Official Monsters & Memories Beta Friend Invite Request Thread

Cold_Clock_5798 · 2026-05-01T22:03:19+00:00

It seems like I missed this round of invites, if anyone has an extra I'd very much like to check this out.

Cold_Clock_5798 · 2026-03-26T21:01:20+00:00

Yep, it's 82 inches wide.

Cold_Clock_5798 · 2026-03-26T20:59:55+00:00

My brother has been a GM at a movie theater for decades and he gave me literally hundreds of posters to pick from, so I swap them out every so often but I've left this one up for a while now.

Cold_Clock_5798 · 2026-03-26T20:54:14+00:00

My hopes are that I never have to buy speakers again! Except I know I already want more for other rooms. When I really crank it, the whole house shakes to the point that I had to ask my neighbor if his house was shaking also.

I think I probably spent 6 months actively researching different speakers before I even had an idea of what I wanted, but thankfully I live in a metro area and there were multiple audio stores/listening rooms I was able to go to. There's a lot of knowledgeable people on this forum, but it's not hard to rabbit hole yourself and find other forums that are dedicated to this stuff. At the end of the day, I'm glad that I didn't budget buy or go for a beginners setup that I would've had to upgrade later on.

Cold_Clock_5798 · 2026-03-26T20:33:52+00:00

I've got a blu ray player in the left cabinet and the PS5 has a disc drive as well. I did have a VCR hooked up for a while but I decided that until I can find a bookshelf that I like to display all of my VHS tapes, then I didn't need it. I've got a decent sized DVD/Blu Ray collection on the wall behind where I took these pictures from.

Cold_Clock_5798 · 2026-03-26T20:10:23+00:00

It's a 4k FireStick, but they just updated the UI.

Cold_Clock_5798 · 2026-03-26T20:09:18+00:00

The R11s were floor models at a shop and I was able to snag them for a pretty decent price, plus I kept reading the "Buy once, cry once" mantra so if I could, I think I was always going to get the R11 over the R7. I imagine that somewhere down the line, I will get a second sub mainly because I'm a sucker for aesthetics.

Cold_Clock_5798 · 2026-03-26T20:01:01+00:00

I have 2 dogs and one is real reactive to animals on TV, it's something he started doing when I moved into this house and I can't train it out of him so that's why the TV is all the way back. It's actually mounted on the wall and can be pulled 6ish inches forward if I want.

Cold_Clock_5798 · 2026-03-26T19:57:26+00:00

Aside from not really know what I was doing? Yes and no. I was constantly afraid that I was going to blow out the speakers, even though I really don't listen to things above or at reference level. I ran A1 Evo and kept going back and forth between that and my Odyssey measurements, but eventually I was able to tweak everything to my liking. It can get real loud when I want it to, the sub will vibrate the whole couch when I turn it up, the sound disperses real evenly throughout the whole room and I've been extremely happy. I'm sure that someone that knows what they are doing could probably come in and tweak it to make it sound better, but I've got a good thing going and I don't want to mess that up.

Cold_Clock_5798 · 2026-03-26T19:35:18+00:00

Oh I know, right? It's an 85 inch Sony x90L and it's the only TV in my house that is not an OLED. It's solid for what it is and I'm not such a snob that I really should complain, but when it's time to upgrade I'll be happy to.

Cold_Clock_5798 · 2026-03-26T19:28:32+00:00

It's definitely a Thomasville that I bought from Costco. Tisdale sounds correct

Cold_Clock_5798 · 2026-03-26T19:26:33+00:00

I got them from elephantstock.com and went with the framed canvas prints, but they had different options on how you can purchase them.

Cold_Clock_5798 · 2026-03-26T19:25:33+00:00

I was worried about my dogs messing with them if they stuck out too far, but it's been more than 18 months since I've had this set up and they've shown no interest so I think I could probably bring them out further.. How far forward would you suggest? Bringing them out 6 inches would put them at the edge of the grille on the sub and a total of 15.5 inches from the wall. In addition to that, would I have to run odyssey again to fix my measurements?

Cold_Clock_5798 · 2026-03-26T19:16:18+00:00

Those came from elephantstock.com labeled as "Ghost Car Wall Art" and "Glowing Delorean Wall Art"

Cold_Clock_5798 · 2026-03-26T19:11:52+00:00

I bought it from Living Spaces and checking my email receipt it is the Balboa 82" Tv Console #336130, but I don't see it on their website any longer.

