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Soundbar VS cheap 5.1 (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 month ago by Delphia@lemmy.world to c/budgetaudiophile@lemmy.world

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Ok, I need an honest, no BS assessment on how a Samsung q990d system will compare to a cheap 5.1 (or 7.1 etc) system.

I can get a q990d for $1400aud which includes rear speakers and a sub. Will connest with the samsung tv and its all just ready to go out of the box.

Surround sound setups range from free to $40,000... of course a well thought out setup will be better but I just want to hear the cars overtaking me when I watch Ford Vs Ferarri.

For the "sub 2k" price bracket. As a novice, how much am I leaving on the table really?

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[–] can@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Every car Ive ever gotten with a drive by wire throttle Ive installed a throttle controller to get the pedal response I want and had the clutch adjusted to suit my driving style as day 1 mods... most people just drive what they bought.

Never even occurred to me that this would be possible lol.

[–] Delphia@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Yeah, a lot of modern DBW cars have fun tricks and quirks like the first 10% of the throttle or so over the first 25% of the pedal travel. So you use a lot less throttle setting off or once your cruising at a certain speed reducing the pedals responsiveness making it easier to hold speed. I want that shit GONE, 100% linear response please.

[–] ShankShill@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Not even an old mechanical carburetor has a linear response

[–] Delphia@lemmy.world 0 points 1 month ago

Linear response in 25% of pedal travel being 25% throttle opening, or as close as I can realistically get.

[–] IMALlama@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

So many thoughts on throttle feel and response as a fellow car guy:

Tip in, tip out, and engine braking on manual cars were done in due to a mix of emissions and NVH
Dual mass flywheels are fine on smaller engines but I've yet to encounter one on a larger displacement engine
The vast majority of engine tuning has been using a torque requested engine control model, which tends to again be optimized for NVH
less throttle restriction while in low load situations is a matter of diminishing returns and a past a certain point don't matter, but I completely agree with the "don't care, this is what I want"

[–] Delphia@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

Yeah I just want 25% throttle to be 25% throttle. Ive only ever fooled with ETCs on Automatics that i either fitted aftermarket trans controllers or couldnt get one. Never had one on a manual, even then Id always be under the hood making sure that I was really getting WOT with my foot to the floor and monkeying with the clutch and putting in a short shifter.

The only time I like to assume that the car knows better than me is with safety on my road cars.