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« on: March 05, 2016, 08:14:08 pm » |
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« Reply #1 on: March 05, 2016, 09:51:51 pm » |
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Haha... an Alfa 4c! You won't believe this but I test-drove the 4c spider only 2 weeks ago. Loved the car, but three things stopped me from placing an order:
1. the lower switch-gear (knobs and controls) are very low quality
2. on cr*ppy UK roads, the steering is simply too difficult to control (the car follows every camber, nook and cranny - and there are loads of those here in the UK on our back B-roads)
3. I don't have the money sitting around spare :-(
If point 3 were not the case, I would go out and buy one today. Simply a fantastic car:
- carbon fibre monocoque tub
- non-assisted steering (phenomenal on the track)
- sweet 1.75 litre 240bhp engine (plenty of power for a sub-1000kg car)
- totally, totally gorgeous on the outside (in both coupe and spider form)
VJ, yours looks stunning. I hope you drive the hell out of it, and not have it become a garage queen.
You obviously have good tastes!
Cheers, Mani.
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Phasure Mach III (Win 14393.0 on RAM-OS / controlled by RDC, / connected directly to music server / XXHighEnd 2.11 / Minimize OS / Engine#4 Adaptive / DB=4096 / Q1=10 / xQ1=15 / Q3,4,5=1 / SFS=4.00 / XTweaks = 34, 10, 0, 0, 0 / Straight Contiguous / Clock Resolution = 15ms / Scheme 3-5 (low/realtime) / 8x Arc Prediction / switch #5 'up/off' / Unattended) mobo USB3 port -> Lush^3 -> Phasure NOS1a B75 G3 -> 8m Blaxius^2 -> First Watt F5 mono amps -> Tune Audio Anima horn speakers
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Phasure Stealth II -> Lush^2 -> RME ADI-2 Pro FS R -> Neurochrome 286 mono amps -> Tune Audio Marvel horn speakers
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« Reply #2 on: March 06, 2016, 12:19:22 am » |
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Hey Mani, Thanks !! I agree with your assessment, but man it's my first Italian, and a refreshing experience to drive a driver dedicated car! Every time you get into it, it makes you feel special Also in a city where supercars are as common as superstars, this stands it's ground! I'll be tracking it soon, no garage queen here :D Cheers, VJ |
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« Reply #3 on: March 06, 2016, 09:44:30 am » |
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Yesterday we were watching The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (2015). What a deception. Ciska and Paul didn't know better, but I recall an Illya who is blond and actually weird looking (sorry David McCallum). It was about nothing and went nowhere. I told about the TV series from the 60's somewhere, but both never heard about it. When the yawning movie was finally finished I went to the PC, dug up some WikiPedia pages about the old stuff and referred to "see, the same as Kit - that too does not work any more. Give it a new car also does not help.". Then I thought to browse XXHighEnd as a last thing for the night and found this; With everybody in the mood I showed this and asked where this would be : Paul said : "At Mani's; all is flooded". Ciska said : "No, Mani lives in a high place; he won't get flooded. It must be at Paul's, as the River Thames is so high. So I scrolled up to precisely this position : (mind you, this was all what fitted in the monitor's view and I just scrolled it to exactly this point). Ciska right away said : at VJ's !  Then I had prepared this one as well : And Paul said "that's the c4". Yes, we have been discussing this car the other day as a really nice looking muscle car (while in the end it really is not that) and that you must see it in real life to have that perceptin for real (Paul did not agree as he never saw it real life). These days Paul cruises around in the Impreza WRX (he doesn't use the horse power in there yet) but that fact doesn't make him right. I love that car !! VJ, happy touring, man ! Peter PS: Didn't we discuss crazy USA STOP signs ? So did you plant that in your trees especially for me, or what is it ? haha |
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W10-14393.0 - July 17, 2021 (2.11)
XXHighEnd Mach III Stealth LPS PC -> Xeon Scalable 14/28 core with Hyperthreading On (set to 14/28 cores in BIOS and set to 10/20 cores via Boot Menu) @~660MHz, 48GB, Windows 10 Pro 64 bit build 14393.0 from RAM, music on LAN / Engine#4 Adaptive Mode / Q1/-/3/4/5 = 14/-/0/0/*1*/ Q1Factor = *4* / Dev.Buffer = 4096 / ClockRes = *10ms* / Memory = Straight Contiguous / Include Garbage Collect / SFS = *10.13* (max 10.13) / not Invert / Phase Alignment Off / Playerprio = Low / ThreadPrio = Realtime / Scheme = Core 3-5 / Not Switch Processors during Playback = Off/ Playback Drive none (see OS from RAM) / UnAttended (Just Start) / Always Copy to XX Drive (see OS from RAM) / Stop Desktop, Remaining, WASAPI and W10 services / Use Remote Desktop / Keep LAN - Not Persist / WallPaper On / OSD Off (!) / Running Time Off / Minimize OS / XTweaks : Balanced Load = *62* / Nervous Rate = *1* / Cool when Idle = n.a / Provide Stable Power = 1 / Utilize Cores always = 1 / Time Performance Index = Optimal / Time Stability = Stable / Custom Filtering *Low* (16x) / Always Clear Proxy before Playback = On -> USB3 from MoBo -> Lush^3
A: W-Y-R-G, B: *W-G* USB 1m00 -> Phisolator 24/768 Phasure NOS1a/G3 75B (BNC Out) async USB DAC, Driver v1.0.4b (16ms) -> B'ASS Current Amplifier -> Blaxius*^2.5* A:B-G, B:B-G Interlink -> Orelo MKII Active Open Baffle Horn Speakers. ET^2 Ethernet from Mach III to Music Server PC (RDC Control).
