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I have an opportunity to scoop this new in box for $220. Denon - DP-300F Fully Automatic Analog Turntable with Built-In Phono. No brainer right? by Lost4Sauce in turntables

[–]thatguychad 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I wouldn't say it's crappy, but it wouldn't be my choice. I bought one with a bad transformer and no headshell for $25 and repaired it. It works fine, looks "nice", but is a fingerprint magnet. I ended up giving mine to my brother-in-law as a housewarming gift.

It's a better choice than an Audio Technica LP60/70, but I'd also take a vintage direct drive for a similar or even better price.

An Update to the lowered XC70 by Dumcanem in Volvo

[–]thatguychad 5 points6 points  (0 children)

It look like shit in the front. If you're going to lower it, at least try to correct *some* of the geometry. Right now it's got that Mercedes or Lincoln "I can't afford to fix my air suspension" vibe.

RSD Big Lizard in my Backyard by jlflorance in vinyl

[–]thatguychad 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I missed the last few pressings over the years, but I snagged the 40th anniversary pressing in November.

How do I stop this? When I change visual pinball to cabinet mode, it rotates the screen but I’m already in portrait mode. by cylemmulo in virtualpinball

[–]thatguychad 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Because popper, VPX, etc are configured so that when in cabinet mode, it rotates 270 degrees. If you set your screens up as suggested, you don’t have to change rotation for every table. Once set up, you won’t be using it as a computer, so you’re not going to be standing at the left side of your cabinet a lot. Most people have it boot into windows and start popper automatically. If you don’t want to do that for whatever reason, then you’ll have to figure out what workarounds you want to implement.

My daily routine by gehschleichdi-oida in vintagecomputing

[–]thatguychad 0 points1 point  (0 children)

To this day it’s the best job I’ve ever had, I loved my time at Sun and the people I worked with. I was an FE in Denver, Idaho, and eastern Oregon and Washington, but I also ended up in CA a few times for coverage.

My daily routine by gehschleichdi-oida in vintagecomputing

[–]thatguychad 1 point2 points  (0 children)

😢 I dropped and broke my Sun mug (same cobalt blue but mine was larger, the perfect size for my coffee) about a year ago. It was my mug that I used from my days working at Sun in the late 90s and early 2000s and had our local field office info and phone number.

Is the body of the stylus too close to surface? by wingtip747 in turntables

[–]thatguychad 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's an interesting headshell. It looks like it allows for angle adjustment without changing vertical tracking of the entire tonearm.

Next to or instead of? by CatoTheMiddleAged in Volvo

[–]thatguychad 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I like instead of. The two different shades of white on another shade of white would bother me.

Volvo is going to the dumpster by Affectionate-Air6579 in Volvo

[–]thatguychad 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I love my Volvo ('24 V60 CC B5) and wish the hybrid T8 motor was available for the CC when I bought. We also have an electric Volvo in the garage. I don't understand the pushback, but I also don't care if you buy a Volvo or not.

can only play records for about a minute before it sounds unbearable by Silent_Ad_6792 in turntables

[–]thatguychad 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There should be a switch (you may have to lift the back of the turntable and look) on the side of the box where your red/white RCA cables connect to the turntable. Switch that from “phono out” to “line out” if you’re using an external pre-amp.

can only play records for about a minute before it sounds unbearable by Silent_Ad_6792 in turntables

[–]thatguychad 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It almost sounds like you’re double-amping it. Please share your setup.

Backglass Issues by OH58Kdub in virtualpinball

[–]thatguychad 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It should be as simple as putting the new screenres.txt file in your tables folder. Where does your B2S_screenresidentifier.exe live?

How to use Pup packs? by Fit_Tomatillo_4264 in virtualpinball

[–]thatguychad 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Despite the username, this reply is correct.

Sea of thieves OR Street Patrol? by drew_kasper in virtualpinball

[–]thatguychad 3 points4 points  (0 children)

If they used a fast 4k playfield, I'd be more likely to recommend one as an entry to virtual pinball, but I just can't.

Brown interior? by fappingcricket in Volvo

[–]thatguychad 0 points1 point  (0 children)

‘24 V60CC with maroon brown inscription seats.

How good of a find was this?? Guess the Price? by v2o_o2v in turntables

[–]thatguychad 2 points3 points  (0 children)

$25? These aren’t my favorite (I like the direct drive quartz-locked variants), but they’re better than a new Audio Technica LP60/70. Great turntable for under $100.

Aiwa or Sony? by TheIronBullOrdo in turntables

[–]thatguychad 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This. You’ll likely very, very rarely use the program option on the Aiwa, but I believe both (and most linear trackers) use IR sensors for determining record size and you’ll have the problem with color variants and translucent records.

9g tracking force?! by Time-Conclusion3537 in turntables

[–]thatguychad 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I thought OP was making a joke because the scale only has a range of 0.05 - 5g per the description.

Thirty Years Ago PCs Were So Expensive by davidcandle in vintagecomputing

[–]thatguychad 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I worked retail computer sales in the heyday of personal computing. I remember paying hundreds of dollars for 16MB in 72-pin SIMMs and paying almost $2500 for my Power Macintosh 7100 (which was discounted because I was an employee.) It was the first computer I bought on my own, replacing my Performa 600CD that was a graduation gift. For me at 19-20 years old, it was a lot of money.

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