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Dimrill · **Posted:** Mon Jan 11, 2010 15:05

I hear the former USSR has lots of active subs for sale.

Zardoz · **Posted:** Mon Jan 11, 2010 15:07

Craster wrote:

Any idea where I could look to pick up a powered subwoofer, without paying £100+ which is what most places seem to be asking?

Richer Sounds have a couple for £99. What are your other speakers?

Cras · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 49253

Poxy things. I want a poxy sub, really. £99 is too much money for one speaker out of 6, when the others probably have a total value of £30.

Zardoz · **Posted:** Mon Jan 11, 2010 15:19

GET A DECENT SET OF SPEAKERS FOR YOUR NICE AMP YOU MORON.

Does this help?

Cras · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 49253

Can't afford any - just bought a nice amp, diddenai?

Zardoz · **Posted:** Mon Jan 11, 2010 15:22

Send me your amp.

Grim... · **Posted:** Mon Jan 11, 2010 15:38

Use your old amp to make your sub 'active'.
And put new speakers on your shopping list.

Cras · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 49253

That's a sucky idea.

DavPaz · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 38876

Employ Zardingle to be your sub. He can drone on for hours.

Grim... · **Posted:** Mon Jan 11, 2010 15:43

Get your wallet out, then.
A chum has this one and it sounds pretty good, plus that's about £50 off.
http://www.pixmania.co.uk/uk/uk/445804/ ... ?srcid=369

DavPaz · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 38876

Edit: Forget that, it's faulty

Doctor Glyndwr · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 32624

DO NOT EVER USE PIXMANIA.

DavPaz · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 38876

Doctor Glyndwr wrote:

DO NOT EVER USE PIXMANIA.

EXPLAIN!

Dimrill · **Posted:** Mon Jan 11, 2010 15:45

Doctor Glyndwr wrote:

DO NOT EVER USE PIXMANIA.

Do tell in law rending detail.

DavPaz · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 38876

Maybe this one?
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/TOSHIBA-SS-V63T-c ... 300wt_1036

Zardoz · **Posted:** Mon Jan 11, 2010 15:46

DavPaz wrote:

Employ Zardingle to be your sub. He can drone on for hours.

DUH! I'm Dom, obv.

Now lick my other boot and finish your pint of piss.

DavPaz · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 38876

Zardoz wrote:

DavPaz wrote:

Employ Zardingle to be your sub. He can drone on for hours.

DUH! I'm Dom, obv.

Zarzdizzle and friend

markg · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 16736

DavPaz wrote:

Maybe this one?
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/TOSHIBA-SS-V63T-c ... 300wt_1036

Is it some kind of proprietary input, though? Usually they are coaxial I think.

DavPaz · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 38876

markg wrote:

DavPaz wrote:

Maybe this one?
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/TOSHIBA-SS-V63T-c ... 300wt_1036

Is it some kind of proprietary input, though? Usually they are coaxial I think.

Aye, you might be right. There's a few on there though, if you're willing to take a punt on ebay.

Doctor Glyndwr · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 32624

Dimrill wrote:

Doctor Glyndwr wrote:

DO NOT EVER USE PIXMANIA.

Do tell in law rending detail.

I order my new camera Jan 2nd. It is "in stock". Order is "processing".

Jan 5th, order is "awaiting stock". Camera is "out of stock". My card has been charged. I call them and ask them to explain. They cannot. I am promised a callback.
Jan 6th, I call them. They have no explanation. I cancel the order and order from Amazon (£60 more expensive).
Jan 6th, the Amazon order ships.
Jan 7th, I call them. Order has been cancelled, refund is being processed.
Jan 8th, I email them to check. No reply.
Jan 9th, I receive the camera from Pixmania.
Jan 11th, I receive the camera from Amazon, having spent nearly a week in City Link's network.

Grim... · **Posted:** Mon Jan 11, 2010 16:03

Doctor Glyndwr wrote:

Jan 5th, order is "awaiting stock". Camera is "out of stock". My card has been charged. I call them and ask them to explain. They cannot. I am promised a callback.
Jan 6th, I call them. They have no explanation. I cancel the order and order from Amazon (£60 more expensive).
Jan 6th, the Amazon order ships.
Jan 7th, I call them. Order has been cancelled, refund is being processed.
Jan 8th, I email them to check. No reply.
Jan 9th, I receive the camera from Pixmania.
Jan 11th, I receive the camera from Amazon, having spent nearly a week in City Link's network.

Hang on a minute - they got the camera to you a day quicker than Amazon.

Malabelm · **Posted:** Mon Jan 11, 2010 16:05

Did the refund actually go through?

Dimrill · **Posted:** Mon Jan 11, 2010 16:05

Plus if the refund processes you've got a 2nd camera for 60 quid there.

Doctor Glyndwr · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 32624

No. The refund didn't go through.

