There is always someone you can look up to in life. Maybe that person is somebody who really makes "a difference" in the world; somebody who feeds the hungry, starts their own business, beats "Psychobilly Freakout" on Expert, or just has the most ridiculous stereo on the face of planet Earth.

If you fall into the later category, check out this guy.

At first glance at this Italian gentleman's setup, one might say, "Ok, so this guy has a stereo room. So what?" Well, how does - oh, I don't know - a 6400W subwoofer sound? Impossible? Well, it's merely a matter of sixteen 400W woofers, each over 10 yards long and approximately 2.5 yards square at the mouth. The entire setup - just the subwoofer, that is - is encased in a 60 cubic yard area underneath the room itself, complete with custom-built (big surprise) brick chambers and about 1,540 pounds of "staff" (his words, not mine) on top to serve as a lid to this aural apocalypse.

To quote:

In this conditions, peak levels are much higher and undistorted than any live concert at all. Walls and ceiling seems to fall down, but fortunately don't. The sound pressure is concentrated at the listening point and stopped by a 2 meters high woolglass anechoic wall on the back of the listening position. We should remember that the total diaphragm surface of the woofers is 2.89 square meters (8.67 square feet) and with the drivers horn loaded (not direct radiating), distortion at 60 watts is practically negligible. If for instance the real maximum rated power (6400 watt) would be used the pressure level would reach 160 dB, but I wonder who could survive. Not even the house built in steel & concrete maybe would stand up.

The man is sitting on top of a gigantic weapon, as far as I'm concerned. Can you imagine what something like that is capable of? What's his electric bill? What do his neighbors think? Most importantly, WHAT IS THE PRICE TAG?! As unbelievable as this is, it's only part of the entire audio package - it's not like he's rounded out the rest of his system with whatever Bose had on sale.

In any case, I salute you, Gusto, for taking insanity to a level of awesomeness I never dreamed possible.