[artur9]

The perfect libation for cruising around the neighborhood in your new car.

Hey! What did I do to you? I think I've even defended you occasionally! (sure, may have been by accident but a defense it was!)

My vehicle is and shall be:

 

[artur9]

A+ post.

Here I thought we were sympatico and you encourage bcowen scurrilous slander; shame, shame.

guess I'll need to open something a bit stronger than 5% ABV to soothe my wounds... Any suggestions?

 

[sixergixer]

Here I thought we were sympatico and you encourage bcowen scurrilous slander; shame, shame.

guess I'll need to open something a bit stronger than 5% ABV to soothe my wounds... Any suggestions?

Hey, I like to encourage people to just be who they really are and not pretend to be someone they're not.

*totally, completely, and in all other ways not serious - Bill seems like a top-notch individual and a fella I'd love to meet irl.

For heftier libations, if you wanna go shopping, I'm gonna recommend some Old Forester, either the 1910 expression or the 1920 one. They're both based on old recipes from those respective eras and are enormously tasty bourbons.

 

[sixergixer]

HELPFUL TIP FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF ONE'S SOUL.

If anyone actively uses the Favorites or Hearted feature of their streaming service of choice, please go in and listen to that playlist often. Sort it alphabetically, or by add-by date, or however, just make it as random as you can and then scroll through and pick random places to start a listening sesh. It's like having a radio station that plays only your personal requests and surprises you with every song for as long as you listen!

 

[33na3rd]

50th anniversary reissue. Two LP’s with different mixes. One by Steven Wilson, and the other by David Singleton. Nice!

 

[Lavcat]

Hi guys, I'm back. Thanks for noticing me. <g>

Yessir, you are absolutely correct, and the Tyren never even get warm. The 804 D3s can be a bit bright, but I'm taming that with 1.) careful speaker positioning, 2.) room treatments and 3.) Loki Max (when all else fails).

Also I can not stress the value of well-placed room treatments. I usually run with four ASC 16x3 TubeTraps; 2 in the corners behind the speakers and subs, and two of them positioned against the room's sidewalls at the speaker's first reflection point. I pulled them out of main listening room last weekend while cleaning, and the sound went to hell immediately. The bass got boomy and the midrange got congested. The high-end sparkle and "air" that this this system normally delivers simply collapsed.

It sounded like the room suddenly got 2 feet narrower. Why? In my experience, the TubeTraps don't just cancel boom, but they also add apparent "air" to the room through careful (rotational) alignment of their treble-range diffuser side. Simply turning the traps to align the diffuser-side makes my room sound "wider". (of course... YMMV)

I put them back in their places and... wow. Back to sounding great!

I wouldn't have believed any of this if I hadn't heard it. I couldn't believe the difference. But I digress. I have a lot of pages to get through!

Plus one on recommending TubeTraps! I have seventeen TubeTraps in my listening area.

And I run my Tyrs into B&W 801s. Synergistic pairing. Very pleased.

 

[RickB]

But do you have a name for the car? Or the BBQ?

Nope.

 

[bcowen]

Hey! What did I do to you? I think I've even defended you occasionally! (sure, may have been by accident but a defense it was!)

My vehicle is and shall be:

You're lucky. That car is pure luxury!

One of these days I may be able to upgrade, but for now all I can do is save up enough to invest in a 3/4 full tank of gas.

 

[ImagesbyMurray]

Tye and I buttoning up a newly purchased (and opened) gjallarhorn. Yeah no user serviceable parts inside but looks cool

 

[rkw]

I bought an iPad version 9 recently to be solely for music control. The iPad Mini is a doll, but cost like $399. The brand new but older version 9 was $199 on sale.

I notice that the iPad 9 needs a Lightning cable for charging. The newer model iPad 10 uses USB-C, but is $100 more. This is a small point to make, but it may matter to some people because you'll have to deal with it for the life of the product. The OP @cricket is an Android user and wouldn't otherwise use Lightning cables.

 

[sixergixer]

You're lucky. That car is pure luxury!

One of these days I may be able to upgrade, but for now all I can do is save up enough to invest in a 3/4 full tank of gas.

And the gas is just to keep the heater running in the winter. That thing sure ain't going anywhere!

I jest but we all wish our heating bill was so cheap.

 

[rkw]

Sometimes you buy what you can afford and do the best you can.

Other times you buy what you can't afford...

 

[Paladin79]

Other times you buy what you can't afford...

I don’t really do that, I keep a war chest from my work in audio and other electronics and only spend what is in it.

 

[Verde And Black]

A wise move, I invest in property, stocks, vintage audio tubes, small companies and art as well as vintage audio gear. crazy as it sounds the vintage tubes are doing the best and I get to hear them.

And also, you get to live with art you love, which is always wonderful. My favorite piece we own is probably worth less than I paid for it now, but I love living with it.

I have two others where I was fortunate to buy paintings from people in their student years who have gone on to gallery/museum careers. I love living with those too, and would only consider selling them if necessity arose, but it’s nice to have the option should I need it.

 

[Timster]

But do you have a name for the car? Or the BBQ?

Nope.

Phew! That's two of us at least then.