P1020655rs.JPG' alt='Audi Chorus 2 Manual' title='Audi Chorus 2 Manual' />Beautiful to look at and a joy to drive even in base form, the 2016 Audi A7 takes the fourdoor form to truly tantalizing levels. PREVIEWS/39485642/23432455/panasonic/panasonic_audi_concert_cq-la1923l_sm.pdf_1.png' alt='Audi Chorus 2 Manual' title='Audi Chorus 2 Manual' />Audi R8 Coupe V1. Plus 2. 01. 7 long term test review by CAR Magazine CARs Audi R8 Coupe V1. Plus We live with one for half a year The ultimate everyday supercar Month 8 running an Audi R8 Coupe V1. Plus the conclusion to our long term test reviewIve driven the R8, I overheard another journalist say recently. I thought it was a fantastic engine attached to a really boring car. Thing is, a week or two into my time with this car Id have agreed with him. On first acquaintance there is something a bit aloof about the R8 its almost too polished, too sophisticated not an event in the manner of some supercars. But give it some soak time and does it ever get under your skin. Its one of the most usable, well rounded supercars in the world today second only to the 9. Turbo in that regard but its also one of the most engaging. The first Grandeur was a rebadged Mitsubishi Debonair produced by Hyundai. Initially launched with Mitsubishisourced 2. L SOHC MPI version of the engine used in the. Trochu jsem v tom tpal. Je nov Audi A4 limuzna budoucnosti, nebo nejsportovnj sedan stedn tdy i snad oboj Model 3,2 FSI quattro poskytl. Get the guaranteed best price on Unpowered Mixers like the Behringer XENYX 1202FX Mixer at Musicians Friend. Get a low price and free shipping on thousands of items. Car of the Year. Crowning a Singular Champion Behind the Scenes at 2. Alfa Romeo Giulia is the 2018 Motor Trend Car of the. Porsche Panamera 2018 Motor Trend. The Audi Ipod Car kit allows to connect your IPOD to your factory car stereo system without any loss of sound quality iPod CD changer adapter, VW iPod, Music Link. Club Audi Romania este un site independent si nu este afiliat in niciun mod cu Porsche Romania sau Audi AG. Orice referinta la marca Audi este facuta in scopuri. Audi Connect and Audi Phone Box, Audi HandsFree Boot Opening w, Advanced Key, Alloy Wheels9, 5Jx21in 5TwinSpoke Black Gloss, Panoramic Glass Roof, Gloss Black. Read CAR magazines longterm test of the Audi R8 V10. Latest reports, pictures and details on reliability and economy. It might take a little time to get to know them, but the R8 has a wider range of characters than Mr Benn around town its docile and tractable as a supermini, in frosty midwinter it feels safer than an SUV, and if you thumb the Performance mode switch specific to the R8 Plus model, it feels as if its morphed into a GT3 race car. Its a car with many tricks, and many ponies that 5. V1. 0 really is one of the last great naturally aspirated engines on sale. Even if you live near an autobahn, youre unlikely to find a real world situation where you could safely access all of its performance, but I serendipitously got some track time in an identical R8 V1. Plus at Audis Neuburg test circuit shortly before writing these words, and it was an eye opener. The Pluss standard fit ceramic brakes are annoyingly grabby on the road but unstoppably stoppable on track, the already neck straining acceleration gains an unexpected second wind between 5. Driven neatly, theres all the traction you can eat, but if you ask it to, the R8 can pivot around you like theres a giant cocktail stick poked through its centre. Its more intuitive to drive at the limit than a 6. Bad points The adjustable seats are immensely comfy at first but the odd rake of their base left me with a numb back on long journeys, and the tiny boot compromises the R8s credentials as a long distance tourer. The Drive Select switch occasionally refused to do any selecting, and a mystery squeaking noise was cured when Audis technicians unscrewed the luggage compartment moulding and put it back together again while a slow punctured tyre was being replaced. And the sheer volume of the exhausts on