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17 of 23 speakers in my studio and home theater systems are internally powered. My studio system is all Genelec and sounds very accurate. I know the best new concert and studio speakers are internally powered there are great technical reasons to design a speaker and an amp synergistically, this concept is much more important to sound quality than the vibration systems we often buy. How can an audiophile justify a vibration system of any sort with this in mind.

donavabdear

@Kota1

LOL I actually been to the Oscars twice for Titanic (we won) and Pearl Harbor (we didn't win, but we should of) the first time was the best my wife and I walked up on the red carpet and since Sinney Poitier (who was getting a lifetime achievement award that night) was in front of us and Will Smith was behind us so all the photographers took pictures that included my wife and I. I was not the department head of the sound crew, I was 2nd, so I didn't get to go up on stage, oh well, I didn't get a statue I got a certificate, oh well. We got to see Paul McCartney, and Sting sing it was a special night because all the previous Oscar winners were invited because it was the 75th Oscars and I was sitting on the isle so I saw everyone who was anyone in Hollywood history, a great night. 

Also the Emmys are nothing like the Oscars, it's fun to go but not nearly as fun.

 

 

 

 

@donavabdear 

Wow! I was posting tongue in cheek and little did I know it was so close to home. 

Not just any Oscars either, 75th was historic and Titanic is legendary. What did you think of Celine?

 

@kota1 I got a few things wrong in my old age it was the 70th Oscars, and Paul McCartney and Sting sang at the 2002 Oscars for Pearl Harbor. That was also a great night because it was at the brand new Dolby Theater, we had to go through a lot of security because of 911 happening earlier. Celine Dion was perfect as usual the sound at the show was really good but it had to be quiet because of the broadcast of course.

Halle Berry presented the sound award and Black Hawk Down won with caned helicopters and looped dialog but whatever, seems like I would get over it. Halle Berry is very nice I was lucky enough to work with her on a TV series called Extant. Here is an funny story, the Director of Photography on CSI Miami would always yell out to one of his guys get me a "Halle Berry", when we finally figured out what that was it was a cup of coffee that had as much cream to have the same complexion as Halle Berry. Well there I was years later at craft service getting a cup of coffee with Halle Berry talking about Disneyland I think, I was pouring some cream in my coffee and looked up at her down at my coffee and back up at her beautiful face and just laughed to myself thinking how did this actually happen.

 

@donavabdear 

So the guy keeps saying, "Get me a Halle Berry" and the next think you know, you GOT Halle Berry on a show and over coffee.

Lesson learned! Ask for the order and see what happens. Next step:

Get me a _____________!, then put it on a loop and repeat.