🌐│pc_gear

[round lagoon]

Not the most expensive

[lament siren]

very true

[plain schooner]

@viscid bison https://fxtwitter.com/jakeufps/status/2015761576901378317

jakeu+ (@jakeufps)

All of this R&D and 3D printing just for it to be 72g 🥴

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FxTwitter · Jan 26, 2026, 12:19 PM

[woeful valve]

what brand in the mouse world would be equal to wooting in the keeb world

WLMouse no?

[bitter sapphire]

Lamzu, pulsar newer mices

[obtuse dove]

like any of pulsar's crazylight series mice

[viscid bison]

that is a busy looking mouse and maybe compliments Holy60 enjoyers

[viscid bison]

whatever you want it to be, no peripheral has turned the tide similar to Wooting; not since the Gpro Superlight maybe?

[sudden knoll]

Good luck cleaning that one

[mild briar]

Ive had the dame issue but with a pair of anc sennheiser hesdphones. What can be done to fix it?

[round lagoon]

Iirc, there's a software that sends constant signal to the headphone that mitigate that. My dac fiio qx13 have some sort of feature like that.

On its driver

[mild briar]

Like one you can download?

[round lagoon]

Yep.

But i don't use it cause the issue on my end sudden disappears after a bit.

[mild briar]

Do you by any chance remember the software name?

[round lagoon]

No, but I can tell you in 1-2 hour

[mild briar]

Thanks!

[round lagoon]

SoundKeeper

[round lagoon]

not as airy as monarch MK4, but the treble is pretty close

[quasi field]

That looks like too much air to me on the Monarch

[round lagoon]

could be, haven't tried the IEM myself

phantom only $40, so it's pretty cheap to try out

[proper vector]

Holy dust accumulator

[quasi field]

If I were doing an endgame build I'd buy this and EQ it using the Element IV

[round lagoon]

Ayyy, great mind thinks alike.

[quasi field]

It's mostly endgame because of comfort and luxurious feel

[crude talon]

another time we hear immediately

[abstract warren]

Monarchs my beloved

[glossy shale]

overrated? finalmouse

[winged pewter]

You didnt buy with credit card?

[crude talon]

I didn’t

[obtuse dove]

My endgame will be HE1, I will die on the HE1 hill until I hear something better

[quasi field]

You would probably like it less if you actually owned it and had the possibility to listen to it a bunch especially compared to other EQed headphones
I think the fanciness of it, price, expectation bias and also the fact that most only get a very limited amount of time with it contributes to its reputation

[obtuse dove]

Maybe if I tried different electrostatics like Audezee CRBN 2 I might change my opinion

[patent patrol]

are he1s heavy

[quasi field]

I think they are light

Electrostatic headphones are usually never heavy. I can't name a single heavy one

[obtuse dove]

They are very light

The cable though is kind of stiff

[patent patrol]

550g

[obtuse dove]

But it's very high voltage so it makes sense that it needs a thick cable

[quasi field]

From my time listening to headphones for a short time at stores, they usually sound better the short duration there than when I bring them home and listen to them for a while

[quasi field]

That doesn't seem right

[obtuse dove]

Yeah.

[quasi field]

Oh it is apparently

I always thought they were 300 or something

[patent patrol]

ye more then double then what normal sennheisers weigh

so maybe not the best daily headphone 😅

[quasi field]

A decent amount of the weight is probably from the cables

[patent patrol]

No its without

[obtuse dove]

Oh 100%, when I tried HE1 you can feel the cables weighing it down

[quasi field]

Are they detachable?

[obtuse dove]

They are

[patent patrol]

the listenings just mention excluding cables

[obtuse dove]

But they're hard to remove is the issue

[quasi field]

That's a heavy headphone then. Guess I was wrong

[obtuse dove]

So removable(ish)

[quasi field]

I can't imagine doing it unless there are much lighter alternatives around or if the lenght is wrong

[obtuse dove]

They give you a decently long cable

[patent patrol]

does it sound better then speakers at a similar price point tho

[obtuse dove]

I was decently surprised

[quasi field]

Speakers at that price point can sound good or terrible

[obtuse dove]

That could be due to room tuning and whatnot

[patent patrol]

if you know your shit or find someone to set it up for you

[quasi field]

If you take the HE-1 budget into soundproofing a room, getting good linear speakers and calibrate them I don't see any headphone competing, even if the speakers are just stereo

[patent patrol]

like you could probably get a full real dolby atmos setup or sum

[quasi field]

I'd say my speakers are better than the HE-1 or any other headphone

But speakers are the cream of the crop

My weakness lies in my less than ideal room and no subwoofer currently

[obtuse dove]

4.1 or 5.1 yeah

[patent patrol]

nah more

[obtuse dove]

It takes a lot of work to set up atmos properly but once you get it done it's really good

[patent patrol]

probably just a physics diff at some point

[quasi field]

No stereo beats good surround

[patent patrol]

with a bad mix maybe

[round lagoon]

3/4 of HE1 can lit buy you an apartment in my place. I just use the 1/4 to sound proof a room and get a 490.

[obtuse dove]

Well you also need an atmos supported amplifier and a calibration mic

[patent patrol]

if the music was actually made for and with such a setup

[obtuse dove]

Apple Music has some good atmos tracks

And movies that support atmos are pretty amazing

[patent patrol]

never had a surround setup tho so idk

with headphones its mostly a joke

and soundbar ill just use stereo even if they call it dolby atmos xd

[obtuse dove]

It kind of works, but you don't get the same wide soundstage that you get with a speaker setup

[obtuse dove]

By definition by Dolby Labs they are technically atmos

[patent patrol]

i like it for games

[obtuse dove]

Since they bounce sound off the walls

[patent patrol]

but like on airpods and stuff

it just sounds weird

[patent patrol]

not good

for most people probably

[obtuse dove]

To me most headphone implementations of atmos sound the same

[obtuse dove]

Eh, they do have a lot of example atmos layouts in their manual that have speakers that are meant to fire upwards and bounce sound off the ceiling.

[quasi field]

My speakers were 17 000 crowns, for a total of 20 000 with the calibration equipment. The HE-1 would be around 1 000 000 crowns. And my speakers are better, more so with two subwoofers added and maybe further room treatment which is still significantly under the cost of the HE-1
The HE-1 is a luxury product meant to be a full package (dac, amplifier and headphones) all in one. It's very high quality built and the valves (which yes is inferior technology but whatever) even comes out from the block made of real ceramic or something. It also has a pretty good sound as evident by the tuning. All this aside, you could also call it a veblen good:

Veblen goods are luxury items where demand increases as the price increases, defying the normal law of demand because their high cost signals status, exclusivity, and wealth, making them desirable for conspicuous consumption, such as designer bags, luxury cars (Rolls-Royce), or expensive watches (Rolex). The perceived quality and prestige are linked to the price, so a higher price enhances their appeal as a status symbol rather than deterring buyers.

[obtuse dove]

The thing is this still requires calibration with a mic which a lot of atmos soundbars don't have which is very unfortunate

[patent patrol]

ye defensively not a function first product

might also be hard to sell

[crude talon]

1mil? 😭

[obtuse dove]

NOT USD

[patent patrol]

instead of just catering it towards rich people

[crude talon]

I know

a million is still crazy expensive

[patent patrol]

would have to compare good speaker setups and these headphones to really judge

[quasi field]

I'd say the function is on a similar level to the build quality and such. It's clearly a good sound
But of course, package the same sound into a much cheaper looking, built and priced product that doesn't have a beautiful black of ceramic with valves coming out of it, and a lot of the magic would disappear even during listening

[obtuse dove]

A good atmos setup will beat any headphone tbh

[quasi field]

The book I have about loudspeakers talks over and over again about how stereo listening is inherently compromised and that the real «endgame» is in surround setups

I agree

[sudden knoll]

Is it that silly sennheiser headphone that comes with a tube amp

[quasi field]

Yes

[obtuse dove]

Yes

[obtuse dove]

Even though tube apps are woefully inefficient

[sudden knoll]

I can buy a nice car for that price

[patent patrol]

although it might also be a bit fake

[quasi field]

And the valves are even hidden inside when not used. They come out when you turn it on

[patent patrol]

in a way

[sudden knoll]

Can’t beat physics

[patent patrol]

cuz like realistically when would a human be inbetween the instruments and sounds

[obtuse dove]

Less about physics and tbh it's more about psychoacoustics and how HRTF plays into that.

