audio-tech

[haughty girder]

I personally can, but it's not enough for me to care

[real lichen]

Which to be fair it is nice that am had it at like no extra charge for a while

I think I kind of can but it’s something I have to be actively listening for

And I think in a blind test I might not get all of them right

But yeah, going to try balanced cable and if not satisfied getting me a proper amp

[lavish warren]

what website was this again?

i've been lobotomised 😭

[real lichen]

It's cornhub.com

[real lichen]

But actually nexgen mentioned the name somewhere in this convo

there

Spicetify

Could you use a guitar amp for headphones? LOL

[dry stratus]

no idea if I could
probably not
especially as the only headphone I have is a HD650

[molten lotus]

Someone talk me out of selling plasma to buy the warwick bravura.

[dry stratus]

Do it

[molten lotus]

Your no help. I can't find a bad review of these.

[dry stratus]

Do it, to become an a-hole who flexes their stuff

That better?

[tepid torrent]

What

Like

Your blood plasma?

[molten lotus]

Yeah

[upper marten]

my audio somethimes in a week is way softer then normal how can i fix that

[slim mason]

@molten lotus jesus fuck I only just now got my zen dac back

[molten lotus]

holy shit

youve been gone from the chat for like

a month or two

[slim mason]

ikr

not much to talk about when I dont have any decent audio gear to use

this whole time I have been using my dt880 out of a umc22

was not the best experience let me tell you that

EQd the 8-10k treble down a fair bit and these sound so nice now, damn

why the fuck did I not do this previously :DDD

[molten lotus]

lmao

[slim mason]

all the sharp fatiguing treble is gone

[hidden vapor]

Looking to get a headset for my ps4. Preferably not over $60 and I don’t care if it’s wired or not. Feel free to ping

[dry stratus]

I wonder why reducing treble on a beyer helped making it sound less fatiguing

[lean grove]

Are you really wondering that

https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/786694298728398878/1116107006269456515/IMG_0084.gif

[haughty girder]

pedals? absolutely. Why? no reason

[haughty girder]

it's more whether you know what to look for

[short ice]

is BRAVIA Acoustic Center Sync worth using so i can just use the tv as a center speaker

[unique wind]

try it out and see if you like it

[short ice]

im asking before i buy, hopefully best buy got something, it works with sony's soundbars and receivers

[lean grove]

I mean if you're using a TV's speaker as a center channel it's gonna be worse than a normal center channel

[short ice]

but its cheaper up front and its really funny how the screen vibrates to pretend to be a speaker

[lean grove]

Okay

[vivid kelp]

Question: currently running hd600 + EU apple dongle, is a £100-150 dac/amp worth the upgrade?

Got a decent deal on a used hd600 with new pads, originally out of apple dongle didnt sound like a huge leap over what I had before, but as my ears have adjusted they sound quite magical to the point where im questioning if I even need a dedicated dac/amp

Volume wise theyre fine out of the apple dongle, just wasnt sure if im missing out on anything from splashing out on a dedicated dac/amp, 100% aware that it wont change the frequency response unless its a spectacularly shit dac, but I dont really want a changed frequency response

Just wasnt sure if theres any more detail to be had out of these with a dedicated dac/amp setup, or if the apple dongle is enough to get the majority of the technical ability out of these headphones

I also have a desktop with asus supremefx (uses an ess sabre dac of some kind), that drives the hd600s more than adequately volume wise, I think one of the topping dacs shares the same chip, so that might have equal performance, but desktop is a bit noisy

[unique wind]

there's not any hidden detail or anything that would be unlocked

if you want extra power headroom and a knob to turn for fun you can use the dongle as a dac plugged into an amp

[vivid kelp]

I see, so the dac portion of the apple dongle is pretty much perfectly adequate for anything

(Within reason)

[unique wind]

it is yeah it measures clean

[vivid kelp]

I see yeah that makes me debate buying a dac then lol

I sorta bought them budgeting for one, but I had an apple dong from my iems and thought "eh worth a shot"

Didnt expect it to get to a decent listening volume

(Admittedly around 70% ish)

Well 60-70

Is what I would consider the loudest id go for comfortable

[lean grove]

If you're happy with the volume the only reason to get a new amp would be for changing the sound slightly.

