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Sorry to revive a dead-ish thread, but just in case anyone is curious (or searches for this at a later date), I just upgraded my gaming PC equipped with an EVGA GTX 780 and it worked great (after I found my displayport -> mini displayport adapter).

Hey folks, Rather than revive this thread: http://hardforum.com/showthread.php?p=1039781803 ... is anyone by chance using a modern gaming card 780/7990/etc with the old 2010-ish iMacs with displayport input? Thanks, Mike

Is anyone talking about these guys yet? http://www.engadget.com/2010/09/02/amd-makes-eyefinity-easier-with-line-of-budget-minded-active-dis/ I have no idea if this applies at all (particularly to non-ati/non-eyefinity cards), or if it's of no help whatsoever. Leaving it to you smarter...

Thanks folks! @Zink: eBay rules supreme. They weren't the cheapest things ever (Though a bargain at $20/ea if you ask me), but I just searched until I found someone selling more than qty 1 of the same stand (so I'd get a matching pair without much trouble on my end).

Thanks for the reaction! :) They're from 17" G5 iMacs... picked them up on ebay. I chopped the tops, drilled and tapped, and mounted hardware store aluminum flat stock. The speakers are held on with 3m command double stick tape.

Just realized I didn't add into this thread as well :) 27" i7 iMac + Cambridge Audio 540a + Cambridge Audio Sirocco S30 + 2 IKEA dioder kits + A pair of 17" G5 iMac stands modded into speaker stands Having fun with a long exposure and a zoom lens: Low angle (you can see my rush-job of...

27" i7 iMac + Cambridge Audio 540a + Cambridge Audio Sirocco S30 + 2 IKEA dioder kits + A pair of 17" G5 iMac stands modded into speaker stands Having fun with a long exposure and a zoom lens: Low angle (you can see my rush-job of hacked up brackets here):

27" i7 iMac + Cambridge Audio 540a + Cambridge Audio Sirocco S30 + 2 IKEA dioder kits Added these to the picture threads in Computer Audio but figured I'd add them here in case some folks don't visit that sub-forum: aving fun with a long exposure and a zoom lens: Low angle (you can see my...

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So the headset with the boom mic still wasn't loud enough... I gave up and put the little onboard sound card in (maximus formula) and used the mic input from there. It allowed me a 30+ mic boost and I can practically whisper into my zalman clip on mic at chest level and it's loud and clear...

Are you using a desktop/clip-on mic? I have this problem with the prelude and vista 64 using a zalman clip-on. But when I hold the mic to my mouth it's perfectly loud. I'm planning on frankensteining the mic off a headset on to my cans to get the mic close to my mouth, but I just got the...

Yes, you can pass through to the sub via speaker-level in/outs (assuming it's a typical standalone subwoofer with plate amp). This thread also touches on the topic: http://www.hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=1288939

Doesn't that mean that the $61 shipping price doesn't apply to you? Continental US = Contiguous 48, I believe. Hopefully I'm misunderstanding. -mike

Keep in mind if you do that, you will either have to control volume at your source (PC?), or adjust the t-amp knob AND the sub gain. Alternatively, you can use the speaker level in/out on the sub and pass through to the bookshelf speakers, which may or may not meet your SQ requirements.

Are you sitting on a raised platform?

Sure thing, it's pretty bare bones. Beware the crappy photo, just blind fired behind the speaker :) http://ironvulva.com/temp/d1080mkii_back.jpg Not sure I want to sell them, I might pull the plate amp and throw in some crossovers and try them that way, but I'll let you know if I come to a...

Slight off-topic (D1080MKII): While I can't complain *too much* as I scored them for $79.99 new at Newegg during the swans closeout, mine have a significant amount of idle noise. Like a buzz/hum. It's relatively quiet, but if your environment is quiet and your listening material is at a very...

Truth be told, I got myself very distracted with a few new toys and months of very long, very painful days at work (which makes new toys a lot more interesting than weekend labor). Everything is still set up on my workbench though, so I can't actually touch another project until this one is...

Guys, chill! I'm sure he has a good reason.. Maybe he's on a modder's strike. Maybe he has multiple personality disorder, and his other personalties don't know about this project. Hmmmm.

I agree with the above poster. The OP is a flake, a fraud, and a prostitute.

Would someone get this bum to hurry up? All I know is he better not be playing video games after a long day of work. I'm down to kick his ass if that's the case.

How are those WS-60s in nearfield/desktop applications?

If you are trying to achieve an opaque color, there is nothing wrong with back-painting clear. It ends up looking like an extremely glossy paintjob. Transparent/smoke/frosted etc is another story. Example: http://www.ironvulva.com/g/albums/leon/25_G.sized.jpg More here...

FWIW, the Denon AH-D2000 may also be worth a little research.

Hrm, I don't personally consider the D1080MKIIs to be bassy at all. I paired mine with a 10" sub to fill the low-end. Sounds right ^^

Haven't found a topic that specifically pits these two monitors against each other... So which 30" would you choose, and why? Gaming, photo/video editing, and movie viewing are the highest priorities for me, personally, and I'm liking the idea of the S-IPS panel and the contrast ratio on...

If you can get by with just an amplifier, you might want to do a little research on the sonic t-amps ($60): http://www.partsexpress.com/pe/showdetl.cfm?&Partnumber=300-958

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Just installed mine late last night on stock clock and cpu-z will report 333x9, then change to 333x6, then back and forth. Feature or bug? ;)

I just picked mine up this past Saturday and they were still selling it for $189.

Hey folks! I didn't jump in the incinerator with it after all, but I did get *especially* busy during the Holidays and experienced a bit of fallout right after. And even though someone totally beat me to completion by a long shot, I'm still working on it and will try to have an update very soon :D

Ah yep, those are taken care of, just haven't taken updated pics of those pieces. Thanks for the clarification help.

I still do most of my development in windows, but coda is certainly fun to play with: http://www.panic.com/coda/

@clownfart: Hm? The last photo I posted of the corners is a little outdated, as currently the corners of the corner pieces (the point where the 3 sides of the pyramid-esque corner pieces all converge) are sanded flat. That was the final step of the fabrication of the corners, though, am I still...

:D No great update yet... The cube is primed, and I picked up paint only to realize I sampled colors of the cube in the game's environment, so my light grey is super beige and my dark grey is super green. I'll have to pick up some real greys later this weekend. Apologies for the slow updates...

1: Put it in my Weighted Companion Cube case mod (in the worklogs subforum) 2: Phenom

:D Little saturday update! Whipped up another sled/template to get the huge stack of mid-corner pieces routed. About a half hour later they were all processed. The small size of these parts make them a bit tricky to clamp up, so I'm using a set of Jet corner clamps (usually used...

They used to... Not sure why they don't anymore. More: http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,132691-c,lcd/article.html

Gotcha, I wasn't criticizing, just curious. Table saws can require a lot of maintenance, fine tuning, and a clean/sharp blade. But when the conditions are right, they are totally worth the trouble :) Glad to hear this worked out for you, and hell, a $55 tile saw is a heck of a lot cheaper...