🌐│pc_gear

[main ridge]

You could try using a q-tip with some IPA on it and wipe it off carefully.

[proper vector]

q-tip usually leaves those tiny cotton strands
glasses wipe works better

[shrewd imp]

is it really sensetive though? i've read that even smallest touch can break it

[main ridge]

It's pretty sensitive to things such as scratches. You don't want to use something abrasive and scratch it. That would lead to tracking problems. But using light physical pressure on it shouldn't damage it.

If its just dirty and not causing tracking problems, you can leave it as is as long as it doesn't bother you that it's dusty.

[wispy blaze]

You'd wanna take the pcb out to properly clean it, will give easier access without the bottom plate on

[plain schooner]

https://fxtwitter.com/ModsMouse/status/2038378891379605513

PMM (@ModsMouse)

Let us know your thoughts.
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︀︀
︀︀Changes based on community feedback
︀︀// Right side extended further towards the front for ring finger placement
︀︀
︀︀Planned next steps
︀︀// Extend the right side even further
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︀︀Anything you would change or add?…

FxTwitter · Mar 29, 2026, 10:12 PM

@viscid bison

[viscid bison]

if only it could house my pet spidey 😭

[round lagoon]

@vague sparrow

Fiio eh11 seems to be a nice neutral set

nicer bass extention compared to the old fashioned

[vague sparrow]

yeah apparently they are nice @round lagoon

thank you

[round lagoon]

also a friendly reminder, Skorpah's opinion is generally not to be trusted due to his history of misinformation.

[vague sparrow]

oh I have seen the video of a guy called z review and another guy called super review

[round lagoon]

super review is nice, z review only if your taste matches him. The latter kinda explains how it feels using it rather than how it sounds.

Which can be really useful still

[vague sparrow]

yeah the only issue I have is that headphone tend to hurt my earlobe

[round lagoon]

Eh11 should be easy on the ear since it's on ear

I tried old fashioned which is of similar style and it's quite comfy, might need to adjust the location since it's loose but it stays good enough when playing games with it

[vague sparrow]

Yeah I am going to try it

for 30 euros it is ok

I hesitate between orange and black

[round lagoon]

just flip a coin lmao

[vague sparrow]

I tend to go with black stuff for everything I will get the orange it is more like a spring color

[modest tinsel]

It’s created with light materials, it’s a light headphone given the design & materials. The padding seems soft. No reviews state pain to the earlobe. The headphone generally sits on your ears too :)

[vague sparrow]

issue is that I have an issue with one earlobe but the ear doctor say I have nothing

given I am hypocondriac I dont want to insist 😂

[round lagoon]

Hmm, I would still go for black

it's the mor neutral color plus it wont show imperfection just as much

[vague sparrow]

the black with the gray ear puff is fire

[modest tinsel]

Welp... do as you wish, im not allowed to give advice around medical/ diagnosed problems lmao

[vague sparrow]

yeah I will get the black one

I tend to prefer in ear but this one looks so good

[modest tinsel]

WE LOVE IEMS

[round lagoon]

yesh, go for it

[gray shuttle]

Btw Shot

[vague sparrow]

I am the kind of person that could buy iems only for the anime packaging

[gray shuttle]

The cable is fine

[round lagoon]

very naisu

[gray shuttle]

I enjoy it very much, the lyre one

[modest tinsel]

Tirps, have you received the lyre one

oh no..

[gray shuttle]

Yup

It's fine

[round lagoon]

I guess I will put it on my buying list

[modest tinsel]

https://tenor.com/view/denzel-washington-get-out-no-hell-gif-10700690

[round lagoon]

also more proof that his opinion is invalid lmao

[modest tinsel]

Thats what the Lyre does to an IEM lmaoo

RIP dusk

[gray shuttle]

Yeah, but, mine wasn't such a tight fit

[modest tinsel]

Mhm, some units will have this issue, some wont

The pins are meant to be equal to .78mm, some units show results of .80mm

[gray shuttle]

That's fair, but I can only comment on what I have

[modest tinsel]

Of course!

[vague sparrow]

I will make a review when I get it

but in some weeks

[modest tinsel]

W

[patent patrol]

even the superstrike got a plushie

hurry up wooting

[astral musk]

(Does it still break apart in three months?)

[tepid burrow]

i heard the sticthing starts to unstitch itself

[round lagoon]

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

TLDR:

Price doesn't equal performance. Figure out what you truly want better. Noting that even a change in 1 part of the FR can change how the rest of the FR react,

In my case, I want something as comfy, better bass extension, and flatter 3khz-8khz on the treble. Measurement wise, only Meze Empyrian 2 has that. Too bad I don't have $3k but at least HD490 pro is all I need.

[valid drift]

2008 xbox headphones

[obtuse dove]

People find out that resonances and eigenmodes are a thing!?!?!?

I feel like this was more or less already known right?

[round lagoon]

you do also realize that some people doesn't believe in FR

[obtuse dove]

Frequency response is just, a measurement?

Lmao?

[quasi field]

If you have an electrical engineering degree you are only halfway on your way to make a truly good sounding amplifier and dac. The other degree you need to reach that point is a degree is new age beliefs and mysticism

[round lagoon]

and a bit of marketing

[round lagoon]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kt7rZ_rvGTM

hmm, i don't play fps so idk

[vague sparrow]

I really like the shape of the viper

Now I already have a v3 and I dont see enough improvement on this one to pay a new one

[proper vector]

Viper v4 is the same shape as v3, same with Deathadder

So if you have working v3 you are fine

[vague sparrow]

Yeah for some reason the superlight dont work for me

And the shape are not so different

But I just happen to prefer how the razer mouse feel

[twilit flame]

i can get the v4 pro for 156 usd

[frigid ivy]

what would you been upgrading from

[twilit flame]

A beast x mainly i just crave better battery

[frigid ivy]

is it finally better than the GPX2?

[round lagoon]

https://youtu.be/KGSZjdgxSSg?t=969

Based on this description on the sound, I made this EQ

probably wrong but ehh

small chance, it could've been just like hd560s but with the lift on bass

[elfin kayak]

Melgeek Radar IEMs: https://detail.tmall.com/item.htm?id=1039460384328

[round lagoon]

seems to be fine

but gonna wait for third party measurement

[frigid ivy]

Looks like classic warmpoo

[frigid ivy]

Lol they manage to get the hifiman midrange dip into the iem

[bitter ore]

https://www.rxddit.com/r/MouseReview/s/bdoW75c698

last day at work behaviour

[main ridge]

I'm confused. How did you make that EQ? That's a measurement rig graph.

If you're using Squig to set an EQ, it's about the same as AutoEQ.

[elfin kayak]

hm hub lite $11 USD: https://item.taobao.com/item.htm?id=1038991485811

[rain turret]

it was also down to 11$ when last Ali sale hit

[quasi field]

No measurements yet?

[elfin kayak]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C9C5P0femTU

[quasi field]

Recessed upper mids, no thanks

But that's how you get most of the «soundstage» people will enjoy

[round lagoon]

Nothing on squig yet

[round lagoon]

There's a part on squig where you can set EQ

[main ridge]

I know. But you're setting EQ based on a measurement rig. Every measurement rig graphs differently, which is also different from your head resonance. If you look at the response curve from one person or company on Squig vs another, the frequency response graph is usually significantly different. Don't set an EQ and leave it at that. Use the curve you create as a reference and then fine tune that to match what you're wanting sound wise, otherwise like I previously said its about the same as AutoEQ which isn't best for optimal sound for your ear shape, ear canal and head. Not saying don't use Squig to set EQ, but don't expect to set an EQ in it and not have to fine tune it at all for you.

[round lagoon]

No, that's just me making EQ just for fun to guess how the OAE 2 measures based on a single person lmao. Not actually going to use it for personal listening.

if I do EQ, I wil primarily just set it to sound as close to hd490 pro by ABing

[round lagoon]

@ivory tiger

It'll have more body and a sound stage dip

what do you find lacking on the 560s?

fuck wrong person

@wet coral

[wet coral]

tbh not much, its just that the 599s are $40 cheaper atm

[round lagoon]

just keep it

don't destroy the the established normal just for $40

[tribal fjord]

Is true tho

There is so much logi super light fan boy if they make a gen 3 people will eat that slop up anyway

[main ridge]

Its sad that Drop got absorbed by Corsair. If you're into more neutral profile open back headphones, the Drop 58X and HD 6XX were great (cheap) options. Now not so cheap as you can't just get them from Drop anymore. My favorite headset to date which I haven't felt the need to EQ at all is the Hifiman Edition XV. The XS are also pretty good and much cheaper now. But I had to EQ down above 8khz. It was too harsh for me.

