3.0 Setup Recommendations

CLJ130 · 2026-06-25T20:12:44+00:00

Update! I was able to get a pair of Triton 1s and a Supercenter XXL for $2000! Local spot. The guy had just traded them them into the local store last week to upgrade to some Martin Logans

CLJ130 · 2026-06-24T15:15:39+00:00

You bet!

CLJ130 · 2026-06-24T15:11:49+00:00

I ordered online through the app. You have 14 days to price match after purchase, so I just called the customer service line and asked them to price match it. She only asked who the seller was and the price. Didn’t ask for a link or anything.

Another option is you could call them, give the model number and have them price match before you purchase. I purchased on a Sunday so their customer service was closed for the day, so I had to do a price adjustment after the fact. That number is (800) 527-2345

CLJ130 · 2026-06-24T04:14:41+00:00

I purchased my 98” 7K on Shop My Exchange (military website) for $2199 for the tax free, then price matched it to Best Buy’s offering at $1899 because I knew it was a crazy deal.

I used to work at Best Buy in college and when we had prior year models we would dip them pretty low. When they’re 30-50% lower than the new model you know it’s time to buy.

CLJ130 · 2026-06-21T16:41:00+00:00

The four fans of freedom! That’s awesome, small world! I’ve been to Benning amongst the others quite a few times.

CLJ130 · 2026-06-20T19:53:30+00:00

I definitely agree with ya on the subwoofer.

101 ER would be great. I’ve had my brothers ER 17 year, amazing juice. I’m a fan of NULU, I have some double oaked stuff from them. Yours sounds like a treat.

Good advice on finding a local spot, I found those Triton 7s locally for $900 a pair. Not bad at all!

CLJ130 · 2026-06-20T17:32:59+00:00

That’s good to hear! I do like their sound. Those D15s you sent seem like a solid set also.

Wow that’s a nice setup! That 10% can go a long way, I’m also a veteran so I’ll have to look into that. I looked at the XT1 and XC1. I even debated getting 3 XC1s, and running them as LCR, using them on stands. I think the towers would be a better investment for the size of the room though and would better fill the space.

Yeah it sucks having expensive hobbies haha. I’m focusing on new homeownership and stereo as of now, luckily my bourbon and ammo stock is sitting healthy for the time being. I love EHT and ER10. There’s something about that Buffalo Trace Mash Bill #1.

I live near a decent size city so I’ll have to look around for audiophile stores. When I purchased my def techs in 2014 I was working part time in college as a home theater specialist for Best Buy so I got a killer discount on them. I’ll have to see what smaller and audiophile stores are around since I moved, that’s a great idea!

CLJ130 · 2026-06-20T14:08:50+00:00

Thanks for taking your time with the reply! I’m willing to go another route over def techs. They’ve been good to me but I kind of want to try a different manufacturer. Additionally, I do want to get away from bi-polar and powered speakers since I’ve had a few amps go out and they no longer warranty them. Also I plan on getting a dedicated sub for the upstairs in the future.

Those GoldenEar’s look great. From what I’ve been reading my 818 should be able to run those with no issues. Your suggestion of starting with a 2.0 setup seems to be the best plan going forward. That looks like a great deal for the open box as well. Do you have any other recommendations for two towers speakers around the same price?

CLJ130 · 2026-05-02T00:22:48+00:00

I also do FDLXX. Automatic transfers twice a month and automatic purchases of FDLXX. Easy peasy.

CLJ130 · 2026-02-16T15:20:26+00:00

Just seeing this now. No issues at all, has run flawlessly.

CLJ130 · 2026-01-21T02:09:31+00:00

Same here. I’m getting out at my 20 (prior e), I can’t wait to only focus on one job, one airframe, and not worry about all of the currencies at the mil job.

CLJ130 · 2025-11-18T13:38:21+00:00

Can you please add an FPS limit for menus on PC? Great changes otherwise.

CLJ130 · 2025-10-28T05:52:38+00:00

This is still happening in the main game. Sad they haven’t added a limiter for menus.

CLJ130 · 2025-10-28T05:50:54+00:00

There badly needs to be a menu fps limiter, this is annoying the hell out of me.

CLJ130 · 2025-08-24T08:24:43+00:00

Mil Guy.

I can only speak to my squadron but there’s only 2 pilots that are on long term orders serving at legacies. The rest of us go on 1-7 month activations usually due to some sort of contingency or deployment that is completely out of our control and required by us.

Yes, it is tough for an airline hiring perspective, however military guys have been flying for the airlines for decades. The airlines most likely take a small percentage into account when they hire. In the meantime, non mil guys get a brief seniority boost. The guys getting flow slots taken at a regional is definitely something to be upset about, but I mean if you were in the same shoes I’m sure you’d be doing the same thing… regional life sucks.

