CES 2018 : Just think how great e-Palette will be at Burning Man,

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atomicthumbs: Dec 26, 2010; We're in the business of extending man's senses.

kwinklesOFFICIAL posted:

so i went and bought a dumb pioneer receiver with a flip up screen

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B071X596WM/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o03_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

for my car because it was the only one with carplay that fits in the old style single DIN space in my car. literally yesterday i ripped apart my dashboard getting the old one out

and then the people on the lotus forums tell me that most people who have installed a flip out display have had to CUT OFF THE END OF THEIR WIPER STALK to make the display not hit it on the way out so i was probably gonna return it and just hot glue an iphone to my dash or something.

then alpine announced this today which i don't generally like because it has that dumb hover look that the new mercedes cars have but i guess it's probably the best choice and it fits in a single DIN space so hey.

https://alpine-usa.com/company/press/ces2018/2018/new-9-inch-ilx-f309-in-dash-system-from-alpine-electronics-will-hover-into-many-vehicles

supposedly shipping in feb. I guess i will throw this old stupid parrot asteroid that crashes all the time in the garbage and wait for the alpine. If you were thinking about buying a parrot stereo for your car, don't, it is beyond garbage. runs bad andriod, crashes and randomly turns the stereo on and off without user input, the fm tuner app unexpectedly quits all the time, etc.

so CES is... good?

the pioneer DEH-80PRS is still the only good non-OEM digital receiver produced for a car. it is the only one with a non-segment display that you can use without looking.

# ¿ Jan 10, 2018 11:05

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atomicthumbs: Dec 26, 2010; We're in the business of extending man's senses.

all touch screens in cars should be illegal, or at the very least disabled while the engine is running

the purpose of not letting you use it while it's idling and stopped is to punish you for having a touch screen

# ¿ Jan 10, 2018 11:11

atomicthumbs: Dec 26, 2010; We're in the business of extending man's senses.

qirex posted:

you can get some super primo speakers for less than 4 grand no doubt

these probably have an actual crossover in them unlike the originals

i bought my bozak b-301 tempos for $35 and i love em. thanks rudy bozak

# ¿ Jan 10, 2018 11:13

atomicthumbs: Dec 26, 2010; We're in the business of extending man's senses.

KOTEX GOD OF BLOOD posted:

dude have you SEEN proac speakers 'cos they're fuckin ugly

You can buy these from a guy in a van in the parking lot outside grocery outlet

# ¿ Jan 10, 2018 11:18

atomicthumbs: Dec 26, 2010; We're in the business of extending man's senses.

This is the ideal loudspeaker. You may not like it, but this is what peak acoustics looks like.

# ¿ Jan 10, 2018 11:22

atomicthumbs: Dec 26, 2010; We're in the business of extending man's senses.

stacked large advents are also acceptable, as are anything on klipsch's "heritage" list.

why buy new speakers when there are perfectly good old ones that sound as good and look better

atomicthumbs fucked around with this message at 11:25 on Jan 10, 2018

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atomicthumbs: Dec 26, 2010; We're in the business of extending man's senses.

Perplx posted:

new speakers may sound the same but they are a lot smaller, my new bookshelf speakers are equivalent to floor standing speakers from the 70's

they figured out how to compress more resonance into the cabinets :thunk:

# ¿ Jan 10, 2018 18:58

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