The equipment is streamlined. The aim is to get the system out of the way to hear the music, not the system.

Flexibility for two-channel, multichannel and HT was another aim. The main speakers and front row seats can be quickly repositioned for two-channel listening.

The room is a modest 13'x17' with a tight 7' ceiling. Ceiling has been covered with acoustic foam, floor with a heavy wool rug and a carpeted raised platform for a second row of seating. Four CD/DVD storage shelves around the room and a some artwork finish it off.

Digital music server added december 2012. Using an older laptop with iTunes, a 1 TB hard drive for storage, optical connection from laptop to receiver.