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This really sucks. I've had it for about five years, which is long enough for get some enjoyment, but way too short for what I expected at the price. I really liked this receiver, it did everything I needed it to do and did it well, but if buying again, not sure which one I'd get.
2018 430i Gran Coupe
Live music reproduction in your home....not happening. No matter how much you spend, you’ll never reproduce that. Pro musicians have huge venues to play in. And overall, they have pro-audio equipment to fill those venues.
But, you can spend some money (OK....a LOT of money) and get a relatively holographic sound with your stereo system where the speakers disappear and your room seems to expand where the sound seemingly comes from beyond your walls and ceiling. Neat party trick, but nowhere near a live concert in a venue made for live concerts.
@roadburner ....that Hanson Audio place was a Field of Dreams type of venue. You can drop buckets and buckets of cash there. They had some B&W Nautilus speakers playing that consumed me for about 30 minutes. And, I would have listened longer if they hadn’t kindly asked if they could do another demo for someone. What they were really saying was “get out of the way so we can sell something to someone who can actually afford these”. The speakers alone cost $60,000 (you read that right). Who knows how much the electronics cost they used to drive them.
I will say this...they had a nice home theater set up that they were demoing. My guess is it probably cost 4x-5x more than my set up. I still say mine looks and sounds better. I have yet to see or hear anything better than my set up. For that, I’ll wallow in the sadness that I don’t have an unending stream of cash to make it sound even better.
So, I set up the Magnepans in my home theater room, as that’s where I have everything set up. Spent a couple of hours with them just trying to get their positioning right. My Denon can drive them and does a credible job while doing it. They don’t have much in the way of low end reproduction, so they would need a subwoofer. The mids and highs are glorious, though.
Downsides....again, they need a sub. To get the “glorious” sound, the listening position is very small and you have to stay there. Not a problem for me as I’d just set up a recliner in the “sweet spot”. You move a little left or right of the “sweet spot” and the holographic nature of them collapses, and they just sound thin and lifeless.
I can’t integrate them in my Home Theater set up. So, unless I drop more cash into a pre-amp, amp and a source (turntable, streamer, etc), they will get shoved into my closet of forgotten audio gear in the hopes I can resurrect them some day.
Don’t make fun, but the GF loves “PINK”. I let her listen to Pink after I got the speakers dialed in. Her reply? “I don’t know why you spent so much time setting these up. What’s so special about them? Take me out for dinner.”
So much for my wish to have her enable me.
I feel the same, Mike. The downside, my Reds came out blazing in the first game. The next two (against the lowly Tigers, no less) the bull pen blew. The Reds spent an awful lot of money on the starting 8 and the starting pitching during the off-season. They forgot about the bullpen.
Rumor has it, they’ll start selling tickets to the games and will limit attendance to 20% of the Great American Ballpark’s capacity, which equals about 9,000 fans, and allows for plenty of social distancing.
I’m trying to find out when they go on sale because I’ll snag some tix.
I got a robo call this morning about final expense insurance. I hung up immediately but I did hear that much. Mrs. j was in the kitchen and asked who called. I told her and she quips, “you know, you otta start paying attention to those kind of calls now”. I’ll see how she feels in about 3 weeks when she’ll be as old as me. If I felt up to it I shoulda chased her around the dining room table for a lap or two. Would have served her right. :@
jmonroe
Too bad...that’s a nice AVR.
But, but, but they said. Washington what? What logo would they use?
I guess they could use the same logo as Cleveland.
2020 Ascent Limited, 2024 Subaru Legacy Sport
2017 MB E400 , 2015 MB GLK350, 2014 MB C250
2017 MB E400 , 2015 MB GLK350, 2014 MB C250
I'd prefer a TTRS to a TTS, but really, the improvements are just incremental.
Same with audio. At some point, you get over "upgrade-itis" because you realize it takes a fortune to make a meaningful and significant improvement once your system rocks from top to bottom.
This Phantom has flat sides and large windows.
If I had Drivers Garage like Jay's Garage, probably add a new Mustang, a 58 T-Bird, a 2020 BMW 435 convert.
2017 MB E400 , 2015 MB GLK350, 2014 MB C250
2021 Genesis G90
2021 Genesis G90
2020 Acura RDX tech SH-AWD, 2023 Maverick hybrid Lariat luxury package.
2021 Genesis G90
I heard an unsettling figure about people staying away from their checkups and from doing regular doctor visits for problems. A doctor said his pulmonary surgeon friend normally had been doing 12-15 lung cancer surgeries a month, but now has been doing 3. Those are surgeries for patients where surgery was seen as a life saver; patients more advanced got chemo and radiation. They infer these are cases not being found early.
Also a new item was use of a low level contrast agent and maybe a Cat Scan was now approved for anyone who smoked in the past. This makes any cancers show up earlier for hopes of a surgical solution than a regular chest xray does.
I can provide a link to the pod cast if I can find it.
2014 Malibu 2LT, 2015 Cruze 2LT,
That is the one I am going to dream about tonight
2017 MB E400 , 2015 MB GLK350, 2014 MB C250
jmonroe
jmonroe
jmonroe
I pointed out how crashing at full speed into an unmovable object was a relatively preposterous scenario since the invention of brakes and steering wheels. Just because you travel highway speeds doesn't necessitate crashing at highway speeds.
