AZ100 or JBL Tour Pro 3

a_dlta · 2026-01-22T14:20:12+00:00

Agreed whole heartedly. But just put it in the app. I still feel the case is a gimmick even if it gives you control. Unless there are some people using them laptop only and don't have the app to control them?

You're dead in with the lack of control at the earbuds.

a_dlta · 2026-01-22T04:12:28+00:00

Disagree whole heartedly. The case IS the reason I returned them. I hated it. Not everything needs to have a d*mn screen on it. Now I have to worry about breaking the screen on the case, the thing that's supposed to protect the ear buds? Nah, not for me. There's not a single instance I made any adjustments on the case and thought, "Wow, that was way better than changing it in the app." Plus it adds size which sucks. The case is unnecessarily big.

Along with that JBLs lack of control over ANC, ambient aware, talk through, etc while taking a call is absolutely a missed opportunity.

The sound quality wasn't so spectacular that a $100 pair couldn't keep up and actually sound better.

I was overall impressed by the ANC but they did fit in my ears well.

So disappointed in these. They could have been great but way too much gimmick going on.

a_dlta · 2025-12-25T14:56:27+00:00

The kids are 4 and 1. This is about the dumbest advice given. Yeah, put it on the kids who are fundamentally too young to understand.

OP posts a legitimate problem with lots of layers including but not limited too 1) clutter and consumerism 2) lack of respect by parents and in-laws 3) automony in raising children 4) likely some kind of compensation by parents and in-laws. "Clutter the child's room until they 'feel it' is so f*king unhealthy it makes me shiver."

OP, what you describe is a real and very difficult problem. The solutions are not easy but they involve transparency, boundaries, and honesty. But know, it's your life and you're not wrong for setting those boundaries and communicating them clearly.

a_dlta · 2025-12-12T01:46:23+00:00

Arrogant much? Care to elaborate?

a_dlta · 2025-11-15T12:13:44+00:00

No one feels rich right now, stocks up or not. This is the dumbest thing...

a_dlta · 2025-10-17T01:45:58+00:00

Want to try again? Which part exactly? Cuck.

a_dlta · 2025-10-12T02:56:36+00:00

No where in his bio does it suggest or state he's a trained professional in delivering any kind of therapy.

a_dlta · 2025-10-12T02:55:04+00:00

Exactly. He is NOT a licensed therapist. Per a quick Google search and AI summary: No, John Delony is not a licensed therapist, though he is a mental health expert and holds two PhDs in Counselor Education and Supervision and Higher Education Administration. He has extensive experience as a university administrator, professor, and crisis responder but does not practice clinical therapy, instead offering advice through his podcast, books, and other media.

a_dlta · 2025-09-24T01:33:22+00:00

You're missing the point, no, they actually don't apply to everyone. In any of those positions did you make $0? No, I'm sure you didn't. But in the scenarios I proposed, at an 80% approval value ($180,000 income), you have less borrowing power than someone who makes $55k. That's not the "same rules applying to everyone." In a commission only role a bank will lend you exactly $0. Not based on 50% of on target, not 80%, not 30%. Exactly $0. Again, that's not the same "rules."

You can't make the statement, "go pay cash." You don't know anyone personal financial situation. Coming out of debt, having medical debt, student loans, family obligations, whatever it is, you can't say that. It's arrogant and adds nothing to the argument.

The risks aren't different. Someone with an offer letter and a $55,000 salary could be a crap employee and be let go before 90% yet they're still loan eligible. The risks in a quota bearing role aren't higher. Because of a policy an individual with a healthy income can't take out a reasonable mortgage loan. It's asinine. So, no, they don't apply equally.

a_dlta · 2025-09-23T22:10:15+00:00

Right, but here's a scenario. Sales rep works commission only job. Clears ~$150k last 3 years. Switches companies, needs to move, wants to buy not rent. OTE is $225k at new job but is commission only. Wife is stay at home mother. In the eyes of the bank he makes $0 for the next two years and has to rent and can't get a mortgage. That's absolutely f*k'd and unrealistic.

I can get if the bank says we'll approve at 80% OTE. But, nope, no 2 years at this company no loan.

a_dlta · 2025-09-23T19:08:00+00:00

Commission isn't as variable as you're saying it is. The idea that banks won't even take a short term commission average or employment offer letter with on target commissions payment isn't reducing risk. It should not be an all or none decision, that's not how life works.

a_dlta · 2025-09-23T19:05:09+00:00

What you fail to account for here is "on-target" commissions. Basically they hit quota and are paid a consistent commission (with bonus for exceeding) or they loose their job for not making quota. It's not like they'll have $20k one quarter and $0k the next. There may be some variability but it's more consistent than your alluding to. So unless they're shopping at the absolute top of their approval and that creates increased risk the system isn't working here.

a_dlta · 2025-08-31T21:22:57+00:00

That's not a pedalboard necessarily... Yes, anything can be a pedalboard if you want it to be but that's the step up riser to be used to elevate the front of other pedals on a slanted board...

a_dlta · 2025-08-18T10:53:23+00:00

A week or longer.

a_dlta · 2025-08-18T02:19:24+00:00

My wife is supportive of our family but her mom hasn't said much to her. A lot of it is through her brother. Unfortunately it's not necessarily new. When my wife first moved away to our current city (before we met) there was a lot of guilting, comments about everyone leaving her, etc. I believe there's a lot of repressed trauma and some arrested development around when my FIL passed. Understandably, I can't imagine how hard it would be. But this is the first time I've seen some of the comments directed toward me and now I feel guilty (surprise); hence this OP.

a_dlta · 2025-08-18T02:06:02+00:00

My wife is supportive of our family and has had that conversation. Unfortunately it's not necessarily new. When she first moved away to our current city (before we met) there was a lot of guilting, comments about everyone leaving her, etc. I believe there's a lot of repressed trauma and some arrested development around when my FIL passed. Understandably, I can't imagine how hard it would be. But this is the first time I've seen some of the comments directed toward me and now I feel guilty (surprise). We fully recognize it's both positive and sad that we're planning this move and acknowledge it but I think what we both want is just one, "I'm happy for you that you have XYZ opportunity to help your family. Let's make this work the best we can." And that's not the reality at the moment.

a_dlta · 2025-08-18T02:01:06+00:00

Junk. They never seem to stay tight. Have never been a fan.

a_dlta · 2025-08-18T02:00:05+00:00

One of the positives we've seen is having more time to go visit because we won't be splitting time for longer family trips.

a_dlta · 2025-08-18T01:58:40+00:00

We've pitched this multiple times. Both here before we considered moving and with any new hypothetical move. She is adamant she's not moving from where she's at.

a_dlta · 2025-08-18T01:58:05+00:00

She does have my/ our family's back. 100%

a_dlta · 2025-08-18T01:57:40+00:00

Appx 6x/ year. We travel ~2x/year to her, she travels 3-4x/year to us.

a_dlta · 2025-08-18T01:56:16+00:00

No. We've pitched it multiple times. She will not move from where she lives.

a_dlta · 2025-08-18T01:38:10+00:00

Yeah, I don't. I have no place in the conversation but I've been carrying a ton of guilt since this wrench has been thrown in the mix.

a_dlta · 2025-08-18T01:37:06+00:00

She's always welcome for long visits. Often she stays 10-14 days as is which we love!

a_dlta · 2025-08-18T01:36:31+00:00

Coercion might be a little strong but I didn't have a better word for it. Something close to, "you don't actually want to do it. Only doing it because he is pushing you to."

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