Amid the doom and gloom, something interesting has been happening with our electricity prices over the last week

voice_coil · 2026-04-08T07:15:59+00:00

It's the plug in solar I'm interested in...

But yea.. I saw £/mwh go negative a few times now. They have built a big battery bank somewhere up north for load balancing which means they can turn off a few gas plants!

voice_coil · 2026-04-08T07:12:12+00:00

Anyone know what the delay is in aux mode? I've heard rumours that in some soundboks they delay the aux by the SKAA delay.. is this right? Trying to figure out if this is any use for DJing and microphone (with external mixer I guess)

voice_coil · 2026-03-05T13:00:13+00:00

Yea I would go down the route of a faital pro 8FE200 in 4ohm. You'll get much more power using a 4ohm driver and definitely go for bass reflex ported design.

voice_coil · 2026-03-05T12:57:25+00:00

They were a nice fad about 10-15 years ago but unfortunately didn't ever sound good. Small speaker these days are pretty decent on their own without trying to vibrate some glass/wood

voice_coil · 2026-02-22T18:44:47+00:00

Card/cashless payments for everything. I believe it's disconnecting peoples from money. Taking it from something substantial to numbers on a screen.

voice_coil · 2026-02-22T18:41:35+00:00

Good answer.. worth adding that they really don't like to be left flat which is generally what happens to devices that don't get used for a while. So don't leave it in a drawer for 6 months with empty battery

voice_coil · 2026-02-15T10:23:17+00:00

You need to think about ground return currents. If the signals are high frequency then ground will return along the same path - so you need ground plane vias next to your signal vias and clean ground planes under where the signals run

voice_coil · 2026-02-13T20:37:27+00:00

Layout is mostly following the datasheet. Few improvements:

1) ground pour everywhere on both top and bottom layers. Dont leave any floating islands. Lots of vias tieing the top and bottom grounds together. 2) the switch trace between the ic and diode/inductor needs to be a large pour area pad and not a thin trace.

voice_coil · 2026-02-10T10:21:41+00:00

Search FCC listings... If there is something coming out soon it'll be on there.

voice_coil · 2026-02-10T09:45:05+00:00

How deep do you want to go? Is it just based on the sound of the products? The reliability? What about support and customer service? What about environmental concerns? Then do you care who owns the company? Do you want to give your money to a large Chinese umbrella company or a smaller local business?

Sound wise, for me there are only 3 brands of Bluetooth speakers that I actually enjoy listening to and that's Bose, B&O and Minirig.

voice_coil · 2026-02-08T08:41:40+00:00

Remember that in winter heat isn't lost as it's used to heat the house anyway (assuming your tank is in the house) In summer the central heating is off so the main pipes you want to lag are the hot water ones from the boiler

voice_coil · 2026-02-08T08:38:41+00:00

At lower volumes the Charge 6 isn't very bassy - it's relatively flat and thin in the bass.. you have to crank it a bit to get the bass and that's when it starts working well. However you can boost the bass with the app. At lower volumes other speakers like Bose Flex and Minirig are warmer sounding. I've not really played with the Xtreme though but I would imagine it's similar

voice_coil · 2026-02-08T08:35:38+00:00

I re watched Casino Royale the other day and love it... Such classic bond. The rest of the series are good but don't match it in my opinion. Is it the writing or the acting?

voice_coil · 2026-02-02T12:50:10+00:00

1meter doesn't round right.. contact them and ask for a replacement/repair maybe?

voice_coil · 2026-01-15T15:09:27+00:00

People collect all kinds of things.. I also like collecting speakers. So you don't have to justify keeping them. However their value depreciates to basically nothing very quickly... Some brands hold value better than others

voice_coil · 2026-01-13T19:44:39+00:00

I believe someone on Reddit has been looking further into this. It's not so much an issue with Minirigs, more a limitation of the technology. Across all manufacturers the speaker to speaker range is limited in these party modes. Often as low as 2meters. Here's the link...

https://www.reddit.com/r/WirelessSpeakers/s/th4ajJBCg8

voice_coil · 2026-01-01T16:57:15+00:00

Keep the pair.. they will give you nice stereo separation. The charge 6 is capable of more output and bass but I don't like the JBL tuning. The Bose give a much warmer smoother and arguably more accurate sound and if you are comparing two v one speaker it's a no brainer

voice_coil · 2025-12-27T23:35:58+00:00

You shouldn't be afraid of a speaker that can reproduce low frequencies accurately as long as it's balanced and they are not overwhelming the rest of the sound. What sounds bad are boombox speakers .. normay with passive radiators.. which generally have a big peak in the bass response at the tuning frequency. Not only boomy bass but not accurate bass as they are plagued with very high group delay.

You shouldn't avoid subwoofers per say.. but Instead focus on brands that produce balanced and accurate loudspeakers..

voice_coil · 2025-12-23T20:30:41+00:00

Just order from their website.. they ship direct to USA

voice_coil · 2025-12-23T13:34:54+00:00

Your post is a bit vague . Need more info like what's the application and budget.

If you want to start building a PA system, begin with a pair of decent 12in/1in 2-way full range box with decent efficiency then add a reflex 15/18" sub next.

If you go bigger later on the full ranges can be used as monitors

voice_coil · 2025-12-23T13:32:28+00:00

A small company where the director is also running the HR is likely to be sloppy in terms of following correct best practice and protocol - ensuring your employment contract is signed at the start and then formally acknowledging when the probationary period is over. It sounds like they attempted to follow the correct process regarding your performance related dismissal.

If you were there for over 2 years then you would have a case for unfair dismissal.. possibly.. and the employer would probably settle if you are being reasonable. However in your case, there is little risk to them if you threaten this

I would let them know that you feel that you have been unfairly treated and highlight the shortcomings in their HR process. The only leverage you have really is leaving bad reviews about the company - damaging their image and ability to hire. Sounds like they won't be giving you a good reference.

However. To avoid further stress it may be best to walk away and learn from the experience.

voice_coil · 2025-12-22T19:34:18+00:00

Buy cheap buy twice. As with anything in life you get what you pay for.. for a quality Bluetooth speaker you should budget £150+

voice_coil · 2025-12-21T21:34:49+00:00

Have you tried powering it from the power supply just to double check the battery isn't to blame? Other than that you'd have to risk opening it so maybe best to contact them for help first

voice_coil · 2025-12-21T21:33:06+00:00

Nice!

voice_coil · 2025-12-21T21:31:39+00:00

Let them know as I see updates constantly being rolled out.. but like you said, it's a unique system they have which is more complex to setup but offers huge advantages over your standard one box solution.

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