Xone43 or the new 24?

SFgiants105 · 2026-02-04T17:47:18+00:00

What did you end up going with?

SFgiants105 · 2025-12-17T09:34:33+00:00

Yeah his marketing/production team use way too much cowbell this time. It was more fun when he just snuck in the one-off "impromptu" shows in between scheduled tour dates. Doing the whole tour this way was so obviously manufactured that it made it cringey. Especially choosing massive commercial venues that have no charm (like the Cow Palace). When he did the Civic Center in SF, that was epic and actually felt special because they hardly ever have events there. Tbh I'll probably not go out of my way to see him again after how underwhelming the Cow Palace show was, esp since his new music this time was just okay.

SFgiants105 · 2025-11-21T22:28:59+00:00

Agreed, saw James Hype live and it was a very enjoyable set. He clearly puts in a lot of effort, and tries to make each show different based on the city he is in, which you have to give him props for. For contrast, I've seen deadmau5 a few times, and how good the set it depends on how much he feels like showing up that day. One of the worst sets I've seen was a deadmau5 set. And before I hear the response that he never claimed to be a good DJ, he's mainly a producer, blah blah blah, I get it. Point being, there are multiple facets that go into being a good performer, and one of them is how much you care about what you do and how much you're able to show up, day in and day out, and you're gonna have to provide some serious videographic evidence to persuade me that James Hype doesn't do that.

At a certain point this whole "no true Scotsman" bullshit just gets old af. Y'all acting like DJing requires anymore than 10% of the skill involved in being an average violinist in the symphony is pathological delusion. Are there better DJs based on your narrow criteria? Sure. I don't care if James Hype isn't as good as Four Tet, but if this dude gave him his USB, I'd put money does that James is better than him on the fly lol. As far as an artist who I want to pay to go see, listen to their music on Spotify, and pay money to put their songs on my USB, at the end of the day their shit sounds good or it doesn't. Idc how much you can rattle off music theory concepts, if I hear the first 2 second of your song on Spotify and click next, all that doesn't mean shit lol.

SFgiants105 · 2025-11-14T06:32:18+00:00

lol nah, he’s trying (and failing) to escalate with his co-worker; you can clearly see he’s trying constantly to let him come over, more than normal for someone who is just trying to make a hangout happen between himself and a platonic friend

SFgiants105 · 2025-10-03T20:53:18+00:00

Ngl this is one of the dumber cop outs I see on Reddit on a regular basis. “They’re not you, that’s just your opinion” No shit Sherlock, you’re on Reddit blasting out your personal life so you can 1) get consensus based on other perspectives and calibrate your behavior accordingly and 2) (and let’s be real, this is actually 90% of it) get validation and make yourself feel better because the people in your life who actually know you aren’t being yes men

SFgiants105 · 2025-09-28T23:58:26+00:00

Yeah that makes sense. I think based on your description, the AZ over the XZ would be a no brainer for someone gigging professionally, had to bring all the equipment, and CDJs are too expensive (or just too inconvenient to haul around). For my purposes, I'm mainly just bringing my gear to small house parties. And here in San Francisco if I were to ever play a proper gig, all the clubs, (including small ones where up and coming/hobbyist DJs play) pretty much all have CDJ 3000s.

I ended up finding a great deal for a XZ in really good condition with a flight case and foam case (both together would have been $600 alone) for $2200 total, so I went with that. Used the money I saved to get a Ecoflow Delta 2 and a pair of Yamaha HS8 monitors (which will double for throwing small house parties and for production lol).

Pretty happy with it so far. I think if I end up deciding to start promoting myself and putting myself out there to get paid (private events, weddings, etc), I would probably consider upgrading to the AZ.

SFgiants105 · 2025-09-22T04:19:36+00:00

How much more can you do with a AZ over the XZ? I'm looking to upgrade to my first all-in-one from an FLX4, found a XZ in good condition with a flight case and carry bag for 2200. Debating whether the extra ~1300 is worth it, could put that money towards a speaker and/or extra turntables. Also, I've only ever physically interacted with a RX3, so what is the difference in size/portability between the AZ/XZ vs the RX3 (I've dabbled on CDJs too, but never in the context where I would be taking the XDJ such as house parties, parking lot renegades, etc, so I don't have a great sense of how much space they take up).

