afbug

Mai Hum - Mr Brown Show.

http://www.mrbrownshow.com/?p=197

http://media.libsyn.com/media/mb/tm...ess_podcast.mp3

Next time, order mee siam, make sure mai hum! But mee siam where got hum wan?!

The cue ball is awfully small as well. Playing style is different as well.

haha its not too bad la but maybe for a pool player, its small cos to me, the pool balls and pocket are huge! Playing style slightly different only? Snooker requires more firm stance while pool is more relaxed? BTW, any idea where can I buy a 1/2 snooker cue with female joint at butt to accept a mini extension?

All these talks make me feel gian about playing again ..

If got demand, arrange a snooker gathering lor. I'm fine with one. I think cocobean is keen too?

Yea ... i'm pretty obvious ... hahahaha ...

 

How do you play this thing ... kinda complicated ~

Just buy the players you like within your budget and field them. Simple as that! Formation is determined by the players you field. eg, 4 def, 3 mid and 3 striker will be 4-3-3.

I just used my transfer wildcard. New thingy and all transfers are free in this week. Changed 5-6 players. Too bad this gameweek ending soon and only got 1 wildcard per season.

I used to own 1 extra shaft. Sold it away. It totally depends on your cue. In pool, you will use alot of english shots. There's anti-deflection shaft (like the 314 predator shaft) for accuracy shot even if you do an English.

 

I recommend you will use proper jump cue. The shaft is stiffer and the tip is tougher. The table cloth is also important in terms of play and doing jump shots. LOl! It's an complex issue. I do not own a cue now since i gave away to my friend (but i can always borrow as long it's still around)

 

By the way, is jump shot permited in snooker?

Ah icic. English shots is very difficult in snooker cos the distance can be huge and the pockets being smaller. 1/2 table distance still possible but full table, only the pros can do. I still cannot hit English shots successfully in snooker. Most of the time, I'll miss. Only those near ones can make it and still, its not a sure thing.

Delibrate jumping in snooker is not permited during play. Its a foul shot. But I want to learn as I dunno and never jump before. I'll see if I'm successful or possible on a snooker table with a snooker cue. I don't even own a pool cue, let alone a jump cue. lol.

I uses a 4X2 case. Jump shot is not so hard to master. Just normal cueing on centre point, elevate from (30 - 60 degrees depending on jump distance), then from your elevated view, aim for the point slightly above centre-ball. Feather gently, then give a follow-through punch. JUMP!

 

The main thing is to get a straight stroking and the bridge(it hurts at times).

4X2? Extra shaft? BTW, I don't quite understand the need for an extra shaft. What for? Thanks for the tip for jumping. So I think its just like normal 'spider' shot in snooker. I think my spider bridge will not hurt me but I dun have a jump cue. Maybe use the 3/4 shaft of my snooker cue to practice. Will try it out the next time I play.

I don't think I can listen to IEMs or headphones during play. Want to hear the cue contact and ball.

We should have a Snooker/Pool gathering man!! Some fun it'll be..

Maybe we should but who is interested? Central area don't have good snooker halls liao I think? Snooker cum audio gathering?

Congrats on your new toy. But the feeling is sucky eh? So close yet so far. Can hold in your hands but have to send it back soon. You should Westone! How do you like the sound? Vs UM2, how is it?

yeap i'm actually selling the LDM+ to find new amps that are more towards bass... missed the previous PA2v2 that was on sale at Classifieds.

 

anyway to get new or other recommandation?

New ones have to buy from Electric avenues.com or ebay. Or you can try the new Go-vibe V5. Looks good and honeymoon impressions are very good from headfi. It should have more bass than LDM+ but less than PA2v2.

http://www.electric-avenues.com/amplifiers.html

http://www.sgheadphones.net/index.php?showtopic=5379

I want a CT820 too! But hard to get? Isn't listed in Panny's site? But I did not go look for it at the stores, so not sure.

Long time never play liao.. the usual hangouts are Marina Square, Paradiz. And many years ago it was Classic at the National Stadium.

 

These days seem to play pool more often, but I still prefer snooker anytime.

haha Classic at Stadium. Super long time ago man. I also remember that place. Freezing cold, esp in the morning. I normally play at the Mechmaster beside it. Bigger and less people. Billy's at Paradiz is where I learn the game but sadly, close already and so is Pot Black where I taught my GF how to play pool.

Ya now cannot smoke inside liao.. much better.. Last time inside was like a gas chamber. In fact I only play snooker there.. the pool tables there are somewhat too low for me compared to other places.

 

The cues there sux big time.. it's hard to find a decent cue especially if you reach there when its crowded. No wonder so many ppl bring their own cues there to play..

My eyes hurt when playing 'inside' the gas chamber. I did not observe the pool tables. I tot all same hieght? Slightly lower than snooker ones.

Time to get a cue. Most players there uses their own. They have Mastercue there......those handmade ones from their Pro-Butt range. They got lots of cue lock there too. They even have personal ball lockers for you to store your own set of balls.

i'm using LDM+ with Ultimate Link Lady Misty custom made by Aron.

i'm using the line out from Creative Zen Vision.

