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Help me fix my dad’s home internet setup. Does my plan make sense? in c/selfhosted@lemmy.world
[–] [S] 2 points 3 months ago (2 children)

I’m honestly not sure. I think it might be. When I play games, my ping is high. I’m not sure if you play anything but battlefield 1 was around 100, even though I think that’s an issue with the lobbies. Arc Raiders is giving me regular network/performance issue icons. I’m getting a ping and packet loss notification multiple times per game.

I’m on xfinity in Massachusetts so it supposed to be one of the top performance providers in the country.

And yeah, I’ll likely ditch the Eero and buy Orbi satellites if I don’t get rid of it all and start with a new system.

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    • Help me fix my dad’s home internet setup. Does my plan make sense? in c/selfhosted@lemmy.world
    [–] [S] 2 points 3 months ago (1 child)

    I’m considering a used Arris s33. Current netgear is an x4 ac3200. I just looked into it more and it’s not as old as I thought. DOCSIS 3.1 as well. I’m assuming it still needs to be upgraded?

    I’ll definitely consider the Deco x. The x25 is on sale for $142. X20 for $130. X55 for $150. Should I just go with x20?

    Yes, all five bedrooms have an Ethernet connection in the wall. An Xfinity decided to cut the cables out but I just rewired them all. Nobody in the house will use their ports though… they want WiFi. Anyway, yes, I have five connections upstairs. Router is on first floor.

    Awesome info. Thank you very much for the response.

    Just to be clear, if the current setup covers most of the house and WiFi speeds aren’t important, I shouldn’t just buy more orbi satellites to use with the Orbi router and a new modem to save money? I don’t mind spending the money but the other three people in the house are older men who are watching YouTube and looking at Facebook marketplace. They can’t even be bothered to run Ethernet cable from the wall to the PC’s.

    Anyway, thank you for the reply.

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    Help me fix my dad’s home internet setup. Does my plan make sense? (lemmy.world)
     

    I’m living with my dad for the summer and his internet setup makes no sense. I’m a simple man who uses Ethernet when possible and I’ve never had coverage issues because I’m a poor who lives in apartments. So this mesh network stuff is new to me. He has a 3000sqft house and clearly had coverage issues

    His setup: 14 year old Nighthawk router/modem being used as a modem Orbi 50 router with no satellites Eero 6 as a second router …no satellites.

    My plan: Buy a proper modem Use the Orbi for the router Turn the Eero into an access point and plug it in upstairs via Ethernet. Buy used Orbi satellites for rest of house

    My other option is to sell it all, buy a TP Link AXE5400 router, a modem and a couple mesh satellites so that I can start fresh.

    What should I do? We don’t need WiFi 7. We don’t even need blazing fast WiFi speeds. Decent speeds, good coverage and simplicity are priority.

    Thanks

    KZ Castor Pro are almost good. This bass though… what the hell? What should I try next? in c/budgetaudiophile@lemmy.world
    [–] [S] 2 points 7 months ago

    Yeah, I’m doing quite a bit of research and they seem like they’re great but not what I’m after. As chaotic as my music is, there are layers and details that just don’t come through on my more fun headphones. For now, I want something that’s clear, good instruemnt separation and detail with modest amount of sub bass, clean mid bass and clean treble. I suppose the term is balance but I keep reading reviews about popular IEM’s and what people are willing to put up with and I’m just like… the excellent sub bass doesn’t matter to me if the instrument separation is muddy. At this point I’m just going to order the Kefine Delci or Truthear Hexa maybe.

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    Pointless to order both Kefine Delci and 7hz Crinacle Zero together? <$30 IEM’s a waste of money if I’m not on a super budget? (lemmy.world)
     

    I’m the one who posted about the KZ’s and my unique needs with sound signature. The music that I love sounds like shit because it’s all poorly recorded/mastered and requires extremely responsive drivers and great clarity. For example:

    https://youtube.com/clip/UgkxsWursW4kDS95RzsdWwz8-xofBPANx2ug

    I’ve done a lot of research and it seems like the Kefine Delci’s might be a good match. I still have to hear them, obviously, but I have $100 to spend at Linsoul and was thinking about tacking on the 7hz Crinacle Red Zero to my order

    Assuming I like the Delci, is there a significant enough gap in sound quality between the best <$30 IEM’s and the $45-60 options that there would be no reason to try any of the top <$30?

