A New Stereo, Somewhat of A Renege, with A Hemi

Play it loud, what can I say, run it fast…

For Christmas, I treated myself to a new stereo.  Designed by Boston Acoustics, the stereo has, so far, delighted me with its sound, especially when I popped Steely Dan’s “The Royal Scam" into the CD player.

The impetous for my purchase, was a late night pickup of the lovely Melis from the airport.  As we made our way home, after her arrival from parts unrecalled at this moment, my Burb died in the middle of a busy intersection on snowy night.  Damn, I hate that.  Anyway, due to this unfortunate event, and the inconvenience of a stalled vehicle, with the lovely Melis as a passenger, I decided to upgrade.  My stereo, and vehicle, in one fell swoop.

Now, the Burb has served me well, ferrying family, friends, the Iz, and I, over 219,000 miles of roadways since 1994, and the Burb’s stereo system wasn’t necessarily lacking, either.  And though I did state, not so long ago, “I Definitely Will Never Purchase a Brand New Car," due to “black box” techology being incorporated into new vehicles, my new stereo came wrapped in a Dodge Magnum RT.

The Magnum RT is definitely a muscle car.  The Hemi’s 340 horses power it down the road with aplomb, knocking aside 100 MPH as if strolling casually down the boulevard with a lovely lass.  Though some reviews I’ve read have bitched because you can’t “squawk” the tires, the car definitely is not a slug.  If you’re running down the highway at 65 MPH, and then punch it, the Hemi decisively pushes you back into your seat, and then rockets up to speed, with ease.  As for drag racing stats for the car, 0 to 60 in six (6) to seven (7) seconds isn’t anything to scoff at, either.

So, anyway, I treated myself to a new stereo, wrapped in Magnum RT, and I am enjoying the heck out of it.  At speed.

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