So...what'ja get?

[steveinaz]

Bev scored me a new digital camera (mine died about a year ago). Got me a Canon A590IS, nothing especially spectacular--but I wanted a fairly simple/good setup. Some sweaters, other misc.

She got a S&W 22A .22 pistol, a new purse/wallet, etc, etc. She loves shooting my Ruger .22, so I figured it was time she had one she could call her own.

We were suppose to be in Vegas for Christmas, but decided to come home early.

So what did you score?

[obieone]

G.C.'s to HD, Rainman & Back to School DVD's, a Maxim calendar:D
a dress shirt, Christmas decorations...

[opus]

SOny 550 Blu-ray.

[zombie boy 2000]

Sorry to be a bummer, but this is the first Christmas of my entire life where I didn't get a single present. Not even something from the office.

Other than that, I had a freakin' blast with family and friends.

[ESavinon]

Linda Ronstadt What's new Lp from Rich.
Thanks again for the karma!

[wingnut4772]

COD World at War, D'link Xtreme N gaming router, and little remote control helicopter :D and the new Pink CD etc...

[shack]

I had a very nice day. A Tokina Ultra Wide Angle 11-17mm lens for my camera, the new Dark Knight DVD, Eagles in Melbourne Concert DVD, A couple of books, sweater and a fleece hoodie.

[Airplay355]

Racing skiis w/boots, a big kitchen aid mixer and a whole bunch of different penzeys spices to cook with :) And enough chocolate to sink a small boat.

[ND13]

Luckily my wife earns points for products/services she purchases for work. She can spend them for herself:cool:.

So I actually got sumpin, an HP iPAQ 111 PDA and the HP R847 8.0MP digital camera that took the photo. What I really dig about this 847 is that it has it's own rechargeable Li ION battery. Every digital camera I've dealt with, Fujis, Canons, Kodaks, Sonys, etc, etc would eat AAs like candy and the rechargeable AAs didn't last any longer. I know HPs rep with digital cams, but free says ooodles and it's far better than the old M417 5.0 MP I gave to my youngest. The oldest got a new M547 6.2 MP. So, again, I love my wife and her job. Also kinda points to where the points have to be spent.

Oh and Steve and ISIG....I had to sell my Kimber 1911 last week:(:(:mad: I'll get another one, hopefully sooner than later.

[ohskigod]

Man, I can't complain

Got a Squier Vintage Modified Jazz Bass I've been wanting, Nintendo Wii* (gift for the whole household), about 5 movies on Blue Ray, Call of Duty 5 for the Xbox, Clothes out ye old wazoo.

and a darn nice family dinner to boot. it was a good day



*I now have all 3 major consoles in my house. really, thats just effing ridiculous!!!!

[polrbehr]

Cell phone upgrade
Harmony 550 remote (the wife officially knows about my obsession now... uh ohh)
NY Jets sweatshirt, which may never be worn again after Sunday? Well, til next season, anyway.
And even though I got it awhile back, our new Sammy 67 LED DLP.

Hope all had a great holiday, too.

[shadowofnight]

Luckily I am so picky with electronics ( Audio...PC....HD...etc ) and my wife is so picky with clothes and jewelry....that years ago we came to the conclusion to buy our own gifts for ourselves :D

I got me a blu ray player for the mancave and built me a new desktop pc with the X58/i7 setup with SLI'd Nvidia GTX 280's .....she got another piece of jewelry...why I'll never understand :p

[dkg999]

I bought a Sony S-550 BD player and an LG 32" LCD for my birthday and Christmas. I have a week and a half with my daughter, which is the best Christmas present I could get!

[Shizelbs]

Among other stuff likes books and sweatshirts, I got a nice new lens for my camera.

[SCompRacer]

Linda Ronstadt What's new Lp from Rich.
Thanks again for the karma!

You are most welcome! Merry Christmas!

I was real bad, so I didn’t even get coal. Matter of fact, some of last years stuff was taken back.

[beardog03]

I had a great day, but now feel bad about Zombie Boy...and Scomp

I got a Sammy 32" LCD
A real nice House Robe
$150 in BB gift Cards
and $150 in $$$$

Oh, and a Coss Pen frm my asst. @ work !

all in all we had a great Chrisymas @ the Press Household !!

