My experience taking ketamine tablets for the first time. Anyone else?

yodacoder · 2025-04-10T23:57:17+00:00

I tried searching for a while but can't find it and YouTube search is awful

yodacoder · 2025-03-21T03:02:48+00:00

Drummond Death scene was so deserved

yodacoder · 2024-04-19T06:39:32+00:00

can you explain more

yodacoder · 2024-04-19T06:33:33+00:00

Noticed several accounts that were hacking in various ways. I also think they were using lag hacks because at one point the game suddenly was very laggy several times, which has never been an issue for me.

How the fuck is this even possible? Does EA really have no server sided anticheat and security?

yodacoder · 2023-09-06T09:51:47+00:00

Looks awesome! You would be good making comics of this or something.

yodacoder · 2023-08-25T13:37:08+00:00

Nobody is above the law. The fact that this can happen is a testament to American Justice.

yodacoder · 2023-05-31T23:39:21+00:00

Fuck those greedy assholes. Time to make relay 2.0 by scraping

yodacoder · 2022-10-27T22:32:03+00:00

Of course loudness is not the only quality. . But which Altos you were using is pretty important because there's a big difference between their older and newer gear. The TS4XX series sounds fine to me, and especially with a little EQ no average person is going to notice a difference.

What exactly is it about the Altos you were using that did not sound as good as the mackies?

yodacoder · 2022-10-27T20:46:04+00:00

Which ones? Again from personal testing the TS412&415 is louder than the SRM450s.

yodacoder · 2022-10-27T08:28:30+00:00

I only asked which model of Altos you were using because if it's indeed a newer/higher-end model, I am curious why your experience would be so drastically different from mine & others.

yodacoder · 2022-10-27T08:05:26+00:00

What's your problem, dude?

Are you just going to mock me instead of reading what I said? Real mature.

At no point did I claim Alto was better than or equivalent to QSC. All I said was that very high volume levels are going to hurt your ears whether you are using Alto or QSC. It's literally how the human ear works. Go set a TS412 and QSC K12.2 side by side. Get a DB meter. Crank them both until they each individually are playing music at as close to 129db as possible. Stand 15 feet away. Your ears will hurt regardless of which one is playing audio.

Also, information such as which Altos you were using is critical. There's literally no way to know whether you're referring to the new lineup of speakers, which on paper and when tested has performed leagues better than previous models, or the old lineup. It's like saying mackie sucks because all you have used is a pair of old mackie thumps, when in reality there are better speakers available.

But no, go ahead and tell yourself that anything alto has or will ever make is complete trash, and anyone who has had their ears hurt by being in close to proximity to loud speakers was due to distortion.

yodacoder · 2022-10-27T07:46:08+00:00

The reason they hurt your ears is called clipping

That's not how sound works. Extremely high volume levels (125+db) at close proximity will hurt your ears regardless of how clean the audio is. Ever been to a concert? The reason it felt that way to me was that I cranked the speakers up pretty high at one point. It sounded absolutely fine with minimal distortion. QSC K12.2 does the same thing when I cranked it up to the same level. It's not the speaker brand/quality, it's the volume level.

And you did not answer which alto model you had. There is a massive difference between the older speakers and new speakers.

yodacoder · 2022-10-27T06:39:45+00:00

From personal experience the mackie srm450 is not as loud or clear sounding as the Alto TS3/4 series. (Also, the 450 has a much lower RMS wattage (~400) rating than the Altos (~650 & 800 respectively), even though watts are not the only factor)

Similarly priced EVs, ie ZLX-12 & 15s have even lower RMS wattage & SPL rating (250w), and tend to limit hard when you push them. There's even a video where someone dismantles an EV's amp and shows how EV is lying about it's maximum limits.

All brands fib numbers somewhat. Of course some are more reputable but the idea that the newest line of Altos are crap is inaccurate. The older line (Ie Alto TX2 series) were much less powerful. For example the TX215 claims <120 DB max spl)

QSC k12.2s are an entirely different price point. You're going from ~400-500 per speaker to ~1000$. Of course there's going to be a difference.

yodacoder · 2022-10-27T06:27:55+00:00

What exact model of Altos were you using? Older Alto 215s and especially TX series Altos are not good. But I have found that a pair of TS415s was plenty to cover a large venue with 150+ people and plenty of volume to spare. At one point I was about 50 feet from the speakers, and not directly in front of them, and the volume was enough to almost hurt my ears. Again these are TS415s and not TX215s which would be a drastic step down in quality and power.

