what he was doing. Most of the 'audiophiles' out there don't really know squat (although, those that are actual engineers are the only ones I respect - they don't buy into the marketing fluff of "price = performance"). He definately should have spent 1/100th of that ($60k) on building a better shaped room, and then spend some dough on accoustics. I question (with having all those speakers pointing in), how much signal cancellation is actually taking place, the "sweetspot" is probably just a jumbled mess of audio signals. He turned all his speakers to face the same spot, I bet it's more of a deadspot. Audioph

What a sad, sad, simple-minded man. Same goes to all of you who applaud his efforts. I'm guessing evolving spiritually is not one of his priorities.

I dont understand how so many people can comment on the theater sound or video without having experienced it first hand.

...my first feeeling especially seeing the overview is... you have to be an American, or some kind of new super-rich from the developing world, to find that too much stuff is cool and not a waste, or to find the idea of spending 6Mio that way is OK because it's your money so no one can judge, and better spend it in what you like the most etc etc... utterly selfish in my opinion, I will not argue about what could replace this best or whatever... but apart from the price, just the quantity of energy this must consume for the pleasure of 1-2-3 people makes me feel sick

To those of you posting comments... unless you are an audio engineer or a man with his connections and history in the industry, I'll take your opinions with a grain of salt. It's safe to say that NONE of you have heard this system, nor anything even remotely in the same arena, so I doubt you'd have much say as to what is a good expenditure on his part. I'm quite sure he has PLENTY of knowledge in room acoustics, and has thought of everything necessary to bring out the full quality of these components, otherwise he wouldn't be touting it as "The Greatest Show On Earth" and trying to market it to industry giants like George Lucas or movie industry professionals. If you look closely, you'll see that the walls are covered in acoustic foam panels, so it's not entirely a lost cause.

At first I was impressed, then I thought to myself, this whole thing had better be powered by solar panels, otherwise watching a single movie would warm up the planet by 10 degrees Fahrenheit.

$6 million worth of A/V equipment, including a 4K Sony projector and he's... upscaling component video outputs? My god, what a waste. That's like flying to Paris on the Concorde so you can eat at McDonalds.

Hey Naysayer, he's only using the component outputs of his HD DVD and Blu Ray players because that's the best he can do to connect to the projector at the moment, seeing as how there's no HDMI connections on that thing. Anyway, its native resolution is much higher than any home medium can spit out, so there's upgrade options still available. He'll probably do like he says: commission Snell & Wilcox to create an upscaler that will keep the signal in the digital domain. Besides, I'm sure it looks spectacular.

Wow! Having read each of the previous comments I'm not sure what I can add. But I'll try: He chose the Snells 'cause Snell worked with Lucas on developing THX. I think they cost much too much for the sound you get (which is awesome!). The Murata's are incredible products. The Stewart Snowmatte is to die for. Amps and other components are truly interchangeable. You could probably get more for less, but specs on the room and the equipment on paper are mind blowing. The picture and sound must be incredible in person. After reading this guys bio, I understand the madness and why he spent the money; though that's not a choice I would make.

I have to admire his vision and innovation. But he did go way over the top. He just put and extreme amount of money on something that has no returns. And yes, there are better projection options.

You are all dumb asses. There are acoustical treatments on the walls and you can see them in the pictures. You have not heard, nor can you say for sure, what this system sounds like. You are all jealous idiots. Go make 6 million + and you can do with it as you please. You have no idea if this dude contributes to charity, nor what amount. Get a life - stop judging others - make you own money - stop complaining.

He chose to spend his money the way he wishes - that's the way it's supposed to be. Good for him! I'll bet it's a wonderful system that sounds and looks fabulous. Way to go.

To bad he went with Snell - WEGG3 is a far superior speaker.

@Michael @kodiakthejuggler @Alien: My thoughts exactly! I can't wait to spend $6+ million on my dream system.

Yep, you're right, if you have the cash and the passion, chase your dreams. This is truly the holy grail of AV setups, and nice to see the only real NEXT generation console there, the PS3. This system rocks. mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm...

Short sighted. How much does a formula 1 car cost? Building this helps everyone here who enjoys home theater. I applaud him for his dream. Also never judge a person regarding whether or not they are giving money to charity unless your first name is Bill and last name is Gates. For all your complaining he could have given 75 million dollars away and kept a few for himself.

F charity, I want to see video of this! pictures arent enough.

Ah, the inevitable and annoying "gosh he shoulda donated to charity instead; what a waste" comments (read: I am a low income earner who is incredibly jealous OR I am an unnaturally pretentious person who judges other unreasonably). There are far worse crimes against humanity than building a killer home theater, why don't you all use your time to rail against those? Anyways, who says he doesn't donate to charity? I'd even bet the economic stimulation from that kind of cash outlay is more a efficient use of resources than less scrupulous charities, of which the cynic in me believes there are plenty. I admire this guy's dedication to fully pursue his passion, and as an audio enthusiast myself I certainly admire the beautiful system he's put together. Would love to experience/own something in my lifetime that even *begins* to approach what this must be like.

I like how all the audiophiles in this thread know sooooo much more than this guy.

Concept and possibilities, indeed it might be a tad overkill but that was probably also the aim. The fact that someone actually put this together is extremely cool. About the money it looks like a concept car spend years and millions developing it and probably will never even drive, but putting it together will actually be the lesson. Not about the final product but about the journey to get there...

Sweet showroom, I hope he wrote it off in his taxes. If he doesn't sell a system to Lucas, et al. he can write it off again as a business loss! I'm surprised he didn't go custom for that much money rather than limit himself to off the shelf components, etc.

umm exactly what are all those amps doing in the room? They aren't connected to anything.

Looks crap. Too much going on. It just screams, "Look at me, I'm rich". Less is more.

*Wow...someone has a lot of cash, and needs to be donating it to charity, not spending it on rediculous "entertainment" systems. * Wow...someone needs to go back to school and learn how to "spell".

I just like to be there :) thats all

@Calvin Chan: that's the funny thing with lots of audiophiles - everyone knows everything better than the other one. one of my favourite things about audiophiles is: go to an audio forum, choose some audiophile cabling topic and laugh your ass off. i know some very nice text, but sadly it's in german. it's a physical approach to audiophile cabling and explaining in a very scientific way that all those super-expensive audio-cables are pure bullshit. really hilarious - you can silence lots of cabling threads with that article :)

I was impressed until I releazed that he watch simple cartoons on it� ;-) - joke

Look at all the "haters" - Since he wants to sell this system, it's an investment. Like Waldo said, Snell is a good choice because George Lucas worked with them, and when has Lucas been wrong about anything? He probably will buy one from Kipnis because Lucas probably doesn't know many people in the home entertainment arena that could put together a system for him. Also, to whoever said it should have more seating: bad idea if these are in California, because that would just increase the odds of someone being crushed by a subwoofer should an earthquake hit. And yeah, f--- this charity stuff - poor people don't know good home theater! What are you liberals thinking???

While I applaud the effort to get maximum performance, I can't help but agree with another post that I hope this guy is using his extreme wealth to better the world in some way and not just on 3-seat 6 million dollar personal home theaters. Using the component output of a first generation Blu-Ray player? That's kinda gross. Why not get the $250,000 Runco SC-1 which does have HDCP compliant digital inputs, uses the professional DMD made exclusively for commercial cinema DLP projectors, and has enough lumens to light up a screen even much bigger than the one he's using. And why in the world would you do a theater of this scale and not do a Cinemascope set-up with variable masking for different aspect ratios? And while the visual layout of the speakers is interesting, there is no way that each speaker position has been optimized. And an add-on tweeter scares me a bit. The speaker is either up to the task or it isn't. Adding on drivers to get more of 'something' is a hack.

You guys don't know what it's like to have 6 mil home theater system, you act like 50k system would practically be just as good, lol

All you nitpickers, just read the article. The author was transformed by this room.

Face it. This is sick. In a capitalist society one gets the chance to pursue one's dreams. I just hope he splurged on the Logitech Harmony 1000 Remote. :-)

I am both an audio systems engineer and have worked in high end audio and video for over 25 years. This guy's system is a statement. It was designed to knock socks off...the author even says it was designed as a 'total immersion' system. So to all the whiners who think high end cables are crap, or those who don't like the system or room look, or those who note the amp placement will alter the soundstage, or those who just want to criticize spelling...you're more entertaining than the article was. Yeah it sucks that some people have that much money and we don't, but in the context of all the systems I've seen and installed over the years, this wretched excess of a system is right up there with the best of them for sheer eye pop, and the bass will probably make little old ladies puke for blocks. (Do you think they removed the cables for the photo shoot?)

The man is wise in not having a 360 for that beauty, it would be a waste to have an obsolete piece of hardware for that powerhouse. about the cost, is HIS money and he got the right to spend it as he please.

yeah its best to have ps3 for true hd gaming.

The PlayStation 3 is the best Console ever made!

Thank god your clever analogies stopped half way down the page. The comments are much more entertaining when read in the voice of the fat comic store owner from the Simpsons. The guy made a dream happen, when was the last time any of you did that?

There is much more specifications that were left out of the article that can be found on the creators web site. http://www.kipnis-studios.com/The_Kipnis_Studio_Standard/KSS.html Read and Learn!

WOW! Gonna have to visit the US after all I think! ;-) Now all we need are some good movies to come out - movies that not only fullfill the technological specs of this monstrosity, but also have a good book AND good actors, not just effects (yes, George Lucas, I'm looking into YOUR direction, you trout!). Still I would love to watch the Chris Cuningham / Aphex-Twin collection on this thing!

LMAO where ever you go the PS3 fan boys feel the need to justify their over priced toaster ovens. And where the hell is the popcorn maker??????

"LMAO where ever you go the PS3 fan boys feel the need to justify their over priced toaster ovens. And where the hell is the popcorn maker??????" On the top of the Xcrap360

WOW 11,315 Watts! I wonder how much his electric bill is each month...

He's either ignorant of acoustics or he values the "coolness factor" much more than good acoustic principles -- which makes him a showboater and a bit of a poser. Look at the centre speakers (the most important speakers in the system). The first reflection will be smeared by the hard transformer covers of the amps that they're waaay too close to, and he has placed the amps smack in front of the drivers near the direct wave/ first reflection point. This will badly smear transients and distort the subtle nuances of dialogue. Very perplexing. Anyone who truly cared about the sound would have put the amps behind the speakers or off to the side... so one would have to conclude that this setup is driven more by ego and peacock feathers than by a sincere desire for sonic excellence.

I commend the guy...and I must say to those that think he didnt spend his money wisely "what do you know?" the article is short, I am sure a lot of info was overlooked..he isnt selling a set-up for no reason and it sounds more like a concept and design that is superior to whats out there...its the fullest range system out there, how can you go wrong!

what a waste

This is not a personal system. It is a DEMO room. Jeez did you all go blind at the sight of the price? He's selling the concept and is probably dealing the brands as well.

bet this sounds no better than my 5.9 million dollar system...

Even if he did pay for it all, first it's his money, second that money goes to the companies who can do what they like with it. Such as hiring more employees or investing it in capital resources. Why do so many people think money is wasted and disappears when it is spent on something?

you woulda saved @ least 4 million dollars if you woulda just bought that $200 hearing aid .....hehe

I don't understand why he didn't put those speakers on a raised platform, to make them project the sound away from the Mac's. But, it is his money and he can do with it as he pleases, I guess.

I think everyone has missed the point, you keep talking about dead spots and acoustics, and reflections and stuff... That's the whole point behind his system and why he has so many speakers in it... Whenever he found his system lacking something he added more speakers and amplifiers until it sounded the way that he wanted it to... While it may be possible to get a better sounding system, i doubt that it would ever be able to play as loudly and still be clean and clear.

What is with all the negativity, can't someone do something nice and have people react positively? The internet brings out the worst in people, so much negativity and dissimulative comments. Guess what people you don't get to vote, could of, should of, I would have blah blah blah... It is a marvel of home entertainment engineering. Get over yourselfs and congratulate them on a job well done!

were too jealous that we dont have 6 million to spend on audio/video equipment. Also, since he spent that much, wheres the orgasmatron? ...eeeer o wait i think i remember seeing the roll of tissure paper @ the end of the coffee table. We arent actually negative but jealous we cant do this..hehe...those x rated flicks would be awesome on his system i bet.

Jeezuz, I've seen ghetto home theaters that look better than that mess. Who cares how it sounds when the room looks like shit! To top it all off, he wants to use it as a demo to sell systems based off it? I'd love to call the guy up as a prospective client, walk in, look around, and just bust out laughing hysterically.

Congratulations to Mr. Kipnis. Btw, it's "ridiculous", not "rediculous". Let the man spend his cash in whichever way he wishes. It's his dream, let him chase it. And please, don't tell me know more than a certified sound engineer who has been doing this for over 25 years. You have no idea what you are talking about. This person has had years to perfect his craft. Also, IN HIS OPINION, this is the best system money can buy, AT THIS TIME. It's up to him to decide what sounds best to HIM. Anyway, I would love to hear and feel this system. Congrats, Mr Kipnis. And keep up the good work.

Did anybody ever think that "in practice" the amps wouldn't be right in front of the speakers? I would hope people would understand that this is just a photo journalistic display of the Whole product. Like any sales ad. Show everything in one picture. Screen, Speakers, Electronics. These folks are breaking ground on a new type of personal theater. Go to the local amc with 10 of your buddies and watch "Cloverfield" with this setup

Put away the HATORAID you bunch of fags, he can spend his money on whatever he wants to spend it on, if you don't like it go earn your own money and give it away. Always some idiots that have to cry b/c they can't afford it, go hug a tree!

Oh good Lord, this is rich. Here we have a fellow who spent several million of his own money to build a killer home theater setup. I personally found this interesting. But even more fascinating was the howls of self-righteous indigation from those denizens sitting in their warm homes and at their computers - screaming how can this be?!! Why didn't he just spend his money on bettering humanity? Well, I suppose you ought to ask yourself this question - you denizen of audio video interiors - what have you done today to better the life of some starving kid in Dharfur? Do you contribute any of your money at all to charities? Or do you pass judgement on others as you sit in your easy chair perusing audio-video interior and listen to your favorite tunes on your entertainment system? Maybe you should not worry about the splinter in this fellow's eye and instead concentrate in getting the log out yours. I'd stick around for the flames - but the stench of hypocrisy is too thick - need to surfac

That is awesome! Mr. Kipnis is now a new inspiration for me. Excellent work, it's always happy to see someone fulfilling their dreams. :) (And to hell with all you haters, grow up and get a real job)

The heck with that system, I want that model of Captain Nemo's Nautilus. Way cool! Alright, the system would be nice.

whoever said a $50,000 system would equal this is nuts, whoever said give more of it to charity is nuts...im sure the guy gives plenty to charity and a $50,000 system would be piss to this. people, please think before you comment....FFS

I think it's brilliant and all the people knocking on the system and claiming that they could build better are just jealous. I mean c'mon obviously he knows what he's doing... The photos show that the amps aren't hooked up and are clearly for show. He isn't stupid... he's made 6 million dollars more then you... and plus he's been able to put that money into a home theater. Now go home to your 2500 dollar setups with your elitism and suck on your remotes.

I agree with those of you who dissagree with those who criticize this guy for spending his money on whatever he wants. Some of you on here asked why he doesn't give this money to charity. Did you every stop to wonder how much he already does give the charity before you pass judgment??? It is definitely not okay to do so without getting all of your facts straight, or to do it at all. You never know just how much money one make, I guy like him could give half of all his money away and still have enough money to do something like this 3 times over. At some point it is okay to spend your money on whatever you want without guilt. I bet that child in darfur wonders why you (hypothetically) spent $500 on your iphone or just $120 on your shoes, when a couple of bucks could feed him/her all he/she needs to eat for a month. Don't judge people. You do what you want with your means, and letter others do with theirs what they wish! PSU FOREVER BABY!!!! GO STATE!!!!

