u/whinze

Looking for speakers (and subwoofer?) to listen to UK dubstep

Hey everyone!

Noob in technical matter here. I just know about frequency range lol.

I'm trying to build a stereo setup from scratch and my main genre is deep UK dubstep. Digital Mystikz, Gantz, Oxossi, that kind of artists. Sub-bass that hits you in the chest.

But I also listen to a fair amount of IDM, orchestral stuff (game OSTs, classical), techno and raï (north african music), so I need something that doesn't completely fall apart outside of the low end.

After a lot of research I landed on the Magnat Transpuls 1500 as my speaker candidate.

It has 38cm woofer, 16Hz extension, 95dB sensitivity, 3-way. It seems like a rare case of a modern speaker that can actually produce an excellent sound render all-in-two. Has anyone here tried them? Curious whether they hold up on more delicate material or if they're strictly a party speaker.

The other question is the amp. The Transpuls go down to 4 ohms. I'm looking second-hand, budget roughly 150-300€. What would you pair with them? I've been eyeing a Yamaha A-S700 or a Denon PMA-1510AE but open to suggestions, as i'm a complete beginner.

Thanks!

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u/whinze — 3 days ago

ScrollFM - r/realdubstep radio

Hey guys,

There's this user, u/cantFindValidNam, that made a website that turns a subreddit into an infinite playlist, i just ran it on this sub and i'm having an excellent time rn.

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u/whinze — 4 days ago

Speakers and amp suggestions to give?

Hey everyone!

Noob in technical matter here. I just know about frequency range lol.

I'm trying to build a stereo setup from scratch and my main genre is our beloved real dubstep. So i'm speaking to my people, sub-bass that hits you in the chest.

But I also listen to a fair amount of IDM, orchestral stuff (game OSTs, classical), techno and raï (north african music), so I need something that doesn't completely fall apart outside of the low end.

After a lot of research I landed on the Magnat Transpuls 1500 as my speaker candidate.

It has 38cm woofer, 16Hz extension, 95dB sensitivity, 3-way. It seems like a rare case of a modern speaker that can actually produce an excellent sound render all-in-two. Has anyone here tried them? Curious whether they hold up on more delicate material or if they're strictly a party speaker.

The other question is the amp. I'm looking second-hand, budget roughly 150-300€. What would you pair with them? I've been eyeing a Yamaha A-S700 or a Denon PMA-1510AE but open to suggestions, as i'm a complete beginner.

Thanks!

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u/whinze — 4 days ago

I can't take Software Development anymore

Hello guys,

32M and 12+ yoe here.

I've been experiencing JS fatigue for a while (couldn't put a name on it until last year, but been feeling it for at least the last 5 years), trying to keep up with frameworks, concepts, endless updates, and now AI and AI workflows, System Design, side projects... it never stops.

I used to like (not love) doing what i do, even if it resulted in both excitement but extreme frustration sometimes, it was manageable.

Lately though, i've been mostly feeling frustration and a deep sense of losing control.

AI was very exciting at first, it felt like the frustration part was mostly gone (excepted when the "fix bug" loop didn't do the job). But now it's like everything i do is reading code and test the app.

I don't know if i can keep up, yet dev is the only marketable skill i've ever had.

I feel deeply disconnected from myself and from the world, from the industry too, i have constant FOMO and i have lost the sparkle for a while.

Have you guys been experiencing the same kind of issue? How did you get out of it? Or if you are still in it, how are you coping?

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u/whinze — 10 days ago