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Adele's first single "Hello" came out last Friday (10/23). Kinda cool it was shot with IMAX cameras, I liked her last single "Skyfall" from Bond in 2012. But it's been 5 years since her last (full) album. The album "25" hits November 20th. She still sounds great.

Are you trying to connect to stream music? Or to download a firmware update? If its for firmware... download the update to your computer & transfer the file to the 2100 via thumb drive.

This thread was very informative. The most important thing I learned (based on how they conducted themselves)... is who I would send my $$$ to. And who I would not.

I wanna take it wherever there's free Wi-Fi.

I'm not too worried about it. Who knows.... by tomorrow we might not be able to "read" anything, while drinking coffee & eating our bacon.

Woke up to this headline today. I read it... while drinking my coffee, eating my bacon & eggs. Wonder what I'll read tomorrow, when drinking my coffee & eating my bacon & eggs. (lol)

I have to admit that I am not able to wrap my head around this. The crests oscillate through time, but not space. Ok. So, what will they do in time that will not occur in space? They did not mention it in the article, but I would suspect it has something to do with Graphene. There have been many scientific breakthroughs recently in that area. Graphene is the thinnest, lightest & strongest compound known. It is pure carbon & by small I mean small... 1 atom thick. Strong as in 300x stronger than steel. Graphine is transparent, its so thin, it has length & width... but no height (making it a 2D substance). It also has tremendous conductivity properties, with exceptional electron mobility values, making it the most electrically conductive material discovered. Based on these remarkable properties, Graphene superconductors are just one area being developed. Graphene can be "grown" in honeycombs layers (and the resulting pattern forms a zero gap semi-conductor) that meets at a Dircac Cone (or point). From what I gather the the Phase Velocity comes into play with the possible development of a Graphine Prism (their supposed new "material"). The Dircac points combined with the Prism, meet at what is called Momentum Space. Zero-gap conductivity, momentum vectors combined with motion & Prisms might be where the time vs. space claim must come into effect (everything constantly occupies the same space, so its measured in time with the ripples of Phase Velocity). Graphene has many applications. It can be woven into garments (to replace Kevlar). Its so strong a sheet (the thickness of your average plastic wrap) could support the weight of an elephant. It can potentially be combined with semi-conductors to create cloaking devices. Large TV displays could be folded up & put in your pocket. Computers the size of a credit card. It can be mixed with ink & you can print electronics just as we print newspapers today. Kinda makes 3D printing seem primitive. Some are using it to split water into oxygen & hydrogen atoms (to produce hydrogen powered fuel cells). Flakes of Graphene can be mixed with paint, applied to your car & a biometric reader will start your vehicle just by placing your hand on your car (or set a security alarm, sync your music library, or import GPS routing profiles). Hey, I just turned my Phase Velocity thread just turned into a Graphene thread. (lol) But Graphene & Phase Velocity could create some amazing speaker technology. Speakers the size of your entire wall(s) hung like wallpaper. Same for your display. How's that Marty McFly?

I'd say the forum over/under is about 40%. Safe bet. Ouch. Not looking forward to that. Wait...is that a comb-over-under??

The 15" sealed XS15se from PSA was a limited production run.... it pretty much sold out as a pre-order (now all gone). The sealed S1500 looks promising, but no worries, looks like you are now considering vented options. The V1500 also looks to be quite impressive. Good luck.

Imagine the graphics processing power of this tech in the next gen PS6, X-BOX or PC. There has to be benefit with TV display's, audio-video processors & codecs. We might be able to download all 3 Lord of the Rings (Extended Directors cut) in 3 minutes. Goodbye to all physical media.

Say hello to Phase Velocity. The speed of light is approx. 300,000 kilometers per second, and it is widely understood that the the speed of light is finite, nothing can travel faster. However, it seems that scientists have discovered that oscillations of light wave crests (Phase Velocity) is now infinite & larger after light strikes newly a developed material. The Phase Velocity of light is infinite because it measures speed thru time, not space. It is believed that they can now squeeze, bend & twist photons... allowing them to be treated similar to electrons. But obviously much, much faster, about a million times faster. Light powered Computers. Crazy. http://qz.com/532580/scientists-have-found-a-way-to-make-light-waves-travel-infinitely-fast/

Right now, I'm in sub limbo. My "first view" big blockbusters are stacking up. I have San Andreas, Jurassic World & about 4 other Blu-rays waiting to break out. Two new 15" are due this week, once they are dialed in.... I'll be rocking the HT. This weekend I was a bit more low-key:

Aliens do exist. 12 men have walked on the Moon. The first known Alien is Neil Armstrong.

Last I knew we are only searching outwards 6000 light years so technically we are still only looking a a very tiny spec of the Milky way and there are billions of Galaxies out there. Interesting info with the Milky Way Galaxy & our insignificance within it. We all know what an Earth year is (obviously, lol). Well, it is widely accepted that it takes approximately 230 million years for "1" rotation around the Milky Way... or "1" Milky Way year. Modern humans (Homo Sapiens & Neanderthals) have been around for 200,000 years. That basically means our species has existed for about 16 hours... of just 1 Milky Way year.

