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Well, 100 kph is 62 MPH, and 300 is around 180 MPH, so not all that fast...

So, are they set up yet ?

Huh ?

Yes! I set them up last night. Ran the MCACC on the Pioneer, got out my CD collection and watched a movie.

The VP 150 is setup on top of my TV, and the M60's are pointed strait ahead and are about 8 feet apart. The speakers are about 13 ft away from the listening position. Also the Room is 20x17x8

The very first thing I noticed was the center image was locked dead center, with a tall and some what wide sound stange. It all depended on the recording, but listening to the Brian Setzer Orchestra Live in Montreal was... WOW! Massive soundstage, and I didn't find the horn section bright at all. Also I watched my guilty pleasure Disney's Black Hole. I was in awe, when I noticed that the hole going from front to back was totaly gone. Just smooth panning in all directions. I still have to watch a movie with a reference surround track.

Now, the MCACC on the pioneer controled the bass for my room. This was while I was listen to CD'. I found the music to be layed back, but not to much and the base was tight. When I switch to Direct mode, defeating the MCACC, the speakers got very forward, but not in my face and base was a little on the heavy side. Not bloated but heavy. These are my initial observations.

I will post, hopefully soon the response curves that the the MCACC has pick up for my room

Well that's it for now.

I think my record on the 401 is 170km/h for ten minutes - thats the maximum I could get out of my little 1.8 L engine

Oh man, nothing worse than the feeling when you're doing that speed and happen to glance in your rearview mirror . . . and see company . . . That's excellent speed on the 407, BTW!

It's too easy to go fast on the 407. Just following traffic gets you up to speed.

I'm heading back to T.O. this summer for a couple weeks to see the family and show off my relatively new family. I'll have to give the 407 a try just for the fun of going real fast with impunity. Is the 401 still a perpetual logjam like 10 years ago?

401 is hell, even on the weekend. The only thing about the 407, on off peak hours you have to watch your speed, there is hardly anyone on it, and if your going fast you stick out like sore thumb.

I was rushing to plug in my speakers, so really on this board speeding is encouraged.

And now that you mention it, I feel confident that the worst drivers in Canada drive the 401 from Toronto to the US border. I've never seen anything like it! People with no idea why there are three lanes and how much room it takes an 18 wheeler to stop when you cut it off . . . That's why I love the north! Except when the deer hit you, of course . . .

>>Except when the deer hit you, of course . . .

Geez, how slow is your car ?