Axiom Home Page Forums General Discussion Stereo banana plug = higher sound quality or convenience?

ya'll are cracking up this morning!

but, i am ashamed to say, yes i was there with my big sausage hands, tongue out, trying to wind the wire around the post. after about 15 minutes of that, and still getting a bad connection, thats when i decided to go to the electronic store and get the banana plugs. one of my better decisions in life!

and my cone fetish WAS/IS gone. on the first night, i did a little 'tap, tap' on the cones(with clean hands), ran my fingers over the gorilla ports, and then put the screens on, never to grope them since.. although, funny story.. i had a friend over to check out the system(this was the guy who was all gung-ho for polk audio), and i took the screens off. i could tell, he wanted to 'tap' them but just looked at them and ran his fingers over the gorilla ports.. i told him, "go ahead, you can touch them", and he did the tap.. he started laughing and said," well i wanted to , but some people really hate that, and i didnt want to piss you off"!! i just laughed and told him i did the same thing.. it made me feel good to know that i aint the only one with this 'fetish' thing.

so, just to clarify.. there is no speaker fondling going on at bigjohns residence.

BTW- i came home from work yesterday, and shannon had a friend over, and they were scrapbooking to elton john, turned up pretty loud(at least by her standards). shannon had played the opening thunderstorm scene from 'open range' for her.. i was sooooo proud.. my wife, showing off the HT system.. i was speechless. i think, against her will, she is starting to like it as much as me. she has music playing almost everyday when i get home.

bigjohn

bigjohn, I must ask. Are you concerned that Shannon and her friend might have been, well, touching the cones before you got home? I hesitate to surface the question, but the husband is usually the last to know.

BigJohn running his fingers over a gorilla port...not an image I ever thought I'd have.

and Ray...you were talking about the M60's cones, not each other's right? I can't imagine BigJohn's reaction if that he came home to find that!

Sausage grease doesn't make the best lube, either --especially if it's from hot links.

BigJohn. Does she have a 30-something sister in northern california?

jr

I was speaking of the M60 cones spiff, but you comment piqued my interest. I'm guessing bigjohn might have dealt with that surprise in a very predictable way!!!

once again, a good laugh to start the day..

well, if they would have been touching 'each others cones', i probably would have grabbed a beer and a chair to get a good seat of the action. just kidding..

but, once again, making my mind wonder.. i had another funny thought.. and i hope no one gets offended by this. i read an ad in the local paper yesterday about our local 'adult' shop on the outskirts of town.. anyway, the ad said that they had porn on DVD.. i didnt know this, i thought it was all on video. so now my curiosity is all peaked, and i am curious as to what porn sounds like on 5.1 surround. i know, stupid thought, but i cant help myself. so, i think i might have to run out there this weekend and see what sort of selection they have. come on now guys.. what sort of audiophile would i be if i didnt fully test ALL sorts of listening inputs on my new HT.. well, at least thats the excuse i am gonna give shannon.. hope she buys it!!

james- no, my wife doenst have a 30 something sister in cali, sorry. but she does have a 21 year old sister in austin that is single. so if you are ever out in central texas, let me know. BTW- she is a knock out!!

bigjohn

All I can say is that porn on DVD and a big screen tv is a site to behold. Ain't America great?!

What would come out of the surrounds? Maybe the director's voice, "Now move your hand through your hair. Grab the hoola-hoop..."?

Mostly it's the sound of the fluffer, thumbing through a paperback and drinking coffee until she/he is needed again...

jr