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I started watching this sport so sadly I missed out on Max’s early seasons but how good was he?

I keep seeing people compare Kimi’s 1st and 2nd seasons with Max’s.

What Kimi’s done this year is pretty impressive so I doubt anyone could top that though

I saw a lot of people here mentioning first championships which had me wondering which driver on the grid in their current form could beat Lewis and Mercedes in the RB16B in 2021.

Could kimi do it?

Asked around and did a bit of research myself and this is what's in my cart. Am I missing anything? (Body is a Canon 6d)

• Canon 100mm F2.8 Macro (non-L)
• 2x Godox TT600 + speedlight softbox + Godox X3
• K&F MS63 (magic arm to hold the speedlights)
• 3 vinyl backdrops and a stand to hold the backdrops.
• KnF O234A1 (Tripod with overhead capability)
• Remote shutter button
• 2 Vboards

Sorry if this type of post isn't allowed I'll delete it.
I'll also take any resource/videos you guys recommend about product photography.

EDIT: it's as a hobby to take photos of some of my cool gadgets

Looking to try some product photography but I have no idea where to start with regards to lighting. Should I get a speed light or a light box or something else entirely?

I am rather space limited so I would prefer something I can collapse. I don't think I'll be shooting anything bigger than 8-10 inches for the foreseeable future. My budget for lighting is 250.

For context I have a canon 6D and I plan on getting a tamron 90mm macro F017 for my lens.

Sorry if this post is too vague or against the rules I'm just super confused and have no idea where to start

I commute daily with a citibike and i wanted to get a personal electric vehicle because finding a citi bike and dealing with them can get annoying. So I've been looking at EUCs but I have a couple questions.

1. How is the emergency stop on a EUC? I find i need to make sudden stops when riding my e-bike since a lot of people are stupid and wander onto the bikelane.

2. How easy is it to learn? For context I ski and ride e-bikes but I don't think I have the best sense of balance.

3. is it legal?

i picked up the noire x recently and it seems to have pretty poor isolation. like I can distinctly make out conversation happening couple feet in front of me

for example, my PX8 with ANC off seems to have better noise isolation than the noire x.

is this a seal issue or a pad issue or does the noire x just not isolate well normally

for the telepath ability, you can move any object within a 33 foot radius. You can move it at a speed of up to 25 mph.

for the lifting ability, you’ll have the ability to lift 1 ton while doing a bench press. you can do up to 15 reps. the strength needed for this will translate to everyday life

SpaceX shared on X/Twitter today that they are planning to build a launch site called Starbase, Louisiana.

Construction is set to start in 2027 with the first launch expected in 2029.

Elon Musk also announced on Twitter that "Starbase Louisiana will ultimately have over a dozen launch towers, enabling more than 30 Starship flights per day and making it the biggest launch site on Earth!"

For option 1, everyone in the world has access to cheap universal healthcare. By "cheap" I mean every single treatment and medicine is now below 50 dollars. But there are no more medical breakthroughs for 500 years. So the cure for something like cancer or covid takes a minimum of 500 years.

For option 2, a cure for every single diseases/illness/condition is discovered today. It has a 100% success rate regardless of severity and works on every single person.

Edit: for option 1 everything is below 50 dollars. So treatments that used to cost 100s of thousands of dollars now cost 50 dollars. But the average medicine would cost like less than a buck

I've been using IEMs for around 2 years at this point, and I've been pretty satisfied so far.

But I decided to start exploring some closed back options for when I don't want something in my ears. That's why I decided to go to a nearby audio store and try a couple of closed backs.

Here are my impressions.