[SCompRacer]

Don't feel too bad for me bear, I was pretty good to myself most of the year.:D

[ND13]

Don't feel too bad for me bear, I was pretty good to myself most of the year.:D


Yeah, check out that TT in his showcase.

[beardog03]

:rolleyes:

I actually got more than I thought I would, and kinda feel bad about it

[Aldous_Huxley]

Hey Zombie Boy, I know how you feel. This was the first christmas of my life that i didnt recieve anything.... nada.... not even an ugly ass sweater or a pair of socks. noone called. i hung out with the fam but that was it. i'm flying back to alabama in a few hours. At least i got to spend time with myfamily. Loot wouldve been nice, but the economy is screwed and i didnt need anything anyways. Hope everyone else had a great christmas, though.
Luis

[Polkitup2]

I got a Bosch construction range finder that tells me how far away things are away with an accuracy of 1/16th an inch. I used it to determine that my left speaker was actually 1/4 inch further away than the right speaker. Amazing!

[Airplay355]

What happens if your speaker is 1/32 further away? Then you'll need to upgrade to a new range finder I think.

[Polkitup2]

What happens if your speaker is 1/32 further away? Then you'll need to upgrade to a new range finder I think.

Good point, I should start researching where to go from here. :D

[carpenter]

I got a nice little set of bar tools kit (a cocktail pack (shaker's etc...) , some ice tools .. ).
we're having a nice week.....

[lightman1]

Insulated cover-alls, winter socks, shirts and the like. Guess my sisters didn't want me freezing my ass off at work! Still no tube amps.:(
And ate more food than army of Cossacks!

[MillerLiteScott]

I got a Flip Mino. Or a Mino Flip.

[PolkThug]

**ps3**

[John in MA]

Food and drink mostly. I bought myself a neat present--a McInotsh C712 preamplifier.

[beardog03]

Food and drink mostly. I bought myself a neat present--a McInotsh C712 preamplifier.


Nice !

Gotta shoot some pic`s !

Anybody that get`s gear for X-Mas has to post pic`s !!

[mrbigbluelight]

We got a Denon AVR988, replacement PS3 (thanks insurance company !), LCD wall mount, and a 3-seater reclining couch.

Thanks, Santa ..... I'm taking "lazy" to an entirely new level . :)

[Fireman32]

Won the Pink Floyd DVD from Curt.

[John in MA]

Nice !

Gotta shoot some pic`s !

Anybody that get`s gear for X-Mas has to post pic`s !!

I'll get some photos when it's all back together. Need to replace some dial lamps, an input relay, and try to make the crack in the faceplate (reason I got it cheap) less noticable.

[McLoki]

I got a sony blu-ray player (350)
about 11 blu-rays that I had purchased before christmas that my wife wrapped for me...
Prince Caspian on blu-ray
Dexter seasons 1 and 2. (through the first disk of season one and it looks to be a really good show)
Lost Season 4. (figure I have until the end of January to finish this one)
I got 4 DVD's that I may try to exchange for blu-rays... (Incredible Hulk, Indiana Jones, August Rush and Dark Knight)

AV wise that was about it, but I was quite happy with it. :D

Michael

[VR3]

Roboquad (Robot)
Backyard Football for the Wii
Zombie killing game for the XBox 360
Monster Jam Urban Assault for the Wii
Audiophile Vocal Recordings CD
Nerf gun tag
A transformers that I picked out for my collection (Swoop)
Clothes
$$$
Gift Cards to restaurants and Walmart
Candy
That new Jackie Chan and Jet Li movie
A watch
multi purpose knife
My Mom got me the 25th Anniversary Optimus Prime
Also got the Transformers Movie game for the Wii

Pretty good Christmas overall

[Lasareath]

Sweat Shirt, Towels for the new house, $100 Home Depot Card, $75 Gift Certificate for The Star of India ( this really good indian restaurant near me), $300 cash, (3) 25 packs of Keurig coffee, a Cheese & Sausage basket, A new trimming kit for shaving my head, a new trimmer kit for my beard

I got some SACD's for myself from myself.

