Aside from AV, I'm into...

sdcfan18
sdcfan18 Posts: 95
edited January 2009 in The Clubhouse
Not sure if something like this has been done here before, but we did this on another site I was on and it worked well.

Aside from AV, I'm into...

Golf. I'm a 3 handicap with affection for Titleist equipment. Getting to a 3 is quite an accomplishment for me because I just started focusing on my game about 4 years ago AND I live in Canada where it snows a good chunk of the year. It's currently -20*C (-4F), BURRRR. I also collect Scotty Cameron putters (high-end, milled putters).

Hockey. Being Canadian you can't not enjoy the game. I play goalie with a few different groups. I'm able to get onto the ice between 3-4 times a week.

THE SAN DIEGO FREAKIN' CHARGERS! I love the Chargers, have since I was a kid. Not sure why, but I've always cheered for them. Maybe it's becuase up until about 3 years ago, they were ALWAYS the underdog. Tough to watch the first 2/3 of the season, but we will be back. OH, how we will be back! I love the Chargers so much that our basement is getting the Navy/Yellow treatment coming soon. It'll be a "man cave" of electrifying proportions! That was really cheesy, I know.

Getting married. Wedding in June, so lots of saving and planning going on. Recently I told the wife-to-be that we should have invited family only to the church, then had a big pig roast to celebrate. No tuxes or dresses, jeans and t-shirts only. Have you ever had a bad time at a pig roast? Didn't think so. Needless to say, there will be no pig...but our center pieces are gonna kick ****$! Or so I'm told :rolleyes:

So let's hear it folks, what keeps you busy aside from AV?
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AVR - Yamaha HTR-6190
AMP - Emotiva XPA-3 (:D)
SAT/PVR - Bell HD 6141 1TB HDD
BluRay - 60G PS3
DVD - Pioneer 490-V (1080i upconverting)
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  • NotaSuv
    NotaSuv Posts: 3,849
    edited January 2009
    Congrats on your up coming wedding
    Love the hockey too...on a just watching level..no actual playing..Go Gophers

    A good friend in Hawaii had a pig roast wedding on the beach it was the best.....

    only -20 C heck its -22 F as I post but thankfully no wind

    i hate golf...cant see the point of trying a get a lil ball in a hole...but my sons love it

    do love the mini golf though..............

    spend most off work time working as a indenpendant food consultant for 3 rd party audits and teaching SAR K-9 courses..........

    stay warm my friend
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  • Fireman32
    Fireman32 Posts: 4,845
    edited January 2009
    Besides audio I am also into golf. Nowhere near a 3 handicap but I still love to play. I just recently starting teaching myself how to play guitar.
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  • janmike
    janmike Posts: 6,146
    edited January 2009
    Welcome sdcfan18 and congrats on the upcoming wedding.
    My outside interests have been all over the map in the past few years, trying keep an interest in what my 9 year old likes to do. Currently, he seems to want to play a lot of Chess, so we play several times a week in the evening. Other than that, a little fishing, golf (son got me back into that one as well),hockey for sure and way too much work. I need to pay for this audio thing somehow.

    Where are you located?
    Michael ;)
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  • sdcfan18
    sdcfan18 Posts: 95
    edited January 2009
    janmike wrote: »
    Welcome sdcfan18 and congrats on the upcoming wedding.
    My outside interests have been all over the map in the past few years, trying keep an interest in what my 9 year old likes to do. Currently, he seems to want to play a lot of Chess, so we play several times a week in the evening. Other than that, a little fishing, golf (son got me back into that one as well),hockey for sure and way too much work. I need to pay for this audio thing somehow.

    Where are you located?

    About and hour south of Toronto. I too was into chess at that age and remember fondly playing with my Dad. We haven't played in awhile, I'm sure he could still beat me easily, lol.
    HT RIG

    DISPLAY - Samsung 50A550 Plasma
    MAINS - polkaudio RTi10
    CENTER - polkaudio CSiA6
    REARS - polkaudio M20
    SUB - D-Box David 303 (looking into SVS & Velo)
    AVR - Yamaha HTR-6190
    AMP - Emotiva XPA-3 (:D)
    SAT/PVR - Bell HD 6141 1TB HDD
    BluRay - 60G PS3
    DVD - Pioneer 490-V (1080i upconverting)
    POWER - Belkin PF31
    REMOTE - Harmony 880
    PICTURES HERE

