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Thanks for that link Doormat. I missed that thread somehow.

You mean that instead of "as an engineer" you could have been prefacing your replies with "as someone who will crush you"?

LOL. No, I am not very big at all actually. Although my son thinks I am but he's only 11 . Now Jason on the other hand...he's a real Hulkster.

Hulkster? thanks, but not so much any more, have lost alot of muscle mass over the last 15 years, which is what prompted me(that and my 2 sons) to get back into shape a few years ago but being 40+ now, Father time is making it much more difficult to recover from hard work outs, that and the fact I only get about 5 hrs of sleep a night doesn't help either.

I would recommend to both of you to continue the weights and use lighter weights but much higher reps(20ish) to keep the upper body in tune with the lower as most cardio focuses on the legs. The higher reps and lighter weights will pretty much eliminate any bulking up. It is true heavy weights lower reps does cause you to bulk up, but you want to gain muscle as it burns more calories than fat does, which makes it easier to stay leaner.

I usually hit the weights 2-3 times week and 15-30 min of cardio AFTER the weights and on the non weight days do 30-60 min of cardio. I haven't done much of any of this since I passed out at work and gave myself a concussion from the face plant into the concrete in January and had a bad cough for a month or 2 leading up to the loss of consciousness. I was then diagnosed with pneumonia at the hospital while they stitched up my head(only 4 stitches I was very lucky).

I did my first 2 miles in about 6 months yesterday and ended up coughing for the rest of the day. I will try again tomorrow.

That's good advice. Thanks.

Well based on a review I saw on here I decided to change my order to a pair of QS8s instead of the QS4s. The guy also said my order would ship 1APR. I'm kinda wondering if he was just messing with me since he said April fools day...

Since my speaker should arrive "soon" I suppose it's time for some n00b questions.

First off, I'm going to use bananas on the receiver end of the speaker wires as there isn't much room for a direct connection so my question is should I cover the bananas with heatshrink to prevent any shorting or other accidents?

Second, is there an "optimal" height for your tv/screen? I like where mine is now but if I want to place my vp100 below it I need to raise it an inch or two.

You shouldn't need to put extra shrink around the bananas. Just make sure the bananas are secure. I have some like these and they don't fit all that snug. The ones that flange out are more secure.

I like the TV at eye level. If it's too high it gets fatiguing to constantly look up.

A couple of inches higher should not matter, optimal is whatever you find comfortable.

I got the ones from monoprice. I was going to use some RC style high current ones but I couldn't find just the connectors for the ones I really like. These are similar...



It's funny that since I got the ipod dock for my receiver I've been listening to my ipod more than I watch tv these days.