[Farmboy8]

vizio 32" plazma tv
clothes
And a dying amp:(:mad:

[leroyjr1]

Every payday is Christmas for me. Just thankful to have a good job these days especially with the way the economy is.

[Keiko]

Wife got me a couple of really nice beer steins. I like to collect steins and these 2 are really sweet from Dram Tree/Star Wars collection. She also let me pull the trigger today on a new cartidge for my turntable. I'm getting a Denon DL160 to spin records on. WOOHOO! Mahalo Kuuipo. She's getting a good Honi Honi tonight. :D

[mutelight]

MacBook Pro from myself and using gift money from family:
http://img249.imageshack.us/img249/7547/mbpqb1.jpg

Band of Brothers on Blu-ray from my sister
$25 iTunes gift card from my aunt for iPhone apps
Beyerdynamics DT-990s
http://img185.imageshack.us/img185/7396/cansfy7.jpg
$50 Best Buy gift certificate from my dad's girlfriend for programming all of her Harmony remotes.

[Montoya]

Sony blu ray 550
Samsung 52" TOC 750 series LCD
Pioneer 94thx
Emotiva XPA-5 not received from fed-ex
Wall-E and Dark Knight B-ray
PSW-1000

[eloplayspolo]

does reading this make anyone else depressed? i'll wait until i save my money and get my 40" W Series. i guess that will be my xmas present to myself.

As far as not getting a gift. My parents bought me the wrong cologne because they forgot to get me anything... so they just bought a random one. Trust me, u rather get nothing than that happen. And its not like they are that old.... im only 20

[jeremie]

1k worth of echo lawn equipment and a Springfield XD 9mm pistol.

[jtgranby]

I picked out my own present and it wasn't a mini van:)


Jim

[Roy Munson]

Well. I bought myself a present in the form of a Gibson 345ES guitar! Some of you may or may not remember that I lost all of my gear in an accident early last year, sooo, I decided that almost two years was just to long not being able to play. Man am I rusty, it's almost like I never played before. Of course I wasn't that good to begin with. LOL

[SolidSqual]

I got this: http://www.positive-feedback.com/Issue32/images/SLP03_angle_800.jpg





















. . . and then somehow I also got this:

http://www.musicdirect.com/shared/images/products/medium/vk3ixguts.jpg (gift to myself with help from Christmas money)

[Sherardp]

Mine went fairly well, nice big dinner with friends and family. Yoko gave me 1k cash to buy anything I wanted, didnt know what to buy so I banked it. My furniture co. played Santa and finally delivered my last theater seat that I was waiting on since October after screwing up my order. That really made my Christmas.


5 seats now and Im very content the room is done on Christmas day.
http://i450.photobucket.com/albums/qq227/gixxer_rydder/Theater%20Room/DSC00622.jpg

[Mike Reeter]

I retired from a job that I have been at for over 30 years...Dec. 24th was my last day:D

A VERY good Chistmas for me.

[BrettT1]

An icedtea maker.:) Couple giftcards. Great time with family!:D

Brett

[agfrost]

I retired from a job that I have been at for over 30 years...Dec. 24th was my last day:D

A VERY good Chistmas for me.

Congrats Mike!

Enjoy whatever your "next step" is!

Jay

[wingnut4772]

I retired from a job that I have been at for over 30 years...Dec. 24th was my last day:D

A VERY good Chistmas for me.

Now THAT is a great Christmas. Congrats!

[Jstas]

I didn't get much but I didn't ask for much either.

I've learned that even if I have the cash to get what I want, between October 1st and December 31st, I don't buy anything for myself because I'll ruin someone's gift to me. Happened every year for like 10 years in a row. So this year I didn't ask for anything but my parents kept pestering me so I told them to get me a JanSport LapStation backpack for my work laptop and pile of extra electronics I have to carry with me.

I was going to get myself a SanDisk Sansa View 8GB for my morning and evening commute after the holidays when prices dropped. Plays MP3's, video and has a radio in it. Everything that could keep me occupied for a walk to a train and a 20-30 minute train ride plus it has a standard stereo miniplug output so I can plug it in in the car too. Well, that was a surprise on Christmas Day to get one of those too.

