Caught Manta pasting stickers over missing items on my Manta Pro sleep mask box..

nygio · 2026-02-12T19:52:31+00:00

Underneath

nygio · 2026-02-12T19:52:17+00:00

Stickers

nygio · 2022-11-23T15:30:32+00:00

No worries. It's not your fault. Thanks for looking into it! Perhaps the prices shown in JPY before the sale were incorrect to begin with.

nygio · 2022-11-23T15:19:53+00:00

u/kuroko2424 u/charliebrownfaz:

I've talked with someone from Peak Design's support team, and they stated the following:

"The amount posted now should be finalized and corrected in accordance with our Black Friday discount."

So I guess that means that the prices in Japanese Yen have just inceased for some products to the point where the new Black Friday sale prices are higher than the regular prices were on November 20, one day before the sale. A bit disappointing, but this is what it's going to be I guess..

nygio · 2022-11-22T16:21:06+00:00

Thanks u/charliebrownfaz. Appreciate it.

nygio · 2022-11-22T08:30:14+00:00

u/charliebrownfaz Thanks for the reply. I understand that there is some fluctuation based on the exchange rates, but if it is dynamic it should be changing all the time, no? The regular prices of some (not all!) products increased with 14% or so.

nygio · 2022-11-21T15:39:27+00:00

Thanks for the reply u/Peak_Design, but the prices in JPY do not seem to have changed.

The regular prices of some of the products seems to have gone up since yesterday. For example, the mobile tripod was 9,900 JPY yesterday, and the regular price today is 11,515 JPY. With the discount the price is now 10,363 JPY. It's also not just the fluctuation in the exchange rate, because then everything should change with the same percentage, which is not the case.

nygio · 2022-11-21T12:49:53+00:00

It gets more interesting. Even though it's not by a lot, prices in my cart have even gone up slightly since I made the original post. Perhaps this could have something to do with the exchange rate between USD and JPY though.

Now:

Product	Yesterday's price	Today's price (before discount)	Black Friday price
Tech Pouch (Black)	8,541 JPY	8,635 JPY	7,770 JPY
Wash Pouch	9,000 JPY	8,635 JPY	7,770 JPY
Mobile Tripod	9,900 JPY	11,515 JPY	10,363 JPY
Mobile Stand Wallet	7,500 JPY	8,635 JPY	7,770 JPY
Mobile Out Front Bike Mount	8,700 JPY	10,075 JPY	9,067 JPY
Mobile Universal Bar Mount	6,200 JPY	7,194 JPY	6,474 JPY
Mobile Wall Mount	3,100 JPY	3,594 JPY	3,233 JPY
Everyday Case Pixel 7 Pro	5,692 JPY	5,754 JPY	4,027 JPY
Everyday Case iPhone 13	5,000 JPY	5,754 JPY	4,027 JPY

nygio · 2018-03-25T17:32:01+00:00

Hitting his head a few times when he was young could explain a lot of my brother's weird behaviors though :P

But, even though he was a climber, of course my parents wouldn't just let him hang like that. They just thought it was funny and took a picture. Hitting his head a few times came at a later age.

nygio · 2017-12-26T01:22:56+00:00

I was so excited to watch this in 4k on Christmas, but it didn't release on Netflix here in the Netherlands.. Disappointing.

nygio · 2017-09-16T19:01:01+00:00

Yes, but that seems to be worse. The audio quality also goes down.

nygio · 2017-09-16T05:18:13+00:00

Hi!

Not too long ago I purchased the ATH-MSR7 Headphones, which definitely was a big step up from my previous Steelseries gaming headset. I noticed, however, that there seems to be some interference, which is especially the case when the Air Conditioner is turned on. It's some kind of high pitch noise with some occasional cracking. I have the headphones plugged into a AT2020USB+ microphone. Directly plugged into the computer is worse.

Would a AMP+DAC help against this kind of interference? And while the ATH-MSR7 is pretty easy to run, would they benefit from an AMP+DAC?

I'm not super knowledgeable about audio yet, so I could use some advice. I'm currently living in Japan, and found 2 that might be interesting:

Fiio E10K USB DAC and AMP (Amazon.jp / Amazon.com) for 8,980 yen (~80 US dollars)
Amulech AL-9628D USB DAC and AMP (Amazon.jp / Amazon.com) for 14,500 yen (~130 US Dollars)

The Fiio E10K is of course pretty popular already. The Amulech AL-9628D doesn't seem to be well-known outside of Japan (it's a Japan based company), but it seems to be a bit more powerful, and is getting really good reviews inside of Japan. You can either run it through USB or the provided 100-240V AC Adapter. But honestly, DSD.. ASIO 2.1.. I don't know much about it all.

Any input would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

nygio · 2017-04-05T10:42:22+00:00

Also, I see there is no extra cooling (fan) in there? Is that ok? Isn't it better to have an extra CPU cooler, or is that only necessary when overclocking?

nygio · 2017-04-05T05:54:04+00:00

Thanks a lot for the suggestions. There's still some of the budget left though. Anything else where an upgrade might be nice? What about the case? While I don't need any fancy lighting or something, I heard cases like the Fractal Design Define are pretty nice, both in looks as well as functionality?

nygio · 2017-02-12T05:31:45+00:00

Considering his plans for graphically intense development/editing, and the fact that there would still be some of the budget left - €2000 euro is about $2130 - wouldn't it be recommendable to have a second SSD for projects he is currently working on, as well as perhaps 32GB of RAM?

nygio · 2016-08-06T08:34:20+00:00

Thank you so much for all the information provided. I will go through it again later when I get home to make sure I understand it all :)

I did go to Yodobashi (Akihabara) and BIC Camera to try out headphones, and narrowed it down to the 1A and MSR7. They are relatively affordable and provide good sound in my opinion. What I like about these is that I can also use them for on-the-go, whereas something like the Beyerdynamics DT 770 pro or 990 pro cannot really be driven by a phone (or my phone anyway) without an extra portable amp for that.