• Final DX4000CL:
  • Comfort is mediocre for me. The ear openings are a bit too small for my ears. Touches the rear of my ears. My ears also heat up.But other than that, weight distribution is great.
  • Soundstage is also above average, and it feels like sounds are in a sphere around me. Great imaging/directionality as well.
  • Vocals sound natural albeit slightly recessed for my tastes. Guitars and other string instruments sound natural. Bass feels solid and is speedy. Not bloated at all but doesn’t have the rumble in the subs or the punch I’d want for some EDM. No sibilance in the highs as well. Smooth and natural and not an energetic sound signature by any means. 
  • Stock cable pretty bad and hard to handle
  • I think this set is a case of great headphone but just not my cup of tea.
• Final DX3000CL:
  • Stock cable is much better
  • Bass is also much improved. A lot more thump while not feeling bloated or losing quality compared to the DX4k. It can also feel stringy and tactile if need be. 
  • Staging and imaging are both worse compared to its bigger brother.
  • However it's the final brothers sound pretty similar in the mids and highs. I'd argue the DX4K comes off as slightly more cohesive and natural but that could also be because they're more forward compared to the DX3k.
  • Better value than DX4k and I personally prefer this one
• FiiO FT1
  • Controversial take but I do not like these and I'd go as far as to say these sounded pretty bad.
  • While the bass is great and has the rumble I was wanting on the finals, it comes at the cost of some punchiness.
  • Comfort is good and it's better than the final brothers because of the bigger opening on the pads.
  • However, the vocals sound underwater. It would consistently sound a bit muffled and underwater on multiple tracks I tried. The soundstage also feels in your head and on some congested tracks it gets pretty messy.
• Focal Lensys Professional
  • These are very lightweight and pretty comfortable.
  • However they get slightly spicy and sibilant on some tracks. Other than that, it has great treble extension.
  • The Lensys also has the hardest hitting bass out of all the sets I've tried. It kind of feels like a solid wall of bass, but it manages to not be bloated and it's surprisingly agile. Works great with EDM.
  • Mids are beaten by the final brothers because they can sometimes sound honky. However, when mids aren’t honky they do beat the DX3000CL but i'd put the DX4000CL's mids very slightly above the lensys.
• Aune SR7000.
  • These felt really weird but in a good way. They sounded completely different to any other closed-back I've tried. It sort of felt like those exercise open earbuds and it sounded very open. While these sounded "open", I don't think these had great imaging performance.
  • But other than that, the tonality was very natural and smooth. It reminded me of the DX4000CL in a good way.
  • They are also very comfortable and had the roomiest pads i've tried.
• Meze Strada
  • The comfort on these are insane. They fit my ears like a glove and are a joy to wear
  • These also sound fantastic. I didn't notice any sibilance or harshness with these in the treble. However, I think the mids are beaten slightly by the DX4k and the SR7k. The bass also feels nicely controlled, and I think they make for a well-balanced presentation.
  • I honestly enjoyed these so much I don't have a lot of notes for these compared to other sets lol. They aren't like a super impressive "wow!" set but they're pretty dang good and my personal favorite of the bunch.

If I had to rank them it would go (accounting for comfort and sound)

A tier: Meze Strada, DX3000CL, Aune SR7000

B tier: DX4000CL

C tier: Lensys Professional

D tier: FiiO FT1

All listening was done via my HiBY R4 with stock pads and stock cable. I listened to each headphone for about 15 minutes

For context, I've been using music to help me focus when I study for as long as I can remember now. And when I don't listen to music, I always get distracted and like doodle or daydream.

But a lot of people around me are telling me that music is just a distraction and from where I'm from, it's very frowned upon to listen to music while doing things.

So I'm wondering if this is just a case of me getting used to it not that it actually helps me focus and that I should stop listening to music.

what’s an Iem you tried, regardless of price, that’s wowed you with how wide it’s soundstage was?

I'm asking this question because a lot of people seem to prefer older sets that are now 2-3 years old like the Annihilator 2023 for example.

And that made me wonder if IEMs have fully matured and it is now just about lowering prices and trying new tunings instead of any real upgrades.

The 100 million in 10 years is inflation adjusted. You will get it tax free into your bank account no questions asked from anyone. It would’ve been like it was never there.

by “lose everything”, it means you lose all assets and all cash except for whatever is in your wallet right now and the clothes you have on your back. You also lose your job.

The 100 million in 10 years is inflation adjusted. You will get it tax free into your bank account no questions asked from anyone. It would’ve been like it was never there.

by “lose everything”, it means you lose all assets and all cash except for whatever is in your wallet right now and the clothes you have on your back. You also lose your job.