[quasi field]

1 000 000 NOK is around $100 000 USD. I believe the official US price of the HE-1 is around $60k now? Or it had increased a bit further in price. That plus Norwegian VAT becomes roughly 1 million NOK

[crude talon]

yeah I live right next to you so I’m aware of kronor

[obtuse dove]

Your brain expects certain sounds because of how your ears and how your head is shaped. And headphones and earbuds kind of bypass that.

[sudden knoll]

Whatever 60k is plus 25%

[crude talon]

75

[quasi field]

Nvm it's a bit more than 1 million

So it's around 1 300 000 NOK

That is of course ridickulous

[obtuse dove]

But with speakers the source of the sound is far enough away and is radiated wide enough that you are able to perceive the expected sound as such rather than do what earbuds and headphones do which is try to reconstruct the sound by taking into account the average HRTF of most people.

[sudden knoll]

Yeah that’s tricking your brain, that’s one way of doing it

[patent patrol]

i can buy a car that sounds better for that money

[sudden knoll]

Should be around 1 mil cause it’s 70k euros from Sennheiser themselves

[quasi field]

I'd rather buy several Genelec Ones speakers for a surround setup
But obviously the HE-1 is a product made for engineering fun and if you have to ask the price you aren't the target for it anyway etc.

[quasi field]

Oh okay

[obtuse dove]

It's why lots of headphones and earbuds never have a completely flat tuning. It's because if they were tuned flat it will not be perceived as such by the brain due to HRTF but with tuned flat speakers they will sound a lot more neutral to the brain.

[sudden knoll]

You just have to send an inquiry cause they’re made to order instead

[patent patrol]

is it not on amazon

[sudden knoll]

Any smaller alternatives to Adam audio T5Vs? Kinda want some speakers but space is limited

[sudden knoll]

Would kinda be weird if a made to order product was sold on Amazon

[obtuse dove]

Not enough space for bookshelf units?

[quasi field]

Yeah it's much easier to get neutral sound out of loudspeakers since you can more easily measure the FR with a microphone at your listening position to confirm that it is what you want. So before entering your ears and being shaped by your own hearing, the sound is as uncoloured as you can get and as a result as natural to you as possible. At least in most cases. People prefer neutral sounding speakers in blind listening at least

[patent patrol]

can they make speakers only i can hear

[sudden knoll]

Honestly not sure, the T5Vs are the ones im most familiar with in terms of size

But they’re just too big for my desk + monitor setup

[patent patrol]

where you even put speakers with dual monitor setups

below?

[sudden knoll]

On the sides

[obtuse dove]

Exactly, because speakers are placed far enough away that your own unique HRTF modifies the sounds as it travels through your ear canal and interacting with your eardrum in a way that your brain expects it to.

[sudden knoll]

Just slap them next to your monitors

[obtuse dove]

Could look at IK Multimedia iLoud Micro Pro

They're a stereo pair

With one unit being the DAC+ AMP

And they're not super expensive

[patent patrol]

need a big ass table for that

[obtuse dove]

Like 300 bucks

[patent patrol]

one monitor is in the corner

[quasi field]

I had these. They're good

[obtuse dove]

Aye! They're impressive for how small they are

[sudden knoll]

Yeah seen those around, sad part is that it’d kill the look of my setup

[obtuse dove]

Rip

[quasi field]

How does your setup look?

[patent patrol]

adam d3v?

havent tried but get listed as alternative

[quasi field]

Been using HDR on my monitor the past few days and the VRR flickering really sucks. I can't believe there are people that say this isn't a problem at all

[round lagoon]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=01vJ7ds9KRo

eh

Not passive, pass

[quasi field]

They really named it «eh»

[round lagoon]

yesh

[sudden knoll]

Some are more sensitive to it than others, but how bad the flicker is also depends on the monitor

[patent patrol]

dont use vrr

[sudden knoll]

Well, it’s a WIP kind of thing
Speakers would have to come after I get a new monitor

[obtuse dove]

for me on WOLED the flicker is not noticable

although that could be because my frame rates usually dont wildly change a lot

[crude talon]

just hdr with raised sdr brightness had bad enough flicker for me

[quasi field]

On my LG C2 they were very noticeable. Now I'm using the PG27UCDM and they are just as noticeable

[obtuse dove]

I have PG32UCDP and its not very noticable with HDR enabled

[twilit flame]

I just turned off vrr all together cause the raised gamma sucks

[patent patrol]

https://x.com/razer/status/2016179573830860936?s=46

R Λ Z Ξ R (@Razer)

Introducing Synapse Web Beta.

Take control and make quick customizations directly through your browser, anywhere. Beta test today on select Razer Huntsman V3 keyboards: https://t.co/NxIegcSnDR

X · Jan 27, 2026, 4:00 PM

hope Logitechs Version gets released in 2 weeks for the Superstrike

[wet coral]

is it only for their keyboards?

[patent patrol]

rn yes...

[abstract warren]

Swing and a miss holy

[wet coral]

fahhhh

[heady zenith]

for some* of their huntsman v3 keyboards

not just all of their keyboards

[mental spade]

With plans to add the rest of their older keyboards right

[heady zenith]

surely

not

do their old keyboards even work with the latest synapse installed?

[mental spade]

No idea haven't used a Razer keyboard since 2013

[rain turret]

No idea either, i used my Blackwidow v3 for a couple months before transitioning to the 80HE, but refused to install any software with it.

[silver topaz]

The last razer board I had was the Xbox partnership lmao, this one

[tribal shadow]

technically not called an amp in this scenario

[tribal shadow]

well HE-1s will sound good in most rooms, no matter the speaker your room can essentially just be bad accoustically which can make speakers sound ass

even if you do add dampening

[wispy blaze]

70k euro 💀

[quasi field]

Calibration with a microphone plays a large part in making it sound as good as possible without having an optimised room

[tribal shadow]

most rooms are just plain ass accoustically

since they tend to have parallel walls and ceiling/floor

[blissful gust]

No more background services??

[plain schooner]

@hazy fiber wow

[lament siren]

https://tenor.com/view/virus-computer-hello-your-computer-has-virus-meme-memes-gif-20233783

[round lagoon]

Mmm, pods maxes

Maybe I could get the wired apple earbuds someday.

[tulip tide]

Why?

[round lagoon]

Curious to try

Plus iirc it doesn't cost much

[silver topaz]

I heard they aren't terrible honestly

[round lagoon]

Can't wait, too bad I have no money. Good thing I might go to Singapore this year to try it out

[quasi field]

I will EQ my headphones to the PEQdb Ultra target

[quasi field]

JM-1

[quasi field]

Trying it now and it sounds good! Though I am reaching the limits of my Astros on some songs due to the negative gain

[round lagoon]

Rest in peace

Oh yeah, got to experience macbook pro 14 inch. Quite nice, better than what I expected

[quasi field]

MacBooks are lovely as long as you don't struggle with the OS

[round lagoon]

So far, I struggle more with windows laptop compared to mac OS lmao

[opal agate]

please use linux, believe in tux supremacy

[rain turret]

I like your floor

[round lagoon]

too overkill. I like it

[quasi field]

Too expensive

[ruby knot]

is this a good mousepad

[vague arch]

I’ve got black and wood pc, black wooting and black mousepad, any ideas on what colour of mouse I should get

?

