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My New one, just needs a new Oled monitor in a couple of months then it's all done

finally a setup i can relate

 

[Laptop1991]

finally a setup i can relate

I just got the new Oled monitor so its finally done lol

 

[Lokaum D+]

 

[Hudo]

 

[Itchy.Tasty.]

This is the first year I'll post our three homes in a single post, so it might get a bit long.

French Polynesia

This is our main home, where we spend most of the year. It has got the best cinema, gym, audio equipment. We developed the house ourselves.

Main villa

• Samsung Q80 85"
• Storm Evo AV processor
• Avant Garde Zero speakers
• DCS Lina headphone system
• Hifiman HE1000 SE headphones
• PS5 Pro
• Nintendo Switch 2 dock
• Apple TV 4K
• Kaleidescape Strato C
• Apple Vision Pro (for travel)
• HomePod

Cinema

• Barco Bragi CS cinemascope projector
• Storm Evo AV processor
• DT Screens Dynamic 2S cinemascope screen
• Meridien Audio Dolby Atmos system
• PS5 Pro
• Nintendo Switch 2 dock
• Apple TV 4K
• Kaleidescape Strato C
• Kaleidescape Terra 12TB server
• Minibar

Office

• Schiit Yggdrasil DAC
• Schiit Folkvangr amp
• NAD CS1 streamer
• Emu Teak headphones
• Devialet Phantom II speaker

London

This used to be our main home until the pandemic, when we bolted to French Polynesia. We still spend a couple of months every year in London, and love the city and the home.

Lounge

• TV - Samsung Q90 85"
• AV amp - NAD M17 v2
• Front speakers - Genelec 8351
• Back speakers - Genelec 8341
• Apple TV 4K
• Movie server - Kaleidescape Terra 6TB
• Movie player - Kaleidescape Strato C
• PS5
• Xbox Series X
• Nintendo Switch 2 dock

Snug

• Cambridge Audio Azur 851N streamer
• Schiit Yggdrasil DAC
• Schiit Ragnarok 2 amp
• Hifiman HE1000 headphones
• Sennheiser HD820 headphones
• Analogue Pocket + dock
• Raspberry Pi + Mad Katz TE

Office & bedroom

Finland

This is our holiday home, developed by us to a land that has been in the family for half a century. We spend the summers here. It's got the most basic of our setups - a TV and a Sonos system, yet it's the dearest of our homes.

Mezzanine

• Samsung Q90 55"
• PS5 Pro
• Nintendo Switch 2 dock
• Apple TV 4K
• Sonos Arc
• Sonos Sub
• Sonos One x 2

Lounge

• Samsung Q90 42"
• Apple TV 4K
• PlayStation Portal
• Sennheiser HDV-820 DAC/amp
• Sennheiser HD-820 headphones
• NAD C 658 streamer

Office

Since many people ask what I do, we used to do start up investments, several of which took off big time. Initially we had no money to invest at all, so I just worked through the nights and weekends against shares, while earning a living as a corporate salary man. When that started to pay off, we reinvested that money. Now, following some huge wins, we are not actively investing anymore.

It's been quite the adjustment as we don't come from money at all, everything is self made. Still back in 2011 we struggled to buy a new TV for this setup I posted on GAF.

As a curiosity, I posted my first setup here on GAF 24 years ago, in 2004. While those photo links are now dead, it was this setup.

We designed our own setups until 2017, after that we have employed architects who we have briefed about our style with extensive PDFs. We have people to manage our properties, and a select group of our friends have keys - so the properties won't sit empty too much.

Holy shit, beautiful houses.

When will you be hosting the first Gaf party, and more importantly, am I invited?

 

[PlayofSparta]