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I don't know about you.. the appearance of the setup is pretty messy to my taste.

oh wow there's a lot of jealous people posting on this! major props to this guy, bet it was was worth every penny!

WOW!Congratulations Mr.Kipnis for making "This" and good luck with future projects.However,if there is any xxx$ left over please consider making decent website.After all,if money is an issue for you there are lot of free templates on the internet that at least look professional and work great ;).Sometimes less could be more ;).

So many haters out there. That's a beautiful setup that probably sounds outstanding, I hope you get a lot of enjoyment out of it. Enjoy, Mike

So if someone decided to spend 10 billion dollars on audio/visual equipment just so they could have the best home set up in the world, none of you "let freedom ring" folks would care? Capitalists make all that money because the middle class is too stupid to elect representatives that will demand higher wages and a better quality of life for the majority. Middle class like to slave away all day at some crap job, bending over taking it like an orphan.

Heh people commenting stuff like 'speakers are not near the walls'.. Showing utmost lack of knowledge. The _last_ thing you want is put a speaker next to a wall. It induces early reflections and spoils the soundstage. The small sweet spot is the price to pay for an ultimate sound.

Well as a closet audiophile with Magies powered by simple Adcom with Mac switching, I would like to say, you all are wrong, the person listening to the music, or watching the vid, matters, not your opinion, this crass negativity the pours from all of you, is beyond belief. Part of being what we are is too enjoy watching someone else experiment and find what they, not you, but what they think sounds or looks good. Isn't the whole theory, of a audiophile based on this, not what we think is perfect but what can we try, or just do it for the sake of doing it. Money should not be mentioned, I never have this level of money but can see most of you are wanting his money not his vision, I think the vision, is much more important. And quit basing on 360's, Halo 3 will never be on a PS3 at 1080i. Again all of you should be ashamed, we are all experimenters, why not rally around, and until you can build one...shut up, I think its great, I buy my house to fit my stereo, does that bother you too, its what you have

Its his cash so he can spend it in anyway he wants to. As long as he is happy with it. Thanks for sharing your system!

I think all this is a waste. If you've got 6M to blow on this stuff then go out and have an adventure. Go experience something instead of trying to recreate it through A/V equipment at home. All that junk works out to playing an Atari on a modern CRT. Your methods of output far exceed the quality of what you're putting into them. And 11k watts of sound into a 850sqft room? Like on the Simpsons THX sound intro, you are now deaf. Titanium on your amps? WTF, such a waste of resources for something that sits still! Titanium is normally used for things that move and need to be light. A home theater is awesome, but this is just glutony.

He can spend his money however he wants, but if I was going to spend $6 million on a home theater, it would hold more than 3-4 people! He could have bought a few less speakers, subs, and amps, and built a pretty sweet little auditorium for him and 30 of his best friends and still had fantastic orgasm inducing sound. IMO what he has is overkill.

Hey Court - Adventures are your dream. Back off this guys version of same. Did anyone see that this is a LAB. Labs never spend any money on the aesthetic and they keep everything in the open so that components can be swapped out or repaired easily. "But it's more than that. Kipnis sees the KSS as a laboratory, an ongoing experiment to advance the state of the art" "...and he imagines that, unlike his installation, the componentry and speakers will be stealthily deployed." If you people ever found out how much the Big 3 spend on concept vehicles that never make it to production it would make you puke. This is the home theater equivalent. And anyone who has more than a few synapses firing would know not to judge a system this complex based on an overview in an article. You just show your limited intelligence with comments such as that.

What an incredible waste of money. WTF? The ***one*** million dollar system wasn't good enough for you? Tweeters to 100 khz? That's only 80 khz above the limits of human hearing. I bet that system would be great for playing a recording of a dog whistle, so as to keep those pesky stray mutts away from your house.

Ummm, has it not occurred to anyone else that these shots look suspiciously like skillfully executed 3D renders with some clever Photoshop post-production? Or is it just me?

What a bunch of whining, jealous bitches. Is it over the top? Of course it is, it's billed as the ultimate you morons. The kind of people that will be buying this are billionaires (or at the very least multi-multi-millionaires) for whom $6m is peanuts. They're probably sitting in a 20,000 square foot house they don't need either. One way or another they've "made it" though, why shouldn't they spoil themselves rotten? Incredible beast of a "home" cinema, very well done. I for one think it looks amazing.

What type of idiot reads that article and assumes that all 11,000 watts will be employed instantly upon turning on? Some of you act like the system has two settings, off and 11,000W. Too loud!

I love how so many people can tell this guy what he should have done with HIS money. Yeah, yeah, I know its blasphemy to true audiophiles, but who doesn't want to be completely encircled by speakers and amps at least once in their life? Too bad no more than the three people can enjoy it at one time (but something tells me thats not a problem). Oh, and the real shame here is those are all laserdiscs in the bookshelves...

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get off his jock you are all corn balls i build speakers for a living and the way the room is set up even if the walls are covered its a waste the only reason it might sound good is cus hes pumping out so much sound that what ever is in front of the speaker wont matter its a waste the room is set up like crap and il tell you right now its now the speaker but how the speaker is built for the room best sound comes om custom speaker boxes that are designed for a space.... if he really wanted to impress i would of had the speakers custom built for the space but all in all its a waste

lol! :D It's so great to read about these so called experts, who judge and blame all they can. "What a retarded system, you could have made same for so much less money." "What no ?!" "LAL, sucks!" "DOUBLEWHAM LAL, quantum interference and the circular positioning of speakers sucks!" C'MON GUYS! This guy has a hobby! If this doesn't tell about true and honest passion, nothing does! I'd love to see a single movie in my life in environment like this. :) Enjoy your epic system!

David... you just need to STFU and worry about yoruself first. You know nothing about the guy, he could be donating a LOT of money (and thus contributing more than you ever have or will, dbag). Even if he isn't, it's none of your concern how he spends his dough... the more he spends, the more jobs and stimulation he provides our economy... far more than you have or ever will. So again, just STFU and keep your useless opinion to your self. Why is there always some self righteous arse mucking things up when ultimatley he is the one who is the complete loser in the mix?

Ok. Where i can buy this ?

Yikes! This is a for profit venture as well as an exercise in doing your best. It is not your "average" $50k home dream theater. However, I would not mind seeing a few tweaked Minimus 7's strategically placed..... ;-)

He might acidently send himself back in time if he's not careful. :p

Wow...I am amazed at the difference in opinions here. I only wish I was more of an audiophile to argue some of these brands and technologies. As for the craziness of this system, I believe as much as everyone criticizes this guy, he is the one listening to this setup. Something tells me this guy didn't walk into a store with 6mil and say, give me one of everything! I'm sure he researched all of these components and they make the system sound the way HE likes it! I'm sure he's also considering the opinions of others like George Lucas, etc. when building this, but come on... There's a reason there are multiple products available in every market. Each person puts a different aspect of a product at a different priority. It's just sad to see so many people giving this guy crap for enjoying his money. For everyone who said donate to charity, I bet you'd buy your $50,000 system, then buy $5,950,000 of other stuff! What a bunch of crap people. As for the creator of this,

I was not aware that Mc Intosh was doing wi-fi amplifier...

I'd like to see frequency response chart. I really wouldn't be that much surprised if it is a complete disaster/mess.

I actually like the way the room looks. Cracks me up how lot's of people here like to tell others how to spend their money. Earn your own money and spend it how you like.

I'm betting a good portion of that money went in to the construction of the space.... 2250 Sq/Ft. Custom Designed, Two-Story Concert Hall with Vaulted Ceiling & Balcony - 1" Solid Maple Flooring on 4" tall Pine studs - 12" spacing, sitting on a solid 16" reinforced concrete foundation, itself isolated on 4 - 156' solid steel girders all the way down to bedrock. Features non-parallel walls, ceiling, and floor, with dedicated installed noise isolation system, and acoustic treatments designed to supersede ANSI, SMPTE, AMPAS and AES/EBU noise specifications for professional movie theaters, mixing stages, and anechoic test chambers. Seating for 3-6 (Arizona Leather Curved Couch & Director's Chair) or up to 24 (Premium Leather Theatrical Recliners).

Obsolete in 5... 4... 3...

Wow. Is it even possible for you people to comprehend that somebody can look at unbelievable, ridiculous excess and disapprove without being "jealous"? Probably not. Sorry guys, I look at this and feel disgusted, and it has nothing to do with wishing I could have it myself. I guess if you spend your days smelling your own farts and congratulating yourself on how far above the masses you are, everybody else in the world is just a 'whiny, jealous bitch'.

I feel so inadequate.

Fascinating.... I do not see any power cords or wiring off the back of the amps......is this rig wireless?

it is sad that one even has not enough money for proper digital camera or this is product of photo enhancement. Perspectives, lighting, shadows, anything doesn't seen to be at place.

I wish I could "hear" this system through the pictures like so many other posters here so I too could comment on its audio quality. Unfortunately my .jpg to .mp3 codec isn't working properly. I'm sure during normal operation the components aren't in picture perfect placement (photo op). Regardless of how it may look aesthetically, the ultimate goal is if you feel immersed and like a part of what you are watching. And until the posters sit on that couch (one at a time, for size limitations of course), no one has a reason to criticize or comment on how poor the picture or sound may or may not be. Now, I'm gonna go watch a movie on my $400 Home Theater in a Box and envision what it could be with a KSS.

All of you people who think you're better than all, do you know this guy for telling that he can actually give that money in charity instead of building that system? When you walk the street and someone ask you for charity, why don't you give him your 20$ instead of going to cinema? Maybe this guy already give some millions in charity and this is his 20$ to go to cinema... Think before bashing..

Nice Nautilus

Muito Show!!!! Valeu, tamb�m gosto muito desse tipo de coisas.

He should have spent 10 million more on equipment, then throw it all into an incinerator, in full view of starving children and poor people in general. This would let them know its their fault they're poor and that he's not going to give one red cent to them as they lay dying at his feet. Then laugh as he steps over their frail bodies.

Its Fake, computer generated; there are no cables to the amps that are obviously powered on, the lighiting in the room especially the shot with the sub picture is just a bit off, the shadow on the couch is to sharp in the over head pic and the most telling evidence is on their own website "Dedicated scaling technologies are available to provide photo realistic 3D presentations" Well done even down to the dog on the couch.

One thing that is quite evident, is the lack of any if not all cabling...hmmm must be using that new wireless power technology as well! look at the picture of the equipment, there is no interconnects, the only device that seems "on" is the cable box. The second picture down you can clearly see the speaker terminals without a wire attached. Funny

Personally I think it's a bit much. But as some other people have posted, it is HIS money and he can do what he wants with it. I just hope that someone with that much money is also giving some of it to charitable organizations. I think if you are a multi-millionaire you should be obligated to share the wealth. Ya, it's a capitalist society, and he should be able to spoil himself once in a while, but I hope he's not a greedy bastard.

Six mil to watch a cartoon. Sad little man.

Ah vai se fuder meu!

screw charity...they worked hard for that money...just give it away your crazy lets see you give up your hard earned money

well i have to say, that is amazing , truly amazing, i would love to experience that system, i beleive you would not ever want to watch another movie anywhere after that. To the muppet who had a wah because this system cost 6 mill and he shoul fed the starving, grow up you have no clue what this gentleman does behind the scenes, maybe feeding the starving is his other passion, either way dont throw stones at people just because they have money and by the sounds of it earned it. On the cabling theres at least 3 pictures there showing cables and the amps in the ring actually have the cables fed thru the stans into the floor, not rockrt science.

Wow, doesn't invest it or anything....that's just plan stupid to spend that kind of money on something like that...just stupid...

Hey I've got an 8-pak o Guinness I can bring over!

This guy could charge 10-100 bucks to let people come in and listen and watch for 10 minutes and make his money back and more in no time.

What a waste. He should've only spent 50K on his theater and donated the remainder to the poor starving children in Dharfur. I hear they're also in desperate need of some acoustical treatments and PS3's over there. I read they don't want any Xbox360's.

Wait, wait, he blows $6M on his home theater, and yet he's UPSAMNPLING the video?!? I am going to laugh for days over this one. What an idiot.

Your either part of the problem or part of the solution. And this is most definitely part of the problem.

Boy what a bunch of jealous wankers, Its his coin and if he wants to spend this cash on bragging rights, All the power to him. Do you all cut up a man with a private jet because he could have flown in economy??? Or the hope diamond when you could have have zirconia ? 400 ft yacht when he could have cruised on disney?? Go play on your ps3 on your $999 benq and you self made painted screen

Phenomenal!!!!!!!!!!! Enjoy it and dont worry about the stupid comments there is a lot of envy in this world. If I had the money i would do it too.

What a shame some of that 6 million wasn't wasted on aesthetics. That has to be the ugliest home theatre I've ever seen. Not to mention the fact that the lounge looks like it came from KMart.

1. It is a lab. a client install would take far more care about aesthetics. And as such, things are set to easily swap things out. and as he said, he is using it to play. 2. He did not spend 6 mill... he said it would cost somebody 6 mill to buy it. 3. the Runco... WHATEVER does not compare to this 4K beastie. 4. The guy on the couch is not him. he is the shaggy lookin dude. 5. 12000 watts of amplification is a fancy way of saying there are 24 x 500watt amps (or whatever the config is) not that he uses 12K watts to run the system. Why does he have to give the money to anybody? if he has worked hard and made lots of money, it is his. Sure it would make us feel nice if he did... but the money we are talking about could be considered as capital expenditures in a business. we know very little about him or his gig. to pretend we do is the height of ignorance.

Why the wood floors? I am sure that helps all of his nice sound equipment.

@Michael Capitalism my behind, thats simply a waste of money, although its his money to waste...When its all said and done its 6million bucks worth of already obsolete over-indulgence.....Its not about jealousy, its not even the best equipment out there for that kind of money, but I could see Bill Gates doing this, but then again he gives hundreds of MILLIONS to the unfortunate through his foundation, so there is a difference.....Heck the money this guy spent on a HT system so he could sit there and gain more weight gawking at his big screen, could have rebuilt how many homes in New Orleans, fed how many children?.....Hmmm.. Oh but its his money.

$6 million is a chunk of change to spend on stuff like this, but good for him. Giving it to charity? Sure - why not give some to charity. But for someone else to dictate that it SHOULD be given to charity? What dick. People like that SHOULD give all their money to charity - that would be the price of being so freaking smug. David's just a Daydreaming Marxist.

Most people don't tell the difference between 720p and 1080p, not talking about the sound... some experiments have shown that, if properly set up, not even an audiophile could distinguise an mp3 from a SACD, and that's using "expensive" amps and speakers. That 6 million obscenity sounds and looks better than a 60K one just because it HAS TO (but maybe just in our minds). And no, I don't envy that guy who expends that amount of money for watching a bluray... and my english is far from perfect, I know... and my ps3 is expensive, but got it for free... and reading all those comments was great! By the way, don't listen your ipod that loud, or you could miss the 6 million experience some day... ;-)

Okay, can we stop it with the damn Playstation viral marketing? Thanks

I'm surprised the equipment list left out the details what would, judging by the walls of what appear to at least mostly be vinyl records, be one of the most important pieces of this setup: the turntable, an ELP Laser Turntable atop the right equipment rack. And also don't miss the Scientific-Atlanta Explorer 8300HD digital cable DVR in the lower left.

How does that cost six million dollars? Not even close. And, what the hell is 8.8 surround? That guy's in his fifties(easy): he can't even hear to 16khz. Supertweeters?! This is crap.

There's nothing that can't be achieved with egregious wealth, a lack of taste, and the willingness to step over dying bodies in the gutter on your way home from Blockbuster.

