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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,049
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    krazypolk wrote: »
    BlueFox wrote: »
    I would, and did, rather spend $80K on a stereo versus a car. A car sits idle 99% of the time, while a stereo can be played 24/7. Of course everyone is different. To each their own. Enjoy the car.

    80K? My system cost less than your systems sales tax.

    Ok I'm fibbing.
    My system cost less than 1/4 of your sales tax.

    He lives in CA -- the sales tax was probably far more than your system cost ;)

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  • BlueFox
    BlueFox Posts: 15,251
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    I bought everything online, and didn't pay sales tax. Don't tell the government. :)
    Lumin X1 file player, Westminster Labs interconnect cable
    Sony XA-5400ES SACD; Pass XP-22 pre; X600.5 amps
    Magico S5 MKII Mcast Rose speakers; SPOD spikes

    Shunyata Triton v3/Typhon QR on source, Denali 2000 (2) on amps
    Shunyata Sigma XLR analog ICs, Sigma speaker cables
    Shunyata Sigma HC (2), Sigma Analog, Sigma Digital, Z Anaconda (3) power cables

    Mapleshade Samson V.3 four shelf solid maple rack, Micropoint brass footers
    Three 20 amp circuits.
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,049
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    BlueFox wrote: »
    I bought everything online, and didn't pay sales tax. Don't tell the government. :)

    D'oh!

    ;)
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  • audioluvr
    audioluvr Posts: 5,438
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    krazypolk wrote: »
    80K? My system cost less than your systems sales tax.
    Ok I'm fibbing.
    My system cost less than 1/4 of your sales tax.

    Well when you cruise the local landfill for your latest upgrade what do you expect?
    Gustard X26 Pro DAC
    Belles 21A Pre modded with Mundorf Supreme caps
    B&K M200 Sonata monoblocks refreshed and upgraded
    Polk SDA 1C's modded / 1000Va Dreadnaught
    Wireworld Silver Eclipse IC's and speaker cables
    Harman Kardon T65C w/Grado Gold. (Don't laugh. It sounds great!)

    There is about a 5% genetic difference between apes and men …but that difference is the difference between throwing your own poo when you are annoyed …and Einstein, Shakespeare and Miss January. by Dr. Sardonicus
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,049
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    audioluvr wrote: »
    krazypolk wrote: »
    80K? My system cost less than your systems sales tax.
    Ok I'm fibbing.
    My system cost less than 1/4 of your sales tax.

    Well when you cruise the local landfill for your latest upgrade what do you expect?

    hey! watch that!

    :p
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  • audioluvr
    audioluvr Posts: 5,438
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    Sorry Doc. I was actually thinking of you when I posted that...
    Gustard X26 Pro DAC
    Belles 21A Pre modded with Mundorf Supreme caps
    B&K M200 Sonata monoblocks refreshed and upgraded
    Polk SDA 1C's modded / 1000Va Dreadnaught
    Wireworld Silver Eclipse IC's and speaker cables
    Harman Kardon T65C w/Grado Gold. (Don't laugh. It sounds great!)

    There is about a 5% genetic difference between apes and men …but that difference is the difference between throwing your own poo when you are annoyed …and Einstein, Shakespeare and Miss January. by Dr. Sardonicus
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,049
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    audioluvr wrote: »
    Sorry Doc. I was actually thinking of you when I posted that...

    so was I ;)

    most of the stuff I listen to regularly -- wasn't dump finds, tho'. :|
    Well, OK, the "CD transport" I use was.


    oc98evqq0uox.jpg

    (not the DAC, tho' :) )
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  • krazypolk
    krazypolk Posts: 745
    edited August 2020
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    mhardy6647 wrote: »
    audioluvr wrote: »
    krazypolk wrote: »
    80K? My system cost less than your systems sales tax.
    Ok I'm fibbing.
    My system cost less than 1/4 of your sales tax.

    Well when you cruise the local landfill for your latest upgrade what do you expect?

    hey! watch that!

    :p

    I've seen some of your gear, you've got nothing to be ashamed of. I wish I lived near a honey pit.
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,049
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    I still have some Monstah cables :|
    They are in reserve nowadays, though.

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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,102
    edited August 2020
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    mhardy6647 wrote: »
    audioluvr wrote: »
    Sorry Doc. I was actually thinking of you when I posted that...

    so was I ;)

    most of the stuff I listen to regularly -- wasn't dump finds, tho'. :|
    Well, OK, the "CD transport" I use was.


    oc98evqq0uox.jpg

    (not the DAC, tho' :) )

    Found that DAC floating on a Schitt at the sanitation plant?
    The Gear... Carver "Statement" Mono-blocks, Mcintosh C2300 Arcam AVR20, Oppo UDP-203 4K Blu-ray player, Sony XBR70x850B 4k, Polk Audio Legend L800 with height modules, L400 Center Channel Polk audio AB800 "in-wall" surrounds. Marantz MM7025 stereo amp. Simaudio Moon 680d DSD

    “When once a Republic is corrupted, there is no possibility of remedying any of the growing evils but by removing the corruption and restoring its lost principles; every other correction is either useless or a new evil.”— Thomas Jefferson
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  • Clipdat
    Clipdat Posts: 12,608
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    All this talk about tire widths. It's not really about the width, it's about the compound. Look up Bridgestone Potenza RE71R.

