birdymaker
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Re: Man Caves
« Reply #15 on: April 03, 2008, 03:17:41 PM » |
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my man cave is currently under reconstruction. i couldn't pull another nail today if my life depended on it. popeye's arms aren't quite as swelled as mine are currently. ripping up the floor that was tri-sected  harwood-carpet-hardwood right down to the joists. the new floor will be wall to wall laminate.  anyhoo, it consists of my lcd, xbox 360, 2 computer desks, mine-theirs, couch and fireplace. |
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women are like tornados. In the beginning there's a lot of sucking and blowing. In the end, the car's gone, the house is gone..
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hobbit
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Re: Man Caves
« Reply #16 on: April 03, 2008, 03:55:07 PM » |
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My man cave?......... Pretty much my entire house, save the guest room  Most of my time is split between the living room and office.... Living Room: 50" plasma HD-DVD player   Denon AV receiver 5.1 surround speakers Charter cable with all the fixins + HD-DVR(moxi) Half-built media server Leather, reclining sofa and loveseat Office: Main PC - year and half old (23" wide-screen  ) Old PC - 5+ years old Server (1.2TB RAID5 storage) - year and a half old Laptop - 3+ years old (in the kitchen most of the time actually) Broken photo-quality color printer/scanner/fax  Notice...... no game console  |
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I've gone to find myself. If I get back before I return, keep me here.
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lennyquai
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Re: Man Caves
« Reply #17 on: April 03, 2008, 08:47:53 PM » |
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I would like to see the pics when you finish.
Absolutely. I'll show you mine if you show me yours. We probably just over a week from being finished, depending on whether the sconces arrive next week as anticipated. As for the electronic components, I've been too busy to figure out exactly what I want. It won't look / feel too much like a man cave. I've tried to finish off the basement so that it feels like nice living space for my folks, who want to start spending longer visits with us when my dad retires next year, as opposed the "man cave." Given I'm going with almost the exact same set-up as my neighbor, the room should perform admirably. We'll soon see/hear |
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Re: Man Caves
« Reply #18 on: April 03, 2008, 09:08:32 PM » |
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My man cave?......... Pretty much my entire house, save the guest room FOAD.  |
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stroh
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Re: Man Caves
« Reply #19 on: April 04, 2008, 05:43:41 AM » |
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Nothing here to speak of.
Kind of like others have said, a part of the garage that keeps filling up with the girls' stuff, and just a tv downstairs, with 29 dollar dvd player.
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lennyquai
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Re: Man Caves
« Reply #20 on: June 19, 2008, 11:21:39 PM » |
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Teed, I have not taken good pics yet, but will try to link a couple here. We ended up with the following: 1. Ascend Acoustic 340SEs (LCR) 2. Hsu Research VTF2-MK 3 sub 3. Yamaha RXV-3800 receiver 4. Panasonic AE1000U projector (1080p) 5. Carada 104" (or 106" - can't recall) screen 6. URC MX-810 remote and 260 RF base station 7. Chief Mount for the projector 8. PS3 for Blu-Ray - until the player comes out that I want 9. Insteon switches for lighting 10. Rows of 3 and 4 Berkline recliners (motorized) - still waiting on one of them.    Still a little too much sheen on the columns - stain guy coming tomorrow to try to fix things. |
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Uisce Beatha
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Re: Man Caves
« Reply #21 on: June 20, 2008, 04:44:28 AM » |
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*arid grotto*
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Blader
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Re: Man Caves
« Reply #22 on: June 20, 2008, 05:40:32 AM » |
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wtf is a diet coke doing in a man cave?
People have had their heads severed from their shoulders for lesser apostasy
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Seamus
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Re: Man Caves
« Reply #23 on: June 20, 2008, 06:44:14 AM » |
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I think IT moved.
What does that mean?
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Teed
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Re: Man Caves
« Reply #24 on: June 20, 2008, 07:04:17 AM » |
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Teed, I have not taken good pics yet, but will try to link a couple here. We ended up with the following: 1. Ascend Acoustic 340SEs (LCR) 2. Hsu Research VTF2-MK 3 sub 3. Yamaha RXV-3800 receiver 4. Panasonic AE1000U projector (1080p) 5. Carada 104" (or 106" - can't recall) screen 6. URC MX-810 remote and 260 RF base station 7. Chief Mount for the projector 8. PS3 for Blu-Ray - until the player comes out that I want 9. Insteon switches for lighting 10. Rows of 3 and 4 Berkline recliners (motorized) - still waiting on one of them. Still a little too much sheen on the columns - stain guy coming tomorrow to try to fix things. Sweet Lenny! What's your favorite movie scene you show friends and relatives to give them the wow factor? Mine is the highway scene from Transformers. |
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gleek
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Re: Man Caves
« Reply #25 on: June 20, 2008, 07:28:52 AM » |
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This thread sucks.
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Woman, open the door, don't let it sting. I wanna breathe that fire again.
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lennyquai
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Re: Man Caves
« Reply #26 on: June 20, 2008, 09:12:35 AM » |
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wtf is a diet coke doing in a man cave?
People have had their heads severed from their shoulders for lesser apostasy
I think that was actually from one of the guys working on the room. That said, I'll be guilty of it many times over, as I'm addicted to the stuff. "Man Cave" really does not work for the room, more like "Pottery Barn Cave" with the sage green and dark espresso finish - yeah, I work with designers... It sounds good, though. |
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lennyquai
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Re: Man Caves
« Reply #27 on: June 20, 2008, 09:14:29 AM » |
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I think IT moved.
What does that mean?
Considering it's a color scheme favorite of designers right now....you didn't say "fabulous", did you? |
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Teed
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Re: Man Caves
« Reply #28 on: June 20, 2008, 09:16:13 AM » |
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Teed, I have not taken good pics yet, but will try to link a couple here. We ended up with the following: 1. Ascend Acoustic 340SEs (LCR) 2. Hsu Research VTF2-MK 3 sub 3. Yamaha RXV-3800 receiver 4. Panasonic AE1000U projector (1080p)5. Carada 104" (or 106" - can't recall) screen 6. URC MX-810 remote and 260 RF base station 7. Chief Mount for the projector 8. PS3 for Blu-Ray - until the player comes out that I want 9. Insteon switches for lighting 10. Rows of 3 and 4 Berkline recliners (motorized) - still waiting on one of them. Still a little too much sheen on the columns - stain guy coming tomorrow to try to fix things. How do you like your projector? We're looking to upgrade soon. |
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lennyquai
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Re: Man Caves
« Reply #29 on: June 20, 2008, 09:21:39 AM » |
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Sweet Lenny!
What's your favorite movie scene you show friends and relatives to give them the wow factor?
Mine is the highway scene from Transformers.
The electronics were just installed last weekend and I headed up to NC for business for a couple of days. Have not watched a full movie on it yet, though have played a couple of games. PS3 in 1080p on 104" = cool. Transformers is actually one of the ones on my need to watch list. The guy doing a lot of the work is one of my neighbors. Had not met him before this - I found him on AVS through his construction thread. Found in his signature that he was in Georgia. PM'd him. He lives in the next cul-de-sac over from me... Funny chit. |
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