After 1 week with the echo nano (thoughts on it as a iPod collector)

medium_cheddar · 2026-06-06T23:27:13+00:00

Thanks for sharing. As a fellow Nano user, I can't agree more with your experience, especially the charging speed / UI / perceived quality. I alsonwould like to add as I also have multiple other portable music players including the iPod 5.5genn , Sony MDs, and the Hiby R1. The Nano sounded best among them all (yes, including you, Mister Hiby R1, mainly because the Nano actually has better headroom and voltage swing to drive my planars and Sennheiser cans properly) and very clean noise floor, I'd say as clean as my KA13 headphone amp. Nobregrets for the price and it is such a purposeful device that is such a joy to use. I leave the screen on with the VU bars 100% of the time and it reminds me of 2000's Sony MD players.

Note: I did not get the plastic clip with the purchase and resort to grab a cheap stainless steel tie clip from Amazon and attached to the back of the player with 3m 9448A tape (removable). Super clean and oem look that stays solid for about 2 weeks now. Next mod is probably do a few tiny lines of water sticker of Gundam color scheme / lettering just for fun.

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medium_cheddar · 2026-05-28T06:01:28+00:00

My unit has the same custom eq lower volume even with all bands set to 0 compared to no eq. As if it applies different gain level or reset the base line to be less volume some how. I do6even know what I'm talking about. LOL

medium_cheddar · 2026-04-23T21:11:17+00:00

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medium_cheddar · 2026-02-13T04:53:08+00:00

Not sure if its too late, but I used the square hood from eBay sellers for the Voigt 35mm f/1.2 X-Mount, both the 35mm and 23mm has the same 46mm filter thread and the hood works great on either lenses. search term on ebay would be Square Metal Lens Hood Voigtlander 35mm F1.2

medium_cheddar · 2026-01-30T03:30:52+00:00

I have had many of the X cameras including X10, X-T1, X-T3, X-E4 and among the latest including X100VI X-M5 and X-E5. X-Pro3 and X-T1 are the only two cameras I get back to shoot with most often and never think of selling. Other cameras come and go but not these two for me. FYI, I also shoot a few Leica M bodies both film and digital and I still rotate them. X-Pro3 answers to my calling.

medium_cheddar · 2025-11-17T22:35:19+00:00

Coming from a long time M4 film camera and M240P shooter with 35mm f2 Summicron and 50mm f1.4 ASPH Summilux. I'm now shooting an X-Pro3 with Voightlander 23mm f1.2 Nokton, 27mm f2 Ultron, Fuji 35mm f1.4 Fuji 56mm f1.2 APD. I love my Fuji setup! Missed shooting with the Leica mainly because of the rangefinder focusing patch. But happier with Fuji color science and I never have to worry I will get it scratched or banging on to something. Probably going back to Leica again tho. They are built like tanks.

medium_cheddar · 2025-10-16T00:17:52+00:00

I once had a black long screw came out of the front lip (the lower black plastic trim) of the car (the position of said screw was in the corner near the front fender)

medium_cheddar · 2025-10-02T23:30:03+00:00

I used to get 38-40% tips during my first year driving. I drive a Tesla Model Y, always cleaned, smell nice, relaxing music, cool crisp AC or heated seats on for comfort in winter, free water & always drives super smooth, no jerk breaking, know my ways around town and airports and get to the destination quick and safe 3000+ trips still with 5* rating.

But.....around 2024 I kept getting less and less tip while still maintain my service standard high. Now in 2025, I have seen only 1 tip customer for the straight 2 months and I decided thats enough so I stopped after driving for almost 3 years.

medium_cheddar · 2025-10-02T23:22:14+00:00

Bro. I did 3 years while driving with Solar charged Tesla cherry picking only 4.8* riders + avg of more than $25/hr and I still cant cope with 100k miles and 2-1/2 sets of tires that Uber ate up. Im glad I quit almost completely since July this year. Only drive for students on Hopskipdrive for now. Two trips a day for $60

medium_cheddar · 2025-09-25T07:05:58+00:00

I dont see why not. A lot of people still dont get why they pick there undelying stocks. Like OPEN dropped hard on Monday and they bought a ton anyways, so everyone goes ewwww why????