The Hifiman are not neutral though.

[quasi field]

I've always had to give them a bass shelf, fill in the dip in the mids and play around with treble to make them sound acceptably neutral to my ears

[main ridge]

I don't like neutral.

[quasi field]

Are you sure you've heard real neutral? Most do not understand it and end up incorrectly thinking it's boring

[main ridge]

Yes, I'm fully aware of real neutral.

Neutral does not equal flat.

[quasi field]

Every headphone I see people call neutral is lacking in bass making it boring and not neutral to most people, and so that spawns the neutral = boring argument

I only want neutral. If a headphone isn't neutral or can't be EQed well to be neutral then it's not high fidelity to me

[main ridge]

The Hifiman Edition XS/XV are not neutral. The XS are very V shaped and bright, the XV is Neutral leaning, but not perfectly neutral.

I like warm, I don't like bright though. I don't really chase perfection on my headphones like I do in my car though. I spent well over 8 hours tuning the DSP in my car, I spend an hour on my computer and call it good.

Except for the Edition XV. Didn't touch them.

[proper vector]

I like my Aryas

[main ridge]

I've thought about getting the Arya. But I'm happy enough with the XV. The Arya are pretty damn close to neutral and have a massive soundstage.

After getting planar drivers, every dynamic driver set just sounds like doodoo to me. I used to think the HD 800 were amazing. Now they make me sad and I feel like they were a waste of money.

[quasi field]

Did you EQ it

[kindred shore]

does this count as a valid eq setting?

[main ridge]

I’ve EQ’d every pair of headphones and IEM’s I’ve bought except for the Edition XV. The XV are tuned so well for my preference that I don’t feel like they need it.

Well that’s kind of inaccurate. I did EQ the XV for gaming. I brought down the bass and boosted the upper mids for FPS gaming.

[tribal fjord]

Are they gonna stop making keycap is the question

[main ridge]

Pretty sure they are

If you go to Drop.com, it just routes you to Corsair.com now.

[kindred shore]

drop is pretty much just selling off old stock if at all by this point

[main ridge]

You don’t even want to see my EQ settings for my DSP. Individual EQ set for each of the 7 channels.

[kindred shore]

i just learned its a decent headunit, just uhm fm adapters suck hard

[tribal fjord]

Gg

No more dcx keycap from them

I quite like their dcx wob

[kindred shore]

Yeah their store is dead its basically now a gutted site to show off corsairs collab stuff

[astral musk]

I mean... yes? We've known this for a month?

[tribal fjord]

I just learned this

[astral musk]

https://giphy.com/gifs/muppetwiki-muppets-kermit-the-frog-xdLH51eNWZAHrwy5mf

[winged pewter]

Oled when

[hazy karma]

Soon, just finished building my water cooled PC

[round lagoon]

@ornate vector gimme budget

and use case

[ornate vector]

200 max

[round lagoon]

mic + iem combined?

[ornate vector]

yeah

[round lagoon]

For mic, fifine am8 should be fine

[round lagoon]

When it comes to IEM, is it for gaming or just for music listening?

[ornate vector]

can it be a mix of both?

[round lagoon]

sure

[round lagoon]

If that's the case, I can recommend Supermix 4 (very good for gaming due to its separation) or if you want a neutral tune there's Crinear Daybreak. Both relatively the same price.

with sale should be below $200, even if not, only a couple bucks increase

Personally, I would go for Crinear Daybreak

[ornate vector]

Thank you very much I couldnt figure out any good IEMs

[atomic mica]

^-^

[heady crystal]

Nice build, very colourful.

White tax on the PC parts though

[atomic mica]

Thank you! I built it May 2025 and finally got around to decorating/aesthetics of it.. yeah white tax but guess how much I got my 5070 for.

[tulip tide]

if i could make my pc invisible, i would do it 😅

[atomic mica]

Why 🙁

[tulip tide]

never cared about aesthetics, i just need it to work :D

[atomic mica]

Fair enough

[neon arch]

it's pretty, always wanted white, but the white tax and my Audhd would make it not so pretty anymore on the outside...

I've got the black meshify 3 and it collects dust 😮

[heady crystal]

Speaking of dust, the front intake on my North XL is a little too dusty.

[neon arch]

would be nice with an anti dust coat, but i think the static would fry the ram and nand chips

[atomic mica]

Thank you. The white tax wast too bad tbh. I bought my parts beginning of 2023 and once I got all my parts I built it so that helped a lot especially with my gpu, I got it under $1k because I was just watching and waiting lol

[neon arch]

was it just laying there or did you mix and match until you had it all ?

[atomic mica]

Mix and match until I had it all

I would say tho.. I wouldn’t buy lian li fans again.

[neon arch]

lian li is quite expensive, but they are pretty 🙂

a bit messy though 🙂

[atomic mica]

Its because they have reverse fans but as you can see, you can cover that with fan covers lol

[tacit linden]

Dongle town

[atomic mica]

Omg cute!! I would get arm monitor, it def elevates ur look and desk space.

[neon arch]

dongle ? it's a mister fpga, the hubby thing near the monitor is a usb switch 🙂

[tacit linden]

That keyboard doesn't look very wootingy 👀

[heady crystal]

Soon™?

[atomic mica]

Its not 😩 but I did order wooting, its coming next week ^-^

[neon arch]

i'm waiting to get one of those samsung 49" screens before i buy an arm for it

[heady crystal]

[atomic mica]

Guess which one i got..

[heady crystal]

Zinc white 80HE?

[atomic mica]

Close. I got the 60 cus pink.

^-^

[tacit linden]

Not on top of the PC, the desk has like 3 hubs on it.

[neon arch]

2 hubs and one charger 🙂

one hub is a switch though

[crude talon]

https://x.com/boardzyxd/status/2039356397091967188

boardzy (@boardzyxd)

500 gram mouse review whenever this arrives

X · Apr 1, 2026, 2:57 PM

superbrick

[round lagoon]

perfect for g502 enjoyer

[frigid ivy]

Now these are my endgame sound and comfort

[round lagoon]

nide HEDD

[frigid ivy]

the top foam is truly awful

but I wouldn't return the hedd because of it

[round lagoon]

I would love it for the sound too, considering it has the same mids and good enough treble extension.

treble might be a little too low past 4k for me though

[frigid ivy]

the biggest improvement to me are the dynamics across the whole range

everything feels physical

[round lagoon]

I feel like that's just the bass extention being a little better

[frigid ivy]

it's the mids and treble too

it's almost feels like small puffs of air

[round lagoon]

like, extra addition pre 1500hz just gives every note a little more body

[round lagoon]

hmm, actually not sure about this. Could be due to the how the open back are designed

[frigid ivy]

it only happens with certain tones but it's a crazy feeling, probably the brain interpreting it that way. I doubt the carbon driver in the D1 moves that much more air than my 6XX driver

[round lagoon]

I mean, the bigger the hole the less air has to fight against to go through

[frigid ivy]

oh wait

[round lagoon]

hmm, hoping I could demo it someday I guess

[frigid ivy]

the D1 doesn't have foam in front

while the 6X0 does

that's probably the biggest diff

[round lagoon]

ooo, okay that can change the FR

[frigid ivy]

yeah basically a lot less damping

[frigid ivy]

too bad it's almost out of stock everywhere, dunno if demo units are around

[round lagoon]

Don't know if the D1 example exist, but this is what hd490 be if the dampening on the driver is removed

like, immediately more air

[frigid ivy]

yeah

any squigs of the 6X0 with and without?

6XX with no foam might get close to the 600

[round lagoon]

not sure if this is what you mean

[frigid ivy]

yeah that

[round lagoon]

https://starspickeraudio.net/collections/all/products/no-limit-audio-stradivaris-foodprint

Around 8 years ago, a small team of researchers was the first to discover what makes this incredible harmony in the sound of a Stradivari violin possible: Unlike his equally talented master violin makers of the 17th century, who all made their own varnish, Stradivari was the only one at that time to add pure carbon to the varnish texture, which is now proven to have been the case.

Be it a violin, a material, or even our human body. It has been scientifically proven that the natural resonance of the human body is almost exactly the same as that of pure carbon C37.

What would happen if we could use pure carbon to precisely match the residual resonance of a loudspeaker or a hi-fi component to our natural resonance?

All of these residual resonances would automatically become inaudible and no longer perceptible to us...
And how effectively this works is best demonstrated by listening to our Stradivaris footprints .

It's $800 btw

[vital gorge]

Sounds like snake oil

[round lagoon]

yes, it is

[quasi field]

https://tenor.com/view/ya-think-sharon-marsh-south-park-s16e12-a-nightmare-on-face-time-gif-23195758

[mental spade]

https://x.com/i/status/2039342021626982650

Pulsar Gaming Gears (@PulsarGears)

The lightest mouse trend is officially OVER.

Unleashing the Susanto-X CrazyHeavy, one of the World’s Heaviest Mice!

Intentionally weighted at a staggering 508 grams, this peripheral is your new mandatory daily training regimen.

Inspired by pro player @jasonsusantoo, his secret

X · Apr 1, 2026, 2:00 PM

G502 replacement just dropped

[frigid ivy]

lol 800 for D1, Clears, HE600, Cosmo, 109 Pros, LCD-2, Aryas ORRRRR 4 smol feets

[round lagoon]

this is for peeps that has $10k+ speakers

[frigid ivy]

I would just buy some yoga pads kek

[round lagoon]

you wouldn't understand, they live in a higher plane of existence (tax bracket)

[frigid ivy]

https://tenor.com/view/ascending-energy-galaxy-gif-17739196

[lusty lodge]

Love the setup, whats the vertical monitor?

[deep hawk]

Finally, a mouse made for me

[plain schooner]

I reached a higher tax bracket once

Ended up having to pay 2K in taxes back

[crude talon]

means you got to borrow money from the government for free

otherwise the government is borrowing my money for free smh

[frigid ivy]

yeah after I went to my current job I always end up paying the government during tax season

[silver topaz]

Damnit it's sold out

[atomic mica]

Thank you. Its just some random wallpaper i found on wallpaper engine

[ancient mantle]

Wondering at that weight, wonder if playing something like aim trainer with it could strengthen muscles and improve aim. Maybe not but interesting idea if you decide to take it serious.

[viscid bison]

the mice include pre-weaponized biceps and a jar of creatine

[olive silo]

thinking about getting a wireless mouse from zowie does anyone have one ? i have s2-c wired verison and my pinky and the finger next to it rubs agaisnt my mouse pad lol

I have the s1 as well the old one and the shape is quite nice it’s just a bit too heavy for my liking as I bought it after I bought my s2 as it was having issues but I fixed it

[mental spade]

Personally would get a vaxee if you want the Zowie type mouse

Vaxee was made by the founders of Zowie back when they made their best mice and shapes

[fringe yacht]

i found that replacement with the razer basilisk v3, pretty much same ergonomy but overall a way better feel

[tacit linden]

Pulsar Feinmann has been disconinued from stores here, is it getting replaced by something new? Anyone know what it might be? The Noctua version isn't even out yet afaik.

[quasi field]

Airpods Max 2

[round lagoon]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=unAk2RFspNw

has weird angle, but also has an sdcard slot to put your music in

Very useful, I might get it someday.

[quasi field]

Basshead dongle? Does it have EQ?

[obtuse dove]

I smh if you want bass just get fatfreq scarlet mini

[quasi field]

Vomit

[round lagoon]

He mentioned it's colored on the lower freq, bass being slightly higher

[quasi field]

Inherently? If so then that's quite bad and limits the usefulness of the dongle

Colouration that cannot be disabled is a big no no

[round lagoon]

Inherently

[quasi field]

How much does the dongle cost

[round lagoon]

$220

[quasi field]

My god. Waste of money

Just buy something with PEQ and it'll be way better and flexibler

Are there measurements of the bass boost? Is it 0,5 dB or sumthinf

[round lagoon]

just his words/ears.

[quasi field]

Maybe it's not coloured and it's just placebo. That would be better

[round lagoon]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zSRF0uwIcZQ probably

[quasi field]

Oh

So he's like WaveTheory, the other placebomaxxer you sent

[round lagoon]

yesh

[vivid obsidian]

managed to bend one cpu pin on my motherboard when swapping in my aio and now i need to wait a week for a whole new motherboard 🥲

[astral musk]

[vivid obsidian]

by the time i get my new mobo ill have my 80he though so that makes up for it ig

[winged pewter]

Why not bend it back

Or could you successfully rma it

[vivid obsidian]

i did bend it back and it didn't fix it unfortunately

[round lagoon]

https://youtu.be/Ldu2a2v5wZ4?t=884

The end rant lmao

I feel like it's semi directed towards a certain crin hater

[obtuse dove]

TLDR?

Of like

The entire video

[round lagoon]

Crin is good

kinda just tldr of Crinear's History and releases.

[obtuse dove]

Good or good enough?

[round lagoon]

good, meta is good enough release and daybreak is really nice.

[obtuse dove]

Sennheiser HE1 though

If there exists an IEM that can recreate the HE1 experience I'd buy it.

Because HE1 spoiled me forever

[round lagoon]

I mean, he heard the HE1, he def knows why and how it's good since he also has the measurement/other headphone to compare against.

*owns HE-1 and the mearsurement rig being the 5128 lmao

[obtuse dove]

Yeah

[round lagoon]

I mean, after he 'milked' the JM1, pretty sure he'll find a target that roughly match the HE-1.

By my personal desire for a headphone when measured, HE-1 do also fit all of my wants in a headphone

[frigid ivy]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ht31PYvmQaQ

[obtuse dove]

Lowk forgot where JM-1 came from

Like where the research of it came to be

[round lagoon]

I also forgor

[round lagoon]

https://forum.headphones.com/t/understanding-the-headphones-com-iem-measurements/23607/18?u=resolve

https://crinacle.com/2025/02/05/the-new-2025-ief-target/

Also has a short history on how Meta and Daybreak are tuned. Plus makes me think Reference the final evolution of such.

[wispy hedge]

https://www.kkinstagram.com/reel/DVWcRagk0qL/

[round lagoon]

hmm, I think this is the wrong place for it

[abstract warren]

You’re right it belongs on keyboard modding tbh

[vague sparrow]

ok guys what are the best iem in the 150-250 range?

[round lagoon]

price doesn't mean performance, and 'best' is subjective.

[vague sparrow]

true

I will soon receive the sigmot ew300 I ordered hope I will be happy with them

gaming + listening to music

[round lagoon]

should be plenty good

treble might be a bit too much but you can always EQ

[vague sparrow]

oh yeah will try EQ

first time

what program do you use on windows for EQ?

[round lagoon]

I don't EQ

[vague sparrow]

oh ok

[round lagoon]

If I EQ I use the music software itself but I don't use system wide EQ

[vague sparrow]

well given I listen to music on youtube dont think there is a solution for EQ apart system wide

[round lagoon]

https://sourceforge.net/projects/equalizerapo/ You can try this

[vague sparrow]

Oh yes I seen this one being suggested will try it thank you

[crude talon]

apo with peace ui is nice

that's what I use on my desktop

[vague sparrow]

yeah will use this combo if I start using EQ

[frigid ivy]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yASjN8tvU4Q

[round lagoon]

I like the form factor

but based on the only FR available on squig, I might not like it due to the reduced treble.

