Who wants to be a Billionaire???
nooshinjohn
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Mega Millions jackpot tonight will top the Billion dollar mark. Who is playing?
The Gear... Carver "Statement" Mono-blocks, Mcintosh C2300 Arcam AVR20, Oppo UDP-203 4K Blu-ray player, Sony XBR70x850B 4k, Polk Audio Legend L800 with height modules, L400 Center Channel Polk audio AB800 "in-wall" surrounds. Marantz MM7025 stereo amp. Simaudio Moon 680d DSD
“When once a Republic is corrupted, there is no possibility of remedying any of the growing evils but by removing the corruption and restoring its lost principles; every other correction is either useless or a new evil.”— Thomas Jefferson
“When once a Republic is corrupted, there is no possibility of remedying any of the growing evils but by removing the corruption and restoring its lost principles; every other correction is either useless or a new evil.”— Thomas Jefferson
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I will be on my way for a $10.00 ticket here in a bit. Ten spot is my limit.The best way to predict the future is to invent it.
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Got in a pool at work $5/60 people = 150 chances. Don't want to be the only schmuck left working if all my co-workers win...lol.
H9"Appreciation of audio is a completely subjective human experience. Measurements can provide a measure of insight, but are no substitute for human judgment. Why are we looking to reduce a subjective experience to objective criteria anyway? The subtleties of music and audio reproduction are for those who appreciate it. Differentiation by numbers is for those who do not".--Nelson Pass Pass Labs XA25 | EE Avant Pre | EE Mini Max Supreme DAC | MIT Shotgun S1 | Pangea AC14SE MKII | Legend L600 | BlueSound Node 3 - Tubes add soul! -
I already have it all planned out after I win.
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I am more interested in what y’all would do with a billion $$.Oh, Listen here mister. We got no way of understandin' this world. But we got as much sense of this bird flyin in the sky. Now there is a lot that bird don't know, but it don't change the fact that the world is happening to him all the same. What I am tryin to say is, is that the course of your life, well its changing, and you don't even see it- Forest Bondurant
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I am going to buy Polk Audio, take them private, and build SDA's for everybody on the forum except those elite few on my ignore list.
The Gear... Carver "Statement" Mono-blocks, Mcintosh C2300 Arcam AVR20, Oppo UDP-203 4K Blu-ray player, Sony XBR70x850B 4k, Polk Audio Legend L800 with height modules, L400 Center Channel Polk audio AB800 "in-wall" surrounds. Marantz MM7025 stereo amp. Simaudio Moon 680d DSD
“When once a Republic is corrupted, there is no possibility of remedying any of the growing evils but by removing the corruption and restoring its lost principles; every other correction is either useless or a new evil.”— Thomas Jefferson -
Billion dollars... buy a nice car, but nothing especially fancy... maybe a Toyota with a few options... a nice house, but again, not too fancy... an awesome stereo and HT, and then save the rest.
Course, I can’t enter. But that’s what I’d do if I won. -
I would buy Sears with my winnings and have money left over.
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Save it for what, Mikah?! You don't save a billion dollars, you become a philanthropist.
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I'm in for $20. Threw in another $10 on Powerball just for giggles...Post edited by ken brydson on
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Save it for what, Mikah?! You don't save a billion dollars, you become a philanthropist.
Save for the future. I’d be set for life. Pay for food, insurance, gas, taxes...
I’d probably lose my mind just sitting around all day, I’d probably get a job anyway.
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I bought one MegaMillions ticket and one PowerBall ticket.
I told our local deli-mart that I did it for them, since they get a nice kick-back if and when they sell a winning ticket.
Of course, if I win both (ca. 1.4 billion Samoleums), I am gonna buy myself a new car.
Call me extravagant if you must.
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A Mid Century style home in Newport Beach, CA and the same on Maui.
And possibly one in Palm Springs.
The only things I want that I can't afford, due to my present compensation plan.
The best way to predict the future is to invent it.
It is imperative that we recognize that an opinion is not a fact. -
Technically you guys don't become billionaires right, seeing you owe the taxman about half?
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Not half, more like 30%
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39.8%, plus state taxes...The Gear... Carver "Statement" Mono-blocks, Mcintosh C2300 Arcam AVR20, Oppo UDP-203 4K Blu-ray player, Sony XBR70x850B 4k, Polk Audio Legend L800 with height modules, L400 Center Channel Polk audio AB800 "in-wall" surrounds. Marantz MM7025 stereo amp. Simaudio Moon 680d DSD
“When once a Republic is corrupted, there is no possibility of remedying any of the growing evils but by removing the corruption and restoring its lost principles; every other correction is either useless or a new evil.”— Thomas Jefferson -
I bought $20 worth. It's more of a novelty thing so I can say to my kids,
"Did I ever tell you about the time I tried to win a billion dollars?".Where’s the KABOOM?!?! There’s supposed to be an Earth shattering KABOOM!!! -
Nice house on the beach in Oregon, nice stereo setup in a bunch of rooms, then a WHOLE bunch of $ going to my animal charities, they will really like me Computer room Hegeman 1 SpeakersM&K VX-80 subKenwood DP-7010Cambridge Audio CXC Transport Rega DACPrimaLuna Prologue Four AmpAric Audio Tube PreampGarage Jennings Research SquareCustom tube preampCrown XLS-1000Denon DCD-1500II Modded MSB Link DAC
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The one car I would have built is this...
This, to me anyway, is the most beautiful Corvette that GM never built, but it did get very close...
