u/AtomicPiano

what is the most popular, industry standard Selfhosted protocol/service/whatever that will give me the best results? Nothing seems like it is the go-to, and everything gives the appearance of being super niche. Sing-box, X-ray core, reality, xhttp etc. so many different words with no info on what is actually the best to selfhost.

Should I buy a VPS instead of using cloudflare's CDN, or should I selfhost somewhere?

Currently have hiddify selfhosted at home with cloudflare CDN.

Selfhosted at home, reality enabled + cloud flare CDN and domain. Last time I went to china I had to deal with this issue and it was annoying as hell.

I don't understand why, if someone has a fix please let me know.

I'm not a diecast collector, this is my first time buying anything that isn't hot wheels or matchbox.

While on vacation in a city centre mall store in Hong Kong, I came across some Tomica models on display. I know that the brand sells premium/expensive model cars, and wanted to find some bone stock jdm models.

After a bit of thought I picked out this really beautiful dark blue (didn't look like it at the time though) 180sx from tomica premium, specifically #06. Cost me 59hkd which is about 6.5€

I opened it up Infront of the seller immediately after buying it, and saw a sharp, 1mm^3 dust particle bump on the hood that was pretty visible. I couldn't scratch it off and it was under the "primer" of the paint. Seller refused a swap saying it's just a minor defect and that their policy only swap major ones, claimed that every model has these issues. Also said that if I wanted higher quality, I should expect to pay 100hkd or more. So I argued a bit and left.

Not 5 meters after walking away from the shop, I decided that the paint particle was large enough that it bothered me and I wasn't taking it lying down. So I went back and argued more. I said every one of his display models looked perfect, I said that defects on models affect their purpose as models, said that the price is large enough to expect quality and I've had better hotwheels, said his subjective definition of major issue isn't fair etc. Eventually the guy got a new package and swapped the car for me, and that was that.

Now on this new car I later noticed a bit of plastic smudgyness on the underside of the left door, just a tiny bit of unknown residue that I couldn't remove, as well as what looks to be a tiny scratch on one of the headlights. but its miles better than the original.

This really made me question everything, how is it that tomica premium models sell for 20€ in the west and have bad quality control?

Is this what's to be expected, or was I being scammed by some scummy store owner? Or is there some sort of system by tomica where the cheaper models in the Asian market are B-stock that don't live up to quality standards or some other funny stunts like that? Or did that store sell me a fake, because I'd be very surprised if that was the case seeing as they were a well furnished brick and mortar store in the middle of a mall.

I couldn't find any answers online which is why I'm complaining here

I'm not a diecast collector, this is my first time buying anything that isn't hot wheels or matchbox.

While on vacation in a city centre store in Hong Kong, I came across some Tomica models on display. I know that the brand sells premium/expensive model cars, and wanted to find some bone stock jdm models.

After a bit of thought I picked out this really beautiful dark blue (didn't look like it at the time though) 180sx from tomica premium, specifically #06. Cost me 59hkd which is about 6.5€

I opened it up Infront of the seller immediately after buying it, and saw a sharp, 1mm^3 dust particle bump on the hood that was pretty visible. I couldn't scratch it off and it was under the "primer" of the paint. Seller refused a swap saying it's just a minor defect and that their policy only swap major ones, claimed that every model has these issues. Also said that if I wanted higher quality, I should expect to pay 100hkd or more. So I argued a bit and left.

Not 5 meters after walking away from the shop, I decided that the paint particle was large enough that it bothered me and I wasn't taking it lying down. So I went back and argued more. I said every one of his display models looked perfect, I said that defects on models affect their purpose as models, said that the price is large enough to expect quality and I've had better hotwheels, said his subjective definition of major issue isn't fair etc. Eventually the guy got a new package and swapped the car for me, and that was that.

Now on this new car I later noticed a bit of plastic smudgyness on the underside of the left door, just a tiny bit of unknown residue that I couldn't remove, as well as what looks to be a tiny scratch on one of the headlights. but its miles better than the original.

This really made me question everything, how is it that tomica premium models sell for 20€ in the west and have the quality control of an AliExpress toy?