[thin zodiac]

white

[patent patrol]

wood mouse

[plain schooner]

lol

[patent patrol]

🔥

[crude talon]

Lmfaooo

[wet coral]

what happened

[patent patrol]

22 messages 😭

[crude talon]

Been waiting a while for my refund now so I started a dispute with my bank, now they’re acting like ’oh did you not receive any refund?’

[wet coral]

more than me tryna get the free wooting uwu

[crude talon]

Now they’re telling me I should cancel the dispute

Like damn I’ll do that after you give me my money

[deep hawk]

Not possible while a dispute is active

Though even if you drop it, the banks will take their sweet time in unlocking the funds, weeks or months

[crude talon]

It isn’t? Damn
Will the bank still help me if I cancel it and gwolves keeps not refunding me
This is about the third time I’ve been told they’ll have my refund processsed immediately

[deep hawk]

You're stuck between a rock and a hard place

Do you trust the company to eventually make it right? If so, it's better for you and for them to drop the dispute.
If you don't, then you probably shouldn't drop it because you can't re-dispute it later

[crude talon]

Yeah I’d rather trust the bank then even if it takes forever I think
It’s not a large sum of money that I need desperately

[deep hawk]

It'll likely mean that you'll never be able to purchase from them again

[crude talon]

Not at all or just on the same card?

[deep hawk]

Whatever is linked to your shopper ID; name, address, cards, devices. Depends on the complexity and robustness of their payment services

If your shopper ID builds up a history of charge disputes, that can also impact your perceived risk across eCommerce

One dispute, or even a few over time, won't matter for that. But using the nuclear option regularly has negative consequences

[crude talon]

Yeah I’m not looking to do any more disputes any time soon, as most of the companies I shop from are nice enough to refund me after I’ve sent the product back

[deep hawk]

Mistakes happen, things can be overlooked

[crude talon]

yeah I understand, do you think it would be in my best interest to drop the dispute?

[crude talon]

not to mention they just dropped my other ticket and stopped responding

[deep hawk]

I think it's in g-wolves best interest for you to drop it, and I think that it eventually won't make a difference for you.

But it's a question of whether or not you trust them to follow through after the fact

[gray shuttle]

That's normal during a chargeback

They have a policy, like most companies, to fully end all communication when a chargeback is issued

[crude talon]

the dispute is only very recent, my previous ticket is unrelated to this return

[gray shuttle]

Yeah

You chargebacked, it's donezo

It's why it's the nuclear option

[crude talon]

they stopped responding to that one long before I started the dispute

[gray shuttle]

Oh

Bad service then

[wispy blaze]

Gwolves support still dogshit 🔥

[crude talon]

Thanks for the input anyway 🙏 I'm sure you're a lot more familiar with the subject than me

[radiant lodge]

Hi, does anyone have a good desk for a setup?

[silver topaz]

I do all my debatable purchases through my PayPal card. PayPal is genuinely top 5 customer support of all time lol

[lament siren]

hit them with the charge back

fudge them

[crude talon]

it's already hit bro
that's why they started talking to me again

[lament siren]

hell yeah

[silver topaz]

Sounds like they just have shite service lmao

[lament siren]

let the bank deal with it

if they honored their word in the first place you wouldnt have need to go to the bank to start the charge back

let them suffer

https://tenor.com/view/burn-gif-20530397

[crude talon]

yeah I had some switches that I bought and they were delayed, so I contacted customer support both through their website and over email, recieved no response at all, so I talked to paypal and got a refund, even after the switches were delivered I have not gotten any response at all, and the switches shipped waaay after my refund

[lament siren]

whats the policy with paypal ? Like how many months can you dispute the transaction

[crude talon]

no clue

[lament siren]

well hopefully you get your refund soon

[crude talon]

it'll probably take a while since I'm dealing with my bank but yeah

[deep hawk]

90 days

[crude talon]

my bank has horrible error messages, I was trying to add 4 documents, but 2 of them wouldn't work at all, becuase the files had # in the name, but the error message just said to try again later

[lament siren]

ty beautiful

[silver topaz]

PayPal is amazing

[tepid burrow]

@wet coral have you heard anything bad about the holy60 case? as much as the tofu and gt60 look nice thats kinda out if range for me :(

[wet coral]

afaik holy60 costs more than the tofu

but yes, i have a clone of one

[tepid burrow]

fahhhh

[round lagoon]

Very noice

[mental spade]

hot, one day I'll drop a stack on some mezes

[silver topaz]

I'm tempted to buy myself some 490's if they weren't so damn expensive

[surreal lodge]

Is a stream deck plus worth it as a non streamer?

[plain schooner]

You can do shortcuts and stuff

[surreal lodge]

The music controls and volume knobs seems really good for mixing audio while in a match

I saw theres some plugins like helldivers stratagems tho would probably be too annoying to use realistically

[ivory tiger]

Honestly I think it's a great tool, but you should only get it if you have some spare money for a cool toy

[silver topaz]

Amazing, I have it and love it

I integrated my xlr into it

[surreal lodge]

Nice!

[dense quiver]

Any of you guys recommend a good gaming mouse. No budget. Wireless

[surreal lodge]

I'm thinking of making some kind of way to scrub the timeline in Sony Vegas using the knobs 🤔

[surreal lodge]

What is your hand size?

[dense quiver]

Id say small/medium. i haven’t used a mouse in over 15 years

[silver topaz]

Oh yeah you totally could, there's plugins that make it work basically as a glorified macro pad

[dense quiver]

I just got my first gaming pc a few months back. And got my first keyboard being the wooting 80he and need a complimentary mouse

[silver topaz]

How??

[dense quiver]

Im coming from console

[silver topaz]

This what you using?

[silver topaz]

Ohh lmao

[surreal lodge]

I'd say G pro wireless is a nice universal fit for most ppl. I got a Lamzu Maya since they refuse to make a gpw mini for ppl with tiny hands like me

[silver topaz]

Personally I use a super light pro 2, but I know there's definitely a ton of alternatives people love that have the exact same features at a lower price point with slightly lesser software

[surreal lodge]

It's also important what your grip style is, do you use claw or palm?

[dense quiver]

I was thinking logitech g pro x superlight 2
Logitech pro x 2 superstrike
But i know nothing about mice.

I do a mix of palm and claw, no fingertip

I also heard about deathadder v4pro and viper v3pro

[silver topaz]

Supposedly the deathadder is great, software is straight malware till they release that new web version though

[surreal lodge]

Razer synapse is really bad

[dense quiver]

My buddies say Logitech

[silver topaz]

Worst software I've ever used

[dense quiver]

Ill take your guys word for it

Ill stay away from it

[silver topaz]

I have a Logitech and can't complain. If you're a college student they offer a discount if you order from their website as well

[surreal lodge]

If you use mixed claw palm a Pulsar X2H h=hump might be a good fit

[dense quiver]

Never heard of pulsar

[silver topaz]

I really want to try one of those pulsar crazy lights at some point

[surreal lodge]

Something I've been looking into recently is the Orbital Pathfinder. It's a modular mouse where each piece comes apart and it can be made into a clone of pretty much any mouse shape

[silver topaz]

Heard about that, expensive af tho

[dense quiver]

Thanks for the advice, my wz buddies said logitech but i wanted more opinions and yall the 4th person to say razer software is poop

[surreal lodge]

If a GPW feels too big I would def go for a lamzu atlantis mini or maya mini

[silver topaz]

Yep, Logitech is good, just stay away from the x2 super strike rn

[patent patrol]

the superlight 2 c exists

or do you want the extra side buttons

[dense quiver]

I was just looking at it😢

Whats wrong with it

[surreal lodge]

I went from Razer Deathadder>Razer Naga>logi G703>logi GPW>logi GPW SL>Pulsar X2>now lamzu maya/atlantis

[patent patrol]

its not even out yet

lol

[silver topaz]

It's basically a wooting mouse, but it's the first generation so it's bound to have issues lol

For 180 bucks I'm waiting till there's a review

[patent patrol]

bruh

[dense quiver]

