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Alright, I've been in the throes of moving into my new house, and one day after unloading the truck I had to get on a plane and spend a week in California. So now that I'm back and the computer is finally hooked up, I've got 1,000 posts to wade through. Ain't gonna happen. So let me see if I picked up on the important points:

• The picnic was a blast, but relatively few folks from the board actually attended.
• There's a pair of über-towers that will join the Axiom product line in the not too distant future.
• simboticus and I have the same DVD player, and apparently the crossover points for SACD/DVD-A material are absurdly high.
• ICBMs are neat, and I think I need one right away.
• Ken wishes people could spell.
• DoubtingThomas has a sweeeeeeeeeeet setup.
• Anyone who has the inside scoop on Axiom amps is staying mum.

For my own part, the new house is coming along nicely and I spent a few hours today running speaker cable in the attic and hanging my QS4s. Calibration was complete around 5pm, and I popped in "Master and Commander" to hear what my Axioms can sound like in a larger room with hardwood floors and no apartment neighbors to worry about bothering...

Holy smokes.

Man, I am not kidding when I say it sounds like I have a brand new system. I'm not listening at crazy volumes (mid 80s-90db), but everything is hyper-articulated and the bass from the EP175 and VTF-2 is just super detailed and shaking the walls. So this is what I've been missing by living in an apartment? Wow, wow, wow. I can't imagine what an upgrade to a pair of 60s or 80s would sound like. My M22s sound superb. The cats were a little freaked out by the flying cannonballs, but otherwise everything's great.

I think there was something about Diana Krall as well, but it couldn't have been very important. Something about her legs...

Glad the acoustics are working in the new house, congratulations !!

Right on about the setup, dude. Congrats!

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über-towers

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Hey, how did you get the little dots to appear over the "u"?

Don't get me wrong, I'm interested in Axiom's new towers as well, but. . .

You know, I thought whoever posted that was joking. Or maybe it was a dead-end prototype. I wouldn't get my hopes up...

All the better. Couldn't afford it anyway.

I need a second job so I can afford all this audio stuff.

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Hey, how did you get the little dots to appear over the "u"?

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If you're running Windows, go to Program Files > Accessories > System Tools > Character Map. I'm sure there's something similar in Macs, but I'm not the guy to help you with that.

On a Mac, hold option and press u. Then press the desired vowel.

ü

tadaa!

This also applies for chapeaus (ô) and the down and up accents (é è).

Thanks, Ken and Mike. I can't speak German nor can I write it, but I do like saying über.

Welcome back Mike.
Congratulations on the move to your new house. I'm sure you'll really enjoy the system, now you don't have to worry about the neighbors so much.

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