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High End HT

I saw another threat that got me thinking about this.

My whole HT setup, is under 10k, TV and that includes everything. There are some upgrades i want to do, mainly go with an amp/pre-amp setup and kick the ol reciever out the window.

Suppose you had this system....

Sunfire Grand Cinema, Used, 1200
Sunfire 200Wpc 5ch AMP used, 1200
Deftech BP3000TL FL/FR used 3000
Deftech BP2006TL SL/SR Used 600
Deftech Center, CLR ? used 500?
Projector or 61in HDTV used 2000
Good solid DVD player, about 1000
Cableing. Lets go cheap, 500

This system could be bought for 10,000

This is actually better than what im currently running, and what i have sounds incredible. It shakes my whole house, it gets incredibly loud, and just blows my mind. The system above would probably sound even better than what i have.

NOW THE QUESTION IS,
what exactly would you get for 40,000 or 60,000 that you dont with the system listed above? The system above is better than what i own, and what i own sounds far better than any theater in denver i have been to.

I really dont believe you need to spend much to get an incredible HT. I can understand blowing 60,000 for a 2 channel setup, but thats a completly different game.

Im not bashing people who do spend alot of cash on a HT, what you do with your money is your concern, what im wondering is how the heck do you keep upgrading your HT? i can understand branching off to a 7.1 setup, but thats about it.

Im just curious how you can watch Star Wars Attack of the Clones, or Ghost and the Darkness, and say "this sounds like crap!"

Do alot of people who have 60,000 HT setups buy it all at once? Or do they go with cheapo and slowly upgrade?
slappy

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mrpoindexter
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Well, what more would you get? I have a home theater that qualifies as high-end, while my best friend has a more real-world system.

My best friend has the Def Tech BP3000TL, the CLR3000 and I don't recall his surrounds. No sub in his system, but no sub in mine, either. He uses a Denon AVR-5800. Mine is better sounding, that is for certain.

For video, I am so far ahead of what he has that it isn't even remotely close. Using a high quality HTPC for a scaler, I get DVD video that is far superior to anything from a standard DVD player - even the DCDi progressive scan units.

Add to that, I have an Odyssee motion simulator. There is no "cheap version" of an Odyssee. Check it out here:
http://www.d-box.com/html_en.html
I don't watch movies over at his place, but when I am there and things are playing, I just don't get immersed in it like I do at home. It isn't even close to the same.

While I didn't buy everything all at once, most of this equipment was purchased over the last 18 months.

I also installed a theater for about $14K at my friend's aunt's house. While her system is quite impressive to people who come over and have never really seen a well done home theater, it pales in comparison to what I have at home.
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