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piss boner posted:So what did everyone do with their 9.99 Blaupunkt? I have one to my dad to use in his older cabbed tractor that has an amazingly shallow radio hole. The other three I bought are patiently waiting. Elviscat posted:"Audiophiles" in general means "idiot who likes giving au money" inverters, in general put out hilariously bad sine waves that are much ""dirtier"" than anything you get from a utility. Agree - “audiophiles” are some of the most emotionally driven, gullible people in existence. While some of the stuff they do does actually provide a measurable difference, most of it you can’t actually hear. At a certain point it’s just dick-waving and conspicuous consumption.
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Darchangel posted:I have one to my dad to use in his older cabbed tractor that has an amazingly shallow radio hole. The other three I bought are patiently waiting. I know a self proclaimed audiophile who still has a Playstation hooked up to his stereo because "CDs of that era sound amazing on it."
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May 29, 2019 20:26
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piss boner posted:So what did everyone do with their 9.99 Blaupunkt? Stuck it in my vic. Works!
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Rhyno posted:I know a self proclaimed audiophile who still has a Playstation hooked up to his stereo because "CDs of that era sound amazing on it." This was a joke that got out of hand and anyone who believes that Sony would put a world-class DAC in a console has sniffed too much glue and probably listens to their CDs on it using the 'hall' digital effect.
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Elviscat posted:but any of these multi-thousand dollar reciever/amplifiers are going to have top-of-the-line power filtering built right in. WHOO BOY do you have a surprise coming to you. https://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3166333 Rhyno posted:I know a self proclaimed audiophile who still has a Playstation hooked up to his stereo because "CDs of that era sound amazing on it." only if its the OG playstation with the RCA outs. But even then, it's nothing special. People claim it has a great DAC when really what they mean is it had a decent opamp. However this doesn't keep people from spending ridiculous amounts of money on modifying them: http://dogbreath.de/PS1/index.html https://www.psx-place.com/threads/sony-playstation-scph-100x-high-end-cd-player-mod-how-to-links.13649/ https://www.neogaf.com/threads/i-just-bought-an-audiophile-ps1-lets-talk-about-maintenance-and-modification.633456/  Oh I almost forgot about Brilliant Pebbles! http://www.machinadynamica.com/machina17.htm GnarlyCharlie4u fucked around with this message at 21:04 on May 29, 2019 |
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GnarlyCharlie4u posted:Oh I almost forgot about Brilliant Pebbles! This might be where the guy I did the consulting work for was going with the quartz crystals scattered everywhere.
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GnarlyCharlie4u posted:Oh I almost forgot about Brilliant Pebbles! I've never heard the term bullshit split between so many words.
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keykey posted:I've never heard the term bullshit split between so many words. http://www.machinadynamica.com/index.html Oh crikey.
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May 29, 2019 22:05
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That website is a joke website trolling audiophiles. They do sell the stuff should anyone be dumb enough to order it though... The ultimate grift.
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May 29, 2019 22:19
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piss boner posted:So what did everyone do with their 9.99 Blaupunkt? Threw it in my truck. Love it. Need to cancel my SiriusXM, too.
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May 29, 2019 22:23
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The funny thing about audiophile whackjobbery is kinda the same as homeopathic medicine whackjobbery. If it worked it would be mainstream.
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Man, watching Grandparents deteriorate is depressing. My wife's Grandma moved in with us/in laws a year ago, after her husband died of a Stroke. She was a little forgetful then but has gotten worse over the year, but in the last two weeks she has gone downhill big time. Her house was sold not long after she moved in but has recently said to her niece, how we were all living with her and she didn't know where all her things were. Shes waiting for us to move out so she can find all her things. Then yesterday she asked whose house it was, whether it was my wife's house or my MIL's. She sits in her chair all day (even sleeps there) and doesn't move, and now has horrific Edema in her legs and cellulitis. She tells the doctor she only using her walking stick when she leaves the house which shes only done to go to the doctor since shes been here. Its heartbreaking to watch my Mother in Law have to be her nurse because she refuses to shower or see the doctor when she needs to. Mum's brother is just burying his head in the sand. She needs to go into a Home, but I don't think Mum has the strength to make her. It makes my wife so angry to watch all this and I don't know how to support her. Sorry for the e/n wall of text but you guys are a good sounding board.
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I just did some design work for a boutique audiophile grade amp builder. He also sells hand built cables and cable "burn in" generators. A little box for $300 that puts white and pink noise through the cable to break it in. Customers rave about the sound using undefinable adjectives like warmth and presence. "Airy" seems to be their favorite new trendy description of sound, most of the reviews use it. He said most of his customers are doctors and lawyers. He does build good amps but he doesn't believe his own hype. He knows most of these guys are plugging it in to $.12 per foot romex tangled behind drywall.
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IOwnCalculus just admitted that he's never watched Stargate. He knows not of Kurt Russel's greatest cinematic achievement or of RDA's second best tv show.
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Echotic posted:Man, watching Grandparents deteriorate is depressing. My wife's Grandma moved in with us/in laws a year ago, after her husband died of a Stroke. She was a little forgetful then but has gotten worse over the year, but in the last two weeks she has gone downhill big time. Her house was sold not long after she moved in but has recently said to her niece, how we were all living with her and she didn't know where all her things were. Shes waiting for us to move out so she can find all her things. Then yesterday she asked whose house it was, whether it was my wife's house or my MIL's. She sits in her chair all day (even sleeps there) and doesn't move, and now has horrific Edema in her legs and cellulitis. She tells the doctor she only using her walking stick when she leaves the house which shes only done to go to the doctor since shes been here. Its heartbreaking to watch my Mother in Law have to be her nurse because she refuses to shower or see the doctor when she needs to. Mum's brother is just burying his head in the sand. She needs to go into a Home, but I don't think Mum has the strength to make her. It makes my wife so angry to watch all this and I don't know how to support her. That's dementia for you. My Grandma lived to 104 with dementia from before her 80s. My Grandpa died (I believe) of a broken heart after a particularly unfair argument. It's weird that the thing I remember is her spine slowly folding up on itself. Also I had said my goodbyes litteral decades before she died. I still bawled at the funeral. I get what your saying about your wife, though. Sometimes all you can be is a sympathetic ear, a soft chest to cry on or a hard shoulder to lean on.
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Fermented Tinal posted:IOwnCalculus just admitted that he's never watched Stargate.
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Echotic posted:Man, watching Grandparents deteriorate is depressing. My wife's Grandma moved in with us/in laws a year ago, after her husband died of a Stroke. She was a little forgetful then but has gotten worse over the year, but in the last two weeks she has gone downhill big time. Her house was sold not long after she moved in but has recently said to her niece, how we were all living with her and she didn't know where all her things were. Shes waiting for us to move out so she can find all her things. Then yesterday she asked whose house it was, whether it was my wife's house or my MIL's. She sits in her chair all day (even sleeps there) and doesn't move, and now has horrific Edema in her legs and cellulitis. She tells the doctor she only using her walking stick when she leaves the house which shes only done to go to the doctor since shes been here. Its heartbreaking to watch my Mother in Law have to be her nurse because she refuses to shower or see the doctor when she needs to. Mum's brother is just burying his head in the sand. She needs to go into a Home, but I don't think Mum has the strength to make her. It makes my wife so angry to watch all this and I don't know how to support her. Bring the caretaker can literally kill your mother in law. Make sure that any family members who are against seeking outside help are forced to participate in daily care.
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InitialDave posted:Uhhh... no. I mean, I love Stargate, but it's in 3rd or 4th place as a Russel movie at absolute best. I don't give a gently caress about your war or your president
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Olympic Mathlete posted:That website is a joke website trolling audiophiles. They do sell the stuff should anyone be dumb enough to order it though... The ultimate grift. Wow. Machina Dynamica posted:When the Intelligent Chip is placed on top of a CD Player it automatically upgrades a CD (or any optical disc) when the CD is allowed to play for 1-2 seconds. The upgraded CD will lack the typical digital shrillness, hardness and thinness, be more correct-sounding and have considerably better inner detail and dynamics. In short, the CD will sound like a remastered version. The effects are permanent. The Intelligent Chip delivers a specific number of treatments, 10 for the GSIC-10 and 30 for the GSIC-30. If one attempts to treat a CD that's already been upgraded, the Intelligent Chip recognizes the CD has been upgraded and won't use up a treatment unnecessarily. KakerMix posted:I don't give a gently caress about your war This is the correct answer. I will also accept "The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes." "Big Trouble In Little China"
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Darchangel posted:I have one to my dad to use in his older cabbed tractor that has an amazingly shallow radio hole. The other three I bought are patiently waiting. Same but my S80 Hijet. One went into it, one to my boss, and one into the Rocky. I wish it had a dimmer, I don't really want to change the LEDs on the board without a reflow setup.
