audio-tech

[foggy scarab]

That would work

What is “iems”?

[tender frost]

In Ear Monitors

[ocean pulsar]

the word for earbuds that are actually ok

[foggy scarab]

Oh ok

[molten lotus]

based

[foggy scarab]

Any good microphones then?

[ocean pulsar]

dont see anything wrong with the one klaus recommended

[molten lotus]

its a step above fifine stuff

[ocean pulsar]

but personally i prefer the samson go mic portable bc its small and more designed for long range

[foggy scarab]

Idk which was a headset and which was a mic

[molten lotus]

that has lots of pickup tho

[molten lotus]

google?

[ocean pulsar]

dis

[foggy scarab]

I’m dumb sorry

[unique wind]

nah don’t apologize, klaus is angsty

[foggy scarab]

Away from computer right now

[molten lotus]

right

[ocean pulsar]

lies

[foggy scarab]

Mobile

[ocean pulsar]

anything that can run discord is a computer enough to google

[foggy scarab]

Not my phone

[molten lotus]

what is a phone

[foggy scarab]

Google it lmao

[molten lotus]

thanks

[foggy scarab]

I can’t on my phone because my parents blocked it

[molten lotus]

your parents blocked google?

[ocean pulsar]

and not discord

yikes

[molten lotus]

poor choices

use yandex

or some cursed engine for absolutely unfiltered and unhinged results

give yourself a good childhood trauma

[foggy scarab]

They blocked all search

[molten lotus]

shouldn't be possible

[ocean pulsar]

sign up for bard or something

[molten lotus]

yandex is blocked?

bing

yahoo

duckduckgo

use mojeek

its unfiltered

and cursed

[ocean pulsar]

how about amazon itself

[molten lotus]

i don't take responsibility if mojeek shows you traumatizing items

[ocean pulsar]

search the item on amazon and even if the item isnt on amazon itsll show you similar stuff

[foggy scarab]

I don’t have a place to search things

[molten lotus]

mojeek

also what

just go to amazon directly

[foggy scarab]

My parents blocked it

[molten lotus]

amazon too?

[foggy scarab]

I’d have to get the app which requires me to send a notification to my parents for verification

[molten lotus]

use mojeek

they possibly couldn't have known of it to block it

[foggy scarab]

I don’t have a way to get it though

I don’t have safari or anything

[molten lotus]

how

[foggy scarab]

Restriction settings on iPhone go too far

[molten lotus]

i think you need a gun more than headphones

[unique wind]

what are headphones

[molten lotus]

weak gun

[unique wind]

if your dac isn’t at least 130db snr you have a lofi setup just saying

[lean grove]

Klaus I think is setting at something like +40db

He's got a way to go

[unique wind]

yeah he prefers more noise than signal

[lean grove]

That's why he hangs out in the Linus tech tips discord server

[molten lotus]

i hate audio

[untold nest]

Alright I guess this is the best channel to ask this, so my car is a skoda fabia, awesome car, economic, the suspension is shit but it gets me from point a to point b. my problem is that the prevoius owner broke an aux cable inside the header (I don't know if its called that), somehow she fried the 12 volt smoke thingy and the usb only receives signal from new iPhone's (nothing that has a button on it works). however it can read pen drives, I managed to get a bunch of music from a friend so im good there but I also like hearing to a lot of podcast and since those are uploaded weekly I really need a way to just download new episodes. so does anyone know of a good virus free way to download podcast from either youtube or spotify to an mp3 file?

I know I also put half a bible in there about the problem but if by any chance someone have had the car and knows of a way to fix the 12 volt or a way to make the usb woek for other devices that would also be nice

[past void]

Subwoofer broke

Any way to fix?

[lean grove]

Glue

[past void]

Ok so like

How would I go about that

[lean grove]

You buy glue

[past void]

Do you have a video ?

[lean grove]

You pipe glue onto the broken part

You smush them together

[past void]

Wait what

[lean grove]

You don't use it until the glue is cured

[past void]

I assume this is something broke in the voice coils

[lean grove]

Oh I thought the dust cover popped.off

[past void]

Nono

[lean grove]

It's hard to tell from the video

[past void]

It’s scraping when pushing the cover down

[lean grove]

Yeah idk. Take it out. See if something popped out and smush it back in.

[past void]

When even pressure is applied

Seems fine

I have it out alr

[lean grove]

Idk then. 😔

[molten lotus]

Weird error

It shouldn't do anything if the voicecoil broke

yet it moves but a little

If one were looking for a reasonably priced audio interface that could conceivably be considered professional, what would you recommend?

[unique wind]

ive been using my computer monitor speakers for a while and forgot, i was just enjoying the music even tho it sounds bad

i guess im not an audiophile because im listening to music instead of listening to my gear

[molten lotus]

While I can enjoy music on shitty speakers I enjoy it more on higher quality speakres

[unique wind]

well yah same

i’m just too lazy and frugal to buy and put new speakers on my desk

moved my jamo c93ii to my tv a while ago

[molten lotus]

any good mics for 120$ usd, was looking at Blueyeti dk if it's any good

[bitter hollow]

You can get an entry-level interface, budget mounting hardware and a decent mic for that much

[tough lava]

I ordered RGB lights to go in my mic 🙂

[unique wind]

pog

[weak rapids]

Never EVER get a blue yeti

If you want to reject background noise go for an xm8500 and M track solo, if you want a condenser C-1 and M track solo

[unique wind]

dynamic overrated

[weak rapids]

Tbh I agree, unless you are in one of the noisiest environments condensers will be better, but only if you know how to use a noise gate

[unique wind]

super cardioid condenser is the way

[weak rapids]

Fuck yeah

[unique wind]

cad e100, earthworks ethos

dont tell klaus tho because he doesnt believe in mics that cost more than $50

[weak rapids]

Lmao

Honestly idk how I feel about the earthworks Ethos

Compared to its dynamic competition of the SM7B and RE20 its amazing

But compared to other condensers, to me it ends up sounding like a typical dynamic broadcast mic

[unique wind]

it's a little warm and most other condensers have a treble boost

it's kinda niche, it's only a good pick if you want that exact form factor and pickup pattern

[weak rapids]

For me, it doesnt make sense to get it if you are looking for condensers, you are looking for condensers for a more bright less broadcasty mic

[unique wind]

it's for people who want a sm7b but dont like the way the sm7b sounds

[weak rapids]

Meanwhile RE20 exists

Remember when the Ethos was like $600

[unique wind]

re20 is my favorite dynamic but i still prefer ethos

[unique wind]

i do i remember when they wanted $700 for the black version still after they dropped the steel to $400

[weak rapids]

Extra half a cent in black colouring = +$300 in market value

[unique wind]

i can only assume it would because the steel wasnt selling well

you can find the black version for $350 sometimes now and it's tempting

[weak rapids]

Its usually around 500 Canadian rupees here

[unique wind]

500 canadian sheckles

[stable ermine]

anyone here ever used a clip on mic before? idk what to buy since everything looks the same with different price tags

[unique wind]

ive never used a lav mic so i dont know either

dang the interface i want costs 300 american freedom eagles

[weak rapids]