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“When once a Republic is corrupted, there is no possibility of remedying any of the growing evils but by removing the corruption and restoring its lost principles; every other correction is either useless or a new evil.”— Thomas Jefferson -
I bought some... I need to win this beeelion. I’m not even sure what I would do with it.Magico M2, JL113v2x2, EMM, ARC Ref 10 Line, ARC Ref 10 Phono, VPIx2, Lyra Etna, Airtight Opus1, Boulder, AQ Wel&Wild, SRA Scuttle Rack, BlueSound+LPS, Thorens 124DD+124SPU, Sennheiser, Metaxas R2R
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nooshinjohn wrote: »The one car I would have built is this...
This, to me anyway, is the most beautiful Corvette that GM never built, but it did get very close...
4 rotor Wankel goodness -
Nope... 400cu Chevy, the Wankel was pulled from the car in 1973. The car was planned for 1978 with a 350, then got pushed back to 1980. Tooling was mostly set for the car when the car was pushed aside for the PoS that came along in 1984. If you ask the guys at Lamborghini, they will tell you that it was this car that inspired the LP400, which would go on to be known as the CountachThe Gear... Carver "Statement" Mono-blocks, Mcintosh C2300 Arcam AVR20, Oppo UDP-203 4K Blu-ray player, Sony XBR70x850B 4k, Polk Audio Legend L800 with height modules, L400 Center Channel Polk audio AB800 "in-wall" surrounds. Marantz MM7025 stereo amp. Simaudio Moon 680d DSD
“When once a Republic is corrupted, there is no possibility of remedying any of the growing evils but by removing the corruption and restoring its lost principles; every other correction is either useless or a new evil.”— Thomas Jefferson -
We have 8 picks tonight. Some picks were bought with winning scratch-offs.
We might have 8 picks for tomorrow too.
They're all "quick picks" too.
The lady said tonight, if we win tonight, there's no need to play tomorrows game is there.?
I'd be looking at some PASS amps or McIntosh too. Maybe I'll call John and offer him something for his home-made Statements and I'd go across the country to pick them up after checking out some national parks and landmarks. Maybe a stop in Vegas but probably not, since the house always wins. Most people just listen to music and watch movies. I EXPERIENCE them. -
HMMM, I'm in with my own ticket and two office pool's. One pool is $20 buy in. I think it has close to 100 people in it.
What would I do? Who knows for sure but a nice house maybe in DelMar area with a room for a wood shop and theater room.When I was a kid my parents told me to turn it down. Now I'm an adult and my kids tell me to turn it down.
Family Room:LG QNED80 75", Onkyo RZ50 Emotiva XPA3 GEN3 Oppo BDP-93,Sony UBP-X800BM. Main: Polk LsiM 705Center: Polk LSiM 704CFront High/Rear High In-Ceiling Polk 80F/X RT Surrounds: Polk S15 Sub: HSU VTF3-MK5
Bed Room; Marantz SR5010, BDP-S270Main: Polk Signature S20Center: Polk Signature S35Rear: Polk R15 Sub: SVS SB2000
Working Warehouse; Yamaha A-S301, Sony DVP-NS3100ES for disc Plok TSX550T SVS PB2000 Mini tower PC with 400GB of music -
Bought mine along with a powerball. I'll worry about what to do with it later.
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I’d build a kick ****$ go kart.Oh, Listen here mister. We got no way of understandin' this world. But we got as much sense of this bird flyin in the sky. Now there is a lot that bird don't know, but it don't change the fact that the world is happening to him all the same. What I am tryin to say is, is that the course of your life, well its changing, and you don't even see it- Forest Bondurant
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I’m not sure what to do with my new billion dollars. Maybe buy a few houses in different areas, and a car for each one. Oh well. I will think about some more after I win.Lumin X1 file player, Westminster Labs interconnect cable
Sony XA-5400ES SACD; Pass XP-22 pre; X600.5 amps
Magico S5 MKII Mcast Rose speakers; SPOD spikes
Shunyata Triton v3/Typhon QR on source, Denali 2000 (2) on amps
Shunyata Sigma XLR analog ICs, Sigma speaker cables
Shunyata Sigma HC (2), Sigma Analog, Sigma Digital, Z Anaconda (3) power cables
Mapleshade Samson V.3 four shelf solid maple rack, Micropoint brass footers
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I bought one Mega, that's all I need. Just hope someone wins. Any projected number if it's not won tonight? I would definitely quit working so hard. Funny "Countach" wasn't edited, it just sounds dirty!
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Maybe I'll call John and offer him something for his home-made Statements and I'd go across the country to pick them up after checking out some national parks and landmarks.
The amps are worthy of being on the National Historic Registry somewhere. Yours for 1.5 million. I wouldn't want to be seen as greedy or anything. The Gear... Carver "Statement" Mono-blocks, Mcintosh C2300 Arcam AVR20, Oppo UDP-203 4K Blu-ray player, Sony XBR70x850B 4k, Polk Audio Legend L800 with height modules, L400 Center Channel Polk audio AB800 "in-wall" surrounds. Marantz MM7025 stereo amp. Simaudio Moon 680d DSD
“When once a Republic is corrupted, there is no possibility of remedying any of the growing evils but by removing the corruption and restoring its lost principles; every other correction is either useless or a new evil.”— Thomas Jefferson -
Got my own and playing in a pool.HT:
Martin Logan Motion 40
Martin Logan Motion 50XT
Emotiva Airmotiv E2
SVS SB16 Ultra
Def Tech Reference Sub
Yamaha RX-A3070
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I could start a Nooshin John Museum of fine Audio and a TM Audio collection Foundation to help newbies and get to go listen after the tourists and visitors have left for the day.
Most people just listen to music and watch movies. I EXPERIENCE them.
