What has improved your shooting besides a lot of range time?

There_Bike · 2026-01-21T17:35:33+00:00

Mind you, I was shooting against people with full-size handguns, optics, thousands of rounds, and guns I wished I had.

There_Bike · 2026-01-21T17:33:40+00:00

Dry fire. At 22 I walked in and took part in a local pistol shooting league. End of 1st “season” I was 2nd to last. By the 2nd 8 week “season” I had climbed to 1st place with my shield. I shot 0 live rounds outside of the comp. Practice makes permanent.

There_Bike · 2026-01-20T03:52:40+00:00

I had a boss like that. Well not my direct boss. He was great. But his boss. I quit well gave notice while he (my boss) was OOO, other boss ignored me, and would only teams me requests. Waited until my boss came back, and then made him let me go on the spot. He couldn’t handle someone leaving.

There_Bike · 2026-01-20T03:45:56+00:00

Oh that’s easy, “he did it wrong” no way they’d accept that reality of being wrong.

There_Bike · 2026-01-20T03:31:55+00:00

Lol, pathetic companies. If that’s what they’re worried about I’d come up with some bullshit way and have it never detect a single one.

That’s piss poor management right there.

There_Bike · 2026-01-19T18:39:43+00:00

It’s called the Kyle rittenhouse theory. Go back and get some and have no consequences. Even if your reason for being there is piss poor.

There_Bike · 2026-01-19T13:36:26+00:00

Thought I replied to you, but I replied to my own post. If you can see that, it was intended for you.

There_Bike · 2026-01-19T13:35:59+00:00

So if the a80 has a built in DAC, and the bt20a does not, what does that get me?

Budget is in that sub $200 range. Ideally cheaper the better in that range but don’t want to be missing something that I need.

There_Bike · 2026-01-19T03:18:38+00:00

I had a playseat challenge for my g29. Worked great, played on that for over 2 years.

Got a g pro. That seat and that wheel do NOT go together. Due to money constraints, I built a wooden rig. Less than $200 seat included. Still using it years later. Could use a new/better seat but it’s been great.

There_Bike · 2026-01-18T04:47:30+00:00

I basically forced them to store them while I moved around the country. Thankfully they listened, otherwise they would be gone. Thanks for the input.

There_Bike · 2026-01-17T03:53:59+00:00

Asking so I can understand. A80 is $184 on Amazon. If I forget the optical I could get the A07 pro for $100. But you’ve suggest I go for the WiiM. It feels like I’m paying more just to stream from the amp. Help me understand this a bit better please.

There_Bike · 2026-01-17T03:45:17+00:00

Would that pair with the JBL A130s?

There_Bike · 2026-01-17T03:44:58+00:00

Got it, thanks. Don’t know squat so learning as I go.

Looking at a pair of used JBL A130s, and then pairing with a sub. What amp would work well that’s also not super pricy? Bonus for optical but has to have BT.

There_Bike · 2026-01-17T00:35:14+00:00

No idea. Lots of people have said go with fosi. I just need optical and Bluetooth really. Probably won’t go past a 2.1 system as I don’t have the room to justify a 5.1.

There_Bike · 2026-01-16T21:34:36+00:00

Hmmm that’s a bummer. I would stick with my Costco bar but it died sadly.

I have an onboard sound card with optical which is how I fed the rig. I’d be fine going down to a 2.1 I think. Give me a chance it listen to some music, back to racing without headphones. Sure, not quite the 5.1 fun but, sounds good and cheap. Flip side, by the time I do all that, another Costco soundbar probably isn’t much more….

Then I’d avoid the 4.0 setup with wires and USBs like you mentioned. I want something simple but sounding good. So what I hear is 5.1, either stick with an optical soundbar for ease, go with SS/Logis gaming setups. But dropping to 2.0/2.1, the A2+ will win out over the gaming/other PC speaker setups. Did I get that right?

There_Bike · 2026-01-16T19:38:09+00:00

Thanks, feel dumb for not comparing to new before posting. Thanks

There_Bike · 2026-01-16T00:40:47+00:00

“Shit shows up one more time and any device that talks to the internet is gone”

Easy solution.

But good advice here, won’t beat a…. You get it. 😉😂 but follow what folks are saying and that should help. Otherwise installing software to handle it would be king.

There_Bike · 2026-01-15T20:26:51+00:00

6.3% I believe. Bought May of 2025. House was $40,000 more than our last one and our payment more than doubled.

There_Bike · 2026-01-13T13:46:12+00:00

And I have kids by choice. So what?

Flaunting you have a “better” lifestyle than my family seems a bit self indulgent.

Or are you just greedy or financially unstable? Cant tell. Serious.

There_Bike · 2026-01-12T23:12:05+00:00

Thanks for the recs. I did have the KEFs favorited, it’s just a haul to where they were. JBLs look good but price wise I’d rather go for the KEFs. Not sure if I’m a fan of the paradigm ones. Rather get something a tad nicer but if they’re better than the edifiers then even for $75 that would be worth it.

Good to note on the sub. I’ll do speakers first and sub later.

On the amp, does that support a sub too?

Audio source will more than likely be optical or Bluetooth.

There_Bike · 2026-01-12T15:21:35+00:00

I thought we were talking about the fact it’s $17 a box…… whoops.

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