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spwath

Collegiate hijinks master, Male, 21, from Hartford, CT

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Restaurant wouldn't serve me alcohol with my parents until day after my 21st. We left and are going somewhere that will serve me. Aug 4, 2020 at 6:04 PM

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1. spwath
  Restaurant wouldn't serve me alcohol with my parents until day after my 21st. We left and are going somewhere that will serve me.
  
  Aug 4, 2020 at 6:04 PM
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  3. spwath
    Yeah $300 is kinda crazy, but I thought it was very good, and $20 didn't seem too bad. The $20-50 it used to go for for a bottle was a real steal though
    
    Aug 4, 2020 at 7:41 PM
  4. JK47
    Regardless, Happy Birthday!!!
    
    Aug 4, 2020 at 7:50 PM
    
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  5. spwath
    Thanks, was a pretty good birthday. Checked out one of these CO dispensaries, checked out Rocky Mountain national park with my parents, then they took me out to this nice dinner
    
    Aug 4, 2020 at 8:26 PM
2. spwath
  Battle of the cheap Craigslist monitors coming soon. Fostex vs M audio https://imgur.com/a/PBGVTN9
  
  Aug 2, 2020 at 6:04 PM
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3. spwath
  Fostex PM0.4 for $50. Good deal? Better than my M Audio BX5a?
  
  Aug 2, 2020 at 9:21 AM
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  2. spwath
    Well I am about to find out, picking them up today.
    
    Aug 2, 2020 at 3:28 PM
    
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4. spwath
  Last day at YG acoustics was yesterday. Was cool to work there and see all the actual science and engineering that went into the speakers.
  
  Aug 1, 2020 at 7:09 AM
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  2. spwath
    No audiophoolery in their speakers, just a very, very high price tag. To be fair, a lot of cost goes into the speakers. It took me almost an entire day to make one crossover for the most expensive speaker.
    
    Aug 1, 2020 at 7:10 AM
    
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  3. Hrodulf
    Did the company go under? Or you're after other challenges?
    
    Aug 1, 2020 at 8:03 AM
  4. spwath
    I am in college, was just a summer internship.
    
    Aug 1, 2020 at 4:14 PM
5. spwath
  Anyone have an extra 11k? Found my dream speaker on Craigslist https://denver.craigslist.org/ele/d/denver-jbl-paragon/7166858795.html
  
  Jul 29, 2020 at 10:13 PM
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  3. spwath
    That's why the paragon is cool. It doesn't look like audio equipment. It looks like nice mid century furniture
    
    Jul 30, 2020 at 3:10 PM
  4. rtaylor76
    Only for WAF.
    
    Jul 30, 2020 at 4:01 PM
  5. spwath
    Idk I guess some people don't care about mid century classiness.
    
    Jul 30, 2020 at 4:51 PM
6. spwath
  Spent about 5 hours today building this crossover. https://imgur.com/a/9ItOGAx
  
  Jul 29, 2020 at 2:56 PM
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  2. LetMeBeFrank
    Very cool
    
    Jul 29, 2020 at 3:25 PM
  3. Gazny
    Phat. Is it for work or is this for your car?
    
    Jul 29, 2020 at 4:20 PM
  4. spwath
    Work. Time and phase aligned crossover. The one mundorf capacitor on it costs $100 alone
    
    Jul 29, 2020 at 4:39 PM
    
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7. spwath
  USPS package been stuck at "outbound out of customs" for a week and half. Not looking good...
  
  Jul 29, 2020 at 1:39 PM
  2. FallingObjects
    A birthday gift a friend got for me took about 2 months to get through USPS customs and was listed as "in transportation" to Canada Post for that entire duration. Fingers crossed yours goes faster!
    
    Jul 29, 2020 at 3:19 PM
8. spwath
  These inductors that go in these speakers are pretty crazy. Look like transformers. https://imgur.com/a/CyH731h
  
  Jul 28, 2020
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  3. spwath
    Also it is ensured that they are always mounted in same orientation
    
    Jul 28, 2020
  4. Serious
    I thought Alu did affect the values... http://www.troelsgravesen.dk/coils.htm
    But in house makes a lot of sense. Probably brings what is otherwise a reasonably priced inductor down to a fraction of the price.
    
    Jul 28, 2020
  5. spwath
    Ok maybe it does, and they probably took that into account. IDK I just put them together. Everything seems pretty well thought out.
    
    Jul 28, 2020
9. spwath
  Submitted a FedEx case like a month ago. Never heard anything. But today a check for $340 just arrived. Was more than I claimed for though..
  
  Jul 27, 2020
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  2. spwath
    Actually looks like it was the right amount, they just refunded shipping cost too. Got everything back, that's nice
    
    Jul 27, 2020
    
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10. spwath
  Just opened my blinds to find this random cat on my windowsill https://imgur.com/a/dMHEgDl
  
  Jul 25, 2020
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  3. netforce
    My friend came home one day and a cat, that wasn't theirs, was chilling in their bathtub. It hissed at them so they left it until it left on its own
    
    Jul 25, 2020
  4. spwath
    I don't have a screen in my window, so if I left it open, I could have had that too.
    