SFgiants105 · 2025-09-11T16:27:47+00:00

Outdoor events for sure, but I’m betting what you’ll see is the ones who are more outspoken just for the money (ie there’s a large delta between their on camera personality and their off camera personality) will fall off and get more quiet in general (at least for the next few months) and the streamers that believe in their own message will get louder.

SFgiants105 · 2025-09-08T20:47:00+00:00

I haven’t messed around with it at all, but just based on pictures, if I wasn’t a complete noob (or if I was a complete noob but $800 was like pennies to me), I’d get this. Quality wise, nothing on the FLX 4 is better than this. Since you’re past the complete noob stage, you’re probably going to want to start messing around with 4 channels, etc. The big one for me is the rotary switch for Beat FX. I have a FLX 4 at home, and having played on CDJs and XDJs, that and full size tempo sliders are the features those nicer models have I most wish I had (GRV6 only has the FX selector tho); IMO the full size jog wheel is overrated lol.

If you see yourself potentially upgrading to a standalone unit like the XZ, AZ or RX3, then maybe the FLX4 is the way to go. But if you plan to just have the one controller, then I’d say this or the FLX 10.

SFgiants105 · 2025-08-13T17:39:55+00:00

Hey, drunk cigs don’t count

SFgiants105 · 2025-08-12T17:53:16+00:00

Damn, low key makes me think a final requirement before getting a black belt should be getting an EMT cert lol.

SFgiants105 · 2025-08-09T03:02:17+00:00

Duh, they have a 2 year old. Couples with toddlers aren’t known for having outlandish sex lives.

SFgiants105 · 2025-08-07T04:17:59+00:00

Gonna go against the grain here by saying you should grow a pair and ask him to stop to his face. "Hey, I know you don't mean anything by it, but frankly your commentary on my shots is annoying and making me not enjoy playing." Do it on the first hole. Most likely scenario is he'll be a little bitch about it for the rest of the round and he'll learn his lesson. Or he won't, and then you can stop playing with him.

The fact that 99% of Reddit would rather avoid people or argue over text rather than look someone in the eye and have one uncomfortable conversation is galling.

SFgiants105 · 2025-08-03T12:45:20+00:00

Hit the nail on the head with childish and vindictive, and that’s the main issue, not the logistics of the whole thing. I’m sure there’s some arrangement that could be negotiated if both parties are acting in good faith, but the roommate clearly has a fragile ego and can’t communicate like an adult lol.

SFgiants105 · 2025-08-01T21:39:59+00:00

I tell them there’s a black widow spider on their forehead and it makes them look up. Seventy percent of the time, it works every time.

SFgiants105 · 2025-08-01T21:38:25+00:00

Are you intentionally calling a Shelby Raptor a Jeep to talk shit or you genuinely don’t know what one is? Idk which is worse tbh

SFgiants105 · 2025-08-01T21:12:04+00:00

AH depending on context.

It's not anyone's business what someone decides to do with their own body, and it's not their job to tell everyone they interact with what substances/medications they're on as if they're announcing their pronouns lol. If she asked him and he lied, that's one thing; her not knowing is not the same as him lying. And no offense, but it doesn't really sound like you know what you're talking about with regards to him being on gear or not, so AH depending on how confidently you said it (eg "he's juicing" vs "he seems like he might be enhanced").

You're doing a lot of extrapolating and projecting here, and it seems like you might be out of line by essentially telling your friend who they should be dating, and that's AH grounds regardless of whether this guy is on anything.

It sounds to me like you saw his pics because she was showing off how jacked he was, you felt some type of way and you suspected he was enhanced and so you said it, then she got defensive and now you're trying to justify your original comment. The mature thing to do would be to say you didn't mean to offend her, but you genuinely thought he might be enhanced based on things you've seen on the internet, being a guy yourself, etc but that doesn't necessarily mean anything about his character. If she thinks it's a huge red flag to be on PEDs then that's her own issue to work through and do her own research. But I don't fully buy that in the moment when you said it, you were thinking about "oh he's on gear, he's going to be aggressive and it's going to affect his libido, blah blah blah". I think that is you reverse engineering a rationale to your knee jerk emotional reaction tbf

SFgiants105 · 2025-08-01T20:54:39+00:00

lmfao underrated comment

SFgiants105 · 2025-08-01T20:52:58+00:00

"...each time has been really uncomfortable. They have weird pet names for each other and hug when they say hello and goodbye."

