What New Stuff Have You Bought? If You Care To Share Thead! :)

[adk highlander]

I linked them.

I'm getting HKS Hipermax IV GT's. They'll be installed next week. My tune is set for sometime in July after the catback is ready.

The should underline links without the hover so idiots like me know. That dark blue and the black font are so close I didn't see it. Thanks.

 

[NINaudio]

The should underline links without the hover so idiots like me know. That dark blue and the black font are so close I didn't see it. Thanks.

Yeah, it's tripped me up before too. I should have just posted the link on it's own so it's easier to see. I'm going to edit it and do just that.

 

[NINaudio]

The should underline links without the hover so idiots like me know. That dark blue and the black font are so close I didn't see it. Thanks.

I went with them for 2 reasons:

1) they can do factory ride height which I like on the RWD Q60's.
2) I found them on closeout for 40% off MSRP.

 

[adk highlander]

I went with them for 2 reasons:

1) they can do factory ride height which I like on the RWD Q60's.
2) I found them on closeout for 40% off MSRP.

That is a great price. I will need easy adjustment so I can change the ride height in winter and summer. With the snow we get I need to go back up to factory. I only want to drop 1/2 to 3/4. I did notice my nose got scratched up going out of parking lots already so not sure how smart this will be.

 

[NINaudio]

Yeah, curbs are precariously close to my bumper as it is. I think at most I'd do like 1/4" on my car. I'm going to measure today and decide. LOL

 

[Eppie]

Wife just called and my SVS SB-2000 Pro just arrived. Something to play with this weekend! Good thing my son was home. The delivery driver had trouble getting it in the house. I guess it's a little heavier than my old sub. Will follow up on my personal home theatre thread.

 

[davidscott]

Bose Wave Music System 4. Not a particular Bose fan (never owned any before this) but I wanted a nice CD FM device that I could move around the condo and use on the patio. And I got it for half price which is probably closer to it's real value. I'm not expecting awesome sound but decent will do.

 

[Mark of Cenla]

I bought this to control the volume on a Crown X1000 power amp. It sounds great. Peace and goodwill.

https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/611zlswv5BL.__AC_SX300_SY300_QL70_FMwebp_.jpg

 

[lovinthehd]

I bought this to control the volume on a Crown X1000 power amp. It sounds great. Peace and goodwill.

https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/611zlswv5BL.__AC_SX300_SY300_QL70_FMwebp_.jpg

What is it, tho? That pic's too small to read the brand/model....

 

[afterlife2]

New cool haul. Some stuff I used to own and some never. Look and see if you can make them out!

 

[Mark of Cenla]

What is it, tho? That pic's too small to read the brand/model....

It is a Nobsound NS-05P. Peace and goodwill.

 

[panteragstk]

I linked them.

I'm getting HKS Hipermax IV GT's. They'll be installed next week. My tune is set for sometime in July after the catback is ready.

I saw HKS in your link and my first thought was "those are expensive". Heard good things though so that'll be fun.

I just finished up the front suspension on my truck. It was a pain to say the least. These 3/4 ton parts are heavy. 14 hours total over the weekend (except mothers day, I'm not an idiot).

Doesn't sound like a lot, but I put in new coils up front, upper and lower control arms, shocks, and sway bar end links. Still have the track bar and rear to do. A lot of work, but I saved a few grand doing it myself. Glad I have lots of tools. Even more now.

 

[adk highlander]

I saw HKS in your link and my first thought was "those are expensive". Heard good things though so that'll be fun.

I just finished up the front suspension on my truck. It was a pain to say the least. These 3/4 ton parts are heavy. 14 hours total over the weekend (except mothers day, I'm not an idiot).

Doesn't sound like a lot, but I put in new coils up front, upper and lower control arms, shocks, and sway bar end links. Still have the track bar and rear to do. A lot of work, but I saved a few grand doing it myself. Glad I have lots of tools. Even more now.

That is a ton of work. Do you have a small lift in your garage or was all that done on the floor?