Removed Switching Supplies from everywhere (also from the PC).
For a general PC :
W10-10586.0 - May 2016 (2.05+)
*XXHighEnd PC -> I7 3930k with Hyperthreading On (12 cores)* @~500MHz, 16GB, Windows 10 Pro 64 bit build 10586.0 from RAM, music on LAN / Engine#4 Adaptive Mode / Q1/-/3/4/5 = 14/-/1/1/1 / Q1Factor = 1 / Dev.Buffer = 4096 / ClockRes = 1ms / Memory = Straight Contiguous / Include Garbage Collect / SFS = 0.10 (max 60) / not Invert / Phase Alignment Off / Playerprio = Low / ThreadPrio = Realtime / Scheme = Core 3-5 / Not Switch Processors during Playback = Off/ Playback Drive none (see OS from RAM) / UnAttended (Just Start) / Always Copy to XX Drive (see OS from RAM) / All Services Off / Keep LAN - Not Persist / WallPaper On / OSD On / Running Time Off / Minimize OS / XTweaks : Balanced Load = *43* / Nervous Rate = 1 / Cool when Idle = 1 / Provide Stable Power = 1 / Utilize Cores always = 1 / Time Performance Index = *Optimal* / Time Stability = *Stable* / Custom Filter *Low* 705600 / -> USB3 *from MoBo* -> Clairixa USB 15cm -> Intona Isolator -> Clairixa USB 1m80 -> 24/768 Phasure NOS1a 75B (BNC Out) async USB DAC, Driver v1.0.4b (4ms) -> Blaxius BNC interlink *-> B'ASS Current Amplifier /w Level4 -> Blaxius Interlink* -> Orelo MKII Active Open Baffle Horn Speakers.
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« Reply #4 on: March 06, 2016, 10:15:58 pm » |
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Guys, That's incredible memory!! How many years has it been?! .... Wow!!! I watched that movie too, quite disappointed by it!! I looked into the WRX myself, it's a great car. Tweakers paradise, especially in CA with its thriving underground racing scene and third party modifiers.... still on the radar, decided can't give it that much attention right now! The AR-4c, looks like a muscle car in some angles, and not on some. By numbers alone it's not impressive, but surprises you by its performance again. I would call this smart engineering, and not just brutal force as most American muscle cars. Cheers, VJ P.s. Peter: The sign announces  Being played here |
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« Reply #5 on: March 07, 2016, 12:41:33 pm » |
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Beautiful - how is it Italians do red like no one else?
Alfa being involved in F1 this year unfortunately fell through.
(Getting ready for the new season - almost here!)
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Win 7 64-bit; i7-950@3.07GHz; 16GB RAM; OS on SATA 6GB/s SSD; AIFF files on external FW HDD; XXHE and Playback Drive on separate RAMdisks; no page file; Audioquest Dragonfly DAC/preamp; PSE Studio IV amp; Pioneer SP-BS22-LR bookshelf speakers or Etymotic Research ER-4P in-ear monitors. XXHE 0.9z-8-3a settings for the moment: Peak Extend; Arc Prediction; Redbook files upsampled 2x; KS Adaptive Mode; Phase Alignment off; buffer=512; Straight Contiguous; Playerprio=Low; ThreadPrio=RealTime; Unattended; OS minimized; all services off; Q1=17, factor=2; SFS=2.1; XXTweaks=Ultimate; Time Performance Index=Not the best.
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« Reply #6 on: March 08, 2016, 06:56:34 am » |
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VJ,
Very nice machine. Looking forward to seeing it soon. I've been traveling (again!).
Owned a number of alphas in the past, spiders, duettos, GTV, nothing like this one. The big surprise was how extremely reliable the drive train was, even though everything else (handles, tops, knobs, etc.) slowly fell apart.
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Audio PC: Stealth III PC; RAM-OS W10 14393.0.
XXHE version 2.11.
Music Server: XXHE PC, RDC to Audio PC, ET^3 cable
XXHE settings: Q1/xQ1 14/x4, Q3/4/5 0/0/1, SFS 10.13 (Max 120), Clock Res 10ms, Core Scheme:3-5, Driver Buffer 16ms, Balanced Load 35, Nervous Rate 10.
