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Thanks guys, it is a ride I’ve done once before and is in essence uphill the whole way. I mean yes, there are descents after the big climbs but as a point to point there’s a lot more up than down. And a persistent headwind out of the north was not something I’d bargained on. Oddly enough, what freaks most people out is my HR data. AVG: 158bpm, MAX: 178. Not too shabby for a 48 year old.

When I was your age I trained for a long distance hill run called the Bob Graham Round in the English Lake district. 63 miles with the height of Everest in it. 42 peaks, a lot on bouldery broken ground. You have to complete it in less than 24 hours. If I was not climbing at 160bpm plus on an ascent I wasn't working hard enough. Now if I get to 160bpm in the gym, at 68, I think I'm going to die. Age is not your friend as you pile on the years. Mind you at 61 I did the Yorkshire 3 peaks. Biggest hills in Yorkshire - a marathon distance but with 6,500 feet of ascent. I trained hard for that, and did 7h15m.

Even I have the lifetime and I used the software once and never looked at it again.

OK, that pushed me over the edge.

Polishing that turd. thanks DOMi..

For those on the fence about getting a lifetime Roon sub, even I have a lifetime Roon sub. Quit being poor. Also, that Funcooker bit is brilliant; 30 Rock is one of my favorite shows.

Funcooker!

I was thinking maybe Roonba or the poon as a Neil Young/Schitt homage

I've thought about making a pocketable, portable amp for Roon, does anyone have any ideas for a name?

Yeah, me too, even when I was training for triathlons. Impressive stats!

So I bought a pair of Edifier S1000W Wireless Speakers for our rec room, which we call, “The Lodge Room” for obvious reasons as seen below They use the wireless network and connect through Roon using airplay2. Pretty easy setup. Plugged the speaker in and connected the other pair, turned them on, downloaded the Edifier Home app to my ipad, connected the speakers to my network using the app, opened Roon, renamed the speakers, set them as the audio output zone and we now have music in the lodge room. Not exactly audiophile quality, but for their purpose, background music for gatherings and while I am puttering around downstairs, they work pretty well. A question: How do I rename this topic to just “Roon”? Edit: Dan, thank you for an excellent renaming.

Nate's an animal!

That, Nate, is impressive. Average speed of nearly 18mph on a hilly course with power a hair under 200W - even when I was a few decades younger and regularly weekend cycling I couldn't have got close to that.

Holy necro-bump Batman!! 🫣 I just got the new Mini Shangri-La - aka. Jade 3.0 (as the last one didn't sell) so instead of making a new thread or filling up the Stax thread, this kinda belongs here. I don't know how Hifiman does it but these manage to feel even cheaper than the Jade 2... this "new" headband works just fine but premium it sure as shit isn't. Same trash cable as on the rest of the lineup, why they continue to use this I can't even fathom. As for the sound... "mehhh" comes to mind quite a bit over the last 4 hours I've used them. They like to be played pretty loud but nothing really stands out, they are inoffensive, rather bland sounding. I'll play around with them some more but the highlight is they are reasonably comfy and they fit large heads.

Decided to bike to vacation.

Photographing the 2024 Republican National Convention https://petapixel.com/2024/07/23/photographing-the-2024-republican-national-convention/

What an incredible talent. RIP, John Mayall. https://deadline.com/2024/07/john-mayall-dead-bluesbreakers-1236019591/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR1NWKjVLePZ-1BMkDXsxULtYWYCKUh7jnXdqbIbjt5e4NWuFhIn_IJxH4Q_aem_AecvaVoFEuaJ0oQ00qEQ4w

An update on the SR-X1 issue. I left them unplugged for two weeks and when plugged back in they were back to normal. About an hour in and the right hand side is dying again... slowly fading in volume as I listen.