Preparation

Another gorgeous day. This seems to be turning into a lovely summer.

Much of the morning was spent researching the options we have for audio with the new TV. The old (inexpensive) sound bar would look out of place and it needs to have a separate sub-woofer to deliver the bass sounds. This would not work for our new, somewhat minimalist "vision".

The Gorse Fox looked at the options from Samsung but Sonos are about to release a new compact all-in-one sound bar (Beam). This appears to be suitable, though still demands two wires (one power, one audio). It does, however, look the least obtrusive of the alternatives available. The Gorse Fox needed to be sure it could really work the way we we would want. After lots of reading, lots of write-ups, and reviewing several manuals for the TV, he believes this is probably the best solution. A by-product of this is that it will also link in with all the rest of the Sonos system in the house. The Gorse Fox will sleep on it, but believes the decision is made.

While the Silver Vixen was busy planting some new climbers by the front door, the Gorse Fox started to rationalise the cables, wires, set-top boxes, and accessories that are clustered around the existing TV. This has simplified matters considerably.

This afternoon we have spent a lovely couple of hours having coffee with Tinkerbell and Two Hats. It's nice to catch up properly. We may live next door to each other but we do tend to be like ships passing in the night.