[olive silo]

in all honestly they look ass

i think ill get the za13-dw or fk2-dw

the u2 has a funky shape lol

[quasi field]

I don't like how there's a lack of listening tests to verify its use as a target

Obviously JM-1 without any kind of tilt etc. is terrible and would not be preferred much at all in listening tests

[bitter sapphire]

<@&1098943457654997093>

[obtuse dove]

Yeah

[patent patrol]

waddup

[deep hawk]

It's been moped up :]

[proper vector]

I wish upon people doing those scams an permanent diarrhea and scurvy
I would wish them that their spouses would leave them, but that's unrealistic, they haven't touched grass in years, let alone had any human contact

[frigid ivy]

I wish for their socks to always feel wet

[ivory tiger]

and their pillows being uncomfy, soaky wet and to warm to sleep

[frigid ivy]

[quasi field]

https://tenor.com/view/bunny-sleepy-gooba-owa-owaowa-gif-2311503198775714764

[fringe yacht]

anyone here having any experience with this speaker setup here and if they're decent enough sound wise (considering it to be more or less a budget setup at ~400€) going how it's a totally simplified plug&play setup without any need of wire handling/management or requiring separate amps or whatnot
https://www.klipsch.com/uk/products/promedia-lumina-computer-speakers-with-led-lighting

[plain schooner]

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[quasi field]

Here's your upgrade bro. Basically just unit variation levels of difference. It's like a Hifiman headphone 🙄 @obtuse dove @round lagoon

I remember Sean Olive measuring several Airpods Max 1 units and noticed quite bad unit variation

[round lagoon]

Rest in peace

Apple lost

[heady crystal]

AirPods ANC is top tier though

Plus the ecosystem™ magic

AirPods of any kind are super convenient if you’ve got multiple Apple devices

[crude talon]

rest in piss

[round lagoon]

hopefully I can get airpods pro soon

[heady crystal]

AirPods Pro 3 are incredible

I highly recommend

Especially if you’re commuting a lot

[quasi field]

Even if it had close to the same sound I would have upgraded if it were lighter and had a power button. This was a VERY disappointing and honestly pointless sequel

[heady crystal]

I’d like an actual folding design

To save space when I’m not using them

[atomic lark]

Apple probably just wanted to stop producing the H1 chip

[heady crystal]

I don’t get why all the Bluetooth headphones stopped having good folding designs

[white jackal]

What the fuck is that insane 5 khz dip

[past dome]

I stole all your 5khz

[quasi field]

This region is really where the headphone falters to me. It's noticeably lacking for me. Not neutral. But otherwise I find it fairly neutral sounding through much of the other frequencies

[white jackal]

Yeah it looks pretty ok otherwise

I just remembered i need to get some gym headphones

[quasi field]

I use my Airpods Max when exercising. It's not bad but the weight makes it slide off a little easier

[proper vector]

Cheap KZ ZSNs and go on

[round lagoon]

time to get dem IEM

[obtuse dove]

Same measurement rigs correct?

[quasi field]

Should be yes

[obtuse dove]

Same volume level?

Because volume has a pretty large effect on the FR of APM

Because if volume is not constant across these measurements then it's not unit-unit variation

That's just how AirPods Max changes the FR based on volume

Same applies to most Bluetooth headphones and earbuds

Like Sony headphones do this too

As well as Bose

[quasi field]

So looking it up. Amir and Sean both use the GRAS 45CA-10. Oratory uses the «GRAS 45BC KEMAR». Headphone show used GRAS 43AG. Since I'm not an expert on the difference between these I thankfully managed to find Oratory talking about it

[obtuse dove]

I'm not entirely sure how the lack of a torso or the presence of one affects headphones and earbuds

Actually it could affect the smarter ones that have outward facing mics

In terms of ANC and transparency performance

[quasi field]

Does Airpods Max actually have loudness correction?

I can't find measurements or people talking about it

https://www.reddit.com/r/oratory1990/comments/1r2n207/i_have_a_theory_that_apple_added_loudness/

And this makes it seem like it doesn't. At least not back when these measurements were taken

But anyway I'm not sure what volume they all test at. I know Amir does 94 dBSPL at 425 Hz

The Headphone show measurement shows a fairly similar volume at least

[obtuse dove]

At least APM 2 because of the new audio chip

[quasi field]

Yeah. Though it doesn't really feel like 1 has it. But it's not very easy for me to tell

[obtuse dove]

Because the buds with the new H2 chip are known to have loudness compensation.

[quasi field]

Mr. Oratory and Amir both said they have issues getting good results when measuring due to seating variation

Aside from in the bass at least

And there seems to be some unit variation issue

[quasi field]

That's kind of the real upgrade in the headphone

And the better battery due to the stupid idiot design that sucks battery when not using it

[obtuse dove]

Well, unless you put it in its little thingy

With the magnets to trigger the deep sleep mode

Well technically after some Bluetooth timeout it will go to the deep sleep mode on its own

[quasi field]

I do that but then the next day it sometimes has lost upwards of 10% power

Maybe my unit is just borked idk

But the battery life is very disappointing

[obtuse dove]

For me that happens if the AirPods Max are still connected to my phone the entire time

Have to disconnect it to make it go to the deep sleep mode

[hazy fiber]

great deals on lethal 👀

[round lagoon]

ooo

[obtuse dove]

Not bad for open box

Assuming they are, properly cleaned

[abstract warren]

Maybe you’ll only get 50% of the mouse in that open box

[twilit flame]

Ez weight modded mouse then

And a cheap fingertip one at that

[lunar holly]

@hazy fiber @tribal fjord

[hazy fiber]

speeeed

[lunar holly]

Which one to try first rq

My dad gonna teach me how to drive in a few mins

So I can game rn

DAMNNN THEY FAST

RS II rn

Holee sheet they smooth

Very glidy

[crude marlin]

where is that?

[hazy fiber]

lethal.gg

[crude marlin]

thank you!

[tribal fjord]

i like the silencer over the rensport

is a bit faster but both are really smooth

[lunar holly]

Gotcha

I have to get use to them first

Going from slow to fast in a instant is

But much smoother than my air pros

And quieter

Thanks for reco

[tribal fjord]

oh btw the rensport have like a layer on it

like a protect layer

[lunar holly]

Yeah I took it off

[lunar holly]

Holy shit you weren't kidding

Damn it's even more quiet

[ivory tiger]

@lunar holly any of you two would like to share the link for the silencer?
I might need some skates

[lunar holly]

Yeah

Gimme momento

https://a.aliexpress.com/_mq6vAk1

[ivory tiger]

[lunar holly]

This bih faaaaast

[ivory tiger]

I CAN BUY THEM

[lunar holly]

[lunar holly]

YAYAYAY

[ivory tiger]

I don't get discriminated for living in Germany by mouse skates lmao

[lunar holly]

[ivory tiger]

I am using none at the moment

[lunar holly]

WHAT

[ivory tiger]

I don't have some fancy skates yet
Only stock VV3P feet

[lunar holly]

[ivory tiger]

I need skates

[lunar holly]

do you replace them pretty often or na?

[ivory tiger]

Silencer = red ones, right?

[lunar holly]

na

[ivory tiger]

[lunar holly]

the three in the middle of nowhere

grey ones

[ivory tiger]

LMAOOO

Didn't see them at all

[wet coral]

oh

i use thise

@ivory tiger

i use the rs ver and got the 80pc

[ivory tiger]

Whats the rs ver? Like is it more speed or more control?

[wet coral]

its speedy boi

nice for $3-4

[ivory tiger]

For me the 80 pack would be about 9€ plus shipping

$3-4 sounds pretty good

[wet coral]

tbh its still worth

more than 10/€

i only got 40pc for my obsidians and i think that was closer to $10-15

[ivory tiger]

Yea, I really should get some anyway. And they seem not bad at all

Will maybe order in the next days

[wet coral]

theyre slower too but that means they also last a tiny bit longer

[ivory tiger]

Like I don't even know what I like, slow speed whatever. I think me weird

[tribal fjord]

i replace them every like 3 weeks

i only game like 5 hour a day at most

[tribal fjord]

might still be cheaper than buying air pro on like max gaming

[vague sparrow]

I would need to go to a store where they have both qd oled and woled to compare

[vague sparrow]

have you guys seen how ssd price went insane?

[past dome]

qd-oled is usually better. Unless you're always in a brightly lit room

[fossil escarp]

if i wanted to build a pc what are the price ranges and what would i need?

[obtuse dove]

Eh, the 4th gen WOLEDs are really good

Basically on par with QD OLED now in terms of color volume

While also being brighter

And with more glossy options

[vague sparrow]

I am not in a bright room

[vague sparrow]

honestly I would have to see both to decide

[obtuse dove]

fair, also HDR on WOLED will be better because they typically have higher brightness than QD-OLEDs

[vague sparrow]

issue is I seen on reddit WOLED has gray band

[obtuse dove]

from what I can tell its very much not noticeable unless you try to look for it.