Is this the part where I point out that the Blu-ray player he's using down-reses the output when you don't use HDMI? Or that the projector that he's using is not an even multiple of the Blu-ray resolution? I mean, other people already pointed out that putting the amps in front of the speakers interferes with imaging. This is an example of just how poor studio execs are. As you can see, he's barely scraping by and for him to pay the actual songwriter 9 whole cents a song is clearly unreasonable, eh?

David, Wow... Someone needs to learn how to spell "ridiculous"!

@ Michael. Stop quoting Bioshock. Maybe he should be donating some money to charity if he has so much of it. That's not Capitalism, it's called being a good person. I'm glad we don't all live by your video game ideals. "A man builds, a parasite asks; "Wheres my share?", yeah, okay. That kind of thinking worked out great for Rapture didn't it??

Wow, skimming through the commments there's a lot of jealousy here. I think the system is F awesome and if I had more than enough cash to see my right I would indulge in my hobby also. Stop all the whining and give they guy some credit for allowing us to view his system. I bit it sounds better than most could ever imagine.

I'm sorry, but as much as I love music and higher quality audio and video, I could not justify spending that much money on it. There's a case of diminishing returns here, where I'm sure he could have spent a lot less and noticed a nominal difference in sound quality. Whether I'm jealous or not is irrelevant though - this is just ridiculous.

I would be interested in knowing how loud Mr Kipnis listens to his movies/music. I see the necessity of multiple subwoofers and of a good speaker array and good amps, but it sounds to me as though this theatre was based a bit too much on volume. I hate when I go to a theatre and the volume is too loud. I'd really be interested in a dB meassurement and sitting position. And is there really much video quality to be gained using a 4k projector with a LaserDisc-Player or a DVD-Player? Even for the cheap HD players the projector sounds slightly overkill. But I do envy Mr Kipnis for his astonishing theatre. I would just like to experience it myself and see whether all this is without the aforementioned issues.

Is the room climate controlled?

First thing, I think he has the right to spend his money on whatever he wants so stop whining. Second thing, the room is very well designed & for those people who know nothing about acoustics have a second look. He has acoustic foam around the whole room, but most importantly the book shelf. The book shelf is basically a huge diffuser, scattering the reflected sounds in all different directions thus removing room nodes and antinodes.

Hmmm ... I am an engineer/producer too. Can someone please tell me where to work to earn that much money (I know I should have been born 30 years earlier). From an audiophile point of view: I bet that system makes you literally shit your pants while watching Star Wars Clone Wars. From an engineer point of view: No one sitting in this room without above average knowledge about that stuff will ever appreciate the system in all its details the same way as the owner! This is a chapell, not a home theater, and it's fscking impressing but IMHO it's overkill. (I am wondering how close this setup follows the THX standards). From a earthling point of view: You should never expect every single person living on this planet to be as rational as yerself, especially when the person is very rich. PS: If you buy very expensive cables, be sure that they point to Mekka when you install them, otherwise they will not work!

That "Playstation viral marketing" is part of the article, as it's used in the "Greatest Show on Earth"... :-) I don't know how it is playing GT5 with that screen, but that table doesn't seem rough enough to attach a steering wheel. Of course it should be a wireless Bugatti Veyron real one (including pedals) with circuitry developed in cooperation with VAG group and tested by Bourdais. If that includes some well-known centerfold "pit girls" then I would think about paying 10 $ a minute... LOL

LMAO... a perfect demonstration of western ignorance and indulgence.. all that money and yet a total lack of acoustical design at all... and putting foam on the walls don't count friend... diffusing bookcases?: what a crock.. aesthetics? never seen such a COLD room for any amount of money... whoever he paid to consult is laughing all the way to the bank... a cost of 6 mil? I doubt it... acoustical coupling? look it up... putting the amps out front is just stupid.. has to destroy the spread... simple physics...my opinion: he HAD to make sure all the amps were out front so he could SEE where his money went... I'm sure it looks and sounds great... but 6 mil? he's an absolute moron with more money than brains and the fact that he wants us all to see it speaks volumes... I bet he drives a custom hummer and no, I have absolutely NO envy of this man... just stating to me what is painfully obvious... but then the world is full of stupid shit... we're an unevolved selfish species

And then a big lightning bolt fries the whole thing. Cause God hates anyone having a better system than his.

he's ``...considering commissioning a custom-built scaler from Silicon Optix or Snell & Wilcox.'' That's cool!!! The converter alone could spawn a new market/business. With guys like this pushing the envelope of what's possible- the rest of us will benefit from the trickle down. Without having folks push and improve quality- our society would be left with only the low end stuff wal-mart and target are willing to sell at rock bottom prices. Even though I'm years away from having a mere 50k theater- I'm glad we have folks pushing the high end further. When I get my 50k theater- it will be better because of the passion from guys like Kipnis. Keep up the good work Kipnis!!! I wish you continues success in your business ventures as your passion pushes A/V to further heights.

Wow! Is that Bose? Sorry, couldn't resist;-) mk

Curious...how do you people know the guy didn't give 12 million to charities the day before he started building this thing? He has 6 million for a system, I would bet that is not ALL of his money, and I would bet he has a LOT more. Maybe this is his one main extravagance, and the rest of his life is very unassuming to his being a millionaire (billionaire).

Big investment should give big returns. He can sell his idea and then donate the money to charity. PS: Can you donate me $300 so that I can buy a pair of desktop speakers.

I would just love to hear that system with a good movie.

well... GOD DAMNIT!!

It's his money - lesson to those who think he needs to "donate it" or do something else: Earn your own God Damn money and donate it and quit telling other people what to do with there's you fascist pigs. Maybe you'd feel better if the government controlled everybody's money including yours you ignorant and stupid morons saturated with your college professors liberal ideas of utopia where a very few get to control everybody's lives. Congratulations on building your dream system Mr. Kipnis - you have earned it - all of it. Good for you! I hope that it becomes a commercial success so others may enjoy the fruits of your labor.

Since when is a Theta Gen. VIII a surround sound processor? Why doesn't the equipment list mention the Theta Casablanca surround processor that's clearly visible in the photo of the projectors and equipment racks? What happened to his cables? Is is possible that they were all removed (either in reality or in PhotoShop) to make for cleaner-looking pictures?

He seems to have an excessive amount of equipment. My husband could do way better with way less, but that being said, if we were very wealthy I *KNOW* he'd put some crazy entertainment shit in some room.

Where are the wires ???

Damn man, can I come and play PlayStation3 on your set...?

Where is his remote? I wonder if the jackass even has a decent remote. Maybe he's hiding the 30 remotes just to run his sound system.

Overkill? Just a tad, maybe. I'm reminded of the Flanders & Swann song: "All the highest notes, neither sharp nor flat. The ear can't hear as high as that! Still, I ought to please any passing bat With my high fidelity." Actually the Nautilus model is the coolest thing in the room. At least it was probably worth the money!

How much interest would 6 mill get in 10 years? Then, how much will this crap be worth in 10 years?

It's their option how to spend money just like U, there's no "need" to do as U think. Plus u don even kno about this person.

talk about hypocritical - how many idiots are talking about poverty from the comfort of their comfy leather chair with their big gut hanging out of the t-shirt scoffing down a burger and fries. ps3 hahaha don't make me laugh, a guy has a $6M setup and you mention that glorified jap toaster in the same breath - too many envious morons in the world.

> With a bit of luck, Kipnis will get to play the KSS for the likes of George Lucas, Peter Jackson, Steven Spielberg, and Martin Scorsese. And who knows�they each might be so thrilled, they'll buy one on the spot. That would be great, but I wonder out loud, "Would you have done all of this if you didn't hope to turn it into a commercial enterprise? Would you have done it just for yourself?" Hey idiots - this is an inventment! if any of you mouth breathers RTA he wants to sell set ups like this to people - morons

To the guys whos say that he shouldn't have a 360, but should have a PS3, you guys are complete bozos. If he has that much money invested in a system, he could afford both. Not to mention a pretty damned good PC, (or Mac, or both....)

Gotta love all the ignorant comments. The man is obviously VERY wealthy, and most wealthy individuals donate more money then you will be worth in your entire life. It's also a great tax write off. For the people complaining about his the "investment" ... who cares ? You dont buy a Ferrari to make money, and you dont buy a Yacht to make money. You HAVE money and you want the BEST> If his set up is worth $2million in the future, is he gonna care ? Probably not. Might be upset he lost 4 million over several years, but he has the BEST in audio and video technology to show for it.

wooow crayz man what are you doin..maybe i can give you some advice about $6 million... $6 million = 28 ferrari modena, 2,7 bugatti veyron :) etc....

Wai il sait ce qui est bien tous sans une Ps3 sa l'aurais pas fais mais y'en a une donc ce truck est magnifique jouer a Cod4 la-dessus.....

I am running an "older" 7.1 loudspeaker system, and the WAF (wife acceptance factor) is quite low. A snapshot of the rack where the media PC, the playing devices and the amps are located looks a little like a setup at a rock concert. Great for tech lovers, not so great for a living room. I would like to see how this rig looks like having all wires connected to the amps, loudspeakers, etc. There is a reason why this isn't shown in those pictures. If I had 6 million to spend, I would build a house that has all the gear (players, amps, etc.) in a separate room and runs the cables invisible in a separate sandwich floor similar to office or server buildings. That way, you can still have lots of loudspeakers around you, but not have to deal with cables cluttering your home cinema room.

Everyone who condemns his spending his money on something he likes is just plain jealous. Why should he give it away to charity? He earned his money, he can spend it as he likes. Good for him. I bet his system is fantastic in every respect. He obviously has had time to research all the components. Besides, I know his musical background, and he knows what he is doing.

I just want to know if he used Monster Cables. That room could suffer from a lot of RF cross-talk. Stereo?

Yuo cannot afford. Deal.

Waouh Jeremy !!! 6 M$ while peoples are dying all over the world. Shame on you guy!

Truly an amazing system, but to be honest it is probably the most incredible overkill I've ever seen. The human ear probably isn't even so acute as to make any distinction in quality between this system and one that cost 10% as much. A much cheaper system may sound different, but not necessarily worse. And, as an afterthought, how much time do you have to spend watching movies to justify blowing $6 million on a home theater system? $200k will get you a system that is just as good.

Not sure if anyone mentioned this but several factors in this newbs room severely affect the acoustic environment a) wooden floors b) non-soundproofed walls c) again, ceiling this guy is a newb with lots of cash but very little brains. Spend some more cash on books imo

That�s just plain stupid. Who really wants to watch motion pictures in an environment like that. Really isn�t my kinda home theater. No matter how good the sound is. And I bet it isn�t "$6 million good".

is it just me, or is none of this connected? there are no cables showing anywhere (which is great) but I can see lots of empty connections on the back of speakers... no leads for the floor amps...etc

Too many reflective surfaces and too much ambient light from valves and everything else = crap movie experience. He has more money than sense, or taste, or.. pretty much everythin.. I bet it sounds as bad as it looks; bold, brash and ugly. BTW alfonso i think this set up is in a little too pricey to be using 'monster cables' bought at the local deli... :)

I guess someone thinking you're a jealous moron because saying this isn't 6 million worthwhile has a problem with his/her subconscious... ;-)

PLEASE HE HAS THE RIGHT TO DO WHAT EVER HE WISH TO DO, I JUST WISH I HAD A CHANCH TO GET TO MEET HIM. WE ALL HAVE A WISH IN LIFE. GOOD LUCK LIFE IS SO SHORT IN TIME MICHAEL H LEMOI R.I.

What's funny is, many of you FAILED TO REALIZE the fact that he said Kloss was a neighbor and close friend from a young age...so how much of that do you think he really PAID for, at the very least, cost? Plus he's an engineer/producer now record label owner...do you really think he PAID for any of that? Get real... The guy has money, so what. It's a hobby, some people spend more money on worse things, like vintage stamps...wtf, you can't even use those. But so what, it's his money and a hobby...money gets spent. If any of you had the opportunity to HAVE all that, you would. Now, what you do with it would be your own prerogative, but he chose to utilize it all. I eprsonally would sell almost all of it, and less is more. But remember, it's his hobby, much like how many of us headphone geeks drop serious cash on headphones, he drops it on amps and speakers. Only a few can TRULEY understand the mans passion... Don't hate, congratulate, lol.

This is really just an advertisment for someone who said "I'll buy the best of everything, put it in a room and try to sell it to the people who make movies. Because it costs so much they will want this trophy." George Lucus has already developed a standard. He already knows what a great theater experience is because he set the standard so we could realize it too. If he wants better than what he has he would hire someone and TELL THEM what to put in it. Everyone here has already picked out the flaws with this system and we're no experts. So, what will people who are experts do to this conglomeration?

Wow, someone bought as much "stuff" as he could and crammed it into one room---and that's just how it looks. Maybe he should have sought a little acoustic design help and he could've gotten a better sounding system for MUCH less. No acoustic wall treatments, hardwood floor , glass table all giving multiple reflections, the tube amps in direct line with speakers for maximum vibration distortion, A/V library shelved against walls, and "wireless" connectors. Oh please. Along with the ugly lighting system, this whole thing looks like the dreamchild of every 19 year old know-nothing dorm-dweller. "Dude, it really makes my Xbox ROCK" A monument to waste and nonsensical overkill. I bet, done properly, a system costing 1/2 of 1% of this could sound better----after all, that's still 30K!!!!

I'm going to have to agree with some of the FPs: Excessive consumption is not a virtue.

To David : ( Posted Tue Feb 5, 2008, 1:50 PM � By David ) wow someone needs to learn not to tell other people how to spend their hard earned cash. This guys done a fantastic job with his own money. Wanna give all yours away to charity? Be our guest, don't go preaching your ideals to the rest of us, you don't even know this man, he might even donate more to charity than you can afford.

wheres the wires ? .... no power , no speakers .. umm I call fake ..

I hope like hell his wife got even and spent at least 3 million on clothes, cars and/or diamonds!

Where's mine?

why is everyone saying he isnt spending his money right or why not give it to charity? doesnt a person have the right to buy what he wants. especially when he worked so hard to save up for it? even i be pissed is i bought a new tv from bestbuy and have an idiot come up and say, you should of given money to charity instead. its like taking the right to feel good.

(drooling) Love It! I Love cinema and sound. I love picture quality.I'm a poor college student, and I save my dimes and nickels for high end equipment. My car has thousands invested just for sound and I just recently bought a 3000 projector and a HD flat panel and 5.1. This is my passion my hobby. And i'm pretty sure this guy knows what he's doing being this engineer and all that jazz i think he knows what he's buying and he knows how to place it. For those who say you can't tell the difference in qualities or hear certain frequencies...IT DOESN'T MATTER! You want the best, weather you can hear it or not, weather you can see it or not, just to know it's there. For those of you who don't understand, you never will. Relate it to the "jeep" saying..."It's a Jeep thing, you wouldn't understand" Respect Kipnis, respect!

This thing should have been built back in the 80's during the "Age of Excess". I could easily see Robin Leach coming out from behind one of those subs saying: "...and he spent $6 million dollars on the home theater alone!" I just feel that something this costly and wasteful is inappropiate today. It is selfish for us to suck up the planet's resources leaving nothing for the children, not to mention the current Bozo in the White House who is sending us to the poor house! I think we should re-establish the "Debtor's Prison" just for him. The inflated egos that would buy this uber-theater are the same ones that will still be steering Hummers around town when gasoline becomes a boutique fuel at $20 a gallon! Thank God only the Superrich can afford these esoteric energy holes. If the common man were able to do this, we'd all be creating carbon footprints the size of Texas. I agree with one of the posters above that this energy sponge better be powered by photovol

wow,wow,wow.all the haters on this page need to get a f**k*n grip,awesome system that i would give me left arm for.

All I gotta say is that is a visual mess. A wise man once said: "If you have to explain what it is and why it's cool to the average person...then it ISN'T COOL!"

If he really wants to impress the likes of George Lucas, Peter Jackson, Steven Spielberg, and Martin Scorsese, he should show Ratatouille in its original 2.35:1 aspect ratio.

awesome, I hope he gets to sell some systems, just for the fun of it. Ambition and a will to follow thru is what makes mankind move forward, for all you naysayers out there, I got one thing to say; why are u wasting your time reading, if it don't intreague you?

I don't think we should judge anybody for the way he or she spends their own money, after all, we all live the "American Dream" any way we like. But I do agree that if one is to spend all that cash in their "dream" home theatre, the screen should be set-up for projection of PANAVISION films as they were intended to be seen in their original aspect ratio of 2.35:1, and not crop the sides to be seen within the 16x9 aspect ratio at 1.85. This is very "non-cinematic", and you might as well have a static huge flat panel TV, rather than front projection.However, if this is the way you prefer to view your films, then enjoy and disregard all these comments!!

Everyone who ass-umes that he just spent all his money on this, talk out of the darkness of their own heart. for all I know, he may have donated many million$ for all sort of charity, And this is his personal dream. I mean, Bill Gates lives in a 60,000,000$ house. Does this diminish the billions he is giving away? I don't think so. That house is a technological showcase, and so is this system. Anyone that assumes this is not the case, is just saying "this is what I would have done it it were my money, just spend it all on myself". tis how they are able to "see" this behavior in others.

Note who's holding the remote :) Wonder if she ever gets to use it.

Believe it or not, my system is slightly better. -Eddie

Capitalism isn't about excess. I don't applaud him for his excess, but it's not my place to tell someone who's rightfully earned their money what to do with it. He's entitled to build a $6 million home theatre, even if I think it's a bad decision. That's the heart of capitalism. If you really want to get technical, capitalism is about maximizing marginal utility... and he is most certainly NOT doing that with this rig. I'd be willing to bet something in the $10,000 range provides far better marginal utility than this.

The design of this system is stupid. #1 Three center channels. We use a single center channel for a reason, it works. #2 Acoustics - The placement of speakers and the apperant acoustics of this room would give you a high SPL but no imaging or sense of space. #3 Microphonics - What do you think those SPL levels are doing to the tubes in the tube amps? #4 Fuglyness - No need to say any more on this. #5 What is done with the heat that this system gives off? What kind of sound are the fans needed to cool all this equipment? #6 Compensation - You know what Freud would say! #7 Field of vision - There is a reason we stay away from the front row at the theater. #8 What is the hydrocarbon footprint of the monstrosity? #9 Even the most wealthy mentally challenged denizon of the left coast would find this an abomination. #10 How many children are going to bed hungry while you watch and listen to this monstrocity? Looks like you haven't missed any meals lately.

tyipical audiophiles. you get bashed when you dont spend enough on equipment and you get bashed when you spend more than they can......I love it....

$5M of it was probably what it cost for him to get the utility to run a 13.8KV line to a residence. Plus all the upgrades he would have had to make to his entire house to be code compliant with a service entrance voltage of 13.8KV. I call BS, I see no wires, not even a hint of one in the equipment rack, let alone any way for those amps on the floor to be hooked up, even if they are wired straight into the floor.

The article clearly states it's a business venture. Sony spent far more than $6 million developing the PS3, yet few of you (ok, maybe the Xbox 360 fanboys would) would call for Sony to donate all of their R&D money to charity. A likely equal few, if any, would forgo buying home theater equipment until every last starving child is fed. As previous posters have observed, the hypocrisy here stinks. You may not be the customer for this particular system but that makes it no less a viable product for the free marketplace than any other luxury good or service you buy for yourselves.

I'm sorry, but I have to agree what a waste of money. As times are so tough for people throughout the world, I find it a bit arrogant of someone to brag on such a venture as this. Yeah, it cool but how much does a man really need? And you know the resale has to be crap on such equipment.

why do you people care what he does with his money? why dont you start with the government's misuse of OUR money before you go ranting on about someones private ventures. his theater is boss.

nice system guy! absolutely ridiculous and if i had 6-million dollars to spend i'd do the same. i disagree with many of you self-proclaimed 'audiophiles' - or should i say haters - on many levels: that his system could be that great with less money, or that his acoustic environment is bad, etc...etc... that system is the greatest sounding system money can buy.

you guys would not bitch if this was all yours so fuck off and let the man enjoy his shit if hes got 6 mil to throw into that shit good for him fuckin haters i wanna see all of you donating to charity if you were rich its a lot different when the moneys in your wallet

People spend what for 3 way 8800GTX sli that is some peoples yearly wage in a lot of countries. It's his money. He made HIS MONEY. Please tell me what to do with my money. I really want you to. And make sure you come over and knock on my door and tell me in front of my face. Not typing and scratching your ass eating a twinkie in the basement. Some of the stuff in his setup is pretty useless. 4k projector w/comp???? Yeah dumb. But again IT HIS money that HE MADE. 6 million? I would have a sick home theatre.

All these stupid morons talking about starving children. Jealous idiots! Who says the guy didn't donate 1 million USD already? And what do you donate yourself? Do you donate $500 a month? You are all jealous pussies, just working your simple 9-5 jobs and bitching about money issues and starving children...start your own company, make a few million and donate it ALL! It's easy bitching at rich people through your F*cking keyboards.

Nice concept, bad implementation. Seems as though it could have been done much better for much less; and a shipload of cash could have been spent on a separate building / shape / modified - as well as much better seating. I would have hidden all of the kit in another climate-controlled room as I hate seeing distracting lights anywhere when I watch movies. The current look is good for ego / bad for a non-distracting movie experience. Would have hidden or at least kind of �disguised� the speakers as well; it seems cool to see them at first, but in the long run one would want something a little more aesthetically appealing. Spreading out the sweet spot, with cancellation in mind would be a good move as well. Its said to be his �beta� setup, will be interesting to see his �Release candidate 1� some time in the future. Andrew D. cdnav.com

Why?

It'll be outdated in about 2 years.... a fool and his money soon part ways!

>Wow...someone has a lot of cash, and needs to be donating it to charity, not spending it on rediculous "entertainment" systems. Everytime you give money to people, they become lazy and always wait for the endless help of people who works. When somebody spend a lot of money in something, in fact this person is distributing his/her money among the companies that manufactures these products. In their turn, they distribute the money paying emploeeys and suppliers. The money goes its way naturally and go soon or later to the hands of poor people that work for it. So, no money is really wasted. But if you give the fish, they eat the fish and ask for another fish. Better teach them to fishing.

Posted Tue Feb 5, 2008, 1:50 PM � By David Wow...someone has a lot of cash, and needs to be donating it to charity, not spending it on rediculous "entertainment" systems. shut up, let the man enjoy his money. it's sick.

Its just for fun.... I would like to be invited to take a seat there ;)

There is no way this is the ultimate home cinema that belongs to the famous �Empire Leicester square� screen 1 at London�s west end. Lets see if he can beat 56KW as Empire is the most powerful commercial THX screen in the whole of Europe, not to mention the United Kingdom. The cost of the recent THX installation was around �500.000 pounds. It�s a fully customised JBL professional system, it�s the only one to use dbx4800 loudspeaker management crossover system, that is THX approved! Empire also uses Crown amplification, a lot of it to pack the large venue that seats 1330. I read that Empire�s last major refit was back in 1989 at a cool English cost of �5million and looks ever part of it, nothing was spared, not even the original JBL THX specification that was 13KW of sheer JBL brut force that practically made the star-ship U.S.S. Enterprise really move when it went to warp speed during the 70mm THX Star Trek day back on Sunday October 8th 1989! Empire was also famous for the THX laser-light-show that it put

What kind of security system does this guy's house have? I would be scared shitless to leave my house with a 'warehouse' of equipment like this guy has. What kind of security system would be recommended that would give you 'peace of mind' when you occassionaly left your system to go out and enjoy other aspects of whatever life you have left outside of this showroom!

hey Kodiake...lol 6 million - 50,000.00 = 6 million...lol

Wow.. I have always wondered how I would spend my millions if I had them.. never thought about using THAT much for a home theatre.. damn...

Most of you are just jealous that he has money to spend and you don't, get over it let the man do what he wants to do. And for those of you complaining that he's using only component outputs, STFU. You know nothing if you think HDMI is better then component. Component and HDMI is basically the same thing the only difference is 1 cable for HDMI and 3 cables for component (with the HDMI carrying sound). Component cables AND HDMI cables output 1080p, and if you would read more into you would also realize he's doing MORE then 1080p noobs.

Quote: A man builds, a parasite asks 'Where's my share?' - well that was an obvious quote from "BioShock". This system is outstanding, if i had the money i'd definately do it - not give it to charity - cos i've sat on the bones of my arse and no one's ever given me anything. I say fair play, most rich people spend $6M on stupid things like cars and yachts, this guy made a cinema in his gaff, money well spent i say, it's beautiful to behold and i'm sure it provides excellent video and audio quality, worth every penny.

If you make a lot of money, spend it on whatever you want. To the idiot complaining about charity, screw charity, if you have money because youve worked your butt off, spend it however you please. This is the most ungodly thing ive ever seen.

sweet baby jesus...

Fantasticaly outragious system. Awesome and very pleasing to the eye. His money, his idea, his right. To everyone gripeing about waste or charity. Look at it this way, when you were young, did you say to yourself," I'm gonna marry an ugly spouse when I grow up", and did. This guy did'nt have that dream. Grow up!

Well, to each his own. It's his money, so let him do with it whatever he wants. He earned it. To those saying it's a waste and that it should be given to charity or to other worthy causes, well, why don't you go out there and make the same money he does and do what you're trying to tell him to do. I don't appreciate people telling me what to do with my money or life, so I try not to go around doing the same.

@ MrSatyre: Eurela Tower in Melbourne. Windows 24 carat gold plated. :)

I miss a control system like Crestron or AMX!

This is what a home cinema should look like: http://deputy-dog.com/2008/01/23/10-stunning-ultra-geeky-home-cinemas/ As for the above home theatre: If I had 6 Million to spend, I would have spent it on some thind completely different. But then I don't have the same background as the owner does - fair enough. But I don't approve the amount of energy this thing uses, except he spends the equivalent money to save the environment.

He should take that system to the ghetto, an say "who's Gangsta nao?" Now thats entertainment. I laughed hysterically at allot of these comments. Wow the INTERNETS. I don't care if its his money, dropping that much on a system even if the building is included an expecting someone to buy that!?! WHAT!?! For 6 mill I'll be playing Crysis at 120fps @ 2160 x 3840 on cryo cooled PC from the future! I got the same enjoyment out of my old SANSUI 320watt system.

La ostia que gramola. Aunque lo que m�s me gustr�a ver es la chabola donde viven para poder emter todo eso. QUe les cunda y ahorren porque en breves necesitar�n aud�fonos.

"I'm going to surf to an AUDIO VIDEO BLOG today and then tell someone that they are spending too much money on AUDIO AND VIDEO." Lol, get a grip. How about instead of whining about the poor hungry kids, you log onto a POOR HUNGRY KIDS site and donate. Nobody who actually frequents this site pre and after this attention cares anything about your insipid and useless comments. Maybe he should have spent his 6 million dollars flying around the country and beating the stupid out of you people posting off-topic comments. (AND HE'S THE SKINNY GUY, NOT THE FAT GUY) That being said, the guy's developing this stuff so he can SELL it. I guess that means that Ford, GM, Intel, IBM, heck, pretty much any fortune 500 company had better stop researching and start pumping money into charity. Oh wait, that would make no sense at all. Don't have 6 million dollars kicking around that you can spend on what you like? Life sucks, buy a helmet, and leave this guy alone. At least he's

Now lets see if Mr. I�ve just wasted $6million can measure up to the famous Empire Leicester square in ever way, I don�t think so, because showing-off to the world, that� I�ve just blew $6million of clutter, and clutter is what it is, its just plied in the room, what a MESS!

An old man once said to his videophile son, "Son, why do you need so many speakers when you only have two ears?"

I just love the fact he used so many Macintosh amps. He must be a Deadhead also Too bad there are so many welfare cases out there wanting their handout........ welcome to the democratic party

I need one of those to be sent to Costa Rica? Where do I sign?

I love technology, and that is the most powerful home theater I have ever seen. If and when I get the money to buy one. You will be the man to fix me up. Thanks for sharing your system with the world. It is like discovering UFOS exist. There is Genius on earth, and you are the master of blaster. Crank it up, and enjoy the movies and your favorite bands. Peace.

Somebody's laughing all the way to the bank. Pathetic.

Whole lot of jealous people on this here site....

These same people spend millions for a car they never drive, a house they'll never live in, and leave no mark on society. I'd rather be known as the guy who built a school than the guy who spent 6 large on speakers. Honestly, how good can a home movie need to sound?

As for the tubes, they seem to be on shock mounts. If you think about 150w tube guitar amplifiers and 400w tube bass amplifiers sitting on top of their speaker cabinets. Those tubes can last for decades without becoming microphonic, and they aren't shock mounted either.

Honestly, for all of you saying that he should donate his money instead of spending 6 million on a home theater? How much money do you think he actually has? How do you know he doesn't donate millions of dollars a year to charity? Only the jealous mind would assume negativity. He's worked hard and this is what he wanted to spend his hard earned money on then good for him and I think its great that he's happy. For the people complaining about power consumptions? Unless your driving a hybrid, shut the hell up. Honestly, this was put here for home theater enthusiasts. For all of you green peace lovers, go abuse Ford, or a company that actually is destroying the earth, and if you disagree, watch a documentary about the death of the electric vehicle. Its a shame that selfish, negative people exist like you.

While I do think 6m is a rediculous amount to spend on a HT set-up, I will say that it is definately Sota. Please remeber, that he wants to sell this system to other people. Those other people are RICH. The rich very rarely spend money because it is a good value. That is why Rolex, and Farrari stay in bussiness. I am not rich, but a car accident helped me to get this system which I think is SOTA: JVC DLA-RS2, Carada 142" screen w/Masqarade, Anthem D2 and 2 P2 amps and 2 P5 amps running a Klipsch THX system. 4 KL-650-THX up front, 4 KS-525-THX for the sides, and 4 KL-525-THX in the back. T-Rex stomps from 7 KW-120-THX subs ea w/ a KA-1000-THX amp. 3 subs up front, one on each side, and 2 in the back. Power comes from 3 APC S20 conditioners. Accoustics by Aurelex, and room tuned with a custom installed Auddyssey MultiEQ Pro Equalizer. Sources are Pioneer Elite BDP-95FD blu-ray player, and a OPPO universal player. I paid alot less than he did, and mine is still SO

lol, I did the same thing in my basement, with a $10 cloth from wal-mart a 5year old 5.1 system a ps3 and a projector for under $900. lol

You should rethink your amplifier system if you insist to keep your 16 subwoofers, tubes tend to go microphonic by nature (aging) and exposure to extremely powerful bass (mechanic stress / vibrations) will accelerate this process, or simply wreck their mechanical integrity. Switch over to solid state, less THD anyway because of the absence of an end stage audio transformer. F.B.

It's not a fake, you morons. It was published this month in Home Theater Magazine. I'm not jealous of Mr. Kipnis..I'm laughing at him. He exemplifies audiophile douchebaggery at its finest. Bravo, sir. You've entertained me. And Kipnis IS the guy on the couch; the 'shaggy looking dude' is the article's writer, Steven Guttenberg.

People: It is a fake system for god's sake. Did you notice the lack of wires or wireless components on the back of the speakers? How about on the back of the amps? It is a stage set.

You guys are just jelous. This is a fantastic set up.

Some people spend money buying missiles and weapons. Well done, guy. And at least you have a wife to enjoy it together.

"when has Lucas been wrong about anything?" so you haven't heard of star wars episodes 1-3?!

