2010 Christmas tree (or lights) thread

McLoki
McLoki Posts: 5,231
edited December 2010 in The Clubhouse
Well - Tradition still holds and we went out the Sat. after Thanksgiving to cut down our annual Christmas tree. Pickings were not as good as in years past. While this is one of the taller (and for darn sure heavier) trees we have gotten, the shape is just not that great. (did not look that bad out in the field surrounded by other trees, then again - it did not look that large either....)

Anyway - here is the McLoki family Christmas tree for 2010. (when I find the charger for my good camera, I will update the picture)

XMas2010-lightson.jpg

So what did you end up with this year? (post 'em as you get 'em)

Michael
Mains.............Polk LSi15 (Cherry)
Center............Polk LSiC (Crossover upgraded)
Surrounds.......Polk LSi7 (Gloss Black - wood sides removed and crossovers upgraded)
Subwoofers.....SVS 25-31 CS+ and PC+ (both 20hz tune)
Pre\Pro...........NAD T163 (Modded with LM4562 opamps)
Amplifier.........Cinepro 3k6 (6-channel, 500wpc@4ohms)
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  • bigaudiofanatic
    bigaudiofanatic Posts: 4,415
    edited November 2010
    We did the festivus thing this year

    festivus-pole.jpg
    HT setup
    Panasonic 50" TH-50PZ80U
    Denon DBP-1610
    Monster HTS 1650
    Carver A400X :cool:
    MIT Exp 3 Speaker Wire
    Kef 104/2
    URC MX-780 Remote
    Sonos Play 1

    Living Room
    63 inch Samsung PN63C800YF
    Polk Surroundbar 3000
    Samsung BD-C7900
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  • AudioGenics
    AudioGenics Posts: 2,567
    edited November 2010
    you got your christmas tree up and decorated already
    mine is still in boxes stored yet to see daylight.

    ps.... it does look very festive !
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  • bigaudiofanatic
    bigaudiofanatic Posts: 4,415
    edited November 2010
    We put ours up on thanksgiving day its a tradition.
    HT setup
    Panasonic 50" TH-50PZ80U
    Denon DBP-1610
    Monster HTS 1650
    Carver A400X :cool:
    MIT Exp 3 Speaker Wire
    Kef 104/2
    URC MX-780 Remote
    Sonos Play 1

    Living Room
    63 inch Samsung PN63C800YF
    Polk Surroundbar 3000
    Samsung BD-C7900
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  • McLoki
    McLoki Posts: 5,231
    edited November 2010
    bigaudiofanatic wrote: »
    We put ours up on thanksgiving day its a tradition.

    Pics or it didn't happen.. :smile:
    Mains.............Polk LSi15 (Cherry)
    Center............Polk LSiC (Crossover upgraded)
    Surrounds.......Polk LSi7 (Gloss Black - wood sides removed and crossovers upgraded)
    Subwoofers.....SVS 25-31 CS+ and PC+ (both 20hz tune)
    Pre\Pro...........NAD T163 (Modded with LM4562 opamps)
    Amplifier.........Cinepro 3k6 (6-channel, 500wpc@4ohms)
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  • opus
    opus Posts: 1,252
    edited November 2010
    I'm too busy admiring your paint job on those walls, beautiful.
    The Flea rig
    Hitachi 50VG825 LCD
    Rotel RSP 1066 (pre) :)-flea market
    B&K St-202 (mains)-flea market
    Carver M 200t (x2) (center and surrounds)-flea market
    Blu-Ray..PS3 (dvd player)
    Polk RTA-11t-flea market
    LsiC, Fxi30's
    Dual SVS PC-Utra's (1 port blocked) thanks MikeC78
    Behringer Feedback Destroyer    -flea market
    AudioAlchemy DDE v1.0 DAC-flea market
    Cambridge Audio Azur 640 CDP-flea market
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  • McLoki
    McLoki Posts: 5,231
    edited November 2010
    opus wrote: »
    I'm too busy admiring your paint job on those walls, beautiful.