Rodecaster Pro 2 uses

1: professionals
2: noobs who dont know how to EQ and just use the installed presets

[unique wind]

not wrong

if youre not using it to mic 4 people in a podcast why are you using it

what i want is a universal audio volt 276 simply because it looks cool and it has an analog compressor, no other reasons

i mean come on it looks awesome

[weak rapids]

The audient evo 4 looks so clean and slick

[unique wind]

yeah evo is clean

if youre going for minimal

[molten lotus]

i don't like the evo

its cleanliness is completely ruined by the stupid placement of sockets

also the buttons are cheap

and the stupid green mic mute button

[unique wind]

it's not my favorite either but if people want a tiny black box with a clean mic preamp then it works

it's got the youtuber recommendation effect but at least it isnt outright bad like the scarlet

[molten lotus]

yeah it isn't bad

i just don't like the small things it has

imo the knob should have been faced towards the user

and the thing should have stood straight

with sockets at the back

[unique wind]

i dont like knobs that can infinitely spin

[molten lotus]

why not

[unique wind]

i like having an obvious beginning and end

and notched steps inbetween

for my ocd

[molten lotus]

i mean you do its just indicated by the light

[unique wind]

yeah i still dont like it

feels digital

[molten lotus]

i don't know if it's different performance wise but software wise infinite rotation is a lot more compatible with everything

[unique wind]

yeah i get it i just dont like the way it feels personally

i like heavy metal boxes and notchy knobs

and clicky noises

i love when you turn on an old amp and it goes CLICK

[molten lotus]

my modern amp does that too

but it has like a weird several second delay

[unique wind]

thats lit

[molten lotus]

you press the button in

waits

clicks

[unique wind]

has to think about it lmao

[molten lotus]

it measures if you are worthy

[weak rapids]

Its a 93 computer loading

[unique wind]

gotta push the power button and then go make coffee while it boots

[weak rapids]

I could actually do that with my old pc from like 3 years ago, no SSD

[unique wind]

my father was still doing that around 3-4 years ago too

he was convinced a ssd is a waste of money until i bought him one

and now he refuses to use a computer that doesnt have one

[weak rapids]

Bruh lmao

8 sec boot time

[unique wind]

hes rocking my handed down parts

r5 1600, 2x8gb 2666mhz, gtx 1050ti

uses it for bluestacks and facebook games

[unique wind]

gotta have a boot time so fast that it's done booting before your monitor is fully connected

that's when you know youre good

[weak rapids]

That moment when you buy something from Amazon at 12 am and it says “arriving tomorrow” and then you wake up and realize that its not tomorrow yet

[unique wind]

when you order something and it doesnt arrive same day

if i order something from the bestbuy 25 minutes away from me then there's a chance itll be delivered like 2 hours later

they have a program that's similar to uber eats except people pick up your packages and deliver them

that's the way it seems to me anyway, a guy pulled up in his car blasting music and dropped it and left

[weak rapids]

Bro for the past 3 months ive been checking daily for openings at the nearby Best Buy

[unique wind]

URGENTLY HIRING!!!

(looking for people with 4 years of previous job experience and a college degree to work this minimum wage unskilled labor position)

(hasnt replied to their 100 indeed applicants)

[weak rapids]

Like I swear every city around me has an opening but NONE of the 3 stores in mine has a single opening

[unique wind]

it's okay maybe if you work three fulltime jobs 7 days a week, only drink tap water, meal prep every meal, never eat out, never go on vacation, and never indulge in any luxuries for the next 25 years then maybe youll be able to afford a 1500 sq ft house

nah thats generous maybe half of a studio apartment

that face when my parents bought this house in 2007 for $60,000 and now it's worth $150,000 but no work has been done to it at all

and minimum wage has only risen from $7.15 to $7.50

i love the housing market

[weak rapids]

Here in my city which is known for its shitholeness, average wage is $17 CAD and average house price is $800k, even in the sketchiest areas its like $500k

[unique wind]

$500K for a house that looks like it went through a gang turf war

[weak rapids]

Yeah basically

[unique wind]

in an impoverished neighborhood

[weak rapids]

Lined with the smell of weed

But hey, could be worse, could be Vancouver

Cheapest place in Vancouver is a 400sq/ft apartment for $300k

[unique wind]

pshh we just gotta pull ourselves up by our bootstraps and work as hard as our boomer parents/grandparents did!

(they could afford to pay for their own university schooling and an apartment with their minimum wage part time job)

(their house is worth 25x more than what they bought it for)

[weak rapids]

My driving instructors dad bought a house for $17k in North Toronto with his entry level job of $9 a year now the house is $2mil and the same entry level Job pays $60k

[tawdry gale]

https://www.schiit.com/products

schiit decided to make surround sound

[lean grove]

Is that a schiit DVD player

This has gotta be an early April fool's joke

[unique wind]

it could go either way

i can see schiit making an april fools joke about that but i can also see them genuinely adding a CD player to one of their products

[lean grove]

Might also just be a super limited run.

[unique wind]

@lean grove thoughts on the jotunheim?

[weak rapids]

Pretty cool Norse World

[unique wind]

is it an actual contender for a decent warm balanced amp or is it crap

[weak rapids]

Kind of cold

[lean grove]

Uhh I haven't heard it. But the Jotunheim 2 seems fine if you want clean and warm.

Just don't get the first one because it's the opposite of warm by a wide margin.

[molten lotus]

it has to be

[unique wind]

yeah theres no chance a schiit cd player would sell in large volume in 2023

a good amount of people still use cds but not enough and not frequently enough for that

[ornate blaze]

"decent warm balanced"

you want warm, you buy equaliser

end of q1 2023 apparently

[unique wind]

the virgin objectivist fears the chad subjective amplifier analyzer

[unique wind]

@lean grove oh my god it's real

[ornate blaze]

It'll have a USB output to use with USB DACs

can't really see the point in that as the typical "audiophile" who'd use a cd player would probably know the bandwidth for redbook CD is fine via optical or coax lol

and it has 2 usb inputs to output spdif

[unique wind]

coax is a cringe connection

[molten lotus]

does it have a dac built in

[ornate blaze]

weird to me, and I am someone who has 2 cd players in his system (Sony CDP-337ESD and a Quad 99 CDP-2)

[unique wind]

i dont care if it supports the same formats and bitrate as optical

coax is cringe in all forms

[molten lotus]

coax based

[ornate blaze]

How is it cringe? I don't understand

[molten lotus]

funny cable that works

optical can't do steep turns

or it breaks

weak

[unique wind]

coaxial networking makes me hate coax in all forms

even though im aware it's fine

[ornate blaze]

Dear fucking God

[unique wind]

usb, optical, hdmi, or go home

rca is fine too

but giant oversized for no reason xlr cables are fun

[ornate blaze]

So RCA is fine

but coaxial digital you have an issue with?