start up from cold probably didnt endear me to my neighbours. Tom Poulton Images. If Audi could engineer a Quiet Start mode in time for the R8s facelift, that would be ideal. Assuming therell be one its understood that sales of the current generation R8 thus far have been slower than Ingolstadt had anticipated. Maybe its that aloofness thing. The R8 is a car with a greater depth of character than first appears, and for what its worth I think its more fun and more usable than its Lamborghini Huracan sibling but it misses out on the same all important dollop of drama. Will I miss it Thats the real test, I suppose, and Ill find out soon the R8s replacement has already arrived. By James Taylor. Final logbook Audi R8 V1. Plus. Engine 5. 20. V1. 0, 6. 02bhp 8. Gearbox Seven speed dual clutch, all wheel drive. Stats 3. 2sec 0 6. CO2. Price 1. 32,7. As tested 1. 49,6. Miles this month 2. Total miles 1. 01. Our mpg 1. 7. 6. Official mpg 2. Fuel this month 8. Extra costs 2. 11 replacement tyreCount the costs. Cost new 1. 49,6. Dealer sale price 1. Private sale price 1. Part exchange price 1. Cost per mile 3. 0p. Cost per mile including depreciation 3. Diary notes pictures from my i. Phone. Lasers set to stun. Not many supercars have laser radiation warning stickers under their bonnets. An optional extra rather than standard equipment, adding laser diodes to the LED headlights makes the high beam setting even more dazzling, but costs a hefty 3. Ive since driven another R8 without the lasers and the regular lights cant throw the beam quite as far down the road, or as brightly, but are still mighty powerful Im not sure its an option box Id tick. They can be a little tardy to automatically switch between high and low beam, too, and I frequently felt the need to use manual switching for fear of accidentally dazzling oncoming traffic. Mix n match instruments. When the R8 arrived its digital dials were in Classic layout above one big rev counter, one big speedo, and a scrolling info display in the middle. Delve into the menus and sub menus, though, and its possible to switch it to Sport mode below, with a large tacho bang in the middle and the speed a digital readout in its centre. Not only does the Sport layout feel a bit racier, it helps act as a gearshift indicator, the needle illuminating green, amber and red segments as it approaches the red line, and flashing red before it headbutts the limiter thats welcome, because in the R8, manual mode really does mean manual, and it doesnt upshift automatically if youve chosen to DIY. Tyre pressures higher or lower When the R8 was delivered, it was on ever so slightly higher pressures than the recommended figures on the sticker by the drivers door, and I dropped them accordingly. But the car felt keener to turn in and better balanced on the higher pressures. When we later had the red Audi R8 V1. Month 5 update further down the page, its identical Continentals were also set with the higher settings and it too seemed to enjoy an ever so slightly nicer handling balance as a result. Busy behind the wheel. Theres a lot going on behind the wheel in a modern supercar. All is not as it appears Its not until you get up close that you realise the vents in the upper sideblades behind the side windows arent actually real. Month 7 running an Audi R8 V1. Plus public reaction. Bear with me, for I am about to expound a theory. I reckon supercars are fundamentally a force for good in the world that they cancel out their carbon footprint by making people grin, giggle, even sometimes get a bit emotional as they travel. Theyre designed with the utmost love and care, they rarely die a premature death in a scrapyard, and their purpose in life is to be shared with people, not to be locked away in air conditioned garages. As a temporary supercar owner, I feel its somehow my duty to share the R8s superpowers with anybody whos interested. No struck up conversation at a petrol station has been ignored top three stock answers 6. And Ive tried to give rides to as many of my friends, neighbours