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[Terronium-12]

No "oops", not this time. Bought this bad boy so I won't have to worry about the price inflating to 🤬.

Not my picture, of course. Third-party Master Grade model kit of the Kshatriya, an MS Bandai refuses to make a proper 1/100 model kit of so...there's this monstrosity. 1,500+ pieces, LEDs and more detail than you could shake a wand at.

What it'll look like once I've put it together in...2032.

 

[zaxs]

Sony HTB-600 soundbar

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Sound is amazing!

 

[ZGBox]

Ok, those are not really purchases but rather birthday gifts from my friends!
2 LEGO sets (and a bonus one that's a freebie that came with the APX GP set, apparently) and the USB-C 6-1 dock for my Steam Deck (with a slot for a M.2 drive, but.... you know, that's reserved for later when hopefully SSD prices will come down)

 

[Casey]

Picked up two albums today.

Magma by Gojira and Into Oblivion by Lamb of God.

 

[Jezza819]

@Jezza819 TB’s right. I’d like to add that our ear canals are all shaped differently and some people have different depths and widths for both ears.

I would suggest getting some different ear tips if possible. The only frustrating thing is that Bluetooth earbuds are restricted by the case, so it has to be a pair designed by those limits.

You could possibly find a pair of Comply foam ear tips for them; those can be squished then conform to the ear after putting them in. They can pick up earwax, so you have to change them, but they are pretty great.

Comply® Memory Foam Ear Tips | Upgrade Your Earbuds

Comply Foam solves the most common earbud problems — better comfort, better sound, and a more secure, pain-free fit. What's not to love?

www.complyfoam.com

There's nothing on Samsung's site but in watching an unboxing video, they are shown in a tiny black cardboard box in the middle of the charge cable.

I bought some tips but it doesn't look like they fit. According to all of the videos I've seen the speaker side should be notched so you can snap the tips on. But mine is flat. There's nothing there for the tips to snap into.

Even my case looks different.



See how the ends of the tips look? They are supposed to snap on to a raised speaker with matching notches.

 

[phillgt2002]

I bought some tips but it doesn't look like they fit. According to all of the videos I've seen the speaker side should be notched so you can snap the tips on. But mine is flat. There's nothing there for the tips to snap into.

Even my case looks different.



See how the ends of the tips look? They are supposed to snap on to a raised speaker with matching notches.

Ah. Dude, you got the pair you bought mixed up with the Galaxy Buds Pro version. The version you have are designed differently and meant to rest in your ears without ear tips; that is how they are designed.

The Galaxy Buds Pro are pretty much a knockoff of Apple’s AirPod Pro earbuds, and likely have a number of extra features - if you want the Galaxy Buds Pro I would suggest cleaning the ones you have now and returning or exchange them.

 

[Jezza819]

Ah. Dude, you got the pair you bought mixed up with the Galaxy Buds Pro version. The version you have are designed differently and meant to rest in your ears without ear tips; that is how they are designed.

The Galaxy Buds Pro are pretty much a knockoff of Apple’s AirPod Pro earbuds, and likely have a number of extra features - if you want the Galaxy Buds Pro I would suggest cleaning the ones you have now and returning or exchange them.

It's too late now. Like an idiot I threw the box away the day I opened them. Usually I keep everything in that little Verizon tote bag they give you until I get my next phone then I throw it away. I've got everything related to the phone itself but for some reason in a blank moment I threw the buds box away.

When I get home from work today I'll look at my bill and see the description of them. I did use them last night and they seemed to sound better.

 

[GTvsForza]

My best friend's birthday is next weekend, and she loves How To Train Your Dragon.

 

[NotThePrez]

Grabbed 2 new vinyls this week: Zen by DJ Krush and the Red Sunset version of Light-Years by Nas & DJ Premier.

Apparently there's a misprint version of the Light-Years Sunset Red vinyl where the Side B of the album has a bunch of $uicideboy$ tracks. Unfortunately (or fortunately, depending on your outlook) I don't have that one, but I can only chuckle at the thought of someone flipping over to Side B and getting a completely different experience than what they were expecting.

Also picked up a good number of CDs lately, with these being the highlights:

As one can see, one of these is very much not like the others genre-wise.

 

[Northstar]

These all arrived over the last week, as you can tell by the background shelf space is becoming an issue.

 

[Populuxe]

I got a new RiffTrax, it’s their live performance of Timecop. Yes, it is funny.

 

[Sprite]

So new wax arrived yesterday from Andy Hay. Spiritual Jazz from Wales.

Everything is hand done for every record. sleeves all painted by hand, a small painting inside each one unique, a typed booklet all sewn down the spine and a small note too

 

[Rizla]

Got a PS5 Pro last night. Temporarily sitting astride my old PS4 Pro, which is feeling a bit... Out of sorts. Knows it's days are numbered.

Ignore that bottle of single malt, Glen Moray. Not long for this world. Thirsty Scotsman afoot.

Can now pull the ladders up behind me & blame GT7's shortcomings on the PS4... About time!

A joke/bad joke, still a joke, I'm not that guy.