You have me at wooting mouse

[patent patrol]

shipping february 10

https://youtu.be/Smcvfbj3rQY?si=o9FAfH1WKt7EP38K

3min intro

[silver topaz]

I'll buy one then, but idk is I could trust haptic clicks

[patent patrol]

but after that

[dense quiver]

Thats what im looking for, no budget. I want the best of the best. Im just a new pc player

[patent patrol]

it will most likely be the fastest in terms of clicks

but shape still more important and all

[silver topaz]

I wonder if my secretlab desk will cause the super strike to misinput lmaooo

[surreal lodge]

I miss having 12 side buttons like on the naga, was so good with arpgs or warframe

But was heavy asf and broke

[silver topaz]

The naga was sick tho, I loved the idea of swapping out the side panels

[surreal lodge]

I totally forgot about that! It was ahead of it's time for sure

The superstrike haptics tech must have been brought over from the MX Master 4

[dense quiver]

I wonder if bestbuy have those mice on display to try

[patent patrol]

not yet

[dense quiver]

I used to work there last year but i never know what they post up display wise

I was thinking of the secret lab desk. But idk if my monitor arm will fit it. So imma get a flexi spot cause ive had no problems with my current. Just want it bigger

[surreal lodge]

I have a flexi spot and can vouch they are really good!

Never had any issues setting it up or taking it apart to move

[dense quiver]

I have a flexi spot e2 rn but i wanna buy a flexispot E7

[bitter sapphire]

That desk has issues with wooting just for you know

[dense quiver]

Wym?

[dense quiver]

Yea its good. The one desk i have on my wishlist sold out yesterday. The E7pro cable management line

Saving for it, but rn getting my girlfriend a upgraded setup

[surreal lodge]

What mousepad do you have?

[bitter sapphire]

It can cause random keypresses while u are not even touching the keyboard

[dense quiver]

I have 2 random mouse pads from amazon, to match my theme

[dense quiver]

Good to know! Thanks

[dense quiver]

Ill stick with just my secret lab chair

[bitter sapphire]

Magnets on magnets are not the best

[dense quiver]

I peeped, i got the zinc allow version. It would be a big magnet

[bitter sapphire]

The switches doesnt like the magnets not the case

[surreal lodge]

A big thing to make sure when on pc is to make sure enhance pointer precision is off cause aim will be inconsistent with mouse acceleration

[dense quiver]

I turned that off the moment i got my pc, im still so new. Im 3 months in. My buddies told me

[surreal lodge]

Mine came back with a windows 11 update and threw me off so bad

[dense quiver]

You seem knowledgeable , ill keep it noted. I wont buy it

[bitter sapphire]

It is usable but u have to put more stuff under the keyboard

[dense quiver]

Ill stick with flexi spot

[surreal lodge]

I'm curious how the new steam controller will feel, didn't really like the old one

[dense quiver]

That steam controller looks like poop

[surreal lodge]

Built like

[silver topaz]

Amazing desk, only issue is the normal version is steel and likes to produce misinputs on my wooting when I don't have a keebmat lol

[dense quiver]

I wont buy it. Not for a headache

[silver topaz]

Im just now reading the other messages lmao

#1453329489512628235 message

That was my experience with it

[dense quiver]

U must of been madd

[surreal lodge]

Is it difficult to adjust from a regular mechanical to a wooting?

[dense quiver]

I just found out about wooting like a month ago and was like i found my first and last keyboard aha

[round lagoon]

nope. Unless you really miss tactile switch feeling

Like, if you're already using mech keyboard of any kind, switching to woot would be pretty much the same other than the switches feeling extremely smooth

[surreal lodge]

0.1 actuation sounds amazing for cs or val

[dense quiver]

Lowest ill put mine is .5 or 1

I been using one and its day 2 of owning my wooting. Very nice i main cod also and some fort

And im a roller player, i wanna dabble in some mnk

[surreal lodge]

Gamepad mode also sounds so cool, will make driving in games like cyberpunk much better with kb

I wish BF6 supported mixed input

[bitter sapphire]

Tbh cbp77 has an okay driving feeling

[surreal lodge]

Is there a way to sort by most popular or most used wootility profiles?

[dense quiver]

That would be cool, if you get a response lmk

[obtuse dove]

noice, love my element IV

[obtuse dove]

haptic is fine, superior even compared to microswitches since there is no actual mechanical parts that can actually fail over time.

at least when considering the signal chain

[crude talon]

iphone 7 home button aah mouse

[obtuse dove]

nah, the clicks arent bad, just different

also high key apple switching to haptic home buttons was so nice

because my god the amount of touchID sensors with the mechanical mechanism that I had to fix was insane

ever since apple switched to the haptic system there were way less home button failures

[crude talon]

I’m not saying it’s bad I’m just comparing the two

[elfin kayak]

x2narrow why the dumb name

[rain turret]

Atleast this ain't SuperTank

[obtuse dove]

just call it X2N

N for narrow

oh wait

it is just X2N

I dont see anything wrong with that name tbh

[vocal glade]

Can anyone help my iems r quiet in game when full volume and everything but kinda loud when I’m listening to songs

[quasi field]

Check ingame audio settings
Look at Windows audio sliders

[vocal glade]

Yeah they all are fine

[quasi field]

Is every game quiet?

[silver topaz]

I guess your right with that, I wonder how different the actual feel of the click will be since it's no longer physical clicks

[vocal glade]

guys what’s the best gaming iems mine isn’t working, maybe doesn’t perform well with gaming.

[bitter sapphire]

there is no best gaming iems

[vocal glade]

Then stick with headphones?

[round lagoon]

What's your budget?

[vocal glade]

idk preferably not over 100

I’m using steelseries arctis wireless

[round lagoon]

Truthear zero red, simgot ew300, or truthear hexa i guess. Safe recc would be the zero red

[vocal glade]

what about the blue?

[round lagoon]

Too much treble.

[vocal glade]

are they good for gaming?

[round lagoon]

Could be problematic for some

[round lagoon]

I mean, more even treble could mean more detail

[vocal glade]

maybe I get blue 2

Now I’m between the blue 2 or red

Do you have the red?

[round lagoon]

Nope

[crude talon]

and red could be problematic in fit because of the nozzle width

[vocal glade]

guys blue 2 or red?

[round lagoon]

If I'm you, i go for red

[vocal glade]

Ok tysm!

[bitter sapphire]

what is that chinese copium?

[vocal glade]

Guys do I need a dac or am I fine plugging into my pc?

[bitter sapphire]

for 80$ ?

everything

[round lagoon]

You'll be fine without dax

Dac

[vocal glade]

alright tysm!

[round lagoon]

Seems like a generic OEM HE keyboard that wont get much software support for as long as wooting

[quasi field]

The best one is the one with your favourite frequency response in your ears while also being comfortable
That doesn't mean it's a complete shot in the dark of course, there are ways to hone in on this. It's not all wild west

[heady zenith]

how is a layout thats just chopping off 3 keys... proprietary in any way

[vital gorge]

It's using the wrong word. But you get the idea

[silver topaz]

I have the blues, wish I got the red

[dense quiver]

yeooo

[crude talon]

https://fixupx.com/sillynov/status/2016515056104849607

nov (@sillynov)

wristrest technology previously unheard of

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wao

[patent patrol]

peak

[crude talon]

✂️

[wispy blaze]

@karmic summit

😭

[wispy blaze]

Didnt even make the cuts straight 😔 😔

[pine pulsar]

Yo can anybody rec good skates for a glasspad? im using the esptigers i got from kanami for free

[karmic summit]

thanks day ruined

[gaunt flax]

I like that they added overpriced to Wooting then posted a bunch of stuff that costs a lot of money to have

as if long term software/firmware support, 4 year warranty, cs and all the bells and whistles are just free things that can be provided for same price lol

[bitter sapphire]

Pretty good looking design from YukiAim

[plain schooner]

wow

[round lagoon]

You can, if you have OEM do it for you

[plain schooner]

https://fxtwitter.com/razer/status/2016904521843114233

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@normal acorn

https://fxtwitter.com/angry_miao/status/2016348241013702880

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FxTwitter · Jan 28, 2026, 3:10 AM

Damn lots of mouse news out today

The marathon ps5 controller looks clean

[normal acorn]

still USA only, but I got my headset already for christmas :3

[normal acorn]

https://x.com/WALLHACK_JP/status/2017191795067654377

WALLHACK JAPAN 🇯🇵 (@WALLHACK_JP)

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X · Jan 30, 2026, 11:02 AM

[patent patrol]

https://x.com/unleashed_jp/status/2017179944582078579?s=46

uNleashedjp | taharasan (@uNleashed_jp)

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Smaller (6.4mm in diameter) variant of Mizugumo Futae Mouse skate is also scheduled to

X · Jan 30, 2026, 10:15 AM

[plain schooner]

@normal acorn can you send that emoji by itself so I can steal it

[normal acorn]

which one?

