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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JBrax

· #41 · Apr 30, 2014

ellisr63 said:
+!... Maybe with it being in a separate section so it will not offend anyone?

I really don't know how someone could be offended by reading a review but whatever it takes to restore the reviews. It was something I really looked forward to here at HTS. To be frank if you're that easily offended then don't read the review.

gorb

· #42 · Apr 30, 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.

My name is also Phillip and I am also engaged...getting married in October. I did visit Toronto a couple years ago and it was pretty nice.

I like coffee but only drink it once or twice a year, love craft beer, love Mexican food (my fiancee is a beautiful Mexican lady), have zero tattoos and also want a bigger TV (I have a several year old 46" lcd). I guess that's where our similarities end

Admin VS

· #43 · Apr 30, 2014

gorb said:
My name is also Phillip and I am also engaged...getting married in October. I did visit Toronto a couple years ago and it was pretty nice.

I like coffee but only drink it once or twice a year, love craft beer, love Mexican food (my fiancee is a beautiful Mexican lady), have zero tattoos and also want a bigger TV (I have a several year old 46" lcd). I guess that's where our similarities end

Mucho Gusto Philip!

What brought you to Toronto? I see you are in Fort Worth, my fiancee's Aunt lives there. I have also been to Texas a handful of times though all I have ever seen of FW is the airport. I have friends in Dallas that live in and near the Deep Ellum neighborhood.

Admin VS

· #44 · Apr 30, 2014

JBrax said:
I really don't know how someone could be offended by reading a review but whatever it takes to restore the reviews. It was something I really looked forward to here at HTS. To be frank if you're that easily offended then don't read the review.

This is being sorted out.

JBrax

· #45 · Apr 30, 2014

newtechadmin said:
This is being sorted out.

Thank you.

B- one

· #46 · Apr 30, 2014

JBrax said:
Thank you.

+1- thanks

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NBPk402

· #47 · Apr 30, 2014

JBrax said:
I really don't know how someone could be offended by reading a review but whatever it takes to restore the reviews. It was something I really looked forward to here at HTS. To be frank if you're that easily offended then don't read the review.

It wouldn't offend me (I would like to see it too)... I was just putting that out there in case it would be an issue. :T

Mike Edwards

· #48 · Apr 30, 2014

Keep an eye on the review section in the next week

JBrax

· #49 · May 1, 2014

ellisr63 said:
It wouldn't offend me (I would like to see it too)... I was just putting that out there in case it would be an issue. :T

All good that wasn't intended to any one person in particular. More of just throwing it out there.

JBrax

· #50 · May 1, 2014

Mike Edwards said:
Keep an eye on the review section in the next week

Anxiously awaiting…

gorb

· #51 · May 1, 2014

newtechadmin said:
Mucho Gusto Philip!

What brought you to Toronto? I see you are in Fort Worth, my fiancee's Aunt lives there. I have also been to Texas a handful of times though all I have ever seen of FW is the airport. I have friends in Dallas that live in and near the Deep Ellum neighborhood.

A group of friends used to do an annual party in Toronto. I only managed to head up there once. We just got a cabin by Lake Simcoe for a couple days and ate some delicious food and did a lot of drinking

I've lived in Fort Worth since the middle of 2001. It's pretty nice

Although Dallas isn't that far, I rarely go to that side of town. If I do, it's usually for something like the aquarium or perhaps an event like a concert or somebody's dinner.

Peter Loeser

· #52 · May 1, 2014

A little late to the party here, but wanted to say welcome Phil! Glad to have you as a part of this excellent community.

zieglj01

· #53 · May 1, 2014

newtechadmin said:
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.

It would be nice - it is something that would keep me coming back.

bkeeler10

· #54 · May 1, 2014

^ +1

Tonto

· #55 · May 1, 2014

newtechadmin wrote:
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.

Well let us in, we have always been part of the "solving of issues." This is what makes us a family...or maybe we just like putting our .02 in :T.

Mike Edwards

· #56 · May 2, 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.

don't we all

... glad to see another craft beer drinker in the mix... wait till you start brewing your own... than you go to a whole new level of beer snob

NBPk402

· #57 · May 2, 2014

Mike Edwards said:
don't we all ... glad to see another craft beer drinker in the mix... wait till you start brewing your own... than you go to a whole new level of beer snob

Have you ever tried "Hand Pulled" beer? We had some in Monterey, Ca at the London Pub... It was the best beer I have ever tasted. :T

Mike Edwards

· #58 · May 2, 2014

ellisr63 said:
Have you ever tried "Hand Pulled" beer? We had some in Monterey, Ca at the London Pub... It was the best beer I have ever tasted. :T

no, never heard of it actually... may have to sniff some out. is it a brand name or are you talking about beer tapped straight from a cask?

Admin VS

· #59 · May 2, 2014

ellisr63 said:
Have you ever tried "Hand Pulled" beer? We had some in Monterey, Ca at the London Pub... It was the best beer I have ever tasted. :T

I have not personally tried such an animal but you have peaked my interest. Now I'm thirsty...

NBPk402

· #60 · May 2, 2014

newtechadmin said:
I have not personally tried such an animal but you have peaked my interest. Now I'm thirsty...

Apparently it is an old style way of brewing beer without some of the current chemicals that speed the process up. I suggested it to a friend and they loved it... Even my wife who is not a beer drinker at all loved it. It was a dark beer that was so smooth it wasn't funny. Give it a try and let me know what you think. :T

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