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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!
audio_crackpot
nuguy
195 posts
 
The first thing you should do is get someone you trust to hide your wallet.

Out of all the stuff you have you should be able to put something together to satisfy your needs..... sell the rest!
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nsgarch
2,524 posts
 
Nuguy, your advice is reasonable. Crackpot is not. He needs a "technique" to help him thru this.

CP, if you can afford all that "whimsy" buying, you can afford a personal storage space for awhile. You need to get it all out of your sight first. Then as as Nuguy suggests, put together a nice system from your inventory and even (dare I say it!) a few new purchases if necessary to create a really "synergistic" system.

Then photograph and pack up the remaining stuff, a little every weekend, and sell it. It's very important to do this last part not at home!! You want your "system" in one place, and your "inventory" somewhere else. I've been through this (not quite as extensively as you) but I'm serious about the solution -- I know where from I speak!

The good news is once you finally un-bury yourself, you will unlikely ever let it happen again!!

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accent
41 posts
 


Keep the TV, Hsu, and the DVD dump the rest.
Get another SM70 ($3-400) maybe 2? An Outlaw prepro ($3-900) depending on model/new/used
Then audition your speakers and figure which to sell.
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