 

i'm missing bass here. Its there but the high treble seems to have covered the bass...

 

i'm bass heavy person listening more to hip hop, techno, rock/metal, r&b and bossa nova...

 

wats wrong with my setup?

I never heard those cables but I think your LDM+ is the bass killer. See if you can get hold of a PA2v2 and try them. Might be more suitable for you. I also find it to be the slightly better amp.

Aron, your mail order service up or not yet? I want to try your cables too. Pls try to post pics of your cables.

You went West Coast Recreation Centre on Friday night? I was there til ard 11pm. But honestly... if u play snooker then can't beo gals liao.. The pool area lots of gals though.. haha. Tempted to switch tables..

Yeah I was there on Fri night but I think I reach there at about 11pm. I think we just missed each other. But its also hard to spot a friend there as its quite big unless you really keep a look out. If I'm there, I'm normally on 18 or 19. If taken, its 14 or 15. But these days, the 'inside' room is non smoking liao and the tables there are very good. Will try there in future. Sometimes, I'm in the VIP rooms. I play pool there less than 5 times.

Snooker and chio bu don't go hand in hand la. Cannot mix, can get easily distracted and if playing number ball or got stakes, 'sorry about your wallet man!' Sometimes, I play with female friends and they wear those low cut ones, wah, must really concentrate like playing for broke! Thats why when I play in pubs against girls, I sure lose unless she really lousy or erm.....

I know I sound like a buaya haha but really, non-players, wait till you face one. You'll see and understand.

oh snooker one of my hobbies too... but no kakis liao

Maybe one of these days, we can have a sgheadphones snooker meet. Where you normally play? These days, I go West Coast RC. Imagine wear headphones or IEMs and play! haha.

Oh afbug! found a snooker player here. Haha.. but i play pool (used to) but there's no time for it already. I gave away my Lucasi play cue, Kangeroo jump-cue and my break cue away to my friend. I gave up that hobby just before i decided to go into custom cues. I think i lost touch with the game already.

Ooooo talk about pool! Poolfanatic? I'm really into it in back in 2003 but I cannot really remember the rules, lost interest after a year or so. I even almost bought a Fury for myself but I got one for my GF thou. Custom cues are really expensive considering they don't mean better performance.

Lucasi play cue, Kangeroo jump-cue and break cue = 3X2 case? You know how to jump? Can teach? Got pointers? I dunno how to jump. Snooker players dunno how to jump one.

I really long time never play. My hand (Area between the thumb and index finger) still ache a bit from griping my cue. Somemore my grip is loose, not tight at all.

ooo i have 18 pts so far. but when i checked out you guys, my 18 seems so inferior lol. esp afbug, with 1 player at 10 pts and the other at 9 already haha.

Don't bluff la! You're the top scorer! I choose the wrong captian. What you saw was the provincial scores, not final. Final scores includes bonus points. Dun ask me how to get or cal them. I dun know!

Scores updated liao:

Top 3 scorers for week 1:

1. Theatre Of Dreams - 70

2. afbug athletic - 60

3. 17FC - 58

League standings is the same as its only week one.

Don't get dishearten aaron-xp, its a long long way to go. Even if you start/join a month late, you still can catch up. All it takes is for you to score highly for a few games.

And take note everyone, mid week got games, so select your squad or make neccessary subs. BTW, got a new player: mineral water buddy?! Evian Vortex?

 

Cannot la... that'll be close to gambling... THere will be crackdowns...

Its a competition, not gambling. No one is betting on anything but contributing an amount for the prize for the winner. As long as no money is wagered on any team or player at any given time, its not gambling.

But thats is only a suggestion for prizes and if want to implement it, have to be next season as this season start liao.

any rewards for winner at the end of season?

 

eg: cash voucher? jaben or SE interested to be sponsors?

Sadly, no rewards la and so few players. If can have 10 players, maybe each player can contribute $10 to play and the overall winner gets all or the top 3.

I have a cheap Beyer DTX30 headphones. I'll give it to the overall winner at the end of the season. Don't get too excited. It ain't too great!

Hopfully, its condition is still good at the end of the season!

IT IS STILL NOT TOO LATE TO JOIN!. 1-3 weeks difference isn'nt too great if you're good!

So the 'fight' between your Shuffle and Zen Vision M was a blessing afterall.

Ok, I just come back from a few rounds of snooker. It is one of my hobbies althougth I don't play often these days. I always tend to get into stuff but cannot considered a hobby, maybe interest as they don't last long. eg, I was onced interested in photography, but my interested died after a while. Lucky I've not invested in a DSLR.

To those interested to buy a cue here are somethings to take note and my personal cue's spec:

Tip size: 9.6mm

Butt size: 29.5mm

Weight: 18.5Oz

Shaft length: 43 inches

Butt length: 14 inches with female joint for extensions like a short 6 inch one or a long 18 inch.

These are my personal preference and of cause it doesn't apply to others but these are the points to take note of when buying a cue besides manufacturer preference.