    A wise man once said "Friends don't let friends buy Bose"
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  • Fongolio
    Fongolio Posts: 3,516
    edited January 2009
    Softball, golf, photography, and whatever my 13 year old is into this year. Welcome to the forum fellow Canadian.
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  • emoxley
    emoxley Posts: 205
    edited January 2009
    Aside from HT, I love bass fishing. I have a 17 yr. old Ranger bass boat, with a 150 hp Mercury outboard motor. It runs good, but hasn't been in the water for 2-3 yrs., because gas prices got so high. If you fill the boat (50 gals. premium gas), and Suburban (37 gals. regular gas), you've gone well over $100. Being out of work for over 3 yrs. makes it kinda hard to buy the gas, especially at the prices they've been. Now that prices are down quite a bit, maybe I'll get to go fishing this year. :) People want to go fishing with me, until they find out I want help with the gas......... Oh well.

    My other big interest is my computer. I enjoy it a lot too.
    Samsung HL61A750 LED DLP
    Onkyo TX-SR805 receiver
    Oppo BDP-83 blu ray player
    Polk Audio LSi9 front speakers
    Polk Audio LSiC center speaker
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    Pioneer PL-514 turntable
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  • Joe08867
    Joe08867 Posts: 3,919
    edited January 2009
    Aside from Audio, I am into Barbershop singing and playing my Drums. I am very music oriented person.

    I also ride a Harley Davidson Dyna Lowrider for recreation.

    And then there's the internet pornography! :eek::D
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  • Fireman32
    Fireman32 Posts: 4,845
    edited January 2009
    emoxley wrote: »
    Aside from HT, I love bass fishing. I have a 17 yr. old Ranger bass boat, with a 150 hp Mercury outboard motor. It runs good, but hasn't been in the water for 2-3 yrs., because gas prices got so high. If you fill the boat (50 gals. premium gas), and Suburban (37 gals. regular gas), you've gone well over $100. Being out of work for over 3 yrs. makes it kinda hard to buy the gas, especially at the prices they've been. Now that prices are down quite a bit, maybe I'll get to go fishing this year. :) People want to go fishing with me, until they find out I want help with the gas......... Oh well.

    My other big interest is my computer. I enjoy it a lot too.

    Havent gone fishing since i moved down here. Once it gets warm let me know I will go with ya. I will bring the beer.
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  • vlam
    vlam Posts: 282
    edited January 2009
    2 hours a day on my fish tanks. No more time for AV stuff
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  • Willow
    Willow Posts: 10,995
    edited January 2009
    Aside from HT/AV, I'm in to traveling, been to Vegas, LA, Liberia Costa Rica, Punta Cana DR, Varadero Cuba, Mayan Riviera, with in the past 5 yrs. Been all over our country except out east and way up north. Cooking, good wine, mountain biking sailing and just plain old vegging out!
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  • carpenter
    carpenter Posts: 362
    edited January 2009
    Welcome sdcfan18.
    And of course congrats on your wedding...
    Aside from HT I'm into mountain biking, and guitars.
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  • markmarc
    markmarc Posts: 2,309
    edited January 2009
    I'm hoping to get back into golf once a week at least this summer. Played 5 days a week as a kid, and 3x during college and right after. Unfortunately, very few muni courses offer a summer "pass" that can be purchased at a discount. As a kid, I used to get one every Christmas and pay 25, 50, then 75 cents to play a round during the week. the thought of $40 for a round makes me ill.
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  • steveinaz
    steveinaz Posts: 19,536
    edited January 2009
    - Guns
    - hiking/camping/fishing/hunting
    - ATV'ing
    - smoking cigarettes
    - drinking beer
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  • steveinaz
    steveinaz Posts: 19,536
    edited January 2009
    vlam wrote: »
    2 hours a day on my fish tanks. No more time for AV stuff

    I was BIG into aquariums as a teen, and up until about 10yrs ago, still had a 55 gallon freshwater tank. It's a fun hobby.
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  • sdcfan18
    sdcfan18 Posts: 95
    edited January 2009
    steveinaz wrote: »
    I was BIG into aquariums as a teen, and up until about 10yrs ago, still had a 55 gallon freshwater tank. It's a fun hobby.

