$2,500 is a nice chunk of change to take to the aftermarket for accessories proven to improve performance and handling.  Or maybe one or two good driving schools?  It really often is "the nut behind the wheel". 

I got a new S7 Edge last week after having scored a pair of B&W P7s on an earlier Black Friday indulgence on markdown with an additional 15% off.  The S7 has considerable optional settings for audio output, including a separate applet to optimize for your choice of cans and your hearing.  In...

It's even better from the other seat.    What about that noise!

GTS.  I had the choice, while it was on order, and decided this was better suited to my purposes.

Time Travel: A History by James Gleick

Great to see folks still riding and posting, although my health ha precluded my riding, I still have great memories and friends from fifty years in the saddle.  :)  Keep cranking!

Looks like all kinds of push-rod fun.   Thanks

Well mine was bacterial endocarditis with a right-side stroke and aortic valve replacement.  I'm working on getting the strength and dexterity back in my left hand for those bicycle and motorcycle controls (I am, of course naturally left-handed).  

  I was the MN sponsor for both of HeadRoom's first two Twin Cities shows.  For the second, my co-sponsor was the Minnesota Audio Society and we held it at the Pavlek Radio Museum.  I still have and wear both of my HeadRoom tee shirts, although they are both too big for me these days.   

Stopped in again as part of the upgrade process for my portable system and to further investigate hi-res digital's progress.  

After being very sick last summer, and now in the middle of an MN winter, it's good to see my Bike-Fi thread is alive and well.  Looking forward to spring and continuing my rehabilitation through riding  

Do you have any dyno traces that you could post?       This is from a couple of years ago of my Blue Car getting its first dyno tune.  The Blue Car proved an excellent tool for my learning to drive more competently (through study, practice, tuning, several driving schools, and track days)...

Dark, strong, nasty ales.   

  I've always had to look around for 12ga  2 3/4"  #1 buck, but then I stocked up and bought a case about fifteen years ago.  Birdshot ( say #4s) works just fine at ranges where you would be talking without raising your voice.  Just the sound of the cycling of a pump shotgun's action has a...

Prosperous, Joyful New Year Wheelmates and Threadmates!  from the OP.  Namaste!    

  Think about #1 buckshot; higher pellet count, not quite so overpenetrative as 00 and it patterns better at "conversational" ranges.  

Walther introduced the PP and the PPK (Pocket Pistol and Pocket Pistol Kurz/Short) in the early 1930s in .22LR and .32ACP; .380ACP, or 9mm Kurz, came later.  Both pistols were single stack double-action with tool-less breakdown.  I have owned Walthers in .380ACP, but, IMHO, that caliber is...

  Is that like a PPK?   

I started out with Koss Pro4a in the early '70s, but did not find real resonance with any headphones until the Sennheiser HD-600s with a decent cord and amp.   

       

  The Blue Car on the dyno.     

The last MN headphone meet I ramrodded (in conjunction with the Audio Society) was over at the Pavek Broadcasting Museum.  Tyll who started HeadRoom came by with his trailer and a good time was had by all.  I had some stuff from Jan Meier that was a little bit unusual at the time.  But that was...

  That's interesting because Morgenstern liked it and I was kind of looking forward to seeing it.  Just got done with "Silver Lining Playbook", which was not exactly my cup of tea, but engaging nonetheless.  Merry Christmas!  

  Thanks.  It's a left-handed LSV-11e (with the no-cut electronics) fingerstyle that Jean was kind enough to put together for me.  I really like the smaller size and balanced tone.  But my present playing does not yet exploit the instrument's true potential.  I also picked up a Sony RSX-100 at...