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Oh hey, I forgot to add this earlier: Any way to change what the radio displays? I always use bluetooth, and it'd be handy to have it display the time instead of ADP2 or whatever it displays by default.
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I've been unemployed for 37 hours from the worst Canadian Tire in Canada. I haven't really started an earnest job search beyond doing what I've been doing for the last few months (shotgunning applications all over Indeed). Checked my email and one of the jobs I applied for today has netted me an interview. I've also got a message on Indeed from an employer for a job I didn't even apply for. Both jobs pay better than the one I just quit. Suck it, Crappy Tire.
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Darchangel posted:Wow. It's obvious to anyone but an audiophile which is why it's great. It's also the reason why people in the AV industry call them 'audiophools'
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Olympic Mathlete posted:It's obvious to anyone but an audiophile which is why it's great. It's also the reason why people in the AV industry call them 'audiophools' I remember selling a pair of speakers for $2000. The manufacturer charged me $1000 for them, so I did kind of wonder how much money actually went into the product. Easiest $1000 I ever earnt. Customer came in with a magazine pointing at a picture "I want these". I didn't sell that brand but decided to give them a call and try my luck. 40c phone call = $1000. Yippee for me and audiophools.
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Olympic Mathlete posted:The layout of the everything here is making me restless. Between the interior layout, the rivets or corner pieces getting in the way of the saw, it was the best I could do.
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piss boner posted:Between the interior layout, the rivets or corner pieces getting in the way of the saw, it was the best I could do. In which case you are forgiven. Post a video of it, crack it open and let's see the guts.
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The new Supra has all but escaped my mind already, but apparently Toyota sent us wheel base and ride height measurements so we can make sure our lifts are compatible.
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T-Square posted:The new Supra has all but escaped my mind already, but apparently Toyota sent us wheel base and ride height measurements so we can make sure our lifts are compatible. They are already saying they are not going to make a ton, after the LC debacle. I just don’t know what they were thinking bro gong the Supra back in this way. It is so blah and boring.
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hot take: the Mark 4 was deadly dull other than the engine's potential for modzzz
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It's also ugly as sin, I don't get the love
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shy boy from chess club posted:Skunk nose i require more pictures of your fartcat posthaste
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FAT32 SHAMER posted:i require more pictures of your fartcat posthaste K but you'll have to look at my pasty leg too tho 
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shy boy from chess club posted:K but you'll have to look at my pasty leg too tho 
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Any pickups sold in the UK or EU with anything near a 4x6/1200*1800 bed? I'm looking for a truck topper I can modify to fit on a trailer. L200 crewcabs look close at 1850*1470.
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I witnessed a current-generation F150 in a rollover accident this afternoon. It was pretty gruesome. It changed lanes into a car, lost control, went into the median and started rolling. It landed upright, but the cab had collapsed almost completely down to the door handles. They had to extract the driver, who was pretty banged up.
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cakesmith handyman posted:Any pickups sold in the UK or EU with anything near a 4x6/1200*1800 bed? I'm looking for a truck topper I can modify to fit on a trailer. L200 crewcabs look close at 1850*1470. Ford Rangers are kind of close. I think my 2003/2002 had a bed close to that size. I know it was 4' wide at least, but I don't know if it hit 6' long. My 06 F150 is close, too. I know the bed is at least 6' long, but it's probably closer to 5-5.5' wide.
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KYOON GRIFFEY JR posted:hot take: the Mark 4 was deadly dull other than the engine's potential for modzzz It's not a hot take if it's the right take. Everyone forgets that the Mk4 was panned by critics when it came out for being too expensive, too fat, too blobby and not being great to drive. Plus that lump of an engine up front was probably designed by locomotive engineers, with the sheer amount of excess cast iron pretty much everywhere.
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