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  1. Looked around here for a while glad to be a member
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  2. Ooooh, a threadjack in progress, let me play! What is your opinion on the Amplifi/Ubiquiti mesh routers?
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  3. I agree... things "SHOULD" work but alas Netgear and other vendors abandon many routers as soon as a new model comes out. I've probably flashed a few hundred routers in my line of work without issues but yeah, there is certainly a risk. Probably the worst thing I have seen is unstable DD-WRT builds when new features are being introduced. It does not happen often but usually it affects a newer router CPU more so than an established one. At this point things are definitely in the UNBEARABLE column. I stay with routers that have been out for a year or two. There's always pro's and cons, such as life. I've just become used to the DD-WRT interface I suppose and the reliability it has given me at home and in my shop. The only issues I've had are router transceivers going WONKY after several years of ON time. They become unreliable (lots of power cycling needed) and just get thrown in the trash. Five or more years is a good run for a cheap consumer router. I have a pile of Netgear R7000 routers that i've picked up for free from clients when their silly ISP insists they replaced them with their crappola ones. LOL I use them here at home and in my shop. I switch out to the higher gain Antenna's I use and I'm off and running. I think I have had one go bad here since they came out like 10 years ago. Of course all my sensitive stuff is filtered with PowerVAR transformer based conditioners often used in the medical and scientific fields. Then they are plugged into SineWave UPS batteries. All my 24/7 computers get the white glove treatment. My main rig stereo source components are on PowerVAR.
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  4. Good point..., A path I like. But, since flashing with DD-WRT voids the warranty..., I like to get the router that is "compatible" with DD-WRT, let the community at large do all the experimenting during the time I run down the warranty from Netgear..., then at the end, switch. There is risk that you could "brick" your router..., and, since you pay for the warranty..., the damn thing should friggin' work, out of the box..., I know, I know, I get pretty demanding... 😉 I'm used to the quality level of Carver gear, and excellence of work done by the techs, here on TCS!... 🤓
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  5. I only buy Consumer type routers I can be flashed with DD-WRT router OS. I find that eliminates many issues for the life of any given router since the FIRMWARE is both more stable AND an almost continuous stream of updates will be forthcoming long after the manufacturer gives up on it. My other option are MikroTik products such as their cloud routers.
    2 points
  6. Spencer Davis Group Gimme Some Lovin'
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  7. Hello Rat Salad, and welcome to thecarversite.com. We're glad you're hear. There is a lot of information here, much technical know how, and a pretty good bunch of folks that are happy to help. Once you get to Novice status, please consider uploading some pics of your gear in the Members Systems area. We all like pics of all kinds of audio gear. In the meantime, kick your shoes off, turn up the music, and welcome aboard.
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  8. I've never owned any Schiit, though some might say that I've given my share of it. I was/am speaking of their reputation here. Maybe someone with first hand Schiit experience can chime in. I am thoroughly pleased with the way my oppos handle DAC duties. About the double post, I can fix that.
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  9. I spent some time looking at that and it appears to be interesting Schiit indeed. Analog as my brain is, I don't quite understand the difference between the $99 DAC and the $299 "Multibit", other than the obvious price disparity. What does the one do that the other cannot? I believe either one would be a nice addition to my gum-and-bailing-wire Airplay node.
    1 point
  10. You can buy remotes. The one I bought has a USB receiver. Bluetooth could be another option. In the past, I've used a mouse.
    1 point
  11. Passages like this is why I can't read your posts at work. I was recording sound during a long take and saw that you had posted and wisely thought to myself that I had better not indulge - fearing that a hearty belly laugh might ensue. "Treacle-laden whore" has been added to my lexicon.
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  12. And indeed you have. Thank you for clearing up that bit of Schiit.
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  13. Oh dear, the forum appears to have gone wonky. Post send doesn't bring me to the bottom of the thread, it just sits there. So I mistakenly reposted twice more and the "its a duplicate of your last post you sodding git" message didn't come up. Have I broken the system?
    0 points
  14. Phone support is largely the bane of mankind. The support worker claiming through their thick accent that they're speaking to you from Omaha and asking you about the weather, strict adherence to flow-chart remedies, and when they encounter something outside their limited flow chart there's the inevitable "I will have to check with my supervisor I will return please wait" followed by interminable hold music on a 30 second loop. When I was a lad the sound was kindly referred to as "lift music", meaning Muzak versions of popular songs expired at least 15 years ago. No bends in the notes, nothing less than a quarter note, bass keyboard keeping the time instead of drums. Later on this was replaced with something akin to stock music used in videos of a prurient nature, and we've now gotten to the point where the vile "dubstep" has appeared on holds, in between messages telling us to "please wait" and "have you heard about our new... " thing that I've already bought and its broken and thats why I rung you up, you treacle-laden whore. I would imagine eventually the woke will claim this hold area as their own and start broadcasting messages about race theory and feminist intersectionality or whatever this nonsense is called while we await the next person who will refuse to believe we've already rebooted the modem twelve times and insist we do that and a factory reset while they have us on the phone.
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