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  1. Big D Design

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    Oh....
    I forgot to mention....
    The Chevy HHR is getting another Amp.... A friend for the Monster... Another Monster... A 3200 Watt RMS Amp for 2 Subwoofers....
    OOOOOOOOOHHHHH NOOOOOOOO!!!!
    BOOOmmmMMMMMM.......

    I will put the Subs in when I feel like it. I have designs that are interchangeable... I have 6 subs.....
    They all are single subs in non-ported boxes....
    They all have heavy-duty handles by Stanley (BIG Bad ASS Black Ones)....
    I carry them in and out of my cars, and choose which ones I want to use at the time....
    They are strapped in with special super strong Velcro Monster Straps...
    Almost like Seat Belts for your Subwoofer....
    These Babies range from 12" Competition Subs to 10" Pioneer Stage 4 Subs, 10" Competition Subs..... and another Pioneer Pro set that I can't remember which model it is, but it was the best that year....
    All these subs are physical Lead Weights... and Aerospace Construction...
    And they can handle a couple of thousand Watts each...

    I know.... I have driven them to their demise..... over the years.... I am Vlad the destroyer.... They do wear after hundreds of hours of abuse....

    For the most part.... the subs in Florida get you in some trouble if you are not careful where you turn it up. The Cops will take you down if caught abusing the Subwoofers in a crowd of Cars... The best way to blast is on a open road with no traffic and cars.... then it is no problemo..... cabish..

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    @Marvey
    Tomorrow...
    You will see a change to my FRS...
    I will show a pic of it to you... new items....
    Weeeeeee.....
     
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    Who could? Does it even pay for the drivers alone? Would have to be actually bad not to be worth it!

    How are those LSR308s coming along?
     
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    @Thad E Ginathom
    The JBL 308 3 Series Pro System....
    I am still analyzing their worth based on cost.... for the audiophile....

    They are worthless at low levels....
    But they are quite good and have a proper tone when pushed at high decibels....

    Here is the conundrum..... at least for me...
    I want to spend more time before I can give a review, to be honest about them..
    I feel that I haven't put enough of my effort into their evaluation...

    The 10K Speakers are still awaiting their reveal....
    What I'm trying to do here is be honest as I possibly can about what I'm hearing..
    I have quite a good ear for sound... and honesty is what I want to convey with every product I test out....
    Seems that some products will take more time than others to evaluate....
    That's seems to be the gist of it....

    Looks like test results will not always to so immediate....
    I'm not going to persecute some products.... and throw them over the plank....
    Just because I did not take the time to meld into the product itself, and find it's strengths and weaknesses....

    There you have it, Thad...
    The reason why I am holding back....


    Also... my setup of 2 Offices is still commencing....

    My Lord.... it is fully automated... with Cortana in Windows 10, and Microsoft Office 360 all Synced to 5 Computers, and 2 Windows Cell Phones. All tasks and Appointments show up quite well.....

    It is a Godsend.... Win10/Office..................it's Automation saves me time that is valuable.....
    More time for play... and me happy boy...

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    That's a pretty good answer, @Big D Design.

    "Worthless at low levels" would make them no good for me. Turn it down is always the first thing I tell a salesman: I think playing at lower levels may be harder, and thus more revealing, but, more importantly, I listen at what most people would call low levels.

    Anyway, when the time is right and you're ready, I'll be glad to see the review.
     
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    NEWS FLASH...

    THE EXPENSIVE CABLES JUST ARRIVED.... FROM MORROW AUDIO... COST ME $249.00....

    I know you don't believe in this mumbo jumbo... and I respect that....
    The 10K Speakers will "Tell the Tale of the MA4 Reference XLR Cables".....

    I should have the new Win10 Creator's Update Installed on my Acer 12 Stylus Pro Tablet tonight and be flying high by tomorrow with my System......
    We shall see what this brings to the sound....
    I think there will be the open sound I had with my Krell KST-100 and my RCA MA4 Reference Cables.....

    Oh...
    I have another little secret...
    OMG...
    Not sure I'm going to every let this one out...
    It involves the Schiit Saga.....
    Just Dream a little...
    And maybe you can guess....

    Like I said...
    This little secret is probably never coming out of the Jeannie Bottle..
    Gotta keep some things to myself.... you know....

