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What are your other obsessions?

#83
c5hokie said:
I should have mentioned bourbon too. Don't have any photos, but I've got about 50 bottles, including many hard to find (at least here in VA) bottles. I am jealous of the Pappy, as that is lottery only here in VA and I haven't managed to get any yet.
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My wife was able to surprise me 3 years in a row w/ a bottle of Pappy. I bought a ticket for this lottery but didn't win.:banghead: Btw, the PVW 15 yo is without doubt the best I've ever tasted. Much better than the 20 yo, which is spicy in comparison. Never had the 23 yo.
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Right now, I'm obsessed with our new car, a 2024 BMW i4 xDrive40, which is full EV. It's a new world, and I'm loving it so far. I've been a car guy almost my entire life, and this one is flat-out amazing.

Others: baseball (go Phils!); politics/law; watches (somewhat silly, but fun); sci-fi (but haven't read much lately); and Eagles football. I'm also interested in photography, scuba diving, history (especially WWII), volcanoes, and a few other things, but I don't count them as obsessions.
 
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I dabble in a few things like collecting vinyl and grapic novels/comics once in a while. I'm a big music and movie buff. Actually, all entertainment I'm into. I also collect a lot of books to fill our library at home.

I'm a pretty avid gamer aside from that, and to try and stay "relatively" fit, I go to the gym 4 days a week. Or, I try to. Finally, I love dogs. We have a husky and a pitsky. I walk them a mile a couple times a day, which is good for them and good for me since I sit on my ass working at a computer all day. :)
 
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Motorcycles - track days (see avatar) and street riding
Hockey - watching (Go Blues!), playing, coaching my kids' teams
Snowboarding - Only get to do it one week a year, but love it
Also, IPAs. Any time I'm in a different city and driving (hockey tournaments, vacations), I buy a bunch of local IPAs I've never heard of to bring back and try.
 
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BadMonk said:
Music (bass, sax, some keys)
Dogs (I'm a fan of Rough Collies, i.e, Lassie)
Motorcycles since 6th grade, except I moved to three wheels a couple years ago due to age/health. Pics of my last rebuild that started as a basket case. Sat in a shed untouched for decades.
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The before and after pics are shockingly impressive ! Tremendous work !
I’m really not a bike fan but a friend of mine built a cafe racer out of a Honda Goodwin from the 70's and the result is very bad ass !
 
#98
nonohmic said:
What speakers should I install in my '24 Subaru Crosstrek? It's in desperate need of an upgrade, the stock system suuucks.
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yeah, most stock systems do :laugh:

Any entry-level (or higher) speakers from JBL, Infinity, Polk Audio, Morel, Focal, or JL Audio (off the top of my head) would surely make things sound better. Crutchfield is a great source - they'll tell you exactly what fits based on which factory system you have, offer the accessories needed to install everything and also give you vehicle-specific instructions.

Outboard amplification would make an even bigger impact on your system, and the addition of a DSP would make the biggest. But that's a rabbit hole that knows no end, financially or logistically LOL.

Sound deadening will also increase your system's efficiency by default by lowering road noise and vibration.
 
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