What Does a $6 Million Home Theater Look Like?

Built by Jeremy Kipnis, a former classical music producer and label owner, the Kipnis Studio Standard (KSS) theater claims to be “The Greatest Show on Earth.” We don’t doubt it. The KSS features an 8-foot IMAX-like screen, Sony professional projector, 16 18-inch Snell subs, and only one couch! We don’t mean to hate, but that is just selfish.

The KSS pictured here is Beta Ciné, and there’s an even bigger KSS Alpha Ciné in the planning stages. The Alpha Ciné is intended for much larger venues. And Kipnis is also working on the Gamma Ciné for smaller living rooms, bedrooms, and kitchens.

Equipment List

Picture Elements:

• Sony SRX-S110 Professional Video Projector (4,096-by-2,160)
• Stewart 18-by-10-foot Snowmatte 1.0 Gain Laboratory-Grade Motion Picture Screen

Players and Sources:

• Sony BDP-S1 Blu-ray Player
• Sony PlayStation 3 Gaming Console
• Toshiba HD-XA1 HD DVD Player
• JVC HMDH-5U D-VHS Recorder
• SATA Drive (72 HDTV Hours Total)
• Mark Levinson N° 51 DVD/CD Media Player
• Pioneer HLD-X0 Hi-Vision HDTV MUSE Laserdisc Player

Surround Processing and Decoding:

• Theta Digital Generation VIII 32-bit 8x Oversampling Dual Processors (13)

Amplification:

• Mark Levinson N° 33h Amplifiers (2)
• McIntosh MC-2102 Amplifiers (30)
• Crown Macro Reference Gold Amplifiers (3)

Speakers:

• Snell 1800 THX Music & Cinema Reference Subwoofers (16)
• Snell THX Music & Cinema Reference Towers (8)
• MuRata ES103A Super Tweeters (10)
• Snell THX Music & Cinema Reference LCR-2800 Center-Channel Speakers (3)

[Audio Video Interiors via OhGizmo!]