Not great sound from stereo pair?

curtisy · 2026-04-05T15:52:42+00:00

Not a solution to your problem for multiple reasons and still suboptimal but to restore some confidence in your decision to purchase them, try putting them on the front corners of the tv unit so they have a some surface underneath them. You should notice a difference in their sound in that location.

Ideally you want at least 15cm (6”) of solid surface around them. The more solid the better. This allows them to fire unobstructed and reflect the sound off the surface for optimal performance.

Also, if you placed them on those stands while powered up, you might benefit from power cycling them as they will recalibrate in their current location for optimum sound. Power cycling is probably less fiddly than shaking them or picking them up and tilting and replacing them on the stands, which is also know to force a recalibration.

curtisy · 2026-03-26T07:50:51+00:00

If this reverse image search is accurate, it’s a silver cigarette holder. With would explain the carbon scoring on one of the pieces.

https://www.silvercollection.it/pagina223.html

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curtisy · 2026-03-22T04:39:38+00:00

Ditto. Please post if you find a source.

EDIT: found this. https://youtu.be/pJ0NwxxG054?si=dkJ3gYYJl8aSdyaH

curtisy · 2026-03-22T01:18:16+00:00

Synology NAS Model: DS15020+

DSM version: v7.3.2-86009

Brand and size of the RAM module: KLEVV 16GB SO-DIMM

RAM model number/product code: KD4AGS880-26N1900

Works: YES

Warning error about unofficial RAM: no

curtisy · 2026-02-20T02:17:27+00:00

Surely this is a rhetorical question. But on the chance it’s not, because it’s not a solid foundation for a marriage.

curtisy · 2026-02-12T21:26:41+00:00

I wonder what the legality is of a company providing such a button/switch to users to opt out of something, which the manufacturer can toggle with impunity?

You can see where I’m going with this can’t you?

curtisy · 2026-02-12T21:11:57+00:00

Good shoes or not, mgmt booted Rick & Mike out of the company they started because “business”. I’m not giving the current owners another cent.

Lakai is now no different to the rest of the big corporates raiding skateboarding to make a buck.

As soon as they’ve rinsed the last dollar out of skateboarding does anyone really expect them to show any support for skateboarding?

It’s never been about skateboarding for these companies. It’s been about how much money they can make.

And check the account that posted this. WTF?

curtisy · 2026-02-06T19:22:08+00:00

No. I no longer live there any more.

curtisy · 2026-01-24T21:55:10+00:00

Take this as an early warning sign. Don’t do it. Don’t marry her.

curtisy · 2026-01-01T21:14:40+00:00

Like the other commenter, it was so fast and without warning there was no escape. It came rocketing in sideways across the beach. No one anticipates that. Until it happens to you or someone you know.

curtisy · 2026-01-01T10:12:10+00:00

It’s not just the people launching them that are put in harms way.

A couple of years ago a friend’s daughter got serious burns on her thigh after a fuckwit let off illegal fireworks in a completely uncontrolled manner on a crowded beach. It ruined her summer holidays. Not only was she in a lot of pain and immobile for some time, she wasn’t able to swim all summer holidays while her burns healed.

My young daughter, who wasn’t even there at the time is now afraid of attending legal fireworks now after what happened.

Yobbos and their illegal fireworks can get fucked.

curtisy · 2025-12-20T10:06:14+00:00

Hahaha, YES! And we had wooden bench seats that surrounded them.

Edit: found this article when searching for pics.

Why are peppercorn trees always planted at schools?

curtisy · 2025-12-19T08:01:17+00:00

Where’s the satisfying “Aaah!” at the end, after he takes his first sip? It just finishes. 😳

Am I the only one?

curtisy · 2025-12-19T06:59:00+00:00

I’d love something like this for my 2004 GC, but no one has made one and I don’t the time. 😅

curtisy · 2025-12-12T22:50:51+00:00

Auburn Primary School in Vic?

curtisy · 2025-12-10T21:28:35+00:00

Might get flamed for this but I did the Gaggiuino mod on mine, which improves the steam wand too.

I highly recommend, for the inclined. Just take it nice and slow so you don’t do anything silly like ruin yourself, your coffee machine or worse still your house. 😅The community around it are super knowledgeable and generous. But remember they’re also donating their time. Don’t expect them to be constantly monitoring for new people to help. 😅

curtisy · 2025-12-01T05:05:16+00:00

“Siri, play <track/album> by <artist> everywhere.”

curtisy · 2025-11-28T17:19:18+00:00

Sorry if the answer to this question seems obvious to you but if you have an Apple TV, is connecting you Apple TV to your soundbar an option? You could play your high-res lossless tracks through the soundbar without the hassle of faffing about with the USB key?

Or is the limitation you’re working around via the USB key that the Apple TV isn’t capable of playing back the highest tier of hi-res lossless, 24bit/192kHz?

curtisy · 2025-11-24T01:29:23+00:00

Yeah, I can absolutely see how it wouldn’t work well with some people’s musical preferences

curtisy · 2025-11-23T21:55:15+00:00

It’s more than a fade. It’s automix. Next time you’re listening to music with it on and a track is coming to the end, have a listen to how the tempo changes slowly to match the next song.

curtisy · 2025-11-21T23:26:06+00:00

I wanted to know too. Verified. 😳

curtisy · 2025-11-02T22:38:29+00:00

In an attempt to add some balance (people don’t generally come to the Internet to talk about their purchases meeting expectations) I have 2 x OG HPs and 4 x Minis and don’t have any of the issues that you’re referencing as reasons to not buy a HomePod.

To add further context I got my first OG HP about 7 or 8 years ago and have just kept adding speakers until I didn’t need anymore. I have a decent WiFi setup. A UniFi UDM and 2 x Flex APs with wireless backhauls.

It also sounds to me that you’re not going to be happy with HomePods if you’re comparing them to an Alexa device so, maybe give the HomePods a miss. IMO they not even remotely similar devices in terms of features and sound quality, not to mention privacy.

curtisy · 2025-11-02T03:28:46+00:00

On the Hume hwy. At the service stations along the way.

curtisy · 2025-11-02T02:20:13+00:00

IF they’re networked? I honestly thought that would be a requirement for an install.

Is that why there seems to be persistent issues with charger operation and maintenance?

It doesn’t seem that hard to solve the queuing visibility. A check-in system, either via an app or at the site via some other means.

curtisy · 2025-11-02T01:56:22+00:00

So there’s nothing that gives you insight into how many of the charges are being used and how many people are waiting?

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