 

[zaxs]

Got a PS5 Pro last night. Temporarily sitting astride my old PS4 Pro, which is feeling a bit... Out of sorts. Knows it's days are numbered.

Ignore that bottle of single malt, Glen Moray. Not long for this world. Thirsty Scotsman afoot.

Can now pull the ladders up behind me & blame GT7's shortcomings on the PS4... About time!

A joke/bad joke, still a joke, I'm not that guy.

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Congrats!
Enoy with great machine...

 

[Rizla]

Congrats!
Enoy with great machine...

Hey, thanks mate. Will do.

 

[Sprite]

Picked up a 230v - DC 24v * 2 power supply for my Graham Slee Headphone and Phono amps.

The Graham Slee versions of these types of low ripple DC Linear supplies are £180 each! Where as this is £113 inc VAT and Delivery and will power both.

Hopefully this will drop the noise floor more (it’s already quite low but I’m only using one GS wall wart supply, the other is a rated supply but cheapo one I had lying around as the GS one I had before got dropped and was dangerous.

 

[Fezzik]

I bought this for a dollar

(okay, it was more than a dollar)

 

[Sprite]

I bought this for a dollar

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(okay, it was more than a dollar)

Enjoy, it’s a fantastic looking disc.

 

[TB]

Out with the old:

In with the new:

 

[Sprite]

New T-Shirt

 

[Clark]

Got myself a cheap gravel bike for £280 for just going along canals and gravel paths when I can’t be bothered for a blast on the road bike.

 

[Spacegoat]

A new larger HDMI Switcher.

And a bunch of cardboard.

For whatever reason. Back in the day, I removed the inserts from the majority of my N64 games. So picking some new ones up to help make the boxes look a bit better.

 

[Casey]

New watch

 

[Spacegoat]

Pre-ordered this t-shirt celebrating Toyota's first race win in V8 Supercars last weekend.

And thanks to my membership voucher. It only cost $27 instead of $77.

 

[TurboTech2K]

The sound has become much better with PS Pulse 3D.

 

[zaxs]

The sound has become much better with PS Pulse 3D.

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How much did you pay them?
I tried them at friend, but I wasn't impressed.
At the time, I had Steelseries Arctis Nova 7P for PS5 and Nova 7X for XSX, and they gave me significant better experience.
I sold them both, including XSX, and bought Turtle Beach Stealth 700PS Gen 3 Wireless for €200 and they are just wow!
I would recommend them to everyone who doesn't have money for expensive stuff...

But that was mine opinions, enoy in your new headphones, there are great!

 

[TurboTech2K]

How much did you pay them?
I tried them at friend, but I wasn't impressed.
At the time, I had Steelseries Arctis Nova 7P for PS5 and Nova 7X for XSX, and they gave me significant better experience.
I sold them both, including XSX, and bought Turtle Beach Stealth 700PS Gen 3 Wireless for €200 and they are just wow!
I would recommend them to everyone who doesn't have money for expensive stuff...

But that was mine opinions, enoy in your new headphones, there are great!

Thanks! I bought new ones for 90 euros. In general, I have never used 3d sound in games, so unfortunately I have nothing to compare it with. After the purchase, I adjusted my sound profile for the ps5, and they began to sound more individual to me. Sometimes I involuntarily turn my head when I hear a voice in the left or right earpiece

 

[zaxs]

Thanks! I bought new ones for 90 euros. In general, I have never used 3d sound in games, so unfortunately I have nothing to compare it with. After the purchase, I adjusted my sound profile for the ps5, and they began to sound more individual to me. Sometimes I involuntarily turn my head when I hear a voice in the left or right earpiece

Then you had great deal!
Yes, sometimes I'm hearing things too 😂

 

[Sprite]

Finally arrived.

 

[Populuxe]

A couple of my Patreon rewards arrived this week. First is the quarterly commission I get from Joe Pekar. I’ve noticed over the last couple years that artists on Bluesky have been drawing their OCs in golden bikinis to celebrate Golden Week in Japan. #GoldenBikiniWeek. I get a commission every April, and Golden Week starts on April 29th this year, so I asked Joe to draw his orc OC Bren’duhh in a golden bikini. I thought it would look great against her green skin, and I was right. This image is SFW, but I’m still putting it behind a spoiler just in case.

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Second is this 4x6 print of Zatanna from Mike Maihack. He has a support level called the mini print club. Every couple months, his followers vote for the recent artwork he’s created, and the winner gets a short print run on specialized paper and he mails them out. He doesn’t sell them in his online store or at cons. It’s exclusive to his Patreon supporters.

I have a small collection, now. I’ve framed them all.
L>R: Hawkgirl with a metallic sheen for the background; Supergirl and Batgirl with a spot gloss; another Supergirl and Batgirl with a spot gloss; Zatanna with a pearlized finish; She-Hulk with pearlized coating; Merry Christmas. (The Merry Christmas print isn’t a part of the mini print club, it’s just an extra he sent out last December.)

The next print has already been voted on. It will be Magik from the X-Men.