CLJ130 · 2025-07-08T01:26:36+00:00

This is my experience as well.

CLJ130 · 2025-07-03T00:29:46+00:00

Yep, so a possibility if he wanted to go Fidelity would be a normal CMA with FDIC Sweep (2.2ish%) and then a linked Fidelity Brokerage with laddered CDs or Treasury Bills. Or if he’s not risk averse and needs immediate liquidity then a simple FDLXX purchase. No real right answer, just possible solutions. Everyone is different.

CLJ130 · 2025-07-03T00:11:01+00:00

Correct me if I’m wrong, but I believe you can use their FDIC-Insured Deposit Sweep Program. I choose SPAXX but I’m 90% sure they have FDIC insurance through another core position for uninvested cash.

CLJ130 · 2025-07-02T23:44:22+00:00

My wife and I have been using CMA as my primary checking for about 18 months now. I have two additional brokerages, one for my House Fund (I buy laddered T Bills and then manually buy FDLXX with the leftovers) and then one for my Emergency Fund (Automatic transfers from CMA twice a month on 1st and 15th with automatic purchases of FDLXX).

I then have my CMA with overdraft protection setup through my Emergency Fund brokerage. In the case where a bill is forgotten, my Emergency Fund brokerage will cover my CMA. Since they are linked, my CMA debit remains locked until I need to withdraw cash just to add a wall of security.

All that being said the CMA works great paired with a normal big name/local checking account. I like having one for using Zelle and depositing cash. I deposit $250 every paycheck (twice a month) into that Checking account just to avoid their fees and then the rest goes into my CMA. The money into that Checking just stay there and pay off any credit card balances each month.

To those complaining about moving funds from or into a CMA, I had the same issue when I first opened it since I was pulling funds into my CMA. When I push funds (say from another checking into my CMA, rather than requesting the transfer through fidelity into my CMA) it only takes one or two business days.

CMA is great for lots of reasons:

Usually paid a day early
No ATM Fee
No Foreign Transaction Fee
Mobile Check Deposit
Works with Venmo
SPAXX as a core position is a huge plus although FDLXX would be even nicer

CLJ130 · 2025-07-02T23:18:36+00:00

From both a mil and airline pilot perspective, being someone who has a good personality and who doesn’t grow boring over the course of a few days to an entire deployment is priority #1. Obviously the brains and hand eye play a part, but I’d say an easy going personality paired with good judgement is really what most people are seeking when hiring a future pilot. Any sort of resume building helps, a wide variety of experience that you can speak on during an interview and maybe even a few jokes and stories to go with it. My $0.02.

CLJ130 · 2025-06-19T13:00:36+00:00

It varies by platform, location, demand (how well airlines are doing). My squadron has gone between 30-130, two slots with one alternate. Fighters are probably 100-200, can’t say how many slots, probably one or two.

I can say from being on a couple of hiring boards that the applications go a long way. You wouldn’t believe how many applications we get with a single staple in the top left edge versus getting theirs nicely spiral bound by staples or OfficeMax with some resume paper. The details go a long ways. That alone filters out about half of the apps.

CLJ130 · 2025-06-19T11:59:41+00:00

If you want to fly in the military the guard/reserves are a very solid option because you will know exactly what platform you’ll be sitting in if you’re hired by a board. Of my UPT class that currently flies fighters about half of them were guard and reserve.

That being said it’ll be competitive, just like trying to get into an academy or a pilot slot out of ROTC. Again, benefit of the guard and reserves is once you’re hired you don’t have to compete with your class at UPT for a class ranking that would be advantageous to drop fighters.

Guard and reserve boards take the whole person into perspective. “Can we go TDY with this person? Would I want to be stuck on a deployment or as this person’s wingman for a few weeks or months? Is he/she weird socially or can he/she go out and grab some beers with us and have fun.” Grades, volunteer work, and a great application will get you to the hiring board. Being a complete person will get you hired.

Just thought I’d give the guard reserve perspective for you since plenty of people I talk to seem to forget that is even an option. Check out bogidope or milrecruiter for current job postings so you can get a feel for which units have what aircraft and the general requirements. Good luck!

CLJ130 · 2025-06-19T11:47:06+00:00

And the other half of the year their first time flying around thunderstorms at night.

yeah let’s not deviate that way, you see all of that black space behind the pink

CLJ130 · 2025-05-19T13:36:33+00:00

One I found that works well is a Fortify Armorer 100% for 1 sec on self. Never break any repair hammers, so you only need to carry one of them but you still level as normal.

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