and colleagues as possible. The worst possible crime in this job must surely be to become blas, to fall immune to the magic. Seeing peoples juvenile excitement as they experience it for the first time is one way to make sure you dont. Um how do you get in The door handles are covertly recessed below the shoulder line. Its low, isnt it It is. Whoooahaha uniform reaction to the V1. Its actually really comfortable isnt it It really is, in terms of ride quality at least try a long motorway journey in those seats and you might feel otherwise. Will it be alright over that speed bump Im yet to meet one it cant manage. Hahahahahaaa more than a few passengers have intermittently burst into fits of giggles which, come to think of it, is more or less what I did the first time I drove a supercar. Tweed Deluxe Amplifier Fender 5. E3 Vintage DIY Pro Audio DIY Equipment. Fender Tweed Deluxe Documents Fender 5. E3 Schematic Fender 5. E3 Layout Ampeg Mod. Tweed Deluxe Low Pass Mod. DIY 5. E3 Tweed Deluxe Photos Inside Rear Inside Close Front Top Back. Video Tweed Demo Notes Below Tweed Deluxe Audio Rock Demo Tracks at the Speed Shop. Tweed Deluxe MP3 Rhythm Tracks 5. E3 MP3 Sound Clips. Unless otherwise illustrated, the MP3 tracks above are all recorded with the guitars 9. Fender 5. 7 RI USA Strat or 6. Gibson 3. 35 straight into the Tweed Deluxe with the exception of Monk Uni Vibe, CS 5. Fuzz Face, Savoy Zep Vox Wah, and Showbiz Orange Squeezer. Canyon recorded with 6. Gibson ES 3. 35 and DIY Tweed Deluxe SM 5. National Tricone AKG 4. TLII, 9. 2 Jazz Bass Tube DI. Redd preamp, La. 2a and Pultec signal chain. Kind of a Larry Carlton Royal Scam lead guitar vibe. Amp volume was around 3, tone about 1. ES 3. 35 strung with. Shobud volume pedal. No EQ, minimal compression, some Ambience reverb. Allmans recorded with Martin OM 2. Marquis, 5. 7 Strat Reissue US, 6. Gibson 3. 35, 5. E3 repro. Tube DI w9. 2 US Fender J Bass. AKG TLII on acoustic and Shure SM5. Everything is through the Redd preamp, Pultec and La. I recorded this clip very quickly to experiment with a chord riff I had come up with. Its all 5. 7 Stratocaster USA Reissue through the Tweed repro, no effects other than a volume pedal and little Ambience reverb on the melody guitar. Not a great recording but some really nice funk tone Panned right is the Strat rhythm, left is the Strat playing the bass line hard right are Strat fills, center is the Strat playing melody. StratTweed tracks in all Shure SM5. Redd. 4. 7 Pultec EQ flat La. B. Heavier Tweed Deluxe rock rhythm track demos here retro. Les Paul Jr. Doublecut WILD E3 P2. P Wired True Point to Point Tweed Deluxe Video Added 542. Recently, I was considering building an 1. Watt clone or buying a new Marshall 1. Bluesbreaker amp, as I had come across a great sounding demo on You. Tube. Then I thought to record a quick video demo with the Fender cranked to see how it stacked up. Both circuits are extremely simple and rather close in design, so one might expect the individual experiences to yield similarities, and they do. Sounds like the Marshall has quite a bit of power supply sag, so I opened up the Tweed all the way and it definitely becomes much easier to play smoother, totally compressed with more sustain especially with both volumes and the tone control pegged while using the normal channel high input. Not quite as much gain, possibly, as the 1. Touch sensitivity should also rival if not surpass the 1. Fender is peerless. Also, from what Ive read the Marshall can be a little loud for home use, while the Tweed is just right for me and my neighbors, so far with the old P1. Q Jensen alnico. Then theres the cost the Marshall and clone kits are pretty expensive, relatively. Anyway, I dont think I want or need the Marshall anymore. Tweed Deluxe Video. Additional video of new amp builds available here. Update 62. 00. 