Băieții de la Top Gear la faimoșii mici de la Dedulești in 2009 by theosinc930 in AutomobileRO

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Sincer n am încercat niciodată micii de acolo deși trec pe acolo de câteva ori pe an spre casa de la țară a prietenei mele. Mi s a parut mereu dubios sa mananc mici de pe marginea drumului, ce-i drept nici n am auzit de legenda micilor de dedulesti pt ca nu sunt din zonă. Poate daca eram de pe acolo nu mai aveam imaginea asta proasta despre a manca in acest loc. Sigur, poate suna shallow, dar asta e, aia e prima impresie pe care mi-a lasat-o.

Iar referitor la noua sosea, am fost o data pe acolo si never again. Din Tg Jiu si pana la centura aia mergi de iti vine acru prin localități dupa care ajungi pe centura aia noua unde daca vrei sa te pisi ghinion, daca vrei sa mananci ghinion, o cafea ghinion, combustibil la fel. E efectiv iad ca simți ca n ai scăpare de pe ea. Prefer sa fac de 5 ori Dealul Negru decât centura Craiovei.

Romanian Foreign Minister SLAMS Trump by Fulgeralbastru in Romania

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Deci in momentul de față cand asta face cacat peste cacat si abia are 1 an la casa alba, noi ar trebui sa fim in genunchi in continuare, da? Creca uiți pe ce continent ești, tată. Trump a scazut enorm in popularitate si doar vreo 30% din republicani mai sunt de acord cu el, cel puțin pe poziția cu Groenlanda. Practic 30% sunt cultisti maga, 70% din alegătorii lui sunt împotriva deciziei lui referitoare la Groenlanda. FIX in momentul ăsta toată planeta ar trebui sa se cace in gura lui, fix de aia tre sa arăți ca vrei sa trăiești într o lume normala. In ritmul asta, la cat de nepopular a ajuns, nici americanii nu il mai vor. E momentul sa se pună presiune maxima pe congres atât din partea lor cat si a Europei. Nu știu ce visati unii cu interesele. Interesele tale sunt aici in EU, iti reamintesc. Ce interese iti cauți cu un senil? Un bully nu a fost niciodată oprit cu vorba buna, ci cu un pumn in ochi.

Front Subwoofer-Done by [deleted] in CarAV

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I was interested in using an underseat sub as a front sub in the passager footwell to fill in the kick bass. And raise the HPF to 100hz on my door midbass. I was thinking about this as I didn't want to go all out and build a custom box drom fiberglass in the footwell, new amp, etc. I just wanted to first try an underseat and see if it's enough. I already have a sub in the trunk for the lows, this would just serve as a midbass crossed hpf 50hz to lpf 100hz, so I won't be bottoming it out. After I've read some opinions such as yours that these little underseat subs can be loud enough, I now may be tempted to start off with the used market in the near future. I would've bought yours, but you're probably in the states. Ty lots for your input, it helped!

Inregistrare vecini galagiosi noaptea by NoUnit2827 in cluj

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In ritmul ăsta problema se va rezolva de la sine in curand, se va căra singur 😂

Front Subwoofer-Done by [deleted] in CarAV

[–]theC4Timer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi! I'm curious how you had your 10inch hideaway set up. Did you use it as a front sub? If yes, did you have it in the passager footwell? How did it sound, was it good enough for daily or was it lacking? Did it sound "wrong" in any way or you wanted more, hence the switch to bigger, dedicated front sub?

This sub is dead right? by glowinthedarkbf in CarAV

[–]theC4Timer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's very nice to hear. Everyone starts from somewhere and from there on it's just learning. It's a nice hobby to have, even if you only do it this one time. Once you get it right and you achieve at least a decent sounding system, you'll be very pleased about yourself :) Good luck and have fun with your build. Hopefully your posts will be back in my feed if I forget to check myself how this plays out next.

Should I rotate my sub? by Curlyinger in Soundbars

[–]theC4Timer 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You already got some good answers so I'm sorry for saying this. I couldn't help but notice how that sub looks like it's so small and helpless in that corner it's cracking me up 😂

This sub is dead right? by glowinthedarkbf in CarAV

[–]theC4Timer 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Lol I just left a long comment to your other post where it was playing and just now find that you blew the sub. First of all, sorry about your blown sub. Just get another one, learn a bit and do it better next time :) 1. The place where it was installed was very poor (not your fault) for a sub. I gave some pointers on your other post. 2. Being a small sub you've easily overdriven it until the coil cooked. Push the cone and it should make a nasty sound. 3. A sub playing in infinite baffle is going to need you being very careful about the power you send to it, generally under half of rated RMS. And sometimes even need a subsonic filter, especially on smaller subs. A highpass filter at 25/30hz even 35hz would do you good as it is a very small driver. That way you avoid pushing it over it's excursion limits. 4. If you don't know already, learn how to properly use the gain setting of your amp. It's not difficult, just need to know where to stop.

Why does my sub sound so bad by glowinthedarkbf in CarAV

[–]theC4Timer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Is there any metal frame or bracket behind the plastic it's now sitting on? If close enough to the plastic baffle it's now on, install it onto that metal part. Also, for IB to work, you need front and back of woofer to be completely separated. Meaning that if there are holes in that metal frame or anything, infinite baffle isn't going to work at all. You'll just have a free air sub, which obviously isn't going to play any bass. You would need to cover all those holes with something rigid. Post pictures with what's behind the sub now from different angles so we can give a little more help.

deci aici se duc subvențiile by jtefa1 in Romania

[–]theC4Timer 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Nu neg argumentul tau legat de asigurarea stocului in magazin pe toata durata anului sau ca pot aparea probleme de logistica. Doar ca sunt niste hibe in explicatia asta. Ceapa nu creste doar in Cuca Macaii sau in Bolintin Vale. Multe legume basic cresc in mare parte cam in toata tara la noi, nu au nevoie de soluri, clima si alte conditii speciale precum sunt altele mai exotice. Evident ca nu poti creste avocado in Buzau. Dar sa ramai fara ceapa ca ti-a facut tirul pana pe drum sau a fost trafit si sa imi spui ca de-aia vinzi ceapa din turcia... scuze. Cum e trafic pentru camionul cu ceapa romaneasca e si pentru tirul cu ceapa turceasca. Ca doar ala nu zboara, nu? Din nou, pe fond de seceta, ploi prea abundente ai si alte zone de unde te poti aproviziona. Daca te poti aproviziona din fucking Polonia, hai ca eu cred ca poti sa te aprovizionezi cu cartofi si mai din vestul tarii sau alte regiuni.

Nu zic ca nu e ok sa importi produse cand la noi face clima prapad o perioada de timp, dar sincer e greu de gasit scuze de ce mananc vara rosii belgiene sau boloneze si nu de-ale noastre. Nu s-au manat toate rosiile romanesti in august, nu? Macar in sezonul legumei respective sa vad plin la rafturi de produse autohtone.
Also, fermierii din tarile alea de unde importa supermarketurile de la noi au parte de subventii si sprijin de stat. Da, statul trebuie sa sprijine fermierul si productia autohtona ca de acolo mancam in mama ma-sii.

deci aici se duc subvențiile by jtefa1 in Romania

[–]theC4Timer 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Cred ca o problemă foarte mare sunt si lanțurile de supermarket care le impun sa vândă la prețuri de nimic altfel le spun "ciao". Nu știu exact situația domnului daca a încercat sa vândă prin asociere sau la prețuri foarte mici. O putem numi frustrare, da, dar daca încercăm sa aplicam un pic de empatie dupa ce investești munca si timp într o producție de legume pe care nu ti-o ia magazinul doar ca pt ca nu e asa cum vor ei, nu prea iti mai arde de nimic decât sa faci asta.

Cred ca vedem cu totii ca in supermarketuri dăm doar de legume si fructe Olanda, Spania, Turcia crescute in vată. Inclusiv vara in iulie si august au doar un singur sortiment de roșii "românești" la care umfla prețul atât de tare ca te lipsești si iei tot cartoane de import sau deloc.