    So excited to get back to testing equipment....
    Now that I have good cables thru the whole chain...
    The sound will be.... once again... pristine.....
    Weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee.......

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    Quite. Show me the blind test if you want me to change my mind.

    But hey, this is about your toys, not mine. Enjoy! :)

    $249 is, I suppose, not actually excessive if well-made and terminated. If I have to buy cables, as in not-just-some-wire, I buy Blue Jeans. No audiophool prices, but still more than a bit of wire.
     
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    My next Experiment in the month of May will be the......
    "Low Cost... Low Listening Volume.... Audiophile System"
    Must be close to, or under the $1K US price point....

    Should be fun... But no garage builder speakers....
    Everything must be able to be bought right then and there...
    And also.... no single driver systems allowed....
    Must at least have a separate woofer and tweeter with crossover.....
    Efficiency cannot exceed 95db....
    That is the criteria that I am bound to.....
    Hopefully I can resell these things.... when I am finished with them.......

    It should be a fun month.... Schiit Saga is the base of the Experiment....
    There is no question..... that is the foundation of the system with Remote Control Volume... best bar none...
    With Resistor Control.... a whisper of a sound is perfectly balanced....
    Sit in bed... soft music in perfectly seperated stereo...
    This is what the Experiment is all about.....
    Perfect low level listening....
    I also will bring a set of Active Speakers.... specially selected for the occacion.......
    Let the Drum Roll begin...
    Low Listening..... Here WE COME!!

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    Continuing use of Dell Business Touch Screen 24" Monitor is very Positive....

    Workflow is faster in many ways with a Touch Screen......
    Color from Monitor is very good as well.....

    Flaws...
    Sturdy... not as much as a Commercial Monitor should be for Business Usage...
    That is for sure...
    Constant use has me touching much more softly now....
    That is helping quite a bit...
    But the sturdiness has to be enhanced...
    Especially if I was selling this Touch Screen Monitor to the Business World.....

    That is for sure....

    I am going to Fabricate what is needed for Dell to make the Proper Sturdy Platform for a Business Monitor....
    And it will also be able to tilt down just like it was designed...
    Just a whole HELL OF A LOT BETTER DESIGN.....

    Updated and Modified Dell Touch Screen Monitor in the near Future Coming to the Big D Labs very soon....

    Edit: As I think of it.... Many will go to a Monitor Arm... this will cure the problem immediately......

    Recommendation.......
    Just buy a very sturdy Monitor Arm........ if applicable....

    But some Desks cannot support one....
    So this task of mine is to improve on the Dell Design.... and make the existing one enhanced.... and be a buyable Add-On from Big D Labs (that's me from my Online Store) that will make the Monitor so much more stable.....
    The return will be..... no slop when pressing the screen whatsoever... cabesh.... oh yes!!

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    It's been a busy week for me trying to tie loose ends together for the launch of my business. Banks are shutting down my cards left and right with the amount of ordering I'm doing. Just today another big problem. Sheesh!!! OMG I'm pulling my hair out here with them shutting me down every other day with 4 credit cards. I got one of my cards hacked for $1,760.00 and I caught it four hours afterwards, and we got it fixed. Holy shit, what a shit show I have been going thru. I have just a couple more buys to go and I am all setup.

    I have decided not to do Website Design.....
    I am going another route...

    I will let the "Cat out of the Bag" Soon....

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    Something Hatched in my Driveway....

    OMG!!!..... It's..... BUGGY....

    Pic....
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    2012 Jeep CJ with Full Tilt Aftermarket Parts.... Silver.... My Favorite Color.....

    Here's what happened in Northern Florida....

    Hurricane Matthew....
    It took out half our Town...
    Devastating...
    Ruining the Beach....
    So now only a True 4X4 can make it thru the Sand....

    I need the Beach so my Head Space....

    So meet "BUGGY"....
    He is a very good Boy...
    He went onto the Beach yesterday...
    Wow..... the Sand is very soft..... Hurricane Matthew did one Hell of a Job on the Beach here in Northern Florida...
    Some places I went just after the Hurricane.... OMG.... it was heartbreaking.....