[plain schooner]

The sweating cat bug

[normal acorn]

https://discadia.com/emojis/?q=bugcat

[obtuse dove]

that looks very peculiar, that just looks like a 3950 sensor but MCU being used is anyones guess until one is opened up

[patent patrol]

the differences compared to even the new 54H are interesting tho

but its angry miao 😭

[elfin kayak]

general release is in march

no use speccing now

[patent patrol]

ts better be some custom 2nm tsmc mcu

[obtuse dove]

considering that its been identified as an 8-bit MCU I dont have high hopes

nordics nRF54H20 is 32-bit

[elfin kayak]

not march, march 31st smh

[obtuse dove]

it also doesnt help that they lasered off the real part numbers off the 2 MCUs themselves and lasered on their own markings LMAOOOOO

I am actually curious as to why they go through this effort to hide the parts they are actually using LMAO

they even did a horrible job with lasering off the original markings too LOL

[rain turret]

It finally arrived 👀

[round lagoon]

nice nice, what's that?

[rain turret]

these

[round lagoon]

those looks uncomfy to see lmao

[bitter ore]

Could I use a condensor mic far away from my mouth, whereas dynamic mics need to be pretty close?

or does it just not matter

[gaunt flax]

You can, although in general regardless of the type of mic proximity to mouth is still a key factor in quality of sound

[bitter ore]

yea, my desk's inability to use a clamp boom arm is really annoying

[oblique totem]

The mics to be used away from the mouth are marked as directional or shotgun and they still shouldn't be far

[vocal glade]

guys i am using sennheiser ie 300 iem and i am plugging into a headphone dac becasue i dont have any dac for iems but my bullets sound so sharp and highpitched what dacs can you reccomend thats not to expensive?

[round lagoon]

Dac doesn't change the sound if they're built well

[vocal glade]

my dac is for headphones

so doesnt pair well with iems

[round lagoon]

Just reduce volume/gain

[vocal glade]

The Arctis DAC is designed for full-size headphones, not IEMs.
With low-impedance IEMs like the IE 300, this:

boosts upper mids

messes with frequency response

makes treble glare worse

[vocal glade]

how?

[round lagoon]

Through the dac/windows volume control.

I guess if you really want a dac for iem, I can recommend fiio qx13.

[vocal glade]

hm?

[round lagoon]

I mean like, if the treble is too high it could just be the volume. The dac that you shows isn't even particularly powerful.

[crude talon]

that's kinda a nice deal for wireless ers, I think that cable is sold for $200 separately

[runic tiger]

guys do you know ehere to buy this monitor to have the 4 year guarantee

https://www.x-kom.pl/p/1293189-monitor-led-27-265-284-asus-rog-strix-oled-xg27acdng.html#Specyfikacja

[oblique totem]

That's only for awful dacamps
Even cheap stuff like apple dongle and cx31993 won't have that problem (and those can run most full sized headphones no problem)

[quasi field]

Where did you get this? AI? It's not true

[heady zenith]

but ai never lies

[quasi field]

How the frequency response of headphones might change with an impedance mismatch depends on the impedance curve of the headphones themselves. And what is treble glare?

[heady zenith]

treble glare is what you get when the sun reflects of treble

[quasi field]

AI is especially bad at anything audio related because it pulls from Headfi and the countless other nonsense blogs and forums

[heady zenith]

dont forget the reddit experts that make it accurate again

[vocal glade]

Yea I asked ChatGPT lol

[quasi field]

There's a message I tried to post a while back but was blocked by some auto censor bot, can I post it and you can tell me what part of the message goes against the rules? I'm a bit confused by it myself

Idk what's blocked in it

[round lagoon]

https://stopcitingai.com/

[heady zenith]

same its discords own very specific rule that has the specific name of "block spam content"

[quasi field]

Unfortunate

[vocal glade]

XD

[heady zenith]

might be cause it has no new lines and such

and basically looks like a copypasta

[vocal glade]

then do I stick with my headphone dac?

[quasi field]

I did copy it from somewhere else but I don't think it's anywhere near popular enough to be a copypasta

[patent patrol]

yo is that a apple tv

[heady zenith]

no but it has the whole wall of text format of no real whitespace

[quasi field]

What is it called?

[vocal glade]

Just came with my steelseries Arctic’s pro wireless headphones

[quasi field]

Is there even a headphone output on it

[heady zenith]

https://www.ceneo.pl/60732906

arctis dock dac

or some such

[quasi field]

Page not loading for me

[vocal glade]

Same

[heady zenith]

wrong link

i updated it

[quasi field]

Does it just handle Windows volume or something

[vocal glade]

Yea it’s that

my headphones r white tho

[heady zenith]

i think its a basestaation/dac combo where it controls headphone volume not windows volume

[quasi field]

The SteelSeries Arctis Pro Wireless come with a USB wireless transmitter base. The headset's battery is charged directly in the transmitter and is inserted like a cartridge. You plug the transmitter into a USB port of a PC or console to use the headset wirelessly.

[vocal glade]

So do I need another dac for iem?

[quasi field]

I would just buy an Apple dongle

[vocal glade]

apple dongle?

[quasi field]

The USB-C to 3,5mm Apple dongle

[vocal glade]

what and plug into pc?

not the dock?

[atomic lark]

I had one of those, then it caught terrible OLED burn-in and also died thanks to an update permanently cutting the connection to the headphones

[vocal glade]

the pc makes the iem quiet

[vocal glade]

damn xD

idkk what to do

im using sennheiser ie 300

and the sound when shooting to high pitched or sharp

[quasi field]

Yes. But depending on the length of the cables to your IEM and how far away your PC is it might be too short. So would need an extension cable or just one of those USB hubs

[vocal glade]

nah the length is perfect

the steelseries dac right ontop lol

but wouldnt the same problem jsut reoccur of it being to quiet?

[quasi field]

Plug it into your PC not the Steelseries thing (which wouldn't be possible anyway)

It won't be quiet

[vocal glade]

it isss thoo

[quasi field]

Not the dongle

[vocal glade]

with the 3.5m

[vocal glade]

how come?

[quasi field]

The Apple dongle has plenty of power for the IE 300

[quasi field]

because it has more power...

[vocal glade]

ok thanks so much sorry if im a pain in the ass

[quasi field]

Even the handicapped Yuropean one has enough power for it

If you can buy expensive earbuds, the very cheap Apple dongle is a safe investment

[vocal glade]

ty

[crude talon]

my apple dongle died but it has since come back to life

[heady crystal]

Tim Apple has done it again

[fresh radish]

Need some wall hack headphone recommendations, went from Steelseries to IEMs and back to Steelseries nova pro wireless. Thinking of trying HD560s next but not sure how big of an improvement it will be to sacrifice quality of life features

[quasi field]

No headphone will give you anything like this

[wispy blaze]

My zero blue:2 has pretty crazy audio in games

If you want good footstep audio you can eq for it but itll make everything else sound like shit

[silver topaz]

I love being able to split my monitor into 2 27's lmao

Any plastic case for the normal 60 would work

[hazy fiber]

Tray mount yes, friction fit no

[hot garden]

What you guys prefer vv3 pro or beast x max for aggressive claw grip and 19cm hands

[dense quiver]

To whoever told me dont get razer. W mans😂 my friend got it and the software is trash!

