Fed up! Downsizing my HT!
I've made a decision. After fifteen years of multi-channel sound and six years with a front projection system, I'm ready to ditch all of it.
I've already listed my front projection screen in the "For Sale" subforum, and will be adding a few more components in the list including the projector, the ATSC set-top box, and possibly the entire speaker set-up if I can get a decent price for it. I'll even be selling a lot of the cables I've accumulated over the years.
Just to give you an idea of what's involved, here are a couple of pictures of the set-up.
The main reason for selling so many key components and downsizing to a two channel configuration is that the multi-channel home theatre experience I've had for so many years is simply not enjoyable anymore. If anything, in recent years, it feels as if the entire entertainment industry has become more noise than substance.
Another reason for the downsize is that with the huge drop in the pricing of flat panel televisions these last couple of years, the cost benefits of front projection systems are pretty much gone. You can now find a decent 50" flat panel for just over a grand, with none of the bulb flicker, warm-up times, nighttime limitation (in my case) and screen alignment issues you often get with a projector.
The final reason for the downsize is that I'm moving into a much smaller -- and cheaper -- apartment. Not only do I not have room for all of this crap, I don't even want to try and make room for all of this crap! I just want a flat panel screen and a couple of speakers! No multi-channel surround! Just two track stereo on a pair of first generation Paradigm Cinema 70 speakers!
Fed up! Bleah! Get out of my life! No more!
Going through what I feel is a reversal of a typical mid-life crisis, has anyone else just got fed up with a hobby that they were ready to chuck most of it out the door?