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Hi Boefje, So far after using the machine for about 5 months, this is what I can conclude. Upsides 1. It is very quiet in operations. I have to listen for the beeper to tell me it is finished. I can't even hear the spinning action when I am in the living room. The top loaders I used before, I could hear some forms of thumping and vibrating noises. 2. I do appreciate the hot water it produces as I have not linked the hot water system to the washing area. The load comes out nice and clean. 3. The Time manager functions are user friendly and easy to use. 4. The chime/beeper is pleasant to the ears. 5. The spin cycles are fast enough to wring the clothes really dry. 6. I don't know if it is that energy saving or water saving but from the specs it seems to be good. 7. Aesthetically pleasing. Downside 1. The spinning action can be really fast, so wash your delicate in a bag or choose an appropriate cycle. 2. Top loaders have faster washing cycles. Personally I am glad I bought the 8 kilos. I don't believe in stuffing the machine to the maximum as it will hinder washing effectiveness. Every week for our clothes, we wash them in two loads. Initially I thought I could do it in one cycle being a bigger machine. So it is something you might want to consider. The hot topic: Bosch versus Electrolux. I have not owned or used a Bosch before. Thus I can't do a fair comparison. I can conclude by saying I have no post purchase dissonance on buying the Electrolux to date. It works very well, well above my expectations.

That's the wife's job. Dim okay what. Romantic and energy saving. I almost fainted when I saw my last electricity bill. I am all for dim now. Your place looks great by the way. Nice stair case railings. Lets meet up for beer soon.

Hey Bro, When is your place ready? When can we sit down and crush beer cans?

My parents and in laws owned Rainbows. They bought theirs years back. As with all vacuums, their suction power diminishes over time. There was a time where my mom advocated Rainbow is the best. Today she is using a Karcher and she says it is as good. All in all, the most convincing is the dirty water. Because you can see that physically and then subconsciously think what a good job this machine is doing. A bag vacuum cleaner may be doing the job but you can't see the output thus sublimely makes one wonder if it is as effective? I will leave that to your better judgement. I have used Dyson bagless vacuum and they are a strong performer if you do proper maintenance regularly. They clean well and the motor head works effectively with carpets and fabrics. It is a straight forward machine. Cleaning and maintenance is straight forward as well. Please do remember to clean the motor head too. It is quite expensive to have one replaced. Personally for my new home, I have chosen Miele. 1. It is very light and maneuverable. This is a very big plus point. You do not want to lug around a heavy machine which is hard to maneuver. Vacuuming already is a chore, I don't want to worsen the experience. 2. It is a company with a good reference point for making excellent household products. Parts are easily available. 3. The machine is well designed. The machine has 3 360 degree rotating wheels. It is light and the extra fittings don't drop off or get in the way of work. The filters and bags are easy to change and it can be upgraded to HEPA! The edges are round so bumping into furniture is less damaging. You won't get your skin caught while extending or shortening the pipe shafts. Even the clip on floor cleaning head is designed whenever your clip it on, it is in the right angle, you don't have to adjust. 4. There are many options to upgrade the machine to specialize to different needs. Eg, swivel rotating head, ergonomic handles, different fittings for other cleaning activities, hepa filter etc. My only downside to this machine is the color. Not Miele's fault, but my value for money decisions. They had the anniversary model which is gold in color that comes with upgrades at a cheaper price. So instead of a mean black sleek machine, I have a gold gaudy 'beng' machine. So the question one should ask, effectiveness vs versatility. What will make your vacuuming chores more rewarding? Seeing the dirty water and feeling what a good job you did or finishing the chore in half the time as you don't have to fill up the machine, lug it around the house and then clean the machine after you use each time? I chose the second, needless to say. I do mop the house after vacuuming. I will give a review of the mop in the near future. Hopes this helps you make a better informed decision on your next vacuum purchase. Cheers!

Pending on the size of your rain shower head, meaning the output volume, this will determine whether a storage tank would enhance the experience of a rain shower. And if the storage tank is directly stored above the shower head, that will be the optimum placement. An instantaneous heater will work well if the flow rate for your home is good. Personally I don't like the aesthetics of an instantaneous heater. To me it is an eyesore. My storage heater is hidden in the false ceiling, in case you are wondering why I think storage tanks are of remarkable beauty. If you do a search on the forum, it was said instantaneous heaters don't work well with rain showers. Personally I am using 2 storage heaters to minimize pipe works. The flow rate at my home isn't at all water massage therapy prowess. The tanks have made the shower experience better in opinion. My shower head is 350 by 350mm in case you are wondering. It does take a while to heat the water up. But when it is heated up, it stays warm for a quite a while. I never need to turn on the heaters to shower. My wife turns it on whenever she showers. There is always enough left over for me. But again mine is a 50 liter tank. Which leads me to another consideration you might be thinking. Tank size. Honestly, mine is an over kill. I thought the wife would take one hour showers daily and she loves hot water. Thankfully it has never come to that. I think 30 litres is adequate for a normal shower of 10 minutes or less with almost scalding hot water.

