A1UC Posted February 15, 2017 Share Posted February 15, 2017 Very nice headphones. I've never heard a pair of those, I'm sure they sound spectacular. Congrats. The Utopia by Focal and the Abyss are my 2 favorite headphones, I listen to my headphone setup 90% of the time Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
USNRET Posted February 15, 2017 Share Posted February 15, 2017 5 minutes ago, A1UC said: I listen to my headphone setup 90% of the time dat's cause he ain't found pre/amp/speaker he will keep more than a week 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A1UC Posted February 15, 2017 Share Posted February 15, 2017 That's not true lol , I've had my pearls for at least 4 months nowSent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimjimbo Posted February 18, 2017 Share Posted February 18, 2017 Look what just walked in the door? Hooking it up tonight, it's too nice outside to be in the basement all day....65 degrees in NW Indiana today. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thaddeus Smith Posted February 18, 2017 Share Posted February 18, 2017 Been borrowing lenses the past few months to see where I want to settle for my newish DSLR kit. Here's the first half, which arrived yesterday. The 85mm f/1.2 should be arriving in the next week or so. This duo should cover about 98% of what I would ever want to capture. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wvu80 Posted February 18, 2017 Share Posted February 18, 2017 4 hours ago, jimjimbo said: Look what just walked in the door? Hooking it up tonight, it's too nice outside to be in the basement all day....65 degrees in NW Indiana today. Beautiful, Jim. After a cold winter I don't think anybody would fault you for wanting to get outside today. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimjimbo Posted February 18, 2017 Share Posted February 18, 2017 1 hour ago, Thaddeus Smith said: Been borrowing lenses the past few months to see where I want to settle for my newish DSLR kit. Here's the first half, which arrived yesterday. The 85mm f/1.2 should be arriving in the next week or so. This duo should cover about 98% of what I would ever want to capture. Nice, Michael!! You can take that setup whale shark swimming.... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schu Posted February 18, 2017 Share Posted February 18, 2017 1.4 is getting there... Props. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thaddeus Smith Posted February 18, 2017 Share Posted February 18, 2017 Thanks! Pretty excited and have spent a fair amount of time making the decision - pretty much blew my hobby budget for the whole year on these two pieces of kit, but they'll serve me well for quite a few years and help towards my constant desire to produce something rather than just consume. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schu Posted February 18, 2017 Share Posted February 18, 2017 make sure to post up some pictures you took with this bad boy... I know Nikon has a rental program for lenses... maybe Cannon does also??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thaddeus Smith Posted February 18, 2017 Share Posted February 18, 2017 They do through their canon pro services membership. Otherwise there's places like lensrentals.com to facilitate such endeavours. Most of it was determining the focal lengths I tend to prefer, and the types of photography I gravitate towards - portraiture and reportage/lifestyle. Vast majority of my favorite shots were in the 80-85 range, or 35 equivalent. I'm a bokeh ***** and wanted the better build quality of L lenses regardless of the similar performance of less expenses lenses after you start to stop down to f4+. Looked hard at zeiss/voigtlander but with two active girls I wanted the flexibility of auto focus. Sigma art has exceptional image quality, though QC, focus consistency, and long term reliability continue to be a frustration beyond the initial two week reviews most often plastered around the net. So I landed on these two. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JEFKlipsch Posted February 21, 2017 Share Posted February 21, 2017 Didn't "get it today"....but did get it on the road this past weekend. New to me...2004 Volvo S60R....bought it with a blown headgasket....had head/block decked and pressure checked...went ahead and replaced timing belt, water pump, serpentine belt, tensioners, pulleys, coils packs, wires, plugs, all gaskets (head, intake/exhaust manifolds, etc...) and a bunch of other hoses, vacuum lines, charge pipes replaced with silicone upgrades. Has aftermarket downpipe, stainless exhaust and a very conservative tune....approx. 325hp I'd guess at this point with it hitting about 17lbs of boost. Needs a new radiator soon....plastic end-tank separates from core under boost...loosing coolant.....may go ahead and upgrade to a Front Mount Intercooler while replacing it. Paint is excellent...tires nearly new....probably replace rotors and pads soon as well. Not bad for $1800 invested....and a few weekends of work....was a fun ride into work this morning for sure....has the BEST factory sound system I'm ever heard....Harmon Kardon speakers with alpine amp...(4) 8" woofers (2)6.5" mids (2) 3" mids and (4)1" tweeters....run by a 75watt/ch Alpine amp......Navigation updated with 2016 maps/POI...leather is nearly perfect 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ceptorman Posted February 21, 2017 Share Posted February 21, 2017 Very nice. Did you do all the mechanical work? I like high HP sedans. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JEFKlipsch Posted February 22, 2017 Share Posted February 22, 2017 Besides the machine work...yes Also found out yesterday (first real day of "day to day driving") that it's actually not the radiator leaking.....have a coolant bypass heater hose with a split in it.....it'd be easier to replace the radiator....this one is a bear to get to.... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ceptorman Posted February 22, 2017 Share Posted February 22, 2017 5 hours ago, JEFKlipsch said: Besides the machine work...yes Also found out yesterday (first real day of "day to day driving") that it's actually not the radiator leaking.....have a coolant bypass heater hose with a split in it.....it'd be easier to replace the radiator....this one is a bear to get to.... It's impressive all the work you did. I spent all day once changing the fuel filter on a 325i 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JEFKlipsch Posted February 22, 2017 Share Posted February 22, 2017 Thanks...dad had a Auto Shop growing up....so kinda born into it....and a big reason I went another direction for a career. I like turning wrenches occasionally....I don't want to "have" to do it everyday. Have plenty of friends that are ASE Mechanics...they love seeing me get my "precious hands" all greasy...lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schu Posted February 22, 2017 Share Posted February 22, 2017 All I can say is... My dinner better start tasting like 5 stars after this bad boy arrives this weekend. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldtimer Posted February 22, 2017 Share Posted February 22, 2017 Haven't seen that one before. Looks nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CECAA850 Posted February 22, 2017 Share Posted February 22, 2017 Nice Schu, what brand is that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rivernuggets Posted February 22, 2017 Share Posted February 22, 2017 Bottom of the door, Samsung. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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