Nothing In Particular
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#16396 Re: Nothing In Particular
Being a stooge is in his job description, honest.
The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.
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#16397 Re: Nothing In Particular
Bought a compressor limiter for the sound from the TV. Got fed up of turning the volume up to hear the dialogue, and turning it down when there’s some action so we don’t disturb the neighbours. It’s a Behringer MDX2600 and not bad for £40 off eBay, but will try to learn more and maybe get something better in the future
Brian
Brian
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#16398 Re: Nothing In Particular
Interesting. Also the adverts are stoked right up!
"No matter how fast light travels it finds that the darkness has always got there first, and is waiting for it."
#16399 Re: Nothing In Particular
I’ll have to see if it makes any difference on adverts Mike. They are usually very heavily compressed, so same peak level as the programme, but much higher average. Definitely helps on modern films which seem to assume that you have speakers capable of over 100dB, and that is what you want to hear.
The sound quality suffers a bit when compressing, but it’s not too noticeable, and we can get through a whole film without touching the volume
The sound quality suffers a bit when compressing, but it’s not too noticeable, and we can get through a whole film without touching the volume
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#16400 Re: Nothing In Particular
Interesting , please report back .
#16401 Re: Nothing In Particular
I have done some tests, and subjectively, adverts are improved, but it’s only slight. If you bought it for this I feel that you would be disappointed. Having said that, it was only £40 so might be worth a try, but it is balanced in and out, so you might need to do some converting.
One handy feature is if you turn it off it bypasses internally with signal relays
Brian
One handy feature is if you turn it off it bypasses internally with signal relays
Brian
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#16402 Re: Nothing In Particular
Replaced my shagged out soldering iron yesterday with this cordless iron:
Brilliant bit of kit. Excellent for hairy-arsed valve amp projects. I will now be able to build amps without making a ton of dry joints. Sgt. Baker started talkin’ with a Bullhorn in his hand.
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#16403 Re: Nothing In Particular
I’ve often coveted an upmarket soldering iron , then I discovered Ali express do them for £2.50 . I bought 2 dozen and just throw them away after a couple of months .
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#16404 Re: Nothing In Particular
Ya paid ‘ow much?
You were robbed!
You were robbed!
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#16405 Re: Nothing In Particular
Had another go at making Polish potato pierogies, this time with Twarog cheese. However despite more salt and spices (garam massala and half a Korean pot noodle spice sachet), the filling is still quite overwhelmed by the flavour of the pastry. Needs more work?
"No matter how fast light travels it finds that the darkness has always got there first, and is waiting for it."
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#16406 Re: Nothing In Particular
Yep but worth it!
Philosophers have only interpreted the world - the point, however, is to change it. No it isn't ... maybe we should leave it alone for a while.
#16407 Re: Nothing In Particular
Improved this quite a bit by putting more gain before it and reducing the gain after
A bit limited as consumer stuff doesn't put out as much signal as pro gear, and I'm using it to watch TV, so nowhere near maximum output
Definitely happy with it
Brian
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#16408 Re: Nothing In Particular
It's giving me lots of pies to scoff, if that's what you mean.
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#16409 Re: Nothing In Particular
Yep, but you will also learn how to make more scrummy nosh.
Philosophers have only interpreted the world - the point, however, is to change it. No it isn't ... maybe we should leave it alone for a while.
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#16410 Re: Nothing In Particular
I see they are messing with the snooker rules in the Riyadh world masters, by adding another ball, gold coloured, worth 20 points. This gold ball only comes into play if a player gets a 147. Once a 147 is not possible the gold ball is removed from the table.
The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.
Edmund Burke
G-Popz THE easy listening connoisseur. (Philip)
Edmund Burke
G-Popz THE easy listening connoisseur. (Philip)