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if its measuring wheel speed I'll just get much bigger wheels and tires. So officer, how fast does the black box say I was going? Only 39 huh? have a nice day!!

to run all my games like a boss

because you want a new future customer

I'm a little teacup

i'm in here b/c i don't like buying things at full price

Thats my point too. I certainly understand the idea that there are different speaker designs for different applications, but I don't see how computers are that much different than other things such as music studios or home theater. With computers, you may have limited desk space (so smaller is...

I'll bite and ask a very specific question: why should you buy 'computer' specific speakers? Do they play the windows startup that much better?:D In all seriousness, I see somewhat of a need for computer speakers (I think most people are going to want smaller speakers for their computer...

audioengine a5. I've also heard good things about Mackie MR5, but never had a listen for myself

Headphones are just like speakers! Many, many options. I think you probably can get better quality. You don't need to spend $800 to get a quality setup. I really like my bass, so I've got a set of dt770's (80ohm) that I picked for $90 new from the manufacturer on ebay. Usually they are a...

If you were happy with your z680's you should at least check out the z5500. I'm not a fan, but they're your ears :-) Can you do 2.0 or 2.1, or are you set on 5.1 speakers? If the former, then there are excellent powered speakers to be had out there, which wouldn't require you to buy a...

You've got plenty of options... I assume you'd want to get rid of your z5500's as a set. How handy are you? For little cost, you could pick up a subwoofer off partsexpress.com and a plate amplifier to go the DIY route, or if you'd rather buy people seem to like the velodyne vx-10, although I...

when the OP says that $300 for speakers borders on "too expensive" I doubt a $700 receiver is in their budget... OTOH, if you really want to get into "audiophile" category you're budget is probably too low based on the speakers you're asking about. If you really want audiophile stuff you need...

Either one will be an upgrade coming from the z5500. I bought them based on all the raving reviews, but was disappointed when comparing them to my dying klipsch 4.1's. The little 2 inch drivers in the satellites just don't cut it. I think you'd be better served to cut over to head-fi and...

If thats for a 2.0 budget, you should also consider the audioengine a5. I really enjoy mine

yea i remember that too, but there used to be a few mods good about answering questions... try and pm one directly?

sorry this isn't a direct answer, but I know klipsch has forums, make sure you try over there as well.

I imagine rooms that are excellent and keeping the sound *in* are also excellent at keeping the sound *out.* Why does everyone want nice stuff in college? I had a good time but I don't remember anything of mine that didn't get barfed on, knocked over by a drunk person, etc, etc. Your room...

I recommend building a soundproof room inside your dorm room. Or turning it down/headphones

I have special glasses I wear for one of my monitors with dead pixel, i took a sharpie and put a dot where the dead pixel would appear to be, and now when I notice something instead of being annoyed by the dead pixel i think "i wish i wouldn't have dropped that sharpie on my nice glasses"

Why not just use the CRT till it dies? Thats what I did with mine. When I bought my first lcd I also had to buy another desk because my crt had turned its once flat surface into a shallow "U" shape. I also have enjoyed the fact that re-arranging my monitors doesn't feel like doing an olympic...

Then perhaps you should change your handle?:D

Alright if I wanted to get an eye one display 2, whats a good, cheap way of doing so? Other than ebay, I can't think of any other marketplaces to score a used one at a discount

looks like you'll be d/l all of them... let us know which sounds best to you :-)

reverse rocket jumping was definitely a good way to get into the expert portal. I'll have to work on the "other" techniques for getting around. When you guys are playing how often do you get the little disconnected symbol in the lower right? I have it show up, just for a second, fairly...

just refresh your browser.

how do you get to the expert portal? I used the ol 'rocket jump' technique from q1 to get to advanced, but couldn't figure out the last portal...

holy schnikes I'm 13807. I want my closed beta back!

nevermind

I just picked up a laser printer to solve this kind of problem. The last inkjet i had got a clogged print head, and no amount of cleaning could unclog it so the printer was trashed. The next printer I got was cheap, but pissed me off when I would spent $25 a pop getting ink cartridges that...

steam has its place. I formatted my drive for a fresh install, and when I was re-installing hl2 somehow someway the second disk couldn't be read by my pc. I was able to log on to steam and have it install the game via download, which was certainly a relief! In a steam-less world I would...

OT but - is there any hardware difference between the x-rite i1 d2 and the gretag i1 d2? or are they just the same colorimeter rebadged?

I have no such "tinting" on a white background.

Look on craigslist? I want a pinball for my basement someday (got to get the basement first) but when I get "step 1" taken care of thats where I'm going to get my pinball machine from.

to be fair, $20 doesn't get you far in a club either. and just like at d&b, if you want a "premium" experience its going to cost you more... i could buy that they are on par with each other $$ wise, but there's no way a club is cheaper unless you pay to get in and then sit in the far corner all...

lol i thought the same thing. I hate going to the mall! I do go to d&b for the video games every now and again though. What do things cost at the strip club you go to? Anytime I've ever been in one its been at least $20 cover, and when its cheaper they require you to buy at least one drink...

Is that the KC,KS one? I guess I'm fortunate enough to live in an area where they don't let people smoke in buildings anymore...

Do any of you have a dave and busters near you? You can go to "the arcade," get a beer and watch the game there. They don't have pinball, but most of the ones i've seen have an ok mix of stuff...

glad things turned out well for you! I don't have any backlight bleed either and it looks fantastic. Mine has a touch of the color uniformity issue, but its barely noticeable on the test pages and imperceptable everywhere else. I was using the first color profile that got wiped out last...

Agreed. I had the chance to compare this guy to the dell 2408 my father in law paid twice as much for and a couple monitors here at work and I'm very happy. While its not *perfect* in gray uniformity it was much better than any of the other monitors I compared it too, and all of them cost more...

thanks! brings back some good memories :-)