What tech did you buy today?

2010-01-29 14:59:23

#3701

.Sup: be nice; +2,646|6710|The Twilight Zone

Freezer7Pro wrote:
.Sup wrote:
Freezer7Pro wrote:
Got myself a nice little Pioneer SX-424 today. A small, unknown receiver from the early 70's. It puts out a whopping 15 Watts per channel, but the sexy looks (after some hours spent cleaning it, of course) make up for that.

http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb8/ … SX-424.jpg
Very nice. How much did it set you back?
Less than one Euro per Watt per channel

so <30€? Did I got that right? If so a good deal you made there. You said its little - is it shorter than then standard 43/43.5 cm in length?

https://www.shrani.si/f/3H/7h/45GTw71U/untitled-1.png

2010-01-29 15:00:57

#3702

.Sup: be nice; +2,646|6710|The Twilight Zone

androoz wrote:
Freezer7Pro wrote:
.Sup wrote:

Very nice. How much did it set you back?
Less than one Euro per Watt per channel
How many channels are there?

looks like it could be 7.1 so 8 channel THX & Dolby Prologic certified receiver.

2010-01-29 15:04:16

#3703

Freezer7Pro: I don't come here a lot anymore.; +1,447|6454|Winland

androoz wrote:
Freezer7Pro wrote:
.Sup wrote:
Freezer7Pro wrote:
Got myself a nice little Pioneer SX-424 today. A small, unknown receiver from the early 70's. It puts out a whopping 15 Watts per channel, but the sexy looks (after some hours spent cleaning it, of course) make up for that.

http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb8/ … SX-424.jpg
Very nice. How much did it set you back?
Less than one Euro per Watt per channel
How many channels are there?

Two, of course. There wasn't much else (aside from a lonely quad here and there) back in 1972.

.Sup wrote:
Freezer7Pro wrote:
.Sup wrote:

Very nice. How much did it set you back?
Less than one Euro per Watt per channel
so <30€? Did I got that right? If so a good deal you made there. You said its little - is it shorter than then standard 43/43.5 cm in length?

Well, its physical dimensions are quite standard for a receiver from that era. I say little because it's the least powerful (and least costly) receiver Pioneer sold at the time.

The idea of any hi-fi system is to reproduce the source material as faithfully as possible, and to deliberately add distortion to everything you hear (due to amplifier deficiencies) because it sounds 'nice' is simply not high fidelity. If that is what you want to hear then there is no problem with that, but by adding so much additional material (by way of harmonics and intermodulation) you have a tailored sound system, not a hi-fi. - Rod Elliot, ESP

2010-01-29 15:06:01

#3704

.Sup: be nice; +2,646|6710|The Twilight Zone

Freezer7Pro wrote:
androoz wrote:
Freezer7Pro wrote:
.Sup wrote:
Freezer7Pro wrote:
Got myself a nice little Pioneer SX-424 today. A small, unknown receiver from the early 70's. It puts out a whopping 15 Watts per channel, but the sexy looks (after some hours spent cleaning it, of course) make up for that.

http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb8/ … SX-424.jpg
Very nice. How much did it set you back?
Less than one Euro per Watt per channel
How many channels are there?
Two, of course. There wasn't much else (aside from a lonely quad here and there) back in 1972.

.Sup wrote:
Freezer7Pro wrote:

Less than one Euro per Watt per channel
so <30€? Did I got that right? If so a good deal you made there. You said its little - is it shorter than then standard 43/43.5 cm in length?
Well, its physical dimensions are quite standard for a receiver from that era. I say little because it's the least powerful (and least costly) receiver Pioneer sold at the time.

yeah I meant by today's standards

2010-01-29 15:11:11

#3705

Freezer7Pro: I don't come here a lot anymore.; +1,447|6454|Winland

.Sup wrote:
Freezer7Pro wrote:
androoz wrote:
Freezer7Pro wrote:
.Sup wrote:
Freezer7Pro wrote:
Got myself a nice little Pioneer SX-424 today. A small, unknown receiver from the early 70's. It puts out a whopping 15 Watts per channel, but the sexy looks (after some hours spent cleaning it, of course) make up for that.

http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb8/ … SX-424.jpg
Very nice. How much did it set you back?
Less than one Euro per Watt per channel
How many channels are there?
Two, of course. There wasn't much else (aside from a lonely quad here and there) back in 1972.

.Sup wrote:

so <30€? Did I got that right? If so a good deal you made there. You said its little - is it shorter than then standard 43/43.5 cm in length?
Well, its physical dimensions are quite standard for a receiver from that era. I say little because it's the least powerful (and least costly) receiver Pioneer sold at the time.
yeah I meant by today's standards

It's about 17" wide if I compare hastily with a speaker driver. So yeah, about 43cm

Oh, and I paid 20€ for the receiver, a pair of no-name speakers with Philips drivers (I just call them 'generic Finnish speakers' - there's thirteen in the dozen of those around here), and some cheap Marantz cassette deck.

