What was the last thing you bought?

[Easy-X]

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My audio set up is quite convoluted due to having a single keyboard/mouse/monitor combo connected to my works and personal PCs. At the moment USB, DisplayPort and audio are routed through a KVM switch but the audio has to go through ground loop isolators which knocks a good few dBs off the output. To compensate I added a desktop headphone valve amp but there's a lot of faffing about to balance the levels to avoid distortion in the chain on two PCs with completely different sound cards.

While not exactly the best desktop DAC in the world (what do you expect for £50) it does do both headphone and microphone which I need for Zoom meetings. According to reviews, if you set the silly bass & treble knobs to 3 o'clock you should get reasonable flat output.

Better audio quality would be nice but TBH I'm more interested in how practical such a setup is. I can always drop in a replacement DAC later.
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[MCN]

Audio nightmare.
My Sony BT Speaker had the Audio-acity to shit-its-sel' mid-hitch.
Now I am unarmed and being bombarded by the electrician's shite moozak blasting through the adjoining wall of the room.
Previously I could leave my speaker playing The Alexander Brothers Greatest Scottish Hits, Jimmy Shand Live in Vancouver etc. to drown out the Latin and 70's Disko moozak next-door.
I have now purchased a new 'special lithium cell' for the speaker. £20 ebay original OEM (they say).
The battery is buried in the middle of the speaker too.
Sony, FFS don't yous go and make servicing your shit easy.
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[Howling TerrorOutOfOffice]

[Easy-X]

[WD Forte]

[Fat Angry Scotsman]

[Fat Angry Scotsman]

"Magik" (print - only 15 in existence) by Peach Momoko - Signed and Remarqued by Artist


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Wretches Issue No. 1 (Momoko Metal Edition - only 50 in existence) by Peach Momoko - Signed by Artist


https://i.imgur.com/EnqRxOH.jpg



X-Men Issue No. 27 (Trinity Comics Edition - 1:250 rarity) by Peach Momoko - Signed and Remarqued by Artist


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Something is Killing the Children Issue No. 21 (Momoko Foil Edition - 1:250 rarity) by Peach Momoko - Signed by Artist


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Something is Killing the Children Issue No. 25 (Momoko Edition - 1:150 rarity) by Peach Momoko - Signed by Artist


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Harley Quinn 30th Anniversary Issue No. 1 (Besch Foil Edition - only 200 in existence) by Rose Besch - Signed by Artist


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PRESENT: 2018 BMW S1000XR SE Sport.
PAST: 2009 Kawasaki ER-6F. 2021 Zontes ZT-125U.

[A100man]

For the more slender among us..

https://www.mandp.co.uk/products/spada-rigger-selvedge-jeans-ch00300?p_colour=Blue

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15 quid shipped! FYI Size L is a snug 32" waist. Not tight, but snug.
this from a 174cm sub-11st chap, so more 'medium' in my book.

Arrived in hours, heavy and well made knee armour supplied.
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Now: A100, GT250A, XJ598, FZ750

Then: Fizz, RS200, KL250, XJ550, Laverda Alpina, XJ600, FZS600

[Easy-X]

[A100man]

[Fat Angry Scotsman]

[Easy-X]

Thanks, I've forwarded the link onto a few people

I'd buy some myself but I already have a neglected pair of jeans. Neglected as I bought those funky lightweight CE armours and they totally don't work for kneepads. However, you have prompted me to order some new, less flexible inserts so I'll be all set for the summer
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Royal Enfield Continental GT 535, Husqvarna Vitpilen 401, Yamaha XSR700, Honda Rebel, Yamaha DT175, Suzuki SV650 (loan) Fazer 600, Keeway Superlight 125, 50cc turd scooter

[A100man]

[MCN]

[to v or not to v]

found some Grand Marnier - Cordon Rouge at a price that was to good to turn down. so i bought 3 bottles.
https://i.imgur.com/pxHdY1W.jpg
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current bike Yamaha Thunderace.
Moto Guzzi V7.

[recman]

New car.
Not bought exactly but leased with the option to purchase at half retail price.
I quite like it, I'll give it a few months of driving but I think I'm gonna buy it.

[hellkat]

Une rescue dag.
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Not nearly as interesting in real life.

[to v or not to v]

[to v or not to v]

alcohol to get me through Christmas.
whiskey and white/dark rum from Lidl.
may experiment with a few cocktails.
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current bike Yamaha Thunderace.
Moto Guzzi V7.

[recman]

[to v or not to v]

ahh, a boy racer
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current bike Yamaha Thunderace.
Moto Guzzi V7.

[recman]

[Easy-X]

Fired up my new desktop DAC today...

https://i.giphy.com/pynZagVcYxVUk.webp

Something like The Prodigy - Warrior's Dance has fair amount of detail in the bassline that can easily get overwhelmed. Yello - Oh Yeah is a bit more fun for a sound test

In case you're wondering what all the fuss is about one of the clear advantages is having your headphones or amp as close to the sound source as possible and outside of a noisy (with regards to EMF) PC case. There's a tiny amount of latency introduced transferring audio data over USB but compared to latency just running stuff through Windows' audio subsystem it's neither here nor there.
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Royal Enfield Continental GT 535, Husqvarna Vitpilen 401, Yamaha XSR700, Honda Rebel, Yamaha DT175, Suzuki SV650 (loan) Fazer 600, Keeway Superlight 125, 50cc turd scooter

[MCN]

A new expresso machine.

Sage, Duo Temp Pro.


Old Tech but still selling strong.

I already have a very good/spensive grinder, so I only needed a new espresso machine. Coz my auld non-pump, Big-W special final put its hands up. I knew that day was near.

I don't want a Bean 2 Cup coz I think the coffee is shite.
And I like fresh beans and swap from farm to farm, cuntry to cuntry through the day/week.
So a hopper full of a single origin ain't gunna cut it for me.

The price range for the machine is crazy. I paid Currys £299. But the same beast sells for £400+ on other sites.

Maybe the more expensive sites are not interested in selling that machine.
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[The Artist]

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