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#6522
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: OG Club
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for real listening, i run Yamaha HS80M's on Primaacoustic isolators with dbx 231 EQ caliberated using pink noise generators through this roland mixer i have and semi-anechoic dampers on the walls. its a simple system but sounds very good.
everything now is DAW though... i have multiple flagship workstations and digital pianos but everything is going virtual these days..
everything now is DAW though... i have multiple flagship workstations and digital pianos but everything is going virtual these days..
#6523
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: OG Club
Posts: 20,289
Nice! I think I'd like your house set up!
My house is a bit rough, but I have most of what I consider fun stuff. My garage inherited my old Yamaha receiver, CD player, and a set of so-so book shelf speakers. Gotta have the tunes when wrenching. Could be part of why I like my garage time.
After the holidays I'm going to shop for a new home theater receiver and will retire my current Yamaha to the garage. May need to come up with some better speakers to go out there as well.
My house is a bit rough, but I have most of what I consider fun stuff. My garage inherited my old Yamaha receiver, CD player, and a set of so-so book shelf speakers. Gotta have the tunes when wrenching. Could be part of why I like my garage time.
After the holidays I'm going to shop for a new home theater receiver and will retire my current Yamaha to the garage. May need to come up with some better speakers to go out there as well.
#6525
Yeah...I wish you were my neighbor. LOL
Any recommendation for a simple, but complete all in one home theater receiver? I'm talking watch a movie with the family in the living room type. Not the sit in your custom $100k home theater type.
A little research has me leaning toward the Yamaha Aventage series.
Any recommendation for a simple, but complete all in one home theater receiver? I'm talking watch a movie with the family in the living room type. Not the sit in your custom $100k home theater type.
A little research has me leaning toward the Yamaha Aventage series.
#6527
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: OG Club
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honestly ive been away from home theater systems for over 10yrs so i do not know what is out there today. and you're right, just surrounding yourselves with speakers in a regular room is really not the way to do it as audio will just bounce off the walls, ceiling, table tops, pictures on the walls, mirrors, clocks, windows, flooring if hardwood floors, etc. etc.
the best sounding systems start with acoustic reflection control of the walls, floors, ceiling, and audio caliberation to ensure your speakers are tuned to the acoustics of the room. this is why just getting the best sounding speakers may not be the answer if your room is decorated. even a soso quality speaker can sound very good if tuned to the room properly.
if you search 'room modes' on google you will see a WHOLE BUNCH of information on how to control audio resonance of your room acoustics. i would start there, otherwise, just get a decent economically priced satelite system and enjoy your movies without going into any serious audio tuning.. bascially the JBL flip/charge speaker way. enjoy content not so much the audio detail.
the best sounding systems start with acoustic reflection control of the walls, floors, ceiling, and audio caliberation to ensure your speakers are tuned to the acoustics of the room. this is why just getting the best sounding speakers may not be the answer if your room is decorated. even a soso quality speaker can sound very good if tuned to the room properly.
if you search 'room modes' on google you will see a WHOLE BUNCH of information on how to control audio resonance of your room acoustics. i would start there, otherwise, just get a decent economically priced satelite system and enjoy your movies without going into any serious audio tuning.. bascially the JBL flip/charge speaker way. enjoy content not so much the audio detail.
#6528
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: OG Club
Posts: 20,289
maybe for an older engine this package could be a safer way to get the umph?
#6529
532 whp is nothing these days, but once you combine it with zero nannies or electronic controls, a manual transmission, and under 3000 lbs of mass, it gets interesting.
That's all I ask of our Fit. I want it to be...interesting.
Drove it the past couple of days and was reminded both how much I love the thing and how slow it is. Is very tossable and fun to drive, but boy is it beyond slow.
#6530
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: OG Club
Posts: 20,289
have you considered maybe getting a used MT GE by any chance? that car was a good balance of quickness and agility for surface roads. it was fun to drive. still too slow for expressways in my area, but since you have canyon roads where you live. honestly i bet i could easily keep up with some of the faster sports cars out there if downhill canyon roads.
#6531
I'm probably weird, but I prefer the way our GD drives. A close/local friend has a 2009 Sport 5mt and my Mom has a 2011 Sport 5at. I've driven them all and prefer the handling of the GD. I like the brakes and power better on the GE, but those are easy to add.
#6532
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: OG Club
Posts: 20,289
not weird GAFIT, the GD has its own attractive driving dynamics. it's a very basic car but yet that makes it more the merrier. i enjoyed the GD when i had it too.. it reminded me of the old school honda dna.
GE was about when it started losing the old school honda and more towards 'ordinary' car.. the GK is even more so an ordinary car now..while more refined, if you want to call it that. if honda is going to refine the next gen Fit further, it needs to study the Golf harder imho..
GE was about when it started losing the old school honda and more towards 'ordinary' car.. the GK is even more so an ordinary car now..while more refined, if you want to call it that. if honda is going to refine the next gen Fit further, it needs to study the Golf harder imho..
#6533
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: OG Club
Posts: 20,289
alright, last day at the current office today. kinda sad, i liked the current parking structure setup and the shuttles and everything. oh well.. company is expanding so needs more floor space.
hope to get the new office garage keycard today.. reallllly want to stop by the new office before heading home tonight just to check them out.. not the office, the parking structure. lol
have a good Friday everyone! going to enjoy the drive to and from work in my GTI again.
hope to get the new office garage keycard today.. reallllly want to stop by the new office before heading home tonight just to check them out.. not the office, the parking structure. lol
have a good Friday everyone! going to enjoy the drive to and from work in my GTI again.
#6535
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: OG Club
Posts: 20,289
so ash was right about the new iOS slowing down older phones.. saw an article on cnn this am apple admitting to it.. saying its to prevent redundant processing to preserve the battery or some BS.
im so glad ive not updated neither my iPhone7's and iPod touch6th, and my wife has not either on the old iPhone6S. as for the company iPad, its been doing well though.. battery lasts forever on the thing. told my kid not to update his iPod touch 5th.
im so glad ive not updated neither my iPhone7's and iPod touch6th, and my wife has not either on the old iPhone6S. as for the company iPad, its been doing well though.. battery lasts forever on the thing. told my kid not to update his iPod touch 5th.
#6539
As long as yours is one of the older unsealed ones you could probably fix it yourself. I wonder if the HD is starting to pack up.
#6540
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: OG Club
Posts: 20,289
meh, admin was not able to get us the keycards for the new office parking today.
so i won't know until next week if the garage sucks or not. oh well..
going to take it easy rest of day and take the drive home relaxed.
still on the fence whether to get spotify premium or not.. at least u can cancel at any time
so i won't know until next week if the garage sucks or not. oh well..
going to take it easy rest of day and take the drive home relaxed.
still on the fence whether to get spotify premium or not.. at least u can cancel at any time