You know your a HT addict when.....

[Bam!]

when you won't rent a movie unless it is DD or DTS.....

when the pic quality of the movie sucks so bad.....you get turned off....and leave.....to go back on the guide :lol: ................and start a thread on how bad the pic quality of the movie is...... :lol:

[jimmyp58]

...when you are simultaneously logged onto two or more forums, keep hitting the 'refresh' button, and can't wait to respond

[jimmyp58]

...when your 2nd system is better than 90% of the general population's main system

[Bam!]

...when you are simultaneously logged onto two or more forums, keep hitting the 'refresh' button, and can't wait to respond

so true.....so very true.....so very very true! ops: :lol:

[Azeke]

...when your wife asks you if you are coming to bed and you respond that you are already in bed (in the HT room)

I have to try that one Jimmy, that's a good one.

...when you do a google search on your equipment to see if there are any new developments or reviews.

Regards,

Azeke

[Adz]

When you rationalize spending thousands on your new piece of equipment but not taking that $5k vacation.

[Andrew Pratt]

...when asked about how much something cost you reply in US funds because that's where you bought it....dollars are dollars aren't they :W

[Claude D D]

...when your 2nd system is better than 90% of the general population's main system

Yeah or even worse....when you have gear in boxes collecting dust that your buddies would die for!! :T

....when you use a very good subwoofer in the box as your 19" monitor stand.

[jimmyp58]

...when you go to your college Alma Mater's opening football game and find everything wrong with PA system and how it's sound sucks. You tell everyone about you what causes that type of noise, etc. I think my wife got kind of embarrassed over this one today!

[jimmyp58]

...when I would rather have stayed home to watch the game on ESPN-HD than swelter in the heat and spend quality time with the misses!

[SpOoNmAn]

Yeah or even worse....when you have gear in boxes collecting dust that your buddies would die for!! :T

....when you use a very good subwoofer in the box as your 19" monitor stand.

I just noticed the box..nice :T

[ht_addict]

When you spend about $6k on new equipment over the year without telling the wife. Then she see's the statement from Trans Canada Credit and asks "whats this?"

When you buy something new and time it just right to pick it up and install before she gets home.

When she asks whats this and you tell her you were just moving stuff around and it used to be over there.

ht_addict

[jimmyp58]

Good job HT ADDICT....

[jimmyp58]

...when you are walking to the football stadium and analyzing everyone's stereo that is blaring and how god-awful it sounds and start b*^@*ing about it and wish you could run home and show them what your system can do!

[Elmac]

every time you turn on your system you wonder if someone play with it.

[SpOoNmAn]

haha

when youre living with siblings, and you "sibling proof" your audio room. No lock is ever too much :T

[Elmac]

install a lock in your HT room so only you have access to it,
Have a measuring tape handy in your HT to see if your future component will fit in

[Elmac]

When you carry a sound meeter in the car just in case you ever will need it,
and when you check your system with it at least 2 times a week just to reconfirm all the setings

[Elmac]

when you turn main on/off switch on the back of your SSP just to make sure no one plays with it while you are away

[jimmyp58]

I love the measuring tape one! :roflmao:

[aarsoe]

When you spend 2 hours looking on ebay for a laser level with built on distance measurer, so that you can get that setup just perfect..

When you go home with your new purchase and before you have even plugged it in, you start wondering how much better this unit would be if you just change this cable - the rack, etc..

When you actually spend time writing this!

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When you stop going to the cinema due to the fact that..!

A: You can never get the best seat in the house
B: Other people talking irritate you so much that you wonder if you could kill them without getting noticed..
C: You start looking around for the remote, when you have to go to the bathroom
D: When you think the picture is poorly adjusted and wonder what AVIA looks like on reel
E: Other people look funny at you when you stand up and start taking your pants off..

[jimmyp58]

...when you switch from cable to satellite (DISH) and the receiver is silver, all your components are black, and before the tech leaves your house you are already thinking what you are going to change out (read upgrade!).

[SpOoNmAn]

...when you switch from cable to satellite (DISH) and the receiver is silver, all your components are black, and before the tech leaves your house you are already thinking what you are going to change out (read upgrade!).

same thing again, just switch colors :E

[Burke Strickland]

E: Other people look funny at you when you stand up and start taking your pants off..

