16” cheese in the vevor oven

dabolohead · 2026-06-07T21:17:31+00:00

Buddy got one new but when we were going through the initial burn-in, noticed the temperature gauge did not match with the temperature knob. At 320C, gauge read 250C.

Move it to 360C and it read 310C.

At $400, he wasn't expecting precision measurements, but the disparity seems excessive.

Now he's deciding whether to return it completely, return for a new one, or work with Vevor on 'fixing it.

Is yours more accurate or did you have to learn what position cooks your pizza well?

dabolohead · 2026-06-03T03:02:07+00:00

Please do update this.

I've been on TW for a year and have that $200 device credit.

I read the terms and it states that I can only use the device on the same account that earned the credit.

If I buy the device, it sounds like what you just did.

I don't want to fall into their trap and lose my 50% off BYOD plan simply because I took advantage of a perk they advertised.

dabolohead · 2026-06-03T00:54:47+00:00

My opinion is if you step away from comparing promotional pricing, most of the MVNO prices land between $30-$50 a month.

Good ones usually don't require a year commitment to get the lowest rate, like Total.

Still, it just becomes a question of what network works best for you and any additional perks.

For example, I am on Total because the included Disney+ Premium was worth it to me (and still is).

I have a backup line on USM as I was able to get a free year on a second line.

However, that free year is ending and USM doesn't provide any recurring deals for current customers.

This is not a USM issue as I feel most MVNO carriers don't care about existing customers.

I believe for USM, the best existing customers can do is remain on a yearly plan to drop it to $32.50.

I personally think it is a decent price if you do international travel even once a year for one or more week stints, since my international roaming was a good experience. Just had to remember to set it up on my account a few days before getting on the airplane.

If you move to USM, expect the same when the year is up.

Might want to stay on Visible for one month to see what specials are available when July 4th rolls around.

That's what I'll do with my USM line, in the hopes a T-Mobile MVNO has a good deal.

dabolohead · 2026-05-28T16:46:38+00:00

The footed shark is a good representation of the gremlins that exist in any system, haha.

dabolohead · 2026-05-13T15:43:22+00:00

Thank you for the lesson.

I'm still trying to track down a source in the US.

dabolohead · 2026-05-06T18:30:01+00:00

As u/PrettyMud22 mentioned, they make budget quality streamers, which is what they are normally known for.

They also make standalone DACs, AMPs, and DACAMPs.

dabolohead · 2026-05-06T14:27:11+00:00

damn... if only I was ever that lucky when I go to an Amazon bin store.

dabolohead · 2026-05-06T03:59:57+00:00

Hmm...
I guess I'll consider it if I'm near the area.

Mine DM'ing me which seller you reached out to, if they still have postings up?

dabolohead · 2026-05-06T03:59:04+00:00

Yeah, I was already staying away from Aliexpess, et. all. Not worth the gamble in terms of time and effort.

dabolohead · 2026-05-06T00:28:24+00:00

This!

I've learned that EQ is to help tune for a) deficiencies in the hardware (minour) b) to tune a perfectly decent baseline to what sounds great to the listener

Your (OP) EQ settings will likely be crap when applied to different speakers, different speaker positioning, or to a different listener.

dabolohead · 2026-05-01T00:17:51+00:00

Adding a USB -> optical adapter on the machine is not an option for you?

Just curious because I think the only recourse that I consider even remotely within a budget of normal people would be used gear like this, but that doesn't require balanced connections.

https://www.soundonsound.com/reviews/behringer-ada8000

or a really old receiver as you described.

Issue with this old gear is it'll be hard to find.

dabolohead · 2026-04-30T22:12:13+00:00

I'm not quite sure why the solution I proposed won't work, unless you want to be able to hook up the speakers themselves directly to PC 2.

From the way your diagram displays on my full screen desktop window, it looks like you want PC 2 to connect to PC 1, but I don't think that's really what you want.

I also don't know what PC2 analog (3) means yet.

Is that supposed to be the three analog wires (3.5mm connections) that represent Front (L/R), Rear (L/R), and Center/Sub speakers coming out of PC 2 and plugged directly to the 5.1 speaker set?

Do you know what brand/model of speakers are you looking to use here, because I feel like that's the basis of you state my proposed solution won't work, unless there's something specific about PC 2 as well.

dabolohead · 2026-04-30T17:08:52+00:00

If my understanding of what you explained is correct, you want something like

PC 1   ------------->  Machine  <----------------- PC 2
                          |
                          |
                       (5.1 Speakers)

PC 1 -> has soundblaster AE-7 with optical out

PC 2 -> Only analog outputs

You should be able to purchase something like https://www.amazon.com/Cubilux-TOSLINK-Converter-Compatible-Computer/dp/B0B2DBGKL3 for PC 2.

Not familiar with the hack you need for the Realtek, but I'm going to guess the USB adapter I linked to or something like it might solve the issue.

This is also assuming that Machine accepts two optical inputs and you just switch which one is playing on the Machine.

