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Audio gear lasts many decades (if you buy the right stuff), so I definitely have use for a spare optic fibre cable!

But this used to be what all "refurbishment" meant up until around 15 years ago (manufacturer or not). If it wasn't cleaned up, with worn…

Last century, "refurbished" used to mean "cleaned up to like-new appearance, with any worn parts replaced". Manufacturers or service agents…

It disables a few security measures around unsigned executables... this is necessary for what it does, since it's adding a compatibility…

If anything, my Mac mini (2012, 2.3GHz i7, 16GB RAM, upgraded to SATA SSD) is faster than it's ever been. There seems no slowdown with new…

With OCLP, these can be upgraded all the way to macOS 15 Sequoia. https://dortania.github.io/OpenCore-Legacy-Patcher/ My 2012 Mac mini is…

That’s a debunked meme: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/microwave-water-plants/ It’s 20 years old, I can’t believe people are still…

This one has a “Quick 30” button. You still need to press start afterwards, but if you want to heat for 30s, you don’t need to key in…

I have this model. The turntable is slightly larger than the large dinner plate in our set. So it's fine with me.

Your local phone/electronics repair shop will probably replace the battery for $100 or so. The guy at my local mall does it for $80. But…

It's almost certainly not the scammer's house. These scammers just choose a random address or some other property for the listing. There's…

This is an extremely common scam, so it doesn't really matter which town it's in, or who the user is. If someone is asking you to pay…

Honestly, I’d feel like a thief. It’s obtaining a discount by deception.

Just because something “works”, that doesn’t mean it’s legitimate.

The Apple on Campus store states it is for "current and newly accepted university students, parents buying for university students, and…

The terms and conditions clearly state that the store is only available to "*current and newly accepted university students, parents buying…

I also remember playing the "talkie" version for the first time. It was on a very early CD-ROM drive, so the CD needed to go into a caddy…

... complete this sentence from the intro cinematic!

I've was upset at my mother for throwing mine out in a clean-up 20 years ago. Now I can be more upset! She flattened down and kept many…

I turned into Tommy Lee Jones after I started drinking Boss.

Closed headphones generally tend to give better experience at low volumes. You can't really compare open and closed headphones - they're…

The X2HR don’t need a DAC/amp. There’s no real benefit (or detriment from running unamped), and that’s their strong suit. I use them…

I've never listened to the SHP9500, but the general consensus is the X2HR has better bass presentation, a warmer, more engaging overall…

From that same thread, some entirely different measurements:…

It may be individual variation between units too. These headphones have been around for years. Over the years, there have been on-again,…

I've noticed a somewhat metallic timbre in the upper treble regions, but distortion seems fine to me. Doing some Googling just now, I can…

There are better headphones out there, but I challenge anyone to find a headphone that even remotely competes in terms of quality, price,…

PDFs can be sent to the device, but A4 PDFs can be a bit small. When I used a Kindle for A4 documents, I ended up writing a Python script…

It’s already been released in some markets. It has less contrast and some users have experienced persistent colour banding. Unless you…

There’s a Diablo mobile? Sounds terrible.