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Re: Desktop tower - i5 v i7
Computing power seems to have stalled. Quantum leps in speed just aren't happening
If anything, pc stuff has just gotten more streamlined. Laptops have fewer ports,
no optical drives, and the mouse pads are useless. Windows 11 seems to be designed
to make any hardware more than a few years old obsolete. You really have to drop a
bundle on a desktop gaming machine to get that next level of performance. My
existing stuff is more than fast enough for my needs. I have a tablet that I normally use
for day to day surfing and streaming. The wife uses a laptop normally, but a tablet would
most likely meet 99% of her needs. I've got a tank like ThinkPad for when I need to get
serious. In retirement, who needs spreadsheets?
If anything, pc stuff has just gotten more streamlined. Laptops have fewer ports,
no optical drives, and the mouse pads are useless. Windows 11 seems to be designed
to make any hardware more than a few years old obsolete. You really have to drop a
bundle on a desktop gaming machine to get that next level of performance. My
existing stuff is more than fast enough for my needs. I have a tablet that I normally use
for day to day surfing and streaming. The wife uses a laptop normally, but a tablet would
most likely meet 99% of her needs. I've got a tank like ThinkPad for when I need to get
serious. In retirement, who needs spreadsheets?
sucks2beme
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Re: What did you do to your stereo rig today?
Yes socket savers are a godsend. Be sure to get a good one, too many cheap Chinese junk socket savers out there.
pitdogg2
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Re: Post a picture... any picture
mrbigbluelight wrote: »I was actually kind of partial to Darla 🤔
Once she moved, she showed us around a bit then fell off the face of this forum.
Willow
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Re: Replacement Peerless Tweeter Diaphragm
Gardenstater wrote: »I could see that there was something missing in the upper harmonics. Freq. response showed a bit of a rolloff above 15kHz that wasn't present in the originals. I should try burning the holes and revisiting.
All I have for testing is my cell phone and the Spectroid app. Obviously not the most reliable equipment, but you can see there is a drop off. The green vertical line is 15kHz. Fortunately (or unfortunately) for me, anything over 12kHz is beyond my range so i wouldn't hear it anyway. Ha!
joebass3
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