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What an evening! I was listening to some Big Head Todd and the Monsters whenever you posted this Oz, was about to reply and had a great phone call from a far away friend so am now in the middle of Steve Earle ... at the lower levels believe it or not. Sometimes it's great just to have *one* of those evenings, although it's now 10:16 and I'm thinking whenever the alarm goes off at 3:30 a.m. for work I'll be wishing I didn't stay up so late. Oh well.

Dude... Why so early? Do you have to set your hair?
oz

No, we are in the air at daylight and I have a 2 hour drive to work ... been doing it for years so I am well adjusted. I think.

Some GREAT posts Oz. There is nothing like being taken to a different place on the wings of music you love.

I read that you are saving toward a center and surrounds. I suspect that when you get them, you'll find yourself spending more time with your TV (watching movies) than you do now.

Sorry to hear (no pun intended) about your hearing problems. Having been a sound man for a regional band for a number of years I know of what you speaketh. I have tinnitus in my right ear. Strangely, it rarely ever bothers me, which is good, cuz I have no control over it. Every now and then, the tinnitus will ring much louder than normal for several hours. And, on occasion, I lose hearing in one ear or the other for 24 hours or so. Such fun.

Enjoy the music, Oz.

Jack
I have had the problem with tinitus also. I have found that caffein or rather too much caffein makes it much worse. Are you a coffee, tea or soft drink junkie? I'm currently up to way too many cups of coffee. About five years ago I had to give up caffein totally for about 2 years. That is when I noticed that the tinitus virtually went away. I swore that I would never get hooked on coffe again. Now it is back (the coffee and the tinitus) with a vengence.
What can I say I love my java.
oz

Know the feeling about just sitting and listening to music.

I have spent most of today and part of yesterday re-discovering many of my favorite CDs and hearing things for the first time that I didn't know were even in there.

It is good; very very good.

No coffee or tea. But, I have a Coca Cola jones that is ongoing. It started in Viet Nam when I'd drink a six-pack a day. But, these days it's about one or two eight ounce glasses of Caffeine Free Coca Cola Classic per day.

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I read that you are saving toward a center and surrounds. I suspect that when you get them, you'll find yourself spending more time with your TV (watching movies) than you do now.

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Well we do watch movies once in a while. But not much of the regular stuff. Like Springsteen said all these channels and there is nothing on. The sub, qs8's and the VP 150 are just because you people here have got me hooked on the Axiom upgraditis never ending cycle. Actually my daughter is getting married in 07 and if I can get it all together for the upgrade I would like to give her the existing HT for her new place.
oz

I sat down and listened thru Duran Duran's album "Big Thing" the other day and it sounded really good. Last nite it was some Moby, "18: B-Sides" which is a VERY smooth and sometimes mellow album. Sounded amazing in NEO6.

Oh ya, everyone needs to have a DVR of some kind. I thought TV basically sucked, but I found when you can record to shows to watch when you have the time (and skip thru commericals easily) you may find there are actually some good shows out there to be watched. I will have to say, 24 is probably the best or one of the best shows on TV.

Great posts, Oz. I'm glad the hearing thing wasn't permanent.

I think you nailed down what this hobby is all about for some--sitting down and appreciating some music. Well said.