Bryan Veloso

Category: Geekery

  • Sony PHA-3 vs Sound Blaster E5: Comparison and Blind Test

    Sony PHA-3 vs Sound Blaster E5: Comparison and Blind Test

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    For the past few weeks, I’ve been looking for the best portable DAC with sound amplifier that I can use with my Audeze EL-8. I’ve been searching in Youtube for a video review + blind tests, but I found none. After searching and searching and searching, I found two DAC choices that I want to buy. The $1000 Sony PHA-3 Headphone amp and the $200 Creative Sound Blaster E5 High-Resolution USB DAC 600 ohm Headphone Amplifier with Bluetooth. The price differences are way off. Sony supports up to 384 kHz/32-bit PCM and DSD (2.8/5.6) source, while the E5 only supports up to 24-bit/192kHz.

    Now is there a huge difference between the 32-bit and 24-bit amplifiers? Will you notice it? That I don’t know, that’s why I’m looking for a blind test review for those two portable amps. Once I found one, I’ll be posting it here. Right now, I found nothing in the world wide web.

    And oh, the FiiO E12 Mont Blanc Portable Headphone Amplifier is also a good choice if you want to listen to better music, and it’s cheaper. There’s also a $50 dollar FiiO A3 amp. Anyway, you can still listen to music even if you don’t have these audiophile thingamajigs.

    Anyway, I’ll be updating this post soon once I found a comparison for both. I will also post my own blind test with my friends soon (once I already bought both, haha)

    Two reviews I found in YouTube, but it’s not a comparison between the Sony PHA-3 and Creative Soundblaster E5, just two separate video reviews that might help you decide which to buy.

    First video is the Sony Hi-Res Audio PHA-3 and MDR-Z7 by Woopnik:

    And below is the Creative SoundBlaster E5 FULL Review by Tech YES City:

  • Magento blank sales order view page after SUPEE 7405 patch

    If you applied the SUPEE 7405 patch or upgraded to Magento 1.9.2.3 and suddenly you found out that your sales order pages are blank, then here’s a quick fix. Just copy app/code/core/Mage/Adminhtml/Helper/Sales.php to app/code/local/Mage/Adminhtml/Helper/Sales.php, then open it. Find $links = []; then replace it with $links = array(); then save it.

    Clear your cache and check your sales order view page. It’s now fixed. This is currently a bug for PHP 5.4 and below, so another fix is just upgrade your PHP version to 5.4 and above to resolve this issue fast.

  • Gmail Add another email address you own Authentication failed even if the password is correct

    Gmail Add another email address you own Authentication failed even if the password is correct

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    Did you encounter this error even if your password is correct? “Authentication failed. Please check your username/password.
    [Server response: 534-5.7.14 Please log in via your web browser and 534-5.7.14 then try again. 534-5.7.14 Learn more at 534 5.7.14 https://support.google.com/mail/answer/78754 m3sm2558931lfb.8 – gsmtp code(534) ]    ” Then you’ve come to the right place.
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  • The last day of Google PageSpeed Service

    The last day of Google PageSpeed Service

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    Today is the last day of the Google hosted PageSpeed service. So if you’re using pagespeed.googlehosted.com as your CNAME, you better change it today, or else, your site won’t load anymore. It has been 4.5 years since Google PageSpeed service started, and it’s been an awesome ride! My site’s page load speed actually increased after using their hosted page speed service. But now, it’s time to move on. You can use Cloudflare, just like what I’m using right now, or have your own self hosted pagespeed service.
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  • Three Things To Look For In A Diesel Parts Company

    Three Things To Look For In A Diesel Parts Company

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    Whether you’re a truck enthusiast who always wants the latest and greatest parts for your vehicle or simply an individual who needs replacement pieces, finding a great diesel parts company is important. Ideally, you want to do business with a retailer who offers excellent parts at reasonable rates. To ensure that you can attain the all-around exceptional goods and services you deserve, be sure to look for the following things in a diesel parts company:
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  • Add a domain or domain alias is no longer available for free G Apps accounts

    Yep, you’ve read it right. Add a domain or domain alias is no longer available for free G Apps accounts starting last year I think. Suddenly I just can’t add any more additional domains to my other Google Apps account. I think they found it to be a loop hole or something. Because when you have an old Google Apps account with 2000+ users, you can add additional domain without limit. So you don’t need to buy a Google Apps for Business account in order to enjoy all the features of Google Apps.
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  • A brand new Singlehop is coming soon!

    A brand new Singlehop is coming soon!

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    Singlehop.com is currently upgrading their website. Right now, everything seems to be inaccessible, including their support page, LEAP3.singlehop.com. In their maintenance page, they said that you can still file a ticket and login directly to https://leap3.singlehop.com, but it’s not working. If you’re in a hurry you can actually e-mail the [email protected]. It’s the only way to reach them right now, as support e-mail is not available in Singlehop. You can only reach support through LEAP, which is not available as of the moment.
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  • Magento 1.9.1 Fatal error: Call to a member function isLockExists()

    If you encountered the Fatal error: Call to a member function isLockExists() after trying re-index your Magento site, then don’t panic. It’s just a minor glitch after upgrading from 1.9.0.1 to 1.9.1. Just clear your cache then try re-indexing again. It will work afterwards. If your latest Magento site still doesn’t work, try logging out the logging in back again and all the errors will be gone in no time.