    "BUGGY" can climb Mountains, Streams, and just about anywhere you can name....
    I have just ordered today the most Killer Winch that can pull down a HOUSE!!.....
    The Sand on the Beach is really soft... Yesterday some Spanish Lady walked right in front of "BUGGY" and I had to stop...
    I started to get stuck... My skills got me out of it... The ruts are at least one foot deep....

    That made me realize that I need a Winch.... Pronto....
    "BUGGY" HAS IT ALL.... with the Winch... it will be complete...
    Well.... not really..... Still needs..... still needs..... say what....

    SUBWOOFERS.... THAT'S WHAT..... yes... subs are going in... then "BUGGY" will be complete...
    I have everything in the Race Shop in stock already... Boom coming soon....

    More Pics....

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    I am one Happy Camper....
    Always wanted one of these....
    I stepped in shit with the deal I got... 5 years Bumper to Bumper Warranty too!!

    This thing has at least $20K in Aftermarket Parts... I'm blessed.... just took a one ride, and about 20 minutes to cut a deal...
    That's the luck of the Irish.... and the life in the Fast Lane of the Big D.....
    I am fortunate... I don't question it... just go with it.... if you can catch my drift...
    I thank God every day for my happiness and joy of life itself..... how I manage to stay Happy on a regular basis is just fine with me...
    Cheers.... "BUGGY" SAYS HELLO.... beep beep....

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    Here is the pick of my Killer Winch from a place called Summit Racing....
    I used to stop by their stand when I used to go to the Drag Racing Events back when I lived in New Jersey....
    They have the best quality products in the Land.... they are just the friendliest people too.... a joy to hang with at the Track...
    So they deserved to have my business.... the Monster Winch.... it's called a Competition Winch to boot!!

    Pic......
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    It will require me to buy a large Deep Cell Battery of the Gods.....
    No Problemo.....
    I was going to get one for the SUBWOOFERS....... ANYWAY!!.............
    MOTHER OF ZEUS.... WHAT HAVE I HERE....
    Calm down.... it's OK...
    It's just "BUGGY"..
    He won't bite...
    He is a good Boy....
    Nice Manners....
    Uses Napkins....
    But he is very strong...
    Just don't piss him off.... OK...

    ......:).......
     
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    aren't you too old to be winching things? ;)
     
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    Big D, are you broke yet? :)
     
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    I tell ya. Spent a third of my Retirement. Many things you guys don't know about. I have made investments to get my money back. These investments with gather a return greater than most get with the standard S&P 500. Mostly 18% or much higher. Some 60% return in 5 years. So I'm not hurting with the money. I had to diversify the Cash and set it out into the "Wild" and make it work for me.

    I don't like to do business. I would just rather veg....
    Life is short. Why fill it with work at my age...

    Oh well...

    The big reveal of what I have changed my business model to is coming soon...
    I must be setup... and then I will reveal the new venture...
    Cheers...

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    Funny you say the old card...

    Right now...
    I am doing intense training again....
    I went from 318lbs to 277lbs in 5 weeks....

    My body strength has doubled...
    My wind has quadrupled....
    Mobility and Balance is coming back....

    I have some bad legs, and I am getting them stronger every day...
    The goal is to get back into the Ocean and be a Great Surfer again...

    I train hard.... and it shows with my Performance in the Surfing....
    I hope to bring back my Talent of yesteryear...
    I was really good still at 54....
    Then I moved to Florida....
    In 2 years time.... the Surf bored me to Death...

    So I just Raced my 3 Race Cars...
    And did my Custom Car Audio scene..

    I'm back...
    And I'm starting to feel like a "Freight Train" again...
    That means "Stong as f**k"....
    Knock down Walls Strong...

    I trained with Special Forces for many years....
    So training means training.. real training...
    Freight Train means.... Unstoppable when coming at you.... ha ha..... smiles...
    I'm a peaceful guy.... but super strong when in my fighting shape....
    Pretty much unbeatable by one man at 6 feet and under...
    I have been beat by 6 foot 4 and more men... I must admit...
    They are that much stronger...

    So there is the Old Man syndrome out the fuckin' Door....
    Cheers....

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    OMG...

    I have been way too busy.....
    So many deliveries.... No time for me....
    Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!

    Anyway...
    The Big D Labs are all taken apart, and filled with Boxes out the ass.....
    I am slowly but surely putting all my little puzzle pieces together, and it is glorious...

