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And What Did You Get Your Wife For Christmas?

There is a scene in the old TV series "Home Improvement" where Jill asks Tim to build a home office for her in the attic. Tim replies with an evil grin "Don't tease me unless you really mean it. Arh, arh, arh."

Such was the case when my wife asked for a TV for Christmas. She just wanted something to watch when I'm watching a football game or a shoot 'em up in the den and our son is playing video games in the living room.

Of course we couldn't JUST get a TV. She needed a satellite receiver to get her favorite channels, a dvd player to watch chick flicks and view the Kodak picture disks. And of course a VCR to watch our old videos. It had to be simple and easy to use. Decent TV picture around 27", but no home theater. (Fresh memories of our son's system in the living room.) The stand needed to blend in well with our Cherry wood bedroom furniture. And it had to come in at $500 or less. (Aw c'mon honey, I have interconnects that cost more than that. Oops...)

Before I tell you what I did, you tell me. What would you have done? :o)

And a Merry Christmas to all!

kinsekd
mwilson
430 posts
 
Hey - I got her the TV. A widescreen 22" Panasonic LCD TV with component video for the bedroom system. She loves to watch movies before bed, and since we're not a TV household, it's time together we don't always get.

The bedroom now features tubes (little ASL Wave 8s) AND flat TV, and nice homemade rack + speaker stands. Mixes old, new and homebuilt, and the morning light shines through the rack (partially in front of a window) very nicely. It's quite pretty actually. She loves the aesthetic value AND the mini-HT.
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lcouplin
36 posts
 
You are all going to hate me. The wife, kids and i are going to the CES in Vegas, just like we did last year. I have been going since it started and have loved it each year. Last year was first time i could take kids and they too loved it. Daughter loves tubes, has a tube amp and B & W speakers...son...he likes HT. See you in Vegas!
slipknot1
1,423 posts
 
Got home. ordered the new TT/Cartridge setup. She never even batted an eye. I guess she is getting used to indulging this merry-go-round of Audiophilia Nervousa.
stenersr
84 posts
 
Tickets to the CES show!
bigkidz
1,784 posts
 
Guys,

I purchased her some nice very expensive perfumes (got it at a discount in NYC versus Macys). She wants a new kitchen in 2003, probably drop $80Gees. I already bought myself a Pass X-250 amp and X-1 preamp here on the gon (placed it all on the 0% interest credit card for 15 months of no interest payments versus paying the lump sum now). So I am set until the speaker cables come in for an audition next week, then the power cords in January, then I'll start all over with the CD players, just missed that Wadia 860 with the GNS upgrade. Gotta love this hobby!

Also wanted to ask you audiophiles to pick out one of your favorite songs this holiday season and play a song for some of my friends and realatives who are no longer with us because of 911. Not a day goes by that I do not appreciate what I have. So, please remember all of your loved ones and play a nice song for them.

Happy Holidays to all and Happy Listening.

Peter
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