    I've thought about getting a small tank as I have a friend that is REALLY into it. One visit to his house and watching all the work that goes into having fish has stifled my interest for now.
    HT RIG

    DISPLAY - Samsung 50A550 Plasma
    MAINS - polkaudio RTi10
    CENTER - polkaudio CSiA6
    REARS - polkaudio M20
    SUB - D-Box David 303 (looking into SVS & Velo)
    AVR - Yamaha HTR-6190
    AMP - Emotiva XPA-3 (:D)
    SAT/PVR - Bell HD 6141 1TB HDD
    BluRay - 60G PS3
    DVD - Pioneer 490-V (1080i upconverting)
    POWER - Belkin PF31
    REMOTE - Harmony 880
    PICTURES HERE

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  • rayslifecycle
    rayslifecycle Posts: 511
    edited January 2009
    Hi sdcfan18

    Welcome and congrats
    I too am getting married in June and not too far from you

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    Things I am into:

    Ride my bicycle everyday to work and back - BMX, Mountain, Antique Cruisers and Road bikes are in my collection. All my bikes are completely custom and I build one strong set of wheels. :cool:

    Cooking - only whole foods - nothing processed - nothing fake.
    Not quite gourmet, not quite a nutritionist - but I am working toward both......
    no caffine, sugar, salt, preservatives or alcohol - well maybe a little alcohol
    - and of course a little toketoke while listenning to the system :p

    Designing and Building furniture ;)

    Researching Gov't/Corporate crime and corruption :eek:

    Sitting in my Jaccuzzi :)

    Diddling my fiance :D

    And of course - don't forget the Buffalo Bills....:rolleyes:... well maybe next year.
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  • vlam
    vlam Posts: 282
    edited January 2009
    I've thought about getting a small tank as I have a friend that is REALLY into it. One visit to his house and watching all the work that goes into having fish has stifled my interest for now.

    If you are going into fish.. getting a small tank is a very bad idea. If you are going to do it, get at least 55+ gallons. It's work but it could be a routine and once you get it down, it's not too much work. Alot of folks here have an audio room. I have a fish room instead. :D
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  • emoxley
    emoxley Posts: 205
    edited January 2009
    Fireman32 wrote: »
    Havent gone fishing since i moved down here. Once it gets warm let me know I will go with ya. I will bring the beer.
    We'll do it, but without the beer. Don't need to be getting any tickets out on the water.............. I'm ready for the warm weather. :)
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  • Sherardp
    Sherardp Posts: 8,038
    edited January 2009
    Besides audio I'm into gaming, cars, super sportbikes.
    Shoot the jumper.....................BALLIN.............!!!!!

    Home Theater Pics in the Showcase :cool:

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  • jflail2
    jflail2 Posts: 2,868
    edited January 2009
    Besides audio:

    Gaming (all console now)
    Cigars (I work part time at a cigar store on the weekends.)
    Good beer
    Golf (even though I am TERRIBLE)
    Traveling (mostly for work at this point)
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  • Willow
    Willow Posts: 10,995
    edited January 2009
    steveinaz wrote: »
    I was BIG into aquariums as a teen, and up until about 10yrs ago, still had a 55 gallon freshwater tank. It's a fun hobby.

    Same here, I would like to get one for this house, god knows we have the room but the issue is I can't seem to find the right location sounds odd but I don't want it somewhere busy as I find it so relaxing and I don't spend enough time in the office to appreciate it same with the 2 other spare bedrooms.The only spot would be in our living room...but the layout doesn't work and there is no way it's going in the HT/TV room as I'll never veg out and stare at it...:(
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  • SKsolutions
    SKsolutions Posts: 1,820
    edited January 2009
    Animals.
    -Ignorance is strength -
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  • manman
    manman Posts: 256
    edited January 2009
    HT is a new interest for me. Besides that I'm into gaming, software development (and technology in general), aaand...drinking.
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  • McLoki
    McLoki Posts: 5,231
    edited January 2009
    Kids (have a 9 year old and 7 year old I try and entertain)
    Animals (pets - almost zoo like)
    2 dogs (St. Bernard and Great Dane)
    2 cats (Tabby and Bengal)
    2 horses (Friesian/Morgan cross and norwegian fjord)
    1 Bird (African Grey Parrot)
    1 fish tank (Just converted to saltwater (reef planned) - looking at purchasing a much larger one though)

    Thats about all I have time for.
    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)
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  • BIZILL
    BIZILL Posts: 5,432
    edited January 2009
    married women.