I can't wait till I win the lottery!!!! This is first on my list to get!!! Great job!!! And to all those who are so insanely jealous of someone who has money to spend and puts it into their passion......stop being little kindergarden bitches. If you collect spoons, does he bash you for wasting money on worthless, ugly shit that only hangs on the wall in over priced "spoon hangers"?!!! Buy a life and get over yourselves.

At some point, you leave opulence and gee-whiz cool and you enter a realm of absurd waste and overkill. This "home theater" is what that looks like. We need to stop living this way.

What over kill!!!

Wealth, Charity, Taxes, and Audiophiles- Part I If you are and average American, chances are you are in the top 1% of the wealthiest people in the world. Your $50K a year salary would feed hundreds in many parts of the world. If you are in the top 1% of wealthy Americans, you probaly donate more to charity that the average American earns. The multi-millionaires in this country give large sums of money (a minimum of 5% of their annual income) to charity through charitable foundations that they establish to reduce their tax burden. So, if someone makes millions a year, they are donating $100K's to charity. However, even if they gave it all away to charity, would you people out there tell them which charity to give to? Bill Gates gives to schools. I direct my foundation to give to charities meaningful to me, such as Alzheimers and Breast Cancer research, and the WWF, not to starving strangers, and certainly not to whiners like yourselves.

My only comment: the dials on the front would distract me. They glow blue all the time. His 6 mil; his free will to spend it.

Oh wah. The setup is a result of a fanatical and, I imagine, iterative evolution to what it is today. It is not how I'd spend my money but I recognize that without people who do this kind of overkill, the state of the art will advance more slowly. I think it is a work in progress. As to those who point out all of the alleged flaws, given Kipnis' background, I consider him to be a far better judge of the technical merits than any anonymous poster or criticism. Further, no one on this thread knows whether or not Kipnis makes large charitable donations of his money. The theater setup shown may be an insignificant expenditure on his part.

10 years from now, you'll be able to buy this for $200 at Wal-Mart.

I don't understand how people don't realize that it's supposed to be over the top. Like when they build a custom Lamborghini to use in an ad to sell you tyres for your minivan... or show a million dollar house in an ad to sell you a $14 gallon of paint. Just so happens he's trying to sell something upscale, but admittedly he said it would be more stealthy. For the hippies looking for their handouts- go get a job and donate that to charity. Have you seen how much the execs at those charities make? They could afford this system...

Some of you guys are so bitter about something very cool I can't believe it.. it's his dream. Seems like you are the ones hung up on cash, to him it wasn't the main issue.

Two best Comments so far: Posted Thu Feb 7, 2008, 8:58 PM � By Jazrod bet this sounds no better than my 5.9 million dollar system... (AND) Posted Tue Feb12, 2008, 11:53 PM � By Ryan sweet baby jesus... Keep 'em coming. . .

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the thing that really stands out about most of the comments above is the envy and the lack of any sort of social grace by a lot of the posters. it's an unfortunate reality that the internet has now become a cesspit of negativity from people with the deportment of an ADD angst ridden teenager who can't enjoy something for what it's worth. personally I might not have built such a system, but damn that's impressive.

When I hit the Powerball tonight, I'll probably give the guy a ring. Go for a scaled-down version (the "gamma"); don't want people to think my new wealth has changed me.

Costco has that system for $150.00 less.

wow this is redonkulous! I would love to watch Ratatouille at their house.

Kewl! The jealous, bitter people commenting need to get a life.

To address a few points: 1.the absence of the cables was an artistic decision made jointly by Kipnis, Robert Wright, photographer, and Steve Guttenberg, writer. The equipment had recently been taken apart for the installation of the acoustic foam and lighting system. They all felt that the photos would come out looking better without cables. 2.The image from Ratatouille was a choice by the Home Theater Magazine editors. In these magazines, the images displayed on the screens in the photos are NEVER "live." They are usually inserted in post. 3.The number of speakers is maximized in order to maximize overhead and minimize stress of any single driver. Think of it like a team of people carrying a heavy object. The more people you have, the less effort each person will have to make, accomplishing the task with a minimum of strain and fatigue. That is one of the keys to the transparency of sound in any room. It's not about loudness, it's about dynamic RANGE. 5.A small group makes a bet

My issue with this is, regardless of how good it sounds, it's a cramped, unpleasant-looking space. Like the visual manifestation of OCD. Which would prevent me from enjoying what is being projected on the screen.

Wow, it's crasy.Drobi

Does anyone out there have any good 8 track tapes they want to sell?

Hey David its his money and he can do whatever the hell he wants with it. Just because someone has money means they have to donate it to charity? He worked for it, he has every right to enjoy it.

It's overkill and purely for entertainment. No practical purpose at all. A few wireless headphones would be just as good.

So... Where is the cables? I first assumed they were routed into channels beneath the floor, but There is nothing on the Amps speaker-terminals. The only hint of any cable is in the closeup of the McIntoch amp. I hate when articles like this removes cables for pictures. The cable-management issues are not unimportant! Especially in a setup like this. And about the setup in general. There is Overkill, six uninvented degrees over that, and then there is this.

Please, no more comments on costs, focus on the instalation, it's about art, not finance. The only thing that is not clear to me is the incomplete addition of the MuRata to the Snells (10 on 12), why 2 missing?

This is obscene. Television is an evil unto itself, but to spend this amount of money on what amounts to nothing more than a physiological addiction is no different than buying a 250 kilogram block of purest cocaine.

To my mind, the sincere attempt of Mr. Kipnis to achieve the last word in Home Theater begs the question, "Is the absolute best in home theater achievable only by using commercial gear (his choice) or can his system be beat by using equally SOTA professional equipment?" Anyone out there willing to challenge Mr. Kipnis' end result using pro gear? Obviously, cost is not the issue here.

The biggest shortcomings I see with his system is that he's using three center channels that aren't identical to his left/right speakers. He should have used an acoustically transparent screen (Stewart microperfs as a standard option), and had a single center tower that's identical to his mains. Having identical front soundstage is critical for true multichannel audiphiles, as is having the sound come from behind the image (like Mr. Lucas has). Audiophiles prize sonic imagery, and having the comb-filtering mess from three center channels, firing from the floor several feet below the image, having early-reflection distortion from floor and tube amp obstacles, is deeply compromised. This system surely has merits, but is far from state of the art, which has to include best practices.

I wish you all will quit it... Obviously, he has the money to blow... I would have done it too if I could afford it... I pretty sure if has that much to blow on a "toy" (all wealthy people have them)... he has a charity or six that he support as well... Do you thing, man... it looks creative... especially the subs... I would have organized the speakers to save space in the room, but very good none the less S.

Wow. I don't think I have ever read so many angry comments from people who think they know more about what a person wants or needs, especially one they have never met. I say well done Mr. Kipnis. I have an extremely humble home setup, and it suits me well until I can afford to upgrade it. I bet you Mr. Kipnis's system would just destroy mine. I just wish I had the money to set up a system like his because, I tell you now, most of us would if we could. And I believe that is the truth.

Wow. Just wow. There are so many comments here about how "this is such a waste of money" and "donate to charity" etc etc. How do you know what the man does with the rest of his money? ANYWAY.. I probably would have done more work on the acoustics of the room, but what do I know. I have never heard his system, and neither have many of you. It might sound awesome. Certainly the equipment is top notch. I congratulate David on his success and being able to spend it on something he obviously enjoys. Any of you that want to do it too, you work hard enough you can make something like this happen too. Ain't America great?

I think they should plug in the speakers for 6M dont you see picture #2 rear of subwolfer.. And maybe moving the amps that are blocking off half of the tweeters and mids in the center channel would ALSO be a good idea.. I am pretty sure they should be unobstructed.. And I agree this money would have been better spent on charity.. But what do I know...

I only have one disagreement with all of the above comments. $1k+/ft cables are definately BS. Of course this theater is over the top. It's built to demonstrate a persoanl vision. He bought the speakers that sounded best to him. He's able to do that because it's his money. Same with the rest, including the room decor. I think it's great in it's excess. Especially the projector. The point in any hobby is to have fun and he had the most. Drop the vitriol guys/girls. This is not that serious.

As for the system, bet it rocks, i mean i think the radio in my car sounds great and its stock hyundai. I'm just very upset that this fool for his 6mil didn't organize a few drink holders in the armrests of that couch. I pity the poor bastard who goes over to his place to watch simpsons. ;P

Looking at this made me wonder what the world is coming to... I mean, I really don't see how this is cool or anything. But then again, it's a business venture right? If any good comes out of it, maybe there is a point.

Well, here's the rub with all of this audiophile stuff.... While I'm sure its sounds tremendous and all and I would love to own the gear and the room appears treated but who knows about bass trapping with all those subs, you just can't tell from the photos. That's all fine and good..... BUT: As a film sound engineer, I am here to tell you that the professionals who create the material you are listening to in home theaters are not spending remotely this amount of money on the room, gear and mixing equipment. Point being that the playback system should not exceed the mixing system that was used to create the material in the first place. You want to drop 10-20K on speakers and spend 40K on the room and you will have the best you can buy for a home theater, period. Definitely a law of diminishing returns here.... I'm sure the speakers sound great but jeez...... Just my professional opinion.

"Wow...someone has a lot of cash, and needs to be donating it to charity, not spending it on rediculous "entertainment" systems." This is the dumbest thing I have ever read, and not just because you misspelled ridiculous.

I'm sensing an mp3 mentality with many of these posts!

Well, as far as I'm concerned here, except for the upscaling thing which yes, I would have had that fixed for the money being spent on the system as a whole, This is exactly what I would do if I could afford it. The negative posts here are indeed just jealousy and hate and it sickens me to hear such lame garbage come out of people who are obviously fans of such things (or else why be on a site about it). I love the design and the idea, I only wish I could experience it as well. ;)

Why out of all the commments of complaint and and jealousy over this mans available budget. Not one of you here have picked up on the point that the figure of 6 Million has come from an estimate of what he would charge for a system like this. I would assume this covers a lot of his research and work that has been done thus far plus making your particular system partly bespoke based on your room/house and requirements. I think the components that are in the room are well well under 6 million.

I think the owner is wearing a blue Filipino dress shirt. The "Barong Tagalog." :-)

One word alone can describe this... "Overkill"

Thats an amazing piece of work and I totally envy him for what he has.As for the rest of you jealous bastards,deal with it.I am in awe of the pathetic comments in here.I`m sure most of you have to make due with whatevers on sale at Walmart or the local Bargain Giant but thats no excuse for this bullshit.If you`re poor and your life sucks then do something about it!Losers!

seeing this system makes me drool so much...I'd be buying every action movie ever to test out with this baby. Can you imagine.. Terminator 2 on that thing?! Saving Private Ryan?!! The original Matrix! The Kill Bill films/Pulp Fiction?!

The decor sucks. The room looks like crap. The speakers are not strategically placed for best sound. The room is not designed for optimal sound. Thats why 6 million is a waste here. Amplifiers in a cirlce on the floor. Lame..

Amazing !

Rock And Roll!

I'm an incredibly low income earner who is disabled and raising a child on my own and yep, sorry, but it's pretty damn sad that millions of people have no insurance or dental coverage and live in pain and sickness in our own country while the gov't says 'there isn't any money', yet there is plenty of money for a select few in the world who don't think twice about what their 'toys' could do to keep other humans alive. Well, if this is the wrong way to think, I don't want to be right!

He bought an HD DVD player, what a sucker!

It's only a lot of money if you ain't got it. Wish it were my system, but I'll have to put up with my 20 year old Carver amplification and Silver series ribbon speakers. Heck, I can't hear anything above 8000 cycles anymore.

its all about d feel..... :)

Respect!

I see a bunch of whiners complaining because this guy decided to spend what he earned!!! Let him enjoy it.. My wife is disabled and yeah the money he spent could go along way for assisting others.. but it's his money and let him do with it what he wants. I would like to hear/see some old classics with some of the sound effects that they had..

I would like to see his carbon footprint when the volume is cranked up .. Ridiculous overkill..

Wow. A lot of people just don't understand why anyone would build a system like this; because they can. Overkill? Who the hell cares? How many Veyron owners will use its full potential when they could just buy a 911 for a lot less money? None, but that doesn't matter. Give the guy his due for having the love of audio and his equipment geekiness for even wanting to do this, much less pull it off.

Where's all the wires?

interesting setup. not what i would have chosen, but whatever makes him happy. i wonder why the projector isnt isolated from the rest of the room. wonder how loud that thing is having it right behind the seats. dont care how loud the speakers can get to mask it, i bet you his wife yells at him to turn it down when they are watching movies. TO PEOPLE MAKING FUN OF HIM FOR WATCHING CARTOONS: ever noticed on really high end HD setups they show cartoons often? its because since it is digital to begin with, the signal is pristine. some of the best looking HD movies are digitally animated movies like the one shown and monsters inc, etc.

Now. If there were only any movies worth watching on a 6,000,000 theatre. I am instersted though. How did he come up with 16 subwoofers. Why not 20 or 10.

I think I just soiled myself too....What was this blog about? :P Yeah I agree this is a bit of an over kill it looks way to overdone, overpriced, over everything but I wouldn't say no if I got an invite to watch a movie there :D

I'm pretty sure this is a showpiece as he is trying to market this and other setups so if everything was hidden the viual impact of the system as a whole would be lost. Also for those saying the sound stage and such is messed up due to speaker placement and lack of walls probably have a bose system that relys on walls ie. direct reflecting speaker tech., i think anyone that has his dedication to the A/V environment and has spent this much money has and done the appropriate research would not have screwed up simply by speaker placement. I for one will never in my life hear one of these loudspeakers and cannot for the life of me put this system down just because i am jelous.

WOW! There sure are a lot of jealous fools posting negative comments on here. The way I see it is it's his money and he could do whatever he wants with it. I guarantee you if he were your friend you would want to watch your movies at his house. Jealousy is a disgusting trait to have people.

Please Mr K, think of the poor people that out there in the world that needs the money more than you do. It's a waste because all that expensive hardware does not do justice with your poorly acoustic treatment room.

Applaud the spirit of capitalism? LOL!

I personally cannot believe how many of you say that this is "Overkill" and "The money could be put to better use". This man has achieved his dream and how many of us can say that... Okay it may not be to your tastes, but it seems perfect for him and that's what counts... Plus who's to say that he doesn't make some hefty donations to charity... Do you know the man personally to say that he doesn't. I for one commend you Kipnis.

Some of the posts seem to suggest that the crying out for this man to donate his money to charity are from liberals, well let me tell you, I am a liberal and I couldn't care less wether he donates his money to charity or not, that's not really the issue. All this talk about how he should have spent the money and on what is completely irrelevant. Having read the article, the system is an experiment in excess. Does it work? The gentlemen who wrote the article seems to think so, and unless you're willing to believe he's lying about what he experienced all we can do is take his word for it. Without experiencing the system first hand anything said about the system are just uninformed opinions, and like assholes everyone's got one and most of them stink.

As an engineer who cut his teeth on audio/visual entertainment equipment, both in the broadcast side and the receiver side, I am puzzled with the intentions of some of these so-called "audiophiles". To keep this simple, get best visual/audio experience with least amount of expense. After all, doesn't this just break down to personal opinion? I know people who brag about their $39.99 boomboxes. If this man is truly satified with the results of his spending, who are we to judge him. Remember, it just opinion. What's that saying? A fool and his money will soon part! Just my opinion. ----John

I hope he has the same system at his beach house and his ski chalet...Its his life and his money and he is still a FREE American...

Hey, I just got this link by accident. I like it - he is living his dream - who else is doing it here who gave comments on that?

wow the first poster 'david' is an idiot. he made his living, he can spend it how he wants. charity is just that, people asking for handouts, you don't always have to say 'yes'. PS. just because he spent HIS money on something he wanted, doesn't mean that he did not give other money to charitys you moron.

