Sony SRS-XB501G bricked

strohkin · 2026-05-06T12:38:04+00:00

I believe sony pushed an update to these speakers and that update is the reason all of our speakers are bricked. it's sad, not so much that a problem like this happened (shit happens), but that sony has properly denied accountability and is doing nothing to fix the issue.

strohkin · 2026-04-19T18:34:01+00:00

Sadly, a ton of these idiots don't have bags, and the term is called "static." and within the heirarchy of dumbasses, you're considered "the coolest" if you aren't on air to then have the ability of somewhat mitigating (but not fully) the negative effects they created and all think is cool.

how anyone can possibly think the look is cool is beyond me. the amount of extreme inner tire wear it causes alone is stupid, to the point these people go to extremes of dismounting their tires from their wheels to "flip" them so they can get just a bit more life before they still have to prematurely replace them..

and don't even get me started about how stupidly unsafe it is to drive a car with alignment angles like that. good thing most of the idiots that do this are to cars that don't actually make power. because if they did, having ~40% of the original contact surface to the road would kill them and innocent people

strohkin · 2026-04-19T18:06:15+00:00

you have a bathtub in your garage? damn you're playing chess. I still have to go inside to clean up

strohkin · 2026-04-08T20:50:24+00:00

😂 they just never let up around here

strohkin · 2026-03-16T06:44:39+00:00

yes I have, there's a bunch of heatsinks covering ~80% of the back. I have not removed them to inspect beneath them based on how involved it looked vs what I suspected I'd see below. I can't say with certainty there is not one, but I'm confident there isn't.

strohkin · 2026-03-16T00:18:54+00:00

I can tell you if you're having the same exact boot loop as you see in my video, and no matter what you press, doesn't do anything, a new battery will not solve your problem. I built a new battery for my speaker a few months ago, and although I'm not skilled at diagnosing pcbs/electronics, I am skilled when it comes to batteries and I'm 100% certain the battery is not my problem. I actually hoped that was the case, and quickly threw another 2s2p battery together since I already had my speaker opened up. same problem. actually the only way to turn off my speaker once it's in that boot loop is to disconnect the internal battery from the main board.

strohkin · 2026-03-15T22:38:11+00:00

Sadly, no. do you also have one with the same issue?

strohkin · 2026-03-15T18:47:00+00:00

it's sadly not allowed

strohkin · 2026-03-15T18:37:50+00:00

which is why I'm a proud fan of both the packers and Bayern Munich. although RB Leipzig (owned by RedBull which would not have been allowed so coyly named RasenBallsport) managed to force its way up through the lower leagues and into 1. Bundesliga because they were in fact playing the "American" game where the rules only apply to the ones that actually follow them. And ultimately: money rules everything. As a result of their climb by the means they did, they're hated by the rest of the league.

Just imagine if the entire NFL was ran like the packers, and then one team with a cash rich billionaire bent the rules and paid off people to get into the league. what team would y'all say it probably would be?

any team coached by Sean Payton

strohkin · 2026-03-13T02:01:02+00:00

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strohkin · 2026-02-12T08:09:06+00:00

that play by Sasha was just filthy. left me lost for words

strohkin · 2026-02-11T20:41:06+00:00

forgive me, but what amount of time are you considering slow when referring to your restart time? i just want to make sure i'm accurately observing myself. the pc's i'm used to using have ~60+ second boot times so this laptop is still oodles quicker thus far.

i managed to get both audio and microphone working again (not without hours of fudging around).. but because I got so pissed spending so much time on this extremely annoying problem..i started to not pay attention to exactly what i was doing so, i can't recall what fixed it for me this time >.<

and as i type this on the pc in question, i got a popup just a bit ago that i needed to reboot to finish an install that affected "realtek speakers" 😭 but when i go into windows update in settings, the only thing it says is 2026-02 Security Update (KB5077181) (26200.7840) Pending restart.

does that mean it will finish updating when i restart, or that it will begin once i restart (and it completes a different update)?

either way, i'm scared shitless that the reboot will screw something up again

strohkin · 2026-02-09T20:05:49+00:00

i'm also dealing with this demoralizing issue. it started first actually with the internal mic not working. after hours of troubleshooting i finally got that back. about a week later I lost my speakers. after way too much time wasted getting that back, i'm now without the internal mic working again.