[vague sparrow]

yeah

this year I want to get an oled

[obtuse dove]

but issue is, QD-OLEDs is the same situation

its not noticable unless you try to look for it

LCD-IPS displays are still superior in this regard when it comes to grey uniformity

[vague sparrow]

My IPS has very bad black because light diffuse on some border

[obtuse dove]

could be due to the backlight dying or damage to one of the backlight layers

because most decent IPS displays shouldnt do that

[vague sparrow]

I will go to the store not sure they will have different model of OLED but I can try

at least seeing how they differ

[obtuse dove]

yeah, just keep in mind that some of the older generation panels will likely be on big sales

[vague sparrow]

yeah I check monitor unboxed to know which models are good

[obtuse dove]

fair

[bitter sapphire]

THIS

i have a 4th gen WOLED monitor

if i look at tests i see the gray banding

but not in games and stuff

[vague sparrow]

honestly if I had to get one I would hesitate between the XG32UCWMG and pg32ucdm

XG32UCWMG has dual resolution

[bitter sapphire]

i mean if u don't play comp games and you have a decent GPU just stick with 4k

[vague sparrow]

I have a 9070xt and I dont really play comp game

arc raiders but I wouldnt qualify it as competitive

marathon but I am bad anyway

[obtuse dove]

could probs do 4K with upscaling

with that GPU

if you dont want to use upscaling though I would suggest sticking with 1440p

[vague sparrow]

I use upscaling even in 1440p

[obtuse dove]

lmao

[vague sparrow]

almost never use native

but I think my cpu bottleneck the pc

at least in marathon it does

[obtuse dove]

I will say the PG32UCDM is a last gen QD-OLED

[vague sparrow]

there is the gen 3 now

[bitter sapphire]

4th gen is the new

[vague sparrow]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SyGeL5SMm3c

[obtuse dove]

thats PG32CDM3

not PG32UCDM

there is a pretty massive difference

the 3rd gen one uses 4th gen tandem QD-OLED, while the non 3rd gen one uses older 3rd gen QD-OLED technology.

[vague sparrow]

yeah the last gen is better at least it is what this guy is saying

the coating make the black more black

but it is crazy expensive

[obtuse dove]

issue is the black levels still rise a lot more in ambient light than a WOLED panel

it reduces the issue, but doesnt eliminate it.

[vague sparrow]

well what I retained from this video is go QD OLED if you want poppy colors, go WOLED if you want deep black

honestly I could order both from amazon and send back the one I like less but I am lazy

[obtuse dove]

4th gen WOLED has caught up in terms of color volume I will say

[vague sparrow]

yeah I will just go to the store I doubt there will be both monitor but I can try

but regardless coming from an IPS I guess I will be happy with either one

[atomic mica]

wait because she came in today !!!! ^-^ im in loveee

[lunar holly]

@hazy fiber @viscid bison

[bitter sapphire]

looks cool

[lunar holly]

literally when i took it out of the box
i thought i was gonna break it bc of how thin it is compared to the sp004

although thickness doesn't matter much for me when playing
i dont really care for the feel of it, just holding it alone scares me a bit

[latent skiff]

She is here.

[surreal vigil]

what are the current goats in chi fi iems?

[frigid ivy]

Depends on budget but the crinear stuff is good if you want to try JM1

[past dome]

True. But I don't think they're widely available yet

[viscid bison]

sick setup and pad amigo! a big stepup from the good ol days. I've downsized to 30fps but with speedy inputs

[viscid bison]

but can it last for more than 6 months, for glass that is? 😭

[obtuse dove]

macbook neo my beloved

[visual parcel]

Wow thats so tuff

[trim lotus]

is glass mousepad worth it/ is it too glider

glidey

[lunar holly]

It all depends if you put in the effort to like get use to it

[trim lotus]

well i haven’t really used any mousepad i was asking if i should start w glass

[lunar holly]

oh shi.. well i don't really have anything to say for people that just want to go straight into glasspad but if you do want to
i suggest getting a controlled glasspad like Polarity or CR005

[trim lotus]

is xvx good

[lunar holly]

can't say, dont know about them

[elfin kayak]

could get the ATK Crimson to try if you don't wanna drop 130 for a sp005

[atomic mica]

Tyy! I love it

[fringe yacht]

guess my question about a speaker setup kinda went under so i'll try again, if anyone has any experience with these speakers here (or could recommend a similar solution that won't go too far above a budget of 400€), key points which make me want to go for it are:

• small scale setup that should be enough for listening to music with an actual woofer included
  (i don't need some huge setup, stereo is enough and any bigger speakers would most likely lead to trouble with my mom downstairs) 😂
• the ease of plug and play without having to deal with any actual wires, some amp/controlboard/whatever, just connect the power to the sub, connect the speakers to the sub with some serial cables and connect the sub to the pc via usb -> done
  https://www.klipsch.com/products/promedia-lumina-computer-speakers-with-led-lighting

[quasi field]

Check Erinsaudiocorner he makes good objective speaker reviews a lot of the time. But it's not very easy to know when many of these are good or not since they are very often not measured

So the performance could be anything

[fringe yacht]

hmm, guess he pretty much confirms what my surface level search resulted with as well, as in it being pretty much the only powered speaker setup in that price range that has an actual woofer included and overall his review didn't sound too bad so i guess i'll go with them next month 🤔

[quasi field]

Oh I had no idea he had reviewed them. That's lucky

[fringe yacht]

just a few weeks ago apparently 😄

but yea, this will be my first speaker setup in like 20 years by now, during that time i always just used headsets for the ease of use with gaming and never had the cash for a separate system for music/movies, so i simply hope it'll be worth it 😅

[vital gorge]

that reminds me.. my father in law wants a new screen, for a mac mini. it is replacing an old big screen imac. So i was thinking a 32" 4k screen with speakers.
does anyone has some solid recommendations? 60hz is fine :p

[past dome]

Budget and currency?

[vital gorge]

business expense. so NL, euro, ~€600

[past dome]

€600 may be enough for a monitor and external speakers. Or must the speakers be part of the monitor?

[vital gorge]

good question, but i think its not needed. monitor speakers are mostly trash. Oh and a webcam, but that will be seperate

i was also considering TVs.. those have decent speakers

[past dome]

There was a nice mini led within budget but its out of stock. I don't think gaming is the priority so oled isn't ideal. This looks like a nice choice imo
https://nl.pcpartpicker.com/product/Zpnypg/benq-mobiuz-ex3210u-320-3840x2160-144-hz-monitor-ex3210u

It even has speakers

[vital gorge]

this screen will display (fullscreen) outlook most of the time 😄

that one looks nice 😄

[past dome]

Price is well below €600, if all it's for is office work you don't need to spend that much. Tomshardware has colour calibration settings to copy too

Nice aesthetic tbh

[vital gorge]

its gamery, but not over the top

i'll present it as an option!

[past dome]

It was the cheapest one above 60hz, I'd recommend not getting 60hz if possible and you'd only need to spend like €200 if you did

Above 60hz will definitely give the feeling of an upgrade

[cinder ivy]

unrelated to wooting but yall know good mouses that has web-based software?

[frozen patio]

There are loads. What size you after? Grip style? Ergo shape or something else? Budget? Etc

[cinder ivy]

small and claw grip, no budget yet just checking if theres lots of mouse that doesnt need to install driver

[frozen patio]

Ok so I got a bunch of mice laying around that might be worth checking out. Irrespective of budget:

Finalmouse ULX Frostlord - probably my second favourite mouse although not cheap and FM are known for their QC lottery despite being pricey. That said, the ULX in 'classic' is what I use and it's unreal. They also do medium and small sizes.

Lamzu Maya X - This is my favourite mouse bar none. It's a little on the larger size but they also do a Lamzu Maya non-X flavour which is smaller. A truly remarkable mouse. Price is reasonable.

Attack Shark R6 - This mouse is wicked but a little on the smaller size which is why I benched it. Has a pronounced rear hump like the Pulsar X2H mini but for much less money (it's basically a clone of it). To add to this, the Scyrox V8 is basically the same mouse just wrapped up in a different presentation. Scyrox is also a sister company of Lamzu which would actually get my vote over the R6. Both are well priced but Attack Shark have had hacking issues before with their software so something to keep in mind.