WOW is all I can say!

I was fortunate enough to hear Jeremy's home theater today. It was the most amazing "home theater" I've ever been in. I have a good system at home consisting of Wison Maxx 2's for main speakers, Revel center, sub, and rears a Krell surround sound processor and Krell amps. My system doesn't come close to Jeremy's. The sound is better and more enjoyable than you hear at most concerts. It is incredibly lifelike. Jeremy is a genius and a very gracious host.

The most ridiculous system ever. What an idiot.

The man does what he likes and I give him respect for it. And who the hell needs (or WANTS?) to ask every little thing from some some-called experts? What about experiencing and learning things yourself? You lazy SOB's...

There are many of you that are complaining that this is over the top, or you could do this instead, etc. Of course it is. He just pushed the bar higher for what to expect with an elite Home Theater. Just look at who this is. He has worked with some of the premier names in the buisness. This is just like what Formula 1 does for the average car. That Toyota Scion may now look like an F1 car, but there is technology that has trickled down directly from that F1 car.

I am in the Home Entertainment Business myself. I feel that alot of childish and unnecessary comments are being made about this Elite Home Entertainment system. He set the benchmark in Home Entertainment. I would love to be able to actually experience this system face-to-face. How he spends or does not spend money is none of our business. This is about a system that will make your heart skip a few beats. Respect to you and to all those who helped get this where it is.

this is, without doubt, the worst looking room i have ever seen. who cares how great it sounds (or not... no mention of acoustic design or treatment, which is a worry) if the vibe of the room is so horrendous you'd never want to sit in it. i'm no stranger to audiophilia (i run a CD Mastering studio) but i would rather watch an old TV in the corner of a nice pub than sit in this room for more than 2 minutes. it is aesthetically offensive, a visual assault, and about as inviting as a dentists surgery.

Awesome! Life is so short, indulge while you can! How does anyone know whether or not he donates to charity, and honestly, what business is it of yours? I say good for him!! What a fabulous "blow your hair back" experience it must be to watch a movie in!

If anyone actually thinks that is going to sound anything more than a total mishmash of crossed over soundfields then they need help. I thought it was a photoshop job at first since nothing actually seems connected but if that is real and all powered and working at the same time with those things all toed in and crossing over like a rats nest then it's really sad. I'm not jealous. As many of the sane ones here have already pointed out, what he has done is just basically blow a whole wad of cash and could have achieved a better result by spending a fraction of that. Do you honestly think the soundfields from all that moving, criss-crossing air is going to be anything other than a mess?

To the people that says its his business regarding what he does with his money: Sure, if he does it quietly and enjoy his system without getting people to posting shit on blogs and flaunt his wealth to our face. But he did, and so we have OUR right of being jealous of his wealth and hate him for his humongous waste and laugh at him for his incompetence. He can showoff, we can criticize. End of the story.

How can anyone attempt to diss this system? This guy obliously lives for this passion that he has in life and knows more about it than (i bet) anyone else on this forum. Those who quote over-kill should ask themselves about the cars they drive and the clothes that they wear etc etc - are they required? If this guy has the knowledge, cash and will to create what must be the worlds best system he should be applauded. The sound is built round a small 'sweet-spot' but why have a larger 'sweet-apot' with lower quality when it will normally be watched by 2-3 people? Come on guys - respect where it is due. This is the ultimate system, not a 'quite good' one and you don't get ultimate by being very specific as to the required results. If i had $6M spare would i invest in one - Where do i sign, and when can you install?

I doubt anyone he mentioned would spend 6million on this, they have better things to do with their money. But maybe he will find a sucker to make an investment. Also, I notice some people complaining about the comments that judged his system without even hearing it. Well I hate to break it to you but there are people who are experts (and are actually pushing state of the art every day) and then there are people who name drop/have a load of money (who are just trying to get over their midlife crisis). I would make the smart move and call up an expert before I brag about it on the internet.

That's one hell of a business write off. He will be claiming that on his taxes for years and laughing about it all the way.

Lets assume you have $1 billion. (and there are a lot more billionaires now than ever before) You spend $6 million. That is equivalent to .6% of your total wealth. lets say you have $1 million... that'd be a $6000 entertainment system at .6% lets say you have $100,000... $600 entertainment system. Can hardly get a good TV for that. People live to their means. hmm, if this posts twice is because i made a correction with a misplaced desimal point.

Oh dear... More money than sense, I think - the phase problems inherent in a system with that many point sources of sound are, frankly, ludicrous. Even with the help of an experienced acoustician, the best you could possibly come up with is a sweet spot the size of a small pea (if that) - certainly a lot smaller than the size of the average human head, which rather diminishes the point, doesn't it!? What's worse, the acoustic minefield here doesn't appear to have been given any consideration at all. If you were to have that many speakers in a room, for the purposes of 'perfect' reproduction, you'd need almost as many speaker delay systems as speakers... In my opinion, the threshold over which spending more money makes no discernable difference in quality was crossed many, many, many times over...

wow I cant believe he spent that much. he could save millions of people with that money and he blew it all on that. 10 000 could give you great quality. heck even 5 000 would be good. He should get one of the goggle things that have a tv in them, plug in all his stuff, get headphone, and if he wants to feel the rumble get a chair that reacts to sound spikes for whatever he is doing. oh well. I know that sounds kind of like a fantasy, but still, with 6 million dollars any of that could happen.

Goodness, Listen to all of you "Professionals". I would imagine that each of you has had extensive training in all of the areas to which Mr. Kipnis excels at. For those of you who "get it"- Kudos for the kind words, for those of you who don't, THX was a revolutionary beginning- which has lasted this long. I remember when THX was nothing more than a new concept, all the comments were the same then. Mr. Kipnis has given us a window into the next 20 years worth (and beyond) of standards and development for ultra high end A/V reproduction, pushing beyond even current conceptualism of what's possible. I have been there, I have had the privilage of a personal demonstration, and this is so far beyond any Krell Heat System or Full Meridian Digital sysyem I have ever heard, it's laughable. If the best you have ever experienced is a "Ferrari", this is an F-18 Hornet. Thank You Jeremy.

No matter what you say...I don't care...All I know is I want to have the same for my own.

charities are pointless, let the man do what he wants with his money. I for one would love to come home to a home entertainment system that is even a fraction as godly as his.

Despite all those hatred comments on criticism: that system is not childproof. It's for bachelors and childless couples. Would love to see a children friendly setup.

O God I wish I could wacth a movie in that he should also have a xbox 360 and PS3 in there that would be so cool, although I think it's to cluttered but I understand y that is neccesry.

@ Michael. You don't understand the world at all. Your comments are very idealistic and it'd be great if that was the case. What about the man who desperately wants to 'build' but can't even afford the basic materials to allow him to do so. You completely skewed what David had to say and took it out of context. I'm certain that David meant he should give money to a worthwhile charity, not to 'parasites'. Or do you consider the third world to be a breeding ground of parasites?

Meh, the only thing good about that system is the use of McIntosh amps, second only to Crown. But for all it's flair... it is seriously flawed. 1. The auditorium should be THX shaped, no shelves. 2. All that audio equimpent in front of the speakers will be subject to vibrational wear 3. will introduce buzzing into certain frequencies due to resonance 4. will cause strange enhancement and canncelation nodes to appear in the listening area. Once again, it's a case of too much money, not enough education.

Or did you buy a model of submarine Nautilus?

I always wonder why everyone wants to hide as much of their equipment as possible. I love showing off what I worked for. I think the guys posting about aesthetics have their wives standing behind them. When I build my theater, I'm making sure as much of my equipment is visible. If you've got it, flaunt it! Also, why do the haters in here overlook the clearly noted fact that he is marketing this system to the movie industry. If it were such a waste of money, and if he knew nothing about acoustics, I'm sure they'll realize that it sounds nothing like it was intended. I highly doubt that'll happen though. Lastly, to all the "audiophiles" out there, go apply to work for THX, Lucas Films or maybe one of the hundreds of install companies out there with all your forum bull shit and see how hysterically they will laugh at you! Props Kipnis! Keep pushing the boundaries and one day there will be an 8.8 HTIB at our local Best Buy. P.S. I miss HD DVD!

This isn't the best system in the world. He could improve in a LOT of areas and probably would have saved money in the long run. What decibels is this system going to be playing the content at? 190dB? For the size room, he wouldn't need anything more than a bunch of either Meridian DPS8000's, some Meridian Digital subs, Meridian 800 processor/DVD player, some MIT Reference cabling, Richard Gray Power Conditioning/Battery Backup and some nice room treatment/seating and it would probably sound better than this pile..... if he didn't want to use Meridian DSP8000's, he could replace them with a full Wilson Audio speaker system using some Halcro, Krell, or McIntosh !K power amps. I wouldn't have chosen Snell or the lower end McIntosh amps or the Theta processor. Just my opinion.

What is the temperature of the room when he has everything powered? 200 degrees? He doesn't need that many power amps and speakers to get high quality sound at a decent level. This is just overkill..... kepnis didn't even buy the top end McIntosh power amps. What happened? did he run out of money? Where's the cables? Power conditioning? Did he have a lapse in memory to purchase the stuff to make it work? I would have created a state of the art theater to seat at least 25 or 30 people and had better sound quality for a lot less money and would have less headaches...

I think Kipnis should have had an acoustic engineer design the room to be as acoustically perfect for a home theater first. Look at the dimensions and how the ceiling has a drastic tilt from 8 feet to 16 feet. I think if the room was better designed, he probably wouldn't need so many speakers. Plus aren't the LRC speakers supposed to be either right behind the screen or on the same plane? One can put a great system in a crappy room and it will sound crappy. Have a mediocre system in a great room and it will sound great. But put a great system in a great room and it will surpass anything. I just have a hard time believing that his room is a good sounding room, but that is just gut feeling based on the dimensions.

Oh wait, how about the McIntosh 2K amps? What about some nice MTX Jackhammer subs put in a BIG cabinet? 22 inch subs... Maybe he'll only need 8 of them.

I wonder how much better it would sound with a system based on the ADAM Olympus system. It certainly has enough power to blow the doors off this room. It's certainly much cleaner in appearance.

WOW I would love to hear it! And for you naysayers lets not forget 1. It's his money. 2. He employed an army of people to manufacture, assemble and install this amazing system.

I have a 36" Sony TV "WEGA" with 2 speakers. After I watch a movie or a game. After it's all said and done, it sounds and fantastic in my memory. Just as clear and crisp as a $6,000,000 system. I don't care who you are, the picture is the same in your head once the movie is done. Even if you watch a movie that is not clear, but happens to be really good your memory has the best up conversion filter and it clears it right up. i'm not an audiophile" nor do i ever care to be one. This type is @#?% is nonsense to me. People are dying in the world, and this guy is worried about how clear the picture and sound is going to be when he watches Star Wars or Shrek. We need a reality check boys and girls.

so ron, because your eyes are crap and your ears are full of shit, you think everyone else shouldn't use there god given equipment. wow! that makes you the most ignorant clown that shouldn't be allowed to leave his house or speak to anyone. home theaters are a passion for so many people worldwide, and you're saying that we have no right to enjoy them? well fuck you! we'll enjoy what we want, when we want and you can sit at home in your mothers basement alone, whith your little tv and hope the world doesn't leave you behind! ignorant fuck!

I had the pleasure of receiving a demo last night. Absolutely awesome!! The sound was just perfect!! Whomever buys can have the equipment concealed if they want. I liked seeing some of the units because they added to the ambience. Jeremy truely has the ability to make a home theater an awesome experience. His passion, knowledge and perhaps even his family tree has all contributed to the "art" he has created! Maybe pricey but for those that can afford it is worth every penny!!

Actually I've seen this projector - it's the same one at the AMC Framingham 16, in Mass (they used to have two). It's a sweet projector. It does take a digital source from commercially released movies - I wonder if he's been able to get or rent any of these movies? As I recall they show up as a huge array of hard drives via FedEx (like the size of a couple of big suitcases). Actually I think upscaling 1080i to 2160p/24 would work great. Slightly different columns really doesn't matter. The only thing wrong with this setup is that projector is designed for screens around 60'+. At only 18' I wonder how the black levels are... and on that note, can the displays of all those amps right in front of the screen be completely turned off?? As far as the small seating setup and suspicious speaker placements... hopefully it sounds good and I think it's neat it only seats 3! All in all, yeah - it's a bit tiring reading all the posts about things being excessive. It'

Man can you imagine how much weight men would put on during football season , lol !! I'd have superbowl parties every sunday , lol !!!

Hmm, for that kind of money I'd probably gone with something a bit more theater like. You want to be able to bring 20 or 100 of your closest friends over and have them experience your setup while sitting in comfy recliners. As others have said you can build something that rivals the best THX certified commercial theaters for less than $6 million and have room to seat more than 3 people. Given his goals for the system having all the equipment out where you can see it is probably intentional. Does make you wonder what Lucas has in his house though.

I have never seeen more money wasted for such a small return in performance, given that the most important things where wholisticly ingnored. Bravo, this should be a government theater!!!

Just appreciate it when someone goes further to see what we can do with what we have. So much wouldn't happen if we all drove a people's car and shopped at the corner shop.

"what a waste" what the hell does that mean.... Hes earnt his money for a dream, most people if they had 6 mill would blow it on drugs and alcohol. Leave the guy alone, i admire this setup but most ppl arnt in to audio. Its his money he can do what the hell he wants with it, for you people who rant about this, get a god damn job and earn your own 6 mill......wasters!

For 6 million he should have got cables - makes the sound way better.

heyy guy's i have one home theater coby , the price is $45 dolar in ebay and one t.vbalck and white and the price is $60 dolar in el salvador is emerson kool no ??? ohh and my athary wireless too

Obviously, one can do whatever one wishes with the hard-earned cash. Or even soft-earned cash. Everybody who said "less is more" is probably right. Everybody who gives a poop is probably wrong. Could he have done all this with less? No doubt. So why did he do it with more? Check out the photo of the loving couple on the sofa. How else could anyone (or two) this deeply mired in mediocrity get the star treatment? Why would anybody want it? Why publicize this pap, unless for fame or business? I agree with the wit, above, who said it would be a business write-off. The sound? I, nor any of you, have no idea -- none of us has heard it. Still, one must conclude how easily it would have been to get by for less. "Get by." I leave you all with that thought.

Thank you, all, for your comments. They are most appreciated! If anyone (even you naysayers with professional credentials) would like to join us, here at KSS, for a complete, hand-tailored demonstration of your favorite music, film, television, video games - You Name the Source! - - - PLEASE - contact us for an appointment, now. Our formal demonstrations conclude at the end of August 2008! We look forward to seeing you :-) Cheers - Jeremy www.Kipnis-Studios.com PS - I don't want to hear anymore negative and or vitriolic comments on this (otherwise) very well received blog. The author & I intended this as opportunity to share knowledge and experience with those interested. If you having nothing constructive to say - please just say nothing! It's better that way!

A work of art. Looks amazing and I bet sounds unbelievable.

Why can't i see any cables coming from any of the amps or SPKRS? I would love to see a real pic, cables and all.

I read a SciFi story last year where the speaker cables for a rich man's home system were made out of the brain and spinal cord of criminals who had ripped off intellectual property. Apparently, this type of cable was unsurpassed for clarity. The "criminals" who had been processed for this application where still alive and cognizant of their fate. Now, that is what is needed for a system of this cost! But really, why should we be critical of how rich people spend their money? I would probably build a pyramid. Oh, and I DO like the Nautilus. Is it a Totalimmersion model or the Disney 50 year celebration issue?