    I own Quarks, Chu II, KZ Castor and Tripowin Kailua. I don’t like any of them for music. I understand that my preferred sound signature is what’s important but it’s kind of irrelevant if the IEM doesn’t sound good. Would I just be wasting money on the 7hz or do they crush the listed IEM’s?

    Sorry, long post, but I just have a feeling that there’s a price point where you go from “great for the price” to genuinely good

    KZ Castor Pro are almost good. This bass though… what the hell? What should I try next? in c/budgetaudiophile@lemmy.world
    KZ Castor Pro are almost good. This bass though… what the hell? What should I try next? in c/budgetaudiophile@lemmy.world
    [–] [S] 2 points 7 months ago (5 children)

    I was originally going to try the 7hz x Crinacle 2 before reading that the Castor was better for bass. Little did I know, "better bass" just meant way too much bass. It sounds like Crinacle is what I'm after but now I'm wondering if the 7hz is a side-step and I should start with the Truthear x Crinacle Red.

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    • KZ Castor Pro are almost good. This bass though… what the hell? What should I try next? in c/budgetaudiophile@lemmy.world
    [–] [S] 1 point 7 months ago

    Great response and much appreciated. I've always been an over-ear headphone listener and I'm really excited to start collecting IEM's. I'm dabbling with cheap ones for now and once I know what I like, I'll start buying more substantial IEM's.

    As far as the Chu go, I definitely agree with you. I suppose I meant that for 20 bucks, something that I can keep in my pocket for when I need a pair of IEM's while grocery shopping, tinkering in the garage, listening to podcasts, riding my bike, etc. they're great. I tried sitting down with them and running them through my ifi ZEN DAC this morning and I won't be doing that again.

    Just curious, what's you opinion of budget planar IEM's? I don't think I'll mess around with KZ again but AliExpress has great sales on KZ right now and I was considering trying them one more time. I believe it's the PRX that I was considering for $15. $63 on Amazon.

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    [+] -27 points 7 months ago (4 children)

    As a person who was an atheist for my entire adult life, so 20 years, we are incorrect. It has become very clear to me over the last two years that a notion that we are born, die and its lights out forever is wildly naive. I’m not sure which religion is correct, if any, but there’s something. Google Zoroastrianism if you’re open minded about. I’m not saying that it’s the one hit the abrahamic religions base a lot of their values on i and it predicates all the religion theatrics.

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    • Four headphones down in four weeks. What’s the Quark of today? Ultra cheap, great value, mobile IEM’s. in c/budgetaudiophile@lemmy.world
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    KZ Castor Pro are almost good. This bass though… what the hell? What should I try next? (europe.pub)
     

    I’m exploring budget IEM’s and got the Chu II and Castor Pro. I think the Chu’s are great for the money and the Castor Pro’s are almost great for the money but the bass is making my head swim. I feel like I’m experiencing a cabin pressure change on takeoff. I turned off the manual switches and EQ’d but good golly.

    And it’s not even bad sounding bass. It’s just too much. Also, the instruments are hidden. Lots of bass and mid-bass, great vocals but the crack of a snare or complexity of a riff are just fine.

    Anyway, I think I need to return them. Should I be looking for something that’s just considered balanced? I listen to bullshit that isn’t recorded particularly well and I have no idea what to buy. I was looking at the KZ PRX next.

    And to be clear, I listen to bands like Thou, Mispyrming, Deathspell Omega, Marduk, Djevel, Alice In Chains, Immortal, Emma Ruth Rundle, Blut Aus Nord, mgła… if you’re familiar.

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    Four headphones down in four weeks. What’s the Quark of today? Ultra cheap, great value, mobile IEM’s. (europe.pub)
     

    My cheaper headphones are all failing and I need to grab a few pair of whatever is the best value iem today, similar to how the quarks were when I bought them 3-4 years ago.

    Is it still the Quarks? I saw something from 7hz that was really popular at $30 but I think it has a detachable cable. I’ll have those pins snapped off in a week.