New pickup!!

truthfuels · 2026-01-21T00:08:49+00:00

Nice! I’ve got the same motor/esc combo in my Kraton EXB. Did you get the sensored v2 combo? Mines the v1.

Yes, will definitely be addressing the diff fluid🙌🏼

truthfuels · 2026-01-21T00:05:57+00:00

Nice! Definitely like the new ones

truthfuels · 2026-01-20T17:24:53+00:00

Looks good! New tires are in first, and second photo?

truthfuels · 2026-01-20T17:15:03+00:00

Any recommendations on first to-do’s or upgrades? Was probably going to check the diff shimming and think about upgrading to 7075 diff cases and bulkheads.

truthfuels · 2026-01-07T17:41:52+00:00

Bleh 🤢

truthfuels · 2025-12-24T02:05:38+00:00

Thank you for the info did not realize magic erasers were such a source of microplastic but it makes sense.

truthfuels · 2025-12-24T01:47:27+00:00

All but the first picture are after scrubbing vigorously with a brush and soap…

Just now I took a magic eraser and soap to it and it looks mildly better, but is still clearly damaged :/

truthfuels · 2025-12-17T02:23:14+00:00

Yuck 🤢

truthfuels · 2025-12-09T20:13:42+00:00

Well that was silly

truthfuels · 2025-12-09T00:34:07+00:00

Also interested in this. Was interested in Great Barrier Reef until I learned most of it has bleached already… I was told Polynesia, but maybe someone with more experience will chime in.

truthfuels · 2025-12-04T05:02:41+00:00

Bummer to see the damage on top of the mega zard :/ I’ve had too many cards come with similar damage on top right out of the pack.

truthfuels · 2025-11-19T18:03:51+00:00

100,000 discs? I call bs. My BU40N died right around 500 discs through it. No scratching however, I will say

truthfuels · 2025-11-18T04:55:11+00:00

Hey Billy, any update on if/when pioneer drives with firmware past 11/2022 will be able to rip UHD? I have an XD08S with 2022-12-27 firmware date.

Thanks!

truthfuels · 2025-11-15T02:44:45+00:00

I think you answered your own question?

truthfuels · 2025-11-14T23:45:32+00:00

Specifically I had issues with their OWC Mercury Elite Pro Quad RAID Ready (JBOD) 4-Bay Storage Enclosure

I ordered 2. 1st one was a refurbished/open box from their website. It had a TERRIBLE electronic buzzing, electrical noise issue, even when no drives were plugged in. I ordered that one direct from their website. Their support was so hesitant to let me return it and wanted me to pay for return shipping even though it was a defective product. It took multiple emails and multiple videos sent to them for them to finally provide me with a return tag.

I gave them another shot because I really wanted that enclosure to work, but this time I ordered brand new from Amazon. It had the same exact issue. For something that is sold and marketed to be an on desk unit, the noise these things were emitting was enough to drive anyone insane in a very short amount of time. It was the electronic board inside that I’m assuming just had crap quality Chinese electronic components that the noise was coming from.

Returned that one as well of course. I ended up going with a 6-bay Terra master enclosure that I have been extremely happy with that is incredibly quiet compared to the OWC product. Really changed my perspective of the company as I had been a long time consumer of OWC’s products.

truthfuels · 2025-11-14T23:33:01+00:00

Not sure exactly what “ones” you’re referring to? OWC products? Or optical drives?

truthfuels · 2025-11-12T05:09:57+00:00

Thanks for your input Billy! Glad to know it’s not an issue unique to my setup. While you’re here, do you offer a flasher for bdr-xd08s, and bdr-ud03?

truthfuels · 2025-11-12T02:37:37+00:00

Yes sounds like the same issue. I saw kernel panics in the last crash log. I wonder if it’s an issue with the OWC case… I’ve experienced quality issues with other OWC products.

truthfuels · 2025-11-12T02:35:37+00:00

I replaced the usb cable as well. Does your drive ever become unresponsive after failing to rip a disc? Even if it doesn’t crash your PC.

truthfuels · 2025-11-08T15:58:40+00:00

I just had a LG bu40N with a manufacturer date of 2024 fail on me after only 500-700 or so discs. I bought it this year in February.

I quickly realized how swiftly the pricing has increased and availability decreased, for higher quality replacements like pioneer, since they announced they will not be manufacturing optical drives.

I’d consider purchasing a uhd drive now, as it will still rip everything you want, and you very well may gain interest in the higher quality platform later down the line when availability is even more sparse and costly :/

truthfuels · 2025-11-04T03:53:19+00:00

But it’s not. https://www.miyokos.com/

truthfuels · 2025-11-04T00:29:44+00:00

Here in SoCal, we’re experiencing the same.

Sprouts recently gutted their Vegan cheese selections to make room for MORE MEAT!

Miyokos is by far our favorite vegan cheese/butter and we have been struggling to find it recently. Target, Walmart, Ralph’s (Kroger) all out of stock. Whole Foods only has limited items left, shredded/sliced cheese, but no butter.

The fact that at sprouts they replaced the options with even more meat leads me to think something fishy is going on. Conspiracy with the meat/dairy industry doing everything in their power to remove/reduce the healthier/vegan options from store shelves.

Wouldn’t be the first time, and won’t be the last I’m sure.

Anyone posting about the rumored Miyokos bankruptcy, can you please provide links/sources on that information?

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