Something like a tube amp

[vivid kelp]

Yeah I see, atm im perfectly happy with what im hearing sound signature wise

Its more if they were being held back technically by such a cheap dongle

[unique wind]

naw

having analog volume control is nice though

it's fun and software volume control is inconvenient without a dedicated keyboard knob or something

[vivid kelp]

Yeah that would be a nice to have imo, but yeah I could just get a nice amp and run it off of the apple dongle

And then I have the headroom for pretty much anything

Though I think after spending what I did on hd600 im not gonna buy anything else for a while lol

[unique wind]

a damn skeeter bit me

[vivid kelp]

Ouch

[unique wind]

unforgivable transgression

[vivid kelp]

Swat it and show it whos boss

[unique wind]

if i locate it then i surely will

i think it was in the bathroom earlier because i left the window open

[lean grove]

Holding back is the wrong way of thinking about it. You're never gonna have 100% of the headphones potential. What's gonna happen is that better source equipment simply sounds better. Sometimes you have those benefits synergize with headphones you get something really cool.

I think I'm butchering it, but someone on crinacles server said the headphones are the multiplier and the amp/DAC are the scaler.

Something like that.

[unique wind]

shillacle

[vivid kelp]

I see that makes sense

I was expecting to hear more subtle background details then I did when trying them

But the detail on stuff like cymbals

Oh my god its like a thin layer of felt being lifted compared to my m40xs lol

[lean grove]

Other people say better amps are like a better pair of shoes, I think they're more like changing the finish of the headphones.

[vivid kelp]

Even with the cheap apple dongle

[unique wind]

apple dongle is valid dont poop on it

[lean grove]

That sounds about right.

[vivid kelp]

Idk m40x felt a bit muddy, dt770s were too harsh, hd600s are just right I wouldnt change them a bit

[lean grove]

Apple dongle is valid. But there's also a reason why so many people stick with hd600s and then just spend all their money on amps.

[vivid kelp]

I can deal with the muddiness tho, dt770s ima sell I really dont get on with the treble spikes

Yeah I guess tube amps etc would make more sense then

And just keep the apple dongle as a good "transparent" dac

But I dont think ima invest in tube amps for a while if at all

[unique wind]

coolest things about having an amp are knobs are fun and you get volume headroom so that you can use eq

[vivid kelp]

Yeah a dedicated volume knob would be a bonus

eq doesnt bother me too much ive never been a huge fan of it

[unique wind]

i never liked it either until i started using eq profiles made by other people targeting specific tunings

instead of just guessing myself not really knowing what im doing

what i use now is pretty minimal though it's mostly just fixing the ear gain region on my various stuff

[vivid kelp]

Yeah I did try some autoeqs with my other headphones, they sounded okay but I always felt they took away a lot of the "life" of the headphone

Im not that experienced with eq tho so if thats to do with me not being adjusted to it or not quite getting the volumes matched is up for debate

[unique wind]

hd600 dont need eq anyway

maybe a bass shelf on occasion but its tonality is good out of box

[lean grove]

Needs 1.6k dip

[unique wind]

keep your dip to yourself

[lean grove]

I'll dip you

[vivid kelp]

I'm actually a bit surprised with the bass I was expecting a lot earlier roll off

But I seem to be quite bass sensitive

[unique wind]

[mint spoke]

are theese worth it

[molten lotus]

This card part of the AEX series from Creative Labs so far rocks; https://www.amazon.com/dp/B073HT4GM4?tag=pcpapi-20&linkCode=ogi&th=1

[leaden cloak]

nah

[hardy creek]

I am havin some issues with my mic setup.

scarlett solo 3rd gen --> Neet worker bee gen 1

It will be fine for about 4 hours before it starts making a really weird noise which I have included an mp3 of the sound it makes.

Any ideas on how to solve this?

[digital cypress]

audio newbie here
should I do low or high gain on my fiio amp?

does the high gain affect the sound

[lean grove]

try both and tell us

[digital cypress]

[lean grove]

idk what you want man. you got both options right in front of you and can easily test this for yourself.

[digital cypress]

but im no audiophile

so it's hard for me to see the differences sometimes

[lean grove]

if you cant hear a difference then dont worry about it

:)

[obsidian urchin]

Low gain puts less amplification on and is generally less likely to produce hiss or distortion, but may be too quiet for some headphone/source combinations.

