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[ssh 924]

I was fed. And it was glorious! 15 courses. Met a couple after we went for our walk while waiting back at the shuffle board table. They sat next to us. It was nice.

Seriously. My wife wont eat, has never eaten, fish. She ate 4 different fish dishes. One with cured salmon also.

Such an amazing place. My phone stayed in my pocket the whole time. I didnt even want to snap some photos as we had so much fun. I have never seen her so interested in food and I havent had such a great menagerie of flavors in a looooong time.

15 amazing courses. So wonderful.

I'm sorry, but I think it's hilarious when people take pictures of their food. Although I'm sure others feel the same way about car audio, firearms, and everything else.

I wish I could have tried the salmon. Regularly cooked it's not my fav, but smoked I fucking love, so I'd be interested in how it would taste all fancy fancy.

[ssh 924]

I thought some of you might get a kick out of this:

[edouble101 314]

I thought some of you might get a kick out of this:

Gotta love the Regal

[lithium 358]

Very cool, it's like half of the price of the ms8 too if I'm not mistaken? You just adjust the settings with a laptop?

Yeah it was like 170, then 10 for plugin.

which kit did you get?

[ssh 924]

Very cool, it's like half of the price of the ms8 too if I'm not mistaken? You just adjust the settings with a laptop?

Yeah it was like 170, then 10 for plugin.

which kit did you get?

Originally 4way advanced, but it's setup for mono, not stereo.

Got the 2-way advanced (MiniDSP_2wayAdv_105) today, and that's what you'll want. I can pm it to you, if you'd like.

You can still do all the same stuff that the 4way allowed for. t/a delay per output, eq per output, and specific hpf and lpf combos for each output.

Hell you can import a rew file. Which actually has me curious if I bought a relatively cheap mic, and did some testing, how much of a difference that would make.

[ssh 924]

Very cool, it's like half of the price of the ms8 too if I'm not mistaken? You just adjust the settings with a laptop?

Yeah it was like 170, then 10 for plugin.

which kit did you get?

And now I think I misread lol. I got the 2x4 rev B. The rev B is set to work with higher input voltages, but you can open the case, and switch it lower (same as rev A), I believe.

[dem beats 1,223]

I make aweful martinis.

[ssh 924]

I make aweful martinis.

I'm sure they are better then anything I'd make--if it makes you feel any better.

[Adrian_D 520]

I would like a Martini

[Adrian_D 520]

Spent the whole day yesterday tearing down an old shed at the country house. The wood was horribly rotten but the best part is that the thing has a foundation, so building a new one is not that hard.

[lithium 358]

Very cool, it's like half of the price of the ms8 too if I'm not mistaken? You just adjust the settings with a laptop?

Yeah it was like 170, then 10 for plugin.

which kit did you get?

And now I think I misread lol. I got the 2x4 rev B. The rev B is set to work with higher input voltages, but you can open the case, and switch it lower (same as rev A), I believe.

oh i missed the kits that come with a case. i was only seeing something like 150 in my cart after adding the kit, dc isolator, potentiometer, and shipping.

[lithium 358]

Very cool, it's like half of the price of the ms8 too if I'm not mistaken? You just adjust the settings with a laptop?

Yeah it was like 170, then 10 for plugin.

which kit did you get?

Originally 4way advanced, but it's setup for mono, not stereo.

Got the 2-way advanced (MiniDSP_2wayAdv_105) today, and that's what you'll want. I can pm it to you, if you'd like.

You can still do all the same stuff that the 4way allowed for. t/a delay per output, eq per output, and specific hpf and lpf combos for each output.

Hell you can import a rew file. Which actually has me curious if I bought a relatively cheap mic, and did some testing, how much of a difference that would make.

i really shouldn't pick up anymore projects right now. so fucking busy trying to graduate, take gre's, finish this research, and apply to grad schools. so maybe i'll wait till xmas..

i feel like you can do all the testing you need without a mic. and it would probably be more accurate.

one reason is that when your using a mic your body is no long in the driver seat causing all sorts of reflections and crazy shit. i'm sure your aware of this since your have a kick panel install, just moving your leg around can change the freq. response quite a bit.

if you go ahead and get it make sure you get one with a calibration file. i think there's a cheap one on PE, http://www.parts-express.com/pe/showdetl.cfm?partnumber=390-801.

and one of these guys, http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home?sku=522285&Q=&O=&is=REG&A=details

[sandt38 448]

I thought some of you might get a kick out of this:

LOL. My little black regal is fast too.

[Penguin4x4 1,761]

[Tirefryr 1,742]

I thought some of you might get a kick out of this:

Let's see, I start my video off making comments about how people flaunt their cars to say, "look at me." I am not the same way. I built a sleeper. I am the only person who has ever done this, but nobody pays attention to my car, so I'll make a video that says, "look at me." No, I am not a hypocrite.

[ssh 924]

In his defense he did make the video for a class project.

[ssh 924]

Very cool, it's like half of the price of the ms8 too if I'm not mistaken? You just adjust the settings with a laptop?

Yeah it was like 170, then 10 for plugin.

which kit did you get?

Originally 4way advanced, but it's setup for mono, not stereo.

Got the 2-way advanced (MiniDSP_2wayAdv_105) today, and that's what you'll want. I can pm it to you, if you'd like.

You can still do all the same stuff that the 4way allowed for. t/a delay per output, eq per output, and specific hpf and lpf combos for each output.

Hell you can import a rew file. Which actually has me curious if I bought a relatively cheap mic, and did some testing, how much of a difference that would make.

i really shouldn't pick up anymore projects right now. so fucking busy trying to graduate, take gre's, finish this research, and apply to grad schools. so maybe i'll wait till xmas..

i feel like you can do all the testing you need without a mic. and it would probably be more accurate.

one reason is that when your using a mic your body is no long in the driver seat causing all sorts of reflections and crazy shit. i'm sure your aware of this since your have a kick panel install, just moving your leg around can change the freq. response quite a bit.

if you go ahead and get it make sure you get one with a calibration file. i think there's a cheap one on PE, http://www.parts-exp...tnumber=390-801.

and one of these guys, http://www.bhphotovi...s=REG&A=details

Yeah I'm aware of the reflections, but I'm not using kicks anymore so there isn't as much variation I would say, and after doing an eq based on the mic results, I can simply switch back and forth between the eq and no eq, and tell pretty quickly what sounds better. Although I'm sure if I relied too much on the mic, then I could get it to sound like the ms8: "sterile."

[Tirefryr 1,742]

In his defense he did make the video for a class project.

I don't have a problem with it. You run into car people like that all the time. They think the sleeper makes them more special than the outrageously obvious traditional guy. They don't want anyone to know they have a fast car, but they want everyone to know they have a fast car.

[ssh 924]

In his defense he did make the video for a class project.

I don't have a problem with it. You run into car people like that all the time. They think the sleeper makes them more special than the outrageously obvious traditional guy. They don't want anyone to know they have a fast car, but they want everyone to know they have a fast car.

True true.

[ssh 924]

That's why I don't have a fast car OR a fast looking car.

Definitely a good thing for me.

On my way home last week there's one road that's pretty much a straight line with some bumps, and at the end it gets a few turns. The entire way I'm doing the speed limit 50ish, then I get to the big turns and doing 85ish, come over a little rise, and boom there's a sheriff maybe 50 yards away. Luckily he didn't have radar on, or didn't feel like making a u-turn.

Edited September 2, 2012 by stefanhinote

[ssh 924]

^I didn't admit anything either because I was just talking about my favorite video game GTA, and I like to talk about it like it's real life.

[ssh 924]

Anyone been to Monterey CA? Going there in two weeks, and don't know of anything specific I should see or do besides whale watching. I still have to see if they allow harpoons on the boat.

[sandt38 448]

The town of Carmel is pretty cool. That is where Clint Eastwood was mayor. It is just south of Monterey. Laguna Seca is also not far from Monterey. When I lived in SoCal I used to take chicks up to Big Sur all the time. There was an awesome log cabin I would rent for a long weekend. There was a pretty awesome restaurant just outside of Big Sur right on PCH, built into the hillside called Nepenthe... Best views you will have out there, and the food was pretty good.

Pebble Beach is a waste. We did the 17 mile drive once... don't waste the time or money. All you do is roll through a high dollar neighborhood and look at the ocean and homes. Seems like we paid $10 or so to make the drive. We saw otters, big homes, a golf course and a cat get hit by a car and start convulsing and flipping all over the road like a fish out of water. I ran it over to end it's misery and my girlfriend freaked out on me.

The lone Cypress is interesting. Not really a must see, but a pretty awesome photo op if you like taking nature pics.

Don't know if you have ever seen a pinecone from a Sequoia or a Redwood, but when you see them on the side of the road it is pretty cool. Big ol' SOBs.

[Penguin4x4 1,761]

[ssh 924]

Laguna Seca would be cool. I'll have to see what's happening that weekend.

Big Sur is awesome, but we're flying up there, so I won't be doing any driving around.

I'll be in Monterey area for just a few days.

In Dec I'm going up to Sacramento for a week, and plan on heading up to Tahoe for a few days. Might see if I can kill myself skiing.