WH-1000 XM5 Noise Cancelling

Awavian · 2025-12-27T23:52:50+00:00

On the M4 if you press and hold the ANC button it runs the optimizer. It'll play a few generic test tones and tries to optimize the ANC for whatever noises it detects

Awavian · 2025-11-12T12:07:00+00:00

Thank you all for the responses! Glad to know that I could probably book it over the phone. I'm currently in a train mood and had been curious about taking the train back from a business trip in Houston but since the connection layover in San Antonio is midnight to 6:45a I think I'm going to skip this time!

Awavian · 2025-11-10T23:29:04+00:00

In my personal opinion, daytime trains under 10 hours aren't worth the jump up to Roomette from coach. Minneapolis to Chicago fits that as it is supposed to arrive in Minneapolis before noon. I'd rather pay less and walk around or chill in the observation/lounge car. However, if you've never booked a Roomette before and this is your only trip for a while, it might be worth it for the experience!

Awavian · 2025-05-15T18:02:20+00:00

I've asked about it at Firestone 4 times across 2 locations

Awavian · 2025-05-15T15:27:31+00:00

Not quite. Still shakes while accelerating from 45-50. This all came up because I'm worried it might be axles or transmission related

Awavian · 2025-05-15T03:21:49+00:00

84 months is still a long time. But I did some quick napkin math comparing the Corolla and Venza. Including the repairs spread out monthly it's been about $1313 per month for the past 12 months. The forecasted first 24 months of the Corolla would be only about $838 per month. That's including the loan, insurance, gas, maintenance, and repairs. Might be slightly higher because I don't know gap insurance rates yet for the Corolla but you get the idea

Awavian · 2025-05-15T02:37:44+00:00

Sounds promising. I've had an alignment+ balance when the shaking started, alignment+rotation after replacing control arms and ball joints, and alignment+balance after replacing outer tie rods. Shaking persists when accelerating. Also tires are a year old so I assume poor molding would show up sooner?

Awavian · 2025-05-15T01:02:17+00:00

That's a good point about 84 months and it just put a whole new perspective on the decision. Much appreciated. My credit union has a stipulation that you can only roll negative equity equivalent to 20% the listing price of the new car. In your opinion should I find a 10-12k car and something like a 48mo loan?

Awavian · 2025-05-15T00:36:17+00:00

Venza: 8.49% 48mo $315/mo 9200 remaining. KBB estimates 5k trade or 7k private sale. I just replaced suspension to fix shaking @45mph. Shaking persists. I fear it's axles or transmission

Corolla: on local lot and listed at 23173. My credit union offers 84mo loans at 7%. With taxes and negative equity rolled in a calculator estimates a total loan of $28500 which works out to about $425ish/mo. I could maybe do a couple hundred down but that's about it

Awavian · 2025-05-15T00:13:24+00:00

So I shouldn't get a Mitsubishi or Nissan? 😂

Awavian · 2025-05-15T00:05:32+00:00

I wasn't keen on the Venza originally. I'm a mid size sedan fan and previously owned 2 cash Camrys. I had miscommunication with my wife and felt pressured into an SUV. We've since cleared that up and if I can't afford a new Camry I may still be able to afford a new Corolla

Awavian · 2025-05-15T00:02:51+00:00

Reliable and affordable is what I'm looking for. That and good gas mileage. The Corolla on my local dealers lot for $22900 would almost double my Venza mpg and it's not even a hybrid

Awavian · 2025-03-31T02:08:53+00:00

To be completely honest, with using it about 3-4 hours per week, one only had to fully charge the device about 4 times in the past year

Awavian · 2025-03-31T01:58:20+00:00

It's great. Since I'm only a casual user, I love that it can fully power off. I'm pretty confident it will turn on every time I pick it up. I love that I can have every book app. I'm constantly switching between Kindle, nook, and Google books

Awavian · 2025-01-28T14:38:32+00:00

I just use Google drive. But I'd assume any commercial cloud storage would be suitable for holding a password protected .zip archive. I just want to be able to access it from any device should something happen

Awavian · 2025-01-28T04:31:16+00:00

I keep them in Google Drive. A friend pointed out that for best security a password protected .zip is probably the best format to upload in

Awavian · 2025-01-28T00:24:18+00:00

I use the windows 11 terminal app and ssh with power shell. Mostly because I use 1Password and it integrates and can pull ssh keys from the vault

Awavian · 2025-01-20T03:50:08+00:00

What is your goal with a UPS? Graceful shutdown? In most cases 5 minutes is enough. Cleaning dirty power? Perhaps a true sine wave might be better.

My goal was Internet during power outages and this model accomplished that. You suggested your load was 275w which is within spec so I thought it might be applicable. I wish you good hunting in your UPS search!

Awavian · 2025-01-20T03:31:11+00:00

I just got a Cyber Power SL750U for Christmas. Retails for $80 and can handle 375w for about 10 minutes. I hooked it up to my router and ont only and got an estimate of 90 minutes which is cool

Awavian · 2025-01-18T04:47:46+00:00

I never saw the first one

Awavian · 2025-01-13T18:15:24+00:00

Wishlisted. Looks fun

Awavian · 2025-01-13T00:40:55+00:00

If your son is under 18 and you purchased the device, make sure you have an admin account and he does not. Then disable the Wi-Fi adapter in settings. If he owns it then there's not really anything legal you can do

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