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In Reply to: Re: That's what I thought! posted by SamM on July 19, 2002 at 13:45:09:

My wife and I recently bought a place in University City, within spitting distance of where I-5 and 52 intersect. The house had a 23 x 17 x 8 "bonus room" added above the garage, which I thought would be perfect for a home theater. Fortunately, we were able to get full asking price for our previous home in Clairemont, so my wife couldn't argue when I told her I was shelling out two grand for the Panasonic. I'm running an Panny RP-91 DVD player into the unit via component video inputs. The picture is very very good already, and I'm sure Gregg will make it as perfect as possible.
Three hours and counting!!!

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Re: Location etc. - SamM 14:04:03 07/19/02 (12)
Yeah, i have spent all my $$$ on the audio portion, since i listen to a lot of SACD... next year i will flip some bills (maybe print some) for a 'real' set... in the mean time, Gregg really made my set shine now!
Sam
P.S. aren't property prices crazy, since i bought my home in 1996, the appraisal has gone up by 120K! the market will implode one of these days... hopefully after i make a killing!
- You're right, SD home prices are out of control - Dalancroft 14:22:30 07/19/02 (11)
  We paid $487K for our place, closed on 3/5, could probably list it for $589K and get asking. (Of course, we've spent about $30K remodeling it.) Still, nuts.
  My entertainment center equipment is pretty modest:
  -KEF Q15 mains & Q95C center
  -JBL N24 rears
  -Paradigm PDR-10 sub (probably first upgrade, to Dayton's Titanic kit)
  -Yamaha HTR-5150 receiver (probably the second upgrade)
  -QED Qudos speaker cable, DH Labs ICs and Belden 1694A component wires
  Does OK for now!
  - Re: You're right, SD home prices are out of control - SamM 14:46:51 07/19/02 (10)
    I have been using an ACI Titan II LE sub now for about 6 months and i am VERY happy with it... The sound is deep,accurate and tight... it's great for SACD and runbling some DVDs... money well spent on this one!
    Mostly i've been spending my time and $$$ on DIY power and ICs with very happy results... Jon Risch ICs, Max Rochlin Mem Digital ICs, ChrisVH and RCrump power cords.... all great.
    Sam
    - What are your mains? - Dalancroft 14:55:44 07/19/02 (9)
      For my new downstairs family room (the little Clairemont house had only one "listening room," the UC house has two areas), I put this little budget system together:
      -NAD C350 integrated
      -California Audio Labs Icon Mk II CD player (already owned)
      -KEF Q3 floorstanders
      -Silver Audio Silver Bullet 4.0 ICs (already owned)
      -Speakers are biwired with 99.999% pure silver wire for the highs and IXOS 6003 13-guage stranded OFC for the lows
      Sounds very nice except that the room is very reflective -- Pergo-like laminate on the floors and a 10' sliding glass door on one side.
      Where did you say you were located?
      - Re: What are your mains? - SamM 15:14:51 07/19/02 (8)
        
        In Reply to: What are your mains? posted by Dalancroft on July 19, 2002 at 14:55:44:
        
        I have a Sony V444ES receiver,with a Sony DVP-S9000ES and a SCD333ES. both the Receiver and DVP-S9000ES have dedicated Ultimate Outlets. The UO for the receiver feeds off power ports and a Mini-Lab cable. all other PCs are DIY... i use a pair of Audience AU24 IC for the DVP-S9000ES. My mains are Acoustic Research HO308s.. sweet little monitors.. The surrounds and center are Boston Acoustics VRM series speakers... I have some sound dampening sheets on anything that rattles and have my system VERY isolated from the speakers.. I use a bass trap and a Richter Scale III to attenuate the room resonances at about 48Hz (only EQ i employ!) and some wall treatments to minimize reflectance... The room is odd shaped and the system is cornered so i don't create a lot of parallel surface issues... My system is sounding very nice for being a mid-fi grade. Jazz/Classical sounds very natural and there. I am very surprised at the sound the V444ES can produce.
        I live between Lakeside and Alpine but work in Sorrento Valley and used to work in Torrey Pines... I ain't a city boy, so i enjoy going back to the rural home i have on 4 acres with much wildlife (including 3 little wild ones of my own!).
        Biggest benefit of living in the boonies? the stereo get's as loud as i want and the Coyotes are the only ones that complain...Once!
        Trained the kids from the start NOT to be sensitive to sounds for bedtime!
        Good luck with Gregg, he really does a good job.
        Sam
        