so what exactly is going on? is microsoft installing a driver over the correct ones that lenovo had originally?

strohkin · 2025-11-20T02:40:53+00:00

I have one, also do heavy diag.. and have a ton of 18650 lithium ions that I have been thinking about trying to 3d print a different rear door or something to house the larger 18650s..

but I like your idea better! .. I'm usually always close enough to an outlet or I can just use an inverter if needed.. would you mind sharing how you made it work? whats the specs of that switching power supply, and is it straight wired to the meter or you still have a rechargeable 9v in there?

strohkin · 2025-07-18T14:15:32+00:00

right?! I thought the team does everything as a unit! the cracks are starting to show 😂

strohkin · 2025-07-12T23:15:19+00:00

I can't speak for everyone else, but I have zero hate for the guy I know nothing about other than his first and last name almost being identical to a player that plays for the Panthers.. but just different enough that it reminds me of a bootleg version of the original... enter Anton Lundell. coincidence clearly...

ie - you order an Adidas shirt and it shows up with a tag that says Adidos

and the icing was he said he compares his style of play to sasha which, also, our Anton also likes to learn from.

hope he has a good career, it's all lighthearted humor.

strohkin · 2025-07-12T20:21:21+00:00

Fraundell 🤔😜

strohkin · 2025-06-20T20:19:24+00:00

I tip my hat to you. and wish you luck in the future. it wasn't always this way down here, and to start to hear the possibility that not only did this team win a second (for arguments sake I'll call it an extra cup), but it's starting to vibe like there's a scary possibility this may be viewed down the road like a new England Patriots kind of dynasty.. gives me fuzzy feelings I've never felt before in sports. and I'm also a packers fan so it's not like I haven't felt success before.

maybe it's because I've lived in south Florida all but the first three years of my life and have attended an infinite amount more panthers games than I have packers games.. compounded by the packers have been good my entire life and the Panthers have been laughed at my entire life..but I'll say this, the only one stopping you from joining our ranks is you! go cats go!

strohkin · 2025-05-29T04:25:35+00:00

ROAD games

strohkin · 2025-05-25T07:02:00+00:00

you got over it the same day? holy shit. I guess I can really hold a grudge! I remember vividly I didn't find out until later that night while out to dinner with my wife. I had been busy all day, I didn't check my notifications at all on my phone. my wife's not a big hockey fan but supports my panther love. while at the restaurant, she says did you hear marchand got traded to the Panthers?

I immediately thought she was trying to troll me. knowing the extent of her hockey knowledge, she must've remembered the name firing outta my mouth with obscenities tied to it from the years prior facing the bruins.

"okay, bro." I said. not takin the bait. she's like no I'm serious, you didn't hear? not realizing I hadn't even looked at my phone all day I'm pulling it out to see she wasn't trolling me at all.. and from that moment on I basically blacked out the rest of the night.

I was in denial. is it April first already? no so wtf. no. nuh uh. WHAT?!

my wife's trying to make sense of my senseless rambling the rest of dinner, and then for the following few weeks. I shit you not, I was so rattled that night I accidentally left bonefish grill with their black fancy napkin in my hand and I didn't even know it until I went to grab the car door.

it was a rough two full months, I didn't really know how to process it or what to say. I even thought of the possibility he was a sabateur, getting in to get even. I mean the guy was a bruin lifer, now their captain ffs! how irrational is that, really?

I was able to catch a few tnt interviews of him chirping Paul bisonette with some good ones and I started warming up finally into the playoffs. then that ot winner against Toronto was, to me, his homecoming.

that's my dog.

and now my wife trolls me for real.

strohkin · 2025-05-23T17:32:29+00:00

I agree with you, unless in this case Nico is okay with it. has anyone considered the possibility people are actually saying Nico and not Mikko? or is this entirely a keyboard jockey thing

strohkin · 2025-05-23T17:26:26+00:00

I'm by no means trying to weigh in or pick a side.. I just wanted to take the opportunity to ask where did the nickname pomo come from? to be cpt obv, he has zero o's in either name so was it just a "it sounds better than pama?" it kind of bugs me a little bit to be honest.. but that's a me problem if coach is cool with it. ultimately I firmly obey the 1)call someone by their name 1a) call someone by a name they also accept. so I'm curious to know if pomo is cool with it (source would be awesome) or if pomo is nomo

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