Is this what's to be expected, or was I being scammed by some scummy store owner? Or is there some sort of system by tomica where the cheaper models in the Asian market are B-stock that don't live up to quality standards or some other funny stunts like that? Or did that store sell me a fake?

So many questions and no answers online at all.

I want headphones that last 40 years. What should I pick?

Little bit of context, I won a small hackathon and I got around 200$ worth of giftcard. After much thought and in-store trial I decided I need closed back headphones (mainly because I might carry these around). I have a habit of not letting things go, repairing/replacing parts, even going as far as soldering. It's going to be even harder to chuck away headphones I've "won", which is why I need these to last. Just to clarify, I'm not an audiophile but I am sort of a hobbyist musician.

I have a silent piano (b3 silent Yamaha) that I play occasionally, I also do some FPS gaming with friends but I mostly simrace. The Stellar.45 drivers are perfect for me since I want sound quality and durability/replaceable parts and a good supply of said parts. I've narrowed my search down to two models (both 48ohm). All of these are open box.

DT770 pro X, slightly expensive open box

MMX 300 pro, slightly cheaper than the former (no idea why)

?DT990 pro X, sits in the middle between these on price and I'm still considering if the open back is worth sacrificing the ability to use these outside my house.?

The reason I'm not immediately jumping on the 300 pro despite wanting an attached headset for gaming is because I heard the series has a weak microphone and common failure point on the microphone, multiple Reddit threads confirming said issue and a replacement part is 80€ (which is insane). I'm also concerned that in 10-20 years the things like the proprietary 5-pin connector will not be found as a replacement part anymore, or that the MMX lineup itself will be discontinued and parts quietly discontinued alongside it (alongside said microphone too).

Is there any guarantee of the MMX lineup's part-availability in the future, and does anyone know if either of these two headphones will last the approximate 40 years in terms of part availability and general durability, assuming I replace broken parts? Or am I pushing it too hard here?

Little bit of context, I won a small hackathon and I got around 200$ worth of giftcard. After much thought and in-store trial I decided I need closed back headphones (mainly because I might carry these around). I have a habit of not letting things go, repairing/replacing parts, even going as far as soldering. It's going to be even harder to chuck away headphones I've "won", which is why I need these to last. Just to clarify, I'm not an audiophile but I am sort of a hobbyist musician.

I have a silent piano (b3 silent Yamaha) that I play occasionally, I also do some FPS gaming with friends but I mostly simrace. The Stellar.45 drivers are perfect for me since I want sound quality and durability/replaceable parts and a good supply of said parts. I've narrowed my search down to two models (both 48ohm). All of these are open box.

DT770 pro X, slightly expensive open box

MMX 300 pro, slightly cheaper than the former (no idea why)

?DT990 pro X, sits in the middle between these on price and I'm still considering if the open back is worth sacrificing the ability to use these outside my house.?

The reason I'm not immediately jumping on the 300 pro despite wanting an attached headset for gaming is because I heard the series has a weak microphone and common failure point on the microphone, multiple Reddit threads confirming said issue and a replacement part is 80€ (which is insane). I'm also concerned that in 10-20 years the things like the proprietary 5-pin connector will not be found as a replacement part anymore, or that the MMX lineup itself will be discontinued and parts quietly discontinued alongside it (alongside said microphone too).

Is there any guarantee of the MMX lineup's part-availability in the future, and does anyone know if either of these two headphones will last the approximate 40 years in terms of part availability and general durability, assuming I replace broken parts? Or am I pushing it too hard here?

This is going to be a strange question, but bear with me here. I won a Hackathon where I got enough money in a giftcard to get these headphones, they're also on sale. (It's a tech store, I can get other tech too)

Issue is that I'm bad at letting things go, and 10 years down the line after maybe a battery replacement or two the DAC will eventually fail. Then these headphones will permanently be stuck on 3.5mm analog mode because the electronics would have died.

At that point, will they outperform or perform similarly to maybe 100€/$ wired headphones? I know that the M4 isn't meant to be used without power, the question here is just how good are they without power? I'd use them for piano playing on a silent/hybrid piano where quality matters.

Anyone who owns an M4, can you guys give an opinion?