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[BULK] AKG K240/K270 velour ear pads

iamyuanwu — Wed, 13 Apr 2011 14:28:10 +0800

AKG K240/K270 velour ear pads

Either order from Asia Sound for RM110. 12 weeks ETA.
Or bulk order from LYN'er E1-AKG: RM80. 8 weeks ETA after bulk close.

Will PM you guys for payment when bulk closes. Shipping and COD cost = approx RM6-10.
Total damage = Approx RM90 (for petrol and shipping).
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ANNOUNCEMENT
E1-AKG has quoted me a price of RM88 PER SIDE, RM176 per pair. I believe there was some mis-communication when he quoted bro williepoh RM80, he probably meant it is for each pad.

So back to the original plan: order from AKG's official Msia authorised distro.
Approx RM110 for a pair.
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Why specifically AKG K240's earpads?
Because there have been quite a few review out there stating that K240 velour pads improve the sound quality of 668B.

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These will also fit Superlux HD668B and HD681 directly.

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Free samples of hi res (FLAC) music

iamyuanwu — Thu, 20 May 2010 20:43:27 +0800

I was surfing the net and stumbled upon this.

http://www.highdeftapetransfers.com/storefront.php

For classical music fans...
HD Tape Transfers is giving out 5 free samples of super high resolution songs for download until 31st May.
Go check them out.
They are in 24bits 192kHz (this is even higher res than SACD, yo!).

They are pretty good.
Too bad I'm only listening to them using 15 Ringgit earphones. LOL!
[addedon]May 21, 2010, 2:39 pm[/addedon]Guys, I stumbled upon more free samples!!! (mostly classical)

http://www.2l.no/hires/index.html

You can even download Stereo WAV DXD 24BIT/352.8kHz samples to try!!!!
Guess what, it's also 1GB in size. Hahahahahah!
(24/96 are available too)

Who wants to volunteer for such a task? Then we can copy & paste when we meet at a TT or in Jaben, and lets all get drunk on the crazy sampling rates.

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[addedon]Jun 27, 2010, 02:47 PM[/addedon]
More free samples of Hi Res digital files.

Two More Complimentary 24/176.4 HRx Downloads Courtesy of Reference Recordings
i) D!ck Hyman - Thinking About Bix
ii) Minnesota Orchestra (Eiji Oue, conductor) - Reveries

http://www.computeraudiophile.com/content/...ence-Recordings[right][snapback]34615494[/snapback][/right]

Link-o-rama to bodybuilding, strength, cardio

iamyuanwu — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 16:58:08 +0800

Link-o-rama to sites about bodybuilding, Olympic weight lifting, strength training, body weight training, fitness, nutrition, lifting & muscle science, blogs and general good stuff.

Compiled this for my own reference, because I can't friggin' access my own blog without proxy. #$%^&@!!!
And newbies can come here to mine the gold instead of asking noob stuff and getting flamed unnecessarily.
(noobs start here: http://simplefit.org Just shuddup and do something first.)

Feel free to contribute. I'll try to update the first post as you guys post your links.

1) Nutrition, Diet, Food, Eating The most important thing for growing.
[ http://www.fitday.com ] Daily food journal to help track your eating. (thanks Angrydog for reminding me.)
[ http://forum.lowyat.net/index.php?showtopic=1113418 ] Facts about saturated fat, etc. Our own forum. Good info from 4Rings and Pizzaboy!

2) General fitness
[ http://www.bodyrock.tv ] It's a TV. Workouts, exercises, food stuff. Oh, the host is quite pretty too! Woooo! (contributed by 6a6y6lue)

3) Bodybuilding
[ http://www.tmuscle.com ] Lots of articles from various good coaches with interesting ideas & concept. Even if you don't agree everything, it's still a good read.
[ http://www.bodybuilding.com ]
[ http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/exercises.htm ] Exercise directory in BB.com
[ http://www.exrx.net/Lists/Directory.html ] Pretty extensive exercise directory. Browse around for some Oly lift stuff too.
[ http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/371250 ] Our very own stuff, contributed by Darklight.
[ http://www.veganbodybuilding.com ] Vegan bodybuilding
[ http://www.getbig.com ] BB news and info (courtesy of Wildcat90)
[ http://www.flexonline.com ] Flex Online. (courtesy of Wildcat90)

4) Strength training
[ http://stronglifts.com ] Stronglifts 5x5. If you're a noob, start with this programme. Don't ask. Please explore the website!
[ http://stronglifts.com/madcow/ ] Madcow's stuff. This is a gold mine! (Note: Geocities closed, but thank the kind souls who backed up his site & host the contents on their own servers.) [ Mirror site: http://www.wackyhq.com/madcow5x5/geocities/index.htm ]
[ http://www.elitefts.com ] Powerlifting stuff.
[ http://drsquat.com ]
[ http://www.straighttothebar.com ]
[ http://www.strengthcoach.com ] It's Mike Boyle! Every strength coach mentions him as a mentor.
[ http://dragondoor.com/ ] It's Pavel! LOL!
[ http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/1394791 ] Bulgarian training & DIY, compiled by Yeah_guyz. Good work, man!

5) Metabolic resistance training (MRE) / conditioning / complexes / circuit training (I guess you can call it cross training too)
For people wanting to loss fat really-really fast =). It will keep your metabolism up a few hours after your training session... which means you're burning way more energy while resting. Check your heart rate 2 hours after your workout and see.
It also burns more energy than jogging and cycling. And it's a lot more FUN than just running like a mouse on a treadmill.
[ http://www.tmuscle.com/free_online_article...redded_physique ] 4 complexes
[ http://www.tmuscle.com/free_online_article..._that_dont_suck ] Try drill 7 in the article.
[ http://www.rosstraining.com/articles.html ] Lots of conditioning stuff here.
[ http://www.istvanjavorek.com/id6.html ] Javorek's Barbell & DB Complex #1 & #2 [ extra link full of Istvan's mumbo jumbo ][ http://www.menshealth.com/cda/article.do?s...1eac____&page=4 ] Javorek dumbbell complex #1 & #2 with description on the exercises.
[ http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0FI...g=rbxcra.2.a.55 ] 3 exercises X 3 circuits non stop. lower body, push, pull.
[ http://www.tmuscle.com/free_online_article...light_your_fire ] Big 55: 10, 9, 8... swings+goblet squat
[ http://physicalliving.com/demo-tacfit-comm...ession-practice ] Tacfit Commando bodyweight conditioning (genuinehuman)

6) Oly lifting
[ http://www.aceathlete.com/hatch/video.htm ] Basic oly lifting videos.

7) Bodyweight stuff
[ http://www.bodyweightculture.com/ ]
[ http://bodyweightculture.com/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=5 ] Lots of good stuff, but I've never bothered to follow them.
[ http://simplefit.org ] A very simple programme. Good for noobs stuck in a room.
[ http://hundredpushups.com ] 6 weeks to 100 consecutive push ups. I do this when I'm away from gym. Never managed to reach week 6 though. =P

8) Athlete training
[ http://www.defrancostraining.com ] [ http://www.youtube.com/user/joedefranco ] Check out his Westside for Skinny B@stard stuff and his youtube.
[ http://rosstraining.com ] Mostly about boxing stuff. But his conditioning articles are killers. Want to build stamina in record time? Go do his 'No Excuses', 'The Interval Challenge', 'Magic 50', etc.

9) Cardio & Aerobics
[ http://forum.lowyat.net/index.php?showtopi...post&p=32284917 ] HIIT, LISS analysis by Layne Norton (Mofonyx)

10) Blogs / misc / fitness / prehab / I-donch-know-which-category-to-put
[ http://munfitnessblog.com ] I read it for pleasure. Not particularly mind stimulating, but it cover lots of stuff for general fitness and cool stuff.
[ http://lifthard.com ] Pizzaboy's oly lifts, rants, ideas, concepts and one giant dinosaur pumpkin.
[ http://www.ericcressey.com ] Mobility, shoulder health, and prehab stuff.
[ http://www.nicktumminello.com ] His push ups article is really great. I believe everyone should be doing pushups, no matter what your goal is. It's good for your upper back health.
[ http://alwyncosgrove.blogspot.com ]
[ http://www.trainforstrength.com/ ] Some cool ideas for training in pairs/small groups.
[ http://brianstpierretraining.com ] Lots of food ideas
[ http://www.johnberardi.com ] Nutrition and all those shit. Shuddup and just absorb.
[ http://scoobysworkshop.com ] Contributed by genuinehuman. Not too bad for noobs.
[ http://chasingstrength.com ] Geoff Neupert's blog and ideas. Stumbled upon in Dragondoor newsletter.
[ http://levronereport.com ] Levrone's blog. (suggested by Naruto_kun)
[ http://farmstrength.wordpress.com ]
[ http://www.myfittribe.com/video ] suggested by Florian. Cool vids with an Aussie accent!
[ http://atozhealthandfitness.wordpress.com/...beginners-guide ] Pull up guide. The blog is easy to read and understand. Perfect for the normal I-want-to-tone people. (suggested by genuinehuman)
[ http://www.tonygentilcore.com/ ] Eric Cressey's partner. Lots of good stuff. (suggested by Desvaro)
[ http://robertsontrainingsystems.com/ ] lots of knees and joint prehab stuff. (suggested by Desvaro)
[ http://www.functionalpathtraining.typepad.com/ ] (suggested by Desvaro)
[ http://www.fabodylous.blogspot.com ] Wildcat90's blog.
[ http://monkeybargym.com ] Monkey Bar Gym
New! [ http://www.kaseybrownfitness.blogspot.com ] Kasey Brown's blog.

