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That's OK. The idea is to keep the inside of the box cool.

Zach, I mentioned that exact system in my OP. Are you serious about recommending it? Have you heard it?

You mean you've never had a Champagne Depth Charge before? You're really missing out.

And then you'll bring it to CanJam for all of us to hear, right?

Very French. I love it.

Then it sounds like your decision is easy, just cancel the order. Of course, then be sure to ignore all threads about the BHSE, especially after they are delivered. I wonder if there is a way to ignore threads based on topic?

Thanks to everybody for your advice and assistance. Yesterday, I went ahead and bought the HP at Best Buy. I did find some better deals at Dell and Lenovo, but would have had to wait for 2 weeks or more for delivery. By buying yesterday, I had the computer and was able to get assistance in setting it up for work. Also, I figured it was a good idea to get the same computer as everybody else on the team. That way, I can always get help and it removes an entire set of potential problems that come with having a different computer. The HP is a bit cheesy. The keyboard is bright silver (yuck) and has a cheap feel to it. Everything else seems to have satisfactory quality. It's performance is way above the Dell Inspiron 8600 with 2G memory that is my home machine. Overall I'm satisfied with it and I'm sure it will do its job. Yesterday was my first day on the job. It was mostly just an introduction to the team and product, doing all the administrative things and configuring my computer. Since I'm paid for that, it will just about cover the new HP. So I figure that basically the new company just bought me a computer.

Happy Birthday Naaman. Sounds like you had a good time. Hopefully the hangover isn't too bad.

T.M.N. - too many neuroses (him, not you. well ... )

If you can afford it, I suggest you keep your place with Justin and get the BHSE. Then, if after listening to it you decide you don't want to keep it, you'll probably have no problem selling it for no loss. Seems like a win-win scenario to me.

I received an email today from Dell about a 24 hour sale. Prominently displayed is this Mini 9 for $199. There seem to be other deals too.

I was afraid that this would be the answer. That's why I asked. Oh well, I'm just doing initial research now and learning stuff fast. Thanks. I'll look into these things. I already have the TV. This is for our smallish bedroom and this system would totally overpower it. But thanks, I'll consider it if I ever get a large room for a HT setup. I see that my budget is going up. It's no surprise, but I still don't see it at the $5K range for a bedroom HT. Oh well, back to the drawing board. I have plenty of time.

What does Alex like? It's best to get that sound rather than something that I or someone else prefers. Do you know what kind of sound he prefers? Has he mentioned a desire for some of the headphones that you listed?

Sorry to hear this Colin. Keep at it, you'll eventually get a job you'll love.

Well, I finally got a nice job. It's half time for 4-6 months. After that, we see where we are and what the business climate is like. I know the tech-lead and this should be a fun job! I need to provide my own laptop for this job. I have a 4 year old Dell Inspiron 8600 that would probably do the job. However, I think that I'd be better off having a separate work computer. Other members of the team have recently bought this HP laptop. They did get it for $100 less but the price still is pretty reasonable. I've been pretty detached from computer hardware. Should I get this or would you laptop knowledgeable people recommend something else? This laptop will be for doing Web App and Java development. It will not be used for gaming or for any heavy duty graphics. It would be best if it ran XP, but it's OK if it runs 32 bit Vista. 64 bit Vista is not acceptable as some of the work apps won't run on it. Please suggest laptops with this basic feature set and in this price range. Thanks.

Dan, you just love to complicate my life, don't you. While you're at it, can you recommend the receiver?

This looks interesting. Of course, it also looks like it will quickly get me over the $1K limit. I'm not looking for a top-notch setup, just a reasonable improvement over the TV's sound system. I've seen several packages with blu-ray under $1K. Of course, they very well might sound horrible. That's why I was hoping that somebody had actually heard some decent in the price range.

Sorry to bring this old thread back to life, but I have similar questions and figured it would be best to keep just one Home Theater Setup thread. I recently took delivery of a Samsung LN40A640 TV. It's great and has me interested in also building a low level HT setup around it. I'm wondering if anybody can recommend an "all in one" HT package to go with this TV? It must include BlueRay support and I'm looking to only spend between $500 and $1K. Here's an acceptable example from OneCall.com. Of course, I'm hoping that you can recommend something twice as good and half the cost. Here is some info about the setup: In 14'3" x 12' 4" bedroom. So need smallish speakers. Used only for HT. So please feel free to recommend HT solutions for me and, as I am a complete HT noob, please feel free to recommend features I might need. Also please point out any good online references that I can peruse. Thanks in advance for your help and advice.

I'd love to get in on this but can't justify spending $2500 for another amp, even to myself much less to my wife. I'd have to spend even more as I don't have the skill to build this complicated of a project. I wish you guys the best of luck with this and my heart will be with you. I can't wait to listen to one of these.

The offer will be open right up to the last minute. Stacy and I will probably leave SB around noon on Friday (5/29). Don't hesitate to drop in if it fits into your plans.

I had a few problems booking on line. The script has some issues. I found by starting over several times that if you did things in the correct order (for the script), I could finally make it work. BTW, I booked from Friday (May 29) to Sunday (May 31). I'll ask for a late checkout on Sunday.

Here at HC, you have 15 minutes to edit a post. After that it's saved as is for posterity.

Good luck to your friend Mike. I hope everything works out well.

It's a matter of prioritization. With the exception of Peter, nobody in the US cares about tea or how long it takes a kettle to boil.

I predict that as usually happens, some people will prefer the HD800 and some people the PS-1000 and neither side will understand the other.