Whats on your Xmas wish list?

[blackraven]

Its been so freaking slow on the forum lately so I'll start a new thread.

So what's on your Christmas or Holiday wish list? Here's mine:

The new Oppo BRP if it's ever released

New Marantz SA8003 SACDP

Van Alstine Hybrid DAC my #1 choice. I'll probably buy this or the Marantz once I sell my Cambridge Audio 840c-$950 if anyone is interested in it. (the new price is going up $200 next week to $1595)

Several XRCD24's from eastwindimports.com or Cd universe- this is what I'll probably get.

Panny 42"-50" plasma TV

A new car, Acura TL, VW EOS convertable or Saturn Skye Redline

[DetroitIrish]

better hurry up on the Sky, GM announced this week that they are canceling the G8 and solstice/sky when the remodel is due in 5 years... YAY CAFE standards :(

my wish list is
- a decent sub
- 1080p 55"+
- winning lotto ticket ;)

[Ajani]

Hmmm.... Probably:

A Musical Fidelity X-CAN V8 heaphone amplifier to drive the AKG K701 headphones I ordered yesterday...

&

A Musical Fidelity V-DAC to stick between the X-CAN V8 and my Squeezebox....

[blackraven]

They priced the Skye too high and they cant give away the Solstice here in the Twin Cities. The Turbo Solstice are going for $24K and the Turbo Skye's for $32K for basically the same car. The non turbo models have POS engines, 177HP, weak, sluggish, noisy and rough running. The Turbo's are 268HP smooth and fun to drive-0-60mph at 5.3 seconds. The skye handles like a dream and beat out a porsche boxster around a track.

GM's in deep doodoo if they are cancelling the G8 and Skye/Solstice. The styling on the G8 is boring just like most of the GM cars. I dont understand why they cant design a good and cool looking mass market car. Auto workers benefits are killing the big 3 US automakers. They just cant compete in quality and price compared to the asian manufacturers!

[blackraven]

Nice Ajani, let us know how you like the head phones. I'm thinking about getting a pair for late night listening.

By the way, how's the weather in St. Kitts? My wife and I have always thought about vacationing there. I've heard its expensive to vacation there.

[Monkey Mouse]

Rotel CD player and wiring...

[Feanor]

Its been so freaking slow on the forum lately so I'll start a new thread.

So what's on your Christmas or Holiday wish list?
...
... beggers would ride. That was an expression of my late grandmother.

My real Xmas wish list consists of about 40 CDs all registered at Arkiv Music. Of that list my family may deign to give me half a dozen or so.

My "expanded" list includes a new DAC. There is an abundance of candidates with is no urgency to decide at the moment:

Cambridge DacMagic
MHDT Lab non-oversampling -- Havana, Paradisea+, or Constantine+
Monarchy NM24
PS Audio DAC III
AVA Insight or Ultra, pending blackraven's final review.Another item on the expanded list: Panasonic TH-46PZ80 46" 1080p plasma HDTV.

[Worf101]

Small wishes..

1. That I stay employed.
2. That I keeps muh health.
3. That all my friends on here and elsewhere do the same as 1 and 2.
4. That my Buds son L.Corporal Gilewicz gets out of Iraq in one piece.
5. That my nephew doesn't GO to Iraq.
and....


6. That oppo releases a BR player.

Da Worfster :D

[kexodusc]

I am wishing for about 2 weeks off. I haven't had any real vacation time since, well, last Christmas and man is it ever weighing on me now. I've had the busiest year of my life. 2 weeks off sounds precious.

Other than that, I hope Santa Kex bring me a new a/v receiver or processor in time for the holidays so I can finally step into the new hi-rez audio world when watching BluRays. .I'm eyeballing offerings from Outlaw, Emotiva, Yamaha, and Onkyo. We'll see how it goes.

[Rich-n-Texas]

Sex with an attractive and young female.