[unique wind]

yes

i already told you i understand that it supports the same formats and bitrate that optical does

i just dont like the connection

personal thing not an objective thing

[ornate blaze]

Coaxial digital IS RCA

the socket and plug is the same

in the hifi world it isn't a twist/screw type thing like BNC or F-type

[lean grove]

https://tenor.com/view/sensible-chuckle-gif-11098163

[unique wind]

oh i didnt know that

[ornate blaze]

😄

[unique wind]

i hate coaxial so much that ive never even so much as looked at a coax connection on any of my gear

[ornate blaze]

Your equipment will likely have it somewhere

[unique wind]

i pretend it isnt there

[ornate blaze]

hahaha

[unique wind]

i actually genuinely didnt know that it was different from the screw in coaxial connection used in homes

ive never looked at it

[ornate blaze]

In this day and age it's not really needed

Most AV gear is HDMI or it has optical ins and outputs

[unique wind]

yeah i use optical for my avr

usb for computer

im still gonna hate on coax though, i cant shift my opinion now

im locked in

[ornate blaze]

😄

[tardy cypress]

So I don’t run my microphone through XLR input but could I get the same control xlr microphones have with a pc program?

[unique wind]

yeah xlr is just a connector

you can process a usb mic just like a xlr one in software

[tardy cypress]

Any recommendations on software I can use

[unique wind]

virtual cable, obs, equalizer apo

various plugins

you’ll need to watch youtube tutorials

[tardy cypress]

Okay

Thank you

So will elgato let me use their program without owning their product?

[weak rapids]

No you have to have a product that connects to it which would be a Wave Mic, Wave XLR, or Stream Deck +

[tardy cypress]

Rip

Ye hanks for the information though I’m just trying to make my mic sound better because I just loved and now live in a room with my brother

[molten lotus]

sorry better question. how good are the sony WHCH720N Wireless headphones?

[unique wind]

i can’t find measurements for the 720n but the 710n do not look good

[tender frost]

Oh it's beautiful

I badly want to get a schiit (anything) but like, damn import costs make it absolutely not worth it lol

I'm eyeballing a Jotunheim with multibit dac on ebay, wondering if I should just ignore my budget and go for that (I have really, really good spending habits)

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

also new schiit dropped recently

[tardy cypress]

Anyone have an option on the yamaha yht5960u

[unique wind]

is it silver? i regret not going with silver when i bought my schiit

the silver looks soooo nice

[lethal sky]

gear mounted ^^

[unique wind]

pog

[tender frost]

yeah it is

[unique wind]

hell ya

[tender frost]

The listing has 75 watchers and counting though so, well, we shall see if I can bag it

But I aint gonna go over £400 for it I think lol

[weak rapids]

the hd560s sounds amazing but im just not sure I like hearing so much of my keyboard clicks and mouse clicks

[unique wind]

time to build a custom keyboard that you like the sound of

[weak rapids]

first i gotta get a new PSU cause this one is aggressive AF

also I found out my mic problems

for some reason my Reaper plugins just randomly... stop working

[foggy scarab]

Multiple people

Multiple people said blue yeti is good for less than $100

[ocean pulsar]

Meh it's fine

[foggy scarab]

Blue yeti nano?

[ocean pulsar]

Good nuf

Also looks good and has nice software

There are better sounding options, but good UX > good sound for most people who want a mic under $100

[weak rapids]

eh i would never recommend a yeti as a previous owner

especially now where the USB Mic market is so much bigger and better

[ocean pulsar]

It's all about price
If something is cheap enough eventually it becomes good value

[weak rapids]

still waiting for Yetis to be cheap enough lmao

the cheapest Yeti in Canadian Rupees is currently $99 for the Nano but even then its on Sale

and honestly the Snowballs sound basically identical sometimes better for less

[ocean pulsar]

The snowball is very limiting in terms of mounting options

[tranquil spindle]

Rate the speaker

[lean grove]

Didn't you post that boom box like two months ago

[tranquil spindle]

I rebuilt the tape mechanism and replaced some caps

[unique wind]

you should post it once per day to annoy nils

[weak rapids]

okay... i deleted the reaper plugins, redid them and now it works
but i also did that last time and it didnt

[tranquil spindle]

Got it

👍

[red breach]

If I want a fun headset mainly for gaming, should I go for the hd560s or hd599?

[unique wind]

ignore the 599 entirely

sennheiser hd560s if you want open back, akg k361 or k371 if you want closed back

the akgs will have noticeably more bass if that's fun to you

[molten lotus]

you are missing the HE400SE or beyerdynamic dt880 for gaming

[red breach]

I assumed 599 would be decent cause it seems to be very similar to the 598 which was popular

[red breach]

is there a difference between the k361 and k371?

[unique wind]

i dont like the he400se after owning it myself so i dont recommend it anymore

dt880 i havent heard but it seems like it's only a recommendation for those who are insistent on getting something beyerdynamic

[weak rapids]

yeah I would never go beyer again

had 990 pro for a few days and it felt like heaven but god the treble

and that damn coiled cable

[unique wind]

the k371 is built with higher quality materials and has more bass

[unique wind]

headphones for people with hearing damage

[spice dust]

@lean grove check this out bro

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/382801814547988481/1091166068199919686/IMG_8969.mov

[weak rapids]

*causing hearing damage

[kind quail]

So I've taken up critical listening recently as a part of my job (I'm learning audio design and live mixing) and as I've been paying more attention across several pairs of headphones - I daily drive SteelSeries Arctis 7s, but I've listened to Sennheiser HD 280s, Shure SE846 IEMs, and Airpod Pro gen 2 - across all but the Shures at the low end there is almost always a really high frequency whine when the sub frequencies are really going. What causes this? Thanks!

[molten lotus]

the treble is definitely all there.

[lethal sky]

Btw how is the kanto sub8? Worth the 330€ price Tag?

[inland bobcat]

kinda wanna get one of these

cool stuff

@violet heron @lean grove FEATURES AND SPEC
Premium Software:

Microsoft Windows 8 (64-bit)
IK Multimedia AmpliTube 3
IK Multimedia AmpliTube 3 Orange
PreSonus Studio One Orange Edition,
Mixcraft 6,
Toontrack EZdrummer Lite,
LickLibrary Guitar Lesson Center

Audio Features: 5.1 line out, coaxial S/PDIF out, optical S/PDIF out, 2x 1/4in TRS outputs, 2x 1/4in TRS inputs, 2x 1/4in TRS instrument inputs, 2x integrated 6.5in JBL studio monitor speakers

Peripherals: Wired Keyboard and mouse, USB extension cable

Support:Dedicated phone/email support

Speaker Out: (1) 16 Ohm, (2) 8 Ohm

Dimensions: (W x H X D) 55x52x28cm, 21.6×20.5x11in

Weight: 24kg/52lb

I was looking at the OPC again and figured out how to read the text lol

very old page

I love how they put the basic mouse and keyboard in the specs

https://www.coolthings.com/3rd-gen-orange-opc/

3rd Generation include a third-gen Ivy Bridge processor, up to 16GB of RAM, your choice of Nvidia 650 ti or AMD HD 7750 graphics cards

[lethal sky]

Lmao

[fringe cedar]

Oldschool save disks

[molten lotus]

It has an integrated speaker amp?