Go with low gain unless you need high gain

[digital cypress]

Thank you for the answer

[haughty girder]

Unless you're on last gen or older schiit products (dunno if the new ones are fixed)

where low gain actually sounds worse than high gain

[dry stratus]

what if you are using something so sensitive you can't use it on high gain

[haughty girder]

digital preamplification

aka

[lean grove]

I max out my gain and have my Windows volume to 1%
That way I can lock the bit depth to 1 bit and enjoy a pseudo dsd

[haughty girder]

Oh right there was that thing

I meant moreso in eqapo

set a negative pregain

forgot windows did that...

But then there's also don't set to 100 because it can clip, the best is 95 or smth

[mint spoke]

guys , when i plug in my headphones to my computer they dont work , or only the audio does . I tried to plug it in everything but it just wont work. Does any1 know what i could to to fix it ? ( my headphones work fine on my laptop and mobile phone)

[tender frost]

If you mean the microphone, then you'd need to find a way to split the microphone cable out of the current jack

[vagrant flax]

you can try restarting ur pc or updating ur drivers

[tender frost]

Because I'm assuming that your headset uses a combo jack and your PC does not have one

[vagrant flax]

So i am trying to make a bluetooth integrated mp3 player so that I can use my wireless headphones to listen to songs and drown out the noise of my other annoying classmates, is that at all possible, cant find much online....

[steel isle]

Regarding the Audeze Maxwell P, it says it runs Bluetooth and not WiFi. Afaik, this means that bi-directional high quality audio is NOT possible. So using the microphone at the same time as listening to music makes everything sound like dog poo.
Is this also true on this headset? If so, I'll have to cancel my order.

[nova wagon]

it also has a 2.4ghz dongle which doesnt have the bandwidth limitation of bluetooth
you cant use the dongle mode?

[molten lotus]

it isn't

you've just misinterpreted information

[steel isle]

Ok. Thank you!

[serene scaffold]

you can't use bluetooth and dongle at the same time tho which is the main limitation

since there's only one wireless chip doing both

although that doens't really matter outside of console gaming

[steel isle]

I'm going to use mine for PC only. so that is fine

I've given up on consoles 😛

[steel escarp]

Finally someone was stupid enough to buy my denon ah-d5000 for 270 euros

[unique wind]

[steel escarp]

nvm he backed out after figuring out he lived 300km away

💀

btw I think I got them to actually sound neutral

but I ran out of stuff to put in them

time to head to the store to buy random damping materials to fuck around with

[lean grove]

Start with peanut butter

[steel escarp]

maybe I need to toilet water mod them

[unique wind]

use marshmallow fluff

[dry stratus]

nah, use asbestos

[alpine musk]

Hi,
can an XLR cable affect the volume of a dynamic mic?
If so, which one should I buy?

I've been dealing with an abnormally quiet microphone for a year now. Well, after a month I gave up and my friends boosted me on Discord, but even then I'm quieter...
Windows, the sound system and Discord are at max, but I'm still very quiet. I use a Behringer XM8500 microphone with an Audient EVO 4 interface.

It just now dawned on me that I hadn't tried a different XLR cable. I figured three wires couldn't be the problem... I looked at the reviews of that cable (Stagg SMC6) and a few users had the same problem. Amazon seems to sell an identical cable under their Basics brand that has the same reviews in a larger number.

So should I replace it? If so, for which one?...? I've heard some people make their own cables, but if Stagg can't make a good cable, I don't have much faith myself...

Thank you ❤

[white gate]

XLR should never affect volume unless it's broken/beyond terrible

If other users are reporting the same issue though that could indicate a faulty cable

[alpine musk]

Any tips on a good brand? I don't want to fall in trap of paying 50€ for a cable.

[white gate]

Try Van Damme or Mogami

[haughty girder]

I use kirlin but mogami is good

[alpine musk]

Thanks guys

[alpine musk]

Sadly I cannot find those in my region.

[haughty girder]

what region?

[alpine musk]

Czech

[steel escarp]

Are you sure your xlr mic doesn't require phantom power

Oh it doesn't need it since it's a dynamic microphone

1. Do you have it pointed correctly at your face
2. Are you close enough to your microphone
3. Is Windows messing with the gain
4. Have you tried plugging your interface into another computer

@alpine musk

It should be impossible for an expensive cable to make a difference

[alpine musk]

1. Yes
2. Yes (10cm?)
3. How?
4. No.

[steel escarp]

Buying a new cable is likely a waste of money

[steel escarp]

Are you using windows 10 or 11

[alpine musk]

Win 10

[steel escarp]

https://www.lifewire.com/increase-mic-volume-on-windows-10-5180856

Check if it's on 100%

[alpine musk]

It is.
It says that mos detected volume was 5%. Bruh

[steel escarp]

Sounds about right

Well actually on second thought

I honestly don't know

[fresh cargo]

Have a XM8500 and an Evo 8.
The mic is about 2-4 cms from my mouth.
You should also be able to select Automatic Gain Control in Discord to help boost it.

[alpine musk]

Do you have same issues?

[alpine musk]

This?

[fresh cargo]

As long as its close to your mouth (about 3cm if that) and automatic gain set in Discord it should be absolutely fine.

Yes that. See how it sounds using the test function.

Sometimes I have had to toggle the Noise Suppression off then on (though usually if that is playing up no sound comes through).

[alpine musk]

Can we call? It seems its cutting off my words and still silent-ish

[fresh cargo]

Sorry its nearly midnight and I should long since in bed.
Cutting off your words sounds like the Noise Gate. Try turning it off and see if it is any better.
For sanity sake check your Gain is on full (so press what ever number it is connected to and turn the main knob all the way clockwise)
Also you could try recording in Windows own Sound Recorder to remove Discord from the equation for fault finding.

[alpine musk]

I snuck into some voice room on random server and "harrased" them 😄 XD

"You are whispering, but it sounds like you are talking at normal volume"

Thanks a lot. Idk if its a new feature in Discord...or I might have not hear the difference as you described the bug where it doesnt affect it until you re-toggle NS.

Thanks

[bright osprey]

How are we feeling about the IE-600 from senn?

[unique wind]

its tuning isnt good enough to justify its price

[molten lotus]

how close are you to the mic

[grand slate]

yo what is the best usb or wireless gaming headset around 100

[tawdry herald]

i have razer barracuda. not my recommendation, but its not obviously a 'gaming' headset so you can wear it in public.

[bright osprey]

Really really?

Its so wild to hear different opinions on headphones and iems. It really foes to show you how subjective the audio market is

[zenith hill]

which dac is better

• zen dac
• zen dac air
• topping e30 II

requirements:

• not be massive
• support hd560s and also allow me to connect a pair of monitors later
• work with linux well

[molten lotus]

zen air is decent

zendac v2 is more powerful with the balanced output but you don't really need that with hd560s

[zenith hill]

which is the best option here

[molten lotus]

i mean

if we are talking about best sounding zen dac/air

[zenith hill]

also which will give best upgradablity too

[molten lotus]

zen

since standalone it is a good dac

[zenith hill]

I plan to get some very nice studio monitors and when I have a job, the hd560s will be replaced

[zenith hill]

what about the e30 II?

[molten lotus]

topping trash

[zenith hill]

I found a thread where people compared the two

[molten lotus]

avoid

[zenith hill]

https://www.audiosciencereview.com/forum/index.php?threads/e30-vs-zen-dac-sonic-observations.15619/

[molten lotus]

let me guess

asr

yep

[bright osprey]

Considered the Magni and modi stack?

[molten lotus]

asr has an uh

[zenith hill]

too expensive in my budget unfortunately

[molten lotus]

"reputation"

modi is not good anyways

magni is decent tho

[zenith hill]

also I dont really need to amplify the hd560s

I listen to them around 30-40% out of my motherboard anyway

[molten lotus]

hence why I recommended zen air which is weaker than v2

[zenith hill]

it just sounds bad on Linux

[molten lotus]

what

[lean grove]

Everyone has a reputation

[zenith hill]

motherboard audio sounds worse on linux than windows

I have noticed

[molten lotus]

i don't think that is possible

[zenith hill]

it is

realtek

[molten lotus]

i think one is just louder in one

and not in the other

[zenith hill]

nope, it sounds less full

less "wide"

[molten lotus]

that is what volume does

[zenith hill]

i thought i was making it up but its a night and day difference

[molten lotus]

test that after volume matching

[zenith hill]

even at a louder volume it doesnt sound good

I have A/B'd this

both sources are the same tidal plan

[grand slate]

what is the best wireless headset under 150

[zenith hill]

gaming headset?