We already have a Venus in our house.

Woe to the man who has to sit in his living room and see this everyday.

As her husband, I understand Ely best. I can tell you firmly it is not others who are having acute sensitivities. Let me reaffirm this, we do not like your sexual innuendos. We welcome constructive, respectful and friendly comments. I am putting my foot down. Period.

Speakers, amp plus installation about $1900.How big is your tv area btw?

Your number 2 set up is similar to mine. If I had a choice to change, I would change the centre. I still find it slightly muffled, nasal. I have messed around with the settings, there is not much more I can do, I think. A clear, natural sounding, audible centre speaker, I feel is of great importance for a HTS. You know you have a great one when you don't have to turn on subtitles ( unless the movie is in a foreign language of course).

Yes I have an Electrolux EGT9435K if i didn't remember wrongly. Mine has the cast iron trivet. The two burners of 4 kW is truly sufficient for in house cooking. At first I wanted to get the Bosch Domino which has a 6 kw flame, but it was really pricy. My wife has used it for light cooking only at the moment, it seems easy to clean. And the cast iron holders are sturdy and they do look better than the normal steel ones. Aesthetically they look great. Functionality, it is easy and straight forward to use. Flames as I have said before are sufficient. Price wise, I personally feel it is excellent value for the money. I have just used it for about two weeks so I can't comment on reliability. I doubt I would have any issues on that. Hope this helps.

Actually on the contrary, I did consider about the shelf life, technology, price and equipment involved. Thus the decision was made from there. Given the equipment that we wanted for example an Oppo 93, it is 3D ready, the Onkyo 609 which is also 3D ready, so why not have a TV that is 3D as well. The price difference was not that huge to be a convincing factor not to jump into 3D technology. Yes most of my blurays are from Amazon. Yeah JMLab Focals are widely acclaimed. Have you auditioned the Usher Dancers? They use Beryllium tweeters as well.

Mr Cai. 94575728. he just did my place. His prices are more than fair, he is honest and the service is excellent. Give him a call to inquire.

He claims to be Singapore's hunkiest man alive. <cringe> Come on, a little morning humour doesn't kill anybody! I really did not note how many people viewed that link, but I think it should be many (out of disgust to jeer of course), so damage wasn't done by me. Haven't had that much time to spend with the sub. There are a number of issues in the house to resolve and my wife is not well. Last night was spent cleaning up the room so she could sleep better. Yeah if you can come over and help with the NAS, it would be fantastic this weekend. I would wiggle and pout for you, fully clothed of course.

Oh it doesn't have to be at your place. You could video it for your hubby for when his HTS desire drops . I am sure he would only distribute to a few people . . Rb For all you perves who keep asking for the Lux ad, here is the link. Hope you guys and gals enjoy it!

Thinking of upgrading? I have got the 3D set up but waiting for my 3D blurays to arrive.I will post a review after everything has "run in"'ed' (past tense) Quite a number of movies are 3 dimensional. I think that it is definitely moving in that direction. Many theaters are 3D enabled. I doubt the owners will invest in these systems if they were not told of the direction. As per electronics life cycle, the Blurays are still expensive. Equipment wise they have already taken a step down. But they are not in the mature cycle yet I think. Cheers, E.D.

Then why not get individually? Get the Velodyne sub and Onkyo 609 from KEC. Then get the Jamos from Audiohouse.It is worth the hassle if you think this is the most ideal system for you. KEC does the installation on a paid service, so even if some of the products are not from their shop, they will still install it.

