Mystic

I'd rather help out the environment. Breaking even eventually is nice. All I know is that my wife gasses up her Prius twice a week instead of once a week and half as much gas...7 gallons instead of 14 or so.

The nice thing about the CRV hybrid is it’s only $1k extra. Will make that up in savings in 2 years tops. But I’m going to pass on the hybrid, solely because it has no room for a spare tire. I’ve been on the side of the road a few times and not having a spare is a deal breaker. The regular CRV has a spare though.

We test drove a bunch of cars, but only two of them fit rear facing car seats well. The Subaru Forester and Honda CR-V (non hybrid). Trying to decide between the two. I really liked the features and drive of the Subaru.

While not cheap (and I think more expensive that when I got mine), I am still enjoying a Lovesac ensemble that we have had for a few years now. Completely modular if flexibility is important. https://www.lovesac.com/sactionals.html Otherwise, I would take a look at more local furniture places as most of the big box furniture stores are of very inconsistent quality.

I went through this last year and ended up getting a couch from a Room and Board outlet store. It was more expensive but still a deal relative to usual prices there, and I believe it's actually made in NC. The quality shows in part b/c it's damned heavy.

On the other side of the coin, I have a love seat from Ikea that's still going strong after three years.

We bought a LaZBoy reclining couch almost 4 years ago and it's still amazing. We sat on every single couch at the store till we found the one we liked the most, took about 3 hours but well worth it.

@dasman66 Ask your daughter to teach you or guide you in learning. Seems like a great way to spend some time with her.

@Sqveak I would, but she's 8 hrs away at school, and I don't expect her to come back to the area when she's done (no jobs for her in this area).

When I was a kid I got part way through learning the violin. That put me off wanting to try to learn anything else, which I've always kinda regretted. Now I'm retired, maybe it's time - if only to challenge the retiree in the apt directly above me who's learning the trumpet.

I am not an engineer (tm), but if my napkin math is right, you should be good for way more than that at 8 ohms.

I do 12g just to make sure, but there are calculators out there for this sort of thing.

It's actually pretty interesting seeing their FR, like a U/V-shape but accentuations are shoved to the extreme ends so it actually looks kinda flat sans an upper-mids/lower-treble recession.

Damn I should have started using iOS instead /s

@Mystic do you hear much of an upper mid/ lower treble recession? Because I really don't. Going to post my impressions in a bit.

I’ve only listened for a couple hours so far. If there is one it wasn’t immediately apparent.

Why would I look this up you ask. I've been debating on how to write my impressions of a recent piece of gear and was reminded of @Hands elegant Singularity review.

I'm also open for custom review artwork commissions if unable to find a suitable picture elsewhere.

Didn't get the item. Seller says tough, it's in his terms that lost mail isn't his problem. Can't even provide me proof that he even shipped it though. I'm letting paypal deal with it. If they don't I'll have my bank take care of it.

Don't forget the negative feedback! What was the seller's rating, anyway?

25 ratings, all positive.

Thanks guys. She is still here with us for now. The vet says the next few days will tell us if she will recover or if we will need to let her go.

We are all hoping for the best.

Any updates on your beagle? I hope for good news.

What do you think of those big boxes?

Nice to look at (my tubes were stuck in USPS limbo until just yesterday).

Pro Audio LA. I Had them make numerous cables over the years. Reasonable prices and they have Grimm wire for ICs.

Just buy Speakon connectors. They screw onto bare wire. No soldering needed.

Ah, didn't know that thanks. I've got a spool of nice speaker wire I can use already.

Nice. I'm using the SVS SB-3000 with my Heresy IV.

Yes. It does make a difference. Mine is shielded so those are usually directional RCA cables.

Yeah the shielded cables will help.

That’s a nice antenna you’ve made there!

Peaky Blinders

So after I posted about See, I got curious and looked for critical reviews. Eh... they saw it differently than I. Which is fine, I would definitely still watch another season. And with that, bring on Better Call Saul S5.

I watched the first season of Expanse and loved it, forgot Amazon picked it up. That's on my shortlist now. I've seen GoT and WW. Peaky Blinders looks interesting.

Should I stay away from sectionals to avoid issues with my speakers? I assume having one end of the couch sticking out can throw off room balance with reflection points, etc.

Optimize your audio for your life, not the other way around.

@zerodeefex , that should be on the banner.

KG4s aren't on the same level as any of the Heritage series. They were one model below the Heresy in the late 80's/early 90's. They have better bass than a Heresy but the mids/highs don't compare. But if you can pick them up cheap they could be fun or a decent enough HT speaker. I don't think $400 is low enough to try. Closer to $300 might do it though.

Found a pair of KLF30 Legends for $950. Too much imo, but has been meticulously cared for.

Almost @Hrodulf. Modern PA speakers have the treble horns cranked to push. Some up by 10-12db. That is why they can sound so bad in small rooms close up. At least Heritage Klipsch are mostly flat at 1m. They still roll off fast below 100 and will most certainly need a sub.

Had something special with my Gungnir A1 and Sonett 2 setup a couple years ago. Using a Sonett 2 now along with a Bifrost 2. Going to see where this leads me.

Honestly, I'd say the Bifrost 2 is closer in tonality to Gungnir A1 but unison + the improvements are tangible. I suspect if I had them side by side I'd pick the Bifrost 2.

Congrats on sourcing a Sonnett 2. That is a nice combo with HD800!

Knowing Focal, probably the most expensive rope in the history of mankind.

It would make a good storey!


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@JustAnotherRando The stock Utopia cable costs $1000 if I remember correctly?