Fellow Cheapskates: Freecycle Rocks!
Fellow Cheapskates: Freecycle Rocks!
http://www.freecycle.org -- I saw it on local news, and a friend told me about it. Its a collection of local Yahoo groups where people post and give away/acquire used stuff for free. Keeps things out of the dumpster. Every once in a while you come across real gems. I've gotten computer parts, snow tires, etc all for free!
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PoorManQ45
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Re: Fellow Cheapskates: Freecycle Rocks! (Jesda)
Holy crap Jesda!
You rock. You have actually found a way to get stuff cheaper then walmart can sell it. You are a "god"
You rock. You have actually found a way to get stuff cheaper then walmart can sell it. You are a "god"
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240marcuSX
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Re: (Rex)
Its local/regional, so someone posts "OFFER: box of plastic forks and 1GB hard drive -- St Peters MO"Rex wrote:Before I bother signing up, how does it work? posting? shipping? etc?
You reply, they decide from the replies who gets to pick it up (generally first come first serve, so I keep Outlook open and get notifications through email). You agree on when and where to get it. You drive out, acquire it. Its yours. There's no such thing as shipping. The person just leaves it on their porch for you.
Today I picked up some ADB keyboards and mice for the 95-cent PowerMac I picked up at a Goodwill Outlet -- EVERYTHING in the store is 95 cents! There's people who sit in the store all day waiting for them to bring things out from the back.
I also got an old Pioneer amp (http://q.spilky.com/pioneeramp.jpg) to use with my new Grado headphones. I needed an FM radio anyway for listening to Laura Ingraham, so it was perfect.
This week I barely missed out on a playstation and games, and two color gameboys.
In the past I got rid of a car cover, new jugs of coolant, and miscellaneous computer doodads.
Okay, so it's "pick-up", ahh I'm a little bit of a freak about people knowing where I live or me going to strange places.
Pioneer SX-434 Specifications:
Power Output: 15 watts per channel RMS into 8 ohms.classicaudio.com Harmonic Distortion: Less than 0.8% Intermodulation Distortion: Less than 0.8%classicaudio.com Power Bandwidth: 10Hz to 70kHz
FM Capture Ratio: 1.00classicaudio.com FM Harmonic Distortion Mono: <0.2% FM Harmonic Distortion Stereo: <0.4%classicaudio.com FM Stereo Separation: >40dB
Dimensions: 17 x 14 x 5.5classicaudio.com Weight: 18 lbs
Pic of one turned on
Pioneer SX-434 Specifications:
Power Output: 15 watts per channel RMS into 8 ohms.classicaudio.com Harmonic Distortion: Less than 0.8% Intermodulation Distortion: Less than 0.8%classicaudio.com Power Bandwidth: 10Hz to 70kHz
FM Capture Ratio: 1.00classicaudio.com FM Harmonic Distortion Mono: <0.2% FM Harmonic Distortion Stereo: <0.4%classicaudio.com FM Stereo Separation: >40dB
Dimensions: 17 x 14 x 5.5classicaudio.com Weight: 18 lbs
Pic of one turned on
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PoorManQ45
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Re: (Jesda)
That's actually a pretty nice receiver Jesda. But for power outputs like that you should have extremely efficient speakers. Normally I recommend 92+Db sencitivity for car speakers, but for a "low" powered home receiver like that, I would recommend a speaker with an efficiency closer to 100Db .
Speakers? No way! Dont wanna wake up the babies. I've got my eargasmic Grados.
http://www.hifichoice.co.uk/ar...w.htm
http://www.hifichoice.co.uk/ar...w.htm
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PoorManQ45
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Re: (Jesda)
You truely are an odd-ball Jesda. Normally you buy a stereo receiver to use with speakers, but if you are going to be using it with headphones, buy some headphones that are actually designed to be used with stereo receivers.
I'm not talking about those little things that barely cover your ears. I'm talking about the type of headphone that are about the size of protective ear-muffs. With the nice rubber/foam surround to ccreate a descent seal around your ear to "trap" in the noise. Those things are really awesome.
I'm not talking about those little things that barely cover your ears. I'm talking about the type of headphone that are about the size of protective ear-muffs. With the nice rubber/foam surround to ccreate a descent seal around your ear to "trap" in the noise. Those things are really awesome.
You need to read up on Grado Labs.
The SR-40 uses the same drivers as the studio series SR-60s, but theyre shipped to china by Grado and placed in a cheaper, more portable headband and casing. Savings of $30 for nearly the same sound quality.
Modern amplifiers tend to neglect headphone outputs, necessitating the use of a special headphone amplifier:
Older receiver-amps and new high-end home theatre systems generally do not need one. There's no need for a closed seal when there's no outside noise in a closed bedroom.
The SR-40 uses the same drivers as the studio series SR-60s, but theyre shipped to china by Grado and placed in a cheaper, more portable headband and casing. Savings of $30 for nearly the same sound quality.
Modern amplifiers tend to neglect headphone outputs, necessitating the use of a special headphone amplifier:
Older receiver-amps and new high-end home theatre systems generally do not need one. There's no need for a closed seal when there's no outside noise in a closed bedroom.