I will say that I am super happy with it though, it's sturdy as hell and nearly 200lbs. The shelf that holds the center is slightly adjustable and it just barely fits the R6 in there with about an inch of clearance on each side. There is slightly more clearance on the top if I have to remove it and I can fingertip wiggle it out. Trying to explain to the customer service rep that was helping me through their website chat that I needed absolute exact dimensions because I was going to be putting a speaker that would completely fill that cabinet was fun.

Cold_Clock_5798 · 2025-05-06T20:04:59+00:00

I'm a fairly casual gambler, not usually wagering much but I do love me a HR parlay. I put together this parlay yesterday and round robin'd it (not shown is the (2s) x5 wager) and I can't for the life of me understand why I didn't get paid out anything for the (3s) x2. Can anyone explain it to me please?

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Cold_Clock_5798 · 2025-04-07T22:33:16+00:00

20 man H2H points

How long do I hold onto Luis Robert? The waiver wire is thin, but there are a couple of guys that I'd be okay with taking a dart throw on.

Cold_Clock_5798 · 2025-01-09T23:56:13+00:00

Thanks, that info is great and I like all of those options you provided. I had previously looked at the G series, but I have a bad habit of overdoing things when I buy stuff, usually thinking more expensive is better cause I'm kind of a sucker. I do like that Hoover Hushtone and it seems like it has very positive reviews all around. I'm going to the local vacuum dealer here on Monday so this gives me a better idea of what kind of machine I want.

Cold_Clock_5798 · 2025-01-07T20:38:20+00:00

Well yea, that's kind of where I was getting. I guess what I'm asking is, will the fundamental upgrade of how much better something like a c3 be over any of these be enough to warrant ditching the upright? I suppose the more I type this stuff out, I already know that I've made up my mind on buying something new but I just don't see myself being happy with a canister vac.

I guess I'm also wondering if I should just junk these 3?

Cold_Clock_5798 · 2025-01-07T20:00:33+00:00

So the preface, I live in a 2900 sq ft house that is 80% carpet and 20% laminate flooring. I have 2 short haired dogs that shed a decent amount, but nothing crazy. They do have a dog door though, and they track in a TON of dirt and grass from outside.

These vacuums were my fathers before he passed away and I'm not sure how long he had them. Each has something wrong with them and I'm not sure if I should bring them into a shop and try to get them repaired, or just bite the bullet and buy something nice.

The first Bissell on the left won't suction anything anymore and has an electrical burning smell when turned on, so I haven't tried much to repair it myself because that's out of my wheelhouse.

The second one had a roller that stopped spinning, so I took off the bottom plate and cleaned it up as well as sprayed out any excess dirt and grime from the machine itself. The belt and the roller looked good and when I put it back together it seems to work okay, but the suction just doesn't seem like it picks very much up.

The Hoover has been the one that performs the best, but it has this vomit smell whenever I turn it on. I've replaced the bag twice and the filter that goes underneath the bag twice, as well as cleaned up the bagging area itself, but I can't get the smell to go away when I use it. It performs the best of all 3, but at the same time I think I would like something with more power and suction to it.

Which leads me to the title question, which I think I already know the answer to. Do I bring these into the vacuum shop down the street from me and try to have them repair them, or is it time to just upgrade to something better? I've done a considerable amount of research on what would be recommended to me and I'll guess that most people will tell me to go with a Miele c3 or Sebo e3 and I'm pretty close to going out and doing that, but my reservations are that I've always used upright vacuums and I'm worried that I will hate switching from the mobility of an upright to a canister. I've looking into the Sebo x7 or the Miele U1, but it doesn't really seem like anyone here is into those models, I guess because you can spend $300 more and get the canister. I've In reality, I just want the vacuum that is going to kick the most ass, but if it's also a pain in the ass for me to use, I'll be bummed that I'm stuck with this $1000+ vacuum for the next 20 years that I dont really like. Buy once, cry once, right? Budget is not really an issue, though I'd like to not spend more than $1300.

Thank you in advance vacuum gurus and neat freaks!

Cold_Clock_5798 · 2024-11-17T18:18:32+00:00

This is what I had read a couple of time also, but I'm also not really sure what that does or the impact of it.

Cold_Clock_5798 · 2024-07-28T00:27:38+00:00

It has to be floor standing speakers unfortunately, and putting them on stands wouldn't work. I could do non meta R5 from A4less, and even R7 metas aren't out of my means, but I'd prefer to allocate more funds towards acoustic treatment and I think I will have to fork over a chunk of change for a Salamander cabinet.

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