In response, they gave me this as evidence:
https://www.ntsb.gov/news/events/Documents/2020-HWY18FH011-BMG-abstract.pdf
2 points for a "damaged/un-repaired collision mitigation device out on the freeway where you could impact an unmovable object. The head-on mitigation was not functional, and that's not preposterous that the government would be slow to repair those devices, and that bad drivers in the USA damage them routinely.
However, the rest is a preposterous example. Choosing a Darwin award winner that absurdly trusts Tesla's "autopilot" with their life while driving 71 MPH is preposterous to me. I think a better example could be found, as this just supports my argument IMHO.
'21 Dark Blue/Black Audi A7 PHEV (mine); '22 White/Beige BMW X3 (hers); '20 Estoril Blue/Oyster BMW M240xi 'Vert (Ours, read: hers in 'vert weather; mine during Nor'easters...)
Originally the doctor said 3 of them, but when the lady called with the results of the last one she indicated that she wanted to schedule the next one.
I have a check up coming up in September. I will clear it up then.
2020 Ascent Limited, 2024 Subaru Legacy Sport
2017 MB E400 , 2015 MB GLK350, 2014 MB C250
As if all of that wasn't clue enough, as they were typing up my info, I saw some prices flash by on the LCD in the background. $141/hr labor, $299 coolant flush, $599 trans service, and others. Obviously a high-end place. The owner and his wife are VERY nice people, though. We chatted a bit about cars. He is just finishing up resto-modding his '75 Lancia Beta Coupe he has had since new. So, I have high hopes for the work being done, but dread the bill coming my way.
'11 GMC Sierra 1500; '08 Charger R/T Daytona; '67 Coronet R/T; '13 Fiat 500c; '20 S90 T6; '22 MB Sprinter 2500 4x4 diesel; '97 Suzuki R Wagon; '96 Opel Astra; '08 Maser QP; '11 Mini Cooper S
2017 MB E400 , 2015 MB GLK350, 2014 MB C250
I think my local indy shop is something like $139/hr. But, they do good work and have exceptional ratings, so you might get what you pay for.
It is so aggravating I feel like throwing the darn phone against the wall at times. But I quickly remember that replacing this iPhone would be pretty pricey.🤓
2021 Genesis G90
'17 Chevy Volt Premiere
2018 VW Passat SE w/tech, 2016 Audi Q5 Premium Plus w/tech, 2006 Acura TL w/nav
I usually wait until the end to press the unlist button and that usually stops these calls for a few weeks until some new scammers call. They are getting more shameless and the bots are getting more lifelike and even more aggessive. Recently I got one that wouldn’t let me do it. That made me mad.
2018 430i Gran Coupe
2019 Kia Soul+, 2015 Mustang GT, 2013 Ford F-150, 2000 Chrysler Sebring convertible
She says she is spoiled now, no going back. It had 26k, now 39k. Miles driven are a lot lower than what would have been before Covid. I’m delighted with it too.
2018 VW Passat SE w/tech, 2016 Audi Q5 Premium Plus w/tech, 2006 Acura TL w/nav
2020 Acura RDX tech SH-AWD, 2023 Maverick hybrid Lariat luxury package.
For those that get bad Audi's, well, there's always Lexus.
Seems like Acura has gotten some Mojo back lately though. You're 2006 TL is the last generation Acura I REALLY craved. The new TLX-S(A-Spec) shows promise.
I know I was sad when my test drive of an early IS350 led me to believe the TL-S would get gapped by one.
https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Gapped
I almost bought some cheaper Maggies back in 1991. I ended up with my Klipsch KG4s, as I liked the sound and the high sensitivity paired well with my Carver receiver. I'll give you $200 for them...
My bride-bless her heart-never questions my need for 155 mph daily drivers or an elaborate HTS. And did I mention she found my first BMW for me and also gave me a Tag Heuer watch for a wedding present and another one for our 30th anniversary? Needless to say, I don't begrudge her remodeling projects or any of her other interests.
Mine: 1995 318ti Club Sport; 2020 C43; 2021 Sahara 4xe 1996 Speed Triple Challenge Cup Replica Wife's: 2015 X1 xDrive28i Son's: 2009 328i; 2018 330i xDrive
2020 Acura RDX tech SH-AWD, 2023 Maverick hybrid Lariat luxury package.
2011 Hyundai Sonata, 2014 BMW 428i convertible, 2015 Honda CTX700D
2020 Acura RDX tech SH-AWD, 2023 Maverick hybrid Lariat luxury package.
2011 Hyundai Sonata, 2014 BMW 428i convertible, 2015 Honda CTX700D
I prefer her being set with her dream car. Lets me do whatever I want (within budget constraints of course) and she won't care. Might not be willing to ride in it, depending on how out there I get, but that just means we always use her car when together, which is fine.
2020 Acura RDX tech SH-AWD, 2023 Maverick hybrid Lariat luxury package.
Mine: 1995 318ti Club Sport; 2020 C43; 2021 Sahara 4xe 1996 Speed Triple Challenge Cup Replica Wife's: 2015 X1 xDrive28i Son's: 2009 328i; 2018 330i xDrive
Mine: 1995 318ti Club Sport; 2020 C43; 2021 Sahara 4xe 1996 Speed Triple Challenge Cup Replica Wife's: 2015 X1 xDrive28i Son's: 2009 328i; 2018 330i xDrive