[kexodusc]

Sex with an attractive and young female.
+2 kudos for honesty....:lol:

[GMichael]

I wish to get through the season without anymore major problems. The last couple of years, the holidays have brought us bad news. Can I just take this one off?

If not, I'll take that TL that was offered.

[Rich-n-Texas]

And my A/V gift to me will be a BFD. I think I've made some pretty significant acoustic improvements to my living room this weekend, and my motivation to get the rest of the panels together has picked up so by December I should be ready for it. Get ready for lottsa questions Kex & L.J.! :yesnod:

Good luck to you GM.

[kexodusc]

And my A/V gift to me will be a BFD. I think I've made some pretty significant acoustic improvements to my living room this weekend, and my motivation to get the rest of the panels together has picked up so by December I should be ready for it. Get ready for lottsa questions Kex & L.J.! :yesnod:

Good luck to you GM.
Hmm, that reminds me, I have to re-program the BFD in my new room. Just another thing on the "to do" list...

[Duds]

I'm hoping i dont get laid off, and would also like a Pioneer plasma :)

[Feanor]

Sex with an attractive and young female.

Only one??? Or is that one in particular? :confused5:

[Rich-n-Texas]

I'm not greedy!!! Any one with a heartbeat.

(Where the frick's GM?) :incazzato:

[GMichael]

I'm not greedy!!! Any one with a heartbeat.

(Where the frick's GM?) :incazzato:

Hey! I just a horny guy who knows lots of women, not a pimp.

Oh OK. I know a few ladies who might be willing to give you a tumble.

Actually, I do know a few nice girls, but they aren't into the whole casual sex thing. How do you feel about pen pals?:1:

[GMichael]

I'm not greedy!!! Any one with a heartbeat.

(Where the frick's GM?) :incazzato:

Wait! I just re-read what you said. Are you sure you weren't looking for the other Michael?

[Rich-n-Texas]

Yes, I'm sure.

And... I already did the pen-pal thing. Let's get back to:

Oh OK. I know a few ladies who might be willing to give you a tumble.
Hurry, before sticks gets wind of this...

[basite]

well...


a Rega RB301 tonearm
Denon DL-103R or Shelter 501 cart
better speaker cables
a new room


and first picks for that attractive young lady Rich was talking about :D


Keep them spinning,
Bert.

[GMichael]

well...


a Rega RB301 tonearm
Denon DL-103R or Shelter 501 cart
better speaker cables
a new room


and first picks for that attractive young lady Rich was talking about :D


Keep them spinning,
Bert.

You mean, this girl?

[GMichael]

Or these two?

[basite]

in that case,

i'd rather skip your 'girls', and find my own :D


Keep them spinning,
Bert.

[Rich-n-Texas]

Too late Bert, you made the commitment. :yesnod:

[Rich-n-Texas]

Back to the A/V wishlist...

Something to replace my CD/DVD changer...

If I asked what player would do the best job of playing my regular CD's, a few SACD's and a couple of DVD-A's that I own, y'all would say Oppo wouldn't you?

[audio amateur]

Or these two?
:yikes: That is just foul... Shouldn't be legal.

[Auricauricle]

Lookin' for a CD changer....The models found so far....

*Kinda partial to the unibrow thing, you know.

[Rich-n-Texas]

Yo! blackraven isn't going to like the direction in which his thread is headed. :nonod:

[Duds]

I like my Denon 2910. its an older model, not sure what the newer model numbers are, but they are a nice player


Back to the A/V wishlist...

Something to replace my CD/DVD changer...

If I asked what player would do the best job of playing my regular CD's, a few SACD's and a couple of DVD-A's that I own, y'all would say Oppo wouldn't you?

[blackraven]

This is more my style-

http://prettygirls.bloggero.com/

[Auricauricle]

Uggh...Not one unibrow in the bunch!

[blackraven]

That unibrow pic is making my Delete finger Hard!