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  • comfortablycurt
    comfortablycurt Posts: 6,745
    edited January 2009
    Congrats on the upcoming wedding!

    Aside from A/V I'm into...

    I've been playing guitar for about 12 years now...I started off on an electric, but I mainly play acoustic now. I do a lot of singing too...but I'm not really at the point where I'm comfortable singing in front of people yet. I play a lot of Bob Dylan tunes...Grateful Dead, some Stones here and there...a bunch of other stuff.

    I'm also big into hiking. Last summer me and my best friend took two weeks off and went backpacking through southern Utah. We hit up Bryce Canyon and Arches National Park...that was an awesome trip. We stopped at Red Rocks in Colorado on the way there and went to a Ratdog show too...if you've never seen a show at Red Rocks...you need to, that's the most insanely awesome place I have ever seen a concert at...the sound there is incredible.

    I'm also a bit of a beer snob...lol...I'm always buying different kinds of beer. Lately I've been big on all the Goose Island varieties. That's a local beer from Chicago if you've never heard of it.

    Hot rods are...and always have been a big part of my life. When I was younger my dad owned a shop doing custom body work and building hot rods, so I was always around badass cars from a very early age. Right now me and my dad have an 87 Monte Carlo SS that we've been building for about 8 years now...it's finally almost getting to the point where we're almost done...lol. Not that you're ever really "done" with a hot rod.

    I also like parrots a lot. When I was younger I bred them for a while actually. Indian Ringneck Parakeets(not the little tiny ones). Right now I don't have any birds...but I plan to get either an African Grey or some kind of Macaw sometime in the next couple years.
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  • BIZILL
    BIZILL Posts: 5,432
    edited January 2009
    oh snap! didn't mean that directed to you OP. was just playin' around in general. sort of. congrats to you.

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    PANASONIC PT-AE4000U -- DIY WILSONART DW 135" 2.35:1 SCREEN
     ONKYO TX-SR805
    CENTER: CSI5
    MAINS: RTI8'S
    SURROUNDS: RTI8'S
    7.1 SURROUNDS: RTI6'S
    SUB: SVS PB12-PLUS/2 (12.3 series)
    XBOX 360    WiiPS3/blu-rayTOSHIBA HD-A35 hd dvd

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  • comfortablycurt
    comfortablycurt Posts: 6,745
    edited January 2009
    BIZILL wrote: »
    married women.
    BIZILL wrote: »
    oh snap! didn't mean that directed to you OP. was just playin' around in general. sort of. congrats to you.

    SDCfan...You're gonna wanna watch out for BIZILL after you get married. He'll be the guy chasing after your wife.:p
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    Marantz UD5005 universal player
    Parasound Halo P5 preamp
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    Audioquest Speaker Cables and IC's
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  • sdcfan18
    sdcfan18 Posts: 95
    edited January 2009
    comfortablycurt wrote: »
    SDCfan...You're gonna wanna watch out for BIZILL after you get married. He'll be the guy chasing after your wife.:p


    LOL, I understood what he was saying.

    It's good to have interests...even if they are spoken for! :D
    HT RIG

    DISPLAY - Samsung 50A550 Plasma
    MAINS - polkaudio RTi10
    CENTER - polkaudio CSiA6
    REARS - polkaudio M20
    SUB - D-Box David 303 (looking into SVS & Velo)
    AVR - Yamaha HTR-6190
    AMP - Emotiva XPA-3 (:D)
    SAT/PVR - Bell HD 6141 1TB HDD
    BluRay - 60G PS3
    DVD - Pioneer 490-V (1080i upconverting)
    POWER - Belkin PF31
    REMOTE - Harmony 880
    PICTURES HERE

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  • mantis
    mantis Posts: 17,185
    edited January 2009
    Is there anything else???

    Anyway

    Kung Fu
    Mountian Biking
    Working out
    Cars
    Video games
    Guitar
    wire...opps
    Women
    wire....damn
    Beer
    wire.....darn
    Dan
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