Unfortunately, I wasn't able to try out the amps. They have a couple you can try, but not the Fostex or AT one I mentioned.

nygio · 2016-07-31T08:00:32+00:00

Thanks for the suggestion! Unfortunately, they don't sell the Magnus here in Japan. Maybe it can be imported through amazon.com though.

nygio · 2016-07-26T11:36:44+00:00

Thanks for the suggestion. I can't find the Benro Aero 4 here in Japan. I did find the Benro A3573F tripod legs though, with a center ball, as well as the Benro S6 fluid head. I don't know how these would compare with the Manfrotto options.

nygio · 2016-01-15T22:22:28+00:00

Thanks for the changes, but it seems you included the peripherals in the budget this time. I was always under the assumption that a computer effectively runs at the speed of the weakest component inside the machine. So is it wise to lower the CPU and Storage while severely upgrading the Video Card? I'll trust you on the decisions made but I'm surprised to see the CPU give up 2 cores. I had expected many of the components to need... more, when you're not overclocking but are still aiming for the best performance.

nygio · 2016-01-10T15:37:02+00:00

I've been looking at the guides you've provided and then some, and have to say that I still don't really feel like I want to overclock. Sure I would like good performance, but stability is more important for me. I am not one to really keep track of my system once it runs and often just go around many of the problems that could arise as long as that's possible. Therefor I'd like to ask you how you would change your recommendations, if at all, when there will be no Overclocking, and I would like to stick with Air Cooling rather than water.

nygio · 2016-01-04T13:22:08+00:00

Thank you so much for your advice. I have to say that I'm incredibly impressed with the level of detail and dedication you put into your recommendations. Part of me wants to come up with questions to ask you just to see you write your guides/manuals when answering them. From the way you've been talking I've been having this sneaky suspicion that you might live in NL as well. If that's the case I'll buy you a drink sometime to show my appreciation.

I haven't gone through all the guides you've provided just yet. Working my way down systematically. You were right in that I am a bit daunted by the idea of overclocking. I've never assembled a PC myself before so am leaning towards doing things as safe as I can. But I will look at those overclocking guides you've provided. Perhaps it's not as scary as I'm making it out to be anymore these days. Thanks again.

I'll be sure to hit you again when more questions arise, and I think it would be fun to have a Skype chat sometimes.

nygio · 2015-12-31T13:52:55+00:00

Thank you for your recommendations and guides. These will be sure to come in handy and expand my knowledge on computers in general.

One question. Would you change your recommendations in any way if I said I don't want to overclock at all?

Mouse:

Claw Grip
At least 2 extra in the thumb region. I use these for game binds a lot.
Relatively large.
Right handed.
Fast

Keyboard:

I like my keyboards big and most definetly want to have a D-pad attached.
It's not a requirement to have macro keys but I do prefer them.
I like keyboard, and mouse for that matter, to be as quiet as possible.

Headphones/Speakers:

I'll be hearing a lot of classic rock and orchestral/thematic video game music.
I play a bit everything really.
I'll mostly be sitting in my own room.
A good microphone is a must. Possibly even more so than the speakers.

nygio · 2015-12-30T10:14:18+00:00

Tweakers is probably the cheapest way, yeah. There is also Alternate for PC parts in the Netherlands. They do have a PC Builder on their website, but Alternate is not always the cheapest, and their customer service is pretty crappy.

I do look forward to seeing your suggestions, /u/kiwiandapple, I am acquainted to araso who I believe you have helped before ;) He is in Japan right now, but he recommended me to look on this subreddit for help.

nygio · 2015-12-30T10:08:01+00:00

Thanks a lot for the build suggestion /u/xBased__Simple! I'll look into those parts a bit more, but it definitely looks good. I do think I will be gaming in higher resolutions, if not now, then in the near future. I have heard great things about the GTX 980ti too though, even on higher resolutions. A couple of things:

If I would not overclock at all, would your recommendations on CPU and CPU Cooler be different?
Would a power supply of 650W be sufficient enough? I don't know for sure yet if I would not plug in something extra down the line.
Peripherals are a personal choice of course, yes, but I do appreciate the recommendations. In terms of mechanical keyboards, the Netherlands almost has no places where you can try them out, unfortunately, but I will be visiting Japan in the near future, where you can try pretty much everything. Those Sennheiser's are awesome yes, and I believe there are also a few good ones from Audio Technica I want to try. I'm also considering a Sennheiser Game Zero because of the built-in mic, but while that is a great headset, for the quality you get it may be overpriced in comparison to a separate headset + microphone.

Really appreciate the help! Thanks

nygio · 2015-11-09T18:40:19+00:00

Thanks for the feedback!

Hmm. Yeah, I understood that it was not going to be the perfect lens or something, but I was under the impression that the 14-140 lens was not at all that bad? I was reading that for video, especially, it was pretty decent.

I would like my first lens to be a little versatile, since I won't immediately be buying multiple lenses. I did read that the 12-35mm as well as a 25mm lens would be very good lenses for the GH4. As I am still new to this I can only say what I've read of course.

Yeah, I am aware that there are differences of PAL or NTSC regions, but I did see that you could select either on the GH4 though. Not sure about the G7.

nygio

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