Jamis' theater thread! - Page 27

In that case should you ever find a bottle of Port Ellen 24yr 1982 Connoisseurs Choice, splurge. The distillery closed a couple of decades ago, but you can still find the odd bottle. It's closer to a Bruchladdie than a Lagavulin, but still a wonderful Islay. My favorite scotch of all time (and I drink a lot of scotch, having purchased close to 200+ different bottles over the last ten years or so).

Right now the bottle runs around $300. But when they are gone, they are gone for good. My wife gets me one every few years for a B-day or x-mas present. I then sit on the bottle for another year for it gets opened. I don't let opened bottles sit around for long.

I wouldn't choke THAT much. As long as I get my fair share, that is. Hell, as soon as I read this I started thinking about finding one for you for Christmas.

big fan of JW Blue...but my fav is McCallan 30yr Single Malt
--Manny

Isn't denial the first sign???

Amen

You and I differ on this one. I've never understood why McCallan is as expensive as it is given that at best it's an "average" single malt. I've never had one that impressed me or was distinctive enough to warrant the hype.

Apologies for going way back in your build ...

[quote=jamis;14039914]Yet another busy weekend...

I finished the soffits in the theater (just need to finish the one in the kitchenette) and about half of the ceiling. The rest of the ceiling in the theater will be 1.5" lower than the front of the theater due to pipes and other obstacles .

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I have a smiliar situation to your ceiling where I need to furr down the height by 2x3 for a portion and then a little lower for the back of the room due to pipes. How did you frame or furr down the back half of your room. Look at the pics it looks like you blocked the joists then ran the 2x3, is that correct?

I have been considering running two layers of 2 x 3's perpendicular to each other, but looking for alternatives.

Just as an FYI, I pulled the quote from post 51.

Thanks for the quick response and the pictures

I read through your thread tonight and then subscribed so I can reference as I start my room. You have a wonderful room, if mine turns out half as nice I will be thrilled.

For the next keg, you need to bootleg in a Yuengling from PA. Man I miss that stuff, ahh the memories of college, they have such a regional following it is a shame that their business model limits distribution.

ABSOLUTELY AMAZING HT set up. I am simply blown away by the detailing you have done and shared as well. Hats off to you..... Let me tell you even I would be starting my HT setup somewhere in feb 2010, and your HT definitely is an inspiration for me. As the above poster said, if I am able to bring even half of the quality your HT has I will be more than satisfied. I hope when I start my HT I will have some precious advice from people down here.

Regards
Sammy

Great thread. Being a scotch drinker must be a prereq for building a HT. At home, I usually drink Glenmorangie Quinta Ruban or Lasanta. A nice 12+ yr single malt at a reasonable $58-62 a bottle. I prefered Glenmorangie prior to their new re-styled choices, especially the Burgundy wood finish but the QR and Lasanta are still excellent.

It's okay to pass on the Balvenie Portwood. I just opened a bottle last weekend. Interesting, but not distinctive enough for me to be worth the price. Their Doublewood though scores well on my price to experience scale. We tend to get a bottle of it every year.

Nice Rack...

Garage storage... Where is the before pic? I drive over that much stuff just to get my car in the garage. I have a 12x7 workshop in the back of my garage I can't even get to. On the rare occasion I absolutely need a tool and have to crawl over the pile to get it, I never put it back rather just stack it up.

I may have to start the cleaning as early as tomorrow as I have relatives that want to bring dogs over that I won't let in my house. If so, I will get a before pic of my little disaster and post it in my thread.

Funny you should mention it. My wife got it for me for Christmas. I haven't opened it yet. I'm sitting here with the little booklet that is attached to the bottle. It seems that the 1/4 cask refers to the size of the cask the scotches is double casked in. No clue how this effects the scotch. But it is cask filtered and as a result a higher proof than the standard 10 year old.

The PS3 is quiter, or the BDP-N460 is quieter? Also, how is NetFlix streaming? I tried it awhile back on a PC, and picture quality was terrible compared to the same ripped DVD.

Also, are you referencing the upconversion on the PS3 or the BDP-N460?

Thanks!