Audio PC -> Lush^3 USB (A: WYRG; B: WG-> NOS1(a,75B, G3) -> Blaxius^2.5 (A:BG, B: BG) -> Orelo Mk II active speakers
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« Reply #7 on: March 08, 2016, 07:56:57 pm » |
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Ramesh : I'll be not surprised if the 4C is similar!! cr*ppy interiors ... lol Looking forward to your visit. Jud: AR continues its usual troubled existence. Aah the red ... perfectly meets 4C  |
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« Reply #8 on: May 21, 2016, 05:17:10 am » |
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Handmade at this catagory hardly ever seen http://youtu.be/yde6Nbxdq-I |
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« Reply #9 on: May 21, 2016, 09:44:36 am » |
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For the Stealth III LPS PC :
W10-14393.0 - July 17, 2021 (2.11)
XXHighEnd Mach III Stealth LPS PC -> Xeon Scalable 14/28 core with Hyperthreading On (set to 14/28 cores in BIOS and set to 10/20 cores via Boot Menu) @~660MHz, 48GB, Windows 10 Pro 64 bit build 14393.0 from RAM, music on LAN / Engine#4 Adaptive Mode / Q1/-/3/4/5 = 14/-/0/0/*1*/ Q1Factor = *4* / Dev.Buffer = 4096 / ClockRes = *10ms* / Memory = Straight Contiguous / Include Garbage Collect / SFS = *10.13* (max 10.13) / not Invert / Phase Alignment Off / Playerprio = Low / ThreadPrio = Realtime / Scheme = Core 3-5 / Not Switch Processors during Playback = Off/ Playback Drive none (see OS from RAM) / UnAttended (Just Start) / Always Copy to XX Drive (see OS from RAM) / Stop Desktop, Remaining, WASAPI and W10 services / Use Remote Desktop / Keep LAN - Not Persist / WallPaper On / OSD Off (!) / Running Time Off / Minimize OS / XTweaks : Balanced Load = *62* / Nervous Rate = *1* / Cool when Idle = n.a / Provide Stable Power = 1 / Utilize Cores always = 1 / Time Performance Index = Optimal / Time Stability = Stable / Custom Filtering *Low* (16x) / Always Clear Proxy before Playback = On -> USB3 from MoBo -> Lush^3
A: W-Y-R-G, B: *W-G* USB 1m00 -> Phisolator 24/768 Phasure NOS1a/G3 75B (BNC Out) async USB DAC, Driver v1.0.4b (16ms) -> B'ASS Current Amplifier -> Blaxius*^2.5* A:B-G, B:B-G Interlink -> Orelo MKII Active Open Baffle Horn Speakers. ET^2 Ethernet from Mach III to Music Server PC (RDC Control).
Removed Switching Supplies from everywhere (also from the PC).
For a general PC :
W10-10586.0 - May 2016 (2.05+)
*XXHighEnd PC -> I7 3930k with Hyperthreading On (12 cores)* @~500MHz, 16GB, Windows 10 Pro 64 bit build 10586.0 from RAM, music on LAN / Engine#4 Adaptive Mode / Q1/-/3/4/5 = 14/-/1/1/1 / Q1Factor = 1 / Dev.Buffer = 4096 / ClockRes = 1ms / Memory = Straight Contiguous / Include Garbage Collect / SFS = 0.10 (max 60) / not Invert / Phase Alignment Off / Playerprio = Low / ThreadPrio = Realtime / Scheme = Core 3-5 / Not Switch Processors during Playback = Off/ Playback Drive none (see OS from RAM) / UnAttended (Just Start) / Always Copy to XX Drive (see OS from RAM) / All Services Off / Keep LAN - Not Persist / WallPaper On / OSD On / Running Time Off / Minimize OS / XTweaks : Balanced Load = *43* / Nervous Rate = 1 / Cool when Idle = 1 / Provide Stable Power = 1 / Utilize Cores always = 1 / Time Performance Index = *Optimal* / Time Stability = *Stable* / Custom Filter *Low* 705600 / -> USB3 *from MoBo* -> Clairixa USB 15cm -> Intona Isolator -> Clairixa USB 1m80 -> 24/768 Phasure NOS1a 75B (BNC Out) async USB DAC, Driver v1.0.4b (4ms) -> Blaxius BNC interlink *-> B'ASS Current Amplifier /w Level4 -> Blaxius Interlink* -> Orelo MKII Active Open Baffle Horn Speakers.
Removed Switching Supplies from everywhere.
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« Reply #10 on: May 21, 2016, 03:21:08 pm » |
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Yup! Well known  |
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« Reply #11 on: December 10, 2016, 09:27:16 pm » |
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Hotel California album cover inspiration Currently in "Cal State Channel island University" https://g.co/kgs/tbgw7r***Edit: apparently not the right location... what a spectacular drive to this location. Will redo in a few |
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« Reply #12 on: December 10, 2016, 09:51:24 pm » |
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Strawberry fields for ever Some parallels with Oxnard, CA.... the strawberry capital of the world. https://g.co/kgs/0R3Zr6 |
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« Reply #14 on: December 11, 2016, 03:26:06 am » |
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Hotel California album cover inspiration Currently in "Cal State Channel island University" https://g.co/kgs/tbgw7r***Edit: apparently not the right location... what a spectacular drive... Will redo in a few |
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