    I just have changed TV service from Comcast TV to the Dish Satellite TV service.....
    Oh Boy.....
    It still is not finished....
    Friday... that have to come back and finish 2 of the TV lines that they could not get the 4K Joey Boxes..... that's for 4K TVs working...
    Mother of God.... they were here for 2 hellion of days and the technicians and the people on the other side of the phone could not get the last 2 4K boxes to download the latest version of the Dish Software. What a shit show it was. It was worse than the worst plane ride you have ever been on.......

    I swear on my Mother.....
    I was the biggest Horror I have experienced in Years.....
    Why?......
    Do you Ask?....
    I don't know....
    Could it be?....That...
    I have so much freakin' Tech Stuff...
    About 200K worth laying around my Home.....
    That freakin' why...

    I have to cover up some with Camouflage....
    I'm serious...
    I had to follow these Minions around like a Hawk..
    It was exhausting to the point that I though that I was going to pass out.....

    I couple of things are missing...
    But total Cost of missing items are under $100...
    So my Hawk.... seems to have worked for the 2 Days of Dish install...

    I hate to have people come over my Home that are workers....
    Just hate it...
    I have so much Tech...
    It is a problem..
    Oh No Mr. Bill.... (Saturday Night Live Character)....

    I have the Camo off right now....
    Camo going back over Main Audio System and a Whole Bunch of Shit Friday....
    I hate the fact that these bastards couldn't get this stuff right.....
    And they still might not....
    I might have to pay for 2 Dish Accounts...
    I don't care at this point...
    Just fu$$%kin' get away from my Home NOW.... minions go now... or I will do something to your coffee.... kabish....

    I am a Happy Boy with my new friend "Buggy".
    Man..... The Air Conditioning blows COLD COLD.........
    The High up position and the looks I get are quite a bit....
    I wear a Hat with a Skull and Crossbones that says "Salt Life" on it....
    The aftermarket parts are of super high quality. I am very pleased.
    I am doing just a couple more things to "Buggy".... but it seems that everything is pretty much done already...
    That is good to me....
    I am old... and the less I have to do....
    The better....

    I will be back here more often soon....
    I just have to make my new "Work Oaisis" a pleasant place to be....
    Heck... If I am going to lift a finger and work again...
    I'm going to do it in style...
    Go Big.... Or Go Home....
    Have a nice Memorial Day Holiday...
    I will be back this Summer with a whole new Section of.....

    Inexpensive Super Audiophile Sound Solutions
    I have found some great sound...
    For a mere pittance.....
    Hold onto your seats friends.....
    Spent some cash on cheap....
    And found some great deals and good sounding things....
    Happiness and Good Health to all this Summer....
    And most of All....
    Don't get Caught.....

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    The Sales on my Local Stores are absolutely Insane....

    So many things are on Fire Sale Pricing.....
    I put a considerable amount of money into the accounts for the 6th Day now...
    Freakin' Incredible Sales abound....
    They are literly giving product away for a pittance....
    I am coming home filled with bags of really useful things again and again....

    It's really something that I have not experienced before....
    75% off for most of the things I bought...
    Even at Office Max....
    Just Crazy Prices on quality products.....

    My Mom and Girlfriend are immune to this shopping spree...
    Somethimes the stuff sits for a couple of days in my vehicles..... not to let on that I have spent another crazy amount of money again....

    I have invested in some great things recently.... these will mature into 40% over 5 years return type of investments....
    So the spending will not be so bad....

    I have the ability to invest very wisely.... if I so choose...
    But alas...
    I prefer to be retired....
    And do noting at all...

    That is my goal...
    Real soon....
    After making another 3 million.....

    Time to rest again...
    None of this work crap...
    It's all not worth the effort...
    Too much strain on my well being in life...

    Don't care so stress..
    Do you?
    I sure as hell don't!!

    Back to the easy life, I say...
    Hell with the money...
    Who the heck invented this crazy tool to get everything you want in life...

    Oh wait...
    There's..... Love.... Friends..... Piece of Mind.... Stable...... Hope.... Should I go On....

    Money sometimes is not the Answer....
    Inner Peace and a Good Woman next to you is quite the fun way to live...
    Add a couple of good children and manage to handle raising them without stress....
    All the better....
    Your a Man now....
    What's Next?

    How about a good f'ing Stereo....
    Yes.......

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