9 5. E3 too edgy sounding Check out Cayocostas Tweed Deluxe Low Pass Mod. Tweed Deluxe Notes Built in 2. I went through Mojo transformers, a blackface choke, a Celestion Alnico Blue, a Weber P1. R smooth cone, solid state rectifiers, NOS 5. V4 rectifiers, copper caps two blew up, and one of those shocked the hell out of me full b when I touched it and the chassis at the same time a result no doubt facilitated by diode leads coming in contact with the copper enclosure a risky design, obviously, conjunctive filter Fender Blues Jr. Dr. Z Prescription circuits, different capacitor and resistor values. Finally ended up with this configuration 1. Jensen P1. 2Q speaker reconed, Hammond organ pull can sometimes be found cheap on e. Bay see below 1. Gretsch power transformer 1. Premier output transformer 1. Gretsch octal tube sockets. It might be me, but the change from ceramic to phenolic 6. V6 sockets really seemed to make a difference. Capacitance Mix of Sprague Orange Drops and Mallory caps, with altered values here and there. NOS Mica bright cap. Ampeg Mod. NOS RCA 6. V6 Blackplates or Tung Sol, NOS RCA or GE 1. AX7, 1. 2AY7, 5. Y3 tubes. Went through several sets of EH 6. V6 and they were just terrible red plates and microphonics. Settled on NOS and have had zero problems since. Its essentially a 5. The only exceptions to a stock 5. E3 are the Ampeg Mod and varied cap values which could be attributed to drift. Variac at around 1. VAC. Keeps the amp cooler, the 6. V6s healthier, and sounds a little better to me. Dials in the sag a little more. Variac Info You cant lower the voltage too much with a variac or you will damage the tubes. This is because the heater voltage of the power transformer is also reduced by the variac, and the consensus is that if you lower or raise the heater voltage by more than about 5 from the 6. VAC standard, tube life is shortened. However, there is also conjecture that lowering the heater voltage to perhaps 5. VAC will actually extend tube life. I try to play it safe and run my variac at 9. AC mains voltage. At my house today the wall voltage was 1. VAC, my variac was putting out about 1. VAC. This drop allows the amp to run much cooler, and I havent changed tubes in years. Keep in mind that my B voltage is about 3. VDC. Power transformers supplying lower secondary voltages would probably negate the need for a variac notwithstanding the theoretical benefit of extended tube life. A bit of sandpaper on the lacquered tweed created a nice distressed look, like its been sliding around in the back of a station wagon for a few years. Over the last few months the amp started to develop its own character. I suppose that since I stopped swapping out parts several months ago and let it be, the amp has had time to settle in. Anyway, it does some really neat things now. Color is the word that best describes it. Regarding the Ampeg mod, or Paul C mod I went back and forth with it in and out, and the difference is subtle. See La. 2a as a Mic Preamp for a clip of the Deluxe with just a bit of reverb and eq. DIY Fender Tweed Deluxe AudioVideo Tweed Deluxe 5. E3 II 0. 71. 40. Assembled a new 5. E3 Deluxe with Mojo transformers, NOS Tung Sol 6. V6s, Celestion Alnico Blue, NOS Allen Bradley resistors and Amphenol sockets, and Sozo caps. Circuit is stock and sounds great. This 5. E3 chassis has been sold thanks, Alan. New chassis builds are now available at tweeddeluxe. Here are a couple of quick room videos recorded 32. E3 circuit amp Right click the links and save target asTweed Deluxe and Fender American Vintage 5. Strat Reissue. Tweed Deluxe and 6. Gibson Les Paul JuniorBoth videos feature the amp through a reconed 1. Jensen P1. 2Q DIY 5. E3 Tweed Deluxe II Photos Sockets Left Sockets Right Sozo Caps Tweed Back Tweed Close up Full Back Pots Deluxes Amphenol. Tweed Deluxe II MP3s The Stoner Acid Funk Deluxe Einstein Sho. Bud. 101. 90. 8 Stoner recorded with 1. Fender Strat Reissue USA, 6. Gibson 3. 35, 0. Martin OM 2. MQ, Tweed Deluxe II Repro, SM5. AKG 4. 14 TLII acoustics, Ibanez Chorus 5. Ambience Reverb, Tube DI with 9. Fender J Bass. 0. Acid Funk recorded with Tweed Deluxe II, 5. RI Strat Ibanez CS 5. Tube DI, 6. 8 ES 3. Fender Jazz Bass Tube DI, Ambience Reverb, Shure SM 5.