Talstarone's Home Theater Hang-Out

[vega2K]

Originally Posted by forsberg21

I just didn't want to look like one of those cars with the trash bag as a window....at least I can still see thru it, and in the summer, I can still "take down" the window.....

-- Literally.

LOL

[talstarone]

The Posts here yesterday had to be some of the best ever.
You guys are just Amazing and Crazy,ALL at the Same Time.

And I am Tired of Having this Phrase going Thru My Head since you Posted it Lou:Who and from What Did "Put the Lotion on the Skin" Come From.I can picture it but cant remember the Movie or Show.

And Sorry I wasn't around Yesterday.I had a Bad Attack.So I had to spend several hours laying down with a cold,wet rag on my Forehead.

I was doing fine then all of a sudden Everything Started Going Black.My Pulse and Heart Rate Became Elevated and I was shaking from head to toe.It almost feels like a combo of a seasure,a Black-Out,and dying all at once.

So I took 2 doses of my meds for this and had my Mom stay in the room with me(Just in case)

I have had these attacks since I was 24,and have had several of them.Normally I have to get an ambulance to take me to the hospital.But I was able to ride-out the one yesterday.

Some of the meds I take when it happens include Ativan(which helps hold off Seasures)(But I Hope and Pray)Its a Long Time Before I have an Attack as Bad as Yesterdays.

Its almost like you can see every part of your life that went wrong played in Slow Motion Over and Over before your eyes.Thankfully I feel Better today.Still not like I should but in another day or so I will be back to normal.
But hopefully I will be back around the Forum more today.

And I hope everyone's cars last at least another 10 years.

And Vega you sound like you have James Bond Features on the 4-Runner.No Ejection Seats or front machine guns that come out from behind the grill.Or do you have a button to leave a Big Oil Slick behind you to spin out any car giving you chase?

[MikeDaWiz]

Morning Todd! I am sorry that you had a bad attack yesterday. i hope you dont have to go through that again for a long while.

I heard a great gift came your way! Steve also sent you a copy of Stargate 15th anniversary huh? Have you watched it yet? And Congrats!

[talstarone]

But Everything Else That Could Go Right Yesterday,Did(With the One Exception)
But UPS DID Deliver the Replacement Copy of "Assasins Creed II" for my Parents Gift to their Grandson.And this time it was packaged in a box(like a Blu-Ray)Instead of the Cheap,Thinly Padded Envelope,the first "Broken" Copy came Delivered In.So Amazon Did Keep Their Word On This Issue(Even Though the UPS Site Showed Delivery Date as December 10th).

And,even though Amazon Screwed Up ans Shipped my Order of Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince via the US Mail instead of UPS 2nd Day Air,It Showed Up Yesterday.How the US Mail can get a Blu-Ray to someone only a day and a half after its shipped(without using Air Delivery)Is Beyond Me.
So I was completely Shocked.(I still got the $5.00 credit from Amazon for shipping it the wrong way.And Amazon sent me another E-Mail Yesterday.Since HP6 dropped to $14.99 on Tuesday and I was charged $15.99, they are in the process of refunding me the $1.00 over I was charged)Its only a Dollar and they said it will take a little while to complete the transaction I wont complain.

And I sent my Dad to Wal Mart yesterday to get a copy of Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince.For $15.00 you got the Copy with the Lenticular Slip Cover.And also includes the Blu Ray,Standard DVD ,and Digital Copy.So I decided that along with the Geft Card to the iTunes Store I am getting my Nephew I would get him HP6 also.

He has a PS3 so he can play the Blu-Ray Copy.All the other TV's have a standard DVD Player(Including the HTiB Set and 32 inch LCD TV in the "TV Room")So that copy will get played a lot.And since he is getting the iPod Touch for Christmas the Digital Copy can be downloaded on the iPod Touch.So that will save him from having to pay for the Digital Download from the iTunes Store.

And Darren(DMC86X)Shipped out the Digital Copy of Terminator:Salvation via UPS already.So my Nephew will also have Terminator:Salvation to download to his iPod Touch.So theres 2 Movies he wont have to pay for.

And a BIG THANKS to DMC86X for Being So Kind and Generous in Helping Me Out on this Situation.

And then ,I didn't know the Mail had arrived.But my Dad brought in a Big Box that Said Polk on it.The Sub Aero sent me arrived Yesterday also.

It is in Brand New Condition from Top to Bottom.The Original Box,Styrofoam,Pastic Bag,Everything.You would have thought it was a Brand New Sub(And it Looks Just Like One)No scratches,or marks.No wear and tear,no anything that would make you think it had been used.

And when I opened the box up there was Buble Wrap and about 25 of those air cushioned packing pillows.Aero packed it so well and added so much inside,and so much tape outside.You could have dropped this box off of a roof top and NO damage would occur.

And the topper is,there was a brown,padded envelope in the Box.And what else did Aero include? A Brand New,Unopened,still wrapped Blu-Ray Movie of the Awesome 15th Anniversary Edition of Stargate.This just came out in October,and the Forum Review on this Edition is Extremely Favorable.And it has a 7.1 Channel DTS-HD Audio Track.

So Thank You Sincerely(Again)Aero,my Friend.You are just One Special Individual.Thank You for Everything.

So Besides the Attack Yesterday,Everything Else Went Better then I could Ever Imagine.Funny How Things Like That Turn Out.

[talstarone]

Originally Posted by MikeDaWiz

Morning Todd! I am sorry that you had a bad attack yesterday. i hope you dont have to go through that again for a long while.

I heard a great gift came your way! Steve also sent you a copy of Stargate 15th anniversary huh? Have you watched it yet? And Congrats!

Thanks Mike,buddy.
Hopefully I wont have another attack like that for a few years at the minimum.

And I will not Even Ask How you knew that a Blu-Ray was included in the sub.
But I was extremely Greatful it was.
Stargates 15th Anniversary Edition was one of the top movies on my list of Movies I Wanted.So I am Very Thankful That Steve Got it for me.

But after the attack yesterday I didn't watch any movies.And I doubt I will today,considering I still feel a little off.

So my Nephew is coming for the Day,Saturday.So I know for sure there will be a movie or two watched Saturday.
And if I am feeling better tomorrow I may try to watch a movie then.

But I will wait until then to see how things are going.

I hope all is going well for you also,my Friend.

[^Lestat^]

Todd I am sorry to hear about your attack but thankful to hear that you are well. And I am happy to hear about these great stuff that you got I guess its simply the miracle of christmas season.

Hey there mike how are you doin today?

[talstarone]

Originally Posted by ^Lestat^

Todd I am sorry to hear about your attack but thankful to hear that you are well. And I am happy to hear about these great stuff that you got I guess its simply the miracle of christmas season.

Hey there mike how are you doin today?

Hi Lestat,my Friend.I hope you are Having a Great Day.
Thank You for the concern and kind words. I am doing better.

And you are 100% right.It is a Miracle of the Season that So Many Awesome Things Happened in just a few hour time span,yesterday.

So how are things with you my Good Friend?

[crazyBLUE]

Good Morning Todd !

I'm glad you are feeling better today, & sorry you had to deal with what you did Yesterday .

Seems you got more toys to play with in the HT ~ A sub & Blu , Good for you !!

TGIF
for
me

[^Lestat^]

Originally Posted by talstarone

Hi Lestat,my Friend.I hope you are Having a Great Day.
Thank You for the concern and kind words. I am doing better.

And you are 100% right.It is a Miracle of the Season that So Many Awesome Things Happened in just a few hour time span,yesterday.

So how are things with you my Good Friend?

Well having a can of san miguel beer while listening to nat king cole then be off to work in a few hours dont tell my boss tho

[crazyBLUE]

Originally Posted by ^Lestat^

Well having a can of san miguel beer while listening to nat king cole then be off to work in a few hours dont tell my boss tho

[talstarone]

Originally Posted by crazyBLUE

Good Morning Todd !

I'm glad you are feeling better today, & sorry you had to deal with what you did Yesterday .

Seems you got more toys to play with in the HT ~ A sub & Blu , Good for you !!

TGIF
for
me

Good Morning,crazy,my Friend.

Thanks for the concern.And I am with you,I hope this is my last attack for a long while.

I am thrilled to have the New Sub,but I thought it would take a few days later to arrive.So I didn't order the sub cable and Y-Adapter until Yesterday.So I wont have the cables until next week.

But the good thing is a New Sub Means Getting to Build a New Sub Riser.It will maintain the same principles as my last one.Though it will have the top platform cut to size just for the PSW10(where my other riser the top platform is much larger then the PSW10.)I did this so I can use the riser if I ever moved to a larger sub.

And I will also attemp to build this new riser about 4 inches taller.So instead of @6 inches high.The new riser will be closer to @10 inches high.And I may buy 3 sets of the spikes you posted from Parts Express and add 4 Spikes to the bottom of each sub(Since they only have those ultra small buttons for feet,that are about 1/8th of an inch high)

I am thinking the added height and the Vibration Dampening from the Spikes may allow for slightly better performance from the 2 PSW10's.

And I LOVE StarGate,so with this edition having a 7.1 Channel DTS-HD Track it should sound incredible.

And with the additional Blu I have almost made it to my high point.I had 42 Blus before I had to start selling them.I went down to 22.But since Thanksgiving I now have 38(and a couple of more to order with the $30 Amazon Gift Card,All Of You Incredible Friends,Included with My Lightsaber).

