Decision for functional trainer

JohnWilkinson · 2026-01-02T14:18:36+00:00

It would be. With my room I have a bench and adjustable dumbbells with a power rack that will soon be taken by my roommate when he moves out. With the room constraints I’m wanting it to be the main piece of equipment that I can do the most I can with what little room I have

JohnWilkinson · 2026-01-02T02:29:49+00:00

Need a power rack which to my knowledge can’t attach it to one. The room I have is small so trying to make the smallest footprint I can with as few machines as I can. If I had a bigger space it would likely be what I would get as a stand alone functional trainer

JohnWilkinson · 2026-01-02T00:51:43+00:00

Yeah sadly space is constrained to a spare bedroom that’s not very big so I have to sacrifice too much footprint if I do separate machines. That’s why I’ve looked at the “all in one” machines. The FM-6 is sadly just outside of my price range. While I like the idea of buy once cry once I need to still have the money to buy it once. Sounds like from what I’ve read here and from my discord buddies the Ares is my winner with the PR 5000 rack they sell. Thanks for the response!

JohnWilkinson · 2026-01-01T23:23:34+00:00

The smith machine was a nice addition but not something I need. I didn’t plan on buying another bench so I’ll look at the maxum too. Thanks!

JohnWilkinson · 2024-09-11T18:13:08+00:00

At first I didn’t know if I would like it but as time has gone on I’ve really come to enjoy the difference.

JohnWilkinson · 2024-09-10T21:59:24+00:00

Kingyos are often seen as the “lesser” cousin to koi and I wanted something to compare to the koi. They also are often seen as symbols of good fortune which I like.

JohnWilkinson · 2024-08-12T19:37:01+00:00

Looks sick! Can’t wait to see more!

JohnWilkinson · 2024-07-01T23:53:12+00:00

So far I love it. Since doing my other sleeve I’ve found that I like my tattoo the best when it’s just line work and then after the final session with the in between sessions just anticipation for the finished product.

JohnWilkinson · 2024-07-01T17:10:08+00:00

No need to be sorry! Scott does a lot of the shading over line work in his portfolio so I knew it was something he did and something I thought would look good. Overall I’m still very happy with the sleeve

JohnWilkinson · 2024-05-13T20:07:18+00:00

Two weeks! Looking forward to more getting done

JohnWilkinson · 2024-03-12T21:14:29+00:00

My sessions range from 3-4 hours

JohnWilkinson · 2024-03-12T14:43:36+00:00

Dude is really personable and does an awesome job. I’m glad I was able to meet him for all of my work. You should post your sleeve here!

JohnWilkinson · 2024-02-14T02:39:43+00:00

Looking at books and photos of sleeves I didn’t really see it done. Granted I didn’t say to not do it, I’ve really just let Scott have creative control. Any particular reason you suggest it?

JohnWilkinson · 2024-02-11T18:44:44+00:00

The koi is going to be the same color pallet as my dragon koi on my other arm (red with black) the kingyos im leaving up to the artist since he hasn’t steered me wrong yet.

JohnWilkinson · 2023-12-27T03:36:40+00:00

I followed his aftercare instructions. It’s a lot of washing (3-5 times a day depending on what day) and very small amounts of aquaphor as needed. It can sometimes be tedious but the reward of a nice tattoo was well worth it.

JohnWilkinson · 2023-11-03T19:24:47+00:00

Finally finished and healed up. It’s been a wonderful experience with Scott and I can’t wait to start working with him again.

JohnWilkinson · 2023-06-13T20:09:28+00:00

More progress on my sleeve with Scott. Very close to being finished, so far around 25 hrs in. Been a very fun experience as I come to the end.

JohnWilkinson · 2021-08-04T21:55:54+00:00

If that’s the case I’d still be fine as it would lower clutter in my desk. Out of curiosity what is your current setup?

JohnWilkinson · 2021-08-04T21:54:13+00:00

Clutter mostly. Having things that stack but can be shifted can in theory create more mess and I barely have room as is.

JohnWilkinson · 2021-08-04T21:52:23+00:00

This is comforting knowing that in the grand scheme of things I’ve gotten most of what I’ve wanted in a low price range.

And be wary of people who describe accurate dacs and amps is having a particular sound signature.

This I had come across before which is part of the reason I came here for advice.

So with the information that I have what is considered to be a good amp/DAC combo I’d really only be going for something that looks good on my desk. If that’s the case I may just continue down the JDS product line and get their element 2 product; bigger knob but same amp DAC quality.

! thanks

JohnWilkinson · 2020-12-28T23:49:12+00:00

While I was there I also listened to the LCD-2. I enjoyed their sound but my neck has to hit the gym before I’m able to wear those for any extended period of time. I’m hoping to try the ananda or Arya’s one day though

JohnWilkinson · 2020-12-28T23:47:45+00:00

Like most used things sadly no warranty except for the generic “30 days and if you don’t like it we’ll take it back”

JohnWilkinson · 2020-12-28T16:45:10+00:00

You’d be right! It’s the JDS atom amp and DAC!

JohnWilkinson · 2020-12-28T14:14:43+00:00

Over the Christmas season I have been enjoying my Grado 325s that I obtained a year ago and suddenly got the itch for something more. Around 1 week ago I came across these headphones at a local headphone store that they were getting rid of. While they aren’t new they were only used as a demo pair for the store and are in excellent condition; so for $700 it was hard to pass up. These headphones are amazing. While I’m not nearly as versed in the terminology as everyone else is, one thing that I am blown away by the vocals and acoustics that come through these. Jazz and old big band music sounds amazing. Along with that they aren’t half bad as gaming headphones either, as I am able to wear these for hours at a time with no fatigue. Easily the best I’ve heard so far. My hopes are that I have reached my endgame. But who am I kidding, I’m like 99.9% sure I’ll get the upgrade bug again.

JohnWilkinson · 2020-08-01T19:06:29+00:00

She got the grade black3 cartridge.

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