I hate to bring mr.meade to this thread, since everybody loves him at this forum. But his build for chickens home was rather neat. it wasnt meant for HT but rather just music.
4 aa mids, 2 xt 25, 2 BTL 15s: per 7' tower
(2) Crown XTI 4000 (3200 w) for bass
(1) Crown XTI 1000 (1400 w) for mids/highs
(1) Behringer Ultra -DI Pro D1800 (for converting unbalanced inputs into balanced so we can use his reciever with these amps)
Custom Crossovers designed and built by Scott
Behringer Crossover
Denon Rack Mount CD Player
Denon Ipod Ready Reciever
80Gig Ipod
Furman Power conditioner
10GA Speaker Wire (subs)
12GA Speaker Wire (mids/highs)
XLR Interconnects
he said it got plenty loud. there is a video in his site if anyone is interested to see it.