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Acurus - What happened and why? long
Sometimes things just have a tendancy to run thier course.Doc Martin shoes for one. Great shoes. they last forever. Now they have been sold to the chinese and unfortunatly they just arent the same quality or style. They were fantastic shoes and th... 
Stringing up cables for surrounds
When i lived in apartments i would just go out and get some flat cable and some fishtape (a reel of stiff metal or plastic used to route cables, you can get this at GreyBar or any telecommunmications or electicians supply store) then run the fisht... 
System warmup?
I think that temperature of metal affects its conductive properties. Once it is on for a while and warms up the current runs a little bit smoother. My system is the same way. It sounds kinda crappy when it is just turned on. It also sounds crappy ... 
How much does your system retail for?
Bluecirclehead, thats about 300 more than mine. 
Are internet sales taking business or not?
Itsalldarkvery good points. The only problem i see is that constantly buying used gear instead of new gear might hurt the manufacturers. On the other hand, sites like this also provide an opportunity for smaller companys to get themselves heared. ... 
Are internet sales taking business or not?
I think if a retailer wants to compete, they need to be online as well. Nothing beats the concept of the old brick and mortars where one can go and actually listen to the different gear, but i agree with the customer service, it is pretty crappy.I... 
Next Gen DVD already?
Yeah, I'd like to see Martix Revolutions on 3D HD DVD. hahahahai saw that movie yesterday, holy crap that move is freaking INTENCE!i couldnt imagine anything more stress releaving than demolishing thousands of robots with one of those Robotic-Exo ... 
Inactive speakers...some measurements
Stirring things up again eh Eldartford?i always enjoy your posts. Keepin it interesting!:) 
Green Mountain Audio still in business?
Just called them again, i managed to get through. 
Any Green Mountain Audio Continuum 3 owners ?
They are butt ugly. Apparently they sound fantastic though.im sure this doesent really help does it? 
Green Mountain Audio still in business?
I hope they are in business. I was planning driving down and picking up a set in january.I just called them, nobody answered, its just shyof 6pm, i would figure they would still be there, but maybe not.They just released those Continuim 3 speakers... 
Best drink while listening to your rig?
Del Duenos Tequilla.Or Bud Light. Thats good stuff 
Which Golden Ratio??? .......Help
The golden ratio is 1.3 12oz beers for each hour of work done during the day. 
CDs obsolete in 5 years?
Good point bluefin, Take into account, if you can store a gigabyte of into in a 1cm cube, say the storage device is 10 cubic centimeters, then you got a nice 10 gigabytes. You can put far far more information on that than you could a CD. im not su... 
CDs obsolete in 5 years?
There ya go Thsalmon, get some plugs like the people in "The Matrix", jack that thing up to your head and your are literally IN the concert hall.