WLMouse Beast X - I have the Max version which is their largest size but they also do a regular and a mini version. Similar shape to the Maya X/non-X but with holes all over it if you're into that. Fairly pricey but also amazing.

Edit: I play claw/fingertip mix and all these mice work with that style for me, but to varying amounts.

[hazy fiber]

Pulsar, Wlmouse, Lamzu have good mice with web software

[cinder ivy]

thanks thanks

[gray shuttle]

I can recommend Pulsar but don't expect wooting level of settings

[round lagoon]

super review now has multiple graph of reference

sample 1 iirc from last year, sample 2 is recent (prop from the recent production this year)

Less bass than Hype 4 mk2, less air, but treble is extremely even.

if you -1 db on u18, the graph below 2k is almost 1:1 with chu2

@bitter ore what iem ?

If you can't fix it, I can help recommend the other that sounds same, ish

[bitter ore]

blue2

i mean i have another cable included i can try

[round lagoon]

what kind of issue you're having?

[bitter ore]

idk if the pins are just bent or smt

[round lagoon]

the cable's pin?

[bitter ore]

the wire just disconnects easily

yea

[round lagoon]

Oh, you can just buy a replacement cable

[round lagoon]

https://www.linsoul.com/products/tripowin-zonie?variant=30938636353675 3.5mm, 0.78 2 pin

[modest tinsel]

Sounds like a pin issue

[bitter ore]

im swapping to the other included wire to see if fixes it

[round lagoon]

alright

feel free to change the cable choice, no need to spend more than $20 for it unless you want certain asthetic. As long as it's 2pin 0.78 it's good enough.

[bitter ore]

yea im using another tripowin on the other iem i have

[modest tinsel]

tripowin are good

[bitter ore]

the original wire for that also broke

i have a bad habit of sleeping with them on

[round lagoon]

included wire in iem usually bad lmao, a lot of my pain point with cheaper one at least

[modest tinsel]

thats not the greatest habit lmao

[round lagoon]

Also do you have that guy blocked?

[bitter ore]

new one seems fine

who?

[round lagoon]

The one above my message

[vague sparrow]

@modest tinsel ???

[modest tinsel]

hiiii

[bitter ore]

skorpah?

[modest tinsel]

what?

[round lagoon]

yesh

[bitter ore]

nah why?

[vague sparrow]

no not blocked

[round lagoon]

it's alright, I just don't like misinfo

[modest tinsel]

oh somebody i blocked is here im guessing lmao

[round lagoon]

in any case, does changing the cable fixed it?

[bitter ore]

yea it did

[round lagoon]

nice nice

looks like you have to order another emergency replacement then

[bitter ore]

prob wont honestly

can just grab one easily and use headphone in the meantime

[round lagoon]

alright, ehh, you in a city, plenty of audio store vendor nearby so getting cable shouldn't be annoying

[bitter ore]

yea, also the only time headphones is unusable is when im recording audio

still have 0 clue why it happens

when i open obs or games that have voice chat

[round lagoon]

could be because the headphone has its own mic, you can check the windows's audio panel and see if there's a mic for the headphone

[bitter ore]

all my computer audio becomes muffled when im using wireless headphones

not recording mic tho

[round lagoon]

could be bad wireless/bad tuning

[bitter ore]

what i hear from the computer like game audio and music

[round lagoon]

hmm, weird

[bitter ore]

when obs is open

[bitter ore]

https://obsproject.com/forum/threads/as-soon-as-i-open-obs-all-desktop-sound-sounds-muffled.150913/

like this but i cant find a solution

actually no, both live audio and recorded audio is muffled

[round lagoon]

have you tried the solution there?

[bitter ore]

yea

[round lagoon]

Sorry, I don't use bluetooth headset to know how to fix it. But I guess you can do try going into the control panel's sound and check 'Communication' tab to see if it tick something that reduce the volume of sound.

[bitter ore]

yea nw

i just use iem when i have to

so its really not a big pain

[winged pewter]

Have you tried disabling the mic?

[wet coral]

@lunar holly your new glasspad is now obsolute, new pad material just dropped
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tD4K2BpGu_M

[crude talon]

ain’t just drop it’s been around

[vague sparrow]

honestly we dont care about material we just want an anime girl on the glass pad

[crude talon]

at least 2dg has been making metal pads for a while
this one might be slightly different

🚬

[wet coral]

https://tenor.com/view/fahhh-fah-skeleton-vonoffe-meme-gif-17918076419074819351

[blissful gust]

Where is this even legal lol

[surreal vigil]

i just want more bass and a sound more similar to the ksc75. i got moondrop starfields a couple years ago and the lack of bass kinda sucks

[quasi field]

Have you made sure it's not just a bad seal by pressing on them?

[surreal vigil]

wdym by pressing on them?

ive had issues trying to find the right size tips but even with foam tips its lacking bass

[quasi field]

Pressing them into your ear as you listen on them to see if it makes them sound better

I have seal issues with most in-ears and it completely kills bass

[surreal vigil]

they do sound a bit better but they are still lacking

[surreal vigil]

any tips on how to get a good seal? the stock tips are very hit or miss and buying a ton of aftermarket tips is expensive

[round lagoon]

I guess if you want more bass

Juzear Defiant also a good choice, has similar graph as starfield down until 80hz where the bass is more

[quasi field]

I don't have any tips sorry. Because I never managed to fix it myself

But if you want one with more bass anyway I recommend the Kefine Delci

[tribal fjord]

@lunar holly

:3

[frigid ivy]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XjB-Ye5u9CE&

guess my hrtf is pretty close to resolve

[lunar holly]

[twilit flame]

My vv4p got delayed thanks to clearance 🥀

[wet coral]

god damn $60 for 80 dots

even if its in aud

[ivory tiger]

I thought these were $8

[wet coral]

they are on aliexpress

i found that store on aliexpress

2.3 stars

[tribal fjord]

Australia is just shit when comes to pricing

[quasi field]

https://youtu.be/FIJVTXbQx1Q

[fringe yacht]

thinking about getting a 4TB external SSD setup and kinda wondering, what would you guys suggest, getting an NVME + case or a 2.5" sata SSD + case? costs are about the same in both options as far as i could see, just wondering which might be better for some reasons like heat or longer lifespan etc 🤔

[astral musk]

4TB of non mechanical harddisk is going to be quite expensive.

Do you need the speed? Do you need it to be less fragile?

[patent patrol]

8tb gen5 kinda the standard

[vague sparrow]

what

8 tb?

[fringe yacht]

it's mostly about the fact that any kind of external HDD i had so far always goes in a nasty standby mode and easily takes up 10 seconds or more to wake up during which time my entire explorer just freezes, with an SSD that shouldn't happen anymore, plus USB being faster than any classic HDD by now also makes me move away from them

and cost wise i'd say ~400€ + a 10€ case isn't too absurd

i actually paid way more for way smaller drives in the past

just not sure which of the 2 solutions would be better in the end, since both should be faster than the USB connection as is 🤔

[astral musk]

I mean if money isn't an issue, and you don't want to deal with the harddisk spin up time, then the answer seems clear. Just make sure the enclosure you get is for NVME not the old-school SSD based M.2 drives. That can be a trap.

I have a 1TB NVME one I made some years ago, using a surplus 1TB NVME I had laying around. Useful for quick, big data transfers.

[fringe yacht]

well, going by the descriptions on the screenshots i'd say i at least got the right enclosure choices for each solution xD

but yea, overall i never really digged into all that SSD stuffs, going by how i got my first SSD experience with that internal 4TB nvme that i bought for building my current pc like 2 years ago, so not sure if nvme got any other benefits or downsides compared to the 2.5" sata SSDs besides the speed

just kept hearing that nvme's might overheat in some cases🤔

not sure if the same would be true for the 2.5" sata ones as well or not

[sterile compass]

Hi, maybe somebody can help me here, i need help with a monitor, currently i have the MSI Optix g271 and i think abt switching to a new one called the msi mag 244F since i got the optix for some time and i think the hardware is kinda older. Would it be worth switching to more hz and will there be a big difference if i switch from 27 inch to 24 inches on 1080p? Bcs i heard 24 is better for full hd

[winged pewter]

And you need it to be external?

