Jeremy Kipnis sez dream home theater can be had for $60,000
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Kasey @ Mar 22nd 2008 2:26PM
Schweet! Now I just need to save....Aww MAN!!!
Yubastard @ Mar 22nd 2008 2:40PM
damn... well, half of that goes to that 103 inch Panasonic plasma... $15k goes to speakers and $15k in equipment (including Playstation 3 and my Xbox360) and cables... yeah, that sounds good...
CRiccio @ Mar 22nd 2008 3:03PM
In the world of home theater, nobody uses flat panel/RP TV's. Its all front projection. Those giant plasmas are for people with more money then brains/class.
yubastard @ Mar 23rd 2008 2:03PM
in the world of home theater, my dumb friend, it's all about watching a good picture and listening to a good sound. If I'm gonna spend $30k in a tv or projector, might as well buy something I can see in daylight, too.
I ain't buying stuff just because in the world of home theater people buy it. That's just stupid and brainless. I don't follow trends, I do research and buy what I need.
mike @ Mar 23rd 2008 8:49PM
If your going to recommend and rant about a product, at least know the PRICE!! The cost of the 103" Plasma is $70K more than the entire $60K budget, not $15K like you imply!! Front PJ like the other poster said...
dreamscape86 @ Mar 24th 2008 12:07AM
"If I'm gonna spend $30k in a tv or projector, might as well buy something I can see in daylight, too."
If you're spending $30k on a tv or projector, I'm /pretty/ sure you're going to be able to afford a separate room to put it in. Light will not be an issue.
And as everyone else has said, a gigantic plasma/LCD is just silly... it's a home theater, not a home stadium. You're not looking to buy a jumbotron here. You'll get a way better piece of equipment for $30k if you buy a projector than a TV.
eugene @ Mar 22nd 2008 3:16PM
brilliant, acoustic tuned room and equipment equals good home theater? Gods, why didn't someone tell me this before! And here I thought it was all about letting Bose acoustic wave super magic 2500s do all the hardwork.
Franssu @ Mar 22nd 2008 4:13PM
I don't know how valuable can the advice of a man who puts tube amps in front of his speakers can be. Especially in the delicate matter of placement and arrangement.
nathan @ Mar 22nd 2008 4:27PM
Wow, his guidelines are a lot more intelligent than his $6M silliness. They are pretty much spot on.
Of course, the $6M silliness (which probably takes into account buying the land and the rest of the mansion it sits on) was just a smart publicity stunt that EVERY home entertainment media outlet swallowed hook, line, and sinker -- getting Kipnis more free advertising for his new business than he could have bought with whatever he actually spent on his own home theater (nice tax write-off/business expense!).
Beanie @ Mar 22nd 2008 7:01PM
"Jeremy Kipnis sez dream home theater can be had for $60,000"
Really? 'sez'?
locke6854 @ Mar 24th 2008 8:57AM
Kipnis didn't impress me... i still don't know why he's got those vibration sensitive tub amps IN FRONT of the speakers...
Also-- ideally one sub per speaker? 2k projector resolution minimum? In the comments for the original article, someone mentioned this was overkill even for the audio mixing studios that MAKE the movies.
Apparently, the original 8 subs sounded "really good" but didn't deliver what he wanted, so he upped it to 16 subs.
A favorite quote- "Fools and their money are soon parted." /rant
William @ Mar 24th 2008 11:47AM
60k, Damn I wish someone would have told me that before I dropped 250k on my system. Now, that I think about it, I did not get just a home Theatre, I got a whole House sytem. Eight Room, Theatre, Library, and Studies. I got a steal.
George A @ Mar 31st 2008 3:37PM
What a hot set up. So real you jump out of your skin. Picture makes you think you are right there. Sound sits with you. I wish I had that kind of bucks. 6 million is nothing for the right buyer.
Joel @ Mar 31st 2008 3:58PM
I wonder which one of you is going to call Ferrari
and tell them they don't know anything about building race cars...