Images of items I have purchased.

Tephnos · 28 Jul 2015 at 15:49

Phate said:
Shame he doesn't have the build for it.

I WENT THERE

Quite a shame indeed.

crinkleshoes · 28 Jul 2015 at 16:13

randomshenans said:
*snip*
Well that was costly.

Whole family going?

Angst said:
Fair enough, when me and a freind tried it we both seperately concluded it sounded flat and lifeless like something was missing. I didnt realise digital electronics needed a settle in period either.

50-100 hours supposedly.

I think I've heard better... but not for 600 quid... add a 0 and you're getting there.

It beats out the Marantz by a mile.

I have a valve based rack dac and while the valve dac has a touch more warmth... it's not up to scratch with this Pulse X Inf.

I think the PXInf would sound much cooler if it wasn't warmed by the valve amp... I haven't tried it with a solid state amp yet.

I have a Camb Audio amp in the office that I could try... although I could also try it as a source for my Marantz home cinema amp... I wonder what that would sound like / will try.

EDIT:

randomshenans said:
Qatar have a much better rating than Air China. I was looking at BA but again, economy in BA compared to Qatar isn't as good. Premium Econ was coming out at 10k, which funnily enough I didn't fancy.
Wanted the best for the money as there are 2 adults, 2 kids and a 18 month old. For 21hrs.

For five seats... that doesn't seem bad.

BloodyL · 28 Jul 2015 at 17:35

chipperhead · 28 Jul 2015 at 18:03

crinkleshoes said:
For five seats... that doesn't seem bad.

Will the 18 month old get a seat?
I know on short haul under 2 years they get a lap belt and share a seat.

MagicBoy · 28 Jul 2015 at 18:32

ThePirateHulk said:
We've just retired a bunch of X220 and T420 machines (replacing with Dells). Think I might snag one or two as test kit as it really seems a shame to let such well built pieces of kit go on the crap heap.

There's loads around "refurbished" now - they're hitting the 3-4 year kit refresh cycle of the big corporates. Some of our lads are still using X200 as test kit. They're damn near indestructible, even social workers couldn't kill them.

Mikeyboy · 28 Jul 2015 at 18:48

You're all doing it wrong.

BusError · 28 Jul 2015 at 18:56

Omega Planet Ocean 45.5mm

Oh, and a replica I ordered first from China, as a 'demo' version before I bought the biggy ;-)

Tefal · 28 Jul 2015 at 18:58

crinkleshoes said:
50-100 hours supposedly.

just enough to get it out of warranty

doofer · 28 Jul 2015 at 19:01

Greebo said:
To be fair then £3,600 for 2 adults and 2 kids and a baby isnt bad.

Anyone taking a baby on a long-haul flight should be made to pay every other passengers fare on the flight.

mrk · 28 Jul 2015 at 19:15

BusError said:
Omega Planet Ocean 45.5mm

Gonna scratch that bracelet on that garden table!

crinkleshoes · 28 Jul 2015 at 19:38

chipperhead said:
Will the 18 month old get a seat?
I know on short haul under 2 years they get a lap belt and share a seat.

Dunno... maybe.

Even for four seats on a premium airline... it doesn't seem too expensive to me.

Bare in mind 1GBP = 1.5CHF

DampCat · 28 Jul 2015 at 19:57

this is a strange peeing contest.

robfosters · 28 Jul 2015 at 19:58

BusError said:
Omega Planet Ocean 45.5mm

Oh, and a replica I ordered first from China, as a 'demo' version before I bought the biggy

As replicas go, that is very poor.

Participant · 28 Jul 2015 at 20:11

BusError said:
Omega Planet Ocean 45.5mm

Oh, and a replica I ordered first from China, as a 'demo' version before I bought the biggy
http://oomz.net/p/web/_1000418.jpg[img][/QUOTE]

Isn't that a 42mm PO? From what I remember when I got mine (albeit 6 years ago), the 45.5mm version has scalloped edges rather than the notched version of the 42mm.

BusError · 28 Jul 2015 at 20:18

Participant said:
Isn't that a 42mm PO? From what I remember when I got mine (albeit 6 years ago), the 45.5mm version has scalloped edges rather than the notched version of the 42mm.

Left is the 45.5mm 8500 real omega, the right one is a copy of the 2500 42mm one from before 2011, so they will look different.
As far as rep goes (especially for a 50 quid one) it's not bad at all really; the pic doesn't do it justice; I certainly will wear it again, for when I don't want to damage the big one. It's still automatic, still keep good time etc...

Participant · 28 Jul 2015 at 20:29

BusError said:
Left is the 45.5mm 8500 real omega

Yes I knew the one on the left was the real one, but what I was saying was that the 45.5mm version was always scalloped rather than notched:

I guess at some point they decided that notched was the way forward, presumably because of the relative difficulty rotating the bezel with the scalloped bezel.

NoobCannon · 28 Jul 2015 at 21:36

mrk said:
Gonna scratch that bracelet on that garden table!

Unfortunatly ive found with omega bracelets they scratch if you look at them the wrong way (talking the clasp here most of all)

The clasp seems to be made of cheese metal

BusError · 28 Jul 2015 at 21:39

NoobCannon said:
Unfortunatly ive found with omega bracelets they scratch if you look at them the wrong way (talking the clasp here most of all)

The clasp seems to be made of cheese metal

I think it's that fancy satin finish. Well I hope this one lasts, and I'll continue wearing the rep for 'dirty jobs' anyway, and I got a few other beaters as well, so hopefully it'll be out of harm way :-)

NoobCannon · 28 Jul 2015 at 21:46

To be honest ive given up worrying about it. Its gonna get scratched and thats just the way it is.

When its serviced Omega bring it all back to as new anyway so why worry about it!

mrk · 28 Jul 2015 at 21:53

I manage to scratch my watch and never know it even happened so it's just a given thing I guess

Edit*
Unpacked this today and had a go.

It's a non cardboard Google cardboard. £15 so figured I'd see what this VR fuss is all about?

I'm still wondering what the fuss is all about... I could have bought lots of teas with that £15 :mad: