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    Lyons got a reaction from Derkoli in The Audio Board's Frequently Asked Questions, Pre-answered!   
    Hearing the difference now isn't the reason to encode to FLAC. FLAC uses lossless compression, while MP3 is 'lossy'. What this means is that for each year the MP3 sits on your hard drive, it will lose roughly 12kbps, assuming you have SATA - it's about 15kbps on IDE, but only 7kbps on SCSI, due to rotational velocidensity. You don't want to know how much worse it is on CD-ROM or other optical media.   I started collecting MP3s in about 2001, and if I try to play any of the tracks I downloaded back then, even the stuff I grabbed at 320kbps, they just sound like crap. The bass is terrible, the midrange...well don't get me started. Some of those albums have degraded down to 32 or even 16kbps. FLAC rips from the same period still sound great, even if they weren't stored correctly, in a cool, dry place. Seriously, stick to FLAC, you may not be able to hear the difference now, but in a year or two, you'll be glad you did.
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    Lyons got a reaction from Derkoli in The Audio Board's Frequently Asked Questions, Pre-answered!   
    Nothing on ceramic cable risers? I hear they can really bring out details in 900hz range...  :P
     
    Could we have this up (or stickied) with responses for improvements/alterations/suggestions and then stickied permanently without them when it's 100%?
     
    Thanks h246.  ;)
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    Lyons got a reaction from Derkoli in The Audio Board's Frequently Asked Questions, Pre-answered!   
    'Rice paper wraps for all kind of audio interlink plugs. Analogue interlinks balanced or unbalanced and digital interlinks like coax and Toslink do benefit much from the Wraps. You need one Wrap per digital interlink! Great results when applied on plugs, for example: CD players, DAC 's and pre-amplifiers. And Audiophile iPod interlinks for head-fi. Price of one wrap € 35,00.'


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    Lyons got a reaction from gurshair in Who do you think is the most attractive girl   
    Definitely this one:



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    Lyons got a reaction from as96 in So, this guy on youtube said you can see more then 30fps (NSFW)   
    Why haven't you guys installed this yet?
     
    http://www.tannr.com/herp-derp-youtube-comments/
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    Lyons got a reaction from IAMSWIFT1 in Are the ATH-M40X headphones a good choice?   
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    Lyons got a reaction from GoldSrc in Who do you think is the most attractive girl   
    Definitely this one:



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    Lyons got a reaction from Tech_Dreamer in Who do you think is the most attractive girl   
    Definitely this one:



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    Lyons got a reaction from bchampion96 in The Audio Board's Frequently Asked Questions, Pre-answered!   
    Nothing on ceramic cable risers? I hear they can really bring out details in 900hz range...  :P
     
    Could we have this up (or stickied) with responses for improvements/alterations/suggestions and then stickied permanently without them when it's 100%?
     
    Thanks h246.  ;)
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    Lyons got a reaction from Dezz in Post Your Cable Management?   
    Tips:
     
    - use cable ties
    - get rid of useless wires like the hard drive activity light
    - fully modular PSU's help
    - braided cables (the fabric kind, not plastic) help as they are more flexible
    - all black cables look more minimal even though they're still there
    - try to minimise the use of Molex cables/connectors as they are massive. If you can, get piggy back Molex connectors so they're all in one place
    - run your fans all to one spot, you can make a molex to fan splitter really easily with some wire and other bits
     

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    Lyons got a reaction from JAKEBAB in What Do You Drive?   
    Yep, you guys have to pay SO much for cars...
     
    US:

     
    AUS:

     
    US:

     
    AUS:

     
     
    Not to mention your used market is WAY cheaper, and you also pay 50% less for petrol. Check you market privilege.
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    Lyons got a reaction from SubTract in ChromeOS to run Windows apps   
    Dude... stop posting mobile sites.
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    Lyons got a reaction from Askew in I cannot even fathom the stupidity..   
    I feel really sorry for that bloke. He is so blatantly clueless and has no problem throwing away thousands on products he can't even understand.
     

     
    #Im #using #hashtags #unnecessarily #like #a #mong
     
    pls be troll
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    Lyons got a reaction from Askew in Are the ATH-M40X headphones a good choice?   
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    Lyons got a reaction from terrytek in Post Your Cable Management?   
    Tips:
     
    - use cable ties
    - get rid of useless wires like the hard drive activity light
    - fully modular PSU's help
    - braided cables (the fabric kind, not plastic) help as they are more flexible
    - all black cables look more minimal even though they're still there
    - try to minimise the use of Molex cables/connectors as they are massive. If you can, get piggy back Molex connectors so they're all in one place
    - run your fans all to one spot, you can make a molex to fan splitter really easily with some wire and other bits
     

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    Lyons got a reaction from TheKDub in Post Your Cable Management?   
    Tips:
     
    - use cable ties
    - get rid of useless wires like the hard drive activity light
    - fully modular PSU's help
    - braided cables (the fabric kind, not plastic) help as they are more flexible
    - all black cables look more minimal even though they're still there
    - try to minimise the use of Molex cables/connectors as they are massive. If you can, get piggy back Molex connectors so they're all in one place
    - run your fans all to one spot, you can make a molex to fan splitter really easily with some wire and other bits
     

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    Lyons got a reaction from MrDucco in Post Your Cable Management?   
    Tips:
     
    - use cable ties
    - get rid of useless wires like the hard drive activity light
    - fully modular PSU's help
    - braided cables (the fabric kind, not plastic) help as they are more flexible
    - all black cables look more minimal even though they're still there
    - try to minimise the use of Molex cables/connectors as they are massive. If you can, get piggy back Molex connectors so they're all in one place
    - run your fans all to one spot, you can make a molex to fan splitter really easily with some wire and other bits
     

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    Lyons got a reaction from Darren in [Gizmodo] Google's Messing with Music on YouTube   
    Anyone who uses Youtube as their primary music source is a complete pleb.
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    Lyons got a reaction from Danimacl in The Audio Board's Frequently Asked Questions, Pre-answered!   
    Nothing on ceramic cable risers? I hear they can really bring out details in 900hz range...  :P
     
    Could we have this up (or stickied) with responses for improvements/alterations/suggestions and then stickied permanently without them when it's 100%?
     
    Thanks h246.  ;)
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    Lyons got a reaction from Charger in Canned Air alternative   
    An air compressor
     
    You can use them for all sorts of compressed air related fun
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    Lyons got a reaction from X1XNobleX1X in Good laptop for $700~?   
    1. Go to your best known local PC retailer site like amazon/NCIX/PCCG/Newegg/etc.
    2. Go to laptop section
    3. Sort by price
    4. Look at which one has the best features in your price range
    5. Add to cart
    6. Buy
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    Lyons got a reaction from connorpiper in Good laptop for $700~?   
    1. Go to your best known local PC retailer site like amazon/NCIX/PCCG/Newegg/etc.
    2. Go to laptop section
    3. Sort by price
    4. Look at which one has the best features in your price range
    5. Add to cart
    6. Buy
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    Lyons got a reaction from Phillyphries in I cannot even fathom the stupidity..   
    I feel really sorry for that bloke. He is so blatantly clueless and has no problem throwing away thousands on products he can't even understand.
     

     
    #Im #using #hashtags #unnecessarily #like #a #mong
     
    pls be troll
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    Lyons got a reaction from Freaky_spider in Is there a NVIDIA Tesla k40 versus Xeon Phi 7120A comparison anywhere around?   
    I remember the Engadget article on it ages ago. Most of the comments pertained to, 'Why are there no display outputs on that graphics card? Intel is so shit!'
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    Lyons got a reaction from mr moose in Is there a NVIDIA Tesla k40 versus Xeon Phi 7120A comparison anywhere around?   
    I remember the Engadget article on it ages ago. Most of the comments pertained to, 'Why are there no display outputs on that graphics card? Intel is so shit!'
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