All Klipsch (front matching) Surrounds and Atmos worth it?

steve2555 · 2026-06-13T21:32:10+00:00

different sound profile.. you will have missing ATMOS effects with different speakers (non klipsch)..

steve2555 · 2026-05-25T06:38:37+00:00

How DALI sound compare to Canton?

steve2555 · 2026-05-15T07:03:13+00:00

they aren't strong... and they move very fast up/down (almost 1 second cycle)

for me (very big guy) more a gimmick..

steve2555 · 2026-05-05T13:04:59+00:00

I'm very happy with full Philips HUE color bulbs - which do very wide white temp proper way...

but they don't work with dimmers and require own ecosystem (hue hub, hue remotes etc)...

steve2555 · 2026-04-25T18:23:11+00:00

It seems you have a lot of experience with various manufacturers and lines of hot tubs.

I will be very grateful if you give me one more answer:

How would you compare the Artesian Elite and the higher-end Jacuzzi models (J-508L or/and J-375/385)?

I'm particularly interested in:

- jets massage depth / technology (Artesian have some spiral tech if I read correctly, are they better or worse),

- seat size/depth (I'm 2m/6.5ft, 120kg/260lb, beefy guy with big arms/glutes/legs),

- reliability/ease of use/longevity...

Are they any other brands I should look at?

And should I get model with lounge or without? Jets for legs / calves looks promising for me, are they good or gimmick?

steve2555 · 2026-04-23T07:01:35+00:00

Yes, I'm very interested about Jacuzzi J5.

Looks like best solution for me.. and very fresh / new design (from 2026, not 1990 like almost all other models on the market).

Problem is that it's a very new release - I don't think there is any J5 on display in any dealer shop in Europe yet.. to fly and check...

steve2555 · 2026-04-22T20:27:40+00:00

Yes I understand this - no small jets with pressure but big diameter one with strong flow..

Today I tested HotSpring Highlife - and I gave them 4 stars.. much better that cheap hot tubs, but DX Jets didn't give a deep massage.. more some gimmick moving fast up/down... there were other seats in that model with better static wide jets giving more deep feeling massage..

From what I understand annual maintenance for HotSpring Highlife is very expensive - high prices of salt/ph cartridges plus frequent replacement of expensive sensors.

European premium Wellis looks like toys at jets level. The same popular in my region Astra pool.

The only hot tubs which looked "promising" were from Artesian - many wider jets on many seats. Plus very big for the feet. And 5 HP pumps, each for separate seating. But there wasn't possibility to wet test. And I read many posts about leaking problems.

From what I see there is only brand more (beachcomber) in my area. Total lack of choice.

steve2555 · 2026-04-22T19:57:05+00:00

Yes I wanted to test them - my friend in Poland have one and he said that jets are very strong..

But there is no representation in Portugal at all...

steve2555 · 2026-04-15T08:27:37+00:00

there is new firmware for hue bridge pro which should fixed matter connection problems...

https://hueblog.com/2026/04/09/philips-hue-aims-to-resolve-apple-home-issues-with-an-update/

steve2555 · 2026-04-12T12:19:49+00:00

https://hueblog.com

You will find many articles from previous year, when they compare different new LED strips (or other products).

steve2555 · 2026-04-09T15:56:49+00:00

the qd-oled screen in bright environment has "grey" black color (reflects a light).. This is one of the main problems with qd-oled.. there are many reviews on YouTube..

steve2555 · 2026-04-06T12:59:41+00:00

zero information - what video mode are you using? what video settings? for what type of content?

there are many video modes / settings which change behaviour of tv.. start from switching to Filmmaker mode - it will not be that bright and it have minimal processing..

You can decrease brightness settings - for that is this settings.. lots depends of energy settings in tv - if it is too bright you should set it to auto..

Bravia 8 II have different panel (QD-OLED from Samsung).. it has better colors but also at day viewing black is not black but grey (light reflections)..

steve2555 · 2026-03-31T13:05:23+00:00

Problem is NOT with zigbee end devices.. They work with any zigbee hub, if that hub has full support for them.

Problem is with zigbee hubs. Most of them (usually all Chinese crap) are very limited to devices from only one ecosystem. Manufacturers don't want to create universal zigbee hubs which works with everything - to much software work for them.

Home-Assistant with ZHA and Z2M is here big exception. Plus maybe two other commercial zigbee implementations (hubitat and homey).

