Modest High End Audio and Home Theater
Page last updated on 03/08/2024
The “Escape Pod” is a smaller rectangular space typical of a spare bedroom or home office. It has wood floors, throw rug, vaulted ceiling and a few casual custom acoustic treatments. This room has an intimate and inviting acoustic signature that makes it easy to melt into the couch and forget about time.
Currently: We have the NAD T758 receiver set up for five channel listening for you to demo. The three sources are the Sony Blu-Ray player, Bluesound streamer built into the T758, and we also have a Project Debut Carbon Evo turntable with a modest Pro-Ject phono preamp.
The speakers setup (currently demoing 5 channel only ) are the Martin Logan ESL floorstanders for left and right channel and the ESL C center channel speaker with the other two or four channels hidden. Two REL T/9x subwoofers to finish off the room. A very modest priced theater with excellent sound. Come here it for yourself!
THEATER and/or 2 CHANNEL STEREO
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Awesome 2 channel Stereo listening and/or 5 channel Home Theater
"THE ESCAPE POD" EQUIPMENT - OPTIONS
Below is a list of equipment available for audition, however, it is strongly recommended that you call first, if there is a particular piece of equipment or combination of equipment that you would like to hear. (however the call ahead is not set in stone) Additionally the equipment on the floor can change and items listed here may or may not have been updated yet, so that is also why we suggest you give us a call if you have a particular piece of equipment you’d like to hear. Currently: we have the NAD T758v3i set up for you to demo 2.1 channel.
Note: The Rotel gear you see on top of the cabinet has been sold.
Amplifiers / Preamplifier / Receiver/ Processor
Below, are the normal Amplifiers / Preampfliers / Processor available for setup in The Escape Pod room.
Call ahead to have one of the other integrated amplifiers setup for you. NOTE: Please call to confirm prices. Prices are here for convenience.
- NAD T 758 V3i A/V Surround Sound Receiver. MSRP $1,699, Can be set up for 2 Channel Stereo x 110W per channel, or with five channels of Theater. Rated at 60W x 7 channel continuous power per channel. See the Product here.
- Pro-Ject Phono Box S2. MSRP $199, MM/MC Phono preamp. See the Product here.
- Halo By Parasound A 21+ Stereo Power Amplifier. MSRP $3499, 300 watts x 2, 8 Ω both channels driven. See the Product here.
- Halo by Parasound P 6 2.1 Channel Preamplifier & DAC. MSRP $1599, ESS Sabre32 Reference DAC replaces the original Burr-Brown DAC. See the Product here.
Speakers
Below, are just some of the Speakers that we can demonstrate in The Escape Pod room. Call ahead to hear other speakers we have to be set up for you.
- Martin Logan ElectroMotion ESL Loudspeaker, MSRP $2799.98/pr. (Satin Black), the most compelling ‘affordable’ audiophile-grade speakers ever brought to market. Amplifier recommended power 20-300 Watts. See the Product here. Currently setup with the NAD T758v3i Receiver in 2 channel mode.
- Martin Logan ElectroMotion ESL C, MSRP $2199/ea. (Gloss Black on our floor, Satin Black is $1999/ea), Electrostatic center channel with a Folded Motion Tweeter, 20-300 Watts. See the Product here.
- Sonus Faber Sonetto II Bookshelf Speaker, MSRP $2499/pr, Wenge finish on showroom floor, special stands are available for $499/pr. See the Product here.
Subwoofer
- REL Acoustics T/7x Subwoofer, MSRP $1099. See the Product here.
- SOLD – REL Acoustics T/9x pair of Subwoofers, MSRP $1449. See the Product here.
Sources
Below, are the Sources equipment in The Escape Pod room, starting with the least expensive and going up as you work your way down the list.
- Debut Carbon Evo Turntable. MSRP $599, See the Product here.
- The T 758 V3i features built-in BluOS wireless streaming technology, letting you stream lossless music to your home theatre system from local libraries, tune in to Internet radio stations, and access popular music streaming services. with the control of a smartphone, tablet or desktop. (See the T 758 v3i Receiver in the 1st column to the left)
- Bluesound Node – Digital Streamer – Music Server – DAC, MSRP $499.00. See the Product here.
Other Electronics, Cabling, Etc.
"The Escape Pod" Up Close - a Slideshow
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