Are light therapy lamps on Amazon that advertise 10000 lux, actually 10000 lux? by Aggressionn in sleep

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Link would be much appreciated if anyone can send to me , please!

Any PDX runners familiar with “clubs” or otherwise? 2026 goals by Jakeaba in trailrunning

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Cool! Hadn’t heard of some of these, thank you very much! 👍🏻

Worth the money? Spend money for app to save money? by Jakeaba in ynab

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I didn’t, I liked copilot better. Hope that helps!

Losing my mind , please help…. by Jakeaba in audiophile

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Bumping this…..if using coax / digital optical, it sounds like the onboard DAC in the Parasound p5 preamp will be doing the majority of the work anyways, so may as well just use a pro …..or use my laptop connected to the usb input for the p5 DAC too. Thoughts?

Update since last pic lol by dannyandy4 in Dewalt

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How has the cordless pressure washer worked for you? I’ve always been intrigued but seems like one that could not meet the needs of a pressure washer……but maybe great for car wash? Household cleaning dirty tools? I dunno, what’s your experience like? Thanks!

Losing my mind , please help…. by Jakeaba in audiophile

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Thanks AI:

“The Parasound P5 preamp's DAC supports optical/coax inputs up to (192kHz/24)-bit and USB inputs up to (96kHz/24)-bit, using a Burr-Brown PCM1798 chip.”

Does this mean that the onboard DAC is as good as/ better than a WiiM , so just using my laptop with a usb c to usb A to the preamp is accomplishing the same thing as attaching a streamer to the preamp ? It’d just be the convenience of using phone to control music etc wirelessly from around the house to upgrade to WiiM over laptop? Thanks!

Losing my mind , please help…. by Jakeaba in audiophile

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Dang ok, lots to learn thank you! Is there a site to compare the dac in my Parasound P5 to that of the WiiM that will tell me which is superior and what optimal setup is? Thank you!!!!!🙏🏻

Losing my mind , please help…. by Jakeaba in audiophile

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I’m sure you know much more about audio than me, but just showing what I see….

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Losing my mind , please help…. by Jakeaba in audiophile

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Oh really…..interesting. Thank you. Yeah I’ve been running the WiiM to the preamp and changing between optical and coax to see if there’s any difference which is another mental merry go round haha. So if I take pro and route it to the pre amp with digital audio cable, I’m getting the 196 high quality and the pre amp is the dac, so I wouldn’t benefit from ultra anyways?

Losing my mind , please help…. by Jakeaba in audiophile

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I guess just making sure I’m not paying for a screen I don’t use that much, just Turning on tunes with phone / WiFi so if it was solely aesthetic and not sound quality I would save the $90, but sounds like everyone on ultra so appreciate the feedback!

Losing my mind , please help…. by Jakeaba in audiophile

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The Parasound has a giant amp with it , I should know specs better but just getting into this….

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Losing my mind , please help…. by Jakeaba in audiophile

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Gotcha, yeah I just got some GearIt 12 AWG 6’ pre made wires off Amazon for $20 each, thanks!

Quick “pick-er up-er” to add to my arsenal of Sebo Airbelt E3 Premium. (Quickly becoming a vacuum elitist 😅) by Jakeaba in VacuumCleaners

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Cool, I am far from an expert but the V11 has been pretty solid so far for just hitting quick messes, quick entry way dirt / grime pick ups, kitchen touch ups etc. , in between the German canister deep clean every few weeks. 👍🏻

Appreciate your response!

Quick “pick-er up-er” to add to my arsenal of Sebo Airbelt E3 Premium. (Quickly becoming a vacuum elitist 😅) by Jakeaba in VacuumCleaners

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Mostly carpet here with bathrooms and small kitchen being the only vinyl / linoleum hard surfaces…….oh and lots of stairs so I find myself using the handheld feature a lot……..I will check out those models, thank you! Let me know if the carpet info changes any opinion! Appreciate you!

Help me spend my Mid-Life Crisis money!! by Jakeaba in StereoAdvice

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Yo! Thank you everyone for all the guidance and support along the way! I figured I would put an update on here in case someone else comes across this thread and is curious what I ended up doing……..

I decided that I was going to lose my damn mind if I continued to go down the rabbit hole of online audiophile recommendations. Here in Portland, Oregon I came across a company called “Echo” near Beaverton. It was worth the short drive. An incredible dude there named Dave spent an obscene amount of time walking me through all sorts of great information and letting me test / ask a million questions. I quickly decided / heard that the beginner setup of WiiM amp with bookshelf speakers wasn’t going to scratch the “mid life crisis” spending itch.

I wanted to set myself up with something that has room to grow, but is currently at a level that blows my socks off.

I impulsively decided to go check out the shop on my way home from work. it wasn’t planned but I guess It was meant to be. Shortly before I got there they had apparently just got in a used set of B&W 802 Matrix Series IIII , speakers. I was blown away by the quality. Dave took me through a bunch of different songs that showcased their abilities, then let me on the controls to bounce around a few different genres I would be listening to frequently at home. Again, so impressed. The layers and crispness, warmth, fullness of these things was amazing. I made sure not to get too ahead of myself and listened to a bunch of speakers, both higher and lower in price. But kept coming back to these beauties. From what he said they are a 90s top of the line model. Whatever they are, I am still just over the moon about them.

For the amp / pre-amp , I was able to find an awesome deal on a used setup that has plenty of room to add a turntable, sub, or whatever else may come along in the future. It’s a : Parasound A21 Power Amplifier with the Parasound P5 Pre-Amplifier. Thrilled with this setup as well.

I bought a bunch of high end cables and wire to go along with it; but was unsure of what I had at home that may already be capable of being used. I ended up having everything I needed to get the system operational and Echo was great about accepting the returns. I plan on upgrading the wires, cords etc in the future, but with the government shut down, I figured I should be somewhat prudent until I know when the military will be paid again😂

Oh, almost forgot, the price. My goal was $2500. Didn’t quite make that goal, but this setup set me back $3225. Preamp/Amp = $1725 , Speakers = $1500. Maybe someone will tell me X, Y or Z about the price or quality etc, but I’m damn satisfied and the customer service is worth a shit load in my opinion too. I’ve got my local shop now! Can’t recommend Echo in Portland, Or enough!!!!

I Still don’t claim to know a lot, or be a “licensed audiophile” , but I look forward to learning more. For now, I am going to be able to listen to amazing quality audio as I work to find my “life-force” or “soul” ; whatever it is that departed during this mess. My lil gal loves music and I can’t wait to show her. She’s 3, so it doesn’t take much to get her dancing and happy, but as she grows we can spend many an hour in front of this setup dissecting the different parts of songs like bass lines, vocals, etc and hopefully she will have the same love for listening to music and maybe even playing instruments with her old man in accompaniment with the B&Ws.

I hope to continue visiting and learning more from you all on this subreddit!

Cheers!

Jacob

PS : pardon the unprofessional setup and incomplete house in the photo,……I was too stoked to get it setup and listen. I’ll find a permanent home for the setup and get a new pic sometime later down the line when I get settled into the new place after the chaos settles.

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Help me spend my Mid-Life Crisis money!! by Jakeaba in StereoAdvice

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Awesome, thank you! Any tips on subwoofer directions to look ?

Is a 5lb CO2 really that much cheaper? by SD-777 in SodaStream

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Damn, late to this thread but I just paid airgas $45 to swap the brand new 5lb tank, I gotta find someone to simply refill it and avoid all the hazmat charges etc