# Off topic discussion - no food, booze, politics, or religion
**URL:** https://discourse.midwestaudio.club/t/off-topic-discussion-no-food-booze-politics-or-religion/14
**Category:** Off-topic
**Created:** [October 25, 2024, 1:43pm UTC](https://discourse.midwestaudio.club/t/off-topic-discussion-no-food-booze-politics-or-religion/14 "2024-10-25T13:43:44Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
**Page:** 8
### Author:  [@jr-mac](https://discourse.midwestaudio.club/u/jr-mac)
#### Post date: [October 30, 2025, 10:09pm UTC](https://discourse.midwestaudio.club/t/off-topic-discussion-no-food-booze-politics-or-religion/14/142 "2025-10-30T22:09:18Z")
Hit a milestone on the might Sorento today. Bought her new in 2019. Been a good enough ride for me. Sprung one oil leak and the SD card for the nav died, both covered under warranty.
Relatively low mileage for a 6+ year old vehicle, but that is now changing since my new commute is 110 miles a day. I plan on doing that through the winter and next spring at which time we will consider relocating. I should know by then if I really enjoy the job or not, although so far so good.
Couple perks.
1. Salary are expected to work no more than 40 hours.
2. I get to leave my work phone on my desk when I leave for the day. We run no night shift.
Really the only two drawbacks are I had to shave off my beard (I have to wear a respirator from time to time) and the commute.
Anyways, never mind the 70mph - I was also in a construction zone lol.
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### Author:  [@Hobi](https://discourse.midwestaudio.club/u/Hobi)
#### Post date: [October 30, 2025, 11:37pm UTC](https://discourse.midwestaudio.club/t/off-topic-discussion-no-food-booze-politics-or-religion/14/143 "2025-10-30T23:37:42Z")
Spooky - and on Halloween too….
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### Author:  [@6thplanet](https://discourse.midwestaudio.club/u/6thplanet)
#### Post date: [November 2, 2025, 1:07pm UTC](https://discourse.midwestaudio.club/t/off-topic-discussion-no-food-booze-politics-or-religion/14/144 "2025-11-02T13:07:55Z")
I entered a car show yesterday called Rad Revivals. It’s all 80’s/90’s themed cars and stuff. I entered my 95 Saturn.
I think there was 120 cars or so. There was a pretty good mix of cars and trucks, from Ferraris to dancing bed mini trucks to a Fiero, an Escort, to RX7’s, to VW GTIs. Not to mention all the ols school BMX bikes! Unfortunately it rained that evening, not a show ending down pour, just a miserable drizzle. Good time regardless. Got some great comments on my Saturn, the only one there🤘🏼
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### Author:  [@Ani](https://discourse.midwestaudio.club/u/Ani)
#### Post date: [November 2, 2025, 3:28pm UTC](https://discourse.midwestaudio.club/t/off-topic-discussion-no-food-booze-politics-or-religion/14/145 "2025-11-02T15:28:57Z")
Can you plz post more pix of your Saturn?
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### Author:  [@ron\_e](https://discourse.midwestaudio.club/u/ron_e)
#### Post date: [November 2, 2025, 7:54pm UTC](https://discourse.midwestaudio.club/t/off-topic-discussion-no-food-booze-politics-or-religion/14/146 "2025-11-02T19:54:20Z")
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### Author:  [@technodanvan](https://discourse.midwestaudio.club/u/technodanvan)
#### Post date: [November 2, 2025, 8:07pm UTC](https://discourse.midwestaudio.club/t/off-topic-discussion-no-food-booze-politics-or-religion/14/147 "2025-11-02T20:07:05Z")
That’s a great picture Ron!
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### Author:  [@6thplanet](https://discourse.midwestaudio.club/u/6thplanet)
#### Post date: [November 3, 2025, 12:59am UTC](https://discourse.midwestaudio.club/t/off-topic-discussion-no-food-booze-politics-or-religion/14/148 "2025-11-03T00:59:14Z")
A few of it’s various versions…
Thanks for asking, I’m so happy to still have it. It was 4 years old when I bought it.
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### Author:  [@Ani](https://discourse.midwestaudio.club/u/Ani)
#### Post date: [November 3, 2025, 5:29am UTC](https://discourse.midwestaudio.club/t/off-topic-discussion-no-food-booze-politics-or-religion/14/149 "2025-11-03T05:29:52Z")
Thanks, it looks great! It looks really clean, even the engine bay!
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### Author:  [@raddon](https://discourse.midwestaudio.club/u/raddon)
#### Post date: [November 6, 2025, 2:40am UTC](https://discourse.midwestaudio.club/t/off-topic-discussion-no-food-booze-politics-or-religion/14/150 "2025-11-06T02:40:04Z")
Sometimes I forget just WHY i got into speaker building, but then I am reminded.
