Home Stereo System in movie American Psycho?!

[benbcool7]

How's it goin guys? I don't post much, i'm mostly just a lurker.

I, like most everybody else on here, love vintage stereo equipment.
That being said, after watching the movie American Psycho for the nth time, I noticed that Christian Bale's character has a pretty badass stereo system. I was able to pick out what kind of speakers he has (I think they are some nice old floorstanding KEF's).

As far as the actual receivers and other pieces, I have no idea, but would love to find out what they are? It looks like a pretty clean setup. Anyone know what these components are?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qwicLgOGJOI

 

[JazzVinyl]

They look like Harman Kardon...?

 

[Hendrix416]

The CD player looks like a Pioneer or Marantz, perhaps a few years ahead of the time period in the movie.

 

[gladiator335]

I don't know what that black piece is (second from the bottom), but the rest is HK for sure.

 

[Sam Cogley]

I don't know what that black piece is (second from the bottom), but the rest is HK for sure.

Definitely. H/K's styling was unique in that era. I'm surprised he didn't have the matching turntable!

 

[KrisM]

I wonder what would happen if his character had to clean those push button switches on the HK gear? I'm guessing it wouldn't be pretty.

 

[daviddeep]

This was discussed last August in this thread:

http://www.audiokarma.org/forums/showthread.php?t=388370&highlight=psycho

I believe we came up with HK 725 preamp, HK 770 amplifier, HK EQ7 equalizer and HK 440xm cassette deck. Black CD player unknown.

 

[vinyldavid]

Dollars to doughnuts that's HarmanKardon gear....not sure about the CDP tho.

 

[polarmidget]

CD player is a Pioneer PD-4300

The rest (HK 725 preamp, HK 770 amplifier, HK EQ7 equalizer and HK 440xm cassette deck) also seems correct.

 

[DRecovery]

How is it that this thread has 6000+ views and only eight replies?
That's a bizarre ratio.

 

[ggregg]

Not really, it's obviously HK which has already been pointed out. Question answered, as it was before.

 

[slimecity]

Sure thats whats in the MOVIE, when I finally got the courage to read the BOOK..... in there he has a (get this) SANSUI!!!!!

Yeeeaaaaaahhhhhhh!

Patrick has exceptional taste.

 

[woofmytweets]

How is it that this thread has 6000+ views and only eight replies?
That's a bizarre ratio.

could have something to do with the fact that mr bateman there is one of the top meme's on 4chan

 

[Geo 98]

How's it goin guys? I don't post much, i'm mostly just a lurker.

I, like most everybody else on here, love vintage stereo equipment.
That being said, after watching the movie American Psycho for the nth time, I noticed that Christian Bale's character has a pretty badass stereo system. I was able to pick out what kind of speakers he has (I think they are some nice old floorstanding KEF's).

As far as the actual receivers and other pieces, I have no idea, but would love to find out what they are? It looks like a pretty clean setup. Anyone know what these components are?

From the book: „On the other side of the room, next to a
desk and a magazine rack by Gio Ponti, is a complete stereo system
(CD player, tape deck, tuner, amplifier) by Sansui with six-foot
Duntech Sovereign 2001 speakers in Brazilian rosewood.”

 

[Gary Reg]

From the book: „On the other side of the room, next to a
desk and a magazine rack by Gio Ponti, is a complete stereo system
(CD player, tape deck, tuner, amplifier) by Sansui with six-foot
Duntech Sovereign 2001 speakers in Brazilian rosewood.”

This is most defiantly wrong. Duntech Sovereign 2001 look nothing like these. Do a search. I agree the speakers more look like KEF 104/2s except they seem to have 3 midrange drivers, instead of 2 flanking the dome tweeter, so I'm at a loss.

 

[Ds2000]

KEF 105/3

 

[StereoShark]

This is most defiantly wrong. Duntech Sovereign 2001 look nothing like these. Do a search. I agree the speakers more look like KEF 104/2s except they seem to have 3 midrange drivers, instead of 2 flanking the dome tweeter, so I'm at a loss.

He's not wrong. If you read his post you'd see that this is the setup from the book.

 

[skinnthegame]

He's not wrong. If you read his post you'd see that this is the setup from the book.

They aren't Kef 104's they are Kef 105/3's. I bought them when I was living in Buenos Aires, Argentina in 1992, and when I returned to Toronto in 1998 they got damaged en route. I sent them to a local speaker company called Sound Design to be repaired where they were seen by the American Psycho set designers. I was offered $600 a week to lend them for the film and I accepted. Today they are still with me and back in South America at my summer home in Uruguay.

 

[itguy1010]

I sometimes wonder how many record/cd sales were generated for Huey Lewis by that film alone. I know, off topic. Sorry but sometimes it's hip to be square.

 

[damacman]

They aren't Kef 104's they are Kef 105/3's. I bought them when I was living in Buenos Aires, Argentina in 1992, and when I returned to Toronto in 1998 they got damaged en route. I sent them to a local speaker company called Sound Design to be repaired where they were seen by the American Psycho set designers. I was offered $600 a week to lend them for the film and I accepted. Today they are still with me and back in South America at my summer home in Uruguay.

How cool is that?!?