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A shavette/straight razor blade: even after deciding on going 100% bald I still love cutting my own stuff, so I decided to go down the rabbit hole of self beard
by 0xCAP 3y ago
A shavette/straight razor blade: even after deciding on going 100% bald I still love cutting my own stuff, so I decided to go down the rabbit hole of self beard cutting. Never had more fun, outlining my beard has become one of my favourite pastimes ever. And I can have my beard on point whenever I need to, at no cost. Paid ~20€ for the blade holder, and ~8€ for 400 blades. (Bonus addition: hair clipper. Just make sure you buy one that has a lever and enough RPM)
Audiophile IEMs: there's a lot of stuff under the 200€ mark that can make your ears feel previously undiscovered levels of joy. And if you're listening to music a lot of time, this is a damn good investment. Truthear and Moondrop have a lot of interesting affordable options.
Acoustic panels: if you play music on speakers a lot, getting your room to sound drier can really make you discover new levels of detail. Just don't buy the cheapest polyuretane ones, as they only cause random dips in mid freqs.
Smart watch/band: Nothing too fancy, just anything that can notify me of stuff so I can keep my phone away and avoid picking it up to read a simple text message.
- PAPPPmAc 3y agoI haven't gone as far as a straight razor, but I've just in the last few weeks switched to a DE razor coming from years of using cartridge razors with too many too closely spaced blades that clog then degrade and cause irritation. I'm trying a Rockwell 6C (around $60) with its interchangeable base-plates for different aggressiveness on blade exposure/angle, and just started on a variety pack of blades to see what suits me - so far so good on the experiment, it's at very least not causing any more irritation and produces less waste. Shaving accessories _is_ a ridiculous rabbit hole of hipster consumerism, but doing better-than-default seems like it might be worthwhile. Right now it's just for face, by my hair is rapidly approaching "Doonesbury's Old Surfer Dude" so the role might expand.
- out_of_protocol 3y ago> Audiophile IEMs Or full sized cans - Sennheiser HD598 can be found for ~$100 and you get fantastic sound out of basically everything, beating many $400+ bullshit headphones
- jacknews 3y agoum, but these are actually $400 cans...
- out_of_protocol 3y agoNot really? Hard to find new though, 598 is older model, 599 is almost the same and more available https://www.amazon.com/_/dp/B01L1IICR2/ https://www.amazon.com/_/dp/B01L1IICR2/ - HD599 new, $149 https://www.amazon.es/_/dp/B01L1IICR2/ https://www.amazon.es/_/dp/B01L1IICR2/ - HD599 new, €115 https://www.amazon.es/dp/B07Q7S7247 https://www.amazon.es/dp/B07Q7S7247 - HD599 new, €101 https://www.ebay.com/itm/296053418289 https://www.ebay.com/itm/296053418289 - HD598 used, $88
- jacknews 3y agoOK, if the 599 is the same. I simply googled, and found this for hd598: https://www.amazon.com/Sennheiser-HD-598-Over-Ear-Headphones/dp/B0042A8CW2 https://www.amazon.com/Sennheiser-HD-598-Over-Ear-Headphones...
- teknico 3y agoI too have the HD598, great open headphones: you can hear environment noises perfectly well, and they sound great. When I need some insulation, I use the Audio-Technical ATH-M40X. Also sounding great, quite faithful, like the HD598. The price is similar.