Unique/Novel Gym Equipments
[ http://www.kettlebellsports.com/eproduct.asp?&page=1&sort=46 ] Rizhao New Power Fitness. A China supplier for any freakin' gym equipment you can think of: KB, DB, racks, clubbells, grip training, landmine, prowler, sled, gymnastic rings, etc...
[ http://www.chinakettlebell.com ] Rizhao Land Sea Fitness Co.

Mac Mini can't boot.

iamyuanwu — Sun, 15 Mar 2009 23:59:20 +0800

Previous generation Mac Mini. Core 2 Duo, 2GB memory.
I was burning a CD with an external USB harddisk plugged in. Then I went away. About 4 hours later when I checked it, the screen saver was running as usual.

Another 15 minutes later, these symptoms appeared:
- Mini's LED light is on, which means it was still running
- LCD blank (black), in power saving mode
- Apple aluminium keyboard not responsive
- Mouse when plugged into the keyboard is not responsive, but is responsive when plugged directly into Mac Mini
- When I rebooted the Mac Mini, it just spins the CD for a while then stops with blank(black) screen.

*How can I remove the CD? (it's still inside)
*What can I do to boot the Mac Mini.

This is the 2nd time the Mac Mini has died on me. The last time it happened, i was also burning a CD with a USB harddisk. Apple told me my logic board went hangus.

Health & Fitness MYTHBUSTERS

iamyuanwu — Sun, 15 Feb 2009 00:29:09 +0800

QUOTE( How to MAXIMISE your search!)

How to maximise you search in this thread:

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Busting all the myths, fwd emails and bro-science in Lowyat.net
[Hope to have it pinned]

There are simply too damn many ridiculous threads and even more ridiculous replies.
Some people are just too darn thick-headed to listen and choose to believe in psuedo-science and crap.

First myth to be busted:

QUOTE

Myth:
Drinking cold water can cause oil/fats to solidify in the stomach and cause cancer/heart attack/stroke/constipation/etc...

Truth:
By the time all food/drink reaches the throat (well before it reaches the stomach), it's already body temperature.

References:
http://www.snopes.com/medical/myths/coldwater.asp

BUSTED!

More myths to be busted soon...
(use the template above if you have any myths to bust)

Sudden-rapid memory loss in old age

iamyuanwu — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 16:44:08 +0800

My grandma is about 92 years old. She's still very clear minded.

Suddenly, beginning from last Wednesday (16 Apr '08), she started forgetting things - not the forget-where-I-put-my-keys. She's still talking normally, going on with her chores, and she is aware of this problem.

First, she couldn't remember what to call my long hair. The next day, she started forgetting certain people and names. By today, she can't recognise written words & numbers. She even forgot the name of her husband (my deceased grandpa), and she can't remember her daughters' name (my aunts), my name... etc. She can recognise the face, but not the name.

This is freaking my out! It happens in a span of a week, so I'm not sure if it's Alzheimer's. I'm taking her to the doctor tomorrow. I suspect it might be stroke too.

I need good advice... fast.
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Oh, If you have seen this kind of situation, do quote your observations/experience.

A skinny ba$tard's log

iamyuanwu — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 23:10:27 +0800

Brad Pitt in Snatch --- now that's a body to drool over! Lagi best if I can punch like his character.

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New programme now. Too bored with the 5x5

Starting with W4SB by Joe Defranco. Maybe will move back to 5x5 again after a few months.
Rest time: 90s

Monday (repitition lifts):
- Dips 3x max rest 60s
- Skull crushers 3x10
- Pull ups 4x8
- DB shoulder press 3x10
- Hammer curl 3x10
- Ab circuit, no rest: inclined weighted sit up x10, abs wheelie x10, prone bridge 60s, wood chop x15, around the world x15, duck under bar at hip level x20.
- Rope skip 2 min

Wednesday (Max effort upper body):
- Bench press 5x to 3RM
- DB inclined bench press 3x10
- Pendlay row 3x5
- Single arm row 3x12
- Seated DB rear raise 3x10
- Hanging leg raise 3x12
- Around the world x15

Friday (Lower body):
- Squat 3x8 warm up only
- Deadlift 5x to 3RM
- Reverse Lunge 3x10
- Leg curl 3x10
- Jump squats 3x8, 40-50% of max squat
- Plate pinching 3x 1min

Crap talk in old post:

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