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abacomike

ab348 said:

abacomike said:

Genesis called me - radio is on back order - they have no idea when one will be available. I will know more later today. You would think they would air-freight it from Korea to Miami or Ft. Lauderdale, but that makes too much sense.

Well, I know where there is one - in the loaner G90 you are currently driving. Why not swap the two units and get you back in your new car? The loaner can wait.

Genesis Corporate spoke to the service manager this afternoon and received an email with expedited order number so they could get a new radio unit and system to the dealership. Let’s hope that works.

tjc78

abacomike said:

ab348 said:

abacomike said:

Genesis called me - radio is on back order - they have no idea when one will be available. I will know more later today. You would think they would air-freight it from Korea to Miami or Ft. Lauderdale, but that makes too much sense.

Well, I know where there is one - in the loaner G90 you are currently driving. Why not swap the two units and get you back in your new car? The loaner can wait.

Genesis Corporate spoke to the service manager this afternoon and received an email with expedited order number so they could get a new radio unit and system to the dealership. Let’s hope that works.

They will work it out for you. I’m sure I told this story too but my very early build 09 Genesis had a random stalling/no start condition. It left me stranded a few times. The local dealer was stumped, but Hyundai corporate chimed in and explained to the techs where every grounding point was and to check/clean all of them. It was about two days of work. Never an issue after that.

jmonroe1

oldfarmer50 said:

venture said:

All indications are that the helicopter, Ingenuity, successfully completed its first flight on Mars.

Even though I had heard about this before, actually seeing it happen is amazing. Hard to believe it works since the atmosphere of Mars is so thin.

Another Hollywood success.

jmonroe

jmonroe1

graphicguy said:

imidazol97 said:

@graphicguy

I won my informal bet with myself that you'd end up with an Acura.
I was reading between the lines as your gave your test drive evaluations.
Plus you have never been disappointed in your Acura choices that you've
mentioned nor in the dealership and sales folks.

Congrats on your new car.

Thanks! I honestly didn’t think I would end up with another Acura, but here I am. LOL!

Congrats.

Since I don’t hang out in CCBA anymore (too dangerous of a place when you have a couple extra bucks), how about a cut and paste of what you said over there.

jmonroe

snakeweasel

driver100 said:

snakeweasel said:

driver100 said:

snakeweasel said:

driver100 said:

snakeweasel said:

driver100 said:

snakeweasel said:

abacomike said:

Genesis called me - radio is on back order - they have no idea when one will be available. I will know more later today. You would think they would air-freight it from Korea to Miami or Ft. Lauderdale, but that makes too much sense.

Well if it's on back order they are out of them and are waiting to get one to ship to you. They can't ship it to you if they don't have it.

OK, what kind of bike can you buy that does 0 to 60 in 2.2 seconds?
I thought you were looking at halving my cost of transportation.

Well I do think I said almost in half and the Yamaha YZF-R1M is supposed to do it in 2.3 seconds, the Suzuki GSX-R1000 will do it in 2.35 seconds.

How about 0 to 60 in .8 seconds (1 minute);
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tRpMV-Gf0hA

Lets keep it street legal.

OK, now we are making up rules as we go along.

No, in the context of the discussion I would think street legal would be implied. Or I could talk about a fighter coming off an aircraft carrier getting to 170 MPH in 2 seconds.

OK....here's one for you;
What Is The Fastest Street Legal Car 0-60?
The Dodge Challenger SRT Demon is the fastest production car from 0 to 60 mph as of 2020. You can’t buy it anymore because production ended in 2019, but you can find some on used car market with a bit of luck. This drag-ready beast will take you to 60 mph in an amazing 2.1 seconds.
btw, for the record 808 hp.

IIRC the 2.1 seconds required 100 octane fuel a powertrain control and the removal of all the passenger seats.

oldfarmer50

jmonroe1 said:

oldfarmer50 said:

venture said:

All indications are that the helicopter, Ingenuity, successfully completed its first flight on Mars.

Even though I had heard about this before, actually seeing it happen is amazing. Hard to believe it works since the atmosphere of Mars is so thin.

Another Hollywood success.

jmonroe

You mean like the moon landing?

When I was a teen I worked at the local Howard Johnson’s as a dish washer. A coworker named John was convinced that the moon landings were fake. He claimed that the fuzzy TV transmissions could have been workers putting tar on the roof of the supermarket next door.

driver100

jmonroe1 said:

graphicguy said:

imidazol97 said:

@graphicguy

I won my informal bet with myself that you'd end up with an Acura.
I was reading between the lines as your gave your test drive evaluations.
Plus you have never been disappointed in your Acura choices that you've
mentioned nor in the dealership and sales folks.

Congrats on your new car.

Thanks! I honestly didn’t think I would end up with another Acura, but here I am. LOL!

Congrats.

Since I don’t hang out in CCBA anymore (too dangerous of a place when you have a couple extra bucks), how about a cut and paste of what you said over there.

jmonroe

+1....I agree GG, I think we should get the details here too.
I wrote that and then I thought it might get forgotten....so I found it:

graphicguy Edmunds Poster EmeritusPosts: 12,948 April 18
The road is at an end.

First, I had to make up my mind whether I really wanted a wagon/suv type vehicle. I don’t haul enough cargo or people for a wagon/suv to be of much use. So, as nice as the Volvo XC40 and as interesting as the Ford Bronco Sport were, they’re off the list. As an aside, went back to the Ford store yesterday to make sure I was no longer interested in the Bronco Sport. Brought my lightning cable with me to listen to the B&O stereo. B&O should be ashamed of themselves putting their stamp on the Bronco’s stereo. Perhaps because of the Bronco’s design, B&O couldn’t acoustically do what they needed to do. But, for a premium stereo manufacturer, it’s an embarrassment in the Bronco.

The Supra....really fun car. Not a daily driver. If I had/wanted another vehicle to use in addition to the Supra, I’d be very serious about it, especially on some of the deals I’m seeing with them. Perhaps if I lived in So Cal or FL, it would work better, too. But, I don’t. So, that’s off my list.

Teslas.....I totally get their appeal. They’ve hit the button in the electric space. Plus, they’ve been in the space for so long, they have a pretty good handle on how and what their vehicles should and can do. Styling? I just can’t like it. Nothing against those who do, but every time I see one, I am underwhelmed vs other thoughts like “handsome” or “good looking”. I’m just not there yet on EVs. I do find them fascinating and would probably never worry about range anxiety. That said, charging stations in OH aren’t nearly as plentiful as they are in someplace like California. So, at least for now, I’m not a customer. But, that’s the direction the industry is going, so if I live long enough, I’ll have an EV gracing the GG estate sooner rather than later.

For grins, I also drove a Honda Accord Touring yesterday. Honda just continues to make good cars that are just sporty enough to be interesting. I know it competes with the likes of the Camry, Malibu, Sonata, etc. But, having driven most of its competition in one form or another, it’s easy to see why it’s so well liked. It’s quick. It’s comfy. It handles on the good-ish area for a family car. Just a nice overall vehicle. Styling? I’m ambivalent.

Re-tested both the 330i and 340i. I like both. 340i was knocking at the $60K door. That’s off the table. 330i...fun drive. It’s been a while since I had my last BMW, and they’ve changed pretty dramatically. Quick, handled well, dealer didn’t have any colors that excited me. And, for reasons I can’t quite put my fingers on, I wasn’t excited test driving it. Yes, it had the Whiz-Bang digital dash that’s popular these days. The ones I drove did not have the sports seats, so not good-not bad, pretty mediocre. Again, handled well, braked well, was plenty fast.

But.......

Test drove the TLX A-Spec yesterday. Acuras have always “floated my boat”. I like the way they look. I like their tech. I like the way they drive. I like they’re not expensive to maintain. The key, is the Type-S worth waiting for? Plus, will it be over the $50K limit I’ve set? Said it before, but it is likely to be very close to the driving dynamics of the Stinger GT, which I just sold.

So, is the new TLX an Accord clone? They feel like two different cars. The new TLX is much more polished. They’ve done wonders with the new SH-AWD system. It rotates in corners and sweepers like it has no limits. I would imagine once you hit those limits, things will get really hairy, really quickly, though. LOVE the way it handles. It’s not as fast as the Stinger....not even close. But, it is quick. Butt-o-meter says high 5s-low 6s 0-60. That’s not @roadburner fast. But, good for just about anything I want. Seats were just wonderful. Supportive, but not rock hard. They upgraded just about everything in the car. Materials are much better. They were always top of class in build quality. The new one’s no different.

I thought the ELS stereo in my old TLX was wonderful, the one in the new TLX (ELS 3D) is fantastic....once again, the best stereo I’ve heard in any car, at any price. Brakes are strong and linear.

You’d never know they’re brake by wire.

See where this is headed?

Would the S-Type make me regret not waiting? Given I just sold the Stinger, I doubt it. I’ve worked with the Acura dealer enough (and the same GM, SM and sales person) through the years, the deal is easy. It’s the same deal I always make.....quick, simple, they sell a car, I buy a car, no one gets hurt. No one goes home thinking they got the shaft. It’s a good deal.

I bought it.

Pics to follow!

Well, that long winded diatribe was cathartic!

But we wouldn't mind seeing the pictures....at least what color did you get GG?

snakeweasel

oldfarmer50 said:

jmonroe1 said:

oldfarmer50 said:

venture said:

All indications are that the helicopter, Ingenuity, successfully completed its first flight on Mars.

Even though I had heard about this before, actually seeing it happen is amazing. Hard to believe it works since the atmosphere of Mars is so thin.

Another Hollywood success.

jmonroe

You mean like the moon landing?

When I was a teen I worked at the local Howard Johnson’s as a dish washer. A coworker named John was convinced that the moon landings were fake. He claimed that the fuzzy TV transmissions could have been workers putting tar on the roof of the supermarket next door.

It was faked and it was extremely expensive to do. You see they hired Stanley Kubrick to do it and being the perfectionist that Kubrick was he demanded that they film on location.

snakeweasel

driver100 said:

Brought my lightning cable with me to listen to the B&O stereo. B&O should be ashamed of themselves putting their stamp on the Bronco’s stereo. Perhaps because of the Bronco’s design, B&O couldn’t acoustically do what they needed to do. But, for a premium stereo manufacturer, it’s an embarrassment in the Bronco.

Wait, the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad is now making stereos?

roadburner

snakeweasel said:

driver100 said:

Brought my lightning cable with me to listen to the B&O stereo. B&O should be ashamed of themselves putting their stamp on the Bronco’s stereo. Perhaps because of the Bronco’s design, B&O couldn’t acoustically do what they needed to do. But, for a premium stereo manufacturer, it’s an embarrassment in the Bronco.

Wait, the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad is now making stereos?

You do know that's a cut and paste from graphicguy, I hope. driver is happy with a 4" mono speaker.
Bang & Olufsen is a Danish high end audio manufacturer that unfortunately puts their name on some underwhelming automotive systems.

snakeweasel

roadburner said:

snakeweasel said:

driver100 said:

Brought my lightning cable with me to listen to the B&O stereo. B&O should be ashamed of themselves putting their stamp on the Bronco’s stereo. Perhaps because of the Bronco’s design, B&O couldn’t acoustically do what they needed to do. But, for a premium stereo manufacturer, it’s an embarrassment in the Bronco.

Wait, the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad is now making stereos?

You do know that's a cut and paste from graphicguy, I hope. driver is happy with a 4" mono speaker.
Bang & Olufsen is a Danish high end audio manufacturer that unfortunately puts their name on some underwhelming automotive systems.

I know about Bang and Olufsen, my only real experience with them is that they are the speakers on my laptop and I am not overly impressed by them.

That being said my post was a joke, you're supposed to laugh.

jmonroe1

snakeweasel said:

roadburner said:

snakeweasel said:

driver100 said:

Brought my lightning cable with me to listen to the B&O stereo. B&O should be ashamed of themselves putting their stamp on the Bronco’s stereo. Perhaps because of the Bronco’s design, B&O couldn’t acoustically do what they needed to do. But, for a premium stereo manufacturer, it’s an embarrassment in the Bronco.

Wait, the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad is now making stereos?

You do know that's a cut and paste from graphicguy, I hope. driver is happy with a 4" mono speaker.
Bang & Olufsen is a Danish high end audio manufacturer that unfortunately puts their name on some underwhelming automotive systems.

I know about Bang and Olufsen, my only real experience with them is that they are the speakers on my laptop and I am not overly impressed by them.

That being said my post was a joke, you're supposed to laugh.

I remember when Bang and Olufsen were one of the premium speaker brands. Since I’m not an audiophile I didn’t know they fell off a cliff. Maybe you weren’t so far off and they should try their hand in the railroad biz.

jmonroe

explorerx4

They take a picture of a drone on a piece of plywood next to a 2x4 and expect us to believe that is Mars?

ab348

snakeweasel said:

roadburner said:

snakeweasel said:

driver100 said:

Brought my lightning cable with me to listen to the B&O stereo. B&O should be ashamed of themselves putting their stamp on the Bronco’s stereo. Perhaps because of the Bronco’s design, B&O couldn’t acoustically do what they needed to do. But, for a premium stereo manufacturer, it’s an embarrassment in the Bronco.

Wait, the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad is now making stereos?

You do know that's a cut and paste from graphicguy, I hope. driver is happy with a 4" mono speaker.
Bang & Olufsen is a Danish high end audio manufacturer that unfortunately puts their name on some underwhelming automotive systems.

I know about Bang and Olufsen, my only real experience with them is that they are the speakers on my laptop and I am not overly impressed by them.

That being said my post was a joke, you're supposed to laugh.

Sadly, some posters are short on good humor and camaraderie.

driver100

roadburner said:

snakeweasel said:

driver100 said:

Brought my lightning cable with me to listen to the B&O stereo. B&O should be ashamed of themselves putting their stamp on the Bronco’s stereo. Perhaps because of the Bronco’s design, B&O couldn’t acoustically do what they needed to do. But, for a premium stereo manufacturer, it’s an embarrassment in the Bronco.

Wait, the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad is now making stereos?

You do know that's a cut and paste from graphicguy, I hope. driver is happy with a 4" mono speaker.
Bang & Olufsen is a Danish high end audio manufacturer that unfortunately puts their name on some underwhelming automotive systems.

Yes, Driver likes his Alexa. But on a slightly different subject, I bought a Bose stereo radio about 10 years ago....actually it was a gift. I liked that it doesn't have a million wires, just plug it in and you have fairly decent sound. It makes for a good bedside radio, but for $400 not that impressive. My Alexa has much better sound quality. Just sharing in case anyone was considering buying one.

Mine is white though

snakeweasel

jmonroe1 said:

snakeweasel said:

roadburner said:

snakeweasel said:

driver100 said:

Brought my lightning cable with me to listen to the B&O stereo. B&O should be ashamed of themselves putting their stamp on the Bronco’s stereo. Perhaps because of the Bronco’s design, B&O couldn’t acoustically do what they needed to do. But, for a premium stereo manufacturer, it’s an embarrassment in the Bronco.

Wait, the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad is now making stereos?

You do know that's a cut and paste from graphicguy, I hope. driver is happy with a 4" mono speaker.
Bang & Olufsen is a Danish high end audio manufacturer that unfortunately puts their name on some underwhelming automotive systems.

I know about Bang and Olufsen, my only real experience with them is that they are the speakers on my laptop and I am not overly impressed by them.

That being said my post was a joke, you're supposed to laugh.

I remember when Bang and Olufsen were one of the premium speaker brands. Since I’m not an audiophile I didn’t know they fell off a cliff. Maybe you weren’t so far off and they should try their hand in the railroad biz.

jmonroe

Not to sure if they fell off a cliff or if they ever were on the cliff, some "premium" stuff is simply pure hype. It could also be that they are good at making large speakers but stink at it for little ones that are put in cars and laptops. That being said the ones in my computer are not bad just that they are not what I would expect from their reputation.

oldfarmer50

snakeweasel said:

oldfarmer50 said:

jmonroe1 said:

oldfarmer50 said:

venture said:

All indications are that the helicopter, Ingenuity, successfully completed its first flight on Mars.

Even though I had heard about this before, actually seeing it happen is amazing. Hard to believe it works since the atmosphere of Mars is so thin.

Another Hollywood success.

jmonroe

You mean like the moon landing?

When I was a teen I worked at the local Howard Johnson’s as a dish washer. A coworker named John was convinced that the moon landings were fake. He claimed that the fuzzy TV transmissions could have been workers putting tar on the roof of the supermarket next door.

It was faked and it was extremely expensive to do. You see they hired Stanley Kubrick to do it and being the perfectionist that Kubrick was he demanded that they film on location.

That sounds like a recently retired member of my driving crew. He held some pretty bizarre conspiracy theories about the government and aliens. My favorite was that the government, when you’re born, puts $10 million in a secret account under your SS # which only they can use for various nefarious purposes.

Think of all the cars you could buy if you could just get your hands on that.

oldfarmer50

snakeweasel said:

roadburner said:

snakeweasel said:

driver100 said:

Brought my lightning cable with me to listen to the B&O stereo. B&O should be ashamed of themselves putting their stamp on the Bronco’s stereo. Perhaps because of the Bronco’s design, B&O couldn’t acoustically do what they needed to do. But, for a premium stereo manufacturer, it’s an embarrassment in the Bronco.

Wait, the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad is now making stereos?

You do know that's a cut and paste from graphicguy, I hope. driver is happy with a 4" mono speaker.
Bang & Olufsen is a Danish high end audio manufacturer that unfortunately puts their name on some underwhelming automotive systems.

I know about Bang and Olufsen, my only real experience with them is that they are the speakers on my laptop and I am not overly impressed by them.

That being said my post was a joke, you're supposed to laugh.

Careful, these audiophiles take their sound seriously. It would be interesting to lock them in my cargo van with the blown out staticky speakers and watch their ears explode.

oldfarmer50

explorerx4 said:

They take a picture of a drone on a piece of plywood next to a 2x4 and expect us to believe that is Mars?

Those pictures look pretty real to me.

snakeweasel

oldfarmer50 said:

snakeweasel said:

oldfarmer50 said:

jmonroe1 said:

oldfarmer50 said:

venture said:

All indications are that the helicopter, Ingenuity, successfully completed its first flight on Mars.

Even though I had heard about this before, actually seeing it happen is amazing. Hard to believe it works since the atmosphere of Mars is so thin.

Another Hollywood success.

jmonroe

You mean like the moon landing?

When I was a teen I worked at the local Howard Johnson’s as a dish washer. A coworker named John was convinced that the moon landings were fake. He claimed that the fuzzy TV transmissions could have been workers putting tar on the roof of the supermarket next door.

It was faked and it was extremely expensive to do. You see they hired Stanley Kubrick to do it and being the perfectionist that Kubrick was he demanded that they film on location.

That sounds like a recently retired member of my driving crew. He held some pretty bizarre conspiracy theories about the government and aliens. My favorite was that the government, when you’re born, puts $10 million in a secret account under your SS # which only they can use for various nefarious purposes.

Think of all the cars you could buy if you could just get your hands on that.

Wouldn't it be easier just to keep the $10 million where it's at and use it for nefarious purposes? Oh there I go using logic again.

graphicguy

oldfarmer50 said:

snakeweasel said:

roadburner said:

snakeweasel said:

driver100 said:

Brought my lightning cable with me to listen to the B&O stereo. B&O should be ashamed of themselves putting their stamp on the Bronco’s stereo. Perhaps because of the Bronco’s design, B&O couldn’t acoustically do what they needed to do. But, for a premium stereo manufacturer, it’s an embarrassment in the Bronco.

Wait, the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad is now making stereos?

You do know that's a cut and paste from graphicguy, I hope. driver is happy with a 4" mono speaker.
Bang & Olufsen is a Danish high end audio manufacturer that unfortunately puts their name on some underwhelming automotive systems.

I know about Bang and Olufsen, my only real experience with them is that they are the speakers on my laptop and I am not overly impressed by them.

That being said my post was a joke, you're supposed to laugh.

Careful, these audiophiles take their sound seriously. It would be interesting to lock them in my cargo van with the blown out staticky speakers and watch their ears explode.

I resemble that remark. Speaking of which, I just finished rehabbing a HEATHKIT Stereo receiver 1970s vintage. New lights, removed old capacitors and replaced with new. Cleaned and lubed all dials an potentiometer. Real wood case that cleaned up nicely with lemon Pledge. Works like new.

Found it at a flea market just north of me. It’s been sitting, staring at me from my closet of unused audio gear I’ve accumulated over the years.

Not sure what I’m going to do with it. Wish HEATHKIT was still in business. I used to love their electronics kits. For the initiated, HEATHKIT was a company who would sell you everything you needed in kit form to assemble audio gear. I would spend days assembling some of their kits when I was a teen. Had many burned fingers/hand from an errant solder drop or mishandled soldering iron.

graphicguy

@driver100...thanks for the post and not making me repeat myself.