[silver topaz]

Straight malware

You're best off setting up the mouse then uninstalling the software lol

[past dome]

https://youtu.be/KhfqhCxqpQ8?si=rhCa7SrZ5-qB0dAT

This is a fun watch

[dense quiver]

He got a keyboard told him dont install the software. Now mid game multiple times he gets tabbed out

[viscid bison]

surely can't be that bad given how Razer stacks up in the pro scene, along with Logi. And sponsored players are not obligated to use their mice afaik
https://prosettings.net/guides/gaming-mouse/ 🤷‍♂️

[mental spade]

It's pretty bad, luckily you don't really need to touch it on a mouse it's kind of a set and forget peripheral for the most part

It'd be fine if it just did what it needed to do without all the added bloat, which the upcoming web configurator should do assuming it comes to the rest of their product line up

[bitter ore]

Would installing a boom arm upside down cause any problems

cause im thinking of just installing on the shelf above my desk

[silver topaz]

nope, actually a lot of people do that

[crude talon]

right angle cable 💢 had to fix it

[heady zenith]

i also point my 90degree connectors up for maximum damage

[crude talon]

I quite like this cable, but not the 90 degree connector, I don't remember any time I've found them to be nice

[glossy shale]

https://youtu.be/9DHV7OrAUg0?si=nW2eu7Moj01ByQ-n

[heady crystal]

🔥

[plain schooner]

we gotta save them @viscid bison

[plain schooner]

https://fxtwitter.com/razer/status/2017289267165245452

R Λ Z Ξ R (@Razer)

A closer look at what’s coming.
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FxTwitter · Jan 30, 2026, 5:30 PM

[bitter sapphire]

Razer Bombaclat is back nice

[round lagoon]

mmm, now that I fully main the macbook with the computer be just a rhythm game machine, I now have a space for a speaker. Prop get it in a year or so, hd490 is more than enough for music production then maybe grab the Crinear Reference too cause the treble is soo straight, I can EQ it easily to match hd490's sound signature.

not sure about the 3k peak but overall, I love it. So little bass, flat mids without that smol vshape and really straight treble.

[obtuse dove]

That's for eargain, its probably ok

[quasi field]

I know it's tuned after this which I don't know what is but I see «diffuse field» and automatically assume it's bad

[round lagoon]

why is that bad?

[quasi field]

It's a bit bright and boring to most people. Definitely not a good target if you want many to like the sound. But I don't know how JM-1 differs

I don't think there are any listening tests that verify JM-1 as a good target

It doesn't perform very well at PEQdB

[quasi field]

Though the FR looks solid for EQing anyway

Yes I have HDR on and no I don't know how to take good pictures with desktop HDR on

[round lagoon]

yesh, which is why I still wanna get it

[round lagoon]

Looks fine to me, at least it's not microwaved

[twilit flame]

True that, couldnt even tell not going to lie. Except maybe the bright greys

[twilit flame]

Now that i can tell

[round lagoon]

lmao

[quasi field]

It's been like this for years. Idk if it's the program I'm using (lightshot) or something else

[obtuse dove]

its just an unavoidable thing when you convert HDR to SDR

bright things just get compressed

[valid drift]

i kinda want new MOUSE

[thin zodiac]

There are what feels like 1,000,000 million options to choose from.

[crude talon]

amazon basic mouse

[wet coral]

what you looking for

[opal agate]

me too, now that I have my dream keyboard and audio gear

[wispy blaze]

One can only hope

[valid drift]

mouse that lets me have like

mad precise camera precision

[crude talon]

they might be asking for like, what grip you use, or how much you would be willing to spend, or maybe even hand size

[valid drift]

i honestly dont rlly pay attention to my grip style ngl

uhhhh

[crude talon]

not having any requirements or preferences makes it more difficult to recommend something
I really like my pulsar x2 crazylight

[rain turret]

Hand size and shape is probably the two most important when you choose

[valid drift]

deathadder v2 for reference

ig the closest thing i can describe with what else i want is like

imagine playing osu with mouse

[blissful gust]

Wait, that charger reminds me of my AliExpress dock from 4 years ago wtf

[viscid bison]

fm is good for another 10 years, surviving on the back of broken rep is what they do best

[wispy blaze]

Any modern high end gaming mouse can do this

[valid drift]

oh yeah i also need a mouse that can be programmed for macros

[valid drift]

i like programming these 2 side buttons to have a macro that's relevant for the game im playing and an autoclicker

[obtuse dove]

I just realized that I should have stopped using Intel Graphics Command center on my laptop a while ago LMAO

[valid drift]

mainly considering the

deathadder v3

actually

[obtuse dove]

I only now just found out that Intel released a new app called Intel Graphics Software.

[rain turret]

cat, check the Swiftpoint Z2, i don't remember all the details, but it might be good for you

[valid drift]

whatdafack $189

ok budget is $130-150 max

or actually

my deathadder doesn't have anything really wrong with it except for the

rubber falling off

yeah

no new mice

my deathadder v2 is good enough

i just need a grip replacement

[rain turret]

yeah get new grips and maybe dot feet

[valid drift]

so like

i jsut need to scrape all the rubber off

and then install the grip tape

wait

do i install grip tape over my worn down rubber

or do i install it after i scrape all the rubber off

[rain turret]

well you need some adhesive remover

to remove residue, these always leave the nasty

[mental spade]

I'd just get a new mouse that rubber stuff is nasty and it's gonna look scuffed

[kindred shore]

does it look like that? if so just peel it off and get new replacement ones from aliexpress

yeah id not throw away a mouse for less than 2€ in rubber grips

[mental spade]

Yeah you've never tried peeling that rubber off

Good luck

That adhesive is a nightmare

[kindred shore]

i did on my razer naga it was a bit of a pain but its not that bad , worst thing you can just use alcohol and patience

[rain turret]

Like i said just needs an adhesive remover

Either more cash or a little more work

[kindred shore]

only reason id retire a mouse if the shell wears through

[rain turret]

yeah like visible and irreversible surface damage

[kindred shore]

realistically that 2014 naga did hold on for 9 years so it did not owe me anything when the left click broke. as in the litteral shell broke

[rain turret]

Thats a very good runtime indeed

[mental spade]

Yeah, I think 6 years for the deathadder v2 is a good run too

[valid drift]

wow that was a pain in the ass

i got it in the end though

yeah i dont think i have a reason to retire the deathadder

[sudden knoll]

I’ve never really had any issue removing grips

[mental spade]

Razer mice use a real nasty adhesive, or at least they did when I used them

[valid drift]

i just

used my fingernails

and 2 hours

[obtuse dove]

@quasi field so I plugged my truthear zero blue 2 into my laptop audio jack, big mistake LMAO

[quasi field]

What happened?

[obtuse dove]

holy bass

I think I just experienced fatfreq scarlet mini levels of bass ngl LMAO

[quasi field]

Big impedance mismatch?

[obtuse dove]

probs

the output impedance of my laptop is probably tens of ohms

[quasi field]

Did it sound bad?

[obtuse dove]

yeah lmao

holy mud

[quasi field]

I've been trying the PEQdB OE target and I think it sounds good

It's also quite bassy but it doesn't sound bloated or overly warm

[obtuse dove]

I like it as well

how did the target do in their target shootout?

for you at least

[quasi field]

I didn't do the shootout I just EQed to the target

I did a few songs on the target shootout but didn't like using the stock music provided and didn't understand how to do the test with my own files so I quit

[obtuse dove]

I dont think you can add your own files to the target shootout yet but I think they are working on adding that functionality in

there is the personalized EQ tool though which does allow you to import your own music files but it requires the listener to be more strict with their listening preferences to be able to get a good target curve out of it.