Doctor Glyndwr · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 32624

Grim... wrote:

Hang on a minute - they got the camera to you a day quicker than Amazon.

Granted, their courier (DHL) massively out performed Amazon's (Citylink). But I cancelled that order three times before it shipped.

Grim... · **Posted:** Mon Jan 11, 2010 16:22

Did you get your money back three times?

myp · **Posted:** Mon Jan 11, 2010 16:26

Re: second camera. Tenner, final offer.

LewieP · **Joined:** 29th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 7600

Dimrill · **Posted:** Mon Jan 11, 2010 16:45

chinnyhill10 · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 15695

£2.

Dimrill · **Posted:** Mon Jan 11, 2010 17:26

£1.93.

I should hurry up and accept Ricky, it's going lower.

Zardoz · **Posted:** Mon Jan 11, 2010 17:27

Are you sending one of them back for a refund (7 day no quibble on web purchases)?

Or am I bringing down an extra roll of quids in my banana hammock to Madchester?

Doctor Glyndwr · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 32624

Dimrill wrote:

I should hurry up and accept Ricky, it's going lower.

My god, you're right! In these tubulent economic times I shoud accept anything anyone wants to pay for a new camera or a Toyota Yaris. I'd be a fool to turn this down.

Malabelm · **Posted:** Mon Jan 11, 2010 17:30

So. What camera did you get, and why were you flashing the firmware?

Zardoz · **Posted:** Mon Jan 11, 2010 17:31

I think it's a trick Doc! Quickly hide your cameras in my lost property cupboard until the trouble passes.

Dimrill · **Posted:** Mon Jan 11, 2010 17:32

£1.87. Quickly now.

Zardoz · **Posted:** Mon Jan 11, 2010 17:56

...spending money on that lovely amp and only having shoddy speakers and no sub...

...it's like wearing Armani socks then slipping your feet into a pair of tramps piss soaked greenflash...

...mutter... mumble...

Doctor Glyndwr · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 32624

Malabar Front wrote:

So. What camera did you get, and why were you flashing the firmware?

Panasonic Lumix GF1 with the 20mm prime f/1.7 "pancake" lens.

It had a v1.something firmware update for the body, that had quite a long fix list (JPEG output quality and AF in movie mode were the standouts) and the lens firmware v1.1 had a similar fix to the movie mode AF. I suspect lens and camera had to have matched firmware for that fix to actually work, for whatever reason.

Cras · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 49253

5.1 shitty speakers > 2.0 shitty speakers.

DavPaz · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 38876

5.0, shirely?

Cras · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 49253

Heh. Shh.

6.0, in fact.

Zardoz · **Posted:** Mon Jan 11, 2010 18:04

Craster wrote:

5.1 shitty speakers > 2.0 shitty speakers.

The shit will find a way back up the cables (you set at least 10% of your budget on cables, right? Right!?) and soak up all of your amps soul. Fact.

Zardoz · **Posted:** Mon Jan 11, 2010 18:06

Doctor Glyndwr wrote:

20mm prime f/1.7 "pancake" lens.

You're taking titty self portraits?

Cras · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 49253

The speakers were from a home theatre setup, so the cables are integrated. I just stripped the ends off and wired them up.

:kiss:

Zardoz · **Posted:** Mon Jan 11, 2010 18:06

Craster wrote:

the cables are integrated

O M F G W T F

Grim... · **Posted:** Mon Jan 11, 2010 18:11

Doctor Glyndwr wrote:

Dimrill wrote:

I should hurry up and accept Ricky, it's going lower.

My god, you're right! In these tubulent economic times I shoud accept anything anyone wants to pay for a new camera or a Toyota Yaris.

QUIET THIS VOICE OF YOURS GAYWOOD, LEST YOUR BETTERS DECREE YOU A CUNT!

throughsilver · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 6197

Doctor Glyndwr wrote:

DavPaz wrote:

And SCIENCE

God, I wish.

Heh.

***

Also, I know this is probably heresy here, but I'm fine with stereo. Until I can be arsed getting a 5.1 processor for my Cyrus sex0r amp, at least.

myp · **Posted:** Mon Jan 11, 2010 19:03

Zardoz wrote:

...spending money on that lovely amp and only having shoddy speakers and no sub...

...it's like wearing Armani socks then slipping your feet into a pair of tramps piss soaked greenflash...

...mutter... mumble...

Don't be stupid. He wouldn't fit into my shoes.

Grim... · **Posted:** Mon Jan 11, 2010 19:04

I can say with complete honesty that 5.1 adds far, far more to a film than HD ever will. It's a quite lovely thing.

kalmar · **Posted:** Mon Jan 11, 2010 19:11

It's strange there doesn't seem to be any demand for surround music discs, nor are manufacturers trying to force it on everyone.

Is there even a file format for surround audio?

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