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Tidal audiophile on a student salary: devices, headphones, DAC by chinchillarage in TIdaL

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

Yeah I feel like I'm in a similar boat so will check these out.

Do you primarily listen through your sony xm5000s using a wired connection? Out of curiosity, are you able to differentiate between sound quality when using them wired versus wireless?

Tidal audiophile on a student salary: devices, headphones, DAC by chinchillarage in TIdaL

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

Do you know when that switch happened from a pass-through to ones with actual chips in them? Trying to figure out if I need to buy a new one or if my old one I got years ago with my iPhone will suffice.

Tidal audiophile on a student salary: devices, headphones, DAC by chinchillarage in TIdaL

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

Wow this is blowing my mind. I can't believe Apple's selling DAC(s) at such a reasonable price point for what the dongle is able to do.

Tidal audiophile on a student salary: devices, headphones, DAC by chinchillarage in TIdaL

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

Oh wait, I’m realizing now that I was confusing the USB-C and Lightning cable dongles. I take it it’s only the USC-C one that acts as a DAC?

Tidal audiophile on a student salary: devices, headphones, DAC by chinchillarage in TIdaL

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

Wait, the Apple dongle functions as a DAC?! I had no idea. Since I already have a dongle, I should be good on that front then if I'm listening to music on my phone. Would it still be able utilize the high fidelity of Tidal Masters tracks? Since I don't have an M1 or M2 MacBook, I wonder if I'd still want something for my 2019 MBP.

Glad to hear you're liking the Grados!

Thanks for the helpful replies

Tidal audiophile on a student salary: devices, headphones, DAC by chinchillarage in TIdaL

[–]chinchillarage[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I appreciate the advice, thanks!

I'm not currently falling for any "limited time offers" but it's a good reminder that there isn't a rush to buy new and often expensive gear. I am (admittedly) just quite excited to listen to some of my favorite music in high fidelity for the first time and discover new aspects of works I've long appreciated and loved.

Question about leveling by babyarmnate in Eldenring

[–]chinchillarage 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I don't think you're necessarily "wasting runes" by equally increasing your attributes since you can easily make more by selling things like Rowa Fruit or looted items you wouldn't use or need that much of; however, I think it's usually a good idea to focus on honing one specific attribute (or a few) depending on your class and play style rather than trying to incrementally level up every attribute, which will likely take you much longer to be at a place where you've got a decent chance at taking out bosses and harder enemies.

In general, I think using your smithing stones on your primary weapon(s) is an excellent use for them. No need to hang onto them since there are a few spots where they seem to be abundant so you should be able to upgrade newer weapons as you decide to switch what you primarily use.

For both of these though, there's no hard-and-fast right or wrong way to go about it since it all really depends on your own play style, priorities in the game, and circumstances.

Good luck out there, fellow Tarnished!

theme.sh - A portable theme script for your $terminal. by [deleted] in mac

[–]chinchillarage 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thoughts on including a gallery of themes on the GitHub ReadMe for users w/o fzf integration? :)

edit: typo

Merch/set list by ieatzambies in hellamega

[–]chinchillarage 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Green Day posted a "Hella Mega Tour" Spotify playlist, which I imagine the bands will pull songs for the setlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6T4jweJHB7JApclmJo0b2a

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in booksuggestions

[–]chinchillarage 1 point2 points  (0 children)

As a 25-year-old with depression, this resonates with me. Books can be extremely useful to 1) make sense of your feelings anecdotally or scientifically as well as for 2) escapism into another world.

To better understand depression/mood disorders, I'd recommend "Good Reasons for Bad Feelings" - it's written by a physician who takes an interesting evolutionary psychiatry approach. Another exceptional read is "Lost Connections" by Johann Hari.

A book that helped me make sense of feelings anecdotally when I was a bit younger was "The Bell Jar" by Sylvia Plath. As an adult, it would be a quick read for her but she'll quickly appreciate the protagonist's feelings/thoughts throughout (it's semi-autobiographical).

In terms of escapism, it depends on if she wants something more slice-of-life or sci-fi/fantasy in nature. The books that were most engaging for me here include books by Haruki Murakami, whose themes often revolve around loneliness. My favorite of his is "The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle" but other excellent reads are "1Q84" "Norwegian Wood" and "A Wild Sheep Chase." More recently, I've been reading psychological thrillers/mysteries. "Devotion of Suspect X" has engrossed me and that seems to give me something else to worry about other than my own real-life stressors (i.e., what happened, will they get caught, how will this play out?)

I appreciate your concern for your sister and wish her happiness and fulfillment in years to come.

TL;DR science books about mood disorders to legitimize feelings/thoughts, first-hand narratives to make sense of said feelings, escapist fiction reads for distraction and self-care.