If Money Were No Object... A Fantasy Question

I would start by having as Pragmatist stated an acoustically correct room so whatever system I bought could sound its best,,then I Would go on extended auditioning spree,,to find a system that knocked my socks off an live happily ever after.

Conversion of a project by Keith Yates:

This audiophile project, a three-year effort completed in 1997, consists of four purpose-built rooms: A control room housing source components and software; a technical room housing amplifiers and electrical power equipment; an isolated chamber for the light-valve projector; and the auditorium itself. Floating concrete floors, double concrete walls, custom acoustical devices and other aggressive measures ensure unprecedentedly low noise levels—approaching NC-0—and extremely high sonic realism.

Seating in the 35 ft. long, 23 ft. wide auditorium is on three levels. The sprung (floating) stage and first seating tier utilize an innovative construction developed for the project by Keith Yates Design Group that affords nearly complete absorption of early reflections; the subjective result is significantly improved tonal and spatial precision.

AV System would be:

3 Wilson Audio Alexandria X2 Front Left/Center/Right
3 Pairs of Wilson Audio Watt puppy 7 for Surrounds
2 Wilson Audio XS Subwoofers
5 Boulder 1000W Monoblocks for Fronts and Subs
3 Boulder 300W Stereo Amps for Surrounds
Meridian 861 Surround Preamp
Meridian 800 DVD Player
Nordost Valhalla Cable All round
JVC QX1A Projector
Teranex Scaler
16 Foot by 9 Foot screen

This would cost about $2,000,000

NOTE THAT THIS IS A CONVERSION OF THE ORIGINAL PROJECT THE ACTUAL EQUIPMENT LIST INVOLVED MARK LEVINSON AMPS AND WILSON AUDIO GRAND SLAMMS. ALSO NO XS'S WHERE USED. THE ORIGINAL PROJECT CAN BE FOUND ON WWW.KEITHYATES.COM AND WWW.ESCUSA.COM.

With $1,000,000 I'd dream up and purchase the best components $100k could buy and spend another $50k on software. Obviously this would mean the "budget" SOTA gear for me. Then I would build a modest home around a state of the art dedicated audio only room. If there is anything left for a BMW M3 or the bank account that's the cherry on top.

I once read about someone's impression of the best system ever put together.It was put together by a guy in Queens,LIC,NY years ago.

With changing techs along with room dimensions and everything else involved I think it would be a never ending challenge.Then there is the differemt formats and HT considerations to consider. Wish I had the checkbook George Lucas Has and the land to build it on.

Good luck Mr.Yates I bet your system will be amongst the best ever assembled.