That post outlines just about everything I did to test drive, evaluate, and end up buying my old faithful brand, Acura.

Test drove some nice and interesting vehicles I had been considering in the past. That was fun. Still ended up with the Acura.

These pics are over at CCBA, too. But, if you’re too.....ummmmmm.......lazy to go look (j/K), here they are again.....

qbrozen

Yeah...so...washing machines (bringing this over from CCBA)... our Whirlpool Duet is coming up on its 17th anniversary. I may have mentioned before that we left it at our previous house for the renters and got a new one at the new house. Wife hated it and wanted the old one back, so I swapped them. I replaced the control board last year, and I have to clean the drain trap once a year or so, but that’s it. Gets A LOT of heavy use. No idea what we would do if it needed replacing. I’ll probably just have to keep repairing it as long as I can find parts. Got that control board off ebay a couple years back. Come to think of it, maybe I should stock up on parts. Ha.

snakeweasel

qbrozen said:

Yeah...so...washing machines (bringing this over from CCBA)... our Whirlpool Duet is coming up on its 17th anniversary. I may have mentioned before that we left it at our previous house for the renters and got a new one at the new house. Wife hated it and wanted the old one back, so I swapped them. I replaced the control board last year, and I have to clean the drain trap once a year or so, but that’s it. Gets A LOT of heavy use. No idea what we would do if it needed replacing. I’ll probably just have to keep repairing it as long as I can find parts. Got that control board off ebay a couple years back. Come to think of it, maybe I should stock up on parts. Ha.

Yes stock up on parts and replace as needed, you will have your very own ship of Theseus.

roadburner

snakeweasel said:

roadburner said:

snakeweasel said:

driver100 said:

Brought my lightning cable with me to listen to the B&O stereo. B&O should be ashamed of themselves putting their stamp on the Bronco’s stereo. Perhaps because of the Bronco’s design, B&O couldn’t acoustically do what they needed to do. But, for a premium stereo manufacturer, it’s an embarrassment in the Bronco.

Wait, the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad is now making stereos?

You do know that's a cut and paste from graphicguy, I hope. driver is happy with a 4" mono speaker.
Bang & Olufsen is a Danish high end audio manufacturer that unfortunately puts their name on some underwhelming automotive systems.

I know about Bang and Olufsen, my only real experience with them is that they are the speakers on my laptop and I am not overly

I am very happy with my Klipsch ProMedia 2.1 system.
At $105 it’s inexpensive and it is also THX certified if that matters to you.

roadburner

driver100 said:

roadburner said:

snakeweasel said:

driver100 said:

Brought my lightning cable with me to listen to the B&O stereo. B&O should be ashamed of themselves putting their stamp on the Bronco’s stereo. Perhaps because of the Bronco’s design, B&O couldn’t acoustically do what they needed to do. But, for a premium stereo manufacturer, it’s an embarrassment in the Bronco.

Wait, the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad is now making stereos?

You do know that's a cut and paste from graphicguy, I hope. driver is happy with a 4" mono speaker.
Bang & Olufsen is a Danish high end audio manufacturer that unfortunately puts their name on some underwhelming automotive systems.

Yes, Driver likes his Alexa. But on a slightly different subject, I bought a Bose stereo radio about 10 years ago....actually it was a gift. I liked that it doesn't have a million wires, just plug it in and you have fairly decent sound. It makes for a good bedside radio, but for $400 not that impressive. My Alexa has much better sound quality. Just sharing in case anyone was considering buying one.

Mine is white though

No highs, no lows, it must be Bose.
That said, I might try an Alexa someday- if my eardrums ever turn to leather.

roadburner

graphicguy said:

oldfarmer50 said:

snakeweasel said:

roadburner said:

snakeweasel said:

driver100 said:

Brought my lightning cable with me to listen to the B&O stereo. B&O should be ashamed of themselves putting their stamp on the Bronco’s stereo. Perhaps because of the Bronco’s design, B&O couldn’t acoustically do what they needed to do. But, for a premium stereo manufacturer, it’s an embarrassment in the Bronco.

Wait, the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad is now making stereos?

You do know that's a cut and paste from graphicguy, I hope. driver is happy with a 4" mono speaker.
Bang & Olufsen is a Danish high end audio manufacturer that unfortunately puts their name on some underwhelming automotive systems.

I know about Bang and Olufsen, my only real experience with them is that they are the speakers on my laptop and I am not overly impressed by them.

That being said my post was a joke, you're supposed to laugh.

Careful, these audiophiles take their sound seriously. It would be interesting to lock them in my cargo van with the blown out staticky speakers and watch their ears explode.

I resemble that remark. Speaking of which, I just finished rehabbing a HEATHKIT Stereo receiver 1970s vintage. New lights, removed old capacitors and replaced with new. Cleaned and lubed all dials an potentiometer. Real wood case that cleaned up nicely with lemon Pledge. Works like new.

Found it at a flea market just north of me. It’s been sitting, staring at me from my closet of unused audio gear I’ve accumulated over the years.

Not sure what I’m going to do with it. Wish HEATHKIT was still in business. I used to love their electronics kits. For the initiated, HEATHKIT was a company who would sell you everything you needed in kit form to assemble audio gear. I would spend days assembling some of their kits when I was a teen. Had many burned fingers/hand from an errant solder drop or mishandled soldering iron.

Nice work! I’d like to rehab a Dynaco ST-70 tube amp someday.

I was poking around the B&O site and saw that the company is selling “recreated” Beograd 4000 turntables. I haven’t seen one of those in decades.

I have a Carver 6250 receiver and a pair of ADC 303AX speakers that I plant to install in my heated garage. I just need to decide on my source components.

tjc78

My wife bought me a Bose Sounddock portable years ago. We used it on the beach and outside once in awhile. One of the drivers is shot and I just don’t even care to repair it for the little use it gets.

Our primary home has Klipsch outdoor speakers tied into the whole house audio and I installed outdoor speakers on our deck down the shore.

For the beach I bought a much smaller BT speaker from Amazon for $40 that is lighter, lasts longer and good enough for that duty. Sometimes I throw it in the golf cart. It’s never gotten used at the house.

tjc78

roadburner said:

snakeweasel said:

roadburner said:

snakeweasel said:

driver100 said:

Brought my lightning cable with me to listen to the B&O stereo. B&O should be ashamed of themselves putting their stamp on the Bronco’s stereo. Perhaps because of the Bronco’s design, B&O couldn’t acoustically do what they needed to do. But, for a premium stereo manufacturer, it’s an embarrassment in the Bronco.

Wait, the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad is now making stereos?

You do know that's a cut and paste from graphicguy, I hope. driver is happy with a 4" mono speaker.
Bang & Olufsen is a Danish high end audio manufacturer that unfortunately puts their name on some underwhelming automotive systems.

I know about Bang and Olufsen, my only real experience with them is that they are the speakers on my laptop and I am not overly

I am very happy with my Klipsch ProMedia 2.1 system.
At $105 it’s inexpensive and it is also THX certified if that matters to you.

