SleepyEgg

We recently asked Ars staffers and OpenForum users to list all of the devices that they consider to be part of their home theater setup, excluding core components like receivers, speakers, displays, and DVRs. The idea was to get a sense of what else the early adopters among our staff and forum members are using in their home theater setups—i.e., apart from the obvious candidates for "#1 most popular home theater component," what would come in at #2?

The answers were many and varied—some were very brand-specific, and some were vague, but we lumped them all together in order to poll our broader audience to see just how popular the various devices and device categories are. Now, before we get into the results, a few explanations and caveats are in order.