[grand slate]

yes

[zenith hill]

why not just get a good music headphone and use a mic

[bright osprey]

[grand slate]

nah

[bright osprey]

Perish

[zenith hill]

was this in agreeement w/ me?

[bright osprey]

Yes

[zenith hill]

gaming headsets are overpriced for mediocre audio

I'm rocking my HD560s and it destroys every gaming headset I ever used

[bright osprey]

If you have the space for a dedicated heaphone and mic definitely get them seperate

You'll be much happier

But if you for sure decide tyo still go headset

Lets see.....

[bright osprey]

https://drop.com/buy/drop-epos-pc38x-yellow-gaming-headset

Currently 129

[zenith hill]

pc38x good

[bright osprey]

Meets your budget

[zenith hill]

not wireless but wireless audio is trash

[bright osprey]

Agreed

[zenith hill]

I only use it on my XM4 for convienience sake

[bright osprey]

And also

If you go wireless it tends to be worse mic quality

[zenith hill]

when I have the funds eventually I would like to get a very high end headphones

like dan clark aeon

[bright osprey]

If he wants tio go cheaper

https://drop.com/buy/massdrop-x-sennheiser-pc37x-gaming-headset

37x is only 100

[zenith hill]

this and the hd600 are my dream

[bright osprey]

I wanted tyo like the DC headphones

[zenith hill]

i want a good closed back

[bright osprey]

But unfortuntaely they're too long for my face

It hurts my jaw

[zenith hill]

in summer I have to resort to my suboptimal XM4s

[bright osprey]

[opaque ingot]

Edifier R1280T
are these good for gaming/movies?

[nova wagon]

It works

Prob good enough

[opaque ingot]

and what about logi Z625?

[lean grove]

Bad

[haughty girder]

shockingly decent for the price

if you can stretch to R1700, get those

if you can't. 1280 will do fine

[opaque ingot]

Edifier R1700bt or Edifier R1700bts?

[lean grove]

Do you want to pay $20 for the ability to use a subwoofer

[opaque ingot]

would it improve the experience?

[celest elbow]

Can anyone recommend me a good low budget surround sound system for gaming? (For use in games like war thunder)

[nova wagon]

ehhh prob yes, prob no?

subwoofer at that price point is usually just a thing that push lots of air

[peak yacht]

aeon is midfi no? i thought it was 1k

i did really like aeon noire

[molten lotus]

you won't like either of them lmao

maybe the hd600 a bit

[tepid torrent]

DCA nay, HD600 yay

HD600 needs a dedicated chain to get good tho

[alpine musk]

What would be the most "easiest way" to apply VST plugins on microphone audio and then routing it to Discord voice call?

Don't need studio-grade DAW. Just need options to get some gain or compress it, maybe cut of background noise.
Or no options, but capability to add VST. Found Speachy to be pretty robust and friendly: https://www.neverdieaudio.com/

[molten lotus]

equalizer apo

[fresh cargo]

Discord has a noise gate/automatic gain.
Or as above run equaliser APO which is system wide.

[molten lotus]

i would do the latter

also bluetooth is not functional for gaming/communication while on computer

unless you are going wired that's a terrible option

wireless headsets will not work the same way

those have dedicated 2.4ghz dongles

and wireless will always be subpar to wired in the same price bracket

audeze maxwell is the best wireless headset for the time being

[dry stratus]

Bluetooth headsets have quite the latency, shouldn't use it for games really

also, XM5 is worse than XM4

[topaz cypress]

Uh oh, what did Sony do?

I have the XM3s for commuting (when I ride the noisier trains in the Boston, MA area) and for plane travel.
They also work really well when road tripping and you want a nap.
Our car is not great at sound deadening.

[dry stratus]

XM5 vs XM4 is just
XM5 has worse sound, and about the same ANC performance, does not fold so less portable and costs more

also less comfortable because the headband is thinner...

[topaz cypress]

Oof. That's annoying.

Seems like a step back in many respects.

[dry stratus]

could sort of say ANC might be like 1% better, but its slightly better in some regions and slightly worse in others...

but here its 100 euro more for worse performance and worse build, so why

[topaz cypress]

I chose the XM3 vs the Bose option at the time because the ANC and because if you set the equalizer right the XM3 were more neutral than the Bose and sounded better.
I don't remember what Bose model I was comparing to at the time, this was 3-4 years ago.

