No Audiophiles in Hollywood


A thought just came to me that a lot of movies show us the lives of fictional people doing the everyday things that real people do. However, we never see anyone sitting down and listening to a high end system.

The only thing that I can remember is when the billionaire played by Robert Redford put on an LP on what appeared to be a high end turntable in the movie "Indecent Proposal".

I have never seen exposed tubes on-screen, or an amp of any type for that matter. Big speakers, fuggedaboudit...it seems hifi does not fit the decor scheme of movie sets, or more realistically, audiophiles are rarer on earth than Klingons and Romulans and hollywood does not know of their existence.

It would seem that some of the well heeled actors, directors and producers would own a killer 2 channel system and periodically include one in a scene when the character has discretionary income.

We've all seen scenes with the wife complaining about the husband always watching sports, but never complaining about him pampering his hi-fi rig.

We've all seen characters with automobiles and other toys that we've envied, but never a stereo system to make you salivate.

Anyone ever see a hi-fi system onscreen worth mentioning?

Just a thought.
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Hi - Fidelity , the hi-end store told me at the time they didnt know the name of the movie but it had Jon Cusak in the movie and it took place in Chicago, where the speakers were shipped from. I did see some shots of speakers in the background and in one scene in the store there are some klipsh's shown, I dont know if they were mine though.
Jennifer Garner's Hockey Playing boyfriend has a 'hifi setup' in 13 going on 30 (girlfriend dragged me to it) any idea what the speakers are?
Asonicyouth, the table in "Indecent P.." is a VPI TNT with an Eminent Technologies tonearm.
I gasped in the theater much to the dissapointment of my wife and was quickly followed with an elbow to the ribs!
"Love Potion No.9" has a Krell system in it...
There's pair of Martin Logans in the home of the sleazy record producer in "The Limey". In "Traffic" the hit man talks about his B&W speakers before, as I recall, he gets bumped off himself. Both films were directed by Steven Soderbergh. Maybe there'll be something in "Ocean's Twelve".