[molten lotus]

I wanna see dank pods review one of these

[unique wind]

it's an okay sub but that's a high price for it

in the states it goes for around 220 euro

[wintry mirage]

would a car subwoofer sound fine indoors

[tender frost]

Depends on your room ig lol

[wintry mirage]

my current subwoofer sounds good

in half my roof

but its half dead

its a old samsung home theatre thing

i got for very cheap

[dry stratus]

I would honestly expect it to sound better in a room than a car

[wintry mirage]

my room is the weirdest shape in the world

let me do a expert diagram

[dry stratus]

Do you also have some random sink in your bedroom?

Just for no reason

[wintry mirage]

expert diagram

those black beams are the supports for the house

[dry stratus]

My bedroom has water connection for toilet and sink for some reason…

[wintry mirage]

need

[dry stratus]

I sleep in the living room and use my bedroom as closet

And turned my actual storage room into a kitchen

[wintry mirage]

where would i even put a subwoofer lol

[dry stratus]

And my kitchen is the washing room

[dry stratus]

Under your feet

Like a true gamer

[wintry mirage]

its behind my monitor rn

[red breach]

For gaming, how are the Hyperx Cloud Alphas?

[dry stratus]

No reason

Cloud II only worth one

[inland bobcat]

gonna attach it to a Blue Radius Shock mount

[molten lotus]

does it need a shock mount?

[inland bobcat]

hopefully it can come from belerus

anything can use a shock mount bro

[molten lotus]

I asked if it needed it

99% of the mics don't benefit from shock mounts, this is a vintage so it could probably make use of one

but I wanted to ask regardless

[inland bobcat]

considering it's from the 60s

this thing sags bad

[molten lotus]

weak arm

[inland bobcat]

Talking about the shock mount

Everything is rode mics

Not weak

[molten lotus]

tell it to hit up the gym

weak ass

[nova frost]

https://www.techpowerup.com/review/thieaudio-ghost-open-back-dynamic-driver-headphones/

[buoyant vale]

aims to be the best tuned headphones from the brand

[dry stratus]

Not terrible, just a bit too dark

Bass is good for me tho

Lacking bass = good for me

[lean grove]

All mids

Well it's not gonna be lacking bass

It's gonna be lacking midbass

[dry stratus]

Sub bass

[lean grove]

Oops yeah

It's all midbass

No upper mids.

[dry stratus]

It looks like they messed up, forgot target isn’t flat

[dry stratus]

Some people do still say “perfectly flat is target”

[unique wind]

it is with speakers

ive never heard headphones tuned that way but i want to

seems like itd sound very foreign

a friend of mine absolutely loves his dt1770s and they have such a weird frequency response

makes me want to try them but im not willing to buy them myself

[nova frost]

DAC/Amplifier are the ones that have a flat line

[dry stratus]

They look like a slightly better hd820 to me

Same dips, just less severe

[unique wind]

i never noticed that similarity but its definitely there

[nova frost]

yeah might make female/male voices sound off

[dry stratus]

Kinda says a lot about how good it gonna be

From 0/10 to 2/10 probs

[unique wind]

still on the hunt for an open back headphone with both smooth treble tuning and elevated subbass

i basically want this

[nova frost]

looks at a bunch and find one
https://www.techpowerup.com/review/?category=Headphones&manufacturer=&pp=1000&order=date

[dry stratus]

Give me 200hz and below upside down, and an extra 3-5db for 3-6k instead

[molten lotus]

too much midbass

i assure you

also what the fuck is that graph

just say you like harman

[unique wind]

yeah i wanted to have the shelf start around 120hz but i got sick of trying to draw it right with my fingers

[molten lotus]

id have my shelf start at 80-100hz

[dry stratus]

Get a drawing tablet with a pen

[molten lotus]

I have done 100hz before

its not good

[unique wind]

im at work conpin

[molten lotus]

but maybe a good headphone could make use of it

[dry stratus]

That is not an excuse

[unique wind]

it is

[dry stratus]

No

[unique wind]

dont meticulously analyze my finger sketched graph like it's scientific

[dry stratus]

Just use your mouse in mspaint instead

[molten lotus]

i meant for headphones

but that looks good to me

too much bass for headphones tho

to get that much bass you would need xm5 levels of driver overdampening

[unique wind]

lower the peak bass to like 70 on that graph and itd be great imo

[molten lotus]

we all know how that went

[unique wind]

how did it go oh wise one klaus

[molten lotus]

basically i didn't want to listen to king crimson anymore

[unique wind]

i think it's because your source chain is lofi

[molten lotus]

its a bluetooth headphone bro

[unique wind]

yeah but you were probably using it in passive wired mode with your lofi chain and lofi ears

[molten lotus]

i wouldn't allow xm5's into my home

the store was enough

[haughty girder]

Apologies I was out for a while, yep I have em on hand

Yes the tuning is literally dead on my preference, slightly more bass than the Lea

I prefer is sm more than my chu

[haughty girder]

In the country so no reception

the isolation isn't as good as either but that's to be expected given it's actually a hollow plastic shell

the white one + a tripowin zonie cable looks so good too

[molten lotus]

It's a slightly downwards line.

[molten lotus]

Literally just garbage

[molten lotus]

Looks pretty alr

Sleek

[haughty girder]

I do like how it looks over both of the other 20 dollar kings

CCA CRA+ and Salnotes Zero

that said yea the cable costs more than the iems

the stock cable is pretty bad

[molten lotus]

You shouldn't be asking if something is "good for gaming" if you want it to sound correct or good you just ask for a good headphone if tou want to hear just footsteps and dumb shit like that just eq.

Other than the fact KZ engineers where dumb enough to call the Linglong(or Linlong) an open back design even tho there's no front vent and thr weird crack ish sound from thr driver when you insert it the non removable cable weird pressure bass variation based on insertion depth and the slightly muddy midbass the linglong(or linlong) is just better sounding than the other 20 dollar iems.

[unique wind]

the salnotes feel very low quality to me

the tuning is fine but they’re ugly and feel like they’d break if subjected to any pressure

do the wan’er have that same weightless cheap feeling?

[haughty girder]

they're really light

as for the cheap feeling, it's still a hollow thin plastic shell

but I'd expect it to take some pressure

[unique wind]

if they feel like other smooth plastic traditionally shaped iems it’s probably fine

[haughty girder]

they do

it's not worse than say, a QKZ VK4

[unique wind]

salnotes kinda feel like a happy meal toy

[haughty girder]

isn't the plastic part like slightly rubberized?

I don't remember anymore

[molten lotus]

isn't slight an understatement

i did roomeq to flat

the treble still haunts me to this day

[unique wind]

i’ll have to grab them and double check but i don’t remember them having any part that feels rubberized

[haughty girder]

Either way I can say that the 18cad I paid for Wan'er was worth it lmao

[unique wind]

the black plastic part just feels like glossy plastic iirc

[haughty girder]

basically what happened was I broke my leas

[unique wind]

not rubberized

[haughty girder]

Well

I had to open one side up and resolder the connector

then epoxy'd it together

then realized that the connector was flipped

so opened up the other side

but by that point I was so done with em

the stock lea cable is worse than chu's cable

[real wasp]

any good way to fix an iem plug on the earphone itself?

[haughty girder]

so I had to get an tripowin zonie

oh.

What iem lmao

if it's the lea then I literally took a hacksaw to it

[real wasp]

linsoul kz zs 10 pro, i just noticed that the left side broke off

[haughty girder]

Show picture

what the crap

[real wasp]

i superglued it back now and no, i wont throw them away

[haughty girder]

I thought it was slightly squishy

Just get some wan'er

[unique wind]

i’ll let you know when i get up to my room and get them out

[haughty girder]

K

[unique wind]

i use tangzu zetian wu all day

[haughty girder]

I was gonna get a pair but then decided wan'er looked better lmao

I heard good things abt both

[unique wind]

honestly yeah waner has more traditional tuning

smoother treble

based on frequency response anyway

[haughty girder]

it is

best I can describe it actually would be fluid

it's quite satisfying

not sharp like Chu

[weak rapids]

my brain is having fun with the treble on the hd560s

my brain is like "we're gonna make it seem worse today"

[molten lotus]

I mean Ig whatever.

Flat speakers aka good speakers are a downwards smooth line

Dunno why I said slight but it's whatever

[molten lotus]

It's 20 bucks what do you want. They all suck at build quality. Chu has a metsl shell but it slso has a garbo non removablr cable

[dry stratus]

Imagine truly flat speakers, actually just a piece of paper making sound

[molten lotus]

You'd be surprised it's not that easy to get flat fr

Buy again trully flat sounding speakers have a downwards fr

And the prefered sound is just flat in room speakers so

Yeah

[dry stratus]

Physically flat speakers when

Paper thin

[molten lotus]

1D speakers when

Actually

[dry stratus]

Ban on speakers when

Too much noise when neighbours are blasting disgusting folk music or dubstep with thin walls..

[molten lotus]

If I have a dimension that's only one single point it isn't even a dimension

Also

You can safely listen to volumes of 85dB for up to 8 hours

You can safely listen to volumes under 70dB indefinetly

[lean grove]

Martin Logan or magnepan.

[lean grove]

That's from an estimated in-room response. If you are in the near-field or have every reasonable surfaced damped then it's not gonna be downwards.

[molten lotus]

Ofc

That's why positioning matters

[lean grove]

But just the downwards tilt is an artifact of the room

Not the speakers

So idk what you're tryna say

[unique wind]

fixed the he400se

linear bass and they dont sound like the artist is singing into a plastic cup anymore

[molten lotus]

There's no fixing that garbage

Can't polish a turd

[unique wind]

the upper treble is still piercing but that's a lot harder to fix

[molten lotus]

Still a turd

[molten lotus]

No headphone will reach perfecr treble since they're not even minimum phase after like 3khz lmao.

[unique wind]

common headphones L

[dry stratus]

It is still thicker

[molten lotus]

Ikr

Literally flawed by design

[unique wind]

i cant fix the sibilance and air frequency harshness without making them sound muffled so i gave up

[dry stratus]

Headphones > speakers
Because headphones don’t torture me with folkmusic from deaf elderly in a building with thin walls

[molten lotus]

K

[unique wind]

conpin isnt a human being dont mind him

[molten lotus]

Iems>headphones

[unique wind]

if he hears anything below 120hz he vomits instantaneously

[molten lotus]

Lmao

Other headphone L's

[lean grove]

What's your home server, mine

Where'd you come from

[unique wind]

iems are substantially less harsh sounding to me even if their frequency response shows they should have more treble

[dry stratus]

Correction

[unique wind]

something to do with my ear shape fucks up headphones

i do have pointed ears like an elf

maybe that's why

theyre also huge

[dry stratus]

7 meter tall elf michael

[molten lotus]

I just decided at a point to join the ltt server. I'm not really into audiophile servers since people just ignote facts and get mad and ban me easily.

[unique wind]

he400se actually slam if you raise the subbass to be linear wow

[molten lotus]

Closed back bass changes based on how you have your hair lmao

[lean grove]

Have you considered being less argumentative

[unique wind]

i mean i am listening to deadmau5

[molten lotus]

And open backs have like no bass

[unique wind]

if you cant feel the bass listening to deadmau5 your headphones suck

[dry stratus]

Listen to wataten OP instead

1 hour version preferably

[molten lotus]

If people just ignore things and I have nothing to reason or take from them I don't really feel the nedd to be in those servers

[unique wind]

i should listen to harsh hardcore frenchcore with these

itll probably give me permanent tinnitus

ah fuck it here we go

oh yeah it already hurts 0:04 in

i feel a headache forming

[molten lotus]

It's not like there's no one that I agree with it's that there's to many dumb people calling themselves audiophiles

[unique wind]

i mean minebork

if you join a chat knowing it's full of subjective headphone lovers and just talk about how you hate headphones and subjective analysis nobody is gonna be nice to you

i do it too but they know im shitposting

[molten lotus]

I mean fair

Being an objectivist in the audiophile hobbt is a death sentence even if you're right

[unique wind]

im like 85% objectivist but i think it's fun to gaslight yourself into psychoacoustics

[molten lotus]

Hmm

Fair ig

[unique wind]

i can tell a difference between amps but not really dacs

oh god my ears

oh my god

[molten lotus]

I'm pretty much just an objectivist truly but I like to collect stuff even tho it's garbage

[dry stratus]

Someone: “good sound is subjective, my raycons have higher quality sound than your he1”

[unique wind]

i mean at some point you have to acknowledge that frequency response is not the only thing that dictates how something sounds

it does nothing to show you how their soundstage or imaging will be for example

[dry stratus]

I mean, it does a little

[molten lotus]

He1 is overrated tho. Literally a luxury product meant to attract people with too much money too spend and too little time to care

[unique wind]

adding extra treble to feign soundstage doesnt count imo

[dry stratus]

Considering boosting and reducing certain frequencies does help with imaging and soundstage, doesn’t show how it compares to others tho

[unique wind]

or lowering midbass to have the same effect

[molten lotus]

What

Roll off

Cringe

Open backs have more bass than non consumer closed back headphones

Especially if they're warm in the same time

like always

[unique wind]

yeah but if the driver doesn't have a lot of bass distortion then you can just elevate the subbass

[dry stratus]

There are enough with flat/boosted bass

[molten lotus]

are you mental

You sure about that man

there is no reason to think closed backs have more bass than open backs

[lean grove]

Yeah Klaus are you stupid. You can't have real bass unless you have a sealed room and a rotary subwoofer which can extend literally to zero hz

You fucking idiot

[dry stratus]

An open back:

[molten lotus]

Kek

[unique wind]

you need tactile transducers on your chair to rumble your ass with 10hz or youre not really experiencing the music just saying

[molten lotus]

sorry i forgot that turning the inverse phase into echo and reverting it back to your headphones made it better for bass

my bad

[lean grove]

Smh my head Klaus when are you gonna learn to stop listening and just read graphs

[unique wind]

i only own two headphones so my opinion isnt worth very much

[molten lotus]

sorry

[dry stratus]

Buy he6

[unique wind]

but to my ears my he400se have a lot more bass than my dt770 once i raised the he400se to linear

[molten lotus]

closed backs have more bass is a meme argument though straight up

[unique wind]

despite dt770 measuring more bass

[lean grove]

Sounds like you just don't buy good things.

[molten lotus]

if you overdampen the fuck out of headphones they will have more bass

[dry stratus]

Bloated bass = more bass

[molten lotus]

if anything closed backs make it harder for bass

[molten lotus]

it isn't even bloated mostly its just midbass

[unique wind]

i dont really understand why youtubers say the dt770 is a bass cannon or great for edm/rap

it has almost no bass whatsoever

[molten lotus]

most consumer headphones don't have linear bass

[molten lotus]

standards

[dry stratus]

Raycon is linear bass

[molten lotus]

they dont have them

when your next best comparison is razer headphones dt770 sound like they slam a fuck ton

[unique wind]

youd think it has present bass

it doesnt at all

he400se slams way harder once eqd

[dry stratus]

They do, their standards are “sponsored by raycon, they sound like something costing 10x more”

[molten lotus]

it has bass, just no slam

it sounds smoothened over

[unique wind]

it seems almost not there at all to me

there's no warmth, slam, or rumble

[molten lotus]

No I do. That's the stuff I use. I just have some stuff I don't actually like thatcI just vuy to collect and measure. I think thr dt990 is shit but I own one. I don't really like any of the planar iems but have a good few of them

[dry stratus]

Dt770 and 1770 is basically just hd820 FR

[molten lotus]

dt990 is really shit

no arguments there

I have a monarch MkII and even if I don't really like it I still own it.

[unique wind]

yeah i havent returned any headphones or iems ive bought

[molten lotus]

It simply isn't worth it

[unique wind]

i keep them to have more reference points

[dry stratus]

Just buy the most expensive iem that exists, higher cost = higher performance

[molten lotus]

More cash=more details

[unique wind]

i dont know what the max id pay for iems is

i have a really hard time justifying spending $1000 on iems if they're not custom molds

[molten lotus]

Truly disgusting

[dry stratus]

For me it is 2500, but they don’t fit anyway

So no reason to

[unique wind]

probably $500 is my hard cap

[dry stratus]

I don’t have earholes

[unique wind]

if there's something amazing at $550 id consider it obviously but that's really pushing it

[dry stratus]

I just have pores in my skin to absorb the sound waves like some alien

That’s why I don’t sweat

[molten lotus]

id get xs and stax, call it a day

chase vintages from there on out maybe

[molten lotus]

Yeah that's pretty fair. As I said I don't even like the Monarch MKII and knew that wheb buying it. I literally just wanted to have it.

or speakers

[dry stratus]

Stax 9000 you mean?

[molten lotus]

nah, vintage stax

[unique wind]

thieaudio monarch?

[molten lotus]

The mkII

It's not that I hate it or anything

But 1000 dolars ?

I mean

I never believed it was worth it

price/performance falls of steeply past 500$

I literally just wanted to have it

[dry stratus]

https://youtu.be/xDXorSZaCHU listen to this on your stax

[molten lotus]

and 200$

[unique wind]

id say aft-

[molten lotus]

don't have one lol

will arias do

[unique wind]

most of the iems worth buying are under $300

[dry stratus]

Get one, like a true weeb

[molten lotus]

i got them in my ears now

[unique wind]

i need more clean power

[molten lotus]

money'nt

[dry stratus]

Sell your kidneys

[unique wind]

if i go over around 2/3 on my iemagni it starts to get harsh

[molten lotus]

if this fucks my algorithm im killing you btw

[dry stratus]

Sure

[unique wind]

tbf this is already probably over 85db so do i really

[molten lotus]

After likr 500-600 dolars in iems it really isn't about being a good or correct iem anymore, it's a different market literally for fun.

[dry stratus]

I’ll sacrifice myself to the klaus god

[molten lotus]

marrying your mom too

[dry stratus]

Sure

You’ll be grilled tho

And neatly cut into small pieces and turned into vegan meat made out of human

[molten lotus]

I mean say the Helios is fine but it isn't even interesting nor correct enough

[unique wind]

lets be real

[lean grove]

Get sugmas

[molten lotus]

Also why is there so much shit coming with inverted polarity

[unique wind]

diminishing returns with iems starts at $25 and it's basically capped at $200

[lean grove]

Also buy my srd-7

[unique wind]

everything above that is just fun

premium build quality, designs, limited runs

trying different driver combinations for fun

[dry stratus]

Look for a he6, sell it to me for 3500

[slim mason]

I might start using my diokos for gaming

Because why the hell not

[lean grove]

planar

[molten lotus]

Honestly endgame for most people would br a hexa with a after market cable and nice foam tips and eq and that's it.

But people reject that kind of idea

[unique wind]

in my opinion if something has to be eqd it cant be endgame

im not opposed to eq, im using it rn

but if something requires eq it's not endgame

[molten lotus]

Well nothing is yet trully perfect fr so you much use SOME eq if you want perfection

[unique wind]

i wonder how much i can raise the subbass on these before they get pissed off

[lean grove]

Wait for Xmems iems

Flawless EQ

Any iem you want

[molten lotus]

That's why there never is an endgame

[lean grove]

True endgame

Endgame is when it literally can't get better.

[unique wind]

well i added a 10db <60hz shelf and theyre not falling apart

im not using them like this because the vocals are nowhere near loud enough

but the driver isnt falling apart

[molten lotus]

I am thinking about that harmonic distortion

[unique wind]

you can get away with a lot of bass distortion before it's noticeable

[molten lotus]

Eh

[unique wind]

isnt the tolerance for subwoofers 10%

or am i mistaken

[molten lotus]

Dunt remember

But yeah it's not that noticeable in the bass

[unique wind]

what speakers do you use?

[molten lotus]

Genelecs

[unique wind]

genelec monitor moment

[molten lotus]

I mean they're pretty much the best

So like what do you want yk

[unique wind]

ive never tried monitors

[molten lotus]

With speakers it isn't about collecting for me anymore

[unique wind]

and the speakers i use are not linear

i have jamo c93ii and a starke sw10 sub

powered by an aiyima t9 hybrid class d tube amp with jan 5654w tubes

[molten lotus]

I won't shill a few thousands to collect speakers that are not good

Hmm

[unique wind]

i honestly got the jamos solely because i loved the way they looked

still do im just over it for the most part

[molten lotus]

I see

[lean grove]

Assuming you don't diy.

The amps inside are also far from the best.

[unique wind]

my knowledge of monitors is almost none

but id probably pick the iloud mtm

[lean grove]

You got passive gennies?

[unique wind]

mr big spender over here

same i have 6 figure passive income

mmm planar subbass

honestly not that much for a table

excluding the rare few records that have better vinyl masters yeah

i can see myself buying vinyl for decoration

but not actually using them

what amp do you use for the gennies

[lean grove]

Which passive genelec are these

A picture would also work

[lean grove]

https://tenor.com/view/mr-bean-mr-bean-holiday-comedy-gif-26166120

[unique wind]

[lean grove]

Idk, man. Gut feeling tells me you're being dishonest about something.

Who knows indeed

Maybe you're someone who wants to say he owns all these cool things without actually owning all this stuff.

https://tenor.com/view/whatever-shrug-love-lucy-okay-idk-gif-16447471

Is your friend the one with the passive genelecs

[unique wind]

i think what he actually owns are 7hz salnotes zero

which is why he seemed offended when i said their build quality is terrible

[lean grove]

Tin t3 actually

[rough jolt]

passive genelecs kekw

[viral beacon]

Hey! So i just got my new headphone amp for my DT990s since my last one broke. This amp has a gain switch levels 1,2 and 3. Can someone explain this to me in layman’s terms ? I have it on 3 because the others are not loud enough with the volume cranked. Is this okay ?

WOW btw this amp makes my headphones sooo much better than the cheap one i had

[round ledge]

[lean grove]

Gain is pretty much different loudness options for the amp. Level 1 is something you might wanna use for earbuds or really efficient headphones. That way you don't blow your ears out.

[haughty girder]

Issue is, you can have different levels of plastic crap. Salnotes is easily the worst of the three $20 kings

Dare I say CCA CRA+ (kz) has the best and Wan'er is closer to the CRA+ than the salnotes

and moondrop chu mod isn't exactly difficult

Truthear Hola is just somewhere in the middle it's not great it's not horrible either

[viral beacon]

Thank you !

[hoary raven]

Is this the place to talk about DAWs I'm new to ardour I was wondering if anyone had some handy trusted guides for it

[sage dagger]

I am looking for a recommendation for a clear pair of over-ear headphones

[tender frost]

Best to give a budget

[sage dagger]

ah yes below 200$

[gray matrix]

Thoughts on the value of Moondrop Arias in 2023 compared to cheaper competition?

[tepid torrent]

ΗD560

Or wait for HD6XX to go on sale

[sage dagger]

thanks

[scenic stump]

I highly rec hd600. You can try to find them used around $200-300

[spice dust]

@lean grove where are ur passive genelecs bro

[lean grove]

@spice dust they're at my friend's house

[unique wind]

lmaooo

[molten lotus]

ill show them to you as soon as my phone charges

[lament osprey]

https://www.elac.com/category/floorstanding-speakers/debut-2-df52/
would i need any equipment to run this? i don't know really anything about audio equipment. i plan to hook up a tv and a turntable and a sub maybe in the future
here is the turntable if this info is needed
https://www.audio-technica.com/en-us/at-lp60xbt

[molten lotus]

you would need a speaker amplifier

also those look high end but only go down to like 40hz that's pretty cringe if they are as expensive as they look

[molten lotus]

If someone could help me troubleshoot my audio issues I'd appreciate it.

[weak rapids]

Wait its just an april fools joke?

[gusty silo]

What are the issues?

[haughty girder]

built incredibly well, paint does chip off with rough handling, it's just that I'd argue for most people, sound quality between like wan'er and aria is similar enough it may not be worth it. Other options like dunu titan s also outclass the aria

I'd only recommend the aria if you like how it looks nowadays

[molten lotus]

im positive paint chipping off is a qc issue

it only happens with some pairs

[serene surge]

is there any aliexpress $2 mic that is usable?

[lean grove]

there's probably a $2 lapel mic out there

[solid dirge]

I want the Lindsol (or w/e) 7hz timeless (color and price), but I'm a bit attracted to the higher bass response of the HiFiGo 7HZ Timeless. Should I just get that?

[nova wagon]

arent they the same product

[solid dirge]

I just said the difference. Also the hifigo has .78mm rather than the coax

[nova wagon]

HUH?

[molten lotus]

probably none you can get for 2$ because of imports and shipping

[molten lotus]

coax?

[nova wagon]

where the fuck did you get the measurement for both?

7hz timeless is 7hz timeless

regardless of the retailer

[solid dirge]

Oh my bad its the 7HZ Timeless AE

[nova wagon]

oh bruh

[solid dirge]

"Low frequency +3dB: We retained the organic and pristine vocal performance of the original Timeless. However, the low frequency region increases by approximately 3dB, which improves dynamics, transient, and bass impact. High frequency is cleaner, clearer, and smoother. Soundstage presentation is more three-dimensional and has larger headroom. It is a long-awaiting improvement over the original Timeless."

[nova wagon]

well both sites sold this product so just get one that has cheaper shipping fees i guess

[solid dirge]

Amazon prime

[nova wagon]

yea get that or whatever

you gonna get the same product from both retailers

and i did notice that linsould sell their stuff on amazon as well

[haughty girder]

no it's not, the paint isn't actually that thick and does chip if impacted with another object with enough pressure

and it doesn't help it's actually paint

[solid dirge]

Looks like they do but the other retailer is overnight so I'll probably end up doing that

[haughty girder]

which is nowhere as durable as say, printing or anodization

[molten lotus]

you can scratch it off but chipping of entails something else

my aria also has scrapped off paint from dropping it a few times, yet the pain does not chip off

[weak rapids]

ah yes

the day of the worst joke videos to ever exist

[tough roost]

Question about recording on cassette: if I record on one side of a cassett am I ok to play that side before I record the side B?

[serene surge]

if you didn't know, aliexpress dodges taxes and import fee, i was just asking out of so many $2 mic on there, is anyone good? i bought this one btw: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005005058575189.html?spm=a2g0o.order_list.order_list_main.5.75521802KOSWms

probably gonna be crap but its $2

[molten lotus]

it dodges the tax, not the import's duty fee

they don't charge you money for the item but they charge you for the service the import's duty goes through

[serene surge]

in canada anything under $20 will not be subjected to import fees, in us it's like $500 or something. they'll declare the item to worth under $20 even if it's a $100 item

i buy so many stuff from aliexpress, never got charged afterward

[summer flicker]

it does dodge import fees

if an item is declared under 20 bucks you dont get charged

[cobalt sparrow]

beats are best headphone

heh

[weak rapids]

Raycon

[tender frost]

Yippee

I absolutely murdered my 'budget' but that was more of a suggestion than anything

[unique wind]

yippee!

[molten lotus]

So i have a h&k amp it has a 3.5mm jack but for what do i use that port

[tender frost]

Well, is it marked as an input or output?

[molten lotus]

It aint marked

Its just there

[tender frost]

Well, would be best to refer to its manual to see what it is then

[drowsy garnet]

Hoping to get some help here (maybe this is wrong channel). I have a LG monitor (27GR95QE-B) and a Nivdia 3080, connected via Display Port. The monitor has a Headphone out Jack. The PC recognizes the Monitors Audio input, but no sound comes from the audio jack. I have made sure monitor is set to H/P Out, have uninstall and reinstalled the Nivida Audio drivers, and made sure that the speakers / headphones work when connected to the PC directly. No audio out when connected to monitor. What am i missing?

[molten lotus]

Looking for best headphones for gaming under 150$. Currently considering the DT 990 Pro or the HD 599, but open to any suggestions. Just explain to me why. Thanks!

Also lmk if I need any sort of extra hardware like dongles or something other than plugging into mobo

[tender frost]

DT 880 Pro ig

Better than the 990 Pro and should be similarly priced

If not, AKG K361 or K371

[lean grove]

Hd560s is what you want.

[molten lotus]

That's what this other audio discord said too actually

Thanks, will probably go with that

[lament osprey]

I've decided on a av receiver, and they're $320 on Amazon, so cheapish, and I can just get a sub if I don't think it has enough low end

[molten lotus]

feel free to take my advice or not but rather than deciding upon random items by yourself based on looks and price tags you should be asking people, if I had a dollar for every audio item I know that costed more than 500$ and sounded like trash I would have like 30$ allegedly, which is not much but it does say some things about the audio market

[lean grove]

"only down to 40hz"

[molten lotus]

for 700$ floor standers

I can't comment on the speakers themselves but if you are handing out that much you will have a better time with a dedicated sub + some jbl 570s

[lean grove]

Thats not a bad choice

[foggy scarab]

A40 by Astro

[molten lotus]

cloud 2 >

also if for gaming and not necessarily a headset

dt880>>>

[lean grove]

https://tenor.com/view/jonah-hill-frustrated-wolf-of-wall-street-annoyed-smh-gif-9553858

[molten lotus]

zeos

[foggy scarab]

They are great, wdym

[lean grove]

there's better stuff out there than astros for $150

[foggy scarab]

Best sound quality I’ve ever had

[lean grove]

that doesnt mean much

[molten lotus]

that means more about your standards than it does of the headphones themselves

[ionic ginkgo]

Any good recommendations for a rack mounted audio interface. Preferably with at least 10 inputs/outputs

[molten lotus]

ask in a pro audio server for that

[ionic ginkgo]

okay

[molten lotus]

i can send you an invite to audbol's server

some audio engineer dude i know

[ionic ginkgo]

that'd be dope

[molten lotus]

has bunch of weird people spending unnecessary amounts of money on mics and interfaces

[foggy scarab]

Second best I’d have to say is these nice turtle beach 600 wireless

[ionic ginkgo]

hides my blue tube condenser under the desk

[molten lotus]

that really says a lot about your standards

even more than the last statement

[foggy scarab]

I didn’t know better

It’s what Walmart had

[molten lotus]

that's fair, we are just trying to say there are better items than a40s available

[foggy scarab]

And not giving examples

I would like to know how I can improve

[lean grove]

we've mentioned dt880 and hd560s

randomness also mentioned akg k361 and 371

[foggy scarab]

Ok ty

For the price point or cheaper though?

[lean grove]

koss porta pros, koss ksc75 are the ones that are cheaper

and there's about a dozen really cheap really good earbuds for like $20

[foggy scarab]

For gaming and general listening?

[lean grove]

yeah.

well. koss i wouldn't recommend for gaming. every time i've used them ive had a harder time telling whats coming from where

but for music and video they're the best cheap headphones

[foggy scarab]

Any good wireless earbuds or headphones for travel? Like any with decent noise cancellation and good audio quality? Has to be Bluetooth cause iPhone (would be nice to also maybe use for pc or console if possible)

[lean grove]

¯_(ツ)_/¯

if i need isolation for travel i just use earbuds

there's that new audeze maxwell which seems to be pretty good for wireless

[foggy scarab]

Well you said like a dozen good earbuds for like $20, so more than one example would be appreciated

[lean grove]

truthear hola, tangzu wan'er, anything moondrop sells,

salnotes zero

cca cra+

[foggy scarab]

Raycon? I heard those are good, but idk

[lean grove]

https://tenor.com/view/steve-carell-no-please-no-gif-5026106

the number one thing that rayconn cares about is marketing. the number two is adding a stupid amount of bass

[foggy scarab]

But some of my favorite YouTubers are sponsored by them, does that mean they promote a bad product

[lean grove]

yes

yes it does

[foggy scarab]

Damn

[lean grove]

well. it means raycon is paying them a lot of money

https://youtu.be/iyzMSevpT2I

[foggy scarab]

Alright then

[lament osprey]

i've been looking at reviews for my decisions

[molten lotus]

issue is reviews aren't trustworthy

user reviews are as meaningful as their standards go

and professional reviews are either paid or use affilite links

99% of audio review sites rate literally every item 7-8 points

[lament osprey]

this particular speaker ranks high in everyone's budget speaker options for last year

[molten lotus]

alright take their advice then

I am mentioning that 95% of internet based reviews are a great way to get off track

but if you want to I can't stop you

[lament osprey]

do you have any recommendations then?

[molten lotus]

I have recommendations to ask in a server called sonic visions

it is filled with people who worship speakers and have gone to a multitude of demoing rooms for speakers ranging between anywhere of 500 to 50k usd

being an open server you can actually have different people input their ideas about speakers as well rather than listening to one reviewer's thoughts

but don't ask them for headphone advice, they are really bad for that

[lean grove]

they recommend expensive headphones

[molten lotus]

yeah that's it

not necessarily good ones

its like a josh valour review

[lean grove]

who

[molten lotus]

joshua valour

airya guy

[bitter hollow]

I mean, for speaker people expensive headphones are budget audio equipment

[unique wind]

you can get a fantastic setup for <$1000 but there are ridiculously expensive products in the speaker realm

[lean grove]

would you then tell someone in the entry level to go to them for advice?

[molten lotus]

said who

[zenith cedar]

need some help plz. i am changing pc cases to the hyte y40 and will be losing my sound card but i currently use the spdif input to get audio from my ps5. this seems like over kill and was wondering if a simple spdif to usb adaptor would do the same job?

[molten lotus]

I know there are usb to spdif outputs but I didn't know there were spdif inputs to usb

[zenith cedar]

maby a short sound card with spdif in?

[molten lotus]

those certainly exist

by the way I was not claiming spdif input usb cards don't exist, was just remarking I didn't know of them if they did

[zenith cedar]

https://www.amazon.com/Cubilux-Receiver-Interface-Suitable-Dell【ONLY/dp/B0BQQLFQ59/ref=sr_1_2_sspa?crid=1BSGDGM6CBH66&keywords=spdif+to+usb+adapter&qid=1680389639&sprefix=%2Caps%2C156&sr=8-2-spons&psc=1&spLa=ZW5jcnlwdGVkUXVhbGlmaWVyPUEzVE0zSFFGMkJMTEFPJmVuY3J5cHRlZElkPUExMDEzODE2Mk1HQUQ0UVgwTlhTRyZlbmNyeXB0ZWRBZElkPUEwMzM2NDk0Mk9IUldMTzVXU0kyNiZ3aWRnZXROYW1lPXNwX2F0ZiZhY3Rpb249Y2xpY2tSZWRpcmVjdCZkb05vdExvZ0NsaWNrPXRydWU=

maby this?

[molten lotus]

would probably work

[zenith cedar]

got it ordered. hope it works audio has been my biggest troubleshooting problem but o so satisfying when you get it to work