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### Author:  [@tajanes](https://discourse.midwestaudio.club/u/tajanes)
#### Post date: [November 6, 2025, 2:46am UTC](https://discourse.midwestaudio.club/t/off-topic-discussion-no-food-booze-politics-or-religion/14/151 "2025-11-06T02:46:18Z")
It was all about the ‘knobs’ back then 😉
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### Author:  [@Wolf](https://discourse.midwestaudio.club/u/Wolf)
#### Post date: [November 6, 2025, 9:25am UTC](https://discourse.midwestaudio.club/t/off-topic-discussion-no-food-booze-politics-or-religion/14/152 "2025-11-06T09:25:08Z")
I was thinking that image was busted, more than once.
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### Author:  [@Tom\_S](https://discourse.midwestaudio.club/u/Tom_S)
#### Post date: [November 8, 2025, 9:57pm UTC](https://discourse.midwestaudio.club/t/off-topic-discussion-no-food-booze-politics-or-religion/14/153 "2025-11-08T21:57:45Z")
I just ordered another 32GB of RAM for my home video editing PC. Holy cow, the prices are insane now. The first 32GB G-Skill DDR4 kit was $60 in late August - now it’s $145!!
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### Author:  [@6thplanet](https://discourse.midwestaudio.club/u/6thplanet)
#### Post date: [November 9, 2025, 1:47pm UTC](https://discourse.midwestaudio.club/t/off-topic-discussion-no-food-booze-politics-or-religion/14/154 "2025-11-09T13:47:41Z")
Guessing import fees? I know everything on AliExpress is now fucking ridiculously priced. So much for bargain deals.
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### Author:  [@jr-mac](https://discourse.midwestaudio.club/u/jr-mac)
#### Post date: [November 9, 2025, 3:43pm UTC](https://discourse.midwestaudio.club/t/off-topic-discussion-no-food-booze-politics-or-religion/14/155 "2025-11-09T15:43:58Z")
AI build out rush is driving chip prices right now.
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### Author:  [@Tom\_S](https://discourse.midwestaudio.club/u/Tom_S)
#### Post date: [November 9, 2025, 4:17pm UTC](https://discourse.midwestaudio.club/t/off-topic-discussion-no-food-booze-politics-or-religion/14/156 "2025-11-09T16:17:30Z")
That’s one of the big issues I read about. Another is the general decline of DDR4 as manufacturers are working on the impending launch of DDR6.
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### Author:  [@6thplanet](https://discourse.midwestaudio.club/u/6thplanet)
#### Post date: [November 12, 2025, 10:43pm UTC](https://discourse.midwestaudio.club/t/off-topic-discussion-no-food-booze-politics-or-religion/14/157 "2025-11-12T22:43:26Z")
Measured some Focal car audio speakers. There were two different 6" K2 midbasses. One had a smaller VC and magnet (SVc)
Pics of the larger VC (BVc)units…
FR:
Mids are okish…not for $450 a pair!!
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### Author:  [@6thplanet](https://discourse.midwestaudio.club/u/6thplanet)
#### Post date: [November 12, 2025, 10:46pm UTC](https://discourse.midwestaudio.club/t/off-topic-discussion-no-food-booze-politics-or-religion/14/158 "2025-11-12T22:46:08Z")
These are the tweeters, meant for the Harley Davidson set.
FR:
😳. $350 a pair!!
Did a comparison with one of the Bose units…
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### Author:  [@tajanes](https://discourse.midwestaudio.club/u/tajanes)
#### Post date: [November 12, 2025, 10:53pm UTC](https://discourse.midwestaudio.club/t/off-topic-discussion-no-food-booze-politics-or-religion/14/159 "2025-11-12T22:53:13Z")
Bose vs Focal
Wow (the french girls are nice to look at, but don’t let them sing)
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### Author:  [@DrewsBrews](https://discourse.midwestaudio.club/u/DrewsBrews)
#### Post date: [November 12, 2025, 10:59pm UTC](https://discourse.midwestaudio.club/t/off-topic-discussion-no-food-booze-politics-or-religion/14/160 "2025-11-12T22:59:01Z")
Finally going to try some water based contact adhesive to use with laminate. The Wilsonart construction water based contact adhesive from HD (was suggested to me here by someone, don’t remember who). If it works that should allow me to apply it indoors. Not stocked locally so I get to twiddle my thumbs for a while until it arrives. Gives me time to get off my arse and pre-cut some laminate.
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### Author:  [@6thplanet](https://discourse.midwestaudio.club/u/6thplanet)
#### Post date: [November 12, 2025, 11:21pm UTC](https://discourse.midwestaudio.club/t/off-topic-discussion-no-food-booze-politics-or-religion/14/161 "2025-11-12T23:21:04Z")
I definitely give the Wilsonart H2O contact adhesive a thumbs up.
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