AFK, but alive
I haven’t been PC gaming much of late, so have been missing from a lot of IPX activity. I keep an eye on the site though: the BFBC2 comp seems to be up and running well. You even seem gotten yourselves into a clan feud already! Respect!
Myself I’ve been getting my occasional gaming fix on the Wii (Super Mario Galaxy 2 FTW), but spending most of my free time on other pursuits…
Firstly, the soldering iron has been out again:
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| From P3A Amplifier |
A new 60W per channel hi-fi amplifier, that’s now driving my main system. I’m also working to get an embedded micro-controller programmed and up and running to be the basis of a preamp/DAC with remote control and LCD display etc. etc. That’s still a few months off at least though. I’ve also gotten a whole lot of MDF cut up using a CNC router to turn into a new set of speakers — sanding and painting begins tomorrow, but that also takes a long while to complete (for me).
Next, a new puppy arrived today. Lucy is an 8 week old German Shepherd Dog. The missus and I took an RDO and drove to Wodonga and back (from Melbourne) to pick her up:
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| From Lucy |
P.S. Why does almost no-one use the IRC channel anymore?
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Heya
Glad t0 hear y0ur alright Lt. Keep us updated with what y0ur upt0, and h0pe t0 see m0re 0f ya ar0und s00n. Always l0ve hearing h0w y0ur electr0nics pr0jects are g0ing, and I c0uld really use s0me 0f y0ur input f0r s0me 0f my future pr0jects. I finally g0t a multimeter, I bet its 0ne u will say is a piece 0f crap ;p
Peace 0ut! =)
m0rnin LT
g00d t0 her 0f the arrival 0f a new little 1 t0 y0ur h0me….
Any update LT 0n any XBMC PC’s 0n the arrival ?
I am currently l00king at getting this beast
Just like a WD TV but has a built in Br0wser as well as USB Keyb0ard Supp0rt
Great 2C an0ther AMP build LT
Any design Pics 0f the Speakers U c0uld upl0ad 0r same design we sp0ke ab0ut last time ?
Ab0ut time we had a Sm0king Guns Friday, U up 4 a game s00n ?
0hh and IRC is like a graveyard……………
Peace…..
n0mad
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Hey Lt. Good to hear from you.
How cute is Lucy!
w00f w00f grrrr
that was me saying hi to your new ever so cute puppy dog
ow and btw good to hear from you LTmon
crazy amp love your work
ta
Robag
@n0mad
Stil the same XMBC PC running. It hasn’t skipped a beat yet, though it’s had few software updates since I put it together.
The new speakers will be somewhat similar to these: http://www.kchtenthusiasts.com/web_pics/rbr/rbr_6.jpg. If I can get the veneer finish to work as well as those ones I’ll be a happy man.
I’m up for a Friday game. Maybe stick to Padman until the SG team gets around to releasing 1.1: there’s just too many bugs for 1.0 to be much fun any more, and sorting out beta versions never seems to work consistently.
@LT
There’s Always time 4 Padman….
The Veneer 0n th0se l00k gr0use…
Did U C These 0nes LT ?
n0mad
@n0mad
Seen, and listened to them: well a version of the same design anyway. They sound quite awesome for the size and simplicity: they don’t need a subwoofer for computer speaker duties, and could handle a small room home theatre if you had 5 of em and a woofer.
US$200 is a rip off though. You can buy the drivers for them for AU$40 a pair (http://darcheraudio.com.au/store/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=...). Add $20 of PVC pipe and an hour or two of your own time – done! A bit more time and effort and you could make a small wooden enclosure instead, and get it sounding and looking better again.
Actually, this guy wins the internet for awesome looking DIY computer speakers (they use the same driver, so I stumbled across them while looking around): http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2353/2201599149_1e355a0bba_o.jpg
L.
m0rning LT
i say a smoking gunz night. mayhaps we could get chipper and hashy as well.
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