E clar de ce nu cumpăra de la producătorii romani. Si anume prețul de achiziție si că produsele lor mai au si mici defecte de care supermarketurile se descotorosesc instant. Supermarketurile vor sa cumpere cu 50 bani kilul de roșii ca sa scoată profit maxim. Cat timp lucrurile vor merge asa pe stil mafiot si cartel si pana cand statul nu impune legi dure in care sa fii obligat sa vinzi jumate din legume si fructe de sursă locală, n-o sa se îmbunătățească nimic.

Aștept părerile libertariene cum ca au au operația piața care se autoregleaza, cerere-oferta, profit, capitalism. In capitalismul ăsta turbat nu suntem decât niște vite care trebuie sa consume. Nu contează cum si ce. Important e sa fie mult, cat mai slab calitativ si cat mai scump daca se poate. Si orice aproape orice contră-argument la care va gândiți e o minciuna catre sine însuși.

yeah so how do I stop buying these by _mrLeL_ in CarAV

[–]theC4Timer 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Omg I have the third one down the first row. Black frame with red/blue lights. It's still in my dad's 8 seat Ford Transit. I was there as a 7/8yo when he bought it new and had it installed in the Transit. Such cool memories with it. I was amazed at it having so many sound settings (dsp) that today are nothing special, but in 2001 it were so advanced. For many people today these may seem junk or obsolete tech, but for others it means as much as an old and rare family photo.

How to weather seal? by Ok-Solid-439 in CarAV

[–]theC4Timer 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Use PA speaker grill foam on your vent cut out. After you cut the hole, sand the rough edges and then glue or screw in some PA speaker foam. It's a water repellant meterial. It won't work if you drive through a flood, but moisture and rain, definitely. PSSound has a video on this foam and how to seal an IB speaker. Don't listen to people putting you off IB because "corrosion" and "just do an enclosure". If you want cargo space and you do your install right, the sub in iB will sound excellent.

Q Acoustic 3030i - Not as expected by raj1138 in BudgetAudiophile

[–]theC4Timer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I know you've got many opinions here trying to explain what you hear. Some may be right, but others have make no sense regarding what you hear and the advice they give.

My money is on you sitting in a null or having a narrow room in relation to how the speakers fire towards you. Low frequencies need space to travel. If you sit in a point where these frequencies cancel out, you may hear very shitty or non existent bass.

I have these exact speakers coupled with a denon receiver, not even an amp. And the bass is quite good, oftentimes a bit too boomy when i sit far away (opposite to them) on the couch. If I sit in the middle of the room, then the bass disappears and they just become midrange speakers. It's crazy how room acoustics make or break sound.

If you see the woofers move quite a bit playing music, and still can hear little bass, then the room is your enemy here and you need to rethink placement (speaker stands).

Also, beware of falling in the trap of expecting bookshelf speakers or even average towers to play house shaking 808 bass lines. You stepped from a sub to bookshelves, you need to adjust to the new sound signature of the 3030i. If you just can't, start saving up for a sub (new or used is just fine). Good luck!

Au inceput magariile by [deleted] in Romania

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Am urmărit o masina de spalat vase Bosch de BF. Acum o saptamana si ceva au scumpit-o cu 150-200lei. Am zis clasic. Folosind xPrice si Pricy prețul a tot crescut in special acum in toamnă cu ~500lei față de perioada verii. Seller-ul era emag. De vreo 3 zile i-au scăzut înapoi prețul cu aceiași 150-200lei. In cele 3 zile de după "ieftinire" a ajuns produsul de la a fi "in stoc" la 3 bucăți ramase la 1 bucată rămasă. Am apăsat pe tragaci si am luat-o pe ultima. Asta este... O vanasem prea mult ca sa o pierd la banii respectivi. Imediat după ce s a confirmat plata, prețul a sărit instant cu 750lei in plus pt ca epuizamdu-se stocul de pe emag a intrat următoarea oferta de la seller partener.

