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TV in the train room slow you down?

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Posted by twhite on Tuesday, November 11, 2008 3:53 PM

shayfan84325

twhite

This may not mean much to some of you, but it's IMPOSSIBLE to work on the MR if you're also listening to Mahler's Fifth Symphony, LOL!  However, Aaron Copland works really well, especially if your MR setting is the West.

Hey Tom,

Some music has a similar effect on me, but I don't know much about this Mahler dude.  For me it's  Motown.. What can I say?  What it lacks in sophistication it makes up in energy.

Hey, I look at it this way:  Music is as Music does.  Go for it!  Tongue

Tom Smile

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Posted by el-capitan on Tuesday, November 11, 2008 4:07 PM

loathar

I'm on Direct dish so I don't want to spend the $$$ for an extra line and decoder in the train building.
TV isn't that big a distraction for me. I'd rather listen to music and the Dish networks have OUTSTANDING commercial free music channels.

I have Dish satellite and I just ran a line from the box in our bedroom to the basement. Once in a while my wife changes the channels on me but it works for the most part.

 The TV does distract me to some degree but, the way I look at it, is at least I'm in the basement. I would rather by working slowly while watching TV in the basement rather than not working at all in the living room.

 And during operating sessions the TV is off. No need to add another distraction while operating a train.

 Check out the Deming Sub by clicking on the pics:

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Posted by loathar on Tuesday, November 11, 2008 4:07 PM

twhite

 

This may not mean much to some of you, but it's IMPOSSIBLE to work on the MR if you're also listening to Mahler's Fifth Symphony, LOL! 

Tom Tongue

Or Motley Crue!!!

 

ttt
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Posted by ttt on Wednesday, November 12, 2008 3:57 PM

I have a TV in my basement and I get very distracted.  I couldn't multitask for a million bucks.

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