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I’m 30 years old and live in Germany but it’s always been my dream to live on Koh Phangan in Thailand.
I do have a very nice life in Germany. Stable relationship with my girlfriend, same with my parents. One very good friend here, one good friend in a different city and one good friend in Austria. I’m not very outgoing, so that’s perfect to me. I have a very very good job, that is mostly fun, pays very good and is not very demanding. Lots of free time. 2 cats that I love and an awesome apartment. I’m not unhappy here, I like my life a lot and so I actually forgot about Thailand.
But now something has changed. I learned that there is some money waiting for me. Quite a lot actually. Might be in a year, might be in ten. But this made me think about Thailand again. In Germany I could have a nicer house and work less. In Thailand I might not have to work at all. Plus I could have all the things I love so so much about the place. The fruits, the weather, the people and so on.
But that would mean leaving everything. My girlfriend would not wanna come with me. So I’d lose her, I’d lose the cats, I’d see my parents maybe twice a year, my friends probably even less. But I guess i would make new friends there quickly.
I’m not sure what to do.
I don’t know if I’m ready to leave everything I know and love for my dream. Plus there is a chance that i actually don’t like it there after some time, I can’t know that. Then I’d come back, probably lose everything I left just to be here again. I would probably never find such a good job again, it really is a rare gem. The money is not enough to support me forever in Germany, so I might have to get back to some job I don’t like again, like I did for many years. Maybe only part time at least, but still.
Did anyone here have a similar situation? What’s your take?

What do you think about cealing speakers? Are they worth it or are well placed normal speakers better?

Which speakers do you have in your gardens?

The outdoor speakers of Sonos are super expensive, but are they good?

Or is there something better and cheaper, that you can still somehow get into the Sonos app?

I’m currently living in Germany and I’m 30 years old. It’s always been my dream to live in the tropics. Somewhen in the next few years I’ll get my hands on around 400.000 - 1.000.000 €.
In around 20 years I’ll might get another 500.000 - 1.000.000 €. Sounds surreal but true. So my dream may come true, but I wanna look for the right place. I did love Koh Phangan in Thailand, but it’s very complicated with owning land and the visa. I might never have enough money at one time to get the 30 years visa for my girlfriend and me both.
Here’s what my dream place’s like:

- tropical
- lots of nature
- Clean air
- not too heavy rainy season if possible
- able to own, maybe even build, a house (preferably with a big garden with some fruit trees), or cheapish rent
- Access to cheap tropical fruits
- Modern houses (buying or building)
- relatively good infrastructure (hospitals and so on)
- around the price of the island in Thailand or cheaper
- manageable or even easy to get a Visa and own land

Can someone suggest suitable places? I also have the option to find a remote job to make maybe extra 500 € or so per month, mg gf too

I don’t have a dedicated theater room, I have a relatively good TV and the complete Sonos Setup. I’m pretty happy with that. I just read on Reddit that bluray sounds a lot better than streaming, which I always do. I can’t see myself watching blurays all the time since streaming is so convenient, but it would be great to have my favorite movies as blurays for the better sound. Is the difference that big? I guess I won’t see a big difference, my TV is good, but not High End. But maybe I can hear a difference?
If there really is a big difference, which bluray player can you recommend? I do have a PS5, but I think it doesn’t have True Atoms?

My current setup:

- Arc
- Sub mini
- Era 300 as rear speaker

In 2-4 hours my arc ultra will be here. Any recommendations on what to watch or listen for comparison

My Govee Strip Lights with Cover keep losing their WiFi connection. The connection in that room is not the best, but it’s probably still much better than it needs to be. I tried turning off 5 GHz on my router, but I didn’t help. Any solutions?

I wanna enhance my setup. I am happy with bass and surround, but the front seems a little underwhelming.
My current setup:
- 65 inch TV
- Sonos Arc
- 2 Era 300s for surround
- Sub mini

My first thought was to add front L and R (maybe fives or Era 100s) with SonoSequencer but i heard that it takes away the Atmos of the Arc, but not of the Arc Ultra? Is that right? Then i’d first have to get the Arc Ultra. How much better is it compared to the normal Arc? The improved bass is irrelevant for me because i have a Sub

I wanna prepare for GTA 6 to experience it the best way possible.
My current setup:
- 65 inch TV
- Sonos Arc
- 2 Era 300s for surround
- Sub mini

I’m happy with the surround and the base but thinking about adding front L and R.
I read some posts here that doing that, ruined the sound. Is that true?
If no, which speaker would be good?
And if otherwise, would the upgrade up the arc ultra, instead of adding fronts, make a notable difference?

I was on the island in july and august 2019 and i loved it. I haven't been to any parties. I stayed mostly in Srithanu. Is it still so dream like, romantic and rather quiet there? I also hear people saying it's overcrowded, but is Srithanu still nice? Or are other places quiet?