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Re: Bad Christmas for Me
It’s Sensorineural. It’s an inner ear problem, not conductive.
I am getting appropriate treatment from my ENT experts. Will have an MRI later this month to rule out anything else. The fact is I was sick when this came about, so the doctors are initially leaning towards a viral infection that reached my inner ear
@smartie_panta
I appreciate the word of encouragement. A little glimmer of hope really matters a lot. Understanding what your wife went through, I am sure she is incredibly relieved that a large majority of her hearing came back! I’d sign up for 70 percent recovery right now!
Over the past 24 hours, I feel like I have gained back some hearing sensation but it could be placebo or pass through to the good ear. I can make out when I scratch my inner left ear now when I feel like I couldn’t before. Could be me gripping at nothing, but I certainly want to feel like I’m improving.
I am getting appropriate treatment from my ENT experts. Will have an MRI later this month to rule out anything else. The fact is I was sick when this came about, so the doctors are initially leaning towards a viral infection that reached my inner ear
@smartie_panta
I appreciate the word of encouragement. A little glimmer of hope really matters a lot. Understanding what your wife went through, I am sure she is incredibly relieved that a large majority of her hearing came back! I’d sign up for 70 percent recovery right now!
Over the past 24 hours, I feel like I have gained back some hearing sensation but it could be placebo or pass through to the good ear. I can make out when I scratch my inner left ear now when I feel like I couldn’t before. Could be me gripping at nothing, but I certainly want to feel like I’m improving.
stangman67
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Re: Got the turntable itch
Interesting. What sold you on the Ultradeck over the Technics?
This is several years ago now, so take it with a grain of salt. Also not the best comparison, but it was a true buying experience. I asked the dealer if I could demo the UD with the Mofi MasterTracker, but I requested we pair the Technics with the cart of his choice that would put the two turntables at about the same price OTD. And I don't remember any more which cart he selected with the Technics, but I figure that's important info for this. He also had me bring in my Sutherland 20/20 to have a little more comparison compared to what I was using at home.
At the end of the day, the Mofi was a little smoother, and a little less bright in that demo. That's the main thing I remember. My system at that time was already a little bright, so it felt like a better fit. Compared to the 1200GR, the Mofi also felt a little more substantial to me from what I recall.
Could have been the cart. Could have been the other associated equipment, could have been the day. Both were honestly great. Now the pricing isn't quite the same, which gives the mofi a real edge in my mind.
I can tell you this though, while the Mofi has been very low maintained, I have had to change the belt and lube the bearing. I probably wouldn't have had to do anything at all on the Technics. And I think about that constantly when I consider upgrading. The 1200G has always kept my attention because of that.
displayname
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Re: Sony UDP-X800M2 Issues
[Edit: Disregard. Looks like you still have to be able to access system menus to tell it to update. I posted before reading the procedure myself.
In some equipment, with inserting USB media before powering on, the unit will detect the media and firmware, and go into the update process. Might still be worth a try.
This does sound like halting during a device power on self test failure of some component, or corrupt firmware.]
I wonder if you might be able to force a firmware reload.
Here's a link to the process for manual update using a USB thunb drive.
https://www.sony.com/electronics/support/home-video-blu-ray-disc-players-recorders/ubp-x800m2/software/00266603
In some equipment, with inserting USB media before powering on, the unit will detect the media and firmware, and go into the update process. Might still be worth a try.
This does sound like halting during a device power on self test failure of some component, or corrupt firmware.]
I wonder if you might be able to force a firmware reload.
Here's a link to the process for manual update using a USB thunb drive.
https://www.sony.com/electronics/support/home-video-blu-ray-disc-players-recorders/ubp-x800m2/software/00266603
msg
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Re: Post a picture.....any picture...part deux...
SeleniumFalcon wrote: »Penny Lane
Ken, your dog doesn't look anything like you or the misses.
F1nut
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Re: Sony UDP-X800M2 Issues
Just a small, very uneventful, update. After still finding no answers on the web (seems everyone with this specific problem can't find any answers) I took the thing apart. Checked the disc player, greased the rails and cleaned the laser. It worked fine as I could tell. Unplugged every plug and plugged them back in. As a last ditch effort, since it won't show anything besides "SONY" on a black screen, I hooked up an ethernet cable to the back and plugged it in. I was thinking maybe the player would recognize it and update/whatever. Same stinkin' thing, black screen with the Sony logo.
So..., after three years (almost) it's a piece of junk...
So..., after three years (almost) it's a piece of junk...
smglbrth
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Re: Post a picture.....any picture...part deux...
Yeah, a Plymouth Superbird!boston1450 wrote: »Just think of what you could buy with that kind of dough
msg
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Re: You know you’re getting old when…
... and then, buy all the records again for twice the cost.
You wish it was twice the cost… more like ten times.
nooshinjohn
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Re: You know you’re getting old when…
Nope. Some of us never got into cassette tapes or MP3's and still have the ever-growing LP and CD collections that started when we were kids. Streaming isn't needed when you have physical music but is awesome to check out an album prior to purchasing.....or for a selection that isn't on physical music.
That meme (to me) is more about not so smart music collecting, than age. But I do get the humor it's trying to relay.
I did do R2R tapes BITD. That was fun but it came with it's own set of deficiencies. Mainly tape hiss but tapes were also harder to aquire for me back then. You couldn't just walk into a store and buy them, like you could vinyl (or CD's after they first came out).
Tom
That meme (to me) is more about not so smart music collecting, than age. But I do get the humor it's trying to relay.
I did do R2R tapes BITD. That was fun but it came with it's own set of deficiencies. Mainly tape hiss but tapes were also harder to aquire for me back then. You couldn't just walk into a store and buy them, like you could vinyl (or CD's after they first came out).
Tom
treitz3
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Re: Post a picture.....any picture...part deux...
I spent the month of December making made a bunch of 'em (MP3s, that is, @ 320k) -- ripped from VHS HiFi Stereo audio recorded onto videocassette
mhardy6647
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