Your lockdown purchases.
Re: Your lockdown purchases.
Was doing ok until today (apart from work from home related items such as an office chair), but have just splurged on a second hand Devialet Expert 120 amplifier.
Not too bad in reality though as selling the old amp (and a couple of other old bits of hifi I have hanging around) will cover most of the cost. Was a mere 35% of RRP as well so a bit of a bargain really.
Will be interesting to see how this compares to the Unison Research Secondo I'm using now. Chalk and cheese in design philosophy (tube pre-amp section A/B power amp for the Unison and fully digital domain A/D amplification for the Devialet).
My room has some pretty horrible room modes being a near square so I was desperate for something with tone controls to see if I can offset some of the bass boom at around 85hz that really upsets the balance. The Devialet also supposedly has a legendary control on low frequencies and clever speaker matching tech so can't wait to see what difference it makes.
Not too bad in reality though as selling the old amp (and a couple of other old bits of hifi I have hanging around) will cover most of the cost. Was a mere 35% of RRP as well so a bit of a bargain really.
Will be interesting to see how this compares to the Unison Research Secondo I'm using now. Chalk and cheese in design philosophy (tube pre-amp section A/B power amp for the Unison and fully digital domain A/D amplification for the Devialet).
My room has some pretty horrible room modes being a near square so I was desperate for something with tone controls to see if I can offset some of the bass boom at around 85hz that really upsets the balance. The Devialet also supposedly has a legendary control on low frequencies and clever speaker matching tech so can't wait to see what difference it makes.
Re: Your lockdown purchases.
I went from a Musical Fidelity amp with tube pre-amp to a Marantz class D (cheaper, as you might imagine) and I really like the class D presentation. It doesn't ever seem sluggish, the power reserves are excellent and it feels like it has the best of class A and class B rolled into one.
I imagine the bottomless power reserves of the Devialet are part of its clever speaker matching tech.
I imagine the bottomless power reserves of the Devialet are part of its clever speaker matching tech.
- Sundayjumper
- Posts: 6272
- Joined: Wed Apr 11, 2018 4:04 pm
- Currently Driving: Peugeot 406
Re: Your lockdown purchases.
Hifi here too, well, AV if you're going to be picky. On a total whim a s/h Marantz SR7012 to replace my Sony STR-DN1080.
The Sony's been fine but has always niggled slightly in the way it does stuff. Not in the acoustics, in the UX. And Spotify doesn't work properly on it. So yesterday I thought feck it, and bought something with a nice symmetrical fascia instead
The Sony's been fine but has always niggled slightly in the way it does stuff. Not in the acoustics, in the UX. And Spotify doesn't work properly on it. So yesterday I thought feck it, and bought something with a nice symmetrical fascia instead
- DeskJockey
- Posts: 4710
- Joined: Thu Apr 12, 2018 8:58 am
Re: Your lockdown purchases.
I bought a cover for the barbeque. That's how exciting it is!
---
Driving a Galaxy far far away
Driving a Galaxy far far away
- Delphi
- Posts: 822
- Joined: Thu Apr 12, 2018 8:11 am
- Location: Leeds, West Yorkshire
- Currently Driving: Porsche 928 S4, Porsche 987 Boxster 2.7, Volvo XC40
- Contact:
Re: Your lockdown purchases.
A new garage door (electric insulated roller, natch)
A Porsche 928
Some Steam games
A gaming headset for conference calls
A Karcher WD4 Vac for the astro-turf.
Some new patio furniture.
A Porsche 928
Some Steam games
A gaming headset for conference calls
A Karcher WD4 Vac for the astro-turf.
Some new patio furniture.
If you get all wobbly-lipped about the opinion of Internet strangers, maybe it's time to take a bath with the toaster as you'll never amount to sh1t anyway.
Re: Your lockdown purchases.
Snap. Despite the daily deliveries at the door the only tat I appear to have ordered is a new cover and a couple of different types of briquettes.DeskJockey wrote: ↑Thu May 14, 2020 3:57 pm I bought a cover for the barbeque. That's how exciting it is!
Why my wife thinks she and the kids need so much more clothes I don't know lol
Re: Your lockdown purchases.
Snap. Despite the daily deliveries at the door the only tat I appear to have ordered is a new cover and a couple of different types of briquettes.DeskJockey wrote: ↑Thu May 14, 2020 3:57 pm I bought a cover for the barbeque. That's how exciting it is!
Why my wife thinks she and the kids need so much more clothes I don't know lol
Re: Your lockdown purchases.
A wireless headset for my laptop...
So now, during my daily 2 and 3 hour workshops, I can get up and make coffee... or take a piss with only worrying about muting audio and not worrying about my web cam accidentally coming on...
So now, during my daily 2 and 3 hour workshops, I can get up and make coffee... or take a piss with only worrying about muting audio and not worrying about my web cam accidentally coming on...
