VerticalScope Purchases Home Theater Shack

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Sonnie

Discussion Starter · Apr 24, 2014

VerticalScope Purchases Home Theater Shack

In April 2006 when John and I decided to embark on this journey of creating the most respected forum on the Internet, we had no idea it would have succeeded so remarkably well. There is one thing for certain; we could not have made it as far as we have without the absolute finest and most extraordinary members and staff any forum could ever ask for. While it is unfortunate for John and I that we must announce this day that Home Theater Shack, LLC has been sold to VerticalScope, we do not count this as an unfortunate event for the members of Home Theater Shack. Rest assured you will all continue to enjoy the respect and friendliness that is common to HTS. The fine folks at VerticalScope have promised us that they will continue to allow the administrators and moderators of the site to run the forum as it is, so you should notice very little change overall. The no-nonsense attitude, as well as the Zero Tolerance Forum Rules will remain. We know you will continue to support the staff in upholding the moral and ethical standards of the forum. You will still see the same familiar faces around the forum for the most part with the majority of our admin and moderators. John will continue to offer REW for download at HTS, and he will continue to support the REW Forum as a member of the staff. As for me… I will be moving on to other ventures in the industry (more later). That does not mean I am alienating my friends at HTS, or that I will be a stranger, but it does mean that I will be participating less, and I will no longer be on staff here at HTS. John and I thank you all for making this forum what it is today… the BEST forum on the Internet. We thank you all and wish you all the very best.

Please join us in welcoming VerticalScope as the new owner. We hope you will give them your support, as they respect you and this forum, and how you have built it up to be what it is today.

Best Regards,
John and Sonnie

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Admin VS

· #21 · Apr 25, 2014

Thanks again everyone for the warm welcomes.

gorb

· #22 · Apr 25, 2014

I honestly have no idea who or what VerticalScope is but as long as the forums are still around and everybody is still cool beans, it's all good.

Welcome to the new owners

Tonto

· #23 · Apr 25, 2014 (Edited)

Well, first off I'm a bit shocked!!! I have come to feel like Sonnie...you...are a friend. A respected friend. A friend that shares my sence of morality & views. I will truely miss you & what you have brought to this forum. I wish you all the very best in your new endeavors. That's from the heart. So keep in touch!

In keeping with the true HTS tradition...I would like to welcome the new admin (name?). :wave: It will be interesting to see how things will continue/evolve. We have a great group of members here that should be able to accomodate any new avenues that might ensue.

It would be nice to hear a few things about you, so we can get to know each other. That is one of the things that has made this site so special...kinda like a family.

lcaillo

· #24 · Apr 25, 2014

mechman said:
That crazy cajun has a way with words don't he?!?! :dumbcrazy:

Ain't you rot bout dat, cher!

Admin VS

· #25 · Apr 25, 2014

Tonto said:
Well, first off I'm a bit shocked!!! I have come to feel like Sonnie...you...are a friend. A respected friend. A friend that shares my sence of morality & views. I will truely miss you & what you have brougth to this forum. I wish you all the very best in your new endevors. That's from the heart. So keep in touch!

In keeping with the true HTS tradition...I would like to welcome the new admin (name?). :wave: It will be interesting to see how things will continue/evolve. We have a great group of members here that should be able to accomodate any new avenues that might ensue.

It would be nice to hear a few things about you, so we can get to know each other. That is one of the things that has made this site so special...kinda like a family.

36 years old, live in Toronto Canada. I have lived here almost all my life. I spent about 8 months living in the California Baja Sur, Mexico in a city called La Paz. I am engaged to a wonderful woman from New York and if all goes right will be married by the fall. (We are all tied up with immigration lawyers at the moment). Before working for VS I have been a Wedding and Portrait Photographer, a content manager for a company that ran a hand full of online magazines, a print broker/designer and used to volunteer teaching kids and adults how to ride unicycles. Drink way too much coffee, love craft beer, Mexican food, have a lot of tattoos and want a bigger TV...

If you have questions please post them up.

lcaillo

· #26 · Apr 25, 2014

Other than the unicycle riding and tattoos we have a lot in common. Maybe you can teach Mechman how to ride a unicycle while playing hockey. I will by the GoPro to donate to the project.

Sonnie

Discussion Starter · #27 · Apr 25, 2014

Thanks everyone for the very kind words... they are much appreciated.

lcaillo said:
Other than the unicycle riding and tattoos we have a lot in common. Maybe you can teach Mechman how to ride a unicycle while playing hockey. I will by the GoPro to donate to the project.

Now that would be really funny... just seeing mech on a unicycle.

newtechadmin said:
36 years old, live in Toronto Canada. I have lived here almost all my life. I spent about 8 months living in the California Baja Sur, Mexico in a city called La Paz. I am engaged to a wonderful woman from New York and if all goes right will be married by the fall. (We are all tied up with immigration lawyers at the moment). Before working for VS I have been a Wedding and Portrait Photographer, a content manager for a company that ran a hand full of online magazines, a print broker/designer and used to volunteer teaching kids and adults how to ride unicycles. Drink way too much coffee, love craft beer, Mexican food, have a lot of tattoos and want a bigger TV...

If you have questions please post them up.

My wife can ride a unicycle (or use to could 30 years ago)... she is a photographer of sorts (but not near as much as when we first got married)... I drink way too much coffee too, but never acquired a taste for beer, will probably at Mexican tonight cause we love it so much... my wife and I have been talking about getting a tattoo (a parlor right down the road from us and got a friend who tattoos)... and I got way too many big TVs!