I have an older Altec Lansing system with a subwoofer sitting in the storage room. That thing really cranks out the sound. I bought it with a computer in the late 90s.

driver100

graphicguy said:

These pics are over at CCBA, too. But, if you’re too.....ummmmmm.......lazy to go look (j/K), here they are again.....

I really like your new car GG. A few things that I particularly like.....red interior and the black trim, I like the black wheels on white - looks mean, and I like the nice lines all around, great front and rear....and side dimensions and especially the side rear window sets it off.
I liked the Stinger too but I think this is less flashy but more classic looking....it will look good for a long time.
Add a signature though.....although I know it is hard for you to keep it current.

jmonroe1

driver100 said:

roadburner said:

snakeweasel said:

driver100 said:

Brought my lightning cable with me to listen to the B&O stereo. B&O should be ashamed of themselves putting their stamp on the Bronco’s stereo. Perhaps because of the Bronco’s design, B&O couldn’t acoustically do what they needed to do. But, for a premium stereo manufacturer, it’s an embarrassment in the Bronco.

Wait, the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad is now making stereos?

You do know that's a cut and paste from graphicguy, I hope. driver is happy with a 4" mono speaker.
Bang & Olufsen is a Danish high end audio manufacturer that unfortunately puts their name on some underwhelming automotive systems.

Yes, Driver likes his Alexa. But on a slightly different subject, I bought a Bose stereo radio about 10 years ago....actually it was a gift. I liked that it doesn't have a million wires, just plug it in and you have fairly decent sound. It makes for a good bedside radio, but for $400 not that impressive. My Alexa has much better sound quality. Just sharing in case anyone was considering buying one.

Mine is white though

You didn’t show us the wires that were painted white by the artist that lives with you.

jmonroe

jmonroe1

oldfarmer50 said:

snakeweasel said:

oldfarmer50 said:

jmonroe1 said:

oldfarmer50 said:

venture said:

All indications are that the helicopter, Ingenuity, successfully completed its first flight on Mars.

Even though I had heard about this before, actually seeing it happen is amazing. Hard to believe it works since the atmosphere of Mars is so thin.

Another Hollywood success.

jmonroe

You mean like the moon landing?

When I was a teen I worked at the local Howard Johnson’s as a dish washer. A coworker named John was convinced that the moon landings were fake. He claimed that the fuzzy TV transmissions could have been workers putting tar on the roof of the supermarket next door.

It was faked and it was extremely expensive to do. You see they hired Stanley Kubrick to do it and being the perfectionist that Kubrick was he demanded that they film on location.

That sounds like a recently retired member of my driving crew. He held some pretty bizarre conspiracy theories about the government and aliens. My favorite was that the government, when you’re born, puts $10 million in a secret account under your SS # which only they can use for various nefarious purposes.

Think of all the cars you could buy if you could just get your hands on that.

Think of the anguish you could avoid if you didn’t have to listen to that stuff. It has to be miserable riding in a car with that guy for a few miles.

jmonroe

graphicguy

Some folks asked for impressions after I had been driving the new TLX for a little bit.

Overall impressions....

-it’s faster than my previous TLX with the 3.5L V6 with more low end torque. Honda/Acura makes great engines. The V6 was smooth as silk. This I4 is no different. It’s actually smoother than just about any 4 cyl I’ve ever driven, and that includes some good ones from the likes of BMW and Audi/VW. It’s also noticeably slower than the Stinger. The TLX feels quick, though....maybe high 5s 0-60 in normal driving.

-The structure feels much more rigid than my last TLX and the Stinger. The result is a very flat cornering stance and a very secure experience over bumps. As such, it rides better than the last TLX or the Stinger.

-The steering is more precise even though it feels lighter than the last TLX. It’s about the same as the stinger.

-The SH AWD system has obviously been updated. I don’t think I’ve ever driven any sedan, FWD, RWD, AWD...that handles as well as this TLX....that includes my previous Stinger. Given, I’ve never driven any of the BMW M cars or any AMG cars, I have driven Audi S4s and my son’s GTI. The TLX is better.

-Brakes are easily modulated and linear.

-Visibility is WAY BETTER than it was in the Stinger.

-Seats are wonderfully supportive AND comfortable. Acura is doing some great seats these days. Heated and cooled...thumbs up! Milano leather (whatever kind of leather that is) is soft and feels very high quality. Seats have a suede/alcantara insert which is grippy and looks good to boot.

-Back seat is tight. For a car that’s bigger that its predecessor, they sure didn’t save much to increase rear seat room. That’s OK! I don’t ride back there.

-The InfoTainment....this one took some getting used to. Nice update by Acura with the new software for the NAV. And, the voice recognition is excellent. But, the TLX uses a track pad. I’m coming from a touchscreen in the Stinger and the dial/wheel in my previous TLX. The first couple of days, I didn’t even bother using the track pad as it frustrated me. I did use voice commands and hard buttons, which all worked well. But, once I understood that you point and press on the track pad, the button on the screen is highlighted and you go directly to that choice. It’s more direct and there is no touch pad or dial scrolling to get to the choice you want. I get it now. No problems. Took me 2 or 3 days to understand, though.

-Acura does stereos well. The ELS 3D is the best I’ve ever heard in any car, at any price. I actually downloaded some multi-channel music files to a thumb drive. They sound glorious. I also have HD and UHD music coming off my phone. Just excellent all the way around.

-Push button trans....had it in my previous TLX. No problems then...no problems now. The buttons are intuitive and different shapes. Park (rectangle) is at the top of the stack, Drive (circle) is at the bottom of the stack. Reverse you pull backwards (makes perfect sense), and Neutral is in the middle. It falls easily to my hand, and there’s even a little soft leather hand rest I use to operate the entire center stack. Easy-peazy! Do it with my eyes closed.

-Big center button to change drive modes...really? C’mon Acura...this isn’t a Lamborghini or Ferrari. Does it really have to be so large given it’s a secondary function? That said, the different drive modes work well....much better than before.

-Safety stuff has all been upgraded. It all works better than before. LKAS and slow speed cruise work much better than before and not nearly as intrusive. No more “boat anchor” feeling when traffic slows down and the TLX is keeping pace. I don’t use LKAS unless I’m on a trip. But, it keeps the car centered, with no bouncing from one side of the lane to the other.

-10-speed transmission...thank you Acura deities for dumping the ZF transmission. Can’t trip up this new transmission. Smooth shifting, ready to down shift with little provocation (especially in Sport Mode). No jerkiness. Big upgrade.

-Big upgrade in materials. REAL STITCHED (red) dash and doors. No fake metal, real aluminum trim, fun ambient lighting changes. All buttons look high quality and operate with a quality feel. Red on silver gauges are easy to read. Big, new NAV screen with much better software and higher resolution. Been using the Acura Nav system as the voice recognition is very good and easy to operate. Steering wheel feels great, is fat and fits my hands well. Assembly is typical Honda....of the highest order (and yes, better than the Stinger).

-Paint is gorgeous (pearlescent white, which looks way better in person than in pics). Seams are all uniform and tight (typical Honda/Acura).

Overall, it’s a much more refined car than the previous one. Which is sort of weird for something that’s as capable as it is.

