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Anton Chigurh

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  1. Anton Chigurh

    Vinyl

    I did it as I got into collecting, luckily, so I didn’t have to go back and do it all at once.
  2. The 2012 has a few durability upgrades over the older one, too, so that’s nice.
  3. Anton Chigurh

    Vinyl

    Mine is pretty high, but it’s pretty inflated by my rougher copies of rare stuff.
  4. 1) Yes, if the teams wish to take it (they are on different PU schedules sometimes, though). Remember though that other teams may not be able to run the PU to the same standard depending on individual cooling capacity, layout, etc. 2) No, they are still currently on their second components, and penalties start after your third. Going back to 1, look here at how McLaren has their intercoolers setup. Instead of using an air-to-water heat exchanger right at the exit of the compressor, like the rest of the Merc teams, they use twin air-to-air intercoolers in the sidepods (see the gold and black pipes). Seems weird that they would do this, and it may mean that they can’t run the engine the same. Or maybe they can but it makes less peak power. We don’t really know, but it seems less efficient. Something like this (not my drawing, though it is wonderful):
  5. Red Bull even warned Checo to try not to overtake there on lap one, apparently.
  6. Yeah, we really need a rework of these rules, but it’s also a double edged sword. If you have set rules of engagement, they will be pushed to the edge and over and you get the racing to the apex block passes we have now (and I really don’t like this). If you don’t give blanket rules, then drivers kind of don’t know what is a penalty and what isn’t, but to be honest it has worked for decades until now, and it isn’t like they are enforcing the existing rules consistently anyway.
  7. So yeah, looks like it will be a battle to see who gets the McL seat in 2024. I do wonder if Palou made the move solely because of a chance to get that seat, or if CGR did something he didn’t like. I know they (CGR) put out a statement with a fake quote from him, but at that point he had already signed with McLaren.
  8. So Herta did enough testing the last few days to get a Super License, now this…… https://www.mclaren.com/racing/team/indycar-champion-alex-palou-join-mclaren-racing-2023/ Big hmmmmm.
  9. They’d love the sustainable fuel part, not the V10 part.
  10. The sustainable fuel engines would be great, but you’d still lose the big manufacturers. I mean, I guess Ferrari would stay, but I don’t think Renault, Mercedes, Porsche, Audi, Honda etc. are going to want to really do that.
  11. The L100 were the consumer version of John B. Lansing’s original great design, the 4310 studio monitor. He later on he went to Pioneer to design the HPM-100. The L100 Classic are just modern reproductions of them. They are pretty well loved.
  12. It is definitely considered a “4x4 only” road, I’m just talking some shit. A body on frame 2WD truck can typically do it just fine. I have done it in 2WD a few times myself.
  13. Pfff. Black Gap is a 2WD trail. Clearance and tires are more important.
  14. It got yeeted at the moment of impact with the kerb. Crazy.
  15. FIA really needs to remove all sausage kerbs. This was today at the 6h of Monza.
  16. Hmmm. This is dumb. What are you going to do, penalize all of them?
  17. Anton Chigurh

    Vinyl

    You’re in luck since it was just (finally) officially reissued (that’s what mine above is). It was pressed at United though, so the QC sucks. Amazon has it, AS also has it in stock. https://store.acousticsounds.com/d/169635/Cake-Fashion_Nugget-180_Gram_Vinyl_Record
  18. Anton Chigurh

    Vinyl

    A few recent grabs to keep it going: ZZ Top Wordwide Texas Tour promo. I usually don’t get stuff like this, but it was apparently done from the actual master tapes and it sounds like it. Since they’re tracks from their best era, even better. A few Japanese pressings. Japanese mastering choices can be hit or miss, but anything with PJ or SMJ in the catalog number for Jazz (Prestige and Riverside titles, mostly) is really excellent, IMO. Here are a few with an Atlantic Coltrane which is also done well. I have a few Japanese Zeppelin pressings, and I can say that these very first issues with MT catalog numbers and Blue/Green Atlantic labels are actually pretty great sounding. They existed for Zep I-III, though I only own copies of II and III. I have 3 RL Zeppelin IIs, and this is just behind those, probably comparable to a George Piros cut from ‘77. The later Warner Pioneer issues got progressively worse.
  19. Anton Chigurh

    Vinyl

    Yeah, those old Duals were something else. I rehabbed a 1219 once and it was really cool to see how that thing worked underneath. Like some kinda mini-Rube Goldberg. Luckily all that one needed was a cleaning, relube, and a new steuerpimpel (what a word).
  20. Just now finding this thread. Neat. Checking in with a vintage setup for my turntable/music listening. Marantz 2245 with a really nice original WC-22 wooden case (luckily found one several years ago before they absolutely exploded in value) Technics 1200 MK2/Nagaoka MP200 (I got lucky and got the table for cheap, but it needed some work. I replaced the interconnects, disassembled the tonearm/VTA assembly to get that freed up and working, and had to massage the tonearm bearings a bit, but only have about $200 in it without the cart, and it’s been a tank) Pioneer HPM-100 (with mids from the HPM-900) Chromecast Audio for Spotify listening (wish they didn’t discontinue these, but there are rumors of a second gen, so hopefully that materializes) Nothing super special but I certainly get a lot of enjoyment from it. I’d be the coolest kid on the block in 1978! I’ll upgrade the speakers at some point. Maybe to some modern B&Ws, not sure.
  21. Anton Chigurh

    Vinyl

    Hell yes! That’s great, I’m glad you finally got everything fixed. I also finally decided to replace the speaker relay on my Marantz 2245. I can solder, though I’m not the best at it. It would’ve been easier if I had more wire to work with (so I ended up using the same wire ends), but I got the job done. No more right channel dropping or weak signal. Almost like having a new damn receiver! That shit had been bothering me for years.
  22. You can’t communicate from pitwall to driver during the formation lap at all. It was ruled that the second one wasn’t technically a formation lap, so the communication on the second lap to the start was fine. This happened at Hungary in 2020 when Haas told their drivers to come in to change tires (it had either started raining or was drying out, can’t remember which).
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