[fringe yacht]

would prefer it, yes, since then i could just take it downstairs and plug it into the TV or my moms laptop when needed

[winged pewter]

No way 399 is the cheapest nvme you can find tho right, or ssd

Nm790 at 299 for 4tb

[patent patrol]

yes?

i wanna save more then 5 pictures

[astral musk]

8TB...NVME.

https://giphy.com/gifs/animation-disney-vintage-Xy2PrQq6BIw7u

[patent patrol]

do they still make sata

[fringe yacht]

well, i just looked for crucial ones since overall i always had the best experience with WD and crucial drives but after that experience with the western digital external i drifted away from them, but if you say those lexar drives are durable enough to work for what i got in mind then sure, i'll switch to them instead

[vague sparrow]

ok I would like a 8tb nvme too

but right now impossible

even 4to is out of reach

[winged pewter]

Just get 5 2tb ones

[vague sparrow]

😂

yeah also stop being poor

[winged pewter]

Facts

[vague sparrow]

a decent pc right now should be 7800x3D+5080ti+32go ddr5 + 4 to nvme

imagine the price

pc for gaming is becoming a thing for rich people

[winged pewter]

5080 ti doesn’t exist

[vague sparrow]

sorry 5080

[fringe yacht]

IF they would be any cheaper that is, instead of actually being more expensive than the crucial one i posted above

[winged pewter]

And the 5080 is top end already

[vague sparrow]

yeah

[winged pewter]

Why you only looking at Amazon

[vague sparrow]

but still even with a 5070ti that is like a 2500 euros oc

pc

we used to be able to buy a good pc for gaming for 1500

now add 1000 euros more

[winged pewter]

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/XJfYnp

[fringe yacht]

going by my experiences with delivery companies in this area they're the most reliable ones

[winged pewter]

Do you live in an active warzone or smth

[vague sparrow]

I am not sure this cpu will work well

for many game

[winged pewter]

It will

[vague sparrow]

is it more powerful than a 5600x?

[winged pewter]

Yea?..

[vague sparrow]

some games like marathon get 100% of my 5600x

[winged pewter]

Its almost on par with a 9600x

[vague sparrow]

wow

[fringe yacht]

no, literally next to a spanish national road, but just have a look at this case here with my wooting keyboardand similar shit happened 4 times by now with 2 different delivery companies

[winged pewter]

Is that dpd

[fringe yacht]

in that case yes, dpd/seur, and i wrote them a support ticket including a google maps link, called their hotline (twice) and their driver still passed by our house at full speed while even being on the phone with us >_<

it was the most extreme case i had since moving down here, but the other 3 cases weren't that much better either, meanwhile everything i've ordered from amazon arrived 2 days later with the driver just calling us after he already stood in our entrance

[winged pewter]

Idk if you wanna pay 100€ more for the same go for it. I personally would wait a bit longer to save that much money

[fringe yacht]

the problem isn't just the longer wait, but all the trouble around to make sure it actually arrives instead of getting sent back, like if i wouldn't have stood at the road side for like half an hour until that dumb SEUR driver finally noticed that it's me that he's on the phone with it would've went back to the depot and got shipped back (already got a notification about it being the last attempt)

but yea, since a difference of 100€ would still be nagging me i actually checked for cheaper stores and so far literally every store that would ship to spain that i found is around 400-450 for the 4TB NM790, with the only exception being some shady dealer on ali express that listed it for 190€ and has more bad revies than 4-5 star ones and another site that looks like the same kind of platform with another seller offering them for 280€ (2/5 star average)

so really no clue where you found it for 300€, but i at least can't find any legit offers at nearly that price

[winged pewter]

https://www.megekko.nl/product/0/954114/Lexar-NM790-4TB-NVMe-M-2-SSD?r=tweakers.net&utm_source=tweakers.net&utm_medium=cpc

[fringe yacht]

which is why i emphasized stores that ship to spain^^

[turbid ether]

i wanna spend a fortune on my setup

what keyboard do i buy for league of legends

[winged pewter]

Ok but i said the price before you said your country

[fringe yacht]

guess it went under in the discussion, but fair^^

but yea, guess i'll stick with the crucial one i got on amazon, cheaper than any option for that NM790 that i could find and i know the manufacturer and never burnt my fingers with them either, but thanks for your time anyways

[round lagoon]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P-PlM4xhO2I

very cool

gonna try this

[quasi field]

Yeah pink noise is good and very revealing

It's been tested to be one of the best ways to hear issues in speakers

[vague sparrow]

something I think i could do

[quasi field]

Better than much of music

Also, Erin uses pink noise A/B comparisons in his videos so you can hear how neutral a speaker is

[vague sparrow]

yeah I will try it

[round lagoon]

nice nice

I do know i have peak at 2.2khz iirc, but I also think I might have a dip on 6khz

[quasi field]

Audiophiles cope when you tell them music like this https://youtu.be/mpoKx48WmEM is better music than https://youtu.be/v5FVmJKPSrY for judging headphones/loudspeakers

[crude talon]

why is female pop rock both 2 and 5, and male both 4 and 6

[quasi field]

It's not ranking genres, it's telling you what those songs chosen are

Number 2 is Tracy Chapman's Fast Car

[crude talon]

ah

[quasi field]

Fast Car scores very highly because it's a bit like pink noise on the spectrum

[fiery surge]

Hello - what free softwares would you recommend for Sound EQ settings? I play games like Arc Raiders and Valorant so hearing footsteps is what would be important for me.

I tried using SteelSeries Sonar however I do not get any audio when using it and Google hasn’t exactly been helpful as all it recommends is uninstalling and reinstalling drivers, which shouldn’t be the issue when my audio works perfectly the moment i disable Sonar

[round lagoon]

Try something like Equalizer APO

[fiery surge]

Yeah - Google was saying to use equalizer apo with peace gui? Idk of thats another software or just a setting in Equalizer.

Just thought id ask to see if any other recommendations are out there for gaming specifically - although i guess messing with the EQ will help me reach the particular use

[round lagoon]

any EQ software can work, you just changing the sound. Just make sure it's system wide

[round lagoon]

that's a software, you can try it

[round lagoon]

did the pink noise but instead of checking by 50-100hz interval I just check by piano key freq

-3 +2 and -7 should be good enough. Just enough to remove the irritating hiss and retain the liveliness of the song

[patent patrol]

Kali LP Unf or are there better desktop speakers for similar money 🤔

[elfin kayak]

Probs the neumi bs5p or 305p mk2

[round lagoon]

Mmm, fiio updated their webdriver. Now it's a lot more usable than before. Still has an issue but not as horrible and just need to press the refresh button included

Listening to the EQ, the note becomes much clearer and turning it off makes me realize of the hiss I barely able to hear before.

[patent patrol]

neumi doesnt seem to be sold here but ill look into the jbls

might be a bit big

[elfin kayak]

a few more around that price: kanto ora4, adam d3v, edifier mr5 2.0

[quasi field]

Maybe not

[patent patrol]

what then

[quasi field]

I'm saying there might not be any better ones for the price

I can't think of any I would say is better

[patent patrol]

oh good

[quasi field]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QjvgL9_zL80

Good comments

[astral musk]

[round lagoon]

The amazon basics only uglyness is the logo, the expensive one looks like it's made for the mountain

[quasi field]

I'm actually going to order something from Amazon soon which is a very rare thing to do since they have basically no presence here. But they have some books I want that I can't find in any domestic bookstores

[round lagoon]

Prop need ot redo my old fashioned EQ, it feels unnatural still

like, it sounds nice almost like the 490, but it reaches the dip of uncanny valley for my ears

In any case, hd490 eq is quite nice, It's already perfect enough the only thing I neeed to change is the fact that my ears is very sensitive to those 3 freq (2053, 5920, 7020)

[quasi field]

Are those circles a new feature?

[round lagoon]

Yep, check super review video on eq

The one about tone generator

[round lagoon]

I wonder if I find hd490 perfect because the FR is quite close to what I adjust on EQ

This 5128 measurement certainly suggest it, but I'm not sure how consistent it is when putting it on multiple time

Also might buy another Dac just to run the 490 with the EQ lmao. Prop something like Fiio ka15 is good enough. Anything that can do 250mw on both channel. Doesn't matter if Balanced or Single Ended.

[quasi field]

You should also try loudness curve equaliser

[round lagoon]

what is that?

