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Apparently Innerfedility started measuring headphone amplifier, sweet.

Best music from a game I've played recently is probably undertale or ori and the blind forest. 

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For once, a non-audio related purchase, supporting OPM in my little way. Vol 2 has been sold out, so I've asked the shop to call me when new stock of Vol comes. Love the webcomic, manga and anime series!

I finished Gargantia and moved on to this last night. Bloody hell, that first episode. I thought i was going to go mental at that rate. When Misaki came in, though, that helped me decide to continue. If it was just full of random conspiracy ramblings and talking appliances it probably would have gone dropped.

So, this year, we decided to put together a fun little giveaway for all of the techies in our audience... the chance to give mom, or grandma, or WHOEVER in your life that isn't a techie a tech-focused gift for the holiday!

The rules are simple:
 
- Comment below telling us what gift (value of US$300 or less before tax and shipping on Amazon) you would want to give to your non-techie counterpart and link to that gift on Amazon
- In your comment, tell us WHO you have chosen to potentially receive that gift (mom, grandma, neighbor, etc.)
- Also tell us WHY you're getting it for them (eg. a new smartphone because grandpa still has a flip phone)
 
Make sure your gift is US$300 or less on Amazon.com. If a selected winner has linked to an item with a value greater than US$300 they will be re-drawn!
 
Winners will have 24 hours to respond here on the forum. If we do not receive a response in 24 hours, we will not hesitate to re-draw.
 
The three (3) winners will be selected on December 14. Once winners have been selected, they will be contacted by me here on the forum, and will provide the full shipping info for the recipient of their gift. Once we receive that information, we will order the winner's selected gift from the recipient's local Amazon and schedule for delivery by December 25.

There are no age or geographical restrictions to enter this giveaway.

Good luck to all, and happy holidays!
 
EDIT: Winners have been selected!

@VictorC777 who selected a Canary All-In-One Home Security Device for their Mother
@Kibelok who selected a Ninja Ultima or the Instant Pot for their mom
And @KirbyTech who selected a point and shoot camera for their dad

Thanks again for entering, and happy holidays to everyone here

No, you don't.

How dare you bash it by implying it's not AOTS
 
it has loli, vampires, PowerPoints (probably), and fan service (I assume?). It's the recipe for success. It's the no-bake cookie that tastes amazing and everyone loves it. You should feel privileged to let the salmonella bless your body.
 
that can't be anything less than 8/10
I rate your rating 6/10

The bar at least wont explode

I don't enjoy random sex jokes most of the time. I'm looking weekly shows that are on time without technical difficulties and discuss details about some subjects in-depth.
 
LTT is just... not that. At all.
 
For example: That Ek all in one review was basically reading off of a spec sheet. The temperature chart was totally useless. The overclocking guides are too surface-level. There's a lot of nuance that's there which don't get covered. I don't really care about good lighting or spectacularly framed shots. I want to leave being as educated as if I read forum posts and in-depth guides. (It's not like Tek Syndicate is any better, for example. So I'm not saying LTT is the bottom of the barrel or something.)
 
I know this isn't the direction Linus said he was going for anyways. He wants a technology channel, more general, more fun. Not what I'm looking for. His humor seems to attract fans that well... you know. Are younger and less mature than some other places. Which is fine, people of all types need their own place to hang out. Not usually for me though.
 
Ads don't really bother me. I think to say that advertising doesn't influence opinions (as Jayz adamantly stated) is stupid. You give lollipops to doctors as a pharmacy giant pitching a drug, higher chance it'll get chosen. A lot of time and money and mental effort gets saved when a company gets you some product to review. Hardware reviewers rely on them. But what other way is there to do it? Hardware is expensive. That's just the Youtube Hardware game. Not Linus' fault, and I think he's trying to remain neutral. It's not the ads for me. I can sit through the ads. it's the core content. Linus' idea to pitch ads after the content in most videos is smart and considerate.
 
I really don't care about Linus or Luke or whoever. I don't understand people who keep regurgitating Linus memes, but whatever.

So I tried Shokugeki no Soma out of curiosity... I am hooked...
It's a nice throwback to Yakitate Japan...

Why you should not buy an EVGA 400 / 430 / 500 / 600 / 500B / 600B

At $350, it's hard to call this the best price to performance. The Schiit Uber stack is competitive at $300, the regular version even moreso at $200.
 
 
Decent soundcards deal with this issue just fine.

Definitely go for a IPS monitor. Better color reproduction and viewing angles. Not sure how much you're getting the Dell for, but this new Acer monitor is only $135 (if in the US).
 
http://www.amazon.com/Acer-R240HY-bidx-23-8-Inch-Widescreen/dp/B0148NNKTC/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1447002802&sr=8-1&keywords=ips+monitor

Surround sound on headphones is done entirely on software. If anything, its impossible to have a headphone that has 7.1 (any company who says they have 7.1 headphones are fooling you guys) since the drivers are placed on each ear.
There's the A700X/900X which are the closed-back version.

Either save the $75 or spend the same amount more on the headphones, the amp is not as necessary as you'd think. For gaming, I'd grab something like ad700x/900x and see how it performs with the onboard sound then worry about amping later.

One of the photos I use as a wallpaper, taken by a friend who passed away earlier this year.  This was one of his last dives before his fatal accident.  I'm the diver shining the bright torch towards the front.

And yes, we were diving under a frozen body of water.
 

You like softer lead? I prefer harder. He Hard is as soft as ill go. Preferably ill use 2H. You use 0.7mm too? Are you the type to like bold pens?
Also 4B is simple to get go over to JetPens. I recommend the Ain STEIN line.

Worst halloween week ever its not even in the same month.

Yay, M50x. The "nemesis"

Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann. Maybe one of the best from this category. I really don't like mechas, but this one is great. God damn it, character development for main character is awesome.

The 770 PRO is $125 after rebate on adorama
 
http://www.adorama.com/BDDT770P250.html?emailprice=t&utm_medium=Affiliate&utm_source=rflaid62905&cvosrc=affiliate.62905

First, lets talk about some important things to work out first.
What is your budget. Why do you want (or think you need) an amp. What headphone(s) will you be driving from the amp. Do you have (or want) a DAC. What other features might you want (pre-outs, etc).   Oh Deer. If he just wants to get one to be getting one, there isn't much point in asking for recommendations. He can just get what looks pretty or reviews well on head-fi at that point.

what the actual f*ck?

Wow was listening to some Led Zeppelin  today... compare the guitar riff in Black Dog  to the trigun op: