🌐│pc_gear

[fringe yacht]

hmm, not exactly sure how to rate this graph, would this still be considered decent or quite terrible already

[frigid ivy]

The problem is that their preference curve looks pretty non-standard

So there's a lack of reference

[quasi field]

Didn't it score the same as Harman 2018? Or very close at least

Afaik the Soundguys curve is just an average of many headphone measurements

[frigid ivy]

Just wish they included other widely used curve on their graph as well

But overall that headphone seems pretty bright

[quasi field]

And I dislike that bass shaping. Somewhat of a peak followed by a roll-off
But wouldn't be an issue to EQ

[fringe yacht]

i mean i'm quite used to it by now after using it for about 2 years, just got curious how it's being judged by you folks that constantly post those graphs etc xD

as for the bass i'm actually boosting that a lil, sounded kinda flat otherwise, but with that change i'd say it's decent, just no clue how it fares against all the other ones i keep seeing on here, gotta get a reference point some time and all

[quasi field]

I assume by sounding flat you mean it had too little bass since the ideal is for it to sound «flat/balanced» at your eardrums, which does require a bass boost

[obtuse dove]

no wonder the sensitivity is so low

theyre trying to make something that does not want to bend well, bend

[quasi field]

Funny how the marketing contradicts the end result

clarity without harshness
Meanwhile it has bad distortion
Resolution without artificial emphasis
It has too much treble
Speed without distortion
Lol

They seem to be looking for a problem where none exists

[fringe yacht]

well, by flat i mean the deeper sounds were not audible enough so i'd sometimes miss engine sounds from tanks in war thunder for example because it went under in the higher sounds etc

[obtuse dove]

yeah, just look at something like the DC audio cornia or Aeon.

[obtuse dove]

EQ to peqdb diamond and you will get the thump you want without it sounding unnatural.

[fringe yacht]

if you'd translate what that peqdb means i might try it 😅

[quasi field]

Personalised equalisation decibel? Idk what it means either haha

Oh wait parametric

duh

[fringe yacht]

and that means in practice?

[quasi field]

Parametric EQ is just a much more customisable and accurate way of doing EQ

[fringe yacht]

hmm ok, which probably means i'll need a separate app for that then, also yea, just treat me like a total noob in terms of audio stuffs, most of my life i was just using headsets from logitech and using one of the default EQ settings and left it at that 😅

just last month i started getting some "better" audio gear with a 2.1 speaker setup (klipsch promedia lumina) and that started making me more interested in the matter since i really felt the difference like day and night

[round lagoon]

The kind of headphone amp company want all to have.

[quasi field]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BcnuW6XhJSc

The GR Research drama continues

[frigid ivy]

Gr research?

[quasi field]

It's a guy from Texas that sells speaker upgrades (that sometimes make the speakers worse which is why this current wave of drama is going on)
He also speaks a lot of nonsense and is big on cables making a difference to sound

https://www.youtube.com/@GRResearch

Some of his upgrade kits are good and actually improve speakers but some are $500 duds that just make them worse

[frigid ivy]

Lol interesting

There's way more snake oil in the speaker space cuz the margins are so much higher

[obtuse dove]

ohno

[quasi field]

https://youtu.be/qtv03t8uIZk

I really want to try this

[crude talon]

I think I had a pair of those akg buds but they only worked on one ear after a few weeks

[patent patrol]

dont wanna watch, is there some eq you gotta add?

cuz stock those were pretty mid

[quasi field]

Yes of course. You also buy gear to measure them as well to correct for channel imbalance/unit variation

With that they are good

[mint yoke]

kz edc pro, nightcraft vesper

[round lagoon]

@quasi field I've been to my local library, place cold as fuck and fan noise is even worse there

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HklBGccI7m4

FUCK YEAH FINALLY

similar enough that I might like it

TLDR: Bass a bit too much, the dip near 180hz might make male vocal less body, treble pretty good. Overall, this bodies other closed back studio headphone (sony mdr m1, dt770 and 700 pro, and hd280) plus hd620 in terms of sound and comfort.

[obtuse dove]

Hmmm

[versed fossil]

ooo comfort i love me some comfortable headphones

[waxen kite]

Anyone recommend some Iems ? 200-250

Budget

[round lagoon]

what sort of earphone/headphone you're listened to and like before?

[waxen kite]

i have artics 5s

rn

[round lagoon]

hmm, assuming the tuning is as bad arctis 7, any IEM should be nice.

[round lagoon]

Any particular sound signature that you like? (high bass, clear treble, clear mids, etc etc)

[waxen kite]

not really

i dont mind the sounnd on my current headphones

but i want iems

[round lagoon]

Then my default recc would be crinear Daybreak. ~$150 ish.

[waxen kite]

would i only need the iems

no sound adapter

or anything

[round lagoon]

Assuming your motherboard isn't bad, you should be fine with the 3.5mm jack

But if you wanna be safe, you can pick up fiio ka11 and it'll just occupy one of the usb c slot

or apple dongle

[waxen kite]

I have a B650-E

[round lagoon]

hmm, hard to know based on just that, at best you can just order the IEM and test with the motherboard's 3.5mm jack and see if there's any issue. If there isn't any, you'll be fine.

[waxen kite]

also is there anyway i dont have to put it in my jack?

[proper vector]

Just use one of these if you don't have free USB-C

[waxen kite]

i dont want to accidently knock over my pc

[round lagoon]

I would get 3.5mm extender and place it somewhere easily reachable, then you just plug your iem there

[waxen kite]

oh i see

ive also seen people put their iems into their microphone

does anyone know where i can buy that type of microphone

[proper vector]

Pretty much any USB mic has 3.5 output, even Blue Yeti (but please for the love of everything you cherish do not buy the Yeti*)

Although you'll end up with way better sound quality with Apple dongle or JA11

[waxen kite]

ok i wont then

thanks for the help

[gray shuttle]

Some screens have an audio jack

[rigid dagger]

i remember there are 2 types of apple dongles

there's a lower and higher power dongle

and the hp dongle is not available in some regions

[crude talon]

eu version is lower power but still easily enough to drive any normal headphones, especially talking iems

they do have quite low volume if you use them on an android phone though

[proven saddle]

what is a good monitor arm for a 26.5 inch asus monitor?

[heady zenith]

one that works i assume

[quasi field]

Wish he would use a real target

[quasi field]

I have the nerfed European one and it still gave me plenty of headroom for my Variations

[rigid dagger]

happy to hear!

idk which ones are sold in Canada

[quasi field]

The more powerful one I assume

[rigid dagger]

same, I'd assume

why did apple have to nerf their dongle in the EU?

[quasi field]

EU demands

I really hate the EU. They are such meddlers

[rigid dagger]

for me im a bit torn on USB-PD

[frigid ivy]

at least they forced apple to adopt usbc

[rigid dagger]

I think it's good in a way but also kinda bad because you can potentially get juice jacked

and then we have to get hardware level juice jacker blockers for USB chargers

[quasi field]

What's juice jacking?

[quasi field]

One of the few good things

[frigid ivy]

when a little gremlin steals your apple juice

[rigid dagger]

harvesting data while charging without consent

[frigid ivy]

even if you set the usb to charging only?

[rigid dagger]

yeah, sometimes there can be bypasses

so you have to use a hardware level blocker (adapter), where they dont have the data pins

[frigid ivy]

are there known brands that have been caught?

[rigid dagger]

its not really about that, it's about charging your phone or pc or device in public areas

naomi brockwell made a video on it

[frigid ivy]

ahh ok

I usually bring my own brick

but yeah open usb port charging station is a free-for-all

[rigid dagger]

if you use a power brick (AC to DC) and a USB cable, then you don't have to worry

as long as its not disgusing itself

[frigid ivy]

lol I do use some anker bricks, hopefully they haven't started doing shady stuff

[rigid dagger]

if there is no wifi shenanigans you should be ok

[astral musk]

Because we are at an all time high of teens with permanent ear damage.

Damn idiots can't be trusted with technology

[rigid dagger]

so true bro

[wheat epoch]

Not even though. It's the fact that it doesn't communicate it's maximum output properly with android so the OS defaults to half volume to be safe

But combined with the dongle already having half the output you now only get 1/4th

[rich condor]

Since lightning used USB protocol, wouldn't it also be susceptible to juice jacking?

[obtuse dove]

only if the user was stupid enough to click 'allow usb accessory'

apple really does try their best to stop people from making dumb decisions

[rich condor]

So there's no additional benefit of lightning over USB-C like Aero implied?

[obtuse dove]

nah its a general security feature

apple does it on all their devices including ones with usb-c

[round lagoon]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1GnqXRZbN3I

~$400-500

It looks nice

[elfin kayak]

Lighter ATK X1

[vague sparrow]

I think I will get this controller
https://gamesir.com/fr/products/gamesir-g7-pro-8k-pc-royal2-edition?srsltid=AfmBOooOlqLIsAubyXDfvP5EFbHv5X4vzleSXMgmX00Zve0fc1nU_2X4

[somber minnow]

thoughts on g502?

[crude talon]

brick

[somber minnow]

ig bro but i rlly like the feel for me i dont enjoy playing with lighter mosuees

[crude talon]

well u asked

[vague sparrow]

viper > all

for me

now I didnt test all mouse on the market

[dry summit]

ive heard good things about the razer viper, lots of pros use it

im still waiting on my zeromouse blade

[dry summit]

lighter mice are PEAK

[versed fossil]

i might be going insane

fingertip mice look cool

[wispy blaze]

They all way too skinny for me

But I want one

[versed fossil]

yeah but tbf i dont really only game so

it would be weird

[crude talon]

🚬

also have the x2f but idk where
its ass anyway

[obtuse dove]

@quasi field https://youtu.be/uMiVVsn2OCw

[versed fossil]

hsk ?

ik theres plus and pro

or is it fenrir

[crude talon]

yeah hsk pro

[versed fossil]

how is it

[crude talon]

there's also a v2

I had a fenrir asym for a bit too

I like the shape but the clicks are pretty poorly tensioned, my m1 and m2 feel slightly different and the sidebuttons feel wildly different

my fenrir was better tensioned between buttons but the clicks were way too heavy for a fingertip mouse
also can't recommend buying from gwolves because my experience was horrible, if I ever wanted to shop from them again I would definitely get it through some reseller like maxgaming

[versed fossil]

ah

i mean i still should prob go with something else

i wanna swap my mouse anyway

eventually

[crude talon]

yeah I like my x2 crazylight better than any of the other mice I've used too

[versed fossil]

i was thinking of some pulsar

just dont know which

cuz theres lots

why the fuck are there blue archive mice

[crude talon]

depends on what you want but for fingertip the x2cl in mini size is really nice
and it still has a hump if you want some palm contact for stability sometimes, could also be clawed if u have small hands

[crude talon]

fire
korean companies collabing

those mice look like ass though

just printed a picture of the character on the mouse, they did a better job with the demon slayer collabs I think

[versed fossil]

i feel like lots of mice will be better than superlight 1 anyway

there isnt a retailer for gwolves anyway so

[crude talon]

maxgaming sells them in the eu at least but I don't know about other regions

[versed fossil]

they sell hts plus only for me

[crude talon]

gg

[versed fossil]

whats bad about it btw

all i know is that it seems pretty heavy for a fingertip mouse

[crude talon]

heavy wide and heavy clicks
but width is preference so some people do like it, it's basically a regular mouse in shape but without the hump to enable greater range of motion

[versed fossil]

ngl i do misclick alot

they should def make it lighter though

[crude talon]

heavy clicks are just not optimal for a fingertip mouse, with the limited contact area you have using only your fingertips, it’s very difficult to keep the cursor from moving when you click the mouse buttons

[versed fossil]

ah

[obtuse dove]

The pulsar crazylight series is way better for ftip

Specifically the mini sized ones

Plus they fixed their sensor issues with initial batches with 3950 sensors with new firmware

[crude talon]

it's nice if u don't mind the hump, definitely better than the x2f, especially the prototype units

[obtuse dove]

Tbh the hump isn't that aggressive on the X2 mini size

It's really only the X2H mini that has the massive hump

[crude talon]

its not huge but it still limits range of motion for fingertip, hump can be positive truth because you can get stability from it, but it still ends up being in the way if you want to maximize range of motion like a lot of fingertip mice aim to do

[somber minnow]

what about the g502

[twilit flame]

Brick

[quasi field]

Never the king for too long

[quasi field]

I might buy. I'm just really curious to try

[obtuse dove]

yeah

[elfin kayak]

ATK A9 Ultimate+ updated with 3955 sensor

ATK A9 Air+ specs

[obtuse dove]

another gpx2 superstrike ahh looking mouse

[elfin kayak]

Just spec bumps with the new sensor

[quasi field]

https://www.lg.com/global/newsroom/news/media-entertainment-solution/lg-electronics-introduces-worlds-first-native-1000hz-full-hd-gaming-monitor/

[mint yoke]

i need it

[quasi field]

1080p LCD though

RME is expected to announce their successor to the legendary ADI-2 dac in a few days. Curious to see how the new one is improved

[radiant current]

Yall should i get the beast x for 155$ or save up 50$ to get the super strike?

[bitter sapphire]

I would go with the beast x mouse just bc i hate logitech

[radiant current]

https://tenor.com/view/correct-buzzer-gif-2734535025370049889

[wispy blaze]

beastx

[elfin kayak]

or wait for the beast G coming out end of month

[rigid dagger]

well

LG just announced their new 25G590B, a 24.5" 1080p native kilohertz display

[quasi field]

♻️

Yay I got to use the recycle emoji

[patent patrol]

LG just announced their new 25G590B, a 24.5" 1080p native kilohertz display

[quasi field]

Even my dog can hear the difference. Going from a mid level DAC to a higher end. Playing Amazing Grace with children singing. The dog had heard it hundreds of times before. First listen the dog is sniffing around the speakers looking for the children. What does that say about your blind tests and measurements.

Wow that's a new one

[round lagoon]

Sounds soo good it smells

[white jackal]

Dog hit the stank face cause the music was so good and bro thought it was about the dac

[quasi field]

It's on the Chord Dave review thread. The people that own that device are probably crazy on average

[proper vector]

Audiocanine

[versed fossil]

gosh i need to upgrade everything after i get my new pc

[obtuse dove]

Superstrike is very much a novelty mouse. I have one and it's really cool don't get me wrong. But biggest issue for me is that it's more front heavy than the original GPX2 superlight.

If you want a more normal mouse I'd go beastx or alternatively pulsar crazylight

Lamzu is also good

[versed fossil]

ngl ive never heard of the beast x

[quasi field]

Like what?

[versed fossil]

def mouse headphones monitor

and mod keeb more

[radiant current]

Is it the same brand of beast x?

[versed fossil]

ngl id legit use my model o over my superlight if shape was better and it wa wireless

[quasi field]

I can maybe help with headphones

[obtuse dove]

Same!!!

[radiant current]

Thanks for a detailed explanation, because I cant lie ive been indecisive about this for a good minute now

[versed fossil]

yeah i see lots of people here are audio folks

[versed fossil]

i can lie too

[quasi field]

I saw that GadgetryTech is using https://headphonedatabase.com/measurements/ which seems to be his own website. The name reminds me a lot of the old one Oratory had but otherwise it's very different

[radiant current]

🤫

[obtuse dove]

Yeah

[radiant current]

Dude i literally JUST woke up

[versed fossil]

I saw a bit about the hd 480 pros and they seem good for me

[obtuse dove]

Yeah, if you got any burning questions about the superstrike I'd be happy to answer!

[quasi field]

There's no Harman target which is upsetting

Even when I'm not choosing the 5128

[obtuse dove]

It is very unfortunate

[quasi field]

Only these memes

[versed fossil]

but idk I liked the focal azurys too but hd 480 pros are newer

and their cheaper

[quasi field]

Being newer doesn't matter. Good performance is ageless

[versed fossil]

true

but id need to read more about both

[quasi field]

HD600 is from the 90s and is still very popular

[versed fossil]

oh wow

i didnt know sennhesier was that old

[obtuse dove]

can you at leastimport your own target curves?

[quasi field]

Yes

[obtuse dove]

they're olddddddd

tbf tho HD600 have recieved several revisions over the years

but for the most part they've stayed the same.

[versed fossil]

but yeah I think focal azurys or hd 480 pros are the ones i should decide between

unless theres others that idk about

[quasi field]

The one measured by Amir he claims he bought around the year 2000 (they came out 1997) and the measurements pretty much align with the latest ones

[obtuse dove]

yeah makes sense

[quasi field]

They are both. Sennheiser is probably more comfortable if I were to guess

[versed fossil]

yeah i heard hd 480 pros are comfortable asf

[quasi field]

No matter which you pick I recommend EQing as it has a high chance of improving sound quality

[versed fossil]

i shall read about that eventually then

is there anything important with headphones too like dacs/amps, idk what they do ive just heard of them

cuz i dont wanna dig myself into a rabbithole that doesnt really do anything

[obtuse dove]

I think you will be just fine with any dongle dac

[quasi field]

Amplifier just amplifies the signal sent from the dac. You already have a dac and amplifier in your motherboard but it's hard to know how good they are. There's very little difference between a good amplifier/dac and a poor one. Humans are very bad at hearing distortion from amplifiers/dacs, and so the most likely thing you might hear from a poorly designed one will be a very bad reconstruction filter in the dac or audibly high noise floor which can happen with motherboard dacs when PCs with powerhungry graphic cards ramp up. I don't recommend spending much at all on an amplifier or dac as you can get the highest sound quality out of them for the price of a pizza

[round lagoon]

Assuming the driver on hd480 pro are the same as hd490, you'll be just fine with smol dongle dac like jm6 pro or fiio ka11.

[versed fossil]

hm ok

i wont dig too much into it then

[round lagoon]

looking at the techspec for hd480 pro, seems to be about the same as hd490.

[quasi field]

Dacs and amplifiers are solved technology that have been built beyond human audibility. So getting one with the best sound quality possible which means that it doesn't impart any sort of sound of its own onto whatever passes through it is very easy to find and buy

[obtuse dove]

Yeah, really comes down to how much power you need and what type of power you need

[quasi field]

And you usually don't need that much power unless you're using the Lily Audio Genesis One

...

I wish Sennheiser would make a wireless gaming headset again

One that beats the A50

[round lagoon]

someday

[quasi field]

It needs a great microphone, good channel matching, spacious but not too spacious earpads with a comfy material, good leakage tolerance, low latency and good battery life

[quasi field]

I just noticed Listener's measurements of the 480 are at his own eardrums which is a big WTF moment. That would be completely fine if he also showed measurements on a standardised rig but he DOESN'T so now I am left feeling that his measurements are mostly useless

[obtuse dove]

I think Sony makes wireless gaming headphones that sound marginally better than the A50

I think it's their Inzone H9 gen 2

[quasi field]

Okay nvm he did measure on a rig. It's just not in the video

[quasi field]

This one...?

A50 brootally mogs this

[obtuse dove]

Oh rip

[quasi field]

https://youtu.be/T7AiSIBbDdY

He posted this recently but it's wired

[elfin kayak]

same brand, just in plastic and with newer specs

[radiant current]

Ehh i mean i always likes how the beast x was build out of magnesium alloy but if the specs are good enough then ill just wait for it to come out

[crude talon]

plastic better

[frigid ivy]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/826565216375537755/1506331362620080178/SPOILER_image.png?ex=6a0ddfe7&is=6a0c8e67&hm=9b694eb62f6e0f361cfa225447d94c1e6b7c205bc8be100076955a3726a69d2d&

[quasi field]

I don't like how it sinks around 1 kHz

XM6 seems nicer to me without EQ

[round lagoon]

this going to be soo bloated on the bass if you match the 1k to the target.

[frigid ivy]

Think the bose ultra 2 would still be my anc pick

[queen spindle]

if you have the opportunity to try different headphones in person id recommend that before purchasing anything big

[versed fossil]

i will have to check stores

[queen spindle]

places like guitar center typically have display models

it comes down to preference though, some people are bass sensitive and some are sensitive to high frequencies and if youre not mastering audio or trying to achieve the "sound intended by the audio engineer" go for what sounds good to you

[quasi field]

Research shows people prefer a neutral sound and that good sounding is basically synonymous with that, so I wouldn't say that those are exclusive

[queen spindle]

shows most people prefer

i see what youre saying though

[quasi field]

For a headphone to sound neutral requires a different frequency response person to person, but there are many ways in which they converge. A bass shelf of varying amplitude (which depends on gender and age) is typically required, as well as ear gain also of varying amplitude (but less variance than bass)

[queen spindle]

im not disagreeing with you

[quasi field]

Just elaborating a bit

[somber minnow]

@crude talon thoughts on g502 wireless?

[crude talon]

👴

[somber minnow]

?

[crude talon]

idk unc i never tried one

[somber minnow]

well try one

please

your the expert

so im told

[crude talon]

🧂

who told you my secret

[glossy anvil]

Its a half work/gaming mouse doesnt do both excellently but does both decently. Some other mice do one of the two bit better than it

[frigid ivy]

https://www.reddit.com/r/headphones/s/BfDxgWC45Y

[quasi field]

So I was right?

[round lagoon]

I might like this

[quasi field]

They hated me because I spoke the truth...

[round lagoon]

Mid focused bright leaning headphone is also what hd490 is to me. Though I do partly hope the midbass is not too much.

[quasi field]

Looking back at this it's too good. Should have made it more wiggly and uneven

[obtuse dove]

negative 30 is insane

rofl

LMAO even

[quasi field]

There are worse things

[round lagoon]

Hopefully it measures well (soon)

[quasi field]

I was 100% correct here

The thread was about some guy buying amplifiers and dacs

[proper vector]

I applaud your patience with dealing with Redd*tors

[frigid ivy]

I'm going up dm you the squig I have because idk if it's suppose to be public yet

[quasi field]

Alright. Curious

[round lagoon]

gimme too

[obtuse dove]

Bro....

Our ears have proven to be very unreliable when it comes to quantitative analysis

Horrific even

Esp since visual bias plays a role in that

[obtuse dove]

Same please!!!

[obtuse dove]

Do you feel validated now?

[frigid ivy]

Guy on reddit said "grado-like"

[round lagoon]

I like this, I might REALLY like it.

[vague sparrow]

Imagine the llm are all trained with reddit data

[quasi field]

No

[obtuse dove]

🥀

[quasi field]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1311894994348408884/1488325837060182046/TypeShit.gif

[obtuse dove]

The koss fanboys will still gobble it up though

[frigid ivy]

It's generally inoffensive

[obtuse dove]

Yeah it's, fine, minus treble

I would have expected better from DD headphones at 350 bucks

[obtuse dove]

Nah bro, EQ can't save that cooked FR

[round lagoon]

I'll wait for more measurement of the new koss before I make more judgement on it.

[obtuse dove]

Also, why is there just a random dip in the sub bass frequencies!? That's very unusual for electrostatics

[frigid ivy]

Think Vesper pads make it better but not that much better

[quasi field]

That big bump it has before the ear gain would make it sound so weird. I had the LCD-2 Classic which sounded incredibly off and weird to me and they also had a bump there although a far smaller one

[obtuse dove]

Yeah

[quasi field]

Is the treble on the A/550 messy or fine

[frigid ivy]

Depends on hrtf lmao

[round lagoon]

From the graph, it looks okay, but might need some adjustment

[obtuse dove]

It's probably fine???

Would need to see more measurements yeah

[quasi field]

Just noticed the Summoning profile picture he has. My favourite BM band

https://tenor.com/view/overlord-pleiades-lupus-regina-yell-gif-14112792

[round lagoon]

I got a stupid idea, why don't I just reduce the mids rather than increasing the bass and treble?

[obtuse dove]

it achieves the same effect after the preamp is applied in peq

same difference type thing

[round lagoon]

I know which is why I am doing it. I like my bass and treble to be at a level of closeness like the blue, so I add +2db on it. Then I just add what's needed to make the green somewhat matches the blue.

[quasi field]

Is that the new closed back? I'm getting the names confused now

[round lagoon]

No, this is the open back

480 pro is the closed one

[queen spindle]

$500?

why not buy beyers or sennheisers atp

[obtuse dove]

idk, cauz koss ig????

[quasi field]

Apparently it's a 90s headphone

[queen spindle]

can you not just get headphones that arent harman tuned then

lol

im assuming the frequency response on the headphones is supposed to be "90s"

[obtuse dove]

or just get a headphone that measures well and eq it yourself

because its easier to eq headphones/iems that measure smooth

[round lagoon]

yess

Gave it some listen, luckily it retains the identity of hd490 that I like, with minor bass shelf finally.

[quasi field]

It bothers me that you don't at least correct for the bass roll-off

[round lagoon]

That's intentional, I just want it to match the blue

I can totally fix it still

For now, I'm trying it with +7 bass instead of +2

[queen spindle]

what do you guys use to eq

[quasi field]

Equaliser APO is the best but in the past I used the dedicated equalisation built into my RME ADI-2

[round lagoon]

I'm using device EQ on my fiio qx13, that way EQ that I use on my macbook is the same as the one on my windows since it's just going through the dac.

[quasi field]

Do you like the bass shelf

[round lagoon]

It doesn't change the hd490 sound sig, so that's a yes.

I think part of the reason I don't like Oratory's EQ is that it's trying too hard to EQ to harman 2018, rather than keeping what I like about hd490.

this one keeps it, and luckily it also almost matches harman 2018.

[quasi field]

Please fix the subbass now. It's so sad when it bends like that

[round lagoon]

happy?

[frigid ivy]

The topping dx1 ii is pretty crazy

[quasi field]

Yes

[frigid ivy]

1w@32ohms from usb only

[quasi field]

PEQ too

[frigid ivy]

Come a long way with usb only devices

Used to be like 200 mw Max at 32ohms

[round lagoon]

at just $120, well worth it imo

[quasi field]

I'm guessing that the main trait you like with it is the slight increase from around 1 to 2 kHz. If you EQ that down do you like it less

[round lagoon]

Yes, It feels like you add a dampener to the vocal

hmm, 2db is nice enough of a difference where it's barely noticeable from the original tuning.

But still has some changes to the sound.

[obtuse dove]

Equalizer apo

[round lagoon]

this is prop what I'll settle on, +5 feels like it has some bass without it making my head dizzy trying to listen to it.

I might come back to this to adjust more, but I am satisfied enough that for now, this will be my 'alternative' as hd490 with bass.

[frigid ivy]

@quasi field have your tried a gsync pulsar yet?

[obtuse dove]

hmmmmmmm https://electronics.sony.com/audio/headphones/headband/p/wh1000xx-b

[quasi field]

No

[oblique totem]

fyi you can get pulsarish on old gsync monitors and only get a minor headache with hacks
https://forums.blurbusters.com/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=2883&start=180#p25654

[quasi field]

bro

[vague sparrow]

Ok the guy from moore law is dead said the ram price issue should end in 18 months

When the next gen console will come out

[proper vector]

Only thing MLID is good for is random generation
He is more of a speculation guy than reliable source of information

[quasi field]

That's also when HL3 is announced

[vague sparrow]

HL3 is coming with the steam machine no?

[proper vector]

I want to believe Gaben

[vague sparrow]

Would be crazy

[quasi field]

I believe so (yes I am a HL3 believer)

I actually 100% true to heart believe HL3 isn't just being worked on right now but has been worked on for several years by now and that we are close to a reveal

And I believe that the reveal was going to be last year but was delayed to the shortage and price issues

[vague sparrow]

Yeah after so many years wouldnt be crazy they could come with a new game

But I wish they would not tease it first like one day you see the steam machine available and half life 3 at the same time

[drowsy rapids]

I wanna start building a pc, should i look for AMD or Nvidea, i don't wanna spend like 3k on a good gpu and cpu

[vague sparrow]

I guess it is either 5080 or 9070 xt these days

[quasi field]

The biggest reason I see people say they don't believe in HL3 is because they think the game is too hype to the point Valve won't take the chance since they think they can't meet that hype. But I think that is vastly overestimating the expectations people actually have for the game and I think it's obvious a company wouldn't really do this anyway. There is a ton of money to be had with HL3 and I also think there are many developers at Valve including Gaben that would just love to work on a new Half Life. Making a HL3 that meets expectations is not some mythological impossible ordeal

[proper vector]

Would be interesting if Steam Machine would be the target, because then it'd have to be pretty well optimized

[vague sparrow]

Also valve has almost unlimited fund for a game development I dont think they have to respect deadline or anything

[drowsy rapids]

5080 is like 2k tho

[quasi field]

I think HL3 will be well optimised. And if anything assuming the delay is real then they'll have been given a lot extra time to flesh the game out further and optimise it

[vague sparrow]

Wow I thought it was like 1k

At 2k no way I would get a 5080

[quasi field]

What country?

[drowsy rapids]

The netherlands

Oh wait yeah like 1250

Huh tf

I just looked like 20 minutes avo

[quasi field]

5080 + 9800X3D and you are in the top 1% of PC gamers

[vague sparrow]

Yeah

Now I would hesistate between the 9070xt and the 5080

Nvidia has better feature but amd is way cheaper

[dry summit]

im happy with my 5070 Ti that i got for less than 1000€

[quasi field]

I have a 5070

[drowsy rapids]

Alright and what if i wanna be in top 5%

and my friend in top 20%

because he doesn’t wanma spend too much at all

[quasi field]

Then you ask someone else because I don't really pay much attention to graphic cards or CPUs anymore, sorry

And #🔌│tech is the better chat for this btw

[drowsy rapids]

Oh alright thanks

[proper vector]

this channel was made for such things

[quasi field]

The people active in #🔌│tech are more inclined towards those things than here

https://tenor.com/view/hanekawa-tsubasa-hanekawa-bakemonogatari-monogatari-gif-20263337

[proper vector]

No, you don't get to claim this channel to talk only about squiggles

[round lagoon]

tbf, this is where I think something not in PC and not keyboard

[quasi field]

«PC_gear» is a bad name if this is also about computer guts imo

PC gear implies gear to a PC, while graphic cards and processors are the PC itself

[dry summit]

i agree with that

[proper vector]

https://tenor.com/hGUtjo9vN9B.gif

[quasi field]

I remember in my final year of high school I was asked by the teacher to make a receiver in the school auditorium work because there was no audio. I was very clueless back then and so when I looked at the digital volume display it displayed a number in dB in minus such as -60 dB. Back then I thought this somehow meant that the volume was «minus quiet» and so I turned it up all the way to 0 thinking that this was still «muted» but not «extra muted». When I eventually figured the sound out and something played it was the loudest sound I had ever heard and it scared everyone

[ivory tiger]

I am back on OLED @proper vector @bitter sapphire

it feels so good

[bitter sapphire]

nice

[heady crystal]

OLED

Is it the same model?

[ivory tiger]

yes

my lovely XG27AQWMG

and grey banding is so much less bad on this one. probably have to update the firmware?

[heady crystal]

MCM107 is the latest firmware

Although that improves the banding on older models

[bitter sapphire]

yeah mine improved a lilbit

[terse ferry]

Do pixel clean up few times

But update firmware first

[crude talon]

whad da hel

[proud quartz]

Tuff sauce

[normal saddle]

https://www.twitch.tv/videos/2776614795
Novelkeys is doing mice now lol
Skip to 43:30

[wispy blaze]

Gpx clone #82717

[ivory tiger]

I did pixel clean like 3 times after updating, the grey bending on the old one that I've sent back was way worse

It feels so good now

[vague sparrow]

I wish there was a lighter naga

[frigid ivy]

the only thing even remotely close is the SteelSeries Aerox 9 and even that doesn't have the ring finger rest

[blissful gust]

I should probably update my monitor but have no idea how to

Guessing the USB C port?

[frigid ivy]

ye

or maybe USB-B sometimes

[proper vector]

Usually gotta connect USB to PC and run some app from manufacturer
Can't flash .bin by yourself

[frigid ivy]

imagine being able to flash with just a USB stick and a button like moden mobos

[blissful gust]

I mean it only has a usb c port

And it has firmware I can download

Ah it's over DP

[frigid ivy]

nice no need to awkwardly plug in another cable into the monitor

[real oxide]

Hey guys and girls.
One question: Razer Viper v4 pro or Logitech Superstrike X2?
Any advice would be great!

[frigid ivy]

depends if you spam click a lot

superstrike will feel "easier"

[obtuse dove]

Superstrike is by far the easiest to spam click because of the RT

[real oxide]

Hmm, i dont spam it that much.. I mean, i was watching lots of reviews and comparisons between those 2, each one has its pros and cons. Build quality, battery life, weight is on the razer side, but the clicks and tech- logitech. Im just torn between those 2

Also heard that oem skates on x2 are garbage...

[obtuse dove]

They're ok

They're good for glass pads

But otherwise I would swap them for ptfe skates

Superstrike click feel is nowhere near like a regular click

It is its own haptic type feeling mouse click

[dry moon]

do you think the superstrike is a bit of a gimmick?

i feel like after optical stuff came out there isnt really a need for anything else, at least for the majority of people

[obtuse dove]

Personally not really, it feels like a mouse that has a lot of customizeability.

[dry moon]

hmmm

[frigid ivy]

it's almost a must for any type of spam clicking scenerios

[dry moon]

i guess

i can see the adjustable click feel being useful

[obtuse dove]

Although just saying I just got my superstrike a little over a day ago lmao

[dry moon]

how do you like it?

i started to stray away from the mainstream mice after the release of the viper v2

i got a hitscan hyperlight and havent looked back, mostly because of the price differences

[obtuse dove]

Liking it so far after swapping the stock skates for aftermarket ones

[dry moon]

which skates ?

[obtuse dove]

Corepad ones

[dry moon]

are they more for speed or control?

[frigid ivy]

original corepads was control-ish

thicker usually more control

[obtuse dove]

Slightly more control but they are decently speedy

Nowhere near as slow as the UHMWPE stock skates

I'd say only keep the stock skates if you use a glass pad

[frigid ivy]

I've been liking my jades on my GPX2

[dry moon]

what pad do you use?

[obtuse dove]

Rn I main the Pulsar/LGG Hyperion pad

Soft

[dry moon]

ive heard abt pulsar pads

[frigid ivy]

is that faster or slower than the saturn?

[dry moon]

are you able to compare them to artisans?

[obtuse dove]

Slightly faster than Saturn

[frigid ivy]

oo

[obtuse dove]

It's like a smidge

[obtuse dove]

I'd say they are of equivalent quality to artisan

Just comes down to what type of mousepad material and texture you want

[dry moon]

would you rec any control pads from them?

[obtuse dove]

Saturn pro and Jupiter pro are more control oriented pads

[dry moon]

i was thinking of getting a control pad as ive only used speed pads for the last 5 years

[obtuse dove]

Hyperion is in the middle

And then mercury and Neptune pro are speed pads

[dry moon]

would you rec soft or med, or is it more personal pref

[obtuse dove]

More of a personal preference thing

Although if you intend on using dot skates I would go medium

[dry moon]

i was only asking bc i was going to get the artisan fx zero

as i already own a hien, but it its around $100

the saturn is much cheaper, but im a bit skeptical

[frigid ivy]

sounds high, where are you?

[dry moon]

might just end up getting both ngl

[dry moon]

us

its $102 on amazon, though ive seen $90 other places

[frigid ivy]

from JPgaming?

https://jpgamingusa.com/collections/artisan-mousepads/products/artisan-fx-zero-mousepad?variant=44498015813861

shipping still might be high but no more than 70

[real oxide]

so wish i was in US, right here in Serbia we dont have so many options lol

Not even for the skates, i would have to order them and wait for few weeks till they arrive...

[dry moon]

live saver

now i really am forsure getting both

[frigid ivy]

just for the zero right?

got a lil confused unless it's both a zero and a hein?

[dry moon]

nah i was just looking at the zero

im using the hien rn lol

[frigid ivy]

it cost $72.38 to ship a XL Zero to me

[dry moon]

appreciate the insight

thats not bad

it was roughly 80 for me when i got it

the hien*

[frigid ivy]

but yeah no one should be buying artisan from amazon now and then asking on reddit to see if it real or not

[dry moon]

nah thats crazy

[obtuse dove]

Yeah lmao

[obtuse dove]

I was today years old that I found out that you can slightly bend the headband of the HD600/650 to reduce the clamping pressure.

LMAO

omg its so much better

[wet coral]

i had my 560s clamp the box it came in overnight and it was significantly better

[obtuse dove]

I intentionally bent mine and its wayyyy better

[wet coral]

well im scared because 560s is all plastic

[obtuse dove]

fair enough

[obtuse dove]

like bro, the clamping pressure is no joke on these things, lmao

[tulip tide]

that was the first thing i did on my hd600 years ago, i couldnt use them stock

[fiery surge]

Im looking to buy a speed clothpad.

What are some control based dot skates i can use along with it? Im trying to move away from completing a minimal setup and want to put some personal touches on it.

For reference this is what I plan on buying

https://www.arcaloot.com/products/crimson-shadow

[tulip tide]

i use these aliexpress pom skates on cloth and they are pretty good

tbtl v2 pom

[fiery surge]

https://ausmodshop.com/collections/bt-l-mouse-skates/products/bt-l-mouse-skates-for-generic-diy-dots-0-8mm

is it this one?

[hazy fiber]

If you want control skates, get hardened PTFE like Xraypad Obsidians

POM skates won't be slow

[tulip tide]

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005009622274662.html

ah ive missed the control part in the sentence, i use them on proper mudpads and they are nice

zowie gsr3 iirc

[fiery surge]

Yeah i bookmarked xraypad obsidians

Waiting for the x2h crazylight to be available

Then ill buy that and the dot skates

Along with the mousepad lol

[tulip tide]

sweet, i was looking at the xlite by pulsar but eventually went with zowie ec2dw and couldnt be happier with it

[tacit linden]

I really like my xlite v4 es, I wanted to like the feinmann but holes in my mouse is just a nono.

Mouse before I bought my v3 es was the Zowie EC2, I like the shape on both of them a lot.

[fiery surge]

I was gonna go for the x2h v3 es but uhhh i wasnt a fan of the 65g thing. People have made weight of the mouse such a big thing. That i feel like if i jumped from a viper v3 to it the difference in weight would be crazy

And my poor bristle hands will shatter

[tulip tide]

as long as its under 70g its fine for me

[fiery surge]

Im also a claw gripper so ig its shape works out

I used a 2 dex and loved it

Which i think is 62g or whatever

[crude talon]

holy brick

[fringe yacht]

pfft, i won't ever understand people that can handle those ultra light mice, like i tried one once, felt like cheapest crap due to the lack of weight and it also didn't help much that my precision was totally off because of it 😅

100+ for me (plus cable) or it's a big nope 😄

[fiery surge]

I kinda felt like 60g is decent. I was thinking about trying a budget lightweight mouse and see how it goes

[fringe yacht]

i actually was playing with the thought of getting a basilisk v3 pro 35k (as in the wireless version) simply because it's 11g heavier than the wired version, as in 101g vs 112g, but the price point was a lil too steep for a testrun, if i could really switch from logi to razer now

[crude talon]

almost sounds like a crutch at that point, you can train your fine motor skills instead of making it heavier, or get a slower mousepad

[fiery surge]

I read that the sound of the clicks on the superstrike is really low

Which is a huge plus to me haha

But that white coating

[crude talon]

yeah I know someone else who has the same problem lol

[fiery surge]

I would buy it if the white coating doesnt turn yellow

[rustic mesa]

Mouse people please advise

Ive bought like 3 g pro's and I love them, but my scroll wheels keep tweaking. Every single one. Do I get a superstrike and pray it doesnt happen again or is there like a valid alternative

[fiery surge]

Or if they release a colour that matches the desk pad im getting

[fiery surge]

If theyre still under warranty wouldn’t u want to claim it? Logitech might follow through

[crude talon]

I think razer does optical wheels now which might last
wouldn’t warranty replace the g pro either way

[dry summit]

i have heard logitech also have problems with their mice randomly flicking in a direction in fps games sometimes
like it spasms out and youre suddenly looking at the floor

[fiery surge]

My 2 dex had some connectivity issues and they basically told me it’s defective and gave me a letter to say to return it

[crude talon]

logi click and scroll lasting just sounds like qc lottery

[fringe yacht]

or simply keep using mice with a decent weight like i did for over 25 years by now

[crude talon]

I’m not saying you can’t
just buying something new just because it’s heavier sounds a bit strange, especially if you prefer wired lol

[bitter sapphire]

https://www.coolermaster.com/en-global/products/cm310.html i loved this brick

[fringe yacht]

i mean i needed a new mouse anyways, it was just the decision between the regular (wired) and the pro (wireless) basilisk v3 35k^^

and considering i was using a g502 hero with full weights inside it was quite the big drop from 121+18 to 101, but it was the first razer mouse i saw that had pretty much the same design and i was simply fed up with logi due to 3 502 heros breaking after about a year tops

still kinda playing with the thought of opening it up and adding some weight to it somehow tho, but other than that it was a pleasant surprise

[bitter sapphire]

and before the cm310 mouse i had the Bloody A90 mouse

that mouse was 143g

[fiery surge]

I lived by the g403 years ago

No other mouse felt the same to me

I still have it as my emergency backup lmao

[tacit linden]

https://www.reddit.com/r/redneckengineering/comments/1tjhu8y/my_old_logitechs_mouse_wheel_doesnt_work_in/

Sounds stupid.

[obtuse dove]

Lmao real

Yeah the stock clamping force is so high

[vague sparrow]

I just wish razer could update the naga making it lighter

[tacit linden]

The HD6XX family takes like 6 months+ to widen so it doesn't clamp so damn hard. I compared my brand new one to my old one and the old one has like a 5cm gap between the cups while on the table and the new one is touching. Old one so much more comfortable.

[obtuse dove]

I bent mine and it's perfect now

[tacit linden]

I'll let my head do the bending 😮

Don't want to snap it hehe

[tribal shadow]

Mike took 2 weeks before it was comfy

I heavily recommemd a comfort strap tho

[tacit linden]

I've had my 660S2s for like a month or something now and they look same as when I got them, no gap between the cups yet.

[tacit linden]

Comfort strap?

[obtuse dove]

It's like the AKG K712 type strap

[tacit linden]

Ah like that, nah I never liked those, they always break on all the headsets I've used over time.

I had 2 Fidelio X2HR lost all the boing

[elfin kayak]

there's a capra for the 6xx family

[tacit linden]

Do you remove the stock pad if you use one of those?

[obtuse dove]

There is also 3d printable ones out of TPU

[elfin kayak]

doesnt look like it

[obtuse dove]

Yes you do have to remove the stock headband pad

[elfin kayak]

dang misread as replace the pad

[tulip tide]

ohh that looks interesting

i recently replaced the stock foam head strap on mine but this looks more comfortable

[tacit linden]

My headset is mostly held up by the cuffs, the headband itself doesn't do much.

[tribal shadow]

That is the very same thing

The print files for capra straps are public

[obtuse dove]

Nice nice

[tulip tide]

might try printing with tpu for the first time 😅

[obtuse dove]

As long as your printer has a good DD extruder it's fine

[tulip tide]

i just upgraded to the elegoo cc2 so i think its going to be a breeze..

[tribal shadow]

i hate tpu man

But you reminded me that i wanted to print one for my lan party headset

[tulip tide]

get to printing

[tribal shadow]

No

Get to drying

[obtuse dove]

yeah LOL

[frigid ivy]

Love my capra strap on my D1

[round lagoon]

Hmm, the difference is like vocal feeling like they're 'talking' to me to almost 'screaming' to me.

The original (hd490) feels more neutral to me.

hd600's treble now and no matter which measurement I use to EQ hd490 with (earphonearchive and super review), it doesn't sound right to me.

Feels too confined.

Maybe I should do a first hand listen on hd600 again, just for sanity check.

[tacit linden]

Does anyone use UWPHook today for the Steam Controller or is there a better alternative?

Doesn't look to be maintained anymore.

[slender pier]

is wooting he still good

or are there better alternatives

v2 is too expensive

[vital gorge]

Which keyboard?

[frigid ivy]

Other keyboard brand hardware are on par or straight up better than wooting. But wooting software is just so much better than everyone else

[mental spade]

Software/firmware gapped, most HE boards use the same manufacturers to make the actual PCB and firmware and as a result updates are limited and bugs are unlikely to be fixed

[round lagoon]

Ooo

Curiosity has been answered

[quasi field]

Imagine how «fast» this sounds

[round lagoon]

Im gonna die listening with either pads lmao

[glossy anvil]

youre mostly buying the software and warranty

there are "better" options but i think most people will not gonna notice the feel or sounds that much

its a good overall product

as for latency they say its better tahn wooting but its like fractions of milliseconds

[slender pier]

please enlighten me

i dont want to spend so much on wooting

and i want features like SOCD and rapid trigger

[glossy anvil]

i heard atk rs7 air is good tho thats just someone from another discord saying that

and from what i seen the software looks not bad looking imo

tho i never owned the board or any of atk boards

heard their new boards are fine but the older ones are bad

[slender pier]

whats their price range again?

ill research later but

im js multitasking

[glossy anvil]

for me is like 100 dollars

[slender pier]

yeah

that makes sense

id rather spend 100 over

200

wooting tag has aura tho ngl

its gonna give me the ego boost

[slender pier]

what keyboard u have rn

[glossy anvil]

wooting 80he

[slender pier]

how is it

is it really worth the price 😭

or the price is just for the name

[glossy anvil]

you paying for the software and warranty which i suppose is part of the name

[slender pier]

ngl i think i will get wooting 60e

its 120 right

thats not bad

[obtuse dove]

lmao

[glossy anvil]

its 155 dollars for me

doesnt seem too bad

[wispy blaze]

Yeah

Ive had my 60he 3 years, love this thing

[lament siren]

if it comes to your house yeah

[final ingot]

will the wooting 80He keyboard be good for single player games? using the analog movement?

[glossy anvil]

it works like a charm imo

[patent patrol]

https://fixupx.com/kotecinho/status/2057719159148965909?s=46

Kote (@kotecinho)

Type 0 Aluminum Mouse
︀︀Wildmind Studio

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FixupX · May 22, 2026, 7:04 AM

new meta

[heady crystal]

Apple at home:

[quasi field]

Looks uncomfortable to move around

[proper vector]

Ah yes, design over usability

[deep hawk]

At least the charging port is on the correct face

[heady zenith]

who said its wireless

[vital gorge]

type o negative is better

[dry summit]

thats what i told a friend just now

[vital gorge]

screw holes in the front for your fingers to dig in to.
sharp edges
0 ergonomics
small weird buttons

[proper vector]

Type O negative sucks
If I ever am in a hospital good luck with getting blood for me

[heady zenith]

so apparently

this dude is a designer and i think this might just be a design not a real product

[vital gorge]

https://tenor.com/view/type-o-peter-steele-type-o-negative-gif-20329733

[heady zenith]

especially looking at the other images

[crude talon]

gigachad ortho keyboard

[vital gorge]

its a cool design, not a practical one 😄

[crude talon]

wooting dactyl when

[proper vector]

So much of form over function
That keyboard looks like a nightmare to type on

[heady zenith]

yes its a concept from what i can read on his own posts

[quasi field]

Knobs too close to keys I often press

[heady zenith]

same for the keyboard

[vital gorge]

@proper vector this type o negative i mean :p

[heady zenith]

https://www.instagram.com/fadi_wildmind/p/DV80_WZiMtJ/
https://www.instagram.com/fadi_wildmind/p/DWog9dsiBxW/
his other 2 concept posts

[vital gorge]

very cool looking though. very impractical

[heady zenith]

such is usually what happens with designers who dont actually prototype irl but just virtual

or if the entire point is looksmaxxing

[vital gorge]

that vinyl player.. where is the needle?

[heady zenith]

in the body of the player ofc

[vital gorge]

yes, but how do you get the disc in without scratching it horribly ? XD

[heady zenith]

id assume the idea is it rides along the thicker bottom

[heady zenith]

magic

youd basically also only scratch the outside anyway since thats where you start play from

id be more interested how the spindle retracts and then actually secures it enough to spin

[proud quartz]

This reminds me of teenage engineering

[heady zenith]

guess what its inspired by

[proud quartz]

Ah explains it

[tribal shadow]

yea otherwise there wouldn't be a linear pot on that keyboard

[plain schooner]

I only read the first part and thought you were badmouthing the band

[astral musk]

[elfin kayak]

wlmouse beast g promo vid

[blissful gust]

Is that the receiver?....

[proud quartz]

sure looks like it

[hazy fiber]

Yes, Wlmouse loves that dongle

[elfin kayak]

yup

also this weird gourd thing

[blissful gust]

Looks annoying af

[versed fossil]

ftip?

idk why i like ftip mice so much they look so cool

but idk if i could main one

i dont have the money to test mice

[elfin kayak]

there's also the darmoshark m5 air v2 updated with 54L15 mcu

[versed fossil]

https://youtu.be/pchwoWc6rgg

just another tryx panorama

but more similar to ryuo iv

Idc about this noctua aio gonna be better surely

[rustic mesa]

https://tenor.com/view/rabbid-rabbids-china-chinese-gif-6361662879969281789

[wispy blaze]

How its just a cat

The other shit attached to it isnt part of it, thats a usb splitter I think

[crude talon]

I’m not a fan

[rotund tree]

i got a g502x 2 years ago and both the side buttons and the DPI buttons started double clicking recently

[obtuse dove]

Time to upgrade to a Chinese/korean mouse?

[rotund tree]

im a sucker for the scroll wheel :(

[obtuse dove]

Mx master 4?

Or do you really really want 1000Hz+ polling?

[rotund tree]

i do but it's not totally stupid to have a dedicated gaming mouse in addition to be honest......

[obtuse dove]

Yeah

[slender pier]

what mouse

lemme cop it aswell

[obtuse dove]

Pulsar crazylight series is good and lamzu is decent

[slender pier]

is it lightweight

[obtuse dove]

X2 crazylight mini is 35 grams

Perfect for ftip

[slender pier]

costst?

how to get the ihaswooting role

[obtuse dove]

130 usd

[obtuse dove]

Connect your discord to wooting hub

[slender pier]

oooh

my refurbished keyboard

gonna come soon

[crude talon]

~37g with stock skates according to pulsar

[obtuse dove]

Wait it's 35g yeah

Not 32smh

[crude talon]

with dots yeah

[obtuse dove]

I mean 37g is still really good for ftip with solid shell

You can comfortably claw grip it too

I forget how much the medium crazylight weighs

39g?

[crude talon]

yeah for sure, love my cl, just saying since u were almost 15% off

[obtuse dove]

I use dots tho

On my crazylight

The ptfe dots specifically

[crude talon]

only like 9% off then
idek if i got those with mine, was a return unit

I should check the box but even the full size stock skates didn't feel especially good

[obtuse dove]

Usually the crazylights come with uhmwpe dots

[crude talon]

ew

[obtuse dove]

I got some generic 100% ptfe dots

I think it was tiger ice ptfe dots

[crude talon]

I have jade air dots but I only use those on glass
artisan dots for me since I use an xsoft hien

im the guy with way too many expensive dots on my mouse

[obtuse dove]

Lolz

[crude talon]

I wish the cl was flat bottom

[obtuse dove]

And not have the skate divots?

[crude talon]

yeah fuck skate cutouts

[obtuse dove]

I meannnnn, it's fine

It's not that crazy deep

[crude talon]

they are the reason i have to put a whole pack of skates on the bottom

[obtuse dove]

Or just get full sized skates atp

[crude talon]

but then i dont have artisan street cred

I'll probably get full size skates next time

[obtuse dove]

Breh

[crude talon]

after I feel like I need to replace them, I got a few more when artisan was including them with pads

artisan pad, skates, artisan mouse, artisan monitor, artisan pc

[obtuse dove]

Lmao

[crude talon]

so many zero collabs even 2000fun is back

I should get the zebra to match my crazylight but I don't wanna pay the import lol

maybe when i go to japan if theres still any stock

[frigid ivy]

https://www.techpowerup.com/349280/muse-announces-hifi-muse-300-desktop-dac-amp-with-dedicated-os

ultimate weeb dac amp

[twilit flame]

@proper vector

[crude talon]

lemme just use this instead of a mouse on my mousepad

[quasi field]

Not sure how I feel about it being tilted

Don't you think that makes it less comfortable to adjust volume? It's so high up

I prefer being able to do it easily with my hand resting on the desk

[crude talon]

the big chin on the bottom and that chin not being flat with the desk and the very steep angle is kinda goofy

I wouldn't mind the angle if it was a bit lower

[frigid ivy]

headphone jacks being on the side is kinda meh too, but it's better than on the angle face

[round lagoon]

I like this, too bad it's $400

[obtuse dove]

concerning there is no output power specs

HMMMMMM

[quasi field]

[obtuse dove]

people should embrace the "good is flat" mentality

[quasi field]

There has been plenty of research how the human ear interprets a flat frequency response. Boring, lifeless and uninvolving are common descriptors

Sure true if thinking of a headphone that has no bass-shelf and no ear-gain, that would sound weird and bad
And a loudspeaker with a flat frequency response will probably be bright in an average living room without equalisation
But this is otherwise nonsense. What «plenty of research» is there?

[valid drift]

mmm

i want a server for myself

[heady zenith]

people should embrace the "everyone experiences sound differently" mentallity

[valid drift]

https://tenor.com/view/pallas-cat-manul-sun-daniang-brush-brushed-gif-1776594574506011763

[sharp fiber]

nice for glass

[sharp fiber]

ew

[obtuse dove]

hence the "good is flat" mentalty, if it sounds good to you then its flat.

[sharp fiber]

jades are horrible on glass

[valid drift]

what else can i do with a server pc besides like

[obtuse dove]

blind eq listening tests is the perfect way to find a target curve that you like.

[valid drift]

• pihole
• run minecraft servers
• run something like plex

[quasi field]

People have quite similar preferences, but getting there differs from person to person

[proud quartz]

Heater when cold

[obtuse dove]

yeah, kinda like that (based on PEQdB's data) peqdb diamond beta sounds the best for most people.

[quasi field]

Most people prefer a neutral/high-fidelity sound from loudspeakers. So logically that goes for headphones too, and research proves that. It also simultaneously proves that there is some variation head to head how you make a headphone sound like neutral speakers

[obtuse dove]

probably because sources that are closer to your ears sound way different than that from farther away

because of how your brain percieves sound.

[quasi field]

Yes

Also I think this is an interesting post about how similar people actually can be: https://www.audiosciencereview.com/forum/index.php?threads/harman-curve-compliance.63222/post-2395990

[quasi field]

I know a SolderDude post when I see one. He's not wrong. But many do not EQ either such as noobs that can't be bothered or don't understand it

[white jackal]

when i was like 12 i used to think eq means you put a giant v shape in when you want to listen to dubstep

[normal saddle]

Self host mail server /s
Private chat server
Self host meta search engine
Self host password Manager
NAS
Wireguard

[crude talon]

nah

[hazy fiber]

those pulsar uhmwpe dots are the worst and it's not even good for glass

they are flat and feel like crap

[obtuse dove]

speaking of, lowk deciding between tiger ice v2 and jade ultra ptfe full size skates, they look so similar minus the fact that the jades are thicker which im not 100% what difference that makes.

[sharp fiber]

Maybe pulsar makes bad ones, but obsidian pro airs are legit the best dots / donuts for glass. Also silent

Jades suck major ass and wear soio quick

[crude talon]

Never used the pulsar ones but I have obs pro and I don’t like them at all

[quasi field]

https://youtu.be/4ZQ1DYDo_gE

[fiery surge]

My brother is after a 49” ultrawide monitor. It is for work use only. He wants it to be 4k. LED and not that curved

[fiery surge]

1000R is way too curved for him

[round lagoon]

Very low end ish tuning

[quasi field]

It's very bloated. Bass is too elevated too far down

The bass shelf goes up to 600 Hz...

[patent patrol]

this one gonna sell

[sharp fiber]

For sure

[round lagoon]

Seems to be common sort of tuning

[quasi field]

It's low-fidelity sounding

It's one of my least favourite things. Mid/upper-bass that is too elevated with sub-bass that is rolling-off lower in amplitude than it

Sub-bass should be higher than upper-bass since our hearing is less sensitive further down

[white jackal]

Are all of these the same OEM

[round lagoon]

some people like it, but the UXUE is really bad treble wise.

[round lagoon]

i dunno, but small chance all of these using the same driver.

[quasi field]

I wonder if they would like it more than a properly defined bass shelf. I think most wouldn't

[white jackal]

i think my mic suddenly died

😭

[bitter sapphire]

Sadge

[white jackal]

it was almost exactly 6 years old

any mic + dac recommendations?

[deep hawk]

I just got this one a few weeks ago
https://www.amazon.de/dp/B0C4DXTGLB

[normal saddle]

Neumann U87 /s

[deep hawk]

On the recommendation of some folks here

I don't use it for my mic though

[white jackal]

these sudden expenses cause something randomly dies are the worst

😭

[deep hawk]

Indeed

[plain schooner]

https://www.schiit.com/products/yggdrasil

[mental spade]

praying my RAM or storage don't die anytime soon

[white jackal]

i need to be worried about those too

[mental spade]

they are about 8 years old so it's entering higher probability

[white jackal]

at first i thought something about windows broke but then i tried it on my laptop and it still didnt work

i was having such a good time listening to music and then the vibe was ruined

[deep hawk]

Press the reset button on your vibes, brotherman
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2FsJM5T-_4A

[white jackal]

sounds so off with the motherboard output

😭

[white jackal]

maybe i can find one off amazon

anyway, anyone got mic recommendations?

[twilit flame]

im still using am8

[white jackal]

maybe i should just get an audio interface so i can use XLR mic and plug in my headphones there

but idk

where are all the super opinionated audio people when i need them

[quasi field]

Yes

They are good (when measured and EQed)

[white jackal]

soriamoria you probably know what dac/amp and mic i should get

if i think about it too much i'll never decide

[quasi field]

Not sure about mic but what are you plugging into your dac/amp?

[white jackal]

edition xs

my mic died that i also ran my headphones off so i need new gear

[quasi field]

There's always the new Topping that apparently is excellent

And it's under $100 or sumting

[white jackal]

oh?

that sounds nice

didnt want to spend so much since its a lil unexpected of an expense 😅

so under 100 is good

[quasi field]

Topping DX1 II

You can of course amplify the Hifiman for far cheaper but this one has a volume knob and PEQ

No external PSU either so less clutter

[white jackal]

sounds good to me

[quasi field]

(I'm not a Topping marketeer)

[white jackal]

i trust you cause i know you're not one of those audiophile people that think you need to spend 8000 dollars on a tube amp that uses vintage vacuum tubes used in the first ibm computer or some bs

[quasi field]

Digital to analogue and amplification are solved technologies in audio

They haven't been very relevant for a while. Audible perfect conversion and amplification can be had dirt cheap

[white jackal]

yeah that makes sense

anyway, i ordered it, now i just need to find a mic

[quasi field]

What you might pay extra for is features design and power. Some things are also just expensive because a lot of audio stuff is veblen goods

[white jackal]

not sure if i should get xlr mic + some interface or a usb mic

[quasi field]

I'd go USB since it's more convenient. I had an XLR mic before and it was a load of bullshit

And I don't think being USB or XLR has any relevance for sound quality beyond the quality of mic and components themselves, if applying general audio logic here. So there are probably amazing USB microphones out there (just as there are terrible XLR microphones)

[white jackal]

yeah it was more of a "do i want to spend the same amount on usb mic or xlr + interface"

cause if mic dies on the xlr side i can just get a new cheaper mic and i'm not completely out of luck

more points of failure but cheaper points of failure

[quasi field]

That's true but is that big maybe worth the extra clunk of having an extra device on your desk at all times

[white jackal]

yeah

[quasi field]

Same thing with when people buy a separate amplifier and dac instead of a single unit

[white jackal]

and if i travel around and want to use mic

usb mic it is