If you do that in a crowded movie theater, I'd guess that other people will look at you funny whether or not you are an HT addict. :>)

Burke

[SpOoNmAn]

lol

-Aaron-

[H.Donald]

When you buy generic audio magazines just to look at other peoples systems.

When you spend over $100 on an s-video cable for your vcr even though you never watch vhs tapes anymore.[well it was 3 meters]

When you have a dvd recorder,a dvd player and two vcrs in the same system.

When you spend more time channel surfing looking for scenes to enjoy that surround sound than you do actually watching movies.

When the only time you do watch a movie is when the wife comes down to the cave and you find yourself still clutching the remote halfway thru the "film".

When you purchase a piece of equipment in one color because it is less noticeable to the wife...such as a black rcd1072 as oppose to the silver.

When before you go to sleep you fantasize about putting together your dream system...thats not me..honest it's a friend....Herm

[aarsoe]

I knew someone would see it the wrong way! I was refering to being able to be really comfortable in your own HT :rofl:

[purplepeople]

... you tout the upgrade cycle as a model for government legalization and taxation of other high-priced addictions.

1) Consumption limited to private use inside user's homes
2) Children can't participate without adult supervision
3) Harms limited only to long term effects (on hearing)
4) A chance to create support groups for spouses, families and friends
5) CRTC (FCC) regulations provide control over source quality, distribution media and limited access on the basis of age. (rated R)

Serious, I used this BS once at a party when I was a bit drunk and someone asked me for advice on a stereo. At least that's what my friends told me after.

ensen.

[Claude D D]

...when you find yourself going for the remote at friends and familys homes so that you can "tweak" their TV for them. :

[David Meek]

Claude, I was doing that at the in-laws this weekend. :B

[Bam!]

...when you go to people's homes and say to yourself.....how can they watch a movie on this......

.....when the first thing you do upon entering someone's house is check out the stereo and then evaluate them as to what type of people they are.....

ops:

[Gene Simmons]

...when you regularly lie awake until 3am when you have to work the next day thinking about the layout of your system, when you haven't even bought your house yet and have no idea what the basement is going to look like!

[Elmac]

When you go at least once a week to stereo/HT store just to see what new demos do they have, or just to see what is new on the horizon

[Gene Simmons]

...when you go to BB and FS so much, you realize how high their staff turnover is!

[Andrew Pratt]

...when you go to workshop and you spend the whole time cringing at the way the projector is set up...I mean how hard is it to understand what the keystone button does.

...when you avoid going to the AV stores b/c you know you'd likely buy something

[jimmyp58]

...when you think you can convince anyone (and everybody) that they need to embrace HT like you do.

[H.Donald]

When you are trying to the decide which surround format to watch
a sporting event in...

[ht_addict]

When you replace your Rotel RMB-1095 with a NAD S250 and find the banana plugs isn't as tight so you order 6 sets spades :frypan:

ht_addict

[NMyTree]

...when you start researching and trying to figure out a way, to hook up a mic to your Surround Processor, so you could sit your Mother-In-Law down in the Living Room, and yell....."Get Out!" in 5.1 :B

But, you want allocate each individual letter of those two words to sequence through to a different speaker, ending with the "t" in the word "Out"...........in your subwoofer. :B

[Drew_W]

...when you buy audio equipment from CAM/audiogon/eBay just so you can try it out in your system, knowing full well you can resell it for at least what you paid less shipping if it doesn't "click" with you or your system.

...your homepage is audiogon's New Today page.

[ekkoville]

Thank's Drew, I am getting tired of the current homepage.....

....when you purchase a new piece and upgrade it before you get back to the house.

[H.Donald]

When at a party you use "upgrade" as a noun,a verb,an adjective and an adverb
all in the same conversation...you also wonder why no one wants to be alone with you.

[ajpoe]

... when you have to bite your tongue and smile as a friend tells you how their Bose system is the best thing since sliced bread.

[Burke Strickland]

... when you have to bite your tongue and smile as a friend tells you how their Bose system is the best thing since sliced bread.

Yeah, sliced bread is highly over-rated. :>)

Burke

[H.Donald]

That's so true about Bose...I remember when I thought they were the top of the line.
I was blind but now I see...actually now I hear.