The idea of any hi-fi system is to reproduce the source material as faithfully as possible, and to deliberately add distortion to everything you hear (due to amplifier deficiencies) because it sounds 'nice' is simply not high fidelity. If that is what you want to hear then there is no problem with that, but by adding so much additional material (by way of harmonics and intermodulation) you have a tailored sound system, not a hi-fi. - Rod Elliot, ESP

2010-01-30 06:11:23

#3706

menzo: ̏̏̏̏̏̏̏̏&#; +616|6703|Amsterdam‫

.Sup wrote:
menzo wrote:
ordered a week ago
USB 3.0 High Speed 2-Port PCI-E Card (5Gbps)

http://www1.dealextreme.com/productimag … 2407_1.jpg
link, I wan't one 2!
(even though I don't have any 3.0 compatible device to hook it up to)

http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.32407

it is a RaidSonic AC604 USB 3.0 Card but without the sticker

Last edited by menzo (2010-01-30 06:12:37)

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2010-01-30 07:44:34

#3707

mikkel: Member; +383|6858

Got myself one of these, and one of these.

2010-01-30 10:22:46

#3708

menzo: ̏̏̏̏̏̏̏̏&#; +616|6703|Amsterdam‫

mikkel wrote:
Got myself one of these, and one of these.

big lan party at your house?

2010-01-30 12:12:05

#3709

mikkel: Member; +383|6858

menzo wrote:
mikkel wrote:
Got myself one of these, and one of these.
big lan party at your house?

No, they're for my lab.

2010-01-30 13:58:53

#3710

Narupug: Fodder Mostly; +150|5853|Vacationland

https://news.cnet.com/i/bto/20070917/Sprint_Airave_270x316.gif

Sprint Airave

We get horrible reception in Maine so we got this little puppy to boost our reception.

2010-01-31 08:57:17

#3711

OxenBreeder: Member; +46|6022|KTRI

Although bought 1 week ago, arrived last Friday, built Friday night.

Case = CoolerMaster 590 configured w/5 120mm fans (RC-590-KKN1-GP)
CPU = i5 750 (BX80605I5750)
Mobo = ASUS P7P55D-E (P7P55D-E)
HSF = CoolerMaster 212+ (RR-B10-212P-G1)
Edit = GPU = Sapphire ATI 5750 1GB Vapor X (100284VXL) I fooked up and ordered the 5750 instead of the 5770 Vapor X I wanted still a damn good card!!!!
HDD = Western Digital 500GB (don't recall model #)
DVD Burner = Samsung 22X (SH-S223L)
Mem = Corsair XMS3 4 X 2GB DDR3 1600 (CMX4GX3M2A1600C9)
PSU = OCZ 600W SLI/CF (OCZ600MXSP)
Case Fans = CoolerMaster 120mm 4 pack X 2 (R4-S2S-124K-GP)

Last edited by OxenBreeder (2010-01-31 22:22:07)

2010-01-31 08:59:40

#3712

.Sup: be nice; +2,646|6710|The Twilight Zone

Narupug wrote:
http://news.cnet.com/i/bto/20070917/Spr … 70x316.gif
Sprint Airave

We get horrible reception in Maine so we got this little puppy to boost our reception.

my penis wrapped in tin foil > Airave

2010-01-31 09:54:43

#3713

Narupug: Fodder Mostly; +150|5853|Vacationland

.Sup wrote:
Narupug wrote:
http://news.cnet.com/i/bto/20070917/Spr … 70x316.gif
Sprint Airave

We get horrible reception in Maine so we got this little puppy to boost our reception.
my penis wrapped in tin foil > Airave

Your penis wrapped in tin foil must be awesome cause I've gone from no bars to six with the Airave

2010-01-31 10:45:39

#3714

.Sup: be nice; +2,646|6710|The Twilight Zone

Narupug wrote:
.Sup wrote:
Narupug wrote:
http://news.cnet.com/i/bto/20070917/Spr … 70x316.gif
Sprint Airave

We get horrible reception in Maine so we got this little puppy to boost our reception.
my penis wrapped in tin foil > Airave
Your penis wrapped in tin foil must be awesome cause I've gone from no bars to six with the Airave

8 bars with tinned penis

2010-01-31 11:18:19

#3715

mikkel: Member; +383|6858

.Sup wrote:
Narupug wrote:
.Sup wrote:
my penis wrapped in tin foil > Airave
Your penis wrapped in tin foil must be awesome cause I've gone from no bars to six with the Airave
8 bars with tinned penis

I bet you're just the size for a microwave antenna.

Last edited by mikkel (2010-01-31 11:19:05)

2010-01-31 11:21:40

#3716

.Sup: be nice; +2,646|6710|The Twilight Zone

mikkel wrote:
.Sup wrote:
Narupug wrote:

Your penis wrapped in tin foil must be awesome cause I've gone from no bars to six with the Airave
8 bars with tinned penis
I bet you're just the size for a microwave antenna.

you can bet but you won't win anything

2010-02-01 07:16:24

#3717

GC_PaNzerFIN: Work and study @ Technical Uni; +528|6671|Finland

https://img6.imageshack.us/img6/447/img0735jr.jpg

jpjantti = me. Comes from my real name.

Last edited by GC_PaNzerFIN (2010-02-01 07:17:26)

3930K | H100i | RIVF | 16GB DDR3 | GTX 480 | AX750 | 800D | 512GB SSD | 3TB HDD | Xonar DX | W8

2010-02-01 07:59:42

#3718

TSI: Cholera in the time of love; +247|6237|Toronto

How much for one of your DiRT 2?

I like pie.

2010-02-01 08:45:16

#3719

.Sup: be nice; +2,646|6710|The Twilight Zone

thought I'd share

https://www.shrani.si/f/34/Sa/4aPjGgwr/3.jpg

2010-02-01 13:43:51

#3720

killer21: Because f*ck you that's why.; +400|6847|Reisterstown, MD

Normally, I would just buy the parts and build it myself but I don't have the time.

https://static.bf2s.com/files/user/16391/350.jpeg

1 224-6493 Alienware Aurora Desktop
1 317-1888 Intel Core i7 975 Extreme (3.33GHz, 8MB Cache)
1 317-2665 9GB Triple Channel 1333Mhz DDR3
1 330-6074 Alienware MM Keyboard, US
1 320-8297 Dell 23 inch ST2310 WidescreenFlat Panel
1 320-8780 Single ATI Radeon HD 5970, 2GB GDDR5
1 341-0435 640GB - SATA-II 3Gb/s 7200RPM, 16MB Cache HDD
1 313-8322 Cosmic Black, Alienware Aurora Chassis, 875W PSU
1 421-2063 Genuine Windows 7 Professional, 64bit, English
1 420-9691 DataSafe Local BackUp 2.0 Basic
1 420-6436 PC-Restore, Dim/Insp
1 317-2818 Accessory Kit, Aurora, Eng
1 330-4769 Dell Resource DVD with Application Backup
1 330-6082 Alienware Optical Mouse, MG100
1 313-8751 AlienFX Color, Mars Red
1 410-1867 ADOBE READER 9.0 MULTI- LANGUAGE
1 313-8339 Single Drive: 24X CD/DVD burner (DVD+/-RW) w/double layer write capability
1 421-0975 NERO 9, ANW
1 421-0974 CYBERLINK PDVD 8.0 ANW
1 313-8948 Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme Audio
1 330-6348 Automatic Updates: On
1 421-1427 Alien Cyborg
1 906-5260 Dell Limited Hardware Warranty 7X24 Technical Support, Initial Year
1 905-6137 Dell Limited Hardware Warranty Plus In-Home Service [after Remote Diagnosis], Initial Year
1 906-6980 In-home Service after Remote Diagnosis, Initial Year
1 988-7347 No Warranty beyond 1 year
1 990-8029 1 Year Limited Warranty and Next Business Day,Desktop
1 421-1721 Soft Contracts,Banktec Care,Alienware
1 421-1443 Steam and Portal Factory Installed
1 421-1438 Alienhead Chrome Red
1 430-0639 Killer Xeno Pro
1 317-1904 Alienware High-Performance Liquid Cooling

2010-02-01 13:59:37

#3721

13urnzz: Banned; +5,830|6754

^ heh, that's a Dell invoice . . .

ah, i see it now - Dell resource CD, etc. i had heard Dell bought Alienware, i thought they were going to remain an independent division.

Last edited by burnzz (2010-02-01 14:02:02)

2010-02-01 14:03:26

#3722

killer21: Because f*ck you that's why.; +400|6847|Reisterstown, MD

burnzz wrote:
^ heh, that's a Dell invoice . . .

ah, i see it now - Dell resource CD, etc. i had heard Dell bought Alienware, i thought they were going to remain an independent division.

They did. Basically, Alienware replaced the XPS machines which was Dell's "gaming" division. Once I get the machine, I'll strip away anything Dell related like I always do.

2010-02-01 14:06:07

#3723

13urnzz: Banned; +5,830|6754

i'm not saying Dell is bad - i have almost three hundred of them here. i just recognized the invoice.

i once placed a call for one of our servers, and the ram was swapped within half of an hour.

2010-02-01 14:13:51

#3724

killer21: Because f*ck you that's why.; +400|6847|Reisterstown, MD

burnzz wrote:
i'm not saying Dell is bad - i have almost three hundred of them here. i just recognized the invoice.

i once placed a call for one of our servers, and the ram was swapped within half of an hour.

Oh yea. If I need a part replaced here at work from Dell, such as a hdd, server ram, power supply, whatever, It is guaranteed I will have it then next day.

2010-02-02 05:43:00

#3725

CammRobb: Banned; +1,510|6387|Carnoustie MASSIF

burnzz wrote:
^ heh, that's a Dell invoice . . .

ah, i see it now - Dell resource CD, etc. i had heard Dell bought Alienware, i thought they were going to remain an independent division.

Dell bought Alienware, and they decided to use them as their gaming devision, they're going to make XPS more mainstream and consumer-friendly.

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