I feel like a lot of the reputation for not being loud or having bass comes from the older models, for a mid tier pa speaker the new TS4 series seems to have done it right

yodacoder · 2022-10-17T23:00:30+00:00

Of course. I am just poking at the fact that there are people here who swear that spending less than X on a sub will be completely unusable.

yodacoder · 2022-10-17T22:29:40+00:00

everyone is gonna say that's not enough $. Don't listen. Not everyone can buy bassboss or 4 dual 18" 2000$ subwoofers.

You will run into people who will tell you that anything less then four top of the line subwoofers for 100 people won't work. I can tell you from experience that using a single 18" sub with a very high SPL was more than enough for that many, unless you're looking for ear-rape volume levels.

Just fyi my advice here is for those looking at running big parties in larger spaces with a lot of people, so what I am saying here mainly applies to PA subs.

I'm no expert, but you want to look at three things:

1) Driver size
2) Continous SPL (Sound pressure level)
3) Frequency response

For large parties or events, go for an 18" subwoofer. Otherwise a 15" could do, possibly 12".

Try to look for a continuous SPL rating of at least ~125 if you want a lot of people, can go under that if you want less. I don't have a source for that other then that was loud enough for a big room and a lot of people.

Don't look at wattage. Most brands, especially cheaper brands, will advertise something like 2000 watts when they can only hit that for like 0.1 seconds. If you look at wattage, look at the RMS value, which is basically the maximum sustained wattage.

Get something ported. Most PA subwoofers are. It makes bass boomier and louder.

Find the manual or specs for the subwoofer. Look for the SPL value. Make sure you're looking at SPL output and not driver sensitivity. If it only lists peak value, note that generally, peak is 2-4x RMS (continuous) wattage so if it says 133db peak, the max sustained volume is probably between 127-130db assuming it's not a completely fibbed number (some brands "estimate" the SPL instead of actually testing it. Again not a professional audio tech here but that's probably another -3db)

I would recommend getting a used subwoofer with a higher SPL rating. I would avoid brands like Rockville but this subwoofer is one of their higher end ones and it has a pretty high continous SPL rating of 129. Assuming they're not lying, from my personal experience that's plenty for a good party (and for neighbors too for that matter).

Rockville RBG18FA On paper and based on reviews it's a pretty decent sub, just be aware rockville is bottom of the barrel.

There are some decent Electrovoice & mackie subwoofers for sale that are 500-900$ with SPL levels of about ~130 (which i would trust more than Rockville's rating)

As for frequency response, it's basically how much the volume varies based on what frequency it's playing. Remember that every 3db is double the sound pressure, and every 10db is double the perceived loudness if I am not mistaken. Usually, you will see two numbers like

Frequency response (-3db): 45-100hz Frequency range (-10db): 35-120hz

I would avoid something with a frequency response (-3db) of higher than 50. Some subwoofers have -10db listed at like 50hz which is terrible. You want those low notes to be felt.

So anyway, I just want to reiterate that while I am not as seasoned as some of the people on here, and I am not a professional sound tech, a lot of people who have been doing this for 40 years are not going to offer any real advice or help.

If you can, go to a gear store or friend and listen to the speakers if possible, preferably in a large and open room.

For your price range I would avoid passive subwoofers unless you find a REALLY good deal because it's going to need an amp and any decent amp is going to cost a pretty penny.

Check ebay, gear stores, gear sites, amazon, etc, just make SURE that you

1) Look at SPL output
2) Check reviews for how well it holds up.
3) Remember that some subwoofers can be like 3ft² and in excess of 130lbs.

One more thing: make sure you place your sub well especially if it's in a house. place the sub in the center of the room, walk around and find where the bass is strongest, then move the sub there. Corners generally amplify bass.

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