HeadphoneAddict

I thought this bumper sticker was appropriate - I took this photo of the car in front of me at a stop light, but forgot about it:

I ask this question again, since I never got an answer. With the new Apple TV is there a way to limit which movies, TV shows and music that streams to it (other than with parental controls), so that those of us with huge iTunes libraries don't spend an hour scrolling through the list of everything available in the library just trying to find something that looks interesting to watch or listen to? I've tried setting my 1st Gen ATV to stream everything to see what it's like, and I can't deal with the huge number of files in the library that show up as I'm scrolling through my content. I have ripped hundreds of DVD and have a hi-res and low-res copy of each, and same with my music where I have a 320K and ALAC version of everything I rip. I only want my favorite 100-200 movies or shows to be listed for watching, and maybe 100-200 albums as well, etc...

Then do the TP trade, and if you don't like the HE-6 you'll make money selling off the HE-6. I've posted my HE-6 impressions on the other forum, and they're one of my favorite headphones. Their clarity, detail and transparency is amazing, and I love how they sound good at low listening volumes where with other phones I feel the need to turn up the volume to hear deeper into the music. I personally have no problem with their soundstage or imaging.

Based on your sonic tastes, I'm not sure the HE-6 would be a good match for you; but you'd have no problem selling them to get your money out of them if you don't like them.

I've sat in both back seats, although on different days and not immediately after one another; and the G35x seems to be slightly wider than the 2010 WRX, although the person sitting in the center rear is perched higher and more precariously in the G35x. The biggest improvement in the G35x rear seating is in the legroom. With the WRX's driver seat slid back to a comfortable position for me as a driver, when I went to sit in the back seat I found the leg room of the WRX was totally inadequate. With the G35x I could adjust the driver's seat and then move to the back seat and still have room for my legs (I'm 5'-9"). The G35x back seat also seems a little wider than the back seat of our 2005 Subaru Impreza 2.5RS, with a lot more leg room as well. Our Tribeca has a little better rear seat width than any of the above, but the G35x has just as good leg room or better in the back. With the Tribeca the kids sometimes complain that the front seats are too far back, but the G35x seems to be less of an issue. I need to keep the front seats slid back enough to stretch out my bad knees, and doing this doesn't kill the back seat's leg room in the G35x.

I believe the 306hp engine in the 2nd generation G35x is supposed to be a bit nicer than the 1st gen (which I think was 280hp). (I was thinking second generation was 2007-2008 ). This one does pull nicely from a stop and through low revs, even at 6,000 feet elevation. True, gas mileage sucks but it's no worse than my Tribeca and both are getting about 17mpg in city only driving because we live up a big hill and that eats into the mileage a lot up here. This car is pretty refined in ride and build quality, but I agree it's not on par with a BMW. However, I can't afford to maintain a BMW over the life of the car. The A4 and S60 were other cars I was interested in, but I only like the 2011 models and I like too many things that I can't afford.

Ask Elephas, he knows exactly what to tell you about them.

That's pretty funny how the front girl's arm looks like a naked body for the girl in back.

Sorry for more off topic, but what do you currently use to drive them?

You could make money doing wood cups for Grados and Denon - there's always a market for that, and you don't need to sell complete phones that way.

I agree, it's a good phone but still has some issues. In comparing them side by side with the HP-1000 I definitely preferred the HP-1000, which I wish I hadn't sold... Strangely I'm noticing a similar quality in my Smegma Pro, which has me thinking about selling those. Did you ever hear that with yours?

That's one of the reasons I decided on the new Silver Dragon which is thinner and more flexible. The weight of the ALO cable put me off a bit.

Wow, that cat food looks good enough for people to eat. Get well soon!

I still feel the LCD-2 really benefit from a re-cable, and at RMAF I just didn't enjoy them as much stock as when I tried the ALO 8-wire or Silver Dragon cable, regardless of source and amp. The source and amp did make a bigger difference, but even with the best source and amp they only seemed truly transparent and disappeared with the upgraded cable as the final tweak. At that point the transparency was closer to my O2 Mk1 which have a similar sound signature and soundstage. I look forward to reading that review when I get home this afternoon. But I look forward more to getting my Silver Dragon cable and rolling tubes in my ZDT to make them a better match. I have a brighter Telefunken smooth plate 12AX7 that I'd like to try soon. They did a great job in the old GES with the treble in the O2 Mk1, but I'm being too OCD about splitting up a matched quad to use just one with the ZDT.

Thanks for the impressions. Were all three amps acceptable sounding with the 407 and 507? Which did you prefer?

Happy birthday! So sue me, it was the best photo I could find.

Oxygen and nutrient producing parasites infesting the brain?

Bought a 2008 G35x with mild tint and stock wheels just like this one - with the new Michelin rubber it's lots-o-fun. Planning some snow tires if these don't hold up well in snow.

Fastest I've been on a bike was 140 Mph on a highly modded 1996 Bandit 600 with 84hp at the wheels at 6,000 feet elevation. We figured at sea-level we might squeeze 100hp at the rear wheel with proper jetting, but I can't even imagine what 200hp would feel like.

I hate posting on an iPhone, as above, my iPhone's spelling correction of love into > lobe? Sigh...

Great photos, I lobe them!