    That was the worst part of getting a large tree - it makes it much harder to see the walls... :)
    Mains.............Polk LSi15 (Cherry)
    Center............Polk LSiC (Crossover upgraded)
    Surrounds.......Polk LSi7 (Gloss Black - wood sides removed and crossovers upgraded)
    Subwoofers.....SVS 25-31 CS+ and PC+ (both 20hz tune)
    Pre\Pro...........NAD T163 (Modded with LM4562 opamps)
    Amplifier.........Cinepro 3k6 (6-channel, 500wpc@4ohms)
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  • polrbehr
    polrbehr Posts: 2,830
    edited November 2010
    Here's ours...
    So, are you willing to put forth a little effort or are you happy sitting in your skeptical poo pile?


    http://audiomilitia.proboards.com/
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  • steveinaz
    steveinaz Posts: 19,538
    edited November 2010
    Nice!
    Source: Bluesound Node 2i - Preamp/DAC: Benchmark DAC2 DX - Amp: Parasound Halo A21 - Speakers: MartinLogan Motion 60XTi - Shop Rig: Yamaha A-S501 Integrated - Shop Spkrs: Elac Debut 2.0 B5.2
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,487
    edited November 2010
    So, you've got time to start a thread about your Christmas tree, but no time to write a review on the MIT cables you got to demo. Pffft.
    Political Correctness'.........defined

    "A doctrine fostered by a delusional, illogical minority and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a t-u-r-d by the clean end."

    President of Club Polk

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  • Sherardp
    Sherardp Posts: 8,038
    edited November 2010
    Nice work guys.
    Shoot the jumper.....................BALLIN.............!!!!!

    Home Theater Pics in the Showcase :cool:

    http://www.polkaudio.com/forums/showcase/view.php?userid=73580
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  • danz1906
    danz1906 Posts: 5,144
    edited December 2010
    Here's our Tree:
    Linn AV5140 fronts
    Linn AV5120 Center
    Linn AV5140 Rears
    M&K MX-70 Sub for Music
    Odyssey Mono-Blocs
    SVS Ultra-13 Gloss Black:D
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  • Grimster74
    Grimster74 Posts: 2,573
    edited December 2010
    Here's the Grim Christmas Tree 2010. As soon as we finish with the outside of the house I'll add that picture as well.
    Money Talks, Mine says Goodbye Rob!!!!
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  • McLoki
    McLoki Posts: 5,231
    edited December 2010
    Here is a better pic with the lights off.... (Could not figure out how to replace my first photo with this one) It is taken with a camera I picked up yesterday at a local photography store for $5.

    XMas2010-lightsoff-1.jpg
    Mains.............Polk LSi15 (Cherry)
    Center............Polk LSiC (Crossover upgraded)
    Surrounds.......Polk LSi7 (Gloss Black - wood sides removed and crossovers upgraded)
    Subwoofers.....SVS 25-31 CS+ and PC+ (both 20hz tune)
    Pre\Pro...........NAD T163 (Modded with LM4562 opamps)
    Amplifier.........Cinepro 3k6 (6-channel, 500wpc@4ohms)
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  • shack
    shack Posts: 11,154
    edited December 2010
    McLoki wrote: »
    Here is a better pic with the lights off.... (Could not figure out how to replace my first photo with this one) It is taken with a camera I picked up yesterday at a local photography store for $5.

    Thats a helluva deal for $5. The Exif data says that is a Canon PowerShot S5 IS.

    s5is-01-001.jpg

    3 1/2+ year old technology...but still a fine camera. And for $5!
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  • McLoki
    McLoki Posts: 5,231
    edited December 2010
    Yup - not sure why it was in a $5 box, but it was the camera and a strap - thats it (ok, it does also have a lens cover, but it falls off so easily, it might as well not be there). Not a big deal missing the battery since it uses AA's and for storage it uses SD cards (currently using a 2gig backup card that I had for anothe camera)...

    It works really well from what I can tell (no scratches on the lens, no stuck pixels in the display, etc...)