[quasi field]

A noticeable flaw with how PEQdB works is the reliance on online measurements taken from squig.link no matter the quality or reliability of them. And of course any potential unit variation is not taken care of

For example compare the A50 Gen 5 and A50X measurements both from Gadgetrytech. They are the same headphone but with different connectivity features for the dock. And yet his measurements vary quite a bit in level especially for the bass with a 5 dB difference in places. And so depending on if I build my EQ based on the A50X or Gen 5 the results will be quite noticeably different. And I honestly have no reliable way to know if my unit is more like his A50X measurements or the Gen 5. Nor do I really know if the difference here is unit variance or measurement variance

If this means that the A50 can have this much unit variance in bass that is of course bad itself and makes online EQ less reliable albeit not a problem in the end if you just adjust to preference

[obtuse dove]

at least in the peqdb studio you can select all the measurement curves that PEQdb has access to and average them all out and then export that and then import it into PEQdb as a custom measurement curve.

but if you want something more proper you kind of have to measure yourself

but taking the average of all the measurement curves it has access to is probably the best middle ground solution to that problem

[quasi field]

It's not a real issue for me in the end since I just adjust it until preference so how my unit correlates to online graphs isn't that important in that aspect

[obtuse dove]

fair

[normal glacier]

Hi. Can someone recommend me a good glass mouse pad? I have been waiting for cr-005 from wallhack but I have a hurry sickness. Something similar to cr-005. Thank you ❤️

[hazy fiber]

Check latest glsswrks mousepad

[normal glacier]

Yeah I did, is it good? cr005 is more control oriented

[hazy fiber]

I heard good things about Polarity

Watch reviews of both

[glossy shale]

comsumer mindvirus

[round lagoon]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=muZFCcMPFBc

TLDR: MDR MV1, Arya, ath R50x, HD490 pro

[quasi field]

They have grown so much

Just a few years ago they were circlejerking about muh technicalities, separation etc. as if they are real things outside of FR and distortion

[obtuse dove]

yeah, and HRTF. psychoacustics also plays a huge role in how your own brain interprets sounds.

especially since everyone's HRTF is different

[crude talon]

🚬

[obtuse dove]

lameeeeee

I like to think of EQ as like a playground

you get to play with the sound that you put into your ears

and its lowkey kind of fun once you understand it

[round lagoon]

If im paying that amount i prop wouldn't eq too cause it'll be custom made/tuned to be for my ears and only my ears

[blissful gust]

Ye I don't like EQ unless there's profiles

[quasi field]

For earbuds I agree

Sadly not as easily possible for over ears

I hate when I see people buy headphones such as open backs, say they sound thin but then don't EQ them. They need to understand that the thin bass most open backs have is not some creator's intent, it's a compromise of the design. You're not ruining them by EQing them. I'd argue personalised EQ is the final step needed in headphone design and that you should always do it unless it somehow sounds perfect out of the boss or unless it's a huge hassle

[quasi field]

They need to understand that the thin bass most open backs have is not some creator's intent
This is easily proven when looking at earbuds since most of them have various levels of bass boost. Most open backs would have it too if it were easy to do

[crude talon]

I wanna get the er2xr, I hope it goes down a bit on amazon here, otherwise I'll buy it when I'm traveling
it doesn't include as many tip options as etymotics higher end models though, kinda sucks

[valid drift]

i should get a handcam setup going

any ideas

[plain schooner]

@viscid bison https://fxtwitter.com/ModsMouse/status/2018118711077396629

PMM (@ModsMouse)

The mousepad scene feels a bit stagnant.
︀︀
︀︀Let's change that.

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[round lagoon]

Yeh, I meant for earbuds. Headphones I can imagine being more pain in the ass

[round lagoon]

boom arm holding camera on top of monitor

Make sure the entire thing and little bit of its surrounding is shown. Monitor not in view, crop if needed.

30fps 720p camera should do, 60fps is even better.

[viscid bison]

Prolly 3d printed, right? oh the ironing, using a lifeless backdrop and describing the mousepad scene as stagnant; prolly intended smh

[glossy shale]

stagnant? What more do we need really

[silver topaz]

plot twitst, its actually a foldable mouse that doubles as a mousepad for another mouse

[tulip tide]

I dunno, I have been using glass mousepads for years, all of them look like brand new, no need to change it 😅

[crude talon]

what could they possibly be cooking up

[proper vector]

https://inputlabs.io/alpakka_2

[bitter sapphire]

Interesting

[heady crystal]

Looks like a controller to me

[round lagoon]

I like this based on the layout alone

[proper vector]

It's based on open-source firmware and they provide you CAD files and all necessary stuff to modify it how you want, so if you prefer Xbox layout you can do it like that too
You can also order only PCBs and 3d-print your own case

[glossy shale]

me waiting for open source ethical ai web 3.0

[thin zodiac]

I'm waiting for AI to be switched off again.

[raven leaf]

Sadly not happening

[thin zodiac]

Unfortunately

There is currently hardly anything more dangerous than this AI.

[quasi field]

@round lagoon that treble peak

[round lagoon]

Rest in peace

But it's kinda fine to me

[tribal shadow]

[round lagoon]

It's not straight but the dips is easily fixable with a light eq

[round lagoon]

Has he said anything about cost?

[quasi field]

$359 USD

[round lagoon]

Hmm, as much as para 2

[plain schooner]

hall effect joysticks?

[round lagoon]

im gonna bet you gonna say 'planar stays losing'.

there, a meze empy 2 for the poor

hsq 2000 -3db q1, pk 5000 8db q3.

[elfin kayak]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AmoocLpPWFo

[round lagoon]

the mearsurement there is a lot better

but seems to be overly bright

I want to make a note, Asus have just let me know that apparently there's a price change from the original $359 down to $299, making this even more compelling.

• Resolve

ooo, okay now it's lower than Para 2

[twilit flame]

Interesting stuff

[rapid bane]

hi good morning local wooting deer

[twilit flame]

I like deadlock game by valve

[rapid bane]

i agree that game is nice

[round lagoon]

question now about the kithara is the QC

[patent patrol]

When yo Mango separating 😳

[twilit flame]

Who up separating they mango

[patent patrol]

1

[quasi field]

Bright and no bass

[round lagoon]

almost how I like it

[quasi field]

I wonder if they made it so bright to trick noobies into thinking «wow this is so detailed now I want to buy the more expensive Hifimen!»

[quasi field]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1317900592961556534/1467309607503396978/lappland.gif

[round lagoon]

I'll be surprised if they're successful at that

[quasi field]

I think they will be. This will be the first «audiophile» headphone for many and they will definitely fall for the idea that they are super detailed and that it's driver magic and that if they want better sound they have to buy more and more expensive Hifimen

[tribal shadow]

got edition XS now

actually my favourite hifiman out of the selection I have tried so far

[white jackal]

it sounds good

[tribal shadow]

was just 200€ so I thought might as well

worst case I would have returned it but it actualyl sounds decent

[quasi field]

Do you EQ it?

[tribal shadow]

not yet

mmmh

[tribal shadow]

actually prefer it EQd

[white jackal]

maybe i'll try a different headband on my xs but idk if thats a thing you can just buy

[tribal shadow]

there are a lot of vendors for caprastraps now

not to mention print services

https://hifi-passion.de/Capra-Audio-Comfort-Strap-HifiMAN/HL02586.2

EU one for example

[white jackal]

maybe ill try that and if i like it ill see if there's something to replace the whole head strap assembly

[patent patrol]

the profit margin on this 😭

[tribal shadow]

oh yea it's like 400-500% or something

[quasi field]

Is that actually more comfortable than stock?

[patent patrol]

it cant possibly be worse atleast

[tribal shadow]

have a capra strap on 2 headphones and it is VERY comfy on both

[patent patrol]

is it just TPU

[tribal shadow]

yes

has to be 95A but yea just TPU

I printed mine from overture TPU

tho my printer hates it

[white jackal]

my friend has a printer but idk if it can do this one

idk shit about printing tho

[tribal shadow]

probably

mine just acts up with it

[white jackal]

he's got one of the basic bambu ones i think

[patent patrol]

a1 mini is too small

although

maybe with some weird support structure

but removing tpu support...