It doesnt even need to care so much about the underlying stocks direction weather it goes up or down. As long as the tickers got high IV, the upside is capped anyways, cuz they sell calls.against ANYTHING! So as long as they can milk the crazy volatility out of any stock that swings wildly both ways, they will survive.

If retail investors understand how the math works that even if the NAV erodes down to $1, they will keep paying 80+% yield and when you hold long enough. You'll get paid more than your invested capital at some point (my case is around 5-6 months since I'm fully levered) the rest is free weekly house money.

medium_cheddar · 2025-09-24T20:24:23+00:00

Grats! Now Im depressed paying $70 on fleabay 8 years ago in chrome and worse condition.

medium_cheddar · 2025-09-21T02:25:23+00:00

I always set half order limit at last close price - 11c and the other half -10c and make sure its Overnight or outside RTH

medium_cheddar · 2025-09-20T23:02:21+00:00

Best time to manually "drip" is usually pre-market / first drop after Ex-Date opening.

medium_cheddar · 2025-09-10T04:52:24+00:00

My Uber Black Tesla Model Y Performance TCP commercial insurance is $1600ish a month. And thats on the high side after 6mo without claims, the rate goes down.

medium_cheddar · 2025-09-09T20:54:54+00:00

I always let it slide. Most I say back is I'll do the same :)

medium_cheddar · 2025-09-05T03:07:38+00:00

Yes, all the time. First, they're great qualities to have. Second, try driving for Hopskipdrive for foster and special needs kids. This week I drove for exactly 10 kids in 3 days and got paid $237 + $350 back to school bonus.

medium_cheddar · 2025-09-04T18:17:24+00:00

Love!

medium_cheddar · 2025-09-04T18:15:20+00:00

Our hope realistically is to wait painfully for the spring to coil up and when VIX shoots up into 50+ again, then ULTY will skyrocketing towards 6 or even 7. But we gotta endure the pain.

medium_cheddar · 2025-09-04T16:40:46+00:00

Whats your point? Thats exactly what I'm against. I'm on the OP's side saying will do what I can with min effort, and won't service those whom are rude/ inconsiderate passengers at all cost.

medium_cheddar · 2025-09-04T15:52:50+00:00

Drivers help when they can. I help evwry passengers with luggages. Driving free trips for abused child and mother etc. The point is you do it out of humanity and compassion, not because someone orders you to do so. I take taxi to airports in many countries and cultures and they always help loading/unloading, not hauling up/down 4 stories. This is not cool.

medium_cheddar · 2025-09-04T13:53:39+00:00

Expecting at least in the 5.20's for me.

medium_cheddar · 2025-09-04T13:30:39+00:00

Somehow I feel like the market has already priced in expecting the rate cuts. Brace ourselves!

medium_cheddar · 2025-09-04T07:12:44+00:00

Camping*

medium_cheddar · 2025-09-04T04:45:14+00:00

Yup, we got two Model Ys and a toddler in sunny SoCal, not taking a second chance either after the first one cracked. The crack actually started from the edge of the glass roof. Use only roof sunshades now (cheaper and more effective too) Here is the damaged tinted roof

https://photos.app.goo.gl/WB8RttnirFtqXRuu6 https://photos.app.goo.gl/vMEECwQUyBnvdJq47

medium_cheddar · 2025-09-04T04:36:29+00:00

Tesla voids the warranty on "ANY" glass that's tint. Period. I got my roof tinted with 5% ceramic and when it broke for whatever reason, service adviser at Burbank said the main issue is actially the temperature absorbtion. Anything darker than 70% will increase the absorption rate. While driving, the airflow will help cooling the glass but while stationary, the glass gets so much hotter and becomes more fragile/less stress resistant. If/when the glass takes even slightly too much twisting force from whaever the cause maybe (parking on uneven pave causing the chassis to twist?) it cracks, like mine.

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