SwiftOnSecurityDamn my launch PS3, which includes hardware to natively play PS1 and PS2 games, has a dead disc drive. :(
Everybody talks RROD for 360 but the PS3 was also horrendous. A terrible initial generation of hardware for both.
My home theater rack from ~2017
The final parts of the home theater are arriving this week including wiremold cable management and a second subwoofer. Eager to show the completed project. Been collecting parts for literally 13 years. If you want something just start now.
I feel something hidden in social media clout-chasing is how long-term hobbies actually manifest. Most hobbyists do not buy everything in one shot and assemble them for a YouTube video. It is a deliberate collection towards an eventual goal lasting many years. The journey is the destination.
You do not appreciate what you have until you've taken that incremental path. I am fucking blessed and I know the difference because I've lived it.
My side speakers are my old front spears. My rear speakers are my very old front speakers. You cycle your parts to their appropriate role.
This was my HT in 2014, after a buildout from when I got it in 2009. It's so easy to see where people are today and look at the cost and think it's impossible. That's because they assembled what they needed across many years.
Do not try to compete with a decade of investment. It's obviously stupid but never communicated.
Buying durable goods is important. I got my 29U Sim5 knock-down rack shipped to my apartment in 2009 for like 400 bucks.
And it will last me my entire life. There is zero wear on it.
I still use all the speakers I've ever purchased. Could I afford to just replace them with similars? Sure. But I know what I want and I'm happy to respect the heritage of my journey.
And it will last me my entire life. There is zero wear on it.
I still use all the speakers I've ever purchased. Could I afford to just replace them with similars? Sure. But I know what I want and I'm happy to respect the heritage of my journey.
Sorry I know this is an exhausting thread. But I've said before on Twitter and I'll repeat here: I talk about what I wish I knew when I was younger. The possibility to communicate that to anyone is of incredible value.
Unfortunately, human proclivities discard this kind of wisdom. And rightly so, it inspires constant ideological churn and attempts at new paradigms. But so much lost is not without worth.
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Michael@MsMerope @SwiftOnSecurity and in their ability to repeat the same mistakes over and over
No@SwiftOnSecurity You were the first twitter account I followed like, 5 something years ago, the results of the effort you put in were obvious to me then and even more so now. Parasocial affection is weird. Thanks though!
TheJesusFish@SwiftOnSecurity I really appreciate the projector recommendation. I picked up an NZ8 a month ago (couldn’t get the NZ7) and I adore it.
@me wow nice!!!
SarcastiCanadian@SwiftOnSecurity The core of my audio system is an integrated amp and a pair of speakers I bought in 1980. They were very high quality kit then, and they still provide great sound. Since then I have replaced/introduced turn tables, tuners, tape decks, and streaming components as well as additional speakers -- the foundation still holds.
Martin Woolf@SwiftOnSecurity To my mind, the point of mentoring is not to make others do as we do, but instead to help them understand why we do as we do so they can make informed decisions in the future. Keep up the good work!