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Tonesky

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  1. I was sure that football season would help boost my post count into NSAA, but it will not and I don't give a fuck.

    I was pissed when I realized I am going to be at an out of town Bat Mitzvah during the OUsux game, but I'm over it.

  2. I have a nice 5.1 setup, with wall mounted speakers.  With the new build, I hope to keep them on the walls or on stands.  If I move to 7.1, my preference would be to shift my mains to the rear, and add compatible floor standing speakers as the new mains.  The only ceiling mounted speakers would be for Atmos.  But, the room may not end up large enough to really take advantage of this.  How deep of a room do I need to really utilize a 7.1 setup?

  3. OK, shifting the discussion a bit, any thoughts on minimum room size/depth to utilize overhead atmos speakers?  I guess even with 5.1, I could put a pair above, or maybe slightly forward, of the listening sweet seat.  But, to really get the benefit of a 7.1.4 setup, how big of a room do I need to have?

  4. 11 hours ago, Damor said:

    We ran cat6 errwhere.  Most of it will probably never get used, but better to have it now.  Remember if you do a mesh router you can always use a wired backhaul.

    We ran lots of speaker wire, too, but I'm finding that syncing up whole house audio with Google Homes/Chromecast Audios is easier and cheaper for our needs presently.

    Smart lights can either be at the switch or the bulb -- I have a mix of both, as there are advantages of each for different uses.  One thing to consider is flush mount LEDs instead of putting LED bulbs in cans -- we did that in a lot of places.  It looks surprisingly good, and saves money -- cost is about the same as the can enclosure, and lower installation cost.

    We will not skimp on cat6a cable.

    That was my thinking.  We likely wire for surround at HT location, but otherwise eventually end up with something like Sonos for background/ambient music around the house.

    Definitely thinking flush mount LED units rather than LED bulbs in traditional cans.  Have now stumbled upon Lutron Caseta as a way to smart control them.

  5. 5 hours ago, 52-80 said:

    Honestly, who has the right speakers, placement, environment, and calibration to take advantage of all stuff?

    When I gave up my dedicated audio space and $10K in stereo equipment a few years ago, I got a firm commitment that I would have full and perpetual control over the HT space in the den.  But, we'll see how that goes, because we all know that pussy always wins.

  6. Is this something that will stick and that I will want?  We are embarking on new construction and will be pulling wire.  But, unless it is to future-proof for Dolby Atmos, I am not likely to run any wire for in-ceiling speakers.  My current receiver does not support Atmos and I am not likely to replace it any time soon.  When I get to that point, will I want to have wiring in place for Atmos? 

  7. Finally getting started on post Harvey house plans….  It will never be easier or cheaper to pull wire, than it will be during construction, but what to do in our increasingly wireless world?  We will for sure wire for phone (at least one), TV coax, CAT internet, POE security cameras, and theater.  What else, if anything, should we do?  Lighting will mostly be LED cans.  Are those smart controllable?  Or, is it all going to soon be obsolete, as systems like Google Home, Apple HomePod, and Amaon Echo proliferate?

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    On 4/7/2018 at 6:05 PM, Degenerate Gardner said:

    Homemade edibles can make for bad times, especially if you're an infrequent THC consumer.  I've seen more than one person go from "I'm not feeling it" to incapacitated before they knew it.  That is not fun.

     

    On 4/7/2018 at 6:18 PM, Doc Reeves said:

    Yeah, you need to proceed with caution. If someone else is making butter or cookies, it is practically guaranteed 100% that they will have a different tolerance than you. Just think: if you rarely smoke and they are making extracts of the shit in their kitchen, chances are pretty good one cookie could fuck you up for 2 solid days

    And, now, I laugh about it.  But, holy shit, that was a wild ride.

  8. We are trying to move forward post Harvey and have met with a handful of architects regarding new construction, each of whom has sent a proposal with the same two irritating terms.  I am particularly interested in hearing from architects on whether I'm looking at take it or leave it, or there might be room for negotiation on these issues.

    (1) All proposals reserve plan ownership/copyright to the architect, subjecting me to liability for any use of the plan other than building my house at the specified location, and granting the architect unlimited rights and use.  I get that this is intended to protect the architect, but I am paying dearly for the plan, which is supposed to reflect my vision.  Why should the architect then have the ability to sell or license the design to others?  Is it unreasonable to request a prohibition on the architect using my plan for anything other than advertising or marketing without my consent?

    (2) All proposals limit the architect's liability to the amount I pay the architect.  Most state the architect will carry at least $X in E&O coverage, but that doesn't apply to me if I've agreed to limit damages to the amount I paid to the architect.  Some even attempt to shift responsibility to me for third-party claims.  Why the limitation if the architect has insurance?  Do architect's E&O policies typically have an exclusion or coverage limitation for claims by the client/homeowner?  If not, is it unreasonable to expect to have full benefit of the E&O policy if something goes wrong?

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