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Film fans will know thatTop Gun: Maverickwon an Oscar in 2023 for Best Sound.

But, lets first back up a second.

Flight scene from Top Gun: Maverick

The iconic McIntosh blue amplifier VU meter displayed on a TV at the House of Sound

I soon realized this House was a place where I could spenda lotof time.

The amps drive a range of Sonus faber custom installation speakers, including four installed in the ceiling.

Also aiding the sonics are sixteen subwoofers, with ten located beneath the screen.

McIntosh house of sound TV over fireplace showing blue VU meter

The iconic McIntosh blue amplifier VU meter displayed on a TV at the House of Sound

Movie time

When it came time to watchTop Gun: Maverick, the experience was otherworldly.

I left thinking that, by comparison, watching a movie in a commercial theater would now be underwhelming.

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McIntosh house of sound stereo system

One of several McIntosh systems on display in NYC’s House of Sound

McIntosh house of sound theater with journalists sitting in chairs

The author (left) with Mark Weingarten (right), Oscar-winning production sound mixer onTop Gun: Maverick

McIntosh house of sound theater with journalists sitting in chairs

House of Sound attendees ready forTop Gun: Maverickaction