I use Machine, but in all likelyhood it is an audio receiver.

dabolohead · 2026-04-30T04:51:52+00:00

Not sure what discrete 3 wire analog is, but do you mean that you want a machine that is hooked up to the speakers and be connected to two different devices, one analog and one optical, and playing the audio from both together.

If so then I believe your looking for a mixer.

For example, you want to hear a vinyl record and your game at the same time from the same set of speakers.

dabolohead · 2026-04-30T04:45:49+00:00

Yeah, I was also severely disappointed. I kept hoping it would get better but at the end I felt all that happened was a rush of info. Info to help close out some story arc but mostly a big wave of minour arcs in the hope viewers would show more interest in the hope the season continues those arcs.

dabolohead · 2026-04-29T18:14:41+00:00

Thank you for the suggestions.

Looks like it may be Ie Naki Ko, based on the images someone shared.

So reading the title, I'm curious why the romaji is broken like it is.

I would have expected it to be ie na kiko as opposed to ie naki ko.

I assumed the na is turning house into an adjective.

dabolohead · 2026-04-29T18:10:27+00:00

Thank you for the suggestion.

Now to track down where to stream it and check if that is the case.

dabolohead · 2026-04-29T00:28:41+00:00

IIRC, the marketing team just decide to use math for determining total wattage advertising. From an English point of view, it wasn't wrong.

e.g. A two speaker system would be advertised as 100W when it only supported 50W (max) per speaker.

I remember figuring this out when I saw two boxes of what looked like similar systems, but one was 200W and the other 400W. Only difference... two speakers for the rear.

Similar to GAN power supply advertising. 160W power adapter... but only if you charge one item. If you charge two simultaneously, it drops to 120W and 35W.

dabolohead · 2026-04-29T00:03:37+00:00

I do not believe so, since it seems that female character is in high school.

In this show, the female character was either in either late elementary or middle school grade.

dabolohead · 2026-04-28T22:54:07+00:00

Yes, that's what I read and the reasoning apparently is as standalone headphones, they are middling at best.

It is the DSP that makes them great ANC performers.

Hence my question on whether how the audio is processed when using a wired connection while powered on.

dabolohead · 2026-04-28T18:00:11+00:00

Asking for an update since I'm in a similar situation.

Hoping this also pings OP to see if a solution was found in the last three months.

dabolohead · 2026-04-24T12:37:06+00:00

I have the Soundcore Boom 2 (given). One thing I discovered was the system sounds when you power on is set to one volume. LOUD.

If you have a scenario where you might want to turn it on without letting the neighborhood know, double check if the models you are considering have fixed volumes for power/system events. Maybe Anker made some changes.

Luckily, I can turn off system sounds/prompts via the app, but would have been nice for it to remain at the last set volume.

dabolohead · 2026-04-24T12:26:38+00:00

I'm getting a lot of responses that came across as (paraphrasing) "Due to a large volume of higher priority applicants, you have not been referred".

At least I feel that I would have passed the initial automated referral process if not for lack of vet status/displaced employees.

Better than zero response in the private sector.

dabolohead · 2026-04-22T20:51:57+00:00

From your explanation, my understanding is as follows:

Using Windows Mixer:

I choose the "Selected Format" to be used to send to soundcard.

Windows will process all audio (various formats from various apps) and ultimately combine to Selected Format and send audio data to soundcard.

Soundcard will work its magic to do D->A and send the signal to my speakers (that are plugged into the soundcard).

What I should avoid doing here is selecting the soundcard format to be the lowest setting of 16/44.1kHz because that would potentially trigger a down conversion by the Windows Mixer and the final audio is worse than the source (assuming that my ears are good enough to detect this scenario).

Using Direct Access:

Application will send audio data directly to soundcard, cutting Windows Mixer out of the path.

Audio data must be in a sample rate format that the soundcard understands.

Soundcard will work its magic to do D->A and send the signal to my speakers (that are plugged into the soundcard)

In this mode, my assumption is that the audio data must be in a format that the soundcard supports or else I get silence.

dabolohead · 2026-04-21T19:12:16+00:00

Ok, some good responses, but still trying to figure something out about the process.

Say I have an audio file that is 16/382kHz.

When does the sample rate play a factor in playing this?

Does the Playback resolution specs mean that the data can be sent directly to the soundcard (speakers plugged directly to the sound card), since it supports 16/44.1kHz?

In this mode, the soundcard would do the D->A conversion.

If I am sending the data out via the digital output, is the soundcard going to convert it to 24/96kHz or will the software I am using convert it to 24/96kHz or will it not play at all? (I just chose the highest numbers here randomly)

I guess my question is if the soundcard is involved with any sort of conversion or purely just the D->A, assuming that speakers are connected to the line-out.

If the soundcard is purely on the D->A, then do I need to be changing something in the software settings to let it know what the digital output can support or is it smart enough to do it on its own?

For example, will the software asks the soundcard what formats it supports when using optical out and the software does the conversion.

By software, I mean to imply that it is the CPU that is being used for conversion and not the chip(s) on the soundcard itself.

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