[quasi field]

It compensates for the Fletcher-Munson curve to make audio sound more balanced at lower volumes

Our hearing is proportionally weaker in the lows and highs so when you lower the volume they sound proportionally quieter than the mids

I find this feature kind of essential. It's super easy to A/B test it and it just makes music sound better over a bigger volume range. Makes music more engaging without needing to turn up

The RME I had had a feature for it. The Element IV also does

But it can also be done for free using programs afaik

[round lagoon]

I think I'll skip it. I listen my music at 67-75db

more or less cause software, I want it all to be done without

Seems to be consistent enough without ruining my EQ

[round lagoon]

also like no money for this lmao. I wont have any big spend on audio until after I get reference (which is unknown when, at best maybe June, worst December)

[round lagoon]

Redid my old fashioned EQ

Now it sounds much more natural (to my ears), the addition on bass causing it to sound ass lmao

[round lagoon]

mmm, maybe the treble is a bit too spiky still

nvm, just bad vol matching

[round lagoon]

Okay I added another band just to reduce the 8k, now it sounds less grating. Legitimately I have to reduce that by 7db lmao

[round lagoon]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WV-T_0b4Wt0

TLDR: Can't decide between bassy/neutral as first IEM? Go for this.

[surreal scaffold]

can anyone recommend any shops that sell large mousepads? i have a glass mousepad otw but i want something to sit under my keyboard and glass pad,

[surreal vigil]

take a look at xraypad. or just buy a mouse mat from amazon

[surreal scaffold]

thank you

[lunar holly]

oh shit budget iems too

and 4 drivers?? shiiii

[crude talon]

driver count 🥱

[mental spade]

Kinda tempted to pick up some of the new galaxy buds

Can get a decent discount through work

[ivory tiger]

<- this is you

[gray shuttle]

It's 3am and I finally got my scarlettsolo to stop crashing the driver

[round lagoon]

driver count doesn't equal performance

Frequency Response is all that matters (audio wise)

[quasi field]

Yeah our ears do not distinguish between 1 in-ear driver playing into each of our ears versus 10

So it's an irrelevant thing when buying in-ears. Just buy based on measured performance (FR), comfort, drivability, looks and price

[round lagoon]

• build quality

[quasi field]

I'd argue single-driver in-ears are better due to the smaller lighter designs

https://tenor.com/view/ruby-rose-rwby-giggle-laugh-gif-12709199

He felled for the driver marketing!!

[tulip tide]

i need tips for iem eartips :d i got the divinus velvet wide bore in s size, they are fine and fit the IE200, but after some hours of use i get pain in the ear canal, i need some smaller tips, any recommendations?

[round lagoon]

so something smaller than 10.6 in width or can go lower when squished

[tulip tide]

i also have the dunu s&s in S, but they don't seal

[round lagoon]

maybe dunu s&s in M?

smatter width than divinus Velvet

and the inner circle is smaller.

[tulip tide]

thanks i'll try them

i like the velvet, if only they were slightly smaller

[round lagoon]

you can try the non wide bore version, the one that's making the tip wide could be causing the pain

[tacit linden]

Monitor doesn't like G-Sync anymore 😄

[proper vector]

Interesting websites you have open

[tacit linden]

Not porn so we good

Encoding so can't restart either

Waaaaaaaaah

Goes away if I disable G-Sync

[abstract warren]

Azla sednaearfit max ASMRs have been pretty good for comfort for me:

[obtuse dove]

Spinfit W1

At least for me they are basically perfect

Probably the softest silicone eartips out of all the ones I've tried

[tulip tide]

hmm, do you guys know any good stores that could have all of these and they ship to EU?

i've tried so many ear tips and i have yet to find a 100% comfortable set for me, i'm afraid that in-ears might not be for me :d

[deep hawk]

Are those the ancient ://blank brand keycaps from Wooting?

[round lagoon]

Seems like you also tried tangzu sancai

[tulip tide]

of course, i wanted to get the inverted set as well but you told me that none exist anymore :(

[deep hawk]

Indeed...

[tulip tide]

actually i never tries these on the IE200, thanks for reminding me

[tulip tide]

it's still my favorite set even after all these years, i just keep moving it from keyboard to keyboard

they don't have any shine at all and it's the most used keycap set i own

[abstract warren]

Oh shit what case this, I NEED to cop this

[tulip tide]

https://www.printables.com/model/989311-iem-tip-case-parametric

8x5 one :D

[abstract warren]

Oh is this a 3D printed thing

[tulip tide]

yeah it's very poorly printed as well lmao

[abstract warren]

RIP

[tulip tide]

it does the job though

[abstract warren]

I’ll be on the look out tho

My eartips are just in a box so I legit need to find one of these 😭

Holy fuckin life hack

Why can’t they just sell that

My day is irrevocably ruined

[round lagoon]

just search on ali express

[tulip tide]

you could probably get somebody to print it for you for super cheap

every city has a dude with a 3d printer :d

[abstract warren]

Ye was the only hit

Time for 14 day wait time 💔

[round lagoon]

it's fine, I'm waiting for my package from china too

according to the seller, I have to wait 15 days before it's shipped

[abstract warren]

Meanwhile your package:

[round lagoon]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RcfH80ydydE

There's no Graph of this

[quasi field]

No measurements = bad review

[round lagoon]

I mean, it's not even a review, he just talks about dirty buds

[round lagoon]

Hmm, maybe I should buy ssd enclosure soon, if lucky I wanna pair it with 2tb ssd

I can't just keep my music on sdcard when I wanna play it on my macbook lmao

Also cause sdcard have some delay starting song after unpausing

[crude talon]

I was thinking of getting an nvme enclosure too
I have an ssd that’s just cooking behind my gpu that I never use, I have nixos on it but I haven’t booted it in forever

[frigid ivy]

small music server time

[round lagoon]

It's more economical to use external storage

😭

[frigid ivy]

jelly fin/plex on a old pc or rasphberry pi

[crude talon]

let’s add more unnecessary complexity for extra money

[round lagoon]

I don't have an old pc nor raspberry pi

[frigid ivy]

it's very nice once setup

[round lagoon]

I think having multiple copy of my music list is better. For now it's on my pc, phone, and on an sdcard.

there's also a dongle dac that has an sdcard slot

https://hifigo.com/products/xduoo-link3?srsltid=AfmBOorYyRcoNnV2N-cYGeBpd_M9Y73sJ47YyVllpFl9_dXiZmhlM1FI

no inbuilt EQ though

but ehh, could be a nice phone only Dongle dac since it also support passthrough charging

[crude talon]

will definitely kill your phone battery in like 3 hours

[round lagoon]

say that to my fiio dac (killing my phone battery in 4 hour)

[crude talon]

mine did too which is why I quit using it

[round lagoon]

I am still using mine, I always carry power bank with me plus my phone's battery life already ass anyway with screen on.

[crude talon]

yeah but you can’t use the dongle while charging unless you bring extra adapters
I wanted to use mine at work but my phone dying halfway through the workday wasn’t especially nice lol

[round lagoon]

but for the xduoo, it stated that you can still use it while charging the phone. Iirc one of ddHifi dac also have that feature. No need for adapter cause the dac already has it

[crude talon]

I remember when bluetooth killed my phone battery but now it’s wired headphones doing it instead

[crude talon]

nice

[lament siren]

https://tenor.com/view/bruce-lee-nunchucks-gif-23400696

[round lagoon]

don't lose now

[frigid ivy]

do you also have the bruce lee mousepad?

[lament siren]

no

[frigid ivy]

damn

[lament siren]

https://tenor.com/view/goku-lock-in-goku-lock-in-base-goku-dbz-gif-10111101539424646614

[lunar holly]

What it look like

[abstract warren]

It looks like a challenger broski

[deep hawk]

Racing stripe for extra top speed

[astral musk]

Something something Shelby Cobra.

[deep hawk]

How do you turn this on?

[astral musk]

[lament siren]

just touch it mark and the rest is history

[abstract warren]

There’s a button underneath the mouse

Or slider should I say

[deep hawk]

https://tenor.com/view/no-idea-jurassic-park-ellie-gif-19249741

[lament siren]

https://tenor.com/view/cobra-car-aoe2-age-of-empires-2-gif-6787409075680168210