3 as well, main, basement and “office”, really more man cave…
Hey I think this thread saved me, I’ve got 4 systems and tend to feel slightly bad about having so much gear( I also have a few extra pairs of speakers, 2 extra receivers). 1. A main theater system with an avr with 2 amps and a projector.
2. A small 3 speaker theater set up for the flat screen.
3. 2 channel main system
4. 2 channel with bookshelves and is for swapping in components to compare. It’s my hobby, but now that the mandates and restrictions seem to be going away, it’s time to reconnect and get out more. |
Currently Office: 2-channel & headphone vinyl/streaming rig Family Room: 2.1 combo HT/music Basement: 5.2.4 Home Theatre w/ in-wall/in-ceiling speakers and in-room subs Master Bedroom: Naim Muso used for music & as a soundbar Garage: obsolete pioneer receiver with old bookshelves I upgraded from elsewhere So I’d say 5, but some may say only 1. The office system is all mine and my favorite… the rest are compromises to be used by the whole family, with the family room system easily getting the most use. Hope to add some outdoor speakers for the patio this Spring/Summer. My wife couldn’t care less and is just as happy listening to an Alexa in the kitchen as any of the much better sounding systems… but she lets me have my fun. |
I think that I need an intervention. I have 12 systems. Three of them are in our upstairs bedrooms. They are 5.1 systems with modest surround receivers. All have decent bookshelf speakers as well. There is another home theater system with Sonus Faber speakers and Marantz components in my family room. While it is predominantly a sound system for our large screen TV, it does a nice job with stereo music as well. I have two channel stereo systems in my living room, office (3 systems), and finished basement (Where there are four systems). Seven of the systems have turntables. All have CD or SACD players. five have streamers. There are extra components as well. At 64 years of age with several health problems, I have been contemplating downsizing. I will probably start moving some of the gear, however, it is more fun to collect it then to sell it. |
Three separate systems: 1 - Living Room: 2-channel, old but tasteful SS gear from the late ’80s, Boston Acoustic A40 speakers (wonderful little 2-ways) + cheap subs. This is strictly for casual music during dinner parties & social gatherings 2 - Main Home Office System: Very complicated because the DAC has dual RCA outputs. One pair goes to an excellent preamp/headphone amp (Violectric V281) used as main system preamp + headphone amp. This path goes to an electronic crossover that feeds a big class D amp (for vintage KEF 103.2 speakers) + JL Audio 10" sub. 2nd path is a 2nd headphone amp. 2 people can listen to headphones at the same time on different paths. 3 - Side-System/Home Office: Another DAC with dual RCA outs feeding 2 headphone amplifiers (Headphone listening only). Years ago I had a much bigger 2-channel system that engulfed the LR of our 1st house. Those were the days... |
Three. Main in living room. Secondary in dining room/den (sounds as good but slightly different than main.) Tertiary in bedroom. All handle CD/SACD, first two phono as well. All have tuners. First system has RtR Dolbyized tape; bedroom has Nakamich cassette. No streaming (at least not yet; perhaps not forever.)
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Three. All aimed at acoustic music but with different ways to get there. It’s brand name, high-power components plus vinyl in the listening room, then low-power, class-A Pass DIY amplification with high-sensitivity DIY speakers in the family room, and diy First Watt/Pass “tube” preamp in the living room. |
Five in the music room Sonic Frontiers and 6n7 monos with Altec A-5 Nak stack with Zaph Audio 12.3 Cary SLI-80 with epsilon speakers Musical Fidelity M6PRE and M6PRX with Summit X speakers Musical Fidelity KW system with Magnepan 3.7i speakers goal is to pair down to two oh and 1 in the living room and garage I am a sick man ! |
I have a 7.2 in my master bedroom (there was a hissy but she’s better now). I swap I swap out the front mains every few months. I have my reference 5.2 in my basement theater. I also have a separate two channel system in the same space. I have fourteen pair of speakers in storage and four additional amps and preamps also in storage. I have a problem. |
It was 1 for the past 30 years but as of a few months ago the number is now 2. Like many I had old stuff in the attic so I set up a 2nd system in the spare bedroom. I tried listening some afterwards but it is so far beneath my main system I never touch it now. My daughter is 9 so I am gonna leave it set up and see if she gains interest. For now, she has her Echo Show in her bedroom and Alexa plays whatever she wants without having to power anything on lol. What I have always wished I had but don't have the space is a different type of high-end system. My main system is Audio Research with Wilson speakers. I would love a SET tube amp and some Klipsch....at least I think I would! : ) |
1. Dedicated music room (B&W, dual BK subs, Krell KSA250 etc) 2. LR (ProAc, dual BK subs, Meridian electronics incl. 605 mono blocks) 3. MBR (Mission, Denon, etc) 4. Office (JBL, Proton, Nak) 5. Kitchen (Ruark, Denon, etc) 6. Orangery (KEF 2001.5 & sub, Arcam, Denon etc 7. Car with Bose system 8. Car with Blaupunkt system 9. Car (Alpine, Blaupunkt, Piedra, Sony) 10. Motorcycle (Apple, Autocom) Some would say I have a problem…
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Three. I am glad and fortunate to have three and those three perform different roles for me. The first system is in the living room and is the grandest in scale. The second is in the basement and performs as kind of a rock n roll system while shooting pool and/or watching sports. The last and my favorite is my nearfield system set up in a 9 x 11 room. I get more satisfaction out of the smaller system sitting nearfield than the other two. Being able to hear recordings on three different systems has allowed me to learn a lot about how rooms interact with the different systems, while also mixing and matching things like cables, cartridges and dacs. |
I basically want a second system for the main floor of our house for parties and holidays (not my primary system), my office/music room is were 99% of listening is done, but I couldn't part with my old gear (like it too much) so now just need a streamer and sub and then good to go. But already looking at swapping some stuff out on the 2nd system (receiver and DAC). Wife could care less about surround sound and 2-channel is more then enough for her. |
@1971gto455ho *S* Idle chatter....can't be 'profound' All the time....;) |
Four; one HT w/sat, receiver, screen, and laptop. Spouses' desktop and mine, the latter linked to the main in the larger space next....which is where the major pile is. The 'residence' is small, so the 'main event' is an Elsewhere. *g* Enough this 'n that for 2 more 'starts', but would rather 'merge' those into the future 'residence' and a desktop. Bigger things contemplated for the rest, but other needs press harder at this time...*sigh* Happy Monday.....*yay*😒
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