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Jealous. I've been thinking about going Ryzen as well, but I think I'll have to wait for Zen2 to avoid buyersb remorse.

 

Pair of new chainring's one was rather worn, other going that way, changed the type to more open than before, bit lighter too

 

After three, ish, hours the pc is clean.

Edit: um. This is in the wrong thread.

 

Titanfall 2 and Doom, now to find time to play either of them.

 

I bought these today to replace my dog eaten Sony wired ones.

https://www.currys.co.uk/gbuk/audio...-bluetooth-headphones-black-10155252-pdt.html

Actually got to try several pairs before buying. I know some people's preferred brand is Sennheiser (I normally look at them before anything else) but they were £20 more than I was prepared to run to, yes I could have bought them online but I would need to wait for delivery, I needed them today. First time I've ever gone for something JBL branded I have to say I am very pleased

 

Decided to pick up a 27" monitor to sit next to the 34" one... not bad for a £209 screen.
Had to move my PC off my desk to make room for it, but I've gotten rid of most of the appealing visuals inside my case so not too bothered about it being on the floor.



Just need to pick up an arm to make it sit more uniform with the Dell.
Next step is to tidy up the cables and then to sort out my audio setup.

 

I don't personally prefer Sennheiser tbh. I prefer Grado RS2E, Hifiman Planars and Beyer T5P but sadly they are all a little bit out of your budget.

I hear you on the sound, though. I've got two sets of Beats here. I have a set of Studio I use for beat driven music, and a pair of Pro I use on an amp for bass tests etc. They blow your head off

You should be OK with JBL. They've got that sort of sound signature to them.

 

Grado, an acquired taste. Love them personally. Hifiman should be bigger than they are for their sheer quality.

Went out for Greek dinner with the girlfriend and an old friend. Stuffed and happy. Really good food and lots of good laughter.

 

Oh the Grado are not "fit for all" as it were. They're incredible for classical music, or any music made with real instruments. Give them drum and bass? yeah, not really up to that.... For opera and classical though they are unbeatable. Live acoustic performances are amazing on them too. The Hifiman I have are massive, and take *a lot* of driving. The planars seem to be able to hold very deep bass, without sacrificing the mid range and treble. Not the best pair of headphones I've had, but for certain tasks (heavy drum and bass, heavy rock and punk) they are good fun.

The only set I have that do all of the above? the T5P. They are astoundingly good at pretty much everything.

 

3 pints of local cider +
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I'll be honest it was a bit of a last minute panic purchase. I forgot that the first thing I need to do when I enter the new flat is put up the curtains and build the bed. Then I will use the glue on the drawers etc. Won't glue up the bed in case I ever have to move it.

 

I have one of those electric screwdrivers, they are decent bits of kit. One thing I would say is be slightly careful because it doesn't have any sort of clutch or adjustable torque, so once screws get fairly tight it tends to either round off screwheads or the bit jumps off the screw. To be honest I use it for getting screws most of the way in and then finish them off with a good old fashioned manual screwdriver.

Still a good tool and you can buy a variable torque attachment, but it's a shame it doesn't come built in.

 

Thanks for the advice. I just need it to put them most of the way in, so it doesn't take me all day to build the bed. I've got a cordless drill with torque, but sod's law my hands are really bad atm. All of the packing and cleaning has knacked my hands. The drill is heavy too.

It's just the bed really. That's my first mission. Then the curtains, but I've got a sleep mask just in case lol. For me? Moving is like a military precise plan. I've literally moved about 200 times in my head already :/

 

New pads - The best reviewed replacement pads I can get in Germany - for my AKG's. The factory ones have lasted four years of near daily use, so I can't complain too much.

FF VII for the Switch because who wouldn't?

And I seem to have acquired a desire to buy a WLOD or non-starting PS4 to repair, so I'm bidding on a few of those too. One day I'll get one for the 30€ I'm willing to spend.

 

Another member of the Coffee 'n' cream master race!

 

Every time I see those fans I can't help but think "blurgh... any other colour would be better".

But then, I like black fans with no fancy schmancy stuff.

 

IIRC, Noctua also do an all-black "industrial" range.

 

I did look at those very briefly - the ones I could find in stock at the time really were industrial. In noise and CFM.