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Image 1 — At almost 14, Charlie is still the best boi and has been consistently the best part of my life for the last 12 or so years... And luckily he still can't read.
Image 2 — At almost 14, Charlie is still the best boi and has been consistently the best part of my life for the last 12 or so years... And luckily he still can't read.
Image 3 — At almost 14, Charlie is still the best boi and has been consistently the best part of my life for the last 12 or so years... And luckily he still can't read.
▲ 180 r/AustralianCattleDog

At almost 14, Charlie is still the best boi and has been consistently the best part of my life for the last 12 or so years... And luckily he still can't read.

u/aragorn767 — 1 day ago
▲ 8 r/Charger

Safe volumes for the Charger radio with different streaming services. (7th Gen, stock speakers using Bluetooth)

As you may know, listening to prolonged noise above 85dB will cause irreversible hearing damage and tinnitus (and as an audio engineer that's a no-no). I tested volumes using a decibel meter (honestly unsure if it's set to dBA or dBC, unfortunately), using mastered metal songs as my subjects, with my phone's Bluetooth setting set to full volume.

What I found was, with Spotify (set to normal volume on the in-app settings), 24 should be the highest volume you set your car system to. That averages out to 84dB, with some peaks up to 89dB, but those were brief. Being that both Spotify and YouTube Music normalize their music to -14LUFs, it's safe to say that 24 is a good max for YTM, as well. Apple Music, on the other hand, maxes out at -16LUFs, so you could probably safely push your system to 25 or 26.

The outlier here is if you listen to MP3s or WAVs directly off of your phone's music player. If the songs are mastered (IE brickwalled, with a limiter ceiling of -1dB), then these will be insanely loud. For you to achieve safe volumes with these you'll have to set your cars system to 18. That will, again, average out to 84dB.

All tests were done with my engine on, in idle (5.7 HEMI, no mods. Obviously cold air intake, or modding the muffler/exhaust system is going to affect over all dB). You also will want to turn off the Speed Adjusted Volume setting in the audio menu. That just cranks up the volume when you drive at higher speeds. Noise on top of noise...

So, assuming we all have the same radios/speakers:

Spotify and YouTube Music: 24

Apple Music: 26

Mastered music directly off of your device: 18

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u/aragorn767 — 1 day ago
▲ 5 r/classicalguitar

So, despite the obvious claws, it's actually a myth that the velociraptor played with its nails. (From a Google search, so it's true.)

u/aragorn767 — 5 days ago
▲ 1 r/Djent

Chorder has always been my favorite djent band, and recently I've been practicing their style of vocals (though I can't get as high up as they do). (Song for eventual release. No idea when.)

u/aragorn767 — 8 days ago
▲ 5 r/BelievingTheBizarre

Soonish (hopefully), I'll be debuting my first solo concept metal project (, absolutely no AI used on any of the music or artwork). I may or may not be a big fan of the podcast.

u/aragorn767 — 11 days ago
▲ 8 r/Djent

There's something about turning off the cymbals that smacks really hard.

u/aragorn767 — 13 days ago
▲ 21 r/Charger

I installed front and rear dashcams in my Charger, Part 2: A demo showing the video quality of the front camera (2K, though bounced to 1080P in my software) and the rear camera (native 1080P), as well as an example of sound quality.

The Viofo A129 Pro Duo. The front facing camera can shoot in 4k, while the rear shoots in 1080P, with various settings for both. I have them set to record in 5 minute increments. They'll overwrite the oldest videos when memory runs short, and the current footage can be saved with a single button, or upon a high g-force impact. They can be set to motion detection mode while parked, assuming you leave it plugged in. The previous post showed the camera placement and cable management.

u/aragorn767 — 14 days ago
▲ 19 r/Charger

I installed front and rear dashcams in my Charger, Part 1: Picture's of cameras, cable management, and model number.

The Viofo A129 Pro Duo. The front facing camera can shoot in 4k, while the rear shoots in 1080P, with various settings for both. I have them set to record in 5 minute increments. They'll overwrite the oldest videos when memory runs short, and the current footage can be saved with a single button, or upon a high g-force impact. They can be set to motion detection mode while parked, assuming you leave it plugged in. The following post will have a short video demo.

u/aragorn767 — 14 days ago
▲ 5 r/Charger

Mainly to cover up the putty that's covering where the police antenna went.

u/aragorn767 — 15 days ago