No. Based on our primitive technology, interstellar travel is impossible. The closest star to us (besides the sun) is Alpha Centauri at 4.3 light years away. For example, if we were to use the Space Shuttle... it would take 165,000 years to get there. Plus it's catch 22. With our limited fossil fuel rocket technology, you would need a tremendous amount of fuel to get there. That required amount of fuel has immense weight. In order to lift the weight of the fuel load, you need even more fuel during launch in order to escape Earths gravity. There's not enough fossil fuel on the entire planet to achieve either feat. We are a long ways from leaving out solar system. Kinda sad.

I wonder what kind of speakers Aliens use. Gotta have some pretty sweet setups when taking on "road trips" of that magnitude.

Many of the ancient sites have compelling & massive structures that defy the known engineering & construction capabilities of their time. For example with Puma Punku, the Incans who occupied the sophisticated complex, didn't even take credit for building it. By their accounts, it was built for them in a single night. For me the most fascinating is Gobekli Tepe, the recently discovered complex (buried more than 20 feet under the sand) in Turkey. Gobekli Tepe changes everything, in that predates both Stonehenge & Ancient Egyptian culture by 6000-to-7000 years. It even predates ancient Sumeria (the supposed cradle of civilization) by 5000 years. The sophisticated architectural site at Gobekli Tepe covers over 20 acres & has countless massive rings featuring mega pillars sculpted with precision. Pretty impressive use of mathematics & planning, especially since language & the first writings are attribute to the Sumerians... 5000 years later. http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2011/06/gobekli-tepe/mann-text http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/gobekli-tepe-the-worlds-first-temple-83613665/?no-ist http://www.crystalinks.com/gobekli_tepe.html

I recommended that all 3 would be great options to consider (my comments had nothing to do with the fact I use modules). Jay L (from Klipsch) & many others have also mentioned that the 5650 would perform great in an Atmos configuration. I suggested all 3 & left it for 007nco to decide which option, size & budget best fits his needs best. I'm familiar with the panel assembled to discuss the topic you referred to, it was from over a year ago, I have even quoted excerpts from the same panel myself. Brett Crockett (from Dolby) mentioned full range, timber matched is good for any configuration (Atmos or not). But, Crockett also mentioned that Atmos is very forgiving & flexible with speaker choice & placement. He also mentioned that (since Atmos is still new) sound mixers were hesitant to place full range content to surrounds. And in regards to the quote: "beware of lighting fixtures; we're moving a lot of air, so anything loose is going to rattle!" That was in reference to Greg Russell (sound mixer for Transformers AoE) listening to small monitor speakers (not in-ceiling). But even then, the guy who mixed Transformers, a smaller monitor option was very effective with Atmos. All 3 options I mentioned & 007 was considering would be great.

Either the 5800 or 3800 would be great 8" in-ceiling options. Others use the CDT 5650-C ll... 6.5" option with the same wide dispersion capability & is similar in price to the 3800. Some could argue the benefit of a fuller range speaker (the 5800), but since they are basically performing surround duty, there's not a lot of full range content that gets sent to them. I do see the 5650's get recommended for Atmos. FuzzyDog has the 5650's installed, you might want to check with him on his impressions: https://community.klipsch.com/index.php?/topic/158099-fds-dolby-atmos-ht-design-build-thread/page-2

The Dyson Sphere concept has been around since the 1960's by Physicist & Astronomer Freeman Dyson: the concept was inspired from Sci-Fi, but basically is an artificial structure created to collect (gather) all the energy of a star. http://earthsky.org/space/what-is-a-dyson-sphere 3,000 years to get a response... but that concept of time & distance is based on our limited knowledge of time & space. There could be more advanced methods we have yet to discover, that shorten any potential response. Then again, if its just a bunch of rocks.... cue the crickets. I hope NASA isn't using the $500 million dollar Kepler for a Disney promo. But then again., the powers that be are never shy about wasting taxpayer's $$$.

Well, what are you waiting for... hurry up (lol). I forgot your were still considering the CDT 3800's. For me MM is the Atmos Demo disc. Curious to learn of your impressions. when you get everything dialed in.

OK.... some here think I'm crazy & I am (in all things. lol). But I gotta ask. How was the opening sequence of MAD MAX for you with Atmos?

We may soon find out. For me it's been fun star gazing the past few months; with the Blood Moon, Meteor Showers & this past week I've been observing (with the naked eye) Venus, Jupiter & Mars all aligned (in the eastern predawn sky). But, the Kepler Space Observatory (orbiting 93 million miles away) has focused on something potentially more exciting, a distant star: KIC 8462543 The preliminary data suggest something never observed before; a large unknown collection of massive objects circling the distant star. Initial theories range from the more pedestrian option of 2 planets that may have collided... to that of an artificial mega structure such as a Dyson Sphere. Now SETI has repositioned the Allen Telescope Array in an attempt to gather signals from the star & surrounding objects. They hope to gather data as early as next week. Here's a few links with info: http://www.businessinsider.com/search-for-aliens-at-kic-8462852-2015-10 http://www.popsci.com/have-we-detected-alien-megastructures-around-distant-star http://www.businessinsider.com/what-astronomers-behind-the-alien-hype-are-saying-2015-10 http://www.zmescience.com/space/alien-megastructure-star-aliens-15102015/

Watching San Andreas at Derricks house: Life imitating Art.

In fact one of my favorite Simpson's episodes (Trilogy of Error, Season 12) did a recreation of Run Lola Run, featuring Lisa in the role. Good stuff.