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While the system can be used for stereo or surround playback, it's not strictly set up for either, and wheels on the speaker stacks let Jack roll them into different positions to allow for various size gatherings - or just to blast music out the barn doors (above). Jack has two projectors - a Sony Qualia 006 and a Sim2 C3X - tucked away in the hayloft (right, top) for shining images onto a massive 200-inch Stewart Snapper Screenwall (right, middle). At the moment, the projectors are mainly used for showing things like concerts and music videos at parties, but Jack is thinking about turning the low-ceilinged bar area into a dedicated surround-sound setup for movie watching (right, bottom).

Not everybody has a big, empty barn sitting around waiting to be turned into Party Central, but almost everybody has a garage, basement, or spare room that could be livened up with a little bit of gear and a little bit of imagination. There's no rule that says every rectangular entertainment space has to be turned into a by-the-book home theater. Sometimes it's important to do not what makes the most sense, but what sounds like the most fun.

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