Quote: Originally Posted by 1911 that is awesome and i am glad for your quality of life there....but for the ny and cali people let me say this before they turn green with envy....if you are able to buy in ny or cali that is a great investment over time that will far eclipse the savings...

I havent posted in a while but i found this thread interesting. I live in houston, tx and got a house around 6 months ago with 3400sqft, 3 car garage, built 1994 with decent everything for $198000 in a nice are, which is like pocket money for you guys with those expensive homes. Houston's one of...

Oh, well that sort of changes things then MisterX . Good luck to ya sinbios. -ivan

Sinbios, Paypal has a "virtual debit card" or credit card that you can access from your paypal account under "send money" i think, unless they removed it. It pretty much just gives you a card number, exp date, security code, etc incase you dont have a card. Lil_jv...calm down, not everyone...

If a jack is directly attached to a board, i see a very slim chance of it ever coming off. I agree with Onix in that i also think that there will always be someone else to repair your amp, sometimes even for free. Ive seen various posts over the years of how different people offer their services...

The mint is like posted earlier: meta is now tiny. The cmoy amps are often housed in the novelty candy tins (why some call it a mint) but are different from the regular "MINT" that tangent coined. -ivan c.

Quote: Originally Posted by JMT When my mom was alive, she never forgot my birthday. I, however, have forgotten my older son's date of birth (as opposed to his birthday). When his actual birthday comes around, I have never forgotten it (in fact, it is June 7th and I have already...

Gotta love the way black cars shine after a nice washing/detailing eh? I have a black car too and recently used claybar/rubbing compound/polish/wax and it looks just like a mirror like yours. gj on the work man -ivan

I just noticed that you said affordable rents (ie no house), most places here are cheap especially the further south you go. Ive lived in a few apartments in town, including one of the two nicest in my area and paid $1200 for a nice 3bdrm apartment, but further south we've paid $880 for the...

I think Houston is a pretty good city to live in. There are tons of different cultures everywhere you look and you might find more non-whites than whites lol. Houston gets pretty hot, but not too bad, what's bad is the humidity which brings the heat like 50degrees higher. The storms arent bad...

To push leads out of a hole its a great idea to use those pointed toothpicks since the solder doesnt stick to them and they can be forced in (not too hard or they'll break) to remove as much as possible. I saw this trick a few months ago here on headfi. -ivan

I agree with phoenix about ditching the rear speakers (well leave them in there, just dont buy good ones) and using the money to buy an amp for the front speakers. Even a cheap amp with appropriate wrms will make the speakers sound a TON better. Some good speakers or components are infinity...

Quote: Integrity has nothing to do with customer satisfaction. In a general sense, 'integrity’ refers to a quality of a person's character. In this case, it is not the trait of the customer, but that of the seller. I think that integrity of a builder/seller/vendor has everything to do...

Quote: ...but a thank you to this forum for my decision to contact Drew Dunn at Shellbrook. Someone mentioned, in another thread, that Drew's customers were remiss in giving some positive feedback about his products. Sometimes guilt by association can be a real bummer. Satisfied...

If all you have is a screwdriver, you could go to an extreme and use your soldering iron to make the holes. The excess melted plastic that piles up can easily be removed with a blade and the holes would come out nice and round. It could damage your tip, then again it may not. ivan c.