Author Topic: being a man is awesome (Read 1272 times)

drohne · « **on:** February 28, 2008, 02:40:02 AM »

right, so i was rearranging some stuff a while back, and it turned out that i needed a little stand for one of my rear speakers. i saw this bose table-stand-mount-thing that was a perfect fit -- except it only works with bose speakers, and BEING A MAN, i don't have bose speakers. i figured i'd buy it anyway and then MODIFY IT to work with my speakers. so sure enough the basic problem was that this mount attached with a much smaller screw than my speakers would take. so i went to the home depot, found the appropriate screws, and looked for a sort of L-shaped bracket thing with which to replace the mounting bracket on the stand. A PROBLEM AROSE: all the L-shaped bracked things at home depot had really small holes in them for wee nails rather than BIG MACHINE SCREWS. then i noticed a roughly appropriate L-shaped bracket thing in a kit of garage door parts and found some washers to compensate for its SLIGHTLY TOO LARGE holes. and i just put the whole thing together and IT FUCKIN WORKS

maleness

abrader · « **Reply #1 on:** February 28, 2008, 02:41:27 AM »

bagofeyes · « **Reply #2 on:** February 28, 2008, 02:45:46 AM »

I cut down a tree and hand-carved my own stand. and speakers.

Howard Alan Treesong · « **Reply #3 on:** February 28, 2008, 02:46:37 AM »

no offense, but you sound like a white man

Beezy · « **Reply #4 on:** February 28, 2008, 02:47:08 AM »

Smooth Groove · « **Reply #5 on:** February 28, 2008, 02:52:30 AM »

Big props to you for making the stands work and more importantly, not buying Bose speakers.

A real man knows that Bose is crap.

demi · « **Reply #6 on:** February 28, 2008, 02:52:50 AM »

this story is only cool if you watched some porn on your new system and beat off furiously while drinking a beer

drohne · « **Reply #7 on:** February 28, 2008, 02:56:43 AM »

i don't have any beer

i kind of wanted to beat off to the sight of the working stand itself

even the faintly pathetic token maleness here demonstrated was a needed reprieve from the consumerism and passive media consumption that dominate my life -- and yours, evilbore

faintly pathetic token maleness

Ichirou · « **Reply #8 on:** February 28, 2008, 02:58:03 AM »

You should take a picture of it and post it here so we can all compliment your handiwork

Smooth Groove · « **Reply #9 on:** February 28, 2008, 02:59:36 AM »

That was pretty quick thinking. Looks like all your e-battles have trained you to think outside the box.

CrystalGemini · « **Reply #10 on:** February 28, 2008, 04:14:55 AM »

I know a poster here that just bought a pair of Bose speakers.

cloudwalking · « **Reply #11 on:** February 28, 2008, 04:16:35 AM »

BOSE

i used to work next door to a bose store, and the guys who worked there were such tools.

only one chick worked there and she looked like a skank. i bet the guys ran a train on her every day come closin' time.

Smooth Groove · « **Reply #12 on:** February 28, 2008, 04:27:33 AM »

Quote from: CrystalGemini on February 28, 2008, 04:14:55 AM

I know a poster here that just bought a pair of Bose speakers.

Who's the dummy? Tell him/her to return them and get better speakers for the same price.

Bose

The Fake Shemp · « **Reply #13 on:** February 28, 2008, 05:02:25 AM »

I love my Bose speakers.

CrystalGemini · « **Reply #14 on:** February 28, 2008, 05:08:51 AM »

Smooth Groove · « **Reply #15 on:** February 28, 2008, 09:37:31 AM »

Quote from: dcharlie on February 28, 2008, 08:56:01 AM

i had someone say they'd kick me in the balls if i bought BOSE speakers.... not that it was ever an option.

Yamaha 550 range... though i did try to order the Klispch reference speakers, which was obviously overkill!

Is the Yahama 550 a 5.1 home theather in a box? $:-\$ Those aren't much better than Bose. Even the Klispch are still kinda low end. Your Xbot highness should try out speakers from B&W, JM Labs, Martin Logan or Revel. They are much more fitting for someone of your stature.

Smooth Groove · « **Reply #16 on:** February 28, 2008, 10:21:13 AM »

I meant low end by audiophile standards, which could still be pretty good for most people. For example, the most expensive Denon receiver would be considered about lowish-mid end. Go listen to those speakers I mentioned if you ever have time. Their high end products will blow you mind. You'll hear stuff in your CDs that you didn't even know were there.

Powerslave · « **Reply #17 on:** February 28, 2008, 10:21:43 AM »

I wish I was a real man :'(

Smooth Groove · « **Reply #18 on:** February 28, 2008, 10:37:09 AM »

B&W makes good stuff but you need a really big room for most of their high end products. Does your father use 5.1 or is he a purist with just two speakers?

Tauntaun · « **Reply #19 on:** February 28, 2008, 11:16:49 AM »

Quote from: cloudwalking on February 28, 2008, 04:16:35 AM

BOSE

i used to work next door to a bose store, and the guys who worked there were such tools.

only one chick worked there and she looked like a skank. i bet the guys ran a train on her every day come closin' time.

You mean like an electric train set and she was a mountain or something? She's have to breathe real slow not to know off the train or......OOOOOOHHHHHHHHHHHHHH I SEEEEE!

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I bet she cried too "I'm a filthy whore."

k that was mean

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