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Need help to reconfigure my system

Okay ... i'm not exactly the most balanced person you might meet. I buy stuff on a whim, and repent at leisure.

With that much intro, lemme start off with my problem in hand.

I've way too many equipment. And more are on the way.

Here's what i have at home -

46" DLP Samsung TV
GR Research AV/3 Floorstanders
GR Research AV/3 Kit (unassembled)
Athena Technologies Point 5
Hsu STF-2 Subwoofer
Onix SP-3 Integrated
ASL Wave Preamp
Teac AL700P
Sony STR DA777ES Receiver
Sony SACD/DVD player
Luminous Audio Passive Preamp
Insignia Bookshelf Speakers
Another DIY Floorstander
Monarchy Audio SM-70 Pro

Whats on their way (!!!)-

Onix X-LS 2 pairs + Center
5 Mirage Omnisat Micro

I can assure you i wasn't smoking anything when i ordered any of the above !!

Check this out - I stay in a one bedroom 750sq ft apartment! And my living room where all the above equipment is housed is just 12'x13' !!

I'm fed up of seeing all that equipment, and having to listen to taunts from my friends who come home. As you
can see from my list above, there is no pattern to my buying, and also that not much thought has been put into
what i buy.

My idea now is to reduce the clutter to the absolute minimum without giving up on audio quality. I've reached a stage wherein I simply am not able to make up my mind as to what to keep, and what to get rid of.

I want a simple HT system that can double up as a great audio system too.

I listen to all kinds of music with the exception of rap/hip-hop/country.

Can you please suggest as to what i should do? I am too overwhelmed to think clearly.

Thanks!
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Okay ... so far i've got rid of the following -

GR Research AV/3 Kit
Insignia Bookshelf
Monarchy SM-70pro
Mirage Omnisat Micro
ASL Wave Preamp

What i've done now is split the system into two. In my living room, i've mounted the athena's on the wall. So my living room HT system is as follows -
DLP TV
Sony STR DA777ES
Sony DVD Player
Athena Point 5 MK2

And i've rearranged my bedroom to accomodate a music only setup.
Onix SP3
Sony Discman
SqueezeBox SB3
Teac ALP700
Luminous Audio Passive Pre
GR Research AV/3
Another DIY design based on Wayne Parm's Studio One.

Hopefully in the coming days, i'll get rid of the onix integrated and one of the speakers (i'm having a hard time deciding between the two. Both sound great). To my ears, Teac when fed directly by a source sounds better than the onix. Onix has superb bass, but for my small room, teac does the job just fine. And there is an element of sweetness in this tripath based amp that i'm yet to come across in any of the amps i've heard.
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