71   General / Off-Topic / Re: Twenty one pilots fans?  on: December 29, 2025, 01:44:28 AM 
Started by SussexEuroSOX - Last post by SussexEuroSOX
Blurryface is a good album but in my opinion, it’s not their best. (Their best is definitely Breach)
 72   General / General Discussion / Re: What is the most interesting thing you have seen lighting-wise in person?  on: December 28, 2025, 10:05:06 PM 
Started by Flatbottom - Last post by fluorescent lover 40
At a place I stayed in in Florida, it had used to have one of those illuminated ceilings with a standard 2x4 LED troffer placed where one of the plastic diffusers would be with the original lighting disconnected. I lifted one of the remaining diffusers up to see the original lighting was two F40T12 shoplights (I think Lithonia), one fully intact with a pair of Philips F34/F40T12 Altos and the other missing its reflector and lamps revealing an early 1980s Advance 2x F40T12 magnetic RS ballast, which is probably where the power for the LED troffer is being fed from.
 73   General / General Discussion / Re: How many bulbs do you go through in a year?  on: December 28, 2025, 09:45:13 PM 
Started by beatoven - Last post by fluorescent lover 40
Anywhere from one to three

My house is mostly LED, though I do have a few fluorescents (CFL and linear) and incandescents in use. The fluorescents are in medium/long use and incandescents in short use places.
 74   Lanterns/Fixtures / Modern / MOVED: Cooper Rma Optics  on: December 28, 2025, 06:09:14 PM 
Started by stillaintjeff24 - Last post by stillaintjeff24
This topic has been moved to Wanted.

https://www.lighting-gallery.net/index.php?topic=18755.0
 75   Advertisements / Wanted / Re: Cooper Rma Optics  on: December 28, 2025, 06:07:50 PM 
Started by stillaintjeff24 - Last post by NeXe Lights
This is unrelated, but you should move this to the Wanted section under advertisements.
 76   General / General Discussion / Re: How many bulbs do you go through in a year?  on: December 28, 2025, 04:49:39 PM 
Started by beatoven - Last post by Ash
One 36W T8 tube that lasted ~10 years, some days whole day on till the night, some days not used at all, probably somewhere around 20..25K hours in all - Osram Energy Saver L36W/765 made in China ~2014

One 8W LED filament lamp that lasted a month of D2D in my use, it was found with a fitting and have done unknown number of hours before - Eurolux 8W/2200K A60 made in China ~2020s
 77   General / Off-Topic / Re: Anybody into Hi-Fi?  on: December 28, 2025, 04:47:33 PM 
Started by FrontSideBus - Last post by Baked bagel 11
Haha, when I saw the topic I thought it said 'JB HI-FI', which is a super popular electronics shop in Australia lol.
 78   General / General Discussion / Re: How many bulbs do you go through in a year?  on: December 28, 2025, 04:08:04 PM 
Started by beatoven - Last post by xmaslightguy
I have never kept count .lol.
But can say its usually multiple linear fluorescents - as I use them for both my fishtanks & houseplants(so daily 8-10 hours use), plus parts of the house are fluorescent.
Plus multiple standard screw-in incandescent and/or CFL lamps.
Then if you add Christmas lights during holiday season, there's always a number of little bulbs - both LED and incandescent.

Oh and seems its not uncommon to replace a ballast or 2 a year as well.
 79   General / Off-Topic / Re: Twenty one pilots fans?  on: December 28, 2025, 04:01:09 PM 
Started by SussexEuroSOX - Last post by xmaslightguy
Yeah they have some pretty good stuff.

I eventually plan to get the blurryface album on CD, or maybe just find a download for it.
 80   General / Off-Topic / Re: Anybody into Hi-Fi?  on: December 28, 2025, 03:55:01 PM 
Started by FrontSideBus - Last post by xmaslightguy
I have a fair collection of CD's (the majority of which were bought cheap at thrift-stores/garage-sales/store closings)
There's some old vinyl's (mostly stuff my parents got(so its technically theirs) when I was a kid) which I almost never listen to.
There's a bunch of MP3's on the computer too.

Main system is in the bedroom, receiver is a Pioneer(surround-sound), there's also a Yamaha soundfield processor (just used for extra speakers & its various effects)
A couple CD players: Pioneer 12-disc(which something went wrong with so I can't use anymore) Technics (which had quit working but just needed a belt so an easy fix)
A Pioneer cassette deck (rarely used), A Technics EQ, a HD-Radio tuner...
Various brands: Blu-ray player, DVD player, Laserdisc player(not sure it even works anymore), HD-DVD player, VCR, Minidisc player(dead)
(and a couple other random things too)
Computer is connected to the system too so I can play MP3's/etc on the stereo.

Most of those units were bought cheap at thrift stores or garage sales, but a few like the Yamaha, DVD, Blu-ray & HD-Radio were new at stores (on either sale or clearance ofcourse)
None of it is high-end stuff, but its not bottom-end junk either.

Main front speakers are homebuilt(ie: cheap cobbled together junk) secondary front speakers are Pioneer(nothing special)
Main ear speakers are Sony & secondary are homebuilt(neither is anything special)
Main & secondary center speakers are Jensen.
Subwoofer is homebuilt & has a Buttkicker amp.

The system can certainly crank(and pound out some bass) far louder than I'd ever need... (but nothing to the level of one of my neighbors who has a true hi-fi setup)
There's also a Pioneer surround receiver in the livingroom & a technics surround receiver(which doesn't always work quite right) in the familyroom. (don't remember what speakers are on either, but they're just common stuff)

I know some people switch between stereo & surround mode for music & movies, I just leave it in surround mode for everything.

Oh and there's also cables & a splitter-unit so I can play music from the bedroom system & listen on the ones in other rooms...

I've worn out a couple CD players over the years because I used them allot. Used to be if I was home (and awake), the stereo was on.
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