I’m in my honeymoon period. So, love is in the air. Will give an update this summer some time after flogging it for a while.

stickguy

Nice review maybe I should drive one next time my RDX is in for service.

And I agree on the touchpad. I tried it when my SIL bought an RDX (year before us) and it seemed odd. But once we got a real demo from the sales guy, then started using it, it works just fine. Don’t even notice it now. Same for the push buttons, but I still prefer a normal shifter.

tjc78

qbrozen said:

Yeah...so...washing machines (bringing this over from CCBA)... our Whirlpool Duet is coming up on its 17th anniversary. I may have mentioned before that we left it at our previous house for the renters and got a new one at the new house. Wife hated it and wanted the old one back, so I swapped them. I replaced the control board last year, and I have to clean the drain trap once a year or so, but that’s it. Gets A LOT of heavy use. No idea what we would do if it needed replacing. I’ll probably just have to keep repairing it as long as I can find parts. Got that control board off ebay a couple years back. Come to think of it, maybe I should stock up on parts. Ha.

I swear if ours breaks I’m buying a used old unit with an agitator on Craigslist.

I have experience with TOTL Maytag at the old house and now pretty high end Samsung units in the new house.

They just don’t clean the same. We do a campfire on the weekends and sometimes whatever you are wearing smells like smoke. Neither machine can get the smell out on a normal cycle. Have to do a pre-soak and an extra rinse for any chance. Obviously that wipes out the energy efficiency. We use good soap and the machines are cleaned regularly.

I saw one of the manufacturers is going back to a full agitator that’s removable. That’s interesting

snakeweasel

roadburner said:

driver100 said:

roadburner said:

snakeweasel said:

driver100 said:

Brought my lightning cable with me to listen to the B&O stereo. B&O should be ashamed of themselves putting their stamp on the Bronco’s stereo. Perhaps because of the Bronco’s design, B&O couldn’t acoustically do what they needed to do. But, for a premium stereo manufacturer, it’s an embarrassment in the Bronco.

Wait, the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad is now making stereos?

You do know that's a cut and paste from graphicguy, I hope. driver is happy with a 4" mono speaker.
Bang & Olufsen is a Danish high end audio manufacturer that unfortunately puts their name on some underwhelming automotive systems.

Yes, Driver likes his Alexa. But on a slightly different subject, I bought a Bose stereo radio about 10 years ago....actually it was a gift. I liked that it doesn't have a million wires, just plug it in and you have fairly decent sound. It makes for a good bedside radio, but for $400 not that impressive. My Alexa has much better sound quality. Just sharing in case anyone was considering buying one.

Mine is white though

No highs, no lows, it must be Bose.
That said, I might try an Alexa someday- if my eardrums ever turn to leather.

I have done the Alexa thing, it's not bad as I do it for background music as I am doing work around the house or cooking. Outside the house and in the garage I would have a Bluetooth speaker if I want music as I work.

jmonroe1

graphicguy said:

oldfarmer50 said:

snakeweasel said:

roadburner said:

snakeweasel said:

driver100 said:

Brought my lightning cable with me to listen to the B&O stereo. B&O should be ashamed of themselves putting their stamp on the Bronco’s stereo. Perhaps because of the Bronco’s design, B&O couldn’t acoustically do what they needed to do. But, for a premium stereo manufacturer, it’s an embarrassment in the Bronco.

Wait, the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad is now making stereos?

You do know that's a cut and paste from graphicguy, I hope. driver is happy with a 4" mono speaker.
Bang & Olufsen is a Danish high end audio manufacturer that unfortunately puts their name on some underwhelming automotive systems.

I know about Bang and Olufsen, my only real experience with them is that they are the speakers on my laptop and I am not overly impressed by them.

That being said my post was a joke, you're supposed to laugh.

Careful, these audiophiles take their sound seriously. It would be interesting to lock them in my cargo van with the blown out staticky speakers and watch their ears explode.

I resemble that remark. Speaking of which, I just finished rehabbing a HEATHKIT Stereo receiver 1970s vintage. New lights, removed old capacitors and replaced with new. Cleaned and lubed all dials an potentiometer. Real wood case that cleaned up nicely with lemon Pledge. Works like new.

Found it at a flea market just north of me. It’s been sitting, staring at me from my closet of unused audio gear I’ve accumulated over the years.

Not sure what I’m going to do with it. Wish HEATHKIT was still in business. I used to love their electronics kits. For the initiated, HEATHKIT was a company who would sell you everything you needed in kit form to assemble audio gear. I would spend days assembling some of their kits when I was a teen. Had many burned fingers/hand from an errant solder drop or mishandled soldering iron.

Back in the 70’s I worked with two guys that built a 25 inch color Heathkit CRT TV. IIRC it was a Zenith design in kit form. I remember it had a pretty nice picture. If I didn’t have a nice 25 inch RCA console color TV, I would have built one too.

jmonroe

roadburner

jmonroe1 said:

graphicguy said:

oldfarmer50 said:

snakeweasel said:

roadburner said:

snakeweasel said:

driver100 said:

Brought my lightning cable with me to listen to the B&O stereo. B&O should be ashamed of themselves putting their stamp on the Bronco’s stereo. Perhaps because of the Bronco’s design, B&O couldn’t acoustically do what they needed to do. But, for a premium stereo manufacturer, it’s an embarrassment in the Bronco.

Wait, the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad is now making stereos?

You do know that's a cut and paste from graphicguy, I hope. driver is happy with a 4" mono speaker.
Bang & Olufsen is a Danish high end audio manufacturer that unfortunately puts their name on some underwhelming automotive systems.

I know about Bang and Olufsen, my only real experience with them is that they are the speakers on my laptop and I am not overly impressed by them.

That being said my post was a joke, you're supposed to laugh.

Careful, these audiophiles take their sound seriously. It would be interesting to lock them in my cargo van with the blown out staticky speakers and watch their ears explode.

I resemble that remark. Speaking of which, I just finished rehabbing a HEATHKIT Stereo receiver 1970s vintage. New lights, removed old capacitors and replaced with new. Cleaned and lubed all dials an potentiometer. Real wood case that cleaned up nicely with lemon Pledge. Works like new.

Found it at a flea market just north of me. It’s been sitting, staring at me from my closet of unused audio gear I’ve accumulated over the years.

Not sure what I’m going to do with it. Wish HEATHKIT was still in business. I used to love their electronics kits. For the initiated, HEATHKIT was a company who would sell you everything you needed in kit form to assemble audio gear. I would spend days assembling some of their kits when I was a teen. Had many burned fingers/hand from an errant solder drop or mishandled soldering iron.

Back in the 70’s I worked with two guys that built a 25 inch color Heathkit CRT TV. IIRC it was a Zenith design in kit form. I remember it had a pretty nice picture. If I didn’t have a nice 25 inch RCA console color TV, I would have built one too.

jmonroe

I remember that the Heathkit dealers would test each circuit board for you as you completed it so there would hopefully be no issues when the TV was assembled.

abacomike

graphicguy said:

@driver100...thanks for the post and not making me repeat myself.

That post outlines just about everything I did to test drive, evaluate, and end up buying my old faithful brand, Acura.

