Recent content by Eish

@Anton - they indeed can take power. I had my AVR (An old Onkyo RZ1100) in the Kids room volume limited. Then the kids grew up and learned to fiddle and undo my limit and boy do they blast music ! No issues with the speakers. I keep the grills off all the time. To give an idea - I had...

For me - headroom - they can take high volumes - my kids figured out how to change the volume limit. My room has an issue with bass - I struggled with boom from the Klipsch and the FS150. So I will advise you keep them away from walls or get a bass trap for the corners.

Audiofoolery - ha ha ha !! We would spend R100k on a ring that does nothing but sits on your finger. Or a necklace that just hangs there. As long as the guy know he is buying jewellery - I don't see the issue. If I had millions and millions that I didn't know what to do with - I would get...

I stopped buying brand new, I now shop for 1 year old under 10k mileage. So cars with bad depreciation are actually my choice. If I buy an EV though, it will be new - and they tend to lose value much faster than ICE.

This is a great summary - in fact I have been hearing Russians complain about price gouging by Chinese brands. Russia has very little options, so they are getting milked. Perhaps at some point we will see that as well. If you look at the EVs on sale here, the BYD Atto3 for example - it costs...

This is interesting - but most of the time you will find this is policy that was set ages ago and nobody took the time to review and change. In my previous job I spent two years trying to remove a policy decision that prohibited purchase of turbocharged vehicles - reliability they said.

And it is a 1.5 liter !!!

The Chinese will skewer these guys. Even a Jeep Gladiator - similarly priced - seems a better buy to me. Or A Jeep Grand Cherokee. You must really want it. If it was R700k - I it would be untouchable despite poor spec.

See the door below - it is from a 1983 Hilux. The Landruiser (in 2024) has the exact same handle. There are members here who weren't born back then. No R&D costs. I am quite baffled.

I am not really buying - but I am considering buying my very last car that will outlast me. Some Chinese cars give you 1 million kilometers (instead of asking R1million 😁) and some give as much as 10 years warranty. So, in terms of reliability - I don't think there is much of a difference...

Folks - my GWM Steed 5 is truly banged up and the itch is always there but I am NOT planning to buy a car. I am only asking because I am looking at the price of this car and it seems I can get two Chinese (I own a GWM so I am very familiar with Chinese) with far better equipment for the price...

Local site launched today - searching for audio shows they have a looong way to go.

I like to think Yamaha knew about all the issues associated with power supply and have included circuitry to deal with all of that built into the unit. They don't recommend a power conditioner for best results. So, I never considered it - but as an experiment - I would give it a go given...

In my previous life, some of my colleagues went to Qatar to negotiate a deal. In the room, the locals would talk to each other in Arabic, debate until they conclude then switch to English for our guys. Our guys switched to Afrikaans with each other until they reach a landing, right in front of...

I sometimes wonder why: Warrenty instead of Warranty Harmon Kardon instead of Harman Kardon Base instead of Bass (mispronounced perhaps)