- NotoriousREV
- Posts: 6437
- Joined: Wed Apr 11, 2018 4:14 pm
Re: Your lockdown purchases.
I saved someone from embarrassment the other day. They switched from their laptop speakers/mic to their wireless headphones which unmuted them without them realising. Luckily our internal Teams/Skype equivalent allows you to remotely mute people. I heard breathing and scratching about so muted him, just as he was getting up for a piss. He thanked me profusely privately when he realised
Middle-aged Dirtbag
Re: Your lockdown purchases.
A couple of bamboo plants.
- Orange Cola
- Posts: 2232
- Joined: Wed Apr 11, 2018 7:56 pm
Re: Your lockdown purchases.
The best thing is the ability to mute the noisy folk.NotoriousREV wrote: ↑Thu May 14, 2020 6:27 pmI saved someone from embarrassment the other day. They switched from their laptop speakers/mic to their wireless headphones which unmuted them without them realising. Luckily our internal Teams/Skype equivalent allows you to remotely mute people. I heard breathing and scratching about so muted him, just as he was getting up for a piss. He thanked me profusely privately when he realised
Mustang GT 5.0 V8 -- Jaguar F-Pace
Re: Your lockdown purchases.
I've been using my mobile phone as a speaker and mic whilst working from home and it's a pain in the arse with background noise and worrying if my son in the next room is about to start teabagging someone on the Xbox !
Any recommendations for a wired headset with mic for mobile phone use and zoom etc ?
Any recommendations for a wired headset with mic for mobile phone use and zoom etc ?
Last edited by Carlos on Thu May 14, 2020 8:38 pm, edited 1 time in total.
Re: Your lockdown purchases.
When you mute someone, does it mute them for everyone on teams?NotoriousREV wrote: ↑Thu May 14, 2020 6:27 pmI saved someone from embarrassment the other day. They switched from their laptop speakers/mic to their wireless headphones which unmuted them without them realising. Luckily our internal Teams/Skype equivalent allows you to remotely mute people. I heard breathing and scratching about so muted him, just as he was getting up for a piss. He thanked me profusely privately when he realised
Last edited by Rich B on Thu May 14, 2020 9:05 pm, edited 1 time in total.
- NotoriousREV
- Posts: 6437
- Joined: Wed Apr 11, 2018 4:14 pm
Re: Your lockdown purchases.
Haven’t used Teams so don’t know. When I last used Zoom you couldn’t mute people at all, I don’t think.
Middle-aged Dirtbag
- JonMad
- Posts: 2695
- Joined: Wed Apr 11, 2018 9:25 pm
- Currently Driving: 2015 Swift; 2012 Yeti; 2006 Fabia
Re: Your lockdown purchases.
We're contemplating some when we finally do the patio. Had it long? Any good?
Left over crest; tightens.
- Orange Cola
- Posts: 2232
- Joined: Wed Apr 11, 2018 7:56 pm
Re: Your lockdown purchases.
Yes it does.Rich B wrote: ↑Thu May 14, 2020 8:50 pmWhen you mute someone, does it mute them for everyone on teams?NotoriousREV wrote: ↑Thu May 14, 2020 6:27 pmI saved someone from embarrassment the other day. They switched from their laptop speakers/mic to their wireless headphones which unmuted them without them realising. Luckily our internal Teams/Skype equivalent allows you to remotely mute people. I heard breathing and scratching about so muted him, just as he was getting up for a piss. He thanked me profusely privately when he realised
Mustang GT 5.0 V8 -- Jaguar F-Pace
Re: Your lockdown purchases.
excellent - I’d been doing it without realising then. TaOrange Cola wrote: ↑Thu May 14, 2020 9:42 pmYes it does.Rich B wrote: ↑Thu May 14, 2020 8:50 pmWhen you mute someone, does it mute them for everyone on teams?NotoriousREV wrote: ↑Thu May 14, 2020 6:27 pm
I saved someone from embarrassment the other day. They switched from their laptop speakers/mic to their wireless headphones which unmuted them without them realising. Luckily our internal Teams/Skype equivalent allows you to remotely mute people. I heard breathing and scratching about so muted him, just as he was getting up for a piss. He thanked me profusely privately when he realised
Re: Your lockdown purchases.
Yes. It provides constant amusement. Teams is great fwiw.Rich B wrote: ↑Thu May 14, 2020 8:50 pmWhen you mute someone, does it mute them for everyone on teams?NotoriousREV wrote: ↑Thu May 14, 2020 6:27 pmI saved someone from embarrassment the other day. They switched from their laptop speakers/mic to their wireless headphones which unmuted them without them realising. Luckily our internal Teams/Skype equivalent allows you to remotely mute people. I heard breathing and scratching about so muted him, just as he was getting up for a piss. He thanked me profusely privately when he realised