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janmike
12-10-2005, 01:26 AM
I finally found the time to sit down for an hour or so and send a few e-mails and listen to a little music. We recently moved into our new house and with work, moving, and a 6 year old, it has been a crazy month. I finally have that dedicated room (18.5 ft X 14.5 ft) to listen to some tunes and watch a few good flciks. I have always wanted a dedicated room and we were fortunate enough to find a place that had such a room.

On that note, it will not take long to upgrade the system. I am quite content with the HT component (will proably add a SVS sub) of my system, but now I have the space to really get into some quality 2 CH music. As you have heard me say in the past, I long for some better speakers. Alas, I have outgrown the system I have, but will retain it for HT. It has been a great year and I could not have accomplished my audio experiments without the assistance of many of you. Thanks a lot.

On the list is a pair of Proac Response D38's (http://www.proac-loudspeakers.com/d38.php) and these will grace the new room in 2006. The question will then arise, what gear to use with those beautiful speakers (cables, cpd, amp, pre-amp). This will take some time. As many of you know, living in Yellowknife is difficult to evaluate equipment due to the lack of audio stores (2 only). I do have some business travel scheduled for January 2006 as I will be in Vancouver for 1 1/2 weeks and hope to hook up with some of the Polk people in the Van area. Should be a good trip.

I hope all of you folks have a wonderful safe and happy holiday season. I know that I will be requesting additional tips & feedback as I enter into Stage Two of my audio venture. Thanks for a great year, have a good one, and all the best to everyone in 2006.

RuSsMaN
12-10-2005, 01:55 AM
Outstanding.

I'm anxiously awaiting the day I come across a pair of Proac, to demo for a year or so myself. Don't sweat the back end, plenty of deals to be had around here, when the time approaches.

Cheers,
Russ

F1nut
12-10-2005, 03:07 AM
Good to hear you're somewhat settled in the new house. Isn't moving fun!?!

janmike
12-10-2005, 03:50 AM
Thanks for the encouragement Russ.
Jesse, I don't know about you, but this may be my last move. Hope you are settled in as well.

TroyD
12-10-2005, 04:48 AM
Screw moving. It SUCKS.

BDT

F1nut
12-10-2005, 05:10 AM
Pine box is my next move.

TroyD
12-10-2005, 05:14 AM
Dibs on the MF gear.

BDT

F1nut
12-10-2005, 05:18 AM
Yeah, yeah

TroyD
12-10-2005, 05:20 AM
Well, you know, no since in it winding up in an estate sale or some such.

BDT

TroyD
12-10-2005, 05:21 AM
Boy, between now and then, sure would be nice if you got into vinyl. ;)

BDT

Tour2ma
12-10-2005, 05:54 AM
Just feel the love...

Michael,
Glad you survived the move. In three or four months I should be feeling your pain...

TroyD
12-10-2005, 07:37 AM
Now that you mention it Bruce, you aren't getting any younger......

Dibs on the Sunfire gear. The DQ-10's and I wouldn't mind getting those AR-3a's back.

BDT

steveinaz
12-10-2005, 10:26 AM
I told my wife "4 acre minimum" to get me to load another truck--and I'm serious. I won't move into another subdivision, gotta be some land next time.

shack
12-10-2005, 10:30 AM
Boy, between now and then, sure would be nice if you got into vinyl. ;)

BDT

Interesting upgrade path.....get my buddy to buy some "really good gear" so I can have it whe he kicks. (cause we know Jesse ain't buyin' no junk!)

DAGLJAM6
12-10-2005, 11:01 AM
Interesting upgrade path.....get my buddy to buy some "really good gear" so I can have it whe he kicks. (cause we know Jesse ain't buyin' no junk!)

Forget "buddy" ,once the adoption paperwork is finalized with Wendi my biggest worry will be how to address Troy, "Pop" or "Dad" coming from a 41 year old may be a bit awkward... :)

F1nut
12-10-2005, 12:45 PM
Forget "buddy" ,once the adoption paperwork is finalized with Wendi my biggest worry will be how to address Troy, "Pop" or "Dad" coming from a 41 year old may be a bit awkward... :)

Devious, but I love it!

TroyD
12-10-2005, 01:34 PM
WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA AAAAA

Hey, if you cut the grass regular and so forth, I can deal with it.

BDT

BobMcG
12-10-2005, 04:26 PM
Pine box is my next move.

With any luck it's the only move in the future for me too.

hope all of you folks have a wonderful safe and happy holiday season.

Right back atcha!

shack
12-10-2005, 06:14 PM
Pine box is my next move.
I know I have at least one more move. As soon as the kids are gone we're going to sell the house we've been in for 19 years and build a really nice house. Not necessarily bigger...just all the bells and whistles we want.

Why...because we can afford it...THEN. I figure two kids in college, their expenses, insurance, gas, food etc.. is costing me $35,000 - $40,000 per year (after taxes) MINIMUM! That and the wife is considering going back to work (she became a stay home mom 15 years ago and is a little bored now the kids are grown up) and we figure in her field she can probably make another $40,000+. All we know for sure is that it will have a really big SOTA kitchen and a SOTA mancave/HT/music room (and a pool - can't give up my pool). Everything else is TBD. So I guess we will give the architect the job of designing a house around a kitchen and HT and pool. It should be fun! :D

Tour2ma
12-10-2005, 06:25 PM
Forget "buddy" ,once the adoption paperwork is finalized with Wendi my biggest worry will be how to address Troy, "Pop" or "Dad" coming from a 41 year old may be a bit awkward... :)True, but on the plus side, you'd get to call Wendi "Mama"...

RuSsMaN
12-10-2005, 06:27 PM
Wonder if she'll breast feed?