[Auricauricle]

Well, mebbe you should start wearin' gloves when you play with the Viagra bottle, Sport!

[Doc Sage]

"Whats on your Xmas wish list? "' he ask.


I got all the toys I ever wanted and the girl to share these toys with.

With over 300 CD's, I can not think of one that I may be lacking of.

HMMMM!!!!!!

I get to enjoy live music a couple times a month and I know I will enjoy a few this holiday season.
Money is something that I can use more of...but we do not give each other money, it's one of the rules we set many years back.

I know that I will be suprise with what I will get, she is always good for that. Otherwize...

...peace, love and happiness to all is all that I can think of.

Doc Sage

[Ajani]

Nice Ajani, let us know how you like the head phones. I'm thinking about getting a pair for late night listening.

By the way, how's the weather in St. Kitts? My wife and I have always thought about vacationing there. I've heard its expensive to vacation there.

I'll definitely give feedback on how the phones perform... And an update after I get a headphone amp...

The weather in St Kitts is great... it's nice and warm all year round.... and not too expensive... if you want an idea of prices, you should be able to find info on the Marriot's website (since we have a Marriot in St Kitts)... For expensive you could try the Four Seasons (on the neighboring island Nevis)

[Jack in Wilmington]

Back to the A/V wishlist...

Something to replace my CD/DVD changer...

If I asked what player would do the best job of playing my regular CD's, a few SACD's and a couple of DVD-A's that I own, y'all would say Oppo wouldn't you?

It's a hard one not to recommend. But here is another excellent one, the Cambridge Audio DVD99. I believe Audio Advisor has them for $299.

[pixelthis]

WHY do peeps always jump ahead to Christmas?
It aint even HOLLOWEEN YET!:1:

[pixelthis]

bUT IF YOU REALLY WANNA KNOW...
(and a set of anything with the word natilus in the name...):1:

[blackraven]

WHY do peeps always jump ahead to Christmas?
It aint even HOLLOWEEN YET!:1:

Because the stores are already begining to put up Christmas decorations and my kids are already telling my wife and I what they would like for Christmas.

I was also trying to stimulate some conversation on the forum, its slow lately:)

[Rich-n-Texas]

Some people down here already have Christmas lights turned on.

[Styx]

That my wife doesn't go beyond our agreed budget for X-Mas presents.....:yikes:

[GMichael]

That my wife doesn't go beyond our agreed budget for X-Mas presents.....:yikes:

Good luck with that one. Also, good luck with her being understanding if you DON'T exceed that budget.

[blackraven]

My wife and I always have "The Talk" about how much to spend on Christmas for the kids and agree on an amount. Then on Christmas day she brings out all these other hidden presents and has gone way over budget.

[Rich-n-Texas]

You poor guys... literally. :nonod:

[johnny p]

Some people down here already have Christmas lights turned on.


They saved all of that time by not taking them down after last Christmas :biggrin5:

[Rich-n-Texas]

Isn't there a redneck joke that includes something along these lines?

[GMichael]

Isn't there a redneck joke that includes something along these lines?

You mean like,....

If you leave your X-mas lights up on your trailer all year....... you might be a redneck.

[GMichael]

At our house, we have X-mas decorations going up in September. In the Philippines, they don't have a Halloween or Thanksgiving so they start thinking about X-mas much sooner than we do. We end up with a mix of X-mas, Halloween and Thanksgiving decoration up this time of year. It's taken me a few years to get used to it.

At least my wife doesn't start bugging me to put up the lights until after Halloween now.

[Rich-n-Texas]

That works.

[pixelthis]

They saved all of that time by not taking them down after last Christmas :biggrin5:

Thats the way to do it:1:

[Styx]

Good luck with that one. Also, good luck with her being understanding if you DON'T exceed that budget.


It hasn't worked in 21yrs....but there's always a first time, right? Well, I keep telling myself that.:skep: