. What can I expect to pay for a decent sub?
For the surround speakers I may use my old bose for now.
I don't know why it is but it seems to me that subwoofers that are offered by manufacturers for use with that manufacturer's speaker lines are often underpowered and/or lack sufficient range for good room-filling base sound, particularly with typical movie soundtrack sounds.
Since you mentioned the Andrew Jones designed line of Pioneer speakers I'll use that line as example in which the sub which completes the set is an 8" 100 watt design with an operating range extending only to 35 hz. Since the line's tower speaker FS51 can play at (I best recall) 40 hz, the subwoofer's additional range is slender and barely worth the cost of the unit. This is a case in which it is very much an advantage to choose a subwoofer made by another manufacturer and it is not the only such example that can be found.
If there IS a "rule" as described it is a rule best ignored, IMO, - you must let your ears write your own rules. That is, IF you hope that your room will "ROCK!!"
It depends on the total volume of the room and anything it's open to. I'd just email Hsu Research and Elemental Designs with the dimensions just to get an idea of how much to save. For now I'll toss out a budget number of $450-600 shipped. You could go cheaper but you give up sound quality for music and/or deep grab you and shake you action movie bass.
As the Project Coordinator, I am pleased to inform the membership that the project, which began in February 2020 has now been completed. Funding for the project was provided by the First Nation Housing Market Fund. The Band Council Resolution to formally accept the Plans was signed at a duly convened meeting on July 28, 2022 by the Chief & Council of Lac Seul First Nation.
I would like to thank all the Band members that participated in the community surveys and sessions that were held over the past 2 years. It was challenging to conduct community engagement with the all restrictions and lockdowns imposed by the Covid 19 pandemic. All the input and recommendations provided by the membership throughout the project were greatly appreciated and are all contained within the documents that were produced from your contributions to the project.
There are hard copies and USBs available at the Lac Seul Training Centre of Excellence. Please feel free to contact me if you would like either product. The Comprehensive Community Plan and Land Use Plan are flexible, guiding documents that can be amended to reflect the community priorities, objectives and goals on an annual basis, every 2 years or 5 years.In 1997 Pearson Government Solutions created FAFSA on the Web. This tool enabled students to apply for federal student aid through a secure and easy Website, 7 days a week, 24 hours a day. This visionary new software slashed the FAFSA’s paperwork and processing time. As a result it cut their costs and accelerated the application process for students.
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I don't know if its just me getting old or I've been spoiled by the occasional business class upgrades - I really can't handle sitting in economy seats for more than 8 hours. Our flight to Tokyo was 12.5 hours after a 6 hour layover in Chicago from Washington D.C. If you can, try flying through somewhere in Asia or anywhere mid-way so you can spend the night or at least give your bum and legs a break. The long flight was the only bad experience of the trip.
From Chicago we flew ANA...and that's when the Japanese vibes started.
Tea isn't just for drinking in Japan...
As soon as we were in the air, the plane crew changed into these cute cherry blossom outfits. I was very amused.
This was our first Japanese meal. Let's just say I've had worse plane food and I usually don't go for the meals but I had to try it...
Soggy panko-crusted shrimp tempura with veggies. Cold noodles in the top right corner, edamame with sweet scrambled egg blocks (not my thing) and a cold potato fish salad. The cold noodles were not bad at all with the soy sauce.
There are two things that you should do as soon as you arrive at the airport.
Pocket Wifi is a MUST. We really relied on our phones' Google Maps app and Google Translator. Even with our free T-Mobile roaming plan, the standard roaming coverage was terrible and the internet was ridiculously slow. A pocket WiFi will guarantee that you have internet connection everywhere you go. Three of us shared on pocket WiFi and it would last us for a solid 5-6 hours. We carried a battery pack so we can charge it mid-day if we didn't go back to the hotel.
Japan is surprisingly still a cash based country. Large stores and restaurants will take credit cards but the majority of places won't. ATMs are mostly accessible in 7-11s (which are literally on every other block), so if you forget to withdraw some cash at the airport, go to a 7-11.
Wifi vendors as soon as you walk out of border control.
We kept debating on whether to take the train, bus or taxi to our hotel. We were too exhausted after our long trip to navigate the subway, so we decided to take a taxi. Since we were 3 people and had large pieces of luggage it was worth it for us.
We stayed at the APA business hotel in Shinjuku Kabukicho Tower. Location was key for us. We wanted to have a short walk to the metro and not waste time and money using taxis to get to our destination. The Shinjuku district is almost like Japan's version of Times Square. Bright lights, clubs, restaurants, arcades, bars, and of course a lot of young people. Unliek Times Square though, it was super clean (except for Saturday at 7am when the streets were being cleaned after Friday night's madness) and VERY safe. We never felt unsafe even around 2-4am.
Warning: business hotels in Shinjuku are TINY. New York tiny...many even tinier. If you are willing to pay $200-$300 per night you may get a better sized room somewhere in the city. Most hotels will give you a nice Japanese robe and two sets of slippers (one to use in the room and one for the rest room).
The best thing about our location was having an arcade right under the hotel. We ended our day each night with a few rounds of Mario Kart and/or darts - Mario Kart was addicting and it made us feel like we were back in the 90s.
Japan's public transportation system is AMAZING. All you need is a Pasmo (metro) card and you can literally go anywhere and everywhere. You can even use the Pasmo card to buy goodies from vending machines all over the city. Google Maps is the best way to navigate. You will get detailed steps on how to get to your destination. All metro signage is in English too so it is very easy to follow. 
Any metro machine with the pink Pasmo sticker means you can "recharge" your card there.
The below tips are a combination of what we read online before getting to Japan and things we observed when we actually got there. Be courteous and follow the cultural norms. You don't want to be that "foreigner".