[dry stratus]

I would currently get QC45 if I got any honestly

specifically because still pretty balanced sound, even if its worse than N700NCM2, but the ANC is good..

XM3 and XM4 are fine-ish, bit too warm and muddy still imo

then you've got XM5 which is just bass boosted mud

[topaz cypress]

Yeah, the XM series has always been a bit of a mess out of the box, but it can be tuned to be better with the equalizer.

[dry stratus]

other than xm5

[topaz cypress]

But I don't know anything about the XM5 (didn't even know we'd iterated that far).

[dry stratus]

just overall a lot more mud

much worse design anyway...

no point

XM4 is still sold as well

[molten lotus]

agreed

but honestly

its anc is incredible

[topaz cypress]

I've been very happy with my XM3s.
I will not be replacing until they start failing.
Also, still have excellent battery life.

[zenith hill]

i take my XM4s everywhere bc of the amazing ANC

if I ever start to feel overwhelmed by the noise, I can just put them on and the world practically goes silent

[white gate]

OH LAWD HE THICC

[lean grove]

Servo or bust

[nova wagon]

fucking hell that was chonk

[lean grove]

Nvidia has something for it. But removing noise isn't exactly easy. Pretty much gotta use AI.

[zenith hill]

what sub is that? it looks massive

[topaz cypress]

I am interested in what you do that you have access to such a space and get to show these updates.

It looks like store or show room, I assume, based on the other sound treated rooms as well.

[nova wagon]

he does headphone reviews and this is one of his house room

[haughty girder]

https://goldensound.audio/

[tawny creek]

I need recommendations for a headset that has a good mic and sound quality for around 100 bucks…you can @ me

[nova wagon]

cloud ii

[tawny creek]

Is that a usb mic or aux

I remember seeing one but I thought it was usb for some reason

[nova wagon]

3.5mm connectivity

[haughty girder]

pc37x or pc38x

[tawny creek]

Considering the pc37x if I can find on sale

[weak rapids]

Damn wanted to rent the dynacaster and try it out but closest store with it is an hour away

[white gate]

SVS SB-16 Ultra

[white gate]

I review audio gear, publishing on https://goldensound.audio, https://www.youtube.com/goldensound and https://www.youtube.com/@TheHEADPHONEShow

[topaz cypress]

Watched the video on the KEF visit.
Well done.

[cinder flax]

Oh hey, it's the guy who exposed "MQA" 👀

[haughty girder]

yeeee

I think that may be his most popular video?

[cinder flax]

Really good watch. I'm not too into audio, but it was explained well enough that even a joe like me would understand the underlying issue xD

[haughty girder]

yeee

It could be summarized as: "it was falsely advertised"

didn't really have much benefit over existing codecs like vbr aac or opus

because it wasn't actually lossless

it used the container FLAC uses, but it's equivalent to upscaling an mp3 into a FLAC where you dont get the benefits of a properly lossless compressed FLAC

[cinder flax]

From what I understood, didn't MQA actually add artifacts you wouldn't have in a normal 44.1kHz or 48kHz AAC/Opus/MP3?

Because of all the stuffing higher frequency data into the lower frequencies?

[haughty girder]

this is the same case as upscaling any lossy file

Thing with lossy codecs is that once you compress them, they're done.

any more changes just loses quality

[cinder flax]

True. I'd expect compression to more just discard information, not add new stuff that wasn't there before tho...

[haughty girder]

unlike with wav/FLAC where if you decide to switch FLAC to alac for Apple, you don't lose anything

[haughty girder]

lossy compression discards data

[cinder flax]

Yeah

[haughty girder]

lossless compression retains all data

[cinder flax]

That too

[haughty girder]

Which is what flacs are

and FLAC is just a container for wav

so you can go wav to FLAC and vice versa without losing quality

[cinder flax]

Gotta love that one blu-ray in my collection with a Linear PCM audio track. Guess that also classifies as wav?

[haughty girder]

not exactly but basically yes

Wav is the wrapper for pcm

if that makes sense

Pcm is the data, wav is the format it's placed in, then is transferred to FLAC or some other compressed codec be it lossy or not because wav can be huge

[cinder flax]