Test drove some nice and interesting vehicles I had been considering in the past. That was fun. Still ended up with the Acura.

These pics are over at CCBA, too. But, if you’re too.....ummmmmm.......lazy to go look (j/K), here they are again.....

Love that interior, GG - reddish maroon - rich looking. Works well with the white exterior. Just enjoy it! 🤓

graphicguy

roadburner said:

graphicguy said:

oldfarmer50 said:

snakeweasel said:

roadburner said:

snakeweasel said:

driver100 said:

Brought my lightning cable with me to listen to the B&O stereo. B&O should be ashamed of themselves putting their stamp on the Bronco’s stereo. Perhaps because of the Bronco’s design, B&O couldn’t acoustically do what they needed to do. But, for a premium stereo manufacturer, it’s an embarrassment in the Bronco.

Wait, the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad is now making stereos?

You do know that's a cut and paste from graphicguy, I hope. driver is happy with a 4" mono speaker.
Bang & Olufsen is a Danish high end audio manufacturer that unfortunately puts their name on some underwhelming automotive systems.

I know about Bang and Olufsen, my only real experience with them is that they are the speakers on my laptop and I am not overly impressed by them.

That being said my post was a joke, you're supposed to laugh.

Careful, these audiophiles take their sound seriously. It would be interesting to lock them in my cargo van with the blown out staticky speakers and watch their ears explode.

I resemble that remark. Speaking of which, I just finished rehabbing a HEATHKIT Stereo receiver 1970s vintage. New lights, removed old capacitors and replaced with new. Cleaned and lubed all dials an potentiometer. Real wood case that cleaned up nicely with lemon Pledge. Works like new.

Found it at a flea market just north of me. It’s been sitting, staring at me from my closet of unused audio gear I’ve accumulated over the years.

Not sure what I’m going to do with it. Wish HEATHKIT was still in business. I used to love their electronics kits. For the initiated, HEATHKIT was a company who would sell you everything you needed in kit form to assemble audio gear. I would spend days assembling some of their kits when I was a teen. Had many burned fingers/hand from an errant solder drop or mishandled soldering iron.

Nice work! I’d like to rehab a Dynaco ST-70 tube amp someday.

I was poking around the B&O site and saw that the company is selling “recreated” Beograd 4000 turntables. I haven’t seen one of those in decades.

I have a Carver 6250 receiver and a pair of ADC 303AX speakers that I plant to install in my heated garage. I just need to decide on my source components.

I wish Heathkit was still in business, too. I never tackled some of their more complex builds (like a TV). But, Amps, Receivers, Radios...I built those. My Mother always thought I was going to burn the house down, though. We didn't have a garage, so I built them on my tiny bedroom desk. LOL! She never stopped me, just whined about my hobby.

I would give one of my unmentionable body parts that comes in pairs to find an old Dynaco tube amp to rehab.

There are a couple of tube amp chassis out there you can buy...mostly from Hong Kong, but supposedly good quality. You can do the hand wiring/soldering. And, install a PCB for some integration features. I'm tempted to get one, since the build is relatively easy. I could do some "tube rolling". But, that's a whole other audio world.

driver100

jmonroe1 said:

oldfarmer50 said:

snakeweasel said:

oldfarmer50 said:

jmonroe1 said:

oldfarmer50 said:

venture said:

All indications are that the helicopter, Ingenuity, successfully completed its first flight on Mars.

Even though I had heard about this before, actually seeing it happen is amazing. Hard to believe it works since the atmosphere of Mars is so thin.

Another Hollywood success.

jmonroe

You mean like the moon landing?

When I was a teen I worked at the local Howard Johnson’s as a dish washer. A coworker named John was convinced that the moon landings were fake. He claimed that the fuzzy TV transmissions could have been workers putting tar on the roof of the supermarket next door.

It was faked and it was extremely expensive to do. You see they hired Stanley Kubrick to do it and being the perfectionist that Kubrick was he demanded that they film on location.

That sounds like a recently retired member of my driving crew. He held some pretty bizarre conspiracy theories about the government and aliens. My favorite was that the government, when you’re born, puts $10 million in a secret account under your SS # which only they can use for various nefarious purposes.

Think of all the cars you could buy if you could just get your hands on that.

Think of the anguish you could avoid if you didn’t have to listen to that stuff. It has to be miserable riding in a car with that guy for a few miles.

jmonroe

Prove it to me the guy isn't right!

when you’re born, puts $10 million in a secret account under your SS # which only they can use for various nefarious purposes.

driver100

jmonroe1 said:

graphicguy said:

oldfarmer50 said:

snakeweasel said:

roadburner said:

snakeweasel said:

driver100 said:

Brought my lightning cable with me to listen to the B&O stereo. B&O should be ashamed of themselves putting their stamp on the Bronco’s stereo. Perhaps because of the Bronco’s design, B&O couldn’t acoustically do what they needed to do. But, for a premium stereo manufacturer, it’s an embarrassment in the Bronco.

Wait, the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad is now making stereos?

You do know that's a cut and paste from graphicguy, I hope. driver is happy with a 4" mono speaker.
Bang & Olufsen is a Danish high end audio manufacturer that unfortunately puts their name on some underwhelming automotive systems.

I know about Bang and Olufsen, my only real experience with them is that they are the speakers on my laptop and I am not overly impressed by them.

That being said my post was a joke, you're supposed to laugh.

Careful, these audiophiles take their sound seriously. It would be interesting to lock them in my cargo van with the blown out staticky speakers and watch their ears explode.

I resemble that remark. Speaking of which, I just finished rehabbing a HEATHKIT Stereo receiver 1970s vintage. New lights, removed old capacitors and replaced with new. Cleaned and lubed all dials an potentiometer. Real wood case that cleaned up nicely with lemon Pledge. Works like new.

Found it at a flea market just north of me. It’s been sitting, staring at me from my closet of unused audio gear I’ve accumulated over the years.

Not sure what I’m going to do with it. Wish HEATHKIT was still in business. I used to love their electronics kits. For the initiated, HEATHKIT was a company who would sell you everything you needed in kit form to assemble audio gear. I would spend days assembling some of their kits when I was a teen. Had many burned fingers/hand from an errant solder drop or mishandled soldering iron.

Back in the 70’s I worked with two guys that built a 25 inch color Heathkit CRT TV. IIRC it was a Zenith design in kit form. I remember it had a pretty nice picture. If I didn’t have a nice 25 inch RCA console color TV, I would have built one too.

jmonroe

Which guy kept the finished TV?
It wasn't very nice to lord it over the guys that built a set to tell them you bought yours

oldfarmer50

jmonroe1 said:

oldfarmer50 said:

snakeweasel said:

oldfarmer50 said:

jmonroe1 said:

oldfarmer50 said:

venture said:

All indications are that the helicopter, Ingenuity, successfully completed its first flight on Mars.

Even though I had heard about this before, actually seeing it happen is amazing. Hard to believe it works since the atmosphere of Mars is so thin.

Another Hollywood success.

jmonroe

You mean like the moon landing?