Good stuff to know Philip... you sound like a good ole home boy, as we call them down here in the south, with a hint of geek built-in.

mechman

· #28 · Apr 27, 2014

Been there. Done that.

Video was destroyed.

Robert Zohn

· #29 · Apr 27, 2014

newtechadmin said:
36 years old, live in Toronto Canada. I have lived here almost all my life. I spent about 8 months living in the California Baja Sur, Mexico in a city called La Paz. I am engaged to a wonderful woman from New York and if all goes right will be married by the fall. (We are all tied up with immigration lawyers at the moment). Before working for VS I have been a Wedding and Portrait Photographer, a content manager for a company that ran a hand full of online magazines, a print broker/designer and used to volunteer teaching kids and adults how to ride unicycles. Drink way too much coffee, love craft beer, Mexican food, have a lot of tattoos and want a bigger TV...

If you have questions please post them up.

Did I hear a bigger TV is in your future.

jk.

Hope you will have some free time to stop by our showroom when you are in NY.

All the best in your new career and marriage to a great NY lady!!

-Robert

orion

· #30 · Apr 27, 2014

Thanks Sonnie and John for providing the Forum/site to us geeks so that we can set up our systems without all the drama that we would have had to wade through in order to get good info.. You have really done a service to me, I am very grateful. This is the best Audio site that I know of and I think it will continue to be. Good luck in your new ventures.

Tonto

· #31 · Apr 27, 2014

Phil wroted:

36 years old, live in Toronto Canada. I have lived here almost all my life. I spent about 8 months living in the California Baja Sur, Mexico in a city called La Paz. I am engaged to a wonderful woman from New York and if all goes right will be married by the fall. (We are all tied up with immigration lawyers at the moment). Before working for VS I have been a Wedding and Portrait Photographer, a content manager for a company that ran a hand full of online magazines, a print broker/designer and used to volunteer teaching kids and adults how to ride unicycles. Drink way too much coffee, love craft beer, Mexican food, have a lot of tattoos and want a bigger TV...

If you have questions please post them up.

I think we all drink too much coffee! Comes with getting

lddude:. I would like to hear a bit about your personal interest in HT/2 channel. Do you have any gear your fond of or looking forward to getting one day? Seems like we are always dreaming of something new or better.

I'm also interested in if the speaker evals will continue. They were fun & seemed to garner a good bit of interest. I know I was looking forward to an upcoming bookshelf speaker evaluation. Don't know how this would work now that Ceader Creek Cinema is out of the equation...hoping there is some way to keep them going. Anyway, I imagine you have your hands full getting used to everything. Feel free to ask us questions also! Again, welcome aboard.

fschris

· #32 · Apr 28, 2014

newtechadmin said:
36 years old, live in Toronto Canada. I have lived here almost all my life. I spent about 8 months living in the California Baja Sur, Mexico in a city called La Paz. I am engaged to a wonderful woman from New York and if all goes right will be married by the fall. (We are all tied up with immigration lawyers at the moment). Before working for VS I have been a Wedding and Portrait Photographer, a content manager for a company that ran a hand full of online magazines, a print broker/designer and used to volunteer teaching kids and adults how to ride unicycles. Drink way too much coffee, love craft beer, Mexican food, have a lot of tattoos and want a bigger TV...

If you have questions please post them up.

this will be interesting...

JBrax

· #33 · Apr 28, 2014

Can we please restore R rated movie reviews?

B- one

· #34 · Apr 28, 2014

JBrax said:
Can we please restore R rated movie reviews?

+1!

prerich

· #35 · Apr 28, 2014

JBrax said:
Can we please restore R rated movie reviews?

Well as for me, I'd prefer that it remained as is. I have come to love HTS' standard per-say. this is just MHO.

Sent from my iPad using HTShack

Admin VS

· #36 · Apr 28, 2014

Tonto said:
Phil wroted:

I think we all drink too much coffee! Comes with getting lddude:. I would like to hear a bit about your personal interest in HT/2 channel. Do you have any gear your fond of or looking forward to getting one day? Seems like we are always dreaming of something new or better.

I'm also interested in if the speaker evals will continue. They were fun & seemed to garner a good bit of interest. I know I was looking forward to an upcoming bookshelf speaker evaluation. Don't know how this would work now that Ceader Creek Cinema is out of the equation...hoping there is some way to keep them going. Anyway, I imagine you have your hands full getting used to everything. Feel free to ask us questions also! Again, welcome aboard.

Speaker Evals are on my to do list to get ironed out so they will be able to continue. I am almost sure this is the plan but it involves more than just me.

NBPk402

· #37 · Apr 28, 2014

JBrax said:
Can we please restore R rated movie reviews?

+!... Maybe with it being in a separate section so it will not offend anyone?

fschris

· #38 · Apr 28, 2014

is this the company that bought HTS? http://www.verticalscope.com/

Admin VS

· #39 · Apr 28, 2014

fschris said:
is this the company that bought HTS? http://www.verticalscope.com/

Yes.

bkeeler10

· #40 · Apr 30, 2014

Just want to wish Sonnie well on his new endeavor and thank him for playing such a major role in creating this great forum. I hope and expect that the core of what makes HTS great and unique will remain, and be expanded upon going forward.

Thanks Sonnie, and good luck. Don't be a stranger around here :wave:

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