My brother also pulled one out of left field and got me an Xbox 360. Elite. It's a GameStop refurb with a 20 GB HD but he works at GameStop so it kinda works out. The only thing he didn't get me was "Dirt" but he said they were out of them and as soon as one came in, he'd grab it for me.

I got some other gift cards and the girl got me a pile of boxer shorts. Oh, my sister and her now fiance came down from Vermont and they got me beer which is always an awesome gift. I would have liked a 1.5 gallon growler of Shed's Mountain Ale but they said it was hard to come by this time of year. Ah well, guess a beer run to Vermont is in order then.

I have more fun giving stuff though. Got my mom a copy of Monet's Garden at Givechy for her living room, dad got a new drill, sister and her BF got YakTraxs, Got gift certificates for friends who just got houses and got the girl a Garmin GPS, a Bluetooth headset for her CrackBerry and a car charger for it too. Also got her an EasyBake Oven. She was lamenting the fact that her dad threw hers out on her just to spite her it seems. So I got her another one even if it's just to have that one childhood thing.

So I think it was a good Christmas. Was over a bit too fast I think. Can't wait until next year already!

[thsmith]

Got some nice shirts and socks from in-laws. I asked my wife and kids to not get me anything(well I did ask the kids to not do anything stupid that ends up costing me) seeing how I picked up the 1Cs and carver TFM-25 in the last month.

Had family over for dinner and they stayed 9 hours with good conversation, watched a movie and listened to some music. Oh yeah, we dranks two bottles of champagne (mamosas) and 3 bottles of red wine, plus a few shots of various stuff.

My brother in-law said he liked how warm my system sounded, that was priceless as he is not big on compliments.

All in all a very nice Christmas.

[rdb2001]

I really didnt get much for christmas. Live 09 on ps3 and some cash. But my wife has let me revamp our living room and bedroom setup for the last 4 weeks. Thats priceless. I finally finished all of my upgrades with the final piece being the HK dvd 48 sacd player. Christmas came early to me.

Also +1 to leroyjr1 to have a job right now is the biggest gift of all. Layoffs have hit my wifes family hard.

[Mike Reeter]

Congrats Mike!

Enjoy whatever your "next step" is!

Jay

My next step,will be into my listening room:D

Just going to take things as it comes,no plans as of yet.

[Mike Reeter]

Now THAT is a great Christmas. Congrats!

Yes indeed...as I was pulling into work Wed. morning,Phil Collins was on the radio singing "I've been waiting for this moment all my life...hold on"

I got a big grin on then,and it's still there:D

[BottomFeeder]

Eh, the usual nice stuff, but what my daughters & I were thrilled to receive was our stuck-for-over-a-week-in-LA mom who managed to get the last seat out on Christmas day!

Made it home by 3:30 in the afternoon & the celebration began!

Great Christmas present!

[Sherardp]

Yes indeed...as I was pulling into work Wed. morning,Phil Collins was on the radio singing "I've been waiting for this moment all my life...hold on"

I got a big grin on then,and it's still there:D

No doubt, major congrats on the retirement.

[Fireman32]

Congrats on the retirement Mike.

[beardog03]

I got this: http://www.positive-feedback.com/Issue32/images/SLP03_angle_800.jpg


Very, VERY nice !!

More Pic`s and give us a reveiw !!!

what model Cary is that ?




















. . . and then somehow I also got this:

http://www.musicdirect.com/shared/images/products/medium/vk3ixguts.jpg (gift to myself with help from Christmas money)


I think I want one of these also..

Please let us know what ya think of it

[george daniel]

I retired from a job that I have been at for over 30 years...Dec. 24th was my last day:D

A VERY good Chistmas for me.

Congratulations Mike,, you earned it,, enjoy. :)

[george daniel]

We were not able to get the entire family together until today,, my daughters got me this,, 180 grammer, double lp,,, perfect, just what I wanted for my soon to be birthday,, I feel closer to my girls today than ever. Best Christmas we've ever experieced,, everybody brought something to the table,, I'm feeling very content right now. Thanks for letting mr share this.All of this was possible due to the way my wife (Janice) prepared/coordinated everything for this occassionan our home today.
Thanks for doing it your way dear,, and not listening to me. :);)

[cfrizz]

Mark's present to me just arrived today.