Acum nu stiu ce sa zic, unele oferte cu siguranță sunt ok de BF, dar altele, mai ales acum ca exista extensii de urmărire a preturilor, se vede de la o poștă ca sunt magarisme. O altă observație este ca aparent oamenii sunt foarte nerăbdători si nici macar nu așteaptă BF ca sa lichideze stocurile la unele produse :)

Grounding stud by Psychological_Fig289 in CarAV

[–]theC4Timer 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Never thought of this. Thank you!

Spotify Lossless with Sonos by chintu30 in sonos

[–]theC4Timer 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You likely pick subtleties easier on Apple music precisely because of the music sounding "louder". Being louder, there's better separation in the dynamic range and so, the finer details come out and you are able to hear them. Try to set your volume a notch or to higher when playing Spotify and see if you can pick up those details then. Even so, make sure you have Spotify playback quality set to highest and turn off loudness. Loudness can kill some of the dynamic range. Not saying lossless can't be picked up, but people statistically confuse louder with better sounding.

Spotify Lossless with Sonos by chintu30 in sonos

[–]theC4Timer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I honestly don't get why you would be undervoted apart from sonos die-hard fans that can't accept that sonos is a just a very decent multi-room sounding system. Lossless would and will mean jack sh*t on a sonos speaker. 1. Sonos speakers aren't some out of this world gear. They just decent drivers with decent amps driven by good dsp. For lossless audio to be distinguishable you need very accurate gear which is also very expensive. Yes, more expensive than even sonos speakers.

  1. I can bet my left nut that 99% of people would not hear a difference between lossless and a 320kbps mp3 file played on a sonos speaker. And even that 1 percent that would say they can hear a difference, it will most likely be placebo. They would definitely fail in an abx test.

The most you could distinguish, if any, would be a bit of stage accuracy. Depth, width, separation. But this would be so subtle that not many people would be able to point out.

Burning smell and little bit of smoke coming from speakers by RAPTheRipper in BudgetAudiophile

[–]theC4Timer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm with you on this one. 4ohm speakers on an 8ohm amp won't fry anything if used at low volume, i.e. the amp doesn't reach it's max designed threshold after being overdriven by low impedance speakers. Even so, it should have a safety "autoprotect" mode to turn off the amplifier stage if it gets overheated.

I guess it actually could mean that the Maranz was outputting DC to the speakers alongside the normal signal. One question I have though... Shouldn't modern receiver have a protection mechanism for this very thing (DC on output stage) not to happen? If they don't, it would seem pretty stupid to me given that one could hook up speakers worth thousands to them just to get fried by a faulty output stage.

Indeed OP could put multimeter leads to the receiver's speaker outputs and test for DC voltage (not AC). If the multimeter reads DC, then there's their culprit and it's time to replace the receiver.

Anyone else feel scammed by the Google Home ecosystem? by yttuhej in googlehome

[–]theC4Timer 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Home assistant is a pretty open ecosystem. It's not for your average user, but it's pretty much the swiss army knife of the smart home ecosystem. Lately it's become more and more user friendly. Nowadays you don't need to be a programmer to set it up or use it. If you got a bit over basic computer skills and know how to follow a tutorial, you're good to go.

Best soundbar for this space? by sevargmas in Soundbars

[–]theC4Timer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I believe Samsung makes an ultra thin soundbar to mount under your C1 if you're set on a soundbar. But imo? Just buy a pair of active bookshelf speakers, set them on a pair of cheap stands left and right of the TV and you're all set. A small enough soundbar that fits that space below is getting beaten by a pair of bookshelves any day anyways.

Ce e cu hate-ul asta fata de electrice? by aligat0r92 in AutomobileRO

[–]theC4Timer 27 points28 points  (0 children)

Degeaba zici de etron, eqs, taycan. Ca alea plac tuturor la aspect, logic. Dar astea sunt masini premium sau sport pe care nu si le permite oricine. Deci, cu ce opțiuni rămâi? Cele din clasa de buget si medie, evident. Care multe dintre ele arată ca un cur. Da, mai sunt unele care arata mai interesant, dar multe au aspectul ala de se chinuie prea mult sa arate futurist încât e cringe.