I think some of you like to critize more than trying to understand others like Kipnes... The one who might have his taste that none of you can ever have so either you are showing your jealous attitude or b/c you can't afford it and you make fun of others?... Again, anything about musics are personal preference and their equipments as well. Kipnes could be a collector of what he owns there, that none of you in this forum might not even have a chance in this life to have what he has, so what is the point of making the critics about his spending?... What would I say that I think people collecting cards are the most ridiculous species on earth, what do you think? Show people some respects and if you dont have one, learn it....

The Kipnis's can spend their money as they wish to... if it is to fulfil a home theater dream, more power to them. This definately isn't a "Theater-in-a-Box". I would enjoy experiencing a 'demo' of this theater and I'll even bring the 'pizza and beer'. I was very sad to read some of the personal assults on the Kipnis's. Mr & Mrs Kipnis...I am sorry for these unthoughtful comments some people have made.

It's ugly but it's better than anything I'll ever have in my lifetime, so good on you! Enjoy the heck out of it.

"Wow...someone has a lot of cash, and needs to be donating it to charity, not spending it on rediculous "entertainment" systems." So, David, do you prefer Socialism or Communism? The man has the money and the desire. More power to him. Welcome to the Wonderful World Of Capitalism, comrade.

Wow David, spoken like a true socialist. Welcome to America where you can spend your money as you please. David, please change your last name to Marx which will be more fitting.

No cables or wires?

Whatever the particulars are, I think this system is Inspirational both on scope and scale. I have been amazed by audio systems since I was a kid, and nothing would be better than to build a dream. This man took his dream and created reality. Now that's a wish anyone would want. Thank you for the inspiration that anything is possible. Being I am a speaker designer, I will hope to someday see my own designs being utilized in such a fashion. www.myspace.com/kaminarisound

No Linn stuff?!? Man, he needs to get Linn stuff in there. The submarine spoils it, and he needs a footrest. Simple. You could go to the cinema a million times on that budget mind you...

What a mess. For $6 million I you could buy a building, all the equipment, build some stadium seating and charge admission. This guy obviously has no clue about acoustics and home theater design. No room treatments, hardwood floors and inferior playback equipment. He's so proud of his huge screen but places speakers below it rather than behind it. No wonder his center's sound hollow. I suppose some Nordost cables would fix that (right!!!). That's Ultimate AV for you...promoting snake oil salesmen everywhere.

Have you taken a look at his website? You'd think if he could spend $6,000,000 on his home theater and was planning on doing this as a business he would hire somebody to design his website rather than have his 14 year old nephew or kid down the road do it. That has to be one of the worst websites I've seen. Same goes for his Theater Room. Both are poorly designed.

Ultimate Home Theater: 13,000 Watts, 130dB, $1 Million Price. 1/6th the cost of the above. "Forget home theater in a box: For about a million dollars, high-end audio manufacturer Goldmund will build you an entire room, complete with 32-channel surround sound, 52 drives and a brain-melting 13,000 watts of power from 5 Hz to 50 kHz." http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pXZEEouAqWo

where are all the cables?

$6 million? Surely an installers wet dream. The system is pretty and all but I have seen similar systems by www.copperbox.com at a fraction of the price. But I do like the Submarine ;-) -Joey

Let me tell you . . . If you love movies, television, video games, still photography, music, or you name it, owning a dictated room built from the ground up with your personal choice of interior design and Kipnis Studio Standards (KSS) for picture and sound fidelity is . . . PRICELESS! If you are genuinely curious, why not go to my website and call me up to schedule a complete demonstration? You will be amazed! Cheers - Jeremy Kipnis Studios www.Kipnis-Studios.com

Wow! I'm not worthy. This is very impressive. Way cool.

Ladies & Gentlemen - I implore you all to stop degrading each other, and using this blog as a source of advertisement! The Kipnis Studio Standard is all about getting the best possible picture and sound into Everyone's home. And how can that be a bad thing if you love movies and television, just to name two possible sources? Best Wishes -

6 Million for this audio/video room and still a fat american with an ugly wife! ;D

We are going to be concluding our formal demonstrations of The Kipnis Studio Standard next Saturday - Septmeber 6th, 2008. If you would like to see and hear comparisons of top end equipment (like the new Meridian 810 Reference Video System, please contact us through our website. Here is my review of this new $185,000 gem: http://www.hometheaterreview.com/front_projector_reviews/meridian_810_dila.html

Et dire que j'ai du économiser pour m'acheter mon ampli Nad et mes enceintes Kef .... Sinon je vois pas l'interêt d'avoir un système comme ça, avec une femme aussi moche ...

I think a person with a bit more intelligence and better upbringing might have said something nice - - - instead of the previous post! Please, if you have nothing positive to say, I beg you, stop bashing. It is counterproductive and completely off the point of my mission. At least read the article in full before posting - Is everyone just looking at the pictures? Jeremy R. Kipnis

At the risk of verbal regurgitation, the system is very much overkill - but isn't that the point in the first place? The comments about 'spending it more wisely' need to be taken with a grain of salt - the economic spinoffs readily speak for themselves. The room may also have been set up differently, though the intended visual reaction has obviously been acheived. Would 'A man's reach must exceed his grasp, or what's a heaven for?' sound appropriate here? This is a great 'pushin' the envelope' demonstration, with electronic sugarplums in mind. Good work, Mr. Kipnis!

doctronic - Thank you for such kind and wonderful words of praise. It is not always that new ideas are so well understood. much less received positively! I hope you, and all that care about picture and sound fidelity, will join me in appreciating and then defining the next generation of presentation standards. In the end - It is up to US! Cheers = Jeremy R. Kipnis Studio Standard , www.Kipnis-Studios.com

Impressive, but all this equipment is kind of visually distracting during a movie, isn't it?

Dmytro - The interior design of a KSS system is entirely up to you - the client! It's totally custom work!!! If you want the interior to be identical to the Taj Mahal, then I am only too happy to design a room for you that looks like, feels like, and even is just that, but . . . features ideal acoustics, and total immersion when you desire to listen or view anything of your choice. It's completely up to you! Cheers - Jeremy

David (and others irritated by this extravegance) If you work for your own money shouldn't you be able to spend it on what you want? This idea is also known as "capitalism" In my (and others) opinion, you are simply jealous, perhaps by charity, you meant they should give the money to you?

Anyone ever notice your balls smell different when you shave them? I shaved my balls recently, and just went to grab a handful of ball sweat and found it has a much different smell than the non-shaven ball sweat. Just wondering if anyone has run into this before.

Someone said that he should donate his cash and not spend it on his system. F them. He got the money somehow and should use it as he sees fit for him!!!! This is america and this is proof of capitalism at its best!!! I'm tired of people wanting handouts and think they deserve something for just being alive. Get a job, work hard and be smart wit your money and quit worrying about others and what THEY do with their money. F you losers. Love the system.

To the folks whining about this guy spending $6M on a home theatre and not charity... how do you know he doesn't already donate to charity? Get over yourselves.

Well, he *is* more or less giving his money to charity in some way. Much more so than having it sit in a fund, stock, or other large non-materialistic investment. I mean, real people make these products. This guy; he has provided for over a hundred families to have homes, children, vacations and jobs. Does a trust anywhere do anything near what this guy does with his generous support of the arts? Think he has *any* bootleg media? Hello, this is capitalism at its finest.

My dear readers, please do not be led astray by heinous spamming, as found here listed just above by Justin, of this Dallas based HT BS. Kipnis Studios is devoted entirely to custom and hand-tailored design solutions to the question: "What is the Ultimate Screening Room Experience, for ME?". Curious? Try Calling us for a complete demonstration, and be completely amazed!!! (203) 938 - 3767 Cheers - Jeremy Kipnis-Studios

Look i know some of you are leaving comments about giving that money to charity. Well guess what? I guarantee that if that man has enough money to spend on a home theater system like that i will promise you he gives a shitload to charity. Dont judge a book by its cover people. Dont some of you have something you have always wanted. well this guy wanted the most bad ass theater system in the world. You people are just jealous because when he watches Star Wars that man can load his pants while you listen to your shitty onkyo system that came in a box. Get a life stop leaving blogs and comments like this shit. I just went on here to show my dad this.

My Infinity 12' Sub and surround is the dopest ive seen or heard, along with my Kenwood 400 watt Surround HEad, and my Samsung50'' wall hung Plasma....i spent $2,500. Wut an asshat top spend 6 mil and only have to worry about tripping over all the lame amps and front speakers...could have mounted the subs in the floor with isobaric bandpass tubes coming out in all directons for the same affect.

Ahhhh...The sweet rewards of capitalism! Nothing like earning a shit load of money and then spending it on something really bad ass just to make the communist pussies complain like little bitches...ROCK ON BROTHER! SUCK IT COMMIES! SUCK IT and weep!!!

Ur all jellis! This guy rocks! Keep up the good work!

I think the projector needs an upgrade to the Sony SRX-R220.

Somebody needs to earn their own ride and stop asking for free rides. Looks like he is doing ok for himself and wanted to drop some cash on a sweet system.. It obviously overkill for the average person.. But I'll take a shot at saying his income isnt average.

"My Infinity 12' Sub and surround is the dopest ive seen or heard, along with my Kenwood 400 watt Surround HEad, and my Samsung50'' wall hung Plasma....i spent $2,500. Wut an asshat top spend 6 mil and only have to worry about tripping over all the lame amps and front speakers...could have mounted the subs in the floor with isobaric bandpass tubes coming out in all directons for the same affect." This is not car audio land. you sound like a reject talking like that here. I'm an admirer of this system for many reasons and I work in the industry. I have installed numerous Hi-Fi systems my self and know what goes into them. Any man with a set up such as this one knows his stuff inside and out. He's not crazy... he's not doing it to piss you off. He's being HAPPY. This is what he wants to do. I hope to work my ass of for 20 more years and build a Hi-Fi system of my own. Let him enjoy it and stop criticizing him because this is not how you would spend your dime.

B R A V O O O O O O! ! ! ! !

The Captain Nemo ship (coffee table) is worth the price of admission. -ud

They will lose all their hearings before dead in ridiation.

Bravo, this is a work of art and I personally love it. If I had the money I would do the same thing, but with more seats!!!!! It makes me sad to see all the people here that hate on this man for designing his dream system. It is rare in life that any of us get to do something like this, and as for the comment of "Wow...someone has a lot of cash, and needs to be donating it to charity, not spending it on rediculous "entertainment" systems" just because someone has a lot of cash does not mean they need to give it away. I have been looking at this system for over a month and I never get tired of drooling at this system. Once again thank you for putting this together for all of us to see. I would like to see what he does next!

this dude is so legitament

What a load of RUBBISH I wouldn’t let dog take fucking shit in this room for all the money in the world!

My congratulations! I such did not see before! Your theatre - huge your enthusiasm and possibilities !

this guy is great!!!! WTF ????? all these people on this thread are so mad that THEY dont have this guys money.......if I was him I would build a 12M system just to then]m off even more...... this guy IS GOD because HE CAN !!!!!!! I look @ this system almost every day for stimulation and to goals in my life.......He Rocks !!!!!!!

Wow the System looks great, but why not use Wisdom Speakers?, or get a custom job?

This system is a deam and the choice of amplifiers were outstanding nothing sounds cleaner. I have been a stage engineer for 15 years and a home theater installer for the last 8, and while the pleasure i get out of looking at your system it is nothing compared to what it would be like to experience it. I to think I could build such things from scratch but must admire your love for your record collection. When we built our first show room it had a 10.5 surround and we were pushing 110db easy with a clarity of the crack of a perfect gun shot. While I did not have your budget, your layout reminds me of a larger design I have and would like to implement in the Pro Stage style. If interested In building a Pro System of this caliber Drop me a line at www.onewaytec.com

I've won the biggest award at CEDIA, and I find this to be something beautiful. I love it. www.lasvegaslowvoltage.com

Good for him. He did it because he can. If not only to spite all you tight arssess that only dream or pretend to one day own a very high end theatre system

Hi - I'm still watching this thread - so please, ask me any questions, and if I can offer you a complete hand-tailored demonstration of your personal favorites, then please just go to my website and give me a call! Cheers - Jeremy Kipnis Studios Merry Christmas

I agree with most of the posts here. With the amount spent, consideration for room size, design, acoustic dampening, speaker placement, and the science behind how sound travles would have been a key focus of a "SOTA" cinema. All I see hear is focus on some really nice gear and installation. You could have purchased that at a Best Buy. If you're going to spend this kind of money, which I certainly do not disagree with, one should no exactly what they're doing and how to do so. Nemo's sub is pretty cool though. Didn't get ripped off there, no matter what he paid. All in all, it's sad to see someone with the money to buy this stuff but no understanding on how to construct it properly.

It's good to see vacuum tubes are still considered to be on the CUTTING EDGE of Audio Technology in the lives of some people. Despite the fact its out of the ability of many to ever own such a system "I give credit where credit is due". If I had the money to blow on such gear I would be no better - but implement a few changes, like a bar fridge next to the couch, and much bigger subs, etc. I have noted one small flaw in the acoustic design. He has no drapes nor carpets to dampen the reflected sound - unless I am blind and the picture is not clear. Polished floor boards are not the best for acoustics nor are flat walls. The filled book cases do help matters but could be improved on. Obviously room acoustics were not given a top priority. Either way, it would still be vastly better than even many professional systems I have seen in Commercial Theaters.

i hate when people who know nothing about audio video make stupid comments like the 1st on on this page were the person says this guys wasted all his money on entertainment rather than give it to chariry well i say FUCK charity this is the way to go everyone charity get a job like everyone else. i love high end audio video thats my hobby and i dont care about price if you do get another hobby like stamp collecting. i wish i could get what this guy has, plus he's an older guy with his wife i think thats cool that hes young at heart props for this sick setup

Very helpful, thanks!!

That projector is probably cheapest thing there, find a good 1080p 10k for the same price?!? Plus he will be ready for when 2060p movies are released. I bet that couch is comfy as shit with that fine pussy on it.

Well good luck to him I say. I have seen/heard something similar. Peter Jackson built a private 250 seat cinema in his post production facility Park Road Post in Wellington. No I don't know the technical details etc... I wasn't allowed to take photos of the interior so guarded in PJ about the design. I bet this guy doesn't have an Oscar on display in the the trophy cabinet in the foyer ;-) If I was going to go all out like this guy I would go all Goldmund. Yes there would be change from $6 million but that's not the point. There is nothing wrong with the pursuit of the absolute best! But if he wants to impress Peter Jackson? Not sure that he's starting out at the right place here.

How the heck does he get to his movie collection with all the crap in the way???

Wow- how about spending all the money on getting yourself and your fatass wife personal trainers instead brother? I've seen less manly arms on longshoremen compared to that lady... Oy.

Watching Koyaanisqatsi on this must be brilliant, wonderful Nautilus replica also. But no Wii! ;)

A piece of advice 1- Divorce the chubby wife: 200k 2- Hire a PT, get in shape: 100k 3- Pay Trichina Helfer to striptease : 500k 4- Pay Adriana Lima for a lap dance: 600k 5- Go buy a big ass Samsung LCD: 10k 6- Go buy a Bose home theater:5k 7- Buy some dope: depends 8- Get some chicks 9- Booze and have fun Trust me you won't be able to tell the difference, and much more satisfaction

All that money to watch the brilliant Ratatouille in it's INCORRECT ASPECT RATIO?

Stan wrote Wow- how about spending all the money on getting yourself and your fatass wife personal trainers instead brother? I've seen less manly arms on longshoremen compared to that lady... LMAO - Anyway.. what a waste of cash, he would have been better of building an actual cinema. meh

"Posted Tue Feb 5, 2008, 1:50 PM — By David Wow...someone has a lot of cash, and needs to be donating it to charity, not spending it on rediculous "entertainment" systems. " Haha dumbass. FUCK CHARITY: HIFI FOR LIFE!

Any one trying to say they could build a better system for less will never find out. I would like the chance though. Maybe Krell Mono One's and Evo 707 with Focal Grand Utopia III's?

