A Japanese audiophile's extreme hi-fi system!

by Steve Guttenberg

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The big round horns are amazing, but that thing in the center is a horn subwoofer.

(Credit: www.gokudo.co.jp/)

The site's mostly in Japanese so I can't relate much info, but these pictures tell me all I need to know. Oh, and it's not just extreme hi-fi, this guy's into cactus plants, antique lamps, and aquariums. I guess he's not married.

It must sound amazing!

(Credit: www.gokudo.co.jp)

What a collection of great stuff!

(Credit: www.gokudo.co.jp)

Steve Guttenberg is a frequent contributor to magazines and Web sites including Home Entertainment, Playback, and Ultimate AV. He is a member of the CNET Blog Network, and is not an employee of CNET. Disclosure.

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Tags:: Japanese audiophiles,; horn speakers

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by znetter November 11, 2008 10:32 PM PST: Not only the man is married, according to an interview in the Japanese audiophile magazine, Stereo Sound , he has five kids! He just likes multiple of everything.; Like this Reply to this comment

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Ex movie theater projectionist Steve Guttenberg has more or less successfully hitched his future to home theater, but he still pines for the clickity-clack of 35 MM projectors and all the stale popcorn he could eat. Between projectionist gigs he worked as a high-end audio salesman for sixteen years, and produced records for an audiophile label. Oh, and one more thing, nothing annoys Steve more than being confused with the other Steve Guttenberg, the washed-up Police Academy actor. The wordsmith Guttenberg is a frequent contributor to a number of magazines and websites including Home Entertainment, Playback, and Ultimate AV. He is a member of the CNET Blog Network and is not an employee of CNET. Disclosure.

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