When I was a teen I worked at the local Howard Johnson’s as a dish washer. A coworker named John was convinced that the moon landings were fake. He claimed that the fuzzy TV transmissions could have been workers putting tar on the roof of the supermarket next door.

It was faked and it was extremely expensive to do. You see they hired Stanley Kubrick to do it and being the perfectionist that Kubrick was he demanded that they film on location.

That sounds like a recently retired member of my driving crew. He held some pretty bizarre conspiracy theories about the government and aliens. My favorite was that the government, when you’re born, puts $10 million in a secret account under your SS # which only they can use for various nefarious purposes.

Think of all the cars you could buy if you could just get your hands on that.

Think of the anguish you could avoid if you didn’t have to listen to that stuff. It has to be miserable riding in a car with that guy for a few miles.

jmonroe

Not at all. As I’ve said before, it’s like being back in middle school except you don’t really care what the other kids think of you.

bwia

@GG, nice car and equally nice and thorough first impressions. I admire you guys who churn over new cars as if it were a pair of underwear. Thanks for doing your part for the domestic economy even though your new ride is not a BEV.

bwia

Speaking of EVs, Genesis has revealed its Electrified G80. It may not set the EV market on fire but one of its redeming virtues is the reported zero to 60 in under five seconds. Enjoy.

qbrozen

snakeweasel said:

qbrozen said:

Yeah...so...washing machines (bringing this over from CCBA)... our Whirlpool Duet is coming up on its 17th anniversary. I may have mentioned before that we left it at our previous house for the renters and got a new one at the new house. Wife hated it and wanted the old one back, so I swapped them. I replaced the control board last year, and I have to clean the drain trap once a year or so, but that’s it. Gets A LOT of heavy use. No idea what we would do if it needed replacing. I’ll probably just have to keep repairing it as long as I can find parts. Got that control board off ebay a couple years back. Come to think of it, maybe I should stock up on parts. Ha.

Yes stock up on parts and replace as needed, you will have your very own ship of Theseus.

Makes you wonder if the ship was maintained on behalf of a stubborn wife who didn't like any of the new fangled ships.

sda

graphicguy said:

roadburner said:

graphicguy said:

oldfarmer50 said:

snakeweasel said:

roadburner said:

snakeweasel said:

driver100 said:

Brought my lightning cable with me to listen to the B&O stereo. B&O should be ashamed of themselves putting their stamp on the Bronco’s stereo. Perhaps because of the Bronco’s design, B&O couldn’t acoustically do what they needed to do. But, for a premium stereo manufacturer, it’s an embarrassment in the Bronco.

Wait, the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad is now making stereos?

You do know that's a cut and paste from graphicguy, I hope. driver is happy with a 4" mono speaker.
Bang & Olufsen is a Danish high end audio manufacturer that unfortunately puts their name on some underwhelming automotive systems.

I know about Bang and Olufsen, my only real experience with them is that they are the speakers on my laptop and I am not overly impressed by them.

That being said my post was a joke, you're supposed to laugh.

Careful, these audiophiles take their sound seriously. It would be interesting to lock them in my cargo van with the blown out staticky speakers and watch their ears explode.

I resemble that remark. Speaking of which, I just finished rehabbing a HEATHKIT Stereo receiver 1970s vintage. New lights, removed old capacitors and replaced with new. Cleaned and lubed all dials an potentiometer. Real wood case that cleaned up nicely with lemon Pledge. Works like new.

Found it at a flea market just north of me. It’s been sitting, staring at me from my closet of unused audio gear I’ve accumulated over the years.

Not sure what I’m going to do with it. Wish HEATHKIT was still in business. I used to love their electronics kits. For the initiated, HEATHKIT was a company who would sell you everything you needed in kit form to assemble audio gear. I would spend days assembling some of their kits when I was a teen. Had many burned fingers/hand from an errant solder drop or mishandled soldering iron.

Nice work! I’d like to rehab a Dynaco ST-70 tube amp someday.

I was poking around the B&O site and saw that the company is selling “recreated” Beograd 4000 turntables. I haven’t seen one of those in decades.

I have a Carver 6250 receiver and a pair of ADC 303AX speakers that I plant to install in my heated garage. I just need to decide on my source components.

I wish Heathkit was still in business, too. I never tackled some of their more complex builds (like a TV). But, Amps, Receivers, Radios...I built those. My Mother always thought I was going to burn the house down, though. We didn't have a garage, so I built them on my tiny bedroom desk. LOL! She never stopped me, just whined about my hobby.

I would give one of my unmentionable body parts that comes in pairs to find an old Dynaco tube amp to rehab.

There are a couple of tube amp chassis out there you can buy...mostly from Hong Kong, but supposedly good quality. You can do the hand wiring/soldering. And, install a PCB for some integration features. I'm tempted to get one, since the build is relatively easy. I could do some "tube rolling". But, that's a whole other audio world.

I wasn't aware Dynaco also made tube amps. My parents, per Consumer Reports, bought Dynaco loudspeakers and a Lafayette receiver in 1971. They had them for years, not sure what happened to them. They were like these:

carnaught

@graphicguy, again beautiful car and very nice review. One of these days I’ll post my impressions of the new ride. Anyway, enjoy!

driver100

bwia said:

Speaking of EVs, Genesis has revealed its Electrified G80. It may not set the EV market on fire but one of its redeming virtues is the reported zero to 60 in under five seconds. Enjoy.

Nice looking car....great color too. How much?

carnaught

Okay, now my latest appliance nightmare - with none other than an LG, refrigerator, that is. Let me start by saying that posters hear warned us about LG. This was after I had already bought one of their top of the line models. With no warning, after two and a half years of stellar performance, we awakened with a puddle of water on the kitchen floor and partial defrosting of the unit. We diagnosed it as the compressor and the earliest that LG service could come out was 10 days! There was a class action suite settled a few years ago regarding faulty compressors - no longer in effect. After throwing out much of it’s contents we were able to utilize our neighbor’s refrigerator while they were back in Wisconsin for a couple of weeks, you know the folks who bought the muscle cars recently at Mecum, then Barrett Jackson. We really enjoyed having to go there for all our refrigerated items all the while worrying that after the service visit the “guy” would tell us the part was back-ordered or somehow was unavailable and we would have to wait weeks. Ah, at least we have a 5-year service policy. While waiting and steaming about the issue we ended up buying a new, but old school top freezer model, an 18 cu ft. Frigidaire for the garage. This was almost heaven to have cold storage once again available at the homestead. The uncomplicated Frigidaire, by the way, is stellar - no perks, no ice maker, etc. Yesterday the main issue was dealt with. The “Man from LG” showed up with a new compressor and all is once again right with the world. Not so fast. The guy showed distain for LG saying they didn’t give a rip about the quality of their product(s), and even though this cost us no money, the only guarantee was “a 100% guarantee of the new compressor dying within 5yrs.” Next time it would be $1k to fix vs. buying a new, non-LG, refrigerator.

They suck for this! The only LG product I would consider going forward is an OLED TV, and even that would give me pause. I am making people aware of my experience and their attitude. Others have told me similar experiences with Samsung and even a Kitchenaid refrigerator.

Grrrr....