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  1. sarang

    Audio USB or (Native TRRS) Headset with mic. Budget 10K

    I have a great workplace that allows me the freedom of bringing my own stuff. Have already moved my Maverick D1 and M-35s to my office. Used it for close to 2 years now. However growing workload and responsibility means I cant afford the luxury of plugging cables in-and-out of the amp...
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    Some upgrades and some hand me downs

    Younger bro's machine was in need of some major overhaul. And mine was expecting some spec bump while the shopping cart was ripe :bleh: So in come the following parts PS: The actual PSU Seasonic S12II 620 used for the build is missing from action as it was added a lil...
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    Humble audio setup

    Been living in a bad Audio-Marriage for a while with a Denon 1611 paired with a Paradigm Monitor Titans. :ashamed: Finally took all the corrective measures made the Denon-Titans file for divorce and look what partners they found for themselves. Kids these days I tell you... :P First the...
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    Maverick Audio D1

    Looking for a used Maverick Audio TubeMAgic D1. Some kind soul please sell it to me. I'd be highly obliged and will even clean their Ship's Hull if they would allow me. :bleh:
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    Audio Cans for Home/Office use

    I've finally settled into my new office and its a fabulous environment. Now I can think about getting a much needed personal audio overhaul. So far the places I worked for were typical MNC/Indian IT orgs with a strict taboos for anything except intex/iball headphone with mics. :bleh: So only...
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    Mobo Proc Case around 30k

    Strange things happen and has been happening to me recently. One such things allows me to upgrade a few things in my rig. Specifically I'll be left only with my GPU, PSU, RAM and SSD + HDDs. That means with some savings pumped in I can go Sandy Bridge. The value of upgrades as of now I've pegged...
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    New Clear Reactor :fear:

    Things sometimes take the craziest of turns in our crazy geek life. It all started with a craving for a new GPU. Was almost sold on the 6950 and was feeling underpowered with the budget PSU king VX450. Then finally decided to bite the bullet and get a mighty PSU to be safe n sound for the next...
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    Graphic Cards How feasible is it to run a GTX280 with a VX450

    Getting a GTX280 from a good friend. It'll serve as a stop-gap arrangement till I get a decent enough card (6950/6970 or better). I have ordered a Seasonic S12-D 850 and was supposed to get it on Friday, unfortunately it is delayed and now it'll be delivered on Wednesday. Now I am without a...
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    What Keyboard do you prefer for coding

    @mods: First up this is not by mistake in this section. I meant it to be in prorammers section so please save the rath for later :P I was curious to know what keyboards do you guys use for development? I code quite a bit and hence type a lot too. So I end up killing keyboards a lot. Mostly the...
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    Graphic Cards Midrange GPU advice

    Sorry, starting a new thread as most of the current 68xx/4xx threads are derailed into something else. The template What is your budget? ~10K (+/- 1K) Current rig Specs CPU - i5 750 Motherboard - P7P55D -Deluxe RAM - G.Skill Ripjaws 2x2 1600MHz Monitor - Dell Ultrasharp U2410 Which...
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    Hello Chennai folks

    Hi, I am in Chennai for the next 15 days and maybe more and more frequently. Since there is long weekend coming up here in Chennai will it be possible to meet some of you over a cofee/b33r/whatever? Looking forward to meet you guys. PS: I am putting up at Chrompet (Is there s Firefox and IE...
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    OC & Modding Poject "Mute-ation"

    Due to some constraints I am forced to keep my PC right next my bed. I mostly work late nights and this disturbs the two year old. This is an attempt at minimizing PC noise as much as possible. I have started taking a few steps and further help will be appreciated. The budget is about 2-3K (I...
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    Audio IEM for iPhone for daily use

    Advance apologies for another el-cheapo IEM thread. Till October I thought I was well covered on almost all fronts for my audio needs. Desktop -> AE2 / HD437 Living Room -> Paradigm Monitor Titan v.6 (Getting an ATH M50 as well) Car -> Stock ICE as of now :ashamed: October changed my work...
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    The lazy bummer's show off - Musical Gaming :P

    Got a PS3 a long last. The GoW3 bundle. Hardly anything to ogle at so just a honorary mention in the first line and a pic in the corner since the show stealers are ahead. In a stroke of fate picked up a Denon 1611 and a pair of speakers I've had my eyes on since quite some time but could not...
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    The lazy bummer's show off - The Fantastic 4

    iPhone 4 32 Gig, I wont wax eloquent about this one, for I am still at a loss of words at its sheer beauty. Got it at 4.0.2 on 1.59 got the "Sim cutter" and 4 trays as well to complete the ritual. Damages, are an all too obvious 700$.
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    The lazy bummer's show off - Optimus (N61JV - X2)

    Disclaimer: (Not related to Anks' Optimus Prime :p) My first "personal" laptop if you may. Damages are a sweet 900$ shipped to office (US). This thing is huge for my taste, a little higher res display than the 1366x768 would have been welcome. Has the hybrid graphics, HDMI out and Toslink out...
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    The lazy bummer's show off - Ritzy glitzy

    Well this was long pending and with the best show off worthy combo arriving this Friday night I had to move my bum and resize n upload the pics taken from time to time. This is the first in a series of show offs. Ritz ZXi does not need much explanation, I hope. Got it a couple of months back...
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    Car & Bike Another small car thread

    Want to buy a small car with following requirements: 1. Monthly run: 1200 KM 2. Budgest: ~5 (Can stretch a little but strictly below 6) 3. Will mostly be used for city commute little highway travel. 4. Driving experience: 6 months. 5. Location: Pune 6. Test rides done so far: None 7. Buying...
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    PC Peripherals What rodent around 2.5K

    My two and half year old faithful MS Laser 6000 is dying. The right click takes some effort to push. So looking for a new mouse. I have never used a so called "Gaming" mouse myself. Also never had a chance to dedicatedly use a decent wireless mouse. So open to explore that option as well...
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    Audio Query about Beyerdynamic DTX 700?

    There is a crap called "Celebrating Performance" where I work. Instead of getting cash awards we get points to purchase some really $hitty stuff from the portal. For a change I saw a Beyerdynamic DTX 700 listed there and got curious. In terms of currency conversion it'd cost me INR 4550/-...
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