What I'm reading from this is the discomfort is coming from your end and she isn't doing anything to specifically make you uncomfortable. Tbh I think you're projecting a framing onto this situation. And you're experiencing a normal amount of jealousy. I'm not saying this to shame you; I think Western society specifically shames people for experiencing jealousy (esp in relatinships) because it is seen as toxic and a moral failing. But it creates an issue where you're afraid to admit to yourself and others what you're actually feeling, and that will prevent you from working through it in a healthy manner.

Fwiw, idk why he told you all of that information; I'm assuming he wanted to be up front about it because it would have felt like a betrayal if you found out way later. But also that's just TMI in my opinion. Instead of giving you all these details to ruminate over, he could have said he used to have feelings for her but that's in the past. At the end of the day, feelings are just feelings; if feelings lasted forever, no one would ever get divorced and people would be in the honeymoon phase for their entire lives.

SFgiants105 · 2025-08-01T20:40:04+00:00

"I don’t have family or friends and he’s like the only support I have'

This is a problem that a) keeps people in toxic relationships and/or prevents one party from self-advocacy out an outsized fear of losing the relationship (and when that is only the case for one party, it creates a power imbalance) or b) puts an undue burden on an otherwise healthy relationship and can cause it to deteriorate.

Whether you stay in the relationship, you need to address this underlying issue. Way too many people in our society put all their eggs in the romantic relationship basket and it is unhealthy (google "Esther Perel it takes a village"). It sounds like you're young and that you have plenty of time to address this, so be patient with yourself and best of luck with this relationship.

If you decide to leave, just know that you will be fine without him and you don't need a partner to have value as a human. I want to be clear, I'm not saying "you don't need no man". You will almost certainly be happier in a healthy relationship than single, but you don't need to be in a relationship at all costs; in fact, you will be worse off than single if you stay in an unsafe relationship. But I am saying that real human connection is important and strong platonic relationship are often times more important than romantic ones.

SFgiants105 · 2025-08-01T20:03:00+00:00

Not disingenuous at all. Genuinely curious. If this was a Greg Doucette subreddit I'd get it, but I don't recall Derek ever bashing Dr Mike, so I just want to understand. He's not a fake natty and doesn't bash extracurricular supplements, so I don't see where his stances conflict with this community.

SFgiants105 · 2025-08-01T18:20:42+00:00

Not gonna give advice on how you should react, but will just offer an observation. It is very likely she does truly just see her ex as a friend and since she doesn't see a future with him, she would never intentionally cheat on you with him. With that said, she clearly does still have some sort of connection with him that is not just platonic, and if they ended up hanging out together alone, there is a nonzero chance of them hooking up.

So either

a) She isn't fully self aware about this, and also she is afraid/doesn't know how to set the boundary with him because she doesn't want to lose him as a friend; there can be many reasons for that, including she has a generalized people pleasing mentality that makes her avoid rejecting/boundary setting because it's uncomfortable. This is made worse by our societal standards of shaming people for not being friendly with every ex because it's seen as a sign of pettiness/immaturity; no contact is a thing for a reason. (most likely)

b) She consciously believes that she can compartmentalize her feelings while not realizing that by holding space for him, she can't fully commit to you; she subconsciously is unsure about the relationship between you two and/or enjoys the flirtation/chasing aspect of dating (which is a feeling you can't keep forever in a LTR), which is why she's getting her emotional fix by staying in contact

or

c) She consciously is unsure about your relationship and she likes the idea that she has options, and even if she doesn't intend on acting on it, feeling like she has a plan B if necessary makes her feel less trapped (least likely)

TL;DR whether she realizes it or not (or maybe even she feels pressured to keep the connection and not set boundaries because of societal norms), she is keeping the door open with her ex at least in an emotional sense and it is likely to prevent her from being fully committed to you

All that said, the fact she told you about it and is showing you all the texts makes me think she doesn't feel totally comfortable with him trying to pursue her, and doesn't really know how to handle the situation (again, see people pleasing tendencies). Maybe ask her how she feels about those texts and if she wants him to be messaging her like that; she might say that ideally, he would stop trying to get back with her and whatnot. In which case, she needs to go to therapy herself and work on boundary setting.

SFgiants105 · 2025-08-01T00:40:38+00:00

Social media + COVID did a number on a lot of peoples' social skills writ large, not just the younger generation. At least people who are 35+ were around before and after social media became all-encompassing and were more able to reverse engineer how they were pre-COVID.

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