        Are you in the science biz? - Dalancroft 15:43:45 07/19/02 (7)
        
        In Reply to: Re: What are your mains? posted by SamM on July 19, 2002 at 15:14:51:
        
        The reason I ask is that my wife is a researcher for Collateral Therapeutics in Sorrento Valley and I know a number of biotech firms are either there or in the N. Torrey Pines area.
        Wouldn't THAT be a hoot!
        Me, I was born & raised in Oregon (Portland) but I'm a surburban boy through & through. Amazingly enough, even though I'm 1000 miles south of my old stomping grounds, UC doesn't look THAT much different from my home neighborhood. Only sunnier. And drier.
        
        Re: Are you in the science biz? - SamM 15:48:47 07/19/02 (6)
        
        In Reply to: Are you in the science biz? posted by Dalancroft on July 19, 2002 at 15:43:45:
        
        yes, i'm a graduate from UCSD (1988!) in Biochem/CellBio and have worked in Biotech ever since... now in the computational side of things. I've worked at Hybritech, Mycogen, Stratagene, and now Chemnavigator...
        I love the Portland area and been bird watching and photographing on Sauvie (?Spelling) Island a few times... i have a friend who has a place in Hood River also...
        Small world!
        Sam
        
        Well? - SamM 23:32:37 07/19/02 (5)
        
        In Reply to: Re: Are you in the science biz? posted by SamM on July 19, 2002 at 15:48:47:
        
        are you still going oooooooooh 3D picture????
        ;-)
        Sam
        
        Hey Sam! - Dalancroft 14:18:55 07/22/02 (4)
        
        In Reply to: Well? posted by SamM on July 19, 2002 at 23:32:37:
        
        I try not to touch a computer on days beginning with "S"! Especially on a weekend in which a buddy was turning 40 and about 22 people got on limo buses and headed to Temecula for a day of serious partying. Hoo boy, yesterday was too bright! Not to mention loud.
        Yes, it is a small world. Let's see, Lila (wife) was @ UCSD from 1991-1997 earning her Ph.D. in molecular pharmacology. You probably know a few if not a lot of the same people. She was in Dr. Joan Heller Brown's lab.
        Yes, I still AM going, "WOW!" He played "The Fifth Element," as I'm sure he did for you, and I just stuttered in amazement. Yesterday my toddler (2 next month) and I watched all kinds of movies including "Fantasia 2000." Absolutely superb. I am very pleased and even Lila (who's usually fairly tight-fisted) thought it was worth the $$$. I didn't tell her about Gregg's travel fee though; that'll be our little secret.
        Gregg told me all about your place -- sounds nice, placid, relaxing, a real getaway from the urban grind. For a suburban place, though, our house is relatively peaceful as well. We only have neighbors on one side as the other three are sloping backyards & the neighbors' homes are quite a bit away, which is nice.
        Can't wait to get more movies in from NetFlix!!!
        
        Re: Hey Sam! - SamM 14:35:55 07/22/02 (3)
        
        In Reply to: Hey Sam! posted by Dalancroft on July 22, 2002 at 14:18:55:
        
        ok, you stumped me! Temecula and partying are not two words i typically hear in the same sentence...golf?
        Sam
        
        Wine country, man, wine country! - Dalancroft 15:03:24 07/22/02 (2)
        
        In Reply to: Re: Hey Sam! posted by SamM on July 22, 2002 at 14:35:55:
        
        Fermented fruit of the vine.
        Great friends, good food, abundant libations and plenty of sun -- what could be better?
        
        Re: Wine country, man, wine country! - SamM 15:08:41 07/22/02 (1)
        
        In Reply to: Wine country, man, wine country! posted by Dalancroft on July 22, 2002 at 15:03:24:
        
        duh! see what happens when you are out of social-circles for a few years...you forget e actually have a wine country!
        
        Give it a try - Dalancroft 09:13:13 07/23/02 (0)
        
        In Reply to: Re: Wine country, man, wine country! posted by SamM on July 22, 2002 at 15:08:41:
        
        Unless you're a teetotaller -- even if you are -- it's worth a visit. The wineries have come a long way and it is quite bucolic and rural in atmosphere . . .

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