Thanks for all the feedback. I spent two days with the car, and drove some other vehicles in my $25K price range. It's about as much fun to drive as a new WRX, although not quite as fast. But, without having to work a clutch the G still has a nice kick to it without a turbo, even living at 6,000 feet. AWD, power and handling were my main requirments, as is refinement and build quality and features. And my 15 & 17 year old enjoy driving it as much as my wife and I. They can't drive a stick yet and I'd worry about them being distracted by the clutch and wrecking, at least until they have more experience driving. The other ones that I would enjoy as much would cost me $5-15k more, and some with a manual transmission. I had to give up the STi 4 years ago partly because my chronic tendinitis was so bad that I couldn't work the clutch half the time. My wife reminds me of this every time I talk about another STi or Legacy GT turbo. But I've been dreaming of something sportier since I stopped driving 6 different kids in a car pool a year ago, and I dont think I can wait any longer. My wife told me to get the car. Thanks again! PS: my wife and kids are all 5' 1" or smaller, and fit in the back fine. I'm the only fat one.

I continued this train of thought in a new thread, where I'd appreciate any advice you guys have: http://www.head-case.org/forums/off-topic/9044-need-advice-2008-infiniti-g35x-all-wheel-drive-im-considering-buying-soon-please.html

Sorry for the lengthy post to follow, but I took the 2008 Outlook in today for a noisy power steering pump, and ended up test driving a 2008 Infiniti G35x all wheel drive that I really liked. I'd really appreciate some advice from you level-headed people about maybe buying it, or not. I didn't want to clog up the "last thing you bought" thread with this, but that was where we talked a little about a "next car" recently and got me started. The G has 31,450 miles and has most options except navigation, and very nice new Michelin all season tires that look like they'd be good on the occasional snow we get here. And I got them down from $28,988 to $27,500 + $2,000 cash-back to pay off the final 4 lease payments due on the Outlook (making the G $25,500 + tax). Kelly Blue Book puts the value at about $28,700. I still won't have to turn in the Saturn until 4/4/11, but I'll have no where to park it with a full garage and I still have to insure it if GM doesn't take it back early. Having a nice 5-speed automatic transmission with sport shifter that doesn't hold back the G35x performance has a high WAF, because SWMBO really doesn't want the 6-speed manual of the Legacy GT or another STi. She previously suggested the Audi A4, since we can't afford the S4 or "naughty volvo" S60. I planned to test drive the A4 soon, but the GM dealer let me take the G home as a loaner overnight while they worked on the Outlook (already fixed), and I have to return it tomorrow if I don't buy it. The G handles very well, and with some throttle manipulation I can get a tad of oversteer to swing it around fast tight curves without pushing the front end. It communicated what it was doing through the turns about as well as our 2005 Impreza 2.5RS on street tires, and dedicated summer tires should help a lot if I decide to go that direction. And it's quiet, smooth and fast. The G handles a lot better than the 2010 Camara SS I test drove, which was quite tail-happy and scary in the turns under power, although power delivery of the G was not nearly as thrilling as the SS or my former STi. One of my gripes with the G is the crappy drink holders - seriously, do their designers only use soda cans and water bottles when they drive? If you don't put two drinks in the center console drink holder, then the one drink slides all over the place or tries to tip over. The holders in the rear seat's flip down arm-rest aren't deep enough to keep even a small soda cup from flipping over with light acceleration. And my 17 year old daughter doesn't like the back seat because "the leather is slippery, the middle spot is too humped, and the seatbelt for either of the seats next to the doors presses into her neck" (she's 5 foot small). The other 2 kids and wife are okay with it, and they're all the same size. Honestly, the drink holders bug me more than how my daughter likes the back seat, making me a bad dad of course. (okay, I'll get her a sheepskin seatbelt cover). The back seat is still pretty small, but slightly wider and has a bit more leg room for the kids than their Impreza. Still, I would never want to sit back there with two other people, while the Legacy GT back seat is a bit bigger and not as cramped for three. I also didn't like the 130mph speed limiter that I discovered, but I don't plan to spend much time over 100MPH anyways. Going that fast makes me really nervous, and I'm more into acceleration and handling than top speed. Other than those few gripes, it has almost all the other features I could ever want, except it doesn't have an auto-dimming rear view mirror and navigation (and no good place to place the iPhone on dash as GPS either). My wife is okay with me getting it and hinted that she'd like to drive it if I don't want to, although she's happy to use the Tribeca since it's my turn for a "new" car. After 4 years I'm bored with the Tribeca, and the wife is starting to get bored with the Outlook and likes driving the Tribeca more. But, something is still bugging me in the back of my mind about the rear seat size and drink holders, that makes me worry that the new car honeymoon will end soon after, and we'll find out in the long run that it's not the car we want to take on trips because the family isn't comfortable traveling in it. We could buy the Outlook at the end of the lease in a few months, and the kids love riding in that car because it has so much space in it. It would be just as old as the G and cost less to buy out ($22K), but it just doesn't excite us to drive it. And we worry that value will drop faster now that GM dropped Saturn. There's many of these G35x for sale in Colorado, with most in Denver 1.5 hours away, so it's not like I have to jump on this particular one. But I don't have much money saved up, and their offer to pay the remaining lease payments on the Saturn is very attractive, especially if it get's me something fun to drive sooner than the end of next March when we hand over the Outlook. And, this car looks like new, in fantastic condition. But if I wait until March I could have some money saved up and maybe get a used 2009 if I still want one, plus have more time to decide about the A4 or Legacy GT. regardless, I'll be seeing the CARFAX tomorrow, along with their 125 point inspection, and we can put it on the lift to look at it myself as well. So, what do you guys think about the G35x in general, and this deal in particular?

I've got a 2006 Tribeca that I enjoy driving, but agree that it's a little smaller than we'd like. Rear legroom suffers in the middle and third row, and storage behind the 3rd row is almost non-existant. Our 2008 Saturn Outlook is much roomier and rides nice, but is not much fun for me to drive. My wife likes it though, and the kids love it for longer trips. The buyout at the end of the lease is too high for a discontinued brand, so we return it at the end of March. I want an AWD turbo after that, and the Legacy Turbo GT is looking attractive.