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And Marantz it is…

Sunday, March 9th, 2014

My Marantz AV receiver (SR5400) broke down and since I enjoy music even more when the sound system is right (I *love* that!) and movies/TV series are way better experienced with superb surround sound, it was time for something new!

While my old Marantz SR5400 was still performing fantastic until recently, it had its shortcomings such as no HDMI nor network access/other nifty features, the biggest one shortcoming was its -most likely- broken power supply. 🙂

As I wanted to re-use my existing KEF KHT 2005.2 speaker system, the new AV receiver needed to comply with the direct and tactile sound experience from the KEFs and after hours of resading reviews and listening to various setups, the verdict is in: once again Marantz! The Marantz SR6008 won the battle over the Pioneer SC-2023!! I can pick it up Tuesday, just in time for my flight back Wednesday to my new music and movie sound paradise at home!! 🙂

Happyyyyyyy!!!

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QOTD March 9 2014

Sunday, March 9th, 2014

Paul Hawken: “Everything is connected…no one thing can change by itself.”

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QOTD March 8 2014

Saturday, March 8th, 2014

Steven Wright: “It doesn’t make a difference what temperature a room is, it’s always room temperature.”

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QOTD March 7 2014

Friday, March 7th, 2014

Martin Fraquhar Tupper: “Well-timed silence hath more eloquence than speech.”

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QOTD March 6 2014

Thursday, March 6th, 2014

David Shore: “You’re supposed to trust friends. You have no reason to be his friend? That is part of the pleasure of friendship: trusting without absolute evidence and then being rewarded for that trust.”

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QOTD March 5 2014

Wednesday, March 5th, 2014

Philip K. Dick: “Don’t try to solve serious matters in the middle of the night.”

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Song of the Day: I Will Survive

Tuesday, March 4th, 2014

The last night of my 5 days carnival experience is about to start which ‘naturally’ means that we are running in survival mode. 🙂

A last check revealed that most of the gladiators and gold-digger/pirate/mail(wo)man sidekicks can use a boost of energy and music is always a great source for energy. Our motto for tonight is SURVIVE so it should be no surprise that todays Song of the Day is ‘I will Survive‘ by Cake!

Personally I like this version much better than the original by Gloria Gaynor; way too much disco/dancing/swinging/upbeat/high pitched voices for me at this very moment! 🙂 (click this link though if you dare and/or prefer Gloria)

Enjoy y’all!

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QOTD March 4 2014

Tuesday, March 4th, 2014

Claude Bernard: “We can learn nothing except by going from the known to the unknown.”

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Tonight’s Theme

Monday, March 3rd, 2014

Day/Night 4 of 5; Gladiators keep it calm…or scandalous?! 🙂

(c) Joost & Ingeborg thx!

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QOTD March 3 2014

Monday, March 3rd, 2014

Henry George: “Let no man imagine that he has no influence. Whoever he may be, and wherever he may be placed, the man who thinks becomes a light and a power.”

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Carnival parade in Oosterhout

Sunday, March 2nd, 2014

Nothing beats a carnival parade after a all-night lasting party uhhhh…luckily the sun was out! 🙂

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QOTD March 2 2014

Sunday, March 2nd, 2014

Sharon Salzberg: “Life is like an ever-shifting kaleidoscope – a slight change, and all patterns alter.”

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Carnival Day 2; Gladiators unite again

Saturday, March 1st, 2014

The yearly tradition of carnival kicked off yesterday when a not so random bunch of gold diggers and gladiators united! Also today we are o-so ready to reign and dominate the bar, with only four days left…!!
Wish us luck! 🙂

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QOTD March 1 2014

Saturday, March 1st, 2014

Jennifer Hudson: “We can’t let our insecurities own or destroy us. We have to face them head-on. That was part of the challenge that motivated me to take this journey. I wanted to see what I could do and, more important, I wanted to understand everything that was holding me back.”

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