Greetings from Oregon

Hi all.

I thought I'd come in for refuge from the flame wars on .....oh never mind. I'm told this is a friendly and intelligent place to proceed with my a/v education...about which I need much help.

I see some familiar and friendly names on board and look forward to some positive and interesting threads. I'm an old and slow guy, so go easy on me if I ask some dumb questions.

I'm disabled, so my investment in HT/music always takes the low road, financially. But I've acquired a decent sounding setup (for now) for cheap and am aiming at a dedicated HT, near term, as the missus wants to build a new house (yikes). My wife is similar to AverageJoe's in that she's not particularly 'understanding', but is tolerant of my a/v rantings (about which she politely nods ).

I love movies and music of all kinds, but it's the joy of sci-fi movies at home, on DVD and on a (semi) big screen that got it all started.

Here is my current rig, but I've been salivating over some Aerial 7Bs for a couple of years, and all things come to those that wait long enough, lol.

JBL S312 mains
JBL J350 surrounds
Infinity Reference E-C backs
JBL EC35 center
Hsu -3 subs x 2
Yamaha RX-V2500
Panasonic F87
Panasonic 50LCX63
Nakamichi B100
etc.

Much good cheer to you all. I hope for stimulating conversation and good friendships to develop.

[Sonnie]

Hey rj and welcome to the Shack!

I think... no, I know... you've found the right place to hang your hat. We are new, just gettin' off our feet, but we are also growing fast. I firmly believe you'll be pleased.

Pretty nice setup you got... doesn't appear you are too terribly limited there.

Cheers to seeing you get those Aerials one day...

[Ayreonaut]

rjbudz wrote:

...I'm told this is a friendly and intelligent place to proceed with my a/v education...

I'm very happy to hear that we're earning ourselves such a positive reputation.

Welcome to the Shack.

[AverageJoe]

Welcome, fellow Oregonian.

rjbudz wrote:

...My wife is similar to AverageJoe's in that she's not particularly 'understanding', but is tolerant of my a/v rantings (about which she politely nods ).

To paraphrase another paraphrase:

Behind every great A/V enthusiast is a woman rolling her eyes

AverageJoe wrote:

Welcome, fellow Oregonian.



To paraphrase another paraphrase:

Behind every great A/V enthusiast is a woman rolling her eyes

Allow me to gently modify your paraphrased paraphrase....

"Behind every A/V enthusiast is a great woman rolling her eyes." Your wife would appreciate the difference.