What kind of audio gear does Dr. House have in his office?

January 12, 2009 10:30 PM

HighEndAudioAndTVShowFilter: What kind of stereo system (speakers/amp/record player) does Dr. House have in his office?

Dr. House has some very interesting looking tall, skinny speakers in his office. Also, his record player is also featured prominently in several episodes.

I am curious as to the makes/models of his audio gear and as to whether this is actually high-end audiophile equipment or if it just fancy looking Sony/Kenwood/consumer-grade gear.

I tried googling this, but of course I get a lot of hits related to the "Speaker of the House".

posted by kenliu to media & arts (7 comments total)

Some potentially useful screenshots:

• Speaker (angle 1)
• Speaker (angle 2)
• Audio component (either a CD player or a receiver?)
• Turntable

Sorry, I'm not enough of an audiophile to identify them myself, but this may help others who aren't House addicts.
posted by knave at 3:55 AM on January 13

A quick Googling turned up this article...
http://blogcritics.org/archives/2008/07/09/074203.php
which mentions his Sota turntable...
http://www.sotaturntables.com/
posted by orme at 4:09 AM on January 13

The turntable is by SOTA as listed in the credits.
posted by madajb at 4:13 AM on January 13

The unknown audio component looks like a combo VHS-DVD player (and, if so, is probably not audiophile quality gear). I don't recognize the speakers. If that's a brand name over the bass port on the bottom, it has to be something short (and hopefully not "Bose").

The speakers in House's apartment are Duevel's. Very nice.
posted by paulg at 7:30 AM on January 13

They look like Piega to me.
posted by EarBucket at 8:12 AM on January 13

@earbucket, someone on an Audiogon thread also said Piega. I looked through the Piega website (and even the big PDF of their discontinued products) but I didn't see anything very similar.
posted by paulg at 8:37 AM on January 13

@paulg, I did the same thing and didn't see the same speakers, although those Piegas are pretty hot looking.
posted by kenliu at 5:56 PM on January 13