He refers to his baby, the Kipnis Studio Standard. http://www.oltrelogo.com/service_audio.php

I'm freaking jelous. As an audio/videophile myself I only have one thing to say: my life will never be complete without listening to it. So if I had the chance, I would do near anything to be in that theater.

Wow, I have a setup just like that in my tool shed out back. I spent two weeks buying all the components from various neighborhood garage sales for a total of $600.00. He got ripped off!

Love all the comments. All you guys saying he should have done this and that. The system isn't even hooked up. I don't see a single power cord or speaker wire. How's that going to work. Maybe they removed all the wiring for the photos, but I'm thinking maybe it's a publicity stunt. I would love to experience a system of this level and find out if it's worth the money. I'll reserve judgement unless I hear this thing. Even with that kind of money, I think he could have used less equipment. I am a big believer ib the less is more camp. More electronics means more noise and heat. All those speakers can create major problems if not set up properly. Circle idea is great. all speakers appear same distance from listeners and speakers are far away from wall where you'll want to absorb any refelextions around the listeners. Don't know about amps in front of center speakers though. Awesome statement all together and would love to hear waht that would sound like.

I call BULLSHIT! No cables = No System...

Impressive!!!!!!!!!! I'm just wondering why the owner hadn't spent the money on building a REAL movie theatre.

Frank_China - The reason is that REAL movie theaters, as you call them, are built on a series of compromises based on budget, real estate, design goals, technical knowledge, and seating requirements, to name but a few factors. My goals for The Kipnis Studio Standard are to offer my client's UNCOMPROMISING PICTURE and SOUND quality through the careful design of the room from the ground up, as well as selecting, commissioning, and integrating the very finest technologies for the purpose! If you have a look at our PRESS page, there are now 37 Feature Articles about my work, here at Kipnis Studios (in the last 426 days, no less) - in many many different languages - extolling the virtues and the "AMAZING IMAGES & SOUND Fidelity Experienced within the KSS - Ciné Beta Reference Standard Screening Room. http://www.kipnis-studios.com/The_Kipnis_Studio_Standard/Press.html The most recent article was published today in Vietnam's Premium Gold Magazine. Please see the copy at the very end of o

Awesome looking (and I bet sounding) system. All people judging him for how he spends his money are just jealous. Who cares? He's made his money just like all of you. Get a life and put your energy into your own improvements and stop envying others.

Total waste of money... If I had that kind of money to waste then I would build a school in Africa and couple of other places...or something similar... Then after 18 years or so I would have a small multi cultural army that I would use to invade Hawaii and as a small warning to UofASS not to mess with us, nuke Greenland and Galapagos islands (to help them continue evolving) Then when I'm done but not before that maybe buy myself a better couch; and a way better looking wifey (along with couple of spare ones in case they depart with their souls since I am at my sexual peek). There you go...

Well/// that's a disturbing the peace charge waiting to happen

WOW amazing! Wish I had that system. But he should get a better projector and change the design of the room it self, probably expensive but I think he can afford it ;)

Thanks, Patrik! Shortly, we will be utilizing the new Meridian 810 Reference Video System for our CinemaScope 2D Presentations. And, we are adding a new 3D Lens and dual 2K Sony Media Server to our Sony SRX-T110, allowing for the full realization of Paramount / Dreamworks Animation's "Monsters vs. Aliens - 3D" here at Kipnis Studios - Ciné Beta Screening Room. Please email me to scheduale a hand-tailored demonstration of your personal favorites. And . . . BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND > > > The UGLY SOFA!!! Cheers - Jeremy / Kipnis Studios (The people this A/V Interiors Feature Article is about - ya digg?) - Kipnis-Studios.com

really great home theatre. I think Terminator 2 to watch there it is fantastic. http://file.sh/terminator+2+torrent.html

A good home entertainment system: Late samsung 8 series 46" + any good 2.1 system, not newer ones, no digital crap. Small room: Samsung Syncmaster 900nf + Creative Gigaworks T40 Series II 2.0 Anything else is for bragging, and seriously, not better.

NO IB?! 6 Million dollars and NO IB?! Dude, he shoulda got a few windmere fan subs, and put them in IB! Guy is horrible at spending money...

This is the gayest thing I've ever seen. And where are the wires/cables? All those amps are wireless? You guys are a bunch of frauds!!!

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Lets face it. This system has given the owner a lot of pleasure (I hope). And its up to them what they spend their money on. People can be as high and might about thier lifestyle but dont preach about AV. The responce to this system is fantastic. Its like winning the lottery, everyone would spend their money differently. Personally my ultimate system ideas change monthly(but often based around Krell,Wilson Audio and Runco).

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uh! what about upgrading YOUR WIFE ,first? all this money for overpriced useless shite. disgusting bad taste. give it to charity if u got too much cash!

Seriously this guy needs to be rushed off to medical care! $6million dollars! What sheer waste of money! It looks nothing like professional cinema! Its just greedy old git showing-off how much money he has and how it can be wasted on load of rubbish! I mean look at the mess! Its all over the room, just scattered around! And this guy says he worked in the recoding industry? What has a tea-boy? Any cinema owner manager would just laugh at this.

subwoofer ideas: place/bury all the subwoofers inside cone (whatever shape most potent) pits built right into the floor.. or actually build the subwoofers into the floor itself.. or subwoofers custom/specifically made for drag-n-drop into the floor.. or half the subwoofers below ground level and the other half above ground level.. immersive bass or just idiotic ideas? :) if i'd the money something i'd definitely experiment with :D

Spending all that money and his homepage is one ugly...well, look for yourself: http://www.kipnis-studios.com

Awesome system, I am impressed. Jealous ppl who talk of charity should themselves give away all their money to charity first then talk of donating.

Congratulations. Truly Inspirational. A dream realized. For some of you people with the negative comments, have some vision. Open your mind. Everyone is unique. Everyone has their own dream. Give the man credit. Somebody had a dream for the pyramids. I had a dream of the ultimate home theatre sound system decades ago. Something to not only enjoy but to share with others. Some day Jeremy I want to check out your system, In the meantime I am saving my pennies. Sincerely Claudio

Congratulations. Truly Inspirational. A dream realized. For some of you people with the negative comments, have some vision. Open your mind. Everyone is unique. Everyone has their own dream. Give the man credit. Somebody had a dream for the pyramids. I had a dream of the ultimate home theatre sound system decades ago. Something to not only enjoy but to share with others. Some day Jeremy I want to check out your system, In the meantime I am saving my pennies. Sincerely Claudio

Congratulations. Truly Inspirational. A dream realized. For some of you people with the negative comments, have some vision. Open your mind. Everyone is unique. Everyone has their own dream. Give the man credit. Somebody had a dream for the pyramids. I had a dream of the ultimate home theatre sound system decades ago. Something to not only enjoy but to share with others. Some day Jeremy I want to check out your system, In the meantime I am saving my pennies. Sincerely Claudio

How much was spent going to the moon, how many people died for it, and for what? To test our limits. The triumph is in the journey, the lessons learned, and the discoveries made. We may all benefit from his journey. No lives lost (and us tax payers didn't have to spend a dime) ;)

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I am usually one to put function above form. However, in this case, I do have to agree that this is really an ugly home theater (laboratory). Even if this were a laboratory. there are such things as rack mounts where the equipment is stacked and placed inside an interior server room with climate control. Home theater is at its greatest when you can sit down, open a brewski and package of Orville and lose yourself in the cinematic experience. I would be hard pressed to find that experience in this theatre because of al the light generated by the amps in front of me. I also agree with the issue of acoustics, hardwood floors are not conducive to great sound reproduction. Another million here in this area could have provided you with another Avery Fisher Hall. (Sort of strange that a Classical Music Record Producer would not think of these details.) My words of advice would be two: cabinetry and concealment.

that dude must have one tiny, well you know!

I can't believe the jealousy i see in the replies. So jealous you are becoming green. If you want to discuss political matters - go campaign. If you want to help some children somewhere - go help. This guy wanted to build the best home theater system - he did it. He is in a Guinness book of records. This system is so great, I cannot start describing ho much do I want one. The area where I would look for improvement is aesthetics. This is not what rich people would really want. Todays fashion dictates minimalism and curves. The tubes could be naked, but not freely standing on the floor.

I read alot of these comments and all I hear is sour grapes. this mans setup would make anybody thats here sytem sound like an aiwa bought at walmart. and dont disagree becaue you know that im right. I have a $2000 pioneer with no external amps except for subs and huge vintage pioneer speakers and my friends tell me thats overkill but whos house do they watch the game at. As an audiophile I think the doors to this room should be gates made of pearl

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$6M, for a HT that can acomodate 3 people only? That´s insane :o) The fact is: There is power enough to turn everyone inside the room deaf with the volume in 25%, so, it´s like a waste of power and $. I believe that with 20% of this value, you could anchieve 98% of the sound and video quality, and not even him would notice any diference. With $4M you could buy a 500 seats real cinema, with a huge screen and digital projector.. and spend the extra $2M just improving the audio and video to something just as bestial as the one he built.

YOU PEOPLE WHO ARE CLOWNING THIS, do not have a clue about the sound this guy has. Idiots, you make yourselves sound way stupider than this guy ever could be.

just another example of more unneeded planet killing, you took someones life to make all this, you took resources unnnecessarily to make all this, if everyone in the world got what they wanted we would live in a far stupider place than we do now and looking around- this is the stupidest planet I have ever been on- get what you deserve you $imple minded $ociety, the rich will always get more, the poor will always get less, and you idiots in the middle will spend your entire life grasping for the almighty buck, only to die wondering where your life went. Greed, Ego and vanity went out with the victorians, try moving our planet forward, rather than just boosting up your own ego. rather than using your audio genius for ratatouille, move your cool beatbox to a deaf university for the benefit of people who need it, Stop the greed - feed the need, you sick puppy capitalist, go vomit on yourself.

Good on you Jeremy, you have found something you are passionate about and put a-lot of work into it. Congratulations.

You all have your own dreams and should do anything to achieve it. this man deserves to be recognized in the news like this because he showed me that you have the right to pursue your dream and the feeling that he must have by accomplishing his dream must be truly amazing.

Stop complaining. Its the man's money. He has the right to burn in a big pile and dance around it. What he 'should' have done and what he DID do is subject to these type of readers who waste their time complaining about how others are mismanaging their money that they forget to pay the 5 credit cards they have sitting in their back pockets. If this man has the intuition and talent to gather 6.8 million to do what he wishes with it, what type of fat, self important, Dr. PHil loving claud has balls to sit in his dinner roll butt and tell him he should donate it or put it to better use? I say, AWESOME set up. Create an enterprise out of it so that we can see a 10 million dollar home theater system.

Nice to see the kind of solutions this man is using. I watched the interview and walkthrough of his system on youtube. Especially his focus on vibrationdamping of the equipment was inspirering. I have just myself experienced how proper damping makes a huge difference. He also inspired me to look seriously into how current is supplied to my system. Im thinking about his balance power-supply. So his investigation into what makes a difference, helps me decide what will make a difference in my system, thereby saving me money. His system is a statement, but also an experiment. If you read his homepage, you can see how he compares an insanely expensive MarkLevinson player to a logitech streamer and states that the Logitech achieves almost the same low level of Jitter. Now I can go out and test a Logitech player at a fraction of the price a MarkLevinson costs. Again, saving me money.

To cheap for me !!!

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Web - как говорится штука занимательная. И время от времени там происходит что-то интересное. Например, не так давно обнаруживался и уже успел наделать много шуму "заяц несудьбы". Заяц несудьбы (13 рисунков) . Просмотрев такой пост про зайца, посетитель испытывает смешанные чувства, столкнувшись с чем-то странным и смешным. Похоже, что заяц несудьбы - данное очередной интернет-мем. Сам термин "интернет-мем" вошёл в наш лексикон лет 5 назад. Под интернет-мемами знают единицы информации (картинки, фразы), очень часто лишенные смысла, хотя приобретшие бол�

wow, awesome...

What is it with you guys. Stupid idiots think you can replace a 6mill system with a 50grand one. The infrastructure for this room is probably worth about a couple of mills on its own. JEEZ! "Just buy a onkyo reciver" ... "WHy 8.8?" DAMN YOU ARE STUPID. Ever heard of presence speakers/channels? 8.8 is nothing, you get fairly cheap recivers with 11.2+. JUST SHUT THE FUCK UP! You are just 14yearolds that have bed assfuckingly impressed with your roomates harman kardon surroundreciver. Go listen to real hifi.

David wrote : ' Wow...someone has a lot of cash, and needs to be donating it to charity, not spending it on rediculous "entertainment" systems.' ---------------------------------- The guy didn't squander his money. He employed his own ingenuity and the work and ingenuity of others, to produce something extraordinary. You can only truly claim someone has wasted their money instead of helping their fellow man, when they simply put their money in the toilet and flush it. Instead, a bunch of skilled people are feeding their families and contributing to their own worthy causes ( continuing to spread Jeremy Kipnis' wealth around) because a rich guy decided to build an awesome theatre. Don't be so narrow minded.

Not sure if anyone even posted this before but to the people saying it would sound crap, did you not read the part were He's an Imaging Science Foundation–certified technician and studied with video-tweaking legend Joe Kane? Clearly the guy know's what he's doing. Yes 6 mil is a lot of money but he's built this to show what you get for 6 mil. Ok it may not be the type of system everyone wants but that's not the point of this, the point is it's an insane system that regardless of what some of you think, would sound incredible! appreciate his vision guys its not just about what YOU think is appealing

This is an absolutely intriguing article. The system is beautiful. Worth the money or not? No clue. His money? Well, yes, as a matter of fact it is, or rather, was. Could he have spent it better? I should think one might be rather rude if one presumed to tell a stranger what to do with his property. I shall leave that to his friends, family, and investment consultants, as it should be. Remember: Arguing on the internet is like competing in the special olympics; even if you win, you're still a retard.

This is a poorly designed system. And shockingly riduculous. I wonder, what is the background noise floor? When that projector is operating it is as loud as a conversation. Is it even real? All of the images look like great quality CGI work to me. Clearly, no qualified professional was involved in the design of the space. What a loser. Invest in a personal trainer and do some luxury travelling.

Hey - If you love home theater, and enjoyed the article: Come to my site, and send me an email. I will be only too happy to answer any questions about my Kipnis Home Theater designs. Your dreams are about to come true! Cheers - Jeremy www.Kipnis-Studios.com And thanks for looking :-D

With that kind of bread, he could have bought a hotter wife to bang on that sofa.

I think your wife is very attractive,and the room looks awesome.Iknow ive spent a lot of money on home theater equipment,thats all part of the fun expirmenting.PS.lets see a picture of the other guys wife that made that rude comment.

where cn i get this system with all the stuff.

Amazing system!!! If you are wondering where the wires are, check out the video on youtube. The wires were removed for the photo, and for the "off the shelf" guy, he modified all the amps and electronics if you watch the videos it explains all that. This system is revolutionizing audio reproduction. Way to go Kipnis!!

It needs much MUCH more speakers. but why doesn't he have two beamers so he can watch in 3d??? pretty stupid and waste of money.

Wow, looks impressive, And I'm pretty sure you wouldn't be able to get anywhere near the sound quality with a 50k system. For a full system I think you'd need to spend at least 1 mil just to TRY and give it a run for it's money, I'm no expert in acoustics, but I know a little (I am a sound engineer) and what I know is enough to tell me this guy probably knows a hell of a lot more than I do. Having said that, It''s not something I'd personally want. a 50k set-up would be more to my liking, I'd need at least 9 seats, a 10 foot screen, dvd/bluray server, nicely designed, with GOOD sound (but maybe not as good as his) all nicely designed so that NOTHING takes focus from the screen. But then, maybe I'm just not as into it as much as him.