Corey Gouker's Machine Inside the Mind

Lately I've been digging the idea of selling my 06 GTI and somehow acquiring a good EV. I figure an EV combined with solar power on the roof of a house would be a wicked way of doing things. I guess the only real limitation at this point is financial. I can't afford a Tesla, but that's exactly the type of car I'd go for, especially since I only need something that'll do 80-100 miles a day. It's a shame the thing is so expensive, normally I'd never consider spending more than $30K on a car but somehow an EV would be the one exception to that. The Wrightspeed X1 would be cool if it were $50K, enclosed (only because of Seattle rain... and street legal.

I wonder how hard it would be to convert the GTI to all electric.

The ButtKicker LFE Kit just arrived today. All I can say is wow. I'm busy watching all the big blockbuster films with loads of bass. Right now it's Terminator 3 time. From the very first nuke that goes off, to when Arnold makes his debut, all the way until the truck chase scene. The wow factor does not stop. I'm totally looking forward to watching Band of Brothers tomorrow.

I've got a sub in the form of the Boston XB6 but I've got the volume down nearly all the way, apartment living and such. The Boston VR3's go pretty low anyway, the cross over is set to 60Hz but but Boston says 35Hz can be cleanly achieved. The sub and ButtKicker are set to 80Hz. Somehow even at lower volumes it just sounds and feels amazing.

The transducer hits with precision but also rolls extremely well giving big flaming explosions a new sense of realism. Combining that with the great Boston sound and it really makes for an awesome experience.

I'm not sure what else to say beyond that. It's definitely something that one needs to feel and experience to understand. It's not gimmicky feeling at all, one person I talked to asked if it was like a phone vibrating, but not at all. It's far more complicated, smooth and natural.

I haven't had a chance to test it with music yet. That's for tomorrow during the day. I will say, it might need some adjusting then, when I first hooked it up I ignored the manual set the thing to 75% volume. I think that was a pretty extreme, it kinda felt like the provided amp was giving the unit /too/ much power. If that's even possible. Turning it down half way and it's perfect.

Went down stairs and sure enough, couldn't really notice any of the vibrations or anything. Not sure about next door though.

That's the review for now, more tomorrow after music.