There simply aren't words for how sweet this processor is.  Does all the usual stuff, Dolby Digital, DTS etc, but also some special stuff like Holographic Sound (enhances stereo) and seven axis output (two extra side speakers for 7.1). Balanced output for all five channels (I'm only using XLR for the mains though). Three subwoofer outputs. And the design... the design... oh the design...

This is the ceiling mounted projector I use when watching movies and other cool things (like Star Trek n' stuff). Bright, quiet, native 16x9 Widescreen LCD panels, HD resolution etc.

Fully customizable remote control with backlit color LCD screen and 8MB RAM. This is a sweet little thing that can be customizable through the computer. You literally draw the user interface yourself and download it to the remote control.

These mono blocks rocks. Literarily, because they are made of stone. There are at least four good things with these blocks.

1. They sound great.
2. They can push out a lot of power - the kappa 8's are notoriously difficult to drive but these guys handle them with charm.
3. They are made of stone so they look really good too. It's not all vanity either. They are made out of soapstone, the same material they use for pizza ovens because of its magnificent heat transfer ability. They don't need any special cooling because the entire cover acts as a heat sink.
4. They have an automatic on/off mode so when they haven't received any input for a while they step down to a 5 watt stand-by mode. 

This is an industrial strength machine. As a matter of fact, on the top cover it says: "For commercial use only". Some goodies like a built-in full field Time Base Corrector, amorphous pro head and extremely stable mechanics makes this the best VCR I've ever seen. I have watched rental VHS tapes on this machine and thought for a moment I was watching a DVD.

The normal as well as "naked" view of the front 8k speakers. I normally run them with the speaker grille installed (black fabric). I have a spotlight shooting up against the wall behind the speakers - with the backlight and the grille on they sort of look like big black monoliths. Oh my God - They're not full of stars...

Needless to say, I like these speakers a lot. They sound awesome and their only 'problem' is that they are difficult to drive - fortunately the Avalanche amps has plenty of power to spare and handles them just fine. 

This is the center speaker in the system. not a lot to say about it other than it sonically matches the rest of the kappa speakers so it's a natural choice.

Btw, to the upper left you can see the remote control receiver I built for the AudioServer.

Sounds kind of funny to call them surround speakers, but that's what they are. They are in the back of the room. They are fed by the Adcom GFA-6000 and seem quite happy with that. As with the front speakers I run them with the grill on.

Also, may I proudly brag about the flower on top of it? Let me set one thing straight first - I normally do not allow decorating the theater equipment with flowers, or anything other than movie props, but I put these up there last Christmas which the intention of throwing them out in January when they die - these flowers are supposed to die as soon as Christmas is over. I took this picture in October - and that's the October after Christmas. Green fingers indeed. I'm going to keep them for a full year, just to prove to everyone that I could. After that we'll see.

This is the PAL/NTSC Laserdisc player that has been the work horse of my system since back in '94. It's a very reliable machine and the only drawback is that it doesn't have an AC3 RF out so I only get Dolby ProLogic out of it (no Dolby Digital or DTS).

This is a great preamp complete with gold finish and rosewood sides. Only the designers at Sony can come up with something this nice. It sounds like a dream too.

This machine is now delegated to be the pre-amp for my 'recording studio' project.