He got me an Isonic 2!!!

I got it all set up & it sounds great.

I got him a Garmin nüvi 360 3.5-Inch Bluetooth Portable GPS Navigator with Text-To-Speech with Garmin Portable Friction Dashboard Mount & Garmin Vehicle Power Cable

[Willow]

Lagostina Commercial pots and pans
GC for HD, Starbucks and the Salon where I get my hair cut
Gift for each oher- undercabinet lights with custom valance
Shaun White and FarCry2 for PS3
some clothes
640g external back up drive
cashmere scarf x2
Rti6's
another GC fo a local grocery store we shop at all the time.
Armani and Prada cologne

Most of all and my fav. My health as last year at this time I was in tons of pain and not able to enjoy the holidays in our new house with my wife. To me that beats everything

[cfrizz]

That's IS everything JF! Merry Christmas & Happy New Year!

[TNRabbit]

I got a 5 day cruise to the Bahamas~

[Face]

Parts Express woofer tester and scale
Craftsman belt sander and stand
HTPC style PC case
Some misc. stuff for the house
GOW2
And some cash that will be going towards a huge 30wpc space heater.

[mhardy6647]

http://www.parts-express.com/images/item_large/309-175_L.jpg

[mewisemagic]

i got my wife the exact same thing she got me. the FLU:(

[mhardy6647]

that is very romantic. There are worse diseases you could have given each other :-P

[george daniel]

That sub looks like it can move some serious air

[mhardy6647]

http://www.parts-express.com/pe/showdetl.cfm?Partnumber=309-175

Until yesterday, it was $199.


(Note that Face and I each had PartsExpress Christmases)

[ND13]

http://www.parts-express.com/pe/showdetl.cfm?Partnumber=309-175

Until yesterday, it was $199.


(Note that Face and I each had PartsExpress Christmases)

From the text, am I to conclude that the sub is from HSU? Looks to be quite capable.

[wallstreet]

As I was discussing with a few friends last night, it's not about what I got anymore, it's about what I gave to the kids. The kids got a new computer, trampoline, COD5, and assorted other things.

[mhardy6647]

From the text, am I to conclude that the sub is from HSU? Looks to be quite capable.

Designed by Hsu; branded Atlantic Technologies; Chinese made.
I am no expert on subwoofers (although I bought a Polk Audio LF-14 ca. 1979, which I still have), but I am favorably impressed so far.

[goingganzo]

i git a
Wii with all remotes and numchucks
mario cart wii
hd avi cable and wiressless sencor bar for wii
1/2 yard aile glass
klula 1 leiter

[TNRabbit]

I got a 5 day cruise to the Bahamas~

Oh, and got a new Wii system, too. These things are cool as $h!t!

[ttomp]

I got a new 1911 .45 with a rail.

[madmax]

I didn't even get a lump of coal. Santa must be one of those damn environmentalists...
madmax

[zingo]

:D

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/510KFJJ5XSL._SS400_.jpg

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51JQME3DYDL._SS400_.jpg

[edbert]

I got some cowboy boots from the wife(I really wanted them but had no idea I was actually getting them), a miter saw from the in-laws and my parents gave me cash a few years ago to build at sweet computer so I finished paying on that this year.

The best was watching our daughter, she was so animated. I will have to post up some vids when I get a chance.

[steveinaz]

Well, once some of you poor bastads become D.I.N.K.'s like my wife & I, you'll once again be able to build a Christmas list...MUHAHAHAHA :D

[Lasareath]

I retired from a job that I have been at for over 30 years...Dec. 24th was my last day:D

A VERY good Chistmas for me.


Congrats Mike!, That's Great that you made it and they didn't lay you off 3 months before.

Sal

[GSRBOB]

PS3 and the deluxe And Justice for All LP set. Oh and predator on BD.

[Willow]

Well, once some of you poor bastads become D.I.N.K.'s like my wife & I, you'll once again be able to build a Christmas list...MUHAHAHAHA :D

We still are DINK's......:D ;)

[GSRBOB]

I got a new 1911 .45 with a rail.

I would love a 1911.