[tribal shadow]

no

that headband has VERY specific print parameters

also yea uhh, TPU and supports

[patent patrol]

they dont even have a profile for the normal a1

but p1p 🤔

[round lagoon]

https://youtu.be/HxCbZqIWyX0

seems to be like a cheaper astral

@abstract warren curious to see how you might like this, it's only $50 to try.

[abstract warren]

Follows suite pretty closely, also nice faceplate

Definitely a truthear hexa obliterator

[abstract warren]

If I buy new ones it’s gonna be the Monarch MK4s

Only thing that worries me is the sizing

Same with the Valhalla but those are like the HD800s of IEMs for the price point but still

[obtuse dove]

just pick generic TPU 95A

and then copy over the settings from the printables listing

you might have to download it if it wasnt already downloaded during setup

thankfully thats easy enough to do in Bambu Studio

[bitter sapphire]

my monitor is at the Ready to Pack status

[twilit flame]

What monitor oh great migu

[bitter sapphire]

Asus oled

[twilit flame]

Which one

[bitter sapphire]

https://rog.asus.com/monitors/27-to-31-5-inches/rog-strix-oled-xg27aqwmg/

[twilit flame]

Ooh the tandem

I hope its good, my xg27aqdmg gets crushed blacks when switching to srgb

[bitter sapphire]

I mean im not really gonna use it with HDR but i gonna look

[ivory tiger]

[bitter sapphire]

Indeed its gonna be my love child

I have to get used to using 2 27” monitors

[ivory tiger]

From what are you coming?

[bitter sapphire]

FastIPS 180hz 1440p

[ivory tiger]

Nah I mean what size

[bitter sapphire]

27”

[ivory tiger]

Ohh so from 1 27" to 2 27"?

[bitter sapphire]

My 2nd monitor right now is 24”

[ivory tiger]

Oh well wont take you long getting used to it

[bitter sapphire]

Idk why but i wanna use 3 monitors

24” monitor in pivot mode and stacked 27” monitors

[cunning sonnet]

what mice do wooting users have? I hate razer and logi software and would much prefer something web based while keeping good sensor and polling specs

[thin zodiac]

Pulsar X3 CrazyLight

[crude talon]

pulsar has decent web software could be a good choice if you find a shape you like

[thin zodiac]

Yes, but so far Pulsar's Bibimbap only supports a limited number of mice. Like the CrazyLight mice.

[crude talon]

you also have to have a pretty large window, doesn't scale super well, works good enough though

[cunning sonnet]

thanks for the suggestion, currently using a razer basalisk, dont see that shape from pulsar

[bitter sapphire]

wlmouse, lamzu

[cunning sonnet]

thanks

[quasi field]

A bit different in the treble though

[wispy blaze]

I like having them

[wispy blaze]

Beastx max

Has web based app

[obtuse dove]

rip

[obtuse dove]

you should use the HDR mode on these OLEDs

impeccable, esp with Dolby Vision supported content

[crude talon]

I scared them from turning on hdr with the video I posted in the other channel

[obtuse dove]

hmm?

[crude talon]

my pc runs horrible with anything fullscreen when I turn on hdr in windows

unusable type shi

[obtuse dove]

thats weird

for me its perfectly fine for HDR content and some HDR games

[mental spade]

Windows moment

[lament siren]

fr

makes no sense to buy an oled monitor and use it in SDR mode

[obtuse dove]

This tbh

[heady crystal]

Well…

HDR on the Windows desktop sucks unless you specifically need HDR in an app.

As for games, I’d disable HDR for SDR games.

Consoles and media apps on smart TVs aren’t forcing HDR for everything, no reason to do it on a PC.

[quasi field]

I think my Astro's battery is dying at a significant rate. It used to have plenty of battery left even after being on for 10 hours but now if I spend most of my day at my computer it gives me low battery warnings by the time I really want to get off my computer
I remember someone on the server saying he had several units with this issue or had seen others with it

[stark remnant]

Do you think this is cool or nah

[quasi field]

It would make me nauseous and make it hard to focus

[silver topaz]

Secret lab desk?

[stark remnant]

Yes

[stark remnant]

How

[silver topaz]

Buy the PC mount my dude, it looks so much better than on the desk

[stark remnant]

It’s coming

Back ordered until feb 28

So it’s on my desk for now

[quasi field]

The pulsating rainbow lights in a dark room. Yuck. It actually makes me feel ill

[silver topaz]

Is it really? Damn

[stark remnant]

Yeah

[silver topaz]

Yeah have it all set to a static color dude

[stark remnant]

The lights are static at that

I was just taking a photo

[quasi field]

I'd get the computer off the desk. It takes up a lot of space and the mouse has very little space

[stark remnant]

I also have the lights on when I use it

[stark remnant]

Read above

[silver topaz]

Thank God you moved the gpu cable, didn't look amazing with the cable going up above

[stark remnant]

Why

[silver topaz]

Too much cable my dude

[stark remnant]

It’s a 5090

[crude talon]

the more pens the tuffer
I just have one refillable pen

[stark remnant]

It needs cable

[stark remnant]

I have like 40

[silver topaz]

Run it so it can be more minimal

[stark remnant]

No I like it longer

It’s too invisible below

And it also looks bad under

Cuz it’s not visible

The good news is I got a 60 he 2 coming

So all is forgiven?

[crude talon]

40 arms

[stark remnant]

40 pens

1 5090 and 2 sticks of ram

I also would like to defend my strimmer placement

[crude talon]

I was gonna get a picture of my pen but it felt quite performative
cheap pens are ass though

[stark remnant]

Sharpie rollerball

There’s 34 pens and 6 pencils

All are nice

[crude talon]

nice

I broke my old nicest pen so I had to get a nicer one

[stark remnant]

What color should I make my pc

[stark remnant]

Good decision

[stark remnant]

Damn

that had to be 40+

[crude talon]

40 what

I think it’s 37USD but a bit more expensive here

[stark remnant]

Yeah that’s what I meant

[silver topaz]

Just ordered myself a set of moondrop spring tips, if they actually fit well in my ears I will invest more into iems lol

Weird it didn't have me pay state tax, but oh well it's PayPal so worst case I get my money back

Spinfit increased the size of their SS or else I would've got some of those lol

[silver topaz]

I didn't realize the rog kithara released today, I'm interested to see what people say about it

Priced at 300

[quasi field]

It's pretty bright

[obtuse dove]

makes sense tbh, also I thought the treble would be messier ngl

[quasi field]

Does it make sense to you because it tricks noobs into thinking it's super detailed so they can buy more expensive Hifimen? That's how I view it

[silver topaz]

sounds bout right lol

[obtuse dove]

uhh, yeah that sounds about right

but also at the same time that boosting in that frequencies is kind of the norm for 'gaming' headphones ngl

[quasi field]

Really? I feel like most gaming headphones have too little treble

[quasi field]

If my Astro actually dies or becomes unusable soon I might just bitterly buy a Hifiman XV and use it with my Apple dongle until some fixed version of the Astro or something better releases

[round lagoon]

Rest in peace

[quasi field]

Yes 🪦

[solid harness]

Hey! o/
im selling my dt 770 pro x for half the price and i want one best option that I never regret it.
My usage for heaphone prioritize like this:
Listening to music and music production in vocaloid and anime or jpop style, watching anime and gaming
(Also to mention I wear glasses)

[round lagoon]

hd490 pro. It has 2 pads that changes its sound signature with one of them giving more warmth and soundstage dip, the other makes it sounds like a refined hd560s

also very comfortable (yes, I also wear glasses)

[crude talon]

worth noting that they are open back though, in case they want something that blocks sound

[round lagoon]

oh yeah, forgot 770 are closed