    Anyway, why not just get the lower priced model, and then put better looking aftermarket wheels and the wider tires on it yourself? Guarantee the RE71Rs will out grip whatever factory tire they're putting on there.
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  • audioluvr
    audioluvr Posts: 5,438
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    Clipdat wrote: »
    All this talk about tire widths. It's not really about the width

    An ex told me once "it's not the length that counts it's the width" And apparently your bank account so I found out later.
    Gustard X26 Pro DAC
    Belles 21A Pre modded with Mundorf Supreme caps
    B&K M200 Sonata monoblocks refreshed and upgraded
    Polk SDA 1C's modded / 1000Va Dreadnaught
    Wireworld Silver Eclipse IC's and speaker cables
    Harman Kardon T65C w/Grado Gold. (Don't laugh. It sounds great!)

    There is about a 5% genetic difference between apes and men …but that difference is the difference between throwing your own poo when you are annoyed …and Einstein, Shakespeare and Miss January. by Dr. Sardonicus
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  • Nightfall
    Nightfall Posts: 10,072
    edited August 2020
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    A skinnier 100 treadwear sticky compound would offer more grip than a wider 2-300 treadwear tire from the same manufacturer. But then you have to worry about chipping the sh out of your paint because the tires are so sticky that rocks stick to them and fling all over your car.
    afterburnt wrote: »
    They didn't speak a word of English, they were from South Carolina.

    Village Idiot of Club Polk
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,049
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    nooshinjohn wrote: »
    mhardy6647 wrote: »
    audioluvr wrote: »
    Sorry Doc. I was actually thinking of you when I posted that...

    so was I ;)

    most of the stuff I listen to regularly -- wasn't dump finds, tho'. :|
    Well, OK, the "CD transport" I use was.


    oc98evqq0uox.jpg

    (not the DAC, tho' :) )

    Found that DAC floating on a Schitt at the sanitation plant?

    https://forum.polkaudio.com/discussion/177094/its-krazy-karma-time/p1

    ... but I digress.
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  • mantis
    mantis Posts: 17,057
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    jeremymarcinko wrote: »
    The Challengers are awesome, but they are everywhere.

    If you just want a toy get a vette for the same money.
    When your a car guy, you go after what makes your heart beat, what makes your blood pump and what makes butterflies in your stomach. The Challenger does all that for me and much more.
    Trying to find the right one in stock locally is a challenge. The Frostbite T/A I drove is awesome I just don't care for the satin Hood Roof and Trunk. I prefer a Fully painted car with no decals or wraps on it.

    Dan
    My personal quest is to save to world of bad audio, one thread at a time.
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  • mantis
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    BlueFox wrote: »
    I would, and did, rather spend $80K on a stereo versus a car. A car sits idle 99% of the time, while a stereo can be played 24/7. Of course everyone is different. To each their own. Enjoy the car.
    I'd never spend 80k on a stereo. I don't think the benefits are there. Even for a Full Home theater system 80k is not where I build for myself.
    I wouldn't also spend 80k on a Car. It's why I'm not after a Hellcat Widebody or Redeye. I think those cars are way to much power for street driving and the amount of power they have you can't use it safely on the street.
    Dan
    My personal quest is to save to world of bad audio, one thread at a time.
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  • BlueFox
    BlueFox Posts: 15,251
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    Can't you order an American car in any color they offer?
    Lumin X1 file player, Westminster Labs interconnect cable
    Sony XA-5400ES SACD; Pass XP-22 pre; X600.5 amps
    Magico S5 MKII Mcast Rose speakers; SPOD spikes

    Shunyata Triton v3/Typhon QR on source, Denali 2000 (2) on amps
    Shunyata Sigma XLR analog ICs, Sigma speaker cables
    Shunyata Sigma HC (2), Sigma Analog, Sigma Digital, Z Anaconda (3) power cables

    Mapleshade Samson V.3 four shelf solid maple rack, Micropoint brass footers
    Three 20 amp circuits.
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  • mantis
    mantis Posts: 17,057
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    Clipdat wrote: »
    All this talk about tire widths. It's not really about the width, it's about the compound. Look up Bridgestone Potenza RE71R.

    Anyway, why not just get the lower priced model, and then put better looking aftermarket wheels and the wider tires on it yourself? Guarantee the RE71Rs will out grip whatever factory tire they're putting on there.
    the Factory you can get Nitto 275 40 R20 Drag Radials that can pull 11.7 @115 in the 1/4 mile with the Scat Pack 1320 model.

    Dan
    My personal quest is to save to world of bad audio, one thread at a time.
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  • jeremymarcinko
    jeremymarcinko Posts: 3,785
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    mantis wrote: »
    jeremymarcinko wrote: »
    The Challengers are awesome, but they are everywhere.

    If you just want a toy get a vette for the same money.
    When your a car guy, you go after what makes your heart beat, what makes your blood pump and what makes butterflies in your stomach. The Challenger does all that for me and much more.
    Trying to find the right one in stock locally is a challenge. The Frostbite T/A I drove is awesome I just don't care for the satin Hood Roof and Trunk. I prefer a Fully painted car with no decals or wraps on it.

    Yeah I can’t argue with that.
    Oh, Listen here mister. We got no way of understandin' this world. But we got as much sense of this bird flyin in the sky. Now there is a lot that bird don't know, but it don't change the fact that the world is happening to him all the same. What I am tryin to say is, is that the course of your life, well its changing, and you don't even see it- Forest Bondurant
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  • Clipdat
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    mantis wrote: »
    the Factory you can get Nitto 275 40 R20 Drag Radials that can pull 11.7 @115 in the 1/4 mile with the Scat Pack 1320 model.

    Get that model then.
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