@Simon At that price range, you might as well get a nice set of studio monitor class speakers, and you won't really need any subwoofer then either (tho you can add it later, if you'd really have to). I've heard these ones, for example, and they're mighty good for the asking price. And the company is Canadian, I believe:
They're properly made, no plasticky gimmicks... I had their bigger brethren once, they weren't bad, not at all. And I've heard these ones often enough to know they do have plenty of oomph say up to some reasonable volume, loud enough to drive your neighbors nuts
Dunno, I never heard them, but I'll trust you ;) Depends also what kind of music you listen to the most... can't have an excellent allrounder at that price range, tho you can get pretty close if you buy smart
@TerryChia Are those tiny Bose cubes active through the subwoofer? They're pretty good... dunno about price tho
@TerryChia Well I have a father that's a Hi-Fi freak, so I just "inherit" whatever he's done with... I'm not complaining :D And, getting things for free is by far the cheapest until you actually get paid for it LOL
when I say "Hi-Fi freak" ... I mean, it. And yes, I'm aware of the word "audiophile" :)
I'm perhaps the latter, my father (and my bro too actually) are more the former
@TerryChia I only spend money on that for headphones ... which they aren't cheap, but the rest I'm kinda taken care of. And I don't complicate, I use stereo speakers with simple tube amps. I have some 3D headphones for games where audio positioning matters
aye all this audio boutique stuff can get ridiculously expensive ... one more reson to look forward to xmas pressies LOL
BTW I played again through the Deus ex, human revolutions on my headphones and I tell you those last few scenes are startling, I really looked behind me a few times LOL
when those crazies start running towards you, you just thought you can catch a breath and then there's some snorting sound coming from behind you ... nearly had me jumping off my chair :)
I think my 7.1 system is pretty good - decent sub, with built in amp and basic mixer, then centre bar, L&R, mid L&R and far L&R. Excellent for games that support decent sound.
Of course then I have another set of inputs and outputs for the music production stuff. Think that's another 8 inputs and 4 outs
Total cost, including all the adapters and cables, external and internal hardware etc was £250 for the surround sound and £550 for the production kit
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@RoryAlsop You have the old Diamonds? Those were neat Wharfedales, difficult to find someone that'd sell them. They're too cheap for the sound they produce LOL
Diamond II I think they were? Or you have the "new" Diamond 10 ones?
@RoryAlsop There's a nice anecdote re Marshals. From the communist era, when marshal Tito was still alive, there was some rock concert (IIRC it was some band playing similar style like Ramones) and their guitar amp died. And the dude said through the mic "our Marshal died" and the police closed down the venue and arrested the lead singer for spreading bogus news about our then "dear Tito" LOL
@RoryAlsop haha yes that would be Diamond II then, I lost labels on the front cover of mine too... actually, I might have lost the whole covers, don't remember any more :)
I don't even remember where they ended up. Shame, I hope I wasn't stupid enough to sell them LOL
On a completely unrelated note to anything you guys are talking about, should bars / places that sell alcohol have the right to detain people if they suspect the person is too drunk.
@Griffin In British law, if a member of the public (incl. staff) suspects that a person has committed an arrestable offence, they can perform a citizens arrest.
@Griffin Depends on the person. It's not an obligation.
yup pretty much
also if you get into the driving seat of a car when drunk, even if you don't start it up or drive it, you're classed as "drunk in charge of a motor vehicle".
I think it'd be a good idea if we did that in the US. Like if the bar tender / employee sees you've had a few too many drinks then they can detain you.
@Griffin If they're causing a nusciance or breaching the peace, then it's a public order offense and they can be detained by a member of public until police arrive.
also keep in mind that detainment is only allowed in order to facilitate police action. you can't abuse to just detain someone who broke the law but then not call the cops and keep them there for ages
basically you can't legally perform a citizen's arrest unless the person is or has committed an arrestable offense.
being drunk isn't an offense. driving drunk is.
if they get their keys out and try to get into their car, you can generally say that they're attempting to perform an illegal act that constitutes an arrestable offence.
at that point you can legally detain them until the police arrive
and the chances of that person suing you successfully over it, even if you technically weren't in a legal position to perform a citizen's arrest, is next to none - no decent lawyer would take the case (they know it's a losing case), and the judge would rule in your favour because you were attempting to protect people from their actions.
sure.
but if they're trying to drive a car while drunk, I'd say they need to be in trouble.
you're also mixing up the law and application of the law.
I'm talking about like detain till they get a cab / other form of transportation. And if worse comes to worse police come and take him home / into cell until he sobers up.
for example, pinning your friend to the ground because he's too wasted and is falling into traffic could be construed as assault or false imprisonment, but the likelihood of your friend applying the law in this case is almost nil.
same goes for people who fight with their friends when they're both wasted. yeah they're both committing assault, but it's not considered a "serious crime" (there's a specific section of law dedicated to this) and as such either party can choose not to press charges.
basically the difference is that serious crimes are crimes where the state will investigate and press charges regardless of the victim's requests. murder and capital fraud are good examples.
yeah, that influence is kinda moving over here too
@GnomeSlice It looks terribly written and generic (f.e. "your company" instead of your company name) and rather like a hook for a scam, but it could equally just be the standard sloppy business practices you tend to see from small-to-mid size Saudi companies.
The famous phrase don't roll your own crypto, also featured in our memes list, is frankly getting a bit annoying.
There are times when including that advice in an answer is called for, but after a casual skim of the "hot" questions, I see the phrase is something of a universal signature.
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