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So some of the last things I've bought before the layoff are starting to trickle in. One of them was the FINAL piece to the puzzle of getting my 5.1 surround system to work as true 5.1.

That said, I'm still a little dissapointed with sound, but I think it just is what it is. Mostly in how tinny it occasionally sounds. To test the setup, I used ST:TMP's Director Edition and specifically played the Wormhole and V'Ger probe scenes, and they sounded excellent. Good bass, lots of direction in the sound.

But in the quieter scenes, everything felt a little flat and tinny. If I switched over to 2.1, though, suddenly there was a lot more bass. I'm guessing cause in 5.1, the subwoofer plays ONLY stuff going to the subwoofer, where in 2.1 it plays everything below a specific frequency, regardless of what speaker it's supposed to go to.

Not a problem with the movie, really just me being spoiled with really heavy bass I'm used to and MAYBE some cheapie-ish speakers.

That said, the THX logo in full 5.1 is mindblowing.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j1ZV-zVVnok

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Chronic cough update: it's not asthma or a blockage. Doctor is thinking it's acid reflux based on an offhand remark I made about one time having heartburn after drinking too much citrus juice. I don't like to argue with my doctors (and didn't) but I'm skeptical. She fixated on it though, so we'll do what she wants.

My insurance runs out at the end of March. Hope we can find a cause by then.

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It's been a year since I moved into the apartment. I hope I'm able to keep it until next year.

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Well. Now that I have a 5.1 Surround Sound system up and running. What should I watch with it?

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Okay, enough moping. Saturday, we move on from the layoff.