(I’m trying to adjust my shopping habits for quality, long-lasting goods from reputable brands. This isn’t some hailcorporate thing)

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    21 days ago

    Toyota

    Roland + Yamaha + Steinway (Musical Instruments)

    Sennheiser (Headphones)

    Roc-N-Soc (Drum Throne)

    SmartWool + Darn Tough (Socks)

    Khul + Prana (Clothing)

    Seasonic (Power Supply)

    AsRock (Motherboard)

    CloudFlare (DNS Registrar)

    PrivateInternetAccess (VPN)

    I’m curious if anyone would vouch for a TV manufacturer? Are there any good dumb TVs anymore? I have a Samsung smart TV and it is an absolute pain in the ass to use the remote UI. I have resorted to running KODI on a Linux box instead.

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      1121 days ago

      Sennheiser

      Just FYI, Sennheiser’s consumer audio department got bought out a few years ago. I can’t say as to whether that has affected the quality of their products, but brands being purchased rarely works in their favour.

      I’m a Sony kid these days.

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        220 days ago

        To be fair, Sennheiser’s consumer line have always been pretty mediocre. Their pro audio line have always been solid and what their good rep is based on.

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      521 days ago

      Fuckin ASRock, my childhoods nightmares.

      Best friend and I got 2 ASRock boards in highschool, both failed for no reason within 10 months and then months of sending it back and forth multiple times for repair.

      Never buying anything ASRock since.

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        221 days ago

        I’ve had two boards from them and both have worked without any issues and my last one was in service for 10 years.

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      221 days ago

      ASRock is the only mobo I ever used that died on me for no reason at all and I’m hardly the only one.

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      221 days ago

      Asrock used to be budget boards, did that change? When? I never consider them unless on very tight budgets for that reason.