    I am officially a happy camper about the deal... :)
    Mains.............Polk LSi15 (Cherry)
    Center............Polk LSiC (Crossover upgraded)
    Surrounds.......Polk LSi7 (Gloss Black - wood sides removed and crossovers upgraded)
    Subwoofers.....SVS 25-31 CS+ and PC+ (both 20hz tune)
    Pre\Pro...........NAD T163 (Modded with LM4562 opamps)
    Amplifier.........Cinepro 3k6 (6-channel, 500wpc@4ohms)
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  • shack
    shack Posts: 11,154
    edited December 2010
    McLoki wrote:
    It works really well from what I can tell (no scratches on the lens, no stuck pixels in the display, etc...)

    I am officially a happy camper about the deal... :)

    You should be...you purchased it for 1% of its original MSRP.
    "Just because you’re offended doesn’t mean you’re right." - Ricky Gervais

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  • MillerLiteScott
    MillerLiteScott Posts: 2,561
    edited December 2010
    Last year our pet rabbit chewed through some of the old light strings and half the bulbs did not light.

    So this year I bought the new LED cool white color light strings. I am not really down with the color. It does not really fit with our traditional style house. I think it would look better with modern style decor. They have that new LED car headlight look to them.

    If I were to do it again I would look for a warmer white color.

    Scott
    I like speakers that are bigger than a small refrigerator but smaller than a big refrigerator:D
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  • Grimster74
    Grimster74 Posts: 2,573
    edited December 2010
    Took another day off from hunting so I could finish up the outside of the house for the wife and kids.
    Money Talks, Mine says Goodbye Rob!!!!
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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,577
    edited December 2010
    MillerLiteScott wrote: »
    Last year our pet rabbit chewed through some of the old light strings and half the bulbs did not light.

    So this year I bought the new LED cool white color light strings. I am not really down with the color. It does not really fit with our traditional style house. I think it would look better with modern style decor. They have that new LED car headlight look to them.

    If I were to do it again I would look for a warmer white color.

    Scott

    You can buy them in warmer colors hammerhead....I like the Euro HID look for my tree.
    CTC BBQ Amplifier, Sonic Frontiers Line3 Pre-Amplifier and Wadia 581 SACD player. Speakers? Always changing but for now, Mission Argonauts I picked up for $50 bucks, mint.
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  • anton.chigurh
    anton.chigurh Posts: 239
    edited December 2010
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  • sandworms
    sandworms Posts: 1,043
    edited December 2010
    Grimster74 wrote: »
    Took another day off from hunting so I could finish up the outside of the house for the wife and kids.

    off topic, but where's the garage?
    Samsung pn64f8500
    Sonus faber venere 2.5
    Sf venere center
    Oppo 105d
    Squeezebox touch
    Parasound hca1500a
    Apc power filter
    Audioquest cables asst
    Polk rtia3 SB
    Polk fxia6 sl,sr
    Dual hsu vtf3 mk3

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  • MillerLiteScott
    MillerLiteScott Posts: 2,561
    edited December 2010
    Grimster74 wrote: »
    Took another day off from hunting so I could finish up the outside of the house for the wife and kids.

    You forgot the cars:biggrin:
    I like speakers that are bigger than a small refrigerator but smaller than a big refrigerator:D
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  • seeclear
    seeclear Posts: 1,242
    edited December 2010
    We cut this in the Pike National Forest. It is 19 or 20 feet tall. Not quite as full or thick as the cultured trees, but it fits nicely with the Colorado lifestyle. I used 12 strings of multi LED lights on it.
    "Don't forget to change your politician. They are like diapers they need to be changed regularly, and for the same reason."
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  • cokewithvanilla
    cokewithvanilla Posts: 1,777
    edited December 2010
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  • MillerLiteScott
    MillerLiteScott Posts: 2,561
    edited December 2010
    Took the LED's lights off the tree and put old skool lights on today.

    Mrs. MLS could not stand the LED's anymore.
    I like speakers that are bigger than a small refrigerator but smaller than a big refrigerator:D
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  • Amherst
    Amherst Posts: 695
    edited December 2010
    MillerLiteScott wrote: »
    Took the LED's lights off the tree and put old skool lights on today.

    Mrs. MLS could not stand the LED's anymore.

    Good man! :smile:
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