High Mileage R8, Terrible idea?

High Mileage R8, Terrible idea?

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cgt2

7,092 posts

187 months

Friday 29th January 2016
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Ken Figenus said:
Nothing sounds as good as a CD with its big phat uncompressed WAV files to me. Misuss' MP3 IPod sounds far worse than one even as a 256kbps file on a direct connection. What is the bandwidth/datarate on a Bluetooth stereo connection (hard to find...)? Tried it once (years ago) - maybe they are better now?
Agreed, will the system not play wav files from the SD Card or is it limited to just MP3?

Ken Figenus

5,678 posts

116 months

Monday 1st February 2016
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cgt2 said:
Agreed, will the system not play wav files from the SD Card or is it limited to just MP3?
Good point! Datarate from an optical disk is quite low so any SD card that can manage about 10Mbps read should be fine. Dont think any of the 'autorip' apps like iTunes or Win media allow you to copy off the source WAV and file explorer just reveals 1kb .cda files. How do you get at the WAV's?

davek_964

8,795 posts

174 months

Monday 1st February 2016
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Ken Figenus said:
cgt2 said:
Agreed, will the system not play wav files from the SD Card or is it limited to just MP3?
Good point! Datarate from an optical disk is quite low so any SD card that can manage about 10Mbps read should be fine. Dont think any of the 'autorip' apps like iTunes or Win media allow you to copy off the source WAV and file explorer just reveals 1kb .cda files. How do you get at the WAV's?
I use EAC to rip my CDs at home - to FLAC for the home hi-fi, and MP3 for the Ipods / phone. I think that can copy as WAV.

Ken Figenus

5,678 posts

116 months

Monday 1st February 2016
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davek_964 said:
I use EAC to rip my CDs at home - to FLAC for the home hi-fi, and MP3 for the Ipods / phone. I think that can copy as WAV.
How much smaller than a WAV would FLAC be? A WAV is usually about 40Mb for a track I think.

cgt2

7,092 posts

187 months

Monday 1st February 2016
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Ken Figenus said:
How much smaller than a WAV would FLAC be? A WAV is usually about 40Mb for a track I think.
Usually around 30% smaller.

davek_964

8,795 posts

174 months

Monday 1st February 2016
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Ken Figenus said:
How much smaller than a WAV would FLAC be? A WAV is usually about 40Mb for a track I think.
The entire album is ripped to flac, although I still have full control over individual tracks - a quick check suggests that it's about 25Mb per track (a 20 track album is 500Mb). Since it's lossless seems worth the saving.

epom

11,396 posts

160 months

Tuesday 2nd February 2016
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cgt2 said:
Ken Figenus said:
Nothing sounds as good as a CD with its big phat uncompressed WAV files to me. Misuss' MP3 IPod sounds far worse than one even as a 256kbps file on a direct connection. What is the bandwidth/datarate on a Bluetooth stereo connection (hard to find...)? Tried it once (years ago) - maybe they are better now?
Agreed, will the system not play wav files from the SD Card or is it limited to just MP3?
Google Neil Young and the Puretone product he is working on.

WEHGuy

1,347 posts

172 months

Sunday 7th February 2016
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Fermit The Krog said:
Lovely purchase. Now I've cleared the mortgage a supercar is my next must. I keep coming back to the AM V8 Vantage, I'm sure they've bottomed, but the R8 is a contender, I've always adored them.
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Edited by Big Al. on Saturday 16th January 09:39
Do not buy a AMV8. You will be bored in no time. I bought one as my fun car but, prefered my RS4 daily driver for fun.

Impasse

15,099 posts

240 months

Monday 8th February 2016
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WEHGuy said:
Do not buy a AMV8. You will be bored in no time. I bought one as my fun car but, prefered my RS4 daily driver for fun.
Had mine for three years and over 30k miles. Still enjoying it and not thinking of changing it yet.

Ken Figenus

5,678 posts

116 months

Monday 8th February 2016
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WEHGuy said:
Do not buy a AMV8. You will be bored in no time. I bought one as my fun car but, prefered my RS4 daily driver for fun.
That may or may not not be the best advice ever but, if it is, you do also get the bonus of a hook to hang your jacket on with the Audi.

TomNbk

Original Poster:

128 posts

107 months

Monday 8th February 2016
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I nearly bought a vantage instead of the R8 but the R8 just offered more coupled with its reliability

Impasse

15,099 posts

240 months

Monday 8th February 2016
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TomNbk said:
I nearly bought a vantage instead of the R8 but the R8 just offered more coupled with its reliability
I nearly bought an R8 instead of the Vantage but the AM (with its hatchback) offered greater practicality for everyday trundling. I don't think I would have been disappointed with the Audi, I just don't feel I would have used it as much due to the necessary packaging constraints of a mid-engined car. thumbup

FWIW, both cars seem to offer acceptable reliability.

JiggyJaggy

1,449 posts

139 months

Monday 8th February 2016
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I have had both and I would agree on the reliability stakes. Perhaps the R8 is slightly cheaper to service and maintain?

Ken Figenus

5,678 posts

116 months

Monday 8th February 2016
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Nice to see agreement on PH smile Astons are a bit heavy on the set (often unnecessary) annual maintenance thing irrespective of mileage. But honestly the Vantage is not an unreliable car - tried and tested drivetrain. Bubbling paint on doorhandle on some and a dodgy brake pressure transducer and that is about it.

Coincidentaly a black R8 was outside my house this morning as I went to get milk - stunning. Remember one once humiliating me up Snowdon pass. All I had was a 375bhp Evo - aka 'mincemeat'!

TomNbk

Original Poster:

128 posts

107 months

Monday 8th February 2016
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I agree I'd have been happy with either but the R8 just seemed to offer me more and at 26 I think suited me better? Both fabulous cars

R8Steve

4,150 posts

174 months

Monday 8th February 2016
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A V8 Vantage will be my next car. I had one for the weekend and thought driving it felt more of an occasion than the R8. I've had my R8 for about 5 years though so that might be the reason however.

The Vantage felt like it could do with a bit more power on occasion but made a lovely noise!

TomNbk

Original Poster:

128 posts

107 months

Monday 8th February 2016
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I suppose an Aston is an Aston!

JiggyJaggy

1,449 posts

139 months

Monday 8th February 2016
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R8Steve said:
A V8 Vantage will be my next car. I had one for the weekend and thought driving it felt more of an occasion than the R8. I've had my R8 for about 5 years though so that might be the reason however.

The Vantage felt like it could do with a bit more power on occasion but made a lovely noise!
+1. The one thing missing from the R8 to an extent is the noise. Get an upgrade and it sounds awesome! I had a Larini system on mine and the low end rumble was addictive!