I'm not a pro player or good at all. People normally assume that personal cue owners are very good and that is a misconception or stereo type. Its a little like audio. You can use stock buds/house cue or higher end earphones/personal cue. But then, normally cue owners will have some standard la as buy already, don't use also wasted, so as they play/practice more, the better they become. BTW, my cue is a cheap one by Mastercue. Can't afford a John Parris.

Heady, if you're a newbie, I dunno what I am. Thanks for taking time to advise me on some of those DIY stuffs to me.

Air - Moon Safari

lol. This band you also listen? I thought I'm the only one and completely forgotten about them.

After I saw your post, the words 'Moon Safari' rang a bell and I remembered that I've the disc but forgotten where I kept it. After searching high and low for the past 2 days, I found it. Sexy boy ah!

joined!

 

Welcome fellow devil! Got 6 teams already. 8-10 will be nice.

alf amateur squad

Purple Scissors

afbug athletic

17FC

Arsenal Armed Force

Theatre Of Dreams

have joined.......

Arsenal Armed Force!!!!!!! hehez.....

 

ps:how to play???

Wah liew.....AAF? haha. Why not Arty?

For first timers:

This is not those 'hands on' games like console games etc. Its more like a strategy game, a little like the CM series where you select players and the PC will determine the outcome. In this game, the result or scores will be determined by those players you selected and their performance over the weekend. So its a very easy and relax game. You simply field the players you like and hope they perform over the weekend's games.

Formation is determined by the players you field. I believe you already selected those players and to change them from 4-4-2 to 4-3-3, just take off a midfielder and sub in your striker. It doen't really matter if the player is left sided or whatever, so its possible to have all 4 left backs. As long as they perform, you'll score points. eg, if your strikers score goals and defenders kept clean sheets, then you'll score big time!

Once the season starts, you'll see the league table and those points really count!

You can read more about scoring points and others at the right hand side control panel under 'help'.

Once the season starts, I'll try to update here the weekend top scorer and top 3 league position changes.

yes Theatre Of Dreams = Old Trafford = My-Love-With-Or-Without-Trophy

 

haha metal-netted. i created this term myself, dunno what's the proper term. it's a net around the cable for protection, but also makes the cable stiffer. apparently it's stretched like a spring to cover the cable length, cos Aron suggested customising one for me with less tension on the net so that the cable can be more flexible for my set-up (my source and amp are same size which makes the IC plug-ins very near to each other. stiff IC cable will have trouble bending.)

 

may i ask what are the general differences among flange, flex, and foam sleeves/eartips? heez i know i should be flamed for not tracking back the threads, but just a general idea?

Haha icic....me too! Let me do some shameless promoting..... http://www.sgheadphones.net/index.php?showtopic=5478

When you visit Aron, you can see the difference between those tips. Foams are generally more confortable but don't last long. Rubber ones last longer but might not be as comfortable.

I emailed TURBO already. He said he can do something like that but price will depend on length and quality of the connector. Too bad he got no sample to show me though. I am considering it.. will ask him to quote me a price. If too ex then I'll just stick with the stock ones! Or maybe when you get urs then we can do a MO again.

You serious ah? I thought you say for fun only. lol. It will be only a partial recable leh. Any improvements in sound is really quite subjective but I'll to listen to it for myself first. Or you just want a single longer cable?

And you sure you want Turbo? Yellow colour? His IC is one of the most flexible among ICs but for a earphone cable, I think its a little too stiff? It will look like curly fries after you coil them up. The plugs used are also a concern, esp the female one. Too big, it will look ugly and bulky like the Canare one in the pic. I think Neutriks are the smallest? Your RnB switchcraft is also big but durable.

Those cables from Moon Audio, RnB and Audiolineout looks too stiff and big. Unless you get ALO's braided ones but I think he uses Canare's plugs as in the pic above. That cable is from ALO.

I do not intend to change because of those concerns I highlighted above but if can find a suitable cable, I'll be tempted. And lastly price is a concern as a short IC can cost so much, a 1.2m one will not be cheap. Unless, go SLT and DIY a cheap cable. BTW, if he replies with a quote, pls let me know. Thanks.

But I think wait till I get my set first.

i wonder what's the diff between the im616 and the im716?

I think 616 is based on the ER6i while the 716 is based on 4P.

MO? Also dunno got one person interested or not and you guys talking about MO? I'm not buying thats for sure. Too many earphones. I post this for those who're in the market for a value for $$$ earphone.

Theatre Of Dreams = Old Trafford? You can try Shure E2 foam tips. Might work better. They come in 3 sizes and if you're using M size on Cresyn/Creative, the M size foam will probably fit. BTW, what is a metal-netted canare?

I also got a new IC recently. Ordered with replay.

Spot this link at headfi. US$55 isn't too much and plus vpost shipping, it should cost approx SGD$110. I think its the cheapest IEM liao.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000BKBZG...3239215?ie=UTF8

iM716 is here:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000BKE8Q...glance&n=172282