    Jul 25, 2020
  5. Deep Funk
    Now you have a mini tiger to protect you from vermin. Thank the heavens and transform into He-Man!
    
    Jul 26, 2020
11. spwath
  Centrance DACport HD ---> ESP 95X is a great system. I am not going to spend any more on headphones for a while. Speakers are better,
  
  Jul 24, 2020
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  2. spwath
    But these Koss are the next best thing. For now though, all my money went into my car audio system. After college, will see where I end up living, if I can have speakers.
    But now I am happy with spotify to this cheap decamp combo to the koss.
    
    Jul 24, 2020
12. spwath
  Just moved my computer into a silverstone FTZ01-e. Nice compact case, and build wasn't too hard.
  
  Jul 24, 2020
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  3. fraggler
    Yeah, only needed a low profile cooler to get things the way I wanted. Granted only has a 960gtx in it.
    
    Jul 24, 2020
  4. spwath
    yeah, I got a nice low profile noctua. My GPU is an RX 480, but blower style, which is probably better for this case. The amount I move around though, nice to have a small case.
    
    Jul 24, 2020
  5. ChaChaRealSmooth
    That's a good case. I'm happy that the "aquarium" PC style has worn off a bit (aka all glass on all sides with like no ventilation. Who TF thought that was a good idea?)
    
    Jul 24, 2020
13. spwath
  Gotta say, this billetdome tweeter with machined aluminum skeleton is pretty cool. https://imgur.com/a/pcmEBTM
  
  Jul 23, 2020
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14. spwath
  What ever happened to that schiit magic box thing?
  
  Jul 23, 2020
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  3. E_Schaaf
    Schiit makes quite a few magic boxes IMO
    
    Jul 23, 2020
    
    Gazny, Merrick, fraggler and 1 other person like this.
  4. spwath
    Yeah that pitch shifter. Was kinda interested in that...
    
    Jul 23, 2020
  5. Scott Kramer
    I think we might see it in the UNISON to UNISON Transport.
    
    Jul 23, 2020
15. spwath
  Just got an old tweeter from my work. Going to see if I can get another one, then use these in my car. Should be a pretty good tweeter.
  
  Jul 22, 2020
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  2. spwath
    Both 1" tweeters. Can you tell which is from a $120 car speaker and which is from a $10k speaker? https://imgur.com/a/uDshk3s
    
    Jul 22, 2020
  3. Gazny
    Right one likes like an anti-gravity machine. I would rock the 1 on the driver side.
    
    Jul 22, 2020
  4. spwath
    I think its almost the same as this https://www.madisoundspeakerstore.com/scanspeak-soft-dome-tweeters/scanspeak-illuminator-d3004/6600-aircirc-tweeter-textile-dome/#tab-1
    Model number is very similar. I am going to see if I can get another from work, then put in my car. There is one more like this one sitting around they I don't think they will use for anything...
    
    Jul 22, 2020
    
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16. spwath
  Colorado is beautiful. Just spent a few hours driving around the mountains at sunset.
  
  Jul 21, 2020
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  3. scblock
    If you do move here you’ll have to decide on a fun car for the mountain roads, a 4x4 for access to back country, a motorcycle, or all of the above.
    
    Jul 22, 2020
  4. spwath
    Yeah actually, I also want an offroader. Accidentally got onto an offroad trail once with my impreza. I turned around before I got stuck
    
    Jul 22, 2020
  5. Claritas
    "The lightning lives here." — Tesla's assistant, Alley, in The Prestige (2006)
    
    Jul 25, 2020
17. spwath
  1 month until I go back to college. I'm ready to go back... Last year though...
  
  Jul 20, 2020
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  2. Gaspasser
    Already?! It seems like yesterday that our little spwath was going off to college. Make the most of your senior year (Covid-permitting) :)
    
    Jul 21, 2020
    
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  3. Claritas
    Good work junger Mann. No https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=bjIH1jdx2_A for you. Keep it up!
    
    Jul 25, 2020
18. spwath
  John McAfee is 2 days late and still hasn't eaten his dick...
  
  Jul 19, 2020
  2. JK47
    Have you seen his documentary? That will explain everything.
    
    Jul 20, 2020
19. spwath
  If anyone needs an Eitr, free, just buy me a drink or something if you ever see me
  
  Jul 18, 2020
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  2. spwath
    https://www.superbestaudiofriends.org/index.php?threads/fs-schiit-eitr.9599/#post-309486
    
    Jul 18, 2020
  3. Merrick
    PMed you.
    
    Jul 18, 2020
20. spwath
  Cooked up some bison with scorpion peppers for a quasidilla, so good, but those pepper fumes are rough
  
  Jul 18, 2020
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