[Blackpool] Raspberry Pi vending machine (not what you think)

[Michael]

Wrong type of Pie Vending machine and anyway, how long to you reckon it
would still be outside Les's house after installation.

It would be dragged inside for 'Security and H&S' reasons ;)

On 2 February 2015 at 18:45, James Page <jmsp.1983 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Yeh, I've heard about the Japanese vending machines! Strangest one I saw
> was like a walk-in unit, selling something pretty big. Can't remember what.
>
> Anyhoo - yes, there are loads of the Xiaomi fakes about. As you say,
> biggest indicator is price. The Pistons seem to be the tip of the iceberg -
> having a look on Head-Fi, there are quite a few other well-regarded Chinese
> items. Xiaomi in general seem to do some decent stuff at great prices, from
> what I've read so far.
>
> The only headphones I've got are Senny HD-25s -  hangover from my DJing and
> sound design days. Love them, but it's the IEMs which get most use these
> days, as headphones have a habit of getting a bit too warm after a few
> hours!
>
>
>
>
> Best wishes,
> James
>
> On 2 February 2015 at 17:22, Arthur Garlick <arthur_garlick at hotmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> >  Hey James,
> > In Japan the vending machines are everywhere and sell pretty much
> > anything, but that one interests me more!
> >
> > I spent a while on that forum, lots of really geeky stuff there to
> ponder,
> > thanks for the link.  I looked at the pistons on Amazon and some of the
> > vendors labelled as fake are still there and selling.  However the clue
> is
> > the price, the fake ones are blatantly cheap.  I didn't buy a pair in the
> > end, it's been a spendy month already, but they are on the list to try.
> >
> > For normal day to day, walking and travelling I get along well with in
> ear
> > phones, and I like trying different setups.  But I prefer over ears for
> > when I am listening at my desk as I feel they are less tiring and don't
> > intrude as much.  I have two pairs of  AKG K451s,
> > http://www.whathifi.com/akg/k451/review one in the office and one at
> > home.  I think you can get them for under £40 now. Which on one hand is
> > pricey, on the other a flippin bargain!  Oh and they have my initials on
> > them...
> >
> > Regards
> >
> > Arthur
> >
> >
> > > Date: Sat, 31 Jan 2015 16:30:44 +0000
> > > From: jmsp.1983 at gmail.com
> > > To: blackpool at mailman.lug.org.uk
> > > Subject: [Blackpool] Raspberry Pi vending machine (not what you think)
> >
> > >
> > > http://i.imgur.com/e0euPuW.jpg
> > >
> > > I might get one installed outside Les' house?
> > >
> > >
> > > Arthur - Those earphones I had are available here:
> > >
> >
> http://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=bl_sr_electronics?ie=UTF8&field-keywords=Monoprice&index=electronics-uk&search-type=ss
> > >
> > > The ones you saw are 9927s, but I have a pair of 9396s which I recently
> > > bought to try out the noise-isolating features (not comparable to
> > > noise-cancelling) and the rubberised cord (still carries mechanical
> > > vibration). Both seem to have doubled in price in the UK recently. The
> > > 9927s are the same family as these:
> > > http://www.head-fi.org/products/monoprice-8320-iem
> > >
> > > The next lot I want to try out are Xiaomi's Pistons -
> > > http://www.mi.com/en/headphones - again, well-regarded, with a
> cult-like
> > > following online. More on it here:
> > > http://www.head-fi.org/t/735775/the-xiaomi-pistons-thread-2-0 - Best
> > price
> > > I can find for legit sales is about £10.50.
> > >
> > > Neither will compete with the AKGs, but for the price range they give a
> > > respectable performance, IMO. The 9927s are comparable to my Senny
> CXIIs
> > > (with perhaps a little more low-end).
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > James
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