How to know when your stereo is TOO BIG

  • You are required to have the city electrical inspector check your wiring.
  • You have a dedicated circuit breaker for each amplifier.
  • You have more wire than Radio Shack.
  • The local Hi-Fi stereo store uses your living room as one of its show rooms.
  • You set your subwoofer levels from outside.
  • The local hospital requests you to refrain from playing your stereo during major operations.
  • Your neighbors complain about the loudness of your stereo, and they’re on vacation.
  • Your home theater system has more speakers than all the viewing rooms combined at the local movie theater.
  • Whenever the local news station identifies seismic activity, they call you to make sure it just wasn’t your stereo.
  • You need a dedicated air conditioner to keep your amplifiers from starting a fire.
  • When you go to a live concert and their sound system sounds wimpy.
  • You have more drivers than the Indy 500.
  • You design your entire house around your stereo.
  • Beethoven could enjoy his music on your stereo system.
  • Hiroshima would have sounded wimpy compared to an explosion on your stereo.
  • You design your closet such that you have easy access to the fuse box.
  • You have to provide a fire protection system for all your electronic equipment to meet the local fire codes.
  • The value of your stereo exceeds the value of your car or your house.
  • Thanks to you, your insurance agent was able to buy that second home he always wanted.
  • You have to use a panoramic camera to fit all your equipment into just one picture.
  • When you move you need at least two moving trucks, one for your stereo and one for everything else.
  • You can dim the lights in your apartment complex.
  • The power company built an extra substation to handle the power load required for your stereo.
  • You have more stereo components than Best Buy.
  • Equipment manufacturers call you at home with the latest updates on new products that you can add to your stereo system.
  • Your listening room furniture is equiped with seat belts.
  • You have an authorized THX technician come to your home and certify your home theater system.
  • You could charge admission to people who want to watch a movie on your home theater system.
  • You get commercial rates on electricity.
  • You have to post signs warning those with pacemakers and motion sickness.