[talstarone]

Originally Posted by ^Lestat^

Well having a can of san miguel beer while listening to nat king cole then be off to work in a few hours dont tell my boss tho

That Sounds Like 2 Great Things at Once.
Relaxing while drinking a brew.
And having the chance to listen to the incredible voice of the late,great Nat King Cole.

Great Choice,Lestat.

[talstarone]

Originally Posted by crazyBLUE

Good Morning Todd !

I'm glad you are feeling better today, & sorry you had to deal with what you did Yesterday .

Seems you got more toys to play with in the HT ~ A sub & Blu , Good for you !!

TGIF
for
me

And with the extremely Cold Days you have endured in Portland this weeek,crazy.I am thrilled to hear that this is your Last Work Day of the Week.

Enjoy another extended weekend,my Friend.

And did you Ever finish your Parts Express Christmas List.

[^Lestat^]

Originally Posted by crazyBLUE

Thats one great thing about the philippines San Miguel Beer is local

[crazyBLUE]

Originally Posted by talstarone

And with the extremely Cold Days you have endured in Portland this weeek,crazy.I am thrilled to hear that this is your Last Work Day of the Week.

Enjoy another extended weekend,my Friend.

And did you Ever finish your Parts Express Christmas List.

I will Todd . I did on the list so in 8 days I will probably pull the trigger so I can be that much closer to being completely happy with the system .

I'll keep the fingers crossed for the cables to be in on monday for you so you can experience 2 subs instead of Just one .... Multiple subs sound great !!!

[talstarone]

Originally Posted by crazyBLUE

I will Todd . I did on the list so in 8 days I will probably pull the trigger so I can be that much closer to being completely happy with the system .

I'll keep the fingers crossed for the cables to be in on monday for you so you can experience 2 subs instead of Just one .... Multiple subs sound great !!!

I Certainly Look Forward to it.
And when the cables arrive,it will be 2 Subs(Even if the other riser isnt built yet).

But I Wish You Much Joy and Success in All those Awesome Items from Parts Express You will Be Getting.
Your System will NEVER Look or Sound the same Again.

[^Lestat^]

I could not say anything about dual subs as I am still currently Subless... is that a word? So brent when are you getting the carpet spikes for your subwoofers?

[talstarone]

EVERYONE...HERE IS A POST THAT YOU ALL SHOULD READ.IT LOOKS LIKE THE BLACK FRIDAY SALES AREN'T OVER!

WAL MART IS BRINGING THEM BACK THIS COMING SATURDAY(Dec.12th)
INCLUDING A $78.00 Magnavox Blu-Ray Player.And SPECIAL DEALS on Blu-Rays Like: Star Trek,Wolverine,And Many Others.

HERE IS THE LINK:

https://www.blu-ray.com/news/?id=3867

And On Wal Marts Site I Found They Have A Special Ultimate Edition of the Blu-Ray "Wolverine" IT INCLUDES THE STANDARD DVD,as Well As The BLU-RAY and DIGITAL COPY. Hadn't Seen That Before.

[crazyBLUE]

Originally Posted by talstarone

I Certainly Look Forward to it.
And when the cables arrive,it will be 2 Subs(Even if the other riser isnt built yet).

But I Wish You Much Joy and Success in All those Awesome Items from Parts Express You will Be Getting.
Your System will NEVER Look or Sound the same Again.

Thanks Todd ~ It seems to sound better every time I do something to it so we will see with the spikes , I already know what the aluminum drivers will add to the bass in the room

Originally Posted by ^Lestat^

I could not say anything about dual subs as I am still currently Subless... is that a word? So brent when are you getting the carpet spikes for your subwoofers?

Lestat ~ You need to get A subwoofer so you are not subwooferless You will be glad you did . And explosions & things will make the viewing that much better adding the Bass to it .

[talstarone]

Originally Posted by ^Lestat^

I could not say anything about dual subs as I am still currently Subless... is that a word? So brent when are you getting the carpet spikes for your subwoofers?

After Looking at Parts Express(and a couple of other sites(Including E-Bay))
Building a Sub from Scratch or from a Pre-Fab Kit is A Great Project.And for the Performance they Provide,the Prices are Exceptionally Reasonable.

I have toyed with the idea of trying to build a pair of speakers for my 2-Channel Audio System.And Also Borrowing Brent's Idea.Replacing the Polk Drivers in the Subs I have now.

But I hope 2010 find you with a Sub,Lestat,my Friend.And if not a Sub,some Speakers that have a good Bottom End.
I Hope The Upgrades Really Come to Fruition for your System,my Friend.As you certainly deserve that much.(Especially For ALL the Wonderful Things You Do).