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[wallace123456]

Heads up. Ken Whitcomb will be in the VA, MD and DC area for calibrations from June 11 - 15.

For available dates and time, contact Ken at: d6500ken@aol.com

wallace

[wallace123456]

Bump.

Just want to make sure nobody misses this great opportunity.

wallace

[stefuel]

I do believe he's in MA today.

[wallace123456]

If anyone ever gets the opportunity to hang-out with Ken, DO IT! The guy is so dog-gone knowledgeable, it’s a sin.

Well, I am just now getting around to this post. I didn’t have time before as when Ken left Sunday, I had put together my new Popcorn Trolley machine (father’s day gift), grill some steaks, and then of course watch 5 hours of movies and concerts. And then yesterday, get home from work, and hit the HT!

Ken’s calibrations result on my NEC 6pg xtra is nothing short of stunning for me. And, my wife agrees completely. While at first before she saw Ken’s work she said “The picture looks fine the way it is”, she acknowledges now that the picture is really, too damn cool! 8)

And when Clarence and Mike Parker agree, I know I got something cool! 8)

The past weekend was great. Clarence came by Thursday evening with some cold brews and helped turn the pj mount around. That was the first thing Ken noticed; I had installed the mount backwards. I mean, what are the odds of me installing it backwards. 50/50 for most people; 90/10 for me! And to make maters worse, I probably spent 10 hours deciding which way the mount should go. I felt a little better as he said the manual shows it being mounted backwards. Some quick mechanical and electrical work got us able to watch movies until about 1:30am!!!

Friday, Ken really went to work and did a complete “end-to-end” set-up. Man, he is fast with the remote! And the little secrets he has proved to be the icing on the cake. Clarence and Mike showed up for the day as well. We all enjoyed some BBQ (I guess it was good as we ate most of a whole pork shoulder). Mike said that I had finally step into the big league with the NEC. He is right! Or, I think he just wants first dibs on my Sony 1272 when I sell it.

Clarence and Mike pointed out how the very small details, sometimes deep in the background, are very visible and sharp. I had not really even looked for those things prior as I knew they weren’t there.

It was also really cool to go along with Ken and watch him work on someone else’s pj. Again, Ken is fast and very methodical is his approach and the results are astounding as was the case in the Sony D50 that “curtisG” had.

After getting back from “curtisG” Saturday, Ken did some more tweaking. We watched again until 1:30am again. Ken had had enough and crashed, while I went on to watch Cream - Live in Concert until almost 3:30am. On Sunday, I told him he missed a great concert, but he said he heard ever bit of it (I love those Klipsch speakers).

Anyway, what a great time with really cool people, Ken, Clarence and Mike. Just wish Cliff could have made it. But then again, if he did, I still might not be at work!

Big thanks to Clarence. As I now have a wireless PS3 remote (how fricking embarrassing)!

And a huge thanks to Ken; The Reverend of Raster for exorcisting the demons that I put in my pj. Also, for showing me the hidden menus and stuff in the 6pg xtra, vp50, xa2 and ps3 (man, again, how embarrassing). I guess it’s time to read some manuals……………..

And, of course, the person that made this all possible, Bid Dawg, Cliff!!!!!!! And dochlywd!!!

Yea, this post might look a little corny, but I am happier than a little kid with a new pocket knife!

wallace

[emdawgz1]

screenshot???

[overclkr]

Cliffy

[dochlywd]

WOW!!!! That screen shot just caused me to have a "Money-Shot"!!!




Doc

[emdawgz1]

[overclkr]

[emdawgz1]

I hope you'se guys arent dissapointed when i dont show up w/ this chick....

If i could get one of my avatar models to go anywhere w/ me d'ya think im gonna drive em to Chi town to a crt get together??

Or maybe drive to miami for some other indoor "activity"