Hi Creamie, Now currently, I suppose a basic sound system for a hts would have the following as a minimum; 1. Bluray player 2. Amplifier 3. 2 front speakers 4. 1 centre speaker ( A good centre speaker for a cinematic experience is crucial, whats the point of having loud booms and bangs and you can't hear a single dialogue) 5. 2 rear speakers 6. 1 subwoofer ( You can go read my review on the SVS PC 12 Ultra to get a simple understanding of subwoofers) 7. Wires, accessories (They do cost quite a fair amount, even for the cheaper ones) Or alternatively you can get a sound bar with a subwoofer. I had a soundbar before and for me personally a sound bar isn't able to project surround sound as good as a 5.1 speaker system. If size matters to you, (as in you think speakers should be small) you can look at satellite speaker systems. But if you are not willing to compromise on a rich, full and velvety sound, the bigger the speaker and amp, the better it is. I have been watching concerts on blurays, and it has been really rewarding. My wife loves music, thus we have floor standing speakers. 50% is used for moves, 50% for cinema. You should determine what the hts is going to be used mainly for and then decide on what size speakers, amp you need. For a budget of $1500- $2000 is going to be really tight. Look at the promotions at here. I am using the Wharfedales diamonds and I think they are great value for money. Go and listen to what is within budget only. If you listen to something good and off the budget, you will get 'poisoned' and it will set a benchmark. You can look for used products, but please do practice caveat emptor. You may run into a risk of buying a lemon. Hope this helps.

Oh **** wrong person. Haha, then you must have got it from Patrick. I thought you got it from someone else . The same person who let go of his oppo 83se had Focal bookself speakers with intergrated amps and beryllium tweeters for sale at a steal. He sold off his 83 SE at a good price too. In fact all his items that were advertised were sold pretty fast. So i thought you were one of them.

I agree.Do the parquest first and finish the walls last. If you are pedantic about paint dropping on the floor,go buy canvas sheets ( the blue white stripe ones, they are not very expensive)or use old bedsheets and cover the whole floor and protect the skirting with a combo of news paper and tape, it should be well protected. Another word of advice is straight after the painting, walk around the place with a wet cloth. You should be able to get rid of the paint marks by just simply wiping.

Yes and I think I know whom you got it from. It was a great buy by the way. I wished I could afford his JM Labs Focals. Great speakers.

Digital to analogue convertor. Digital music tends to sound harsh and have jitters. Analogue music sounds warmer, more natural or so I have read. Usually CD and mp3 players have on board DACs, but audiophiles want their music vocally to sound as natural as possible. So they add in a DAC. Again, as it is a sound equipment, prices range from a couple hundreds to the thousands. It is not something crucial i would say. It is a good extra option to add on, if you listen to vocals, strings and jazz. I have read some DACs are great for rock music. So RB, please correct me if I am wrong. Entirely new to this as well. No problems, some of us are new to this as well. And there are many nice folks here who are willing to share their extensive knowledge. You have made a good choice to get an Oppo. If you want 3D, you can only get the 93 or 95. If you are not going into 3D, the 83SEs are excellent. As with all electronic equipment, a well used equipment may last longer than an unused equipment. So either way, it is not going to last! It gives a reason to upgrade!

Hmm a DAC is the next toy I can think and research about then. It would be interesting to hear with and without a DAC. Which DACs do you recommend then? My amp is a tube 13 watt per channel tiny tot. About the Oppo player, you are indeed intuitive . I have not had enough time to mess around with the system. And no, I have not tried the Oppo on another TV, so either its a great TV or a great player or, haha, both. I will review when I had spent sufficient time with the player and I will shift it to the bedroom to see if it has that great an effect, not forgetting that the Onkyo amp upscales as well.And both use the Marvel chip set. At first, being a noob here, I thought $990 for a bluray player was extremely expensive, not to mention the 83SE or the 95 which both cost about $1700 . But now when I have seen CD players that cost $3000 and heard of some that cost more than $10,000, the Oppo player seems to be really good value for money then. An excellent CD and bluray transport for $1700 combined is indeed value for money. So Cubeball, if 3D is a must, you can try to audition the Oppo 95. So far the reviews are great for both audio and video. If not, just get the 93 and a good DAC?

Well, if you are particular about how music should sound, a dedicated CD player works best, to what I have read. Dedicated CD players range from $100 plus to the mindless prices of $10,000 plus. I am using an Oppo 93 as my Bluray player and CD transport. The Oppo 95 or even the passe 83SE I have read are great as CD transports. What I found outstanding on my Oppo player so far is the loading speed. For normal players, it takes a couple of minutes to load the menu page, with the Oppo, it takes less than a minute. And the quality of the bluray playback was excellent. Father in law insists that the video were 3D even without wearing the glasses , while my wife kept insisting that it was not 3D. Depth is certainly good. For most of the music, my wife has it on hard disk in flacs. They do sound much better. So its a cheaper alternative you might want to look at. Simply hook up your computer to the amp by using a 3.5mm jack with two rcas. Audiophiles still prefer their SACDs played on a CD transport, so it depends again on your expectations. RB, I have not tried a DAC. I heard it upscales and gets rid of jitter. Does it make a marked difference?

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