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?

  • trashcan@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    3·
    1 month ago

    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.worldOPEnglish
      3·
      1 month ago

      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.

        • Delphia@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
          11·
          1 month ago

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

      • IMALlama@lemmy.worldEnglish
        2·
        1 month ago

        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.worldOPEnglish
          2·
          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.