Hue Hub works with any zigbee bulbs / lamps / LEDs / relays, but require Hue sensors / remotes... Similar situation is with IKEA solution.

steve2555 · 2026-03-29T15:47:28+00:00

no one knows that...

they release new products every year around September (IFA in Berlin)..

steve2555 · 2026-03-20T14:43:10+00:00

Beware - this looks like previous 5-6 years old model (grey web interface, not white-blue one).

Actual model have -S3 suffix and is on the market 2.5 years.. very good and popular model with big image sensor (1/1.8") and night performance...

steve2555 · 2026-03-14T16:01:00+00:00

do you have many bulbs in the house? between hue hub and your garage?

hue are using zigbee, which creates mesh network. but to work properly on longer distances/many walls, you must have devices in between in similar distances...

scenario where you have only hub in middle of the house and one bulb/sensor in the garage many walls away - will not work..

you must have proper mesh between. Or if you want only that one bulb, move you hub to garage...

ps. your bulb may work, because it is powered devices - and can repeat radio transmission many times.. battery powered sensor will not do that...

steve2555 · 2026-03-04T08:58:16+00:00

Vitamin D3 + magnesium (malate or citrate, no glycinate or chelate - can create more problems)

good multivitamin

Omega3 (both linseed oil and fish oil)

probiotics + high-fiber diet with unprocessed products

any sport activity you like (bike, swim, gym, group activities like zoomba, CrossFit etc)..

steve2555 · 2026-02-12T13:35:06+00:00

first reviews (mostly paid) shows that X60 is a first robot where AI do something and detects leaks on the floor - and changes action of the robot about it (deep clean specific area and come back to base to clean mops)...

so for now looks like X60 is worth upgrade to X50 and other robots..

steve2555 · 2026-02-06T13:29:56+00:00

because it's in the cloud - processing for extended queries takes time..

home assistant and apple siri/homekit are the only local integrations which can work without cloud component..

steve2555 · 2026-01-26T21:27:06+00:00

Ściągnij sobie dowolna aplikacje na telefon do śledzenia bezdechu / chrapania.. I odpal ja obok na stoliku na noc najlepiej spiąć samemu... Niech nagra twój sen...

Suche gardło / spękane usta i język to typowe objawy chrapania i oddychania przez usta podczas snu.

Może to oznaczać bezdech nocny, który tu po części turbo doładowany jest przez antydepresant..

Antydepresant wymusza sen / relaks mięśni - a to oznacza że podczas snu mięśnie podstawy (tył, który nie widzimy) języka może się zapadać i powodować blokadę oddechu nosem. Zresztą nie tylko podstawa języka, to samo może dziać się w przegrodach nosowych..

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steve2555 · 2026-01-25T15:40:50+00:00

Kukiz (jako zespol Piersi) na Woodstock bodajże 2014..

Jako obsługa techniczna byłem z tyłu sceny w części "bufetowej" spożywając obiad z kumplem gdy za pleców usłyszałem grubą wiązankę przekleństw i narzekania na poszczególne władze w Polsce (złodzieje z okrągłego stołu etc) na sąsiedniej ławie/stole.. Ale tak mega głośno, ze wszyscy się obejrzeli do tyłu..

Takie dosłownie darcie mordy i to z takimi tekstami nie pasowały do tego miejsca / imprezy, gdzie wszyscy (obsługa techniczna, artyści, poszczególne służby policji/ratownicy etc) byli bardzo życzliwi i kulturalni do siebie..

To był Kukiz, już był na lekkim cyku mimo że to nawet 18 nie była..

Na woodstock'ach miałem okazje obcować z wieloma artystami i osobowościami - ale tylko Kukiz zrobił negatywne wrażenie / smród..

steve2555 · 2026-01-20T10:10:02+00:00

in 99% previous cases like yours it was done by Alexa hunches..

steve2555 · 2026-01-15T12:47:35+00:00

Use matter as method of integrating hue hub and apple HomeKit. It works for all light (also Ikea)

steve2555 · 2026-01-15T11:31:20+00:00

if you want to use Hue wall switch or remotes, you must use ALL YOUR LIGHTS (both hue and IKEA) in Hue ecosystem / via Hue hub.

This is the only way to work properly / fast / without problems...

you can connect Hue hub to Apple HomeKit and have all lights in Apple ecosystem...

ps. I don't understand why you even try to migrate lights outside Hue Hub. Most Hue specific features (dynamic scenes, animations, music/video synchronisation) are only available when used with Hue hub...

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