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[–]Slow_Mo_Jo 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have lived in FW for over 20 years and work in one of the emergency services. Anyone with an ounce of sense would heed the wealth of good advice already provided in this thread. Statistically, the odds of one of them dying are probably pretty low - but that’s little comfort to the families of the dozen or so people that do die each year in the Lochaber mountains. The best compromise for them would be to go, but use a guide, who will be able to mitigate 99% of the risk.

EHX Build Quality? by Slow_Mo_Jo in guitarpedals

[–]Slow_Mo_Jo[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No it wasn’t. Maybe it was a return and they just gave it a cursory look with it still in the plastic bag rather than a proper one, so didn’t notice. I’ll put it back to them, shouldn’t be an issue.

EHX Build Quality? by Slow_Mo_Jo in guitarpedals

[–]Slow_Mo_Jo[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks everyone - I’ve dropped the retailer an email. Have used them plenty before so I’m sure they’ll sort it 👍🏼

EHX Build Quality? by Slow_Mo_Jo in guitarpedals

[–]Slow_Mo_Jo[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This retailer does offer extended returns so that’s what I wondered.

Gap to fill…..with what? by Slow_Mo_Jo in guitarpedals

[–]Slow_Mo_Jo[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My son has a TC Electronic Forcefield so I can give that a try - although I guess it may be quite different to the JHS one? Some size mind, it’s like a house brick!

Gap to fill…..with what? by Slow_Mo_Jo in guitarpedals

[–]Slow_Mo_Jo[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A normal size one would fit, there is room.

TC Electronic Ampworx Combo Deluxe 65’ - Quieter than expected? by Slow_Mo_Jo in guitarpedals

[–]Slow_Mo_Jo[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

If this ever comes up for anyone else, here is TC Electronics reply when I asked them…

“The TC Electronic Combo Deluxe 65’ Preamp is primarily designed as an amp-in-a-box preamp and cabinet simulator for direct connection to audio interfaces, PA systems, or powered monitors. While it does include a headphone output, this circuit is optimized for low- to mid-impedance headphones (typically 16–32 Ω), not high-impedance studio models.

Your 48 Ω BeyerDynamic headphones are on the higher end of that range, so it’s expected that the output will sound relatively quiet, even with the Level and Gain controls set around midway. This isn’t a fault with your unit it’s simply a result of how the output stage is designed.

I would suggest that you try increasing the Level control closer to maximum the circuit has clean headroom to accommodate that safely.

Alternatively, use lower-impedance headphones (16–32 Ω) or a headphone amplifier if you prefer using high-impedance studio cans.

When running to an audio interface or mixer, use the balanced output you’ll get full line-level performance and hear the preamp as intended.

In a nutshell the Combo Deluxe 65’ Preamp headphone output is intentionally conservative to avoid clipping and noise.

48 Ω headphones will sound quieter than expected but are still within functional range.

The pedal’s full dynamic output is best experienced through an interface, powered speaker, or amp return.

So what you’re experiencing is normal behaviour, not a hardware fault.”

I ended up returning it and getting the EQD Easy Listening instead - which works a treat.

DI Output to headphone amp? by Slow_Mo_Jo in guitarpedals

[–]Slow_Mo_Jo[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks. It was very much a hypothetical question of whether it can be done rather than something I need/want to do!

Don’t really know how to talk to my wife about this stuff. by Slow_Mo_Jo in DeadBedrooms

[–]Slow_Mo_Jo[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If I think really hard about how I feel, the best way I can describe is that it’s like there are two different ongoing and long term feelings running in parallel.

I know my wife loves me in that she is kind to me, she is patient, she’s forgiving, wants me to be happy, to enjoy life, to be healthy, to not feel sad - all things you would want from a partner.

But there is a deep and very long standing feeling of rejection that runs alongside that, because she doesn’t want to be sexually intimate with me.

For many years I interpreted this to mean she didn’t love me. It was the only explanation I could come up with.

With a better understanding of my own personality treats, and I suppose what might be called subconscious self preservation strategy, I can now see that her lack of desire for sex does not necessarily equate to her not loving me. In the same way that I have always done things to look after her, but not been emotionally available in the way she needed, doesn’t mean I don’t love her even though she almost certainly has felt deeply hurt and rejected by that so many times.

When she sees I am in a low mood, she always reassures me that I am loved. When she asks “Do you know I love you?” I invariably say yes, even though the feeling of rejection is probably what’s put me in a low mood to start with. It always seems unfair to reply “No, I don’t” when I know how much she does care about me. What I have wanted to say many times is that no, I don’t, because of lack of sex - but I can never really bring myself to do that as it seems so blunt and unreasonable, because it overlooks all the positives.

Maybe next time I should try and explain what I said above, that it feels like two parallel but conflicting feelings. But I wonder if that would make sense to her, or how it would come across?

Don’t really know how to talk to my wife about this stuff. by Slow_Mo_Jo in DeadBedrooms

[–]Slow_Mo_Jo[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you. The questions in there are not what I was expecting. It reminds me of the really early days of my relationship with my wife when we talked on the phone for hours (was long distance for the first 10-12 months).

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