 

[NINaudio]

I saw HKS in your link and my first thought was "those are expensive". Heard good things though so that'll be fun.

I just finished up the front suspension on my truck. It was a pain to say the least. These 3/4 ton parts are heavy. 14 hours total over the weekend (except mothers day, I'm not an idiot).

Doesn't sound like a lot, but I put in new coils up front, upper and lower control arms, shocks, and sway bar end links. Still have the track bar and rear to do. A lot of work, but I saved a few grand doing it myself. Glad I have lots of tools. Even more now.

Yeah, they're pricy, but I got them for 40% off MSRP, so only ended up being a few bucks more than the cheaper options. I was kinda hoping ground control would have done something for my model as I had them before and loved them, but no luck.

I don't know man, that sounds like a lot to me! Doing the rears on my car is supposed to be a pain, 5 to 6 hours for just them from what I've heard. Installation is on Friday. I'm excited.

 

[panteragstk]

That is a ton of work. Do you have a small lift in your garage or was all that done on the floor?

Floor jack and jack stands. I got a 3 ton jack because the front of my truck probably weighs 4000 lbs on its own. With a solid axle and a heavy diesel motor, there's a lot of weight in the front. Getting that jack to lower the front slowly just didn't work. I got used to working around that and it's all good, but the jolt of that thing coming down quick with that much weight will wake you up. Lucky I have a lot of jack stands to make sure nothing can drop and hurt anyone.

A lift is on the wish list, but there are quite a few things ahead of it.

 

[panteragstk]

Yeah, they're pricy, but I got them for 40% off MSRP, so only ended up being a few bucks more than the cheaper options. I was kinda hoping ground control would have done something for my model as I had them before and loved them, but no luck.

I don't know man, that sounds like a lot to me! Doing the rears on my car is supposed to be a pain, 5 to 6 hours for just them from what I've heard. Installation is on Friday. I'm excited.

It is a lot, but only because getting everything out takes so long. Truck has 215k miles and is 15 years old at this point so I expected everything to be seized to hell, but I got lucky and only had to cut one bolt. That was fun.

 

[Cos]

Paradigm Persona C - Center channel. Will hook up tomorrow.

Well finally got this off backorder. Was worried that there might be an issue with the crossover from what I had been reading on AVSforum. My dealer was aware of the problem, put it on the test bench for me and tested fine.

Good thing because if it didnt measure well when I got home, it would have been a back breaking trip back to my dealer. My dealer provided both excellent service and stellar pricing. It is why I try to work with a local dealer whenever possible.

 

[KenM10759]

Got to do our master bedroom floor next week, got a Numaxx nailer, hammer, pusher, & 2000 Bostich 16ga L-cleats. It'll be the same American Hickory as you see in the background except I'm not paying a pro crew to do a worse job than I can do.

New ceiling, remove 30 yr old wallpaper (peeling right off, whew!), paint everything, new hardware and some wiring work.

I hate doing it, but love when it's done.

 

[Darenwh]

Got to do our master bedroom floor next week, got a Numaxx nailer, hammer, pusher, & 2000 Bostich 16ga L-cleats. It'll be the same American Hickory as you see in the background except I'm not paying a pro crew to do a worse job than I can do.

New ceiling, remove 30 yr old wallpaper (peeling right off, whew!), paint everything, new hardware and some wiring work.

I hate doing it, but love when it's done.

Looks like a great project. I am also very tired of so called pro’s who very rarely take the time to put pride into what they do. Getting the right tools to do it yourself is so much cheaper than hiring a professional while making The job so much easier that for most things I can get the time to do I would rather just do it myself.. pride in workmanship from a professional is a thing of the past for most.

 

[Trell]

Curious to read what you think about the Genelec. Lot's of on-line praise but never seen any in my area.

My wife made so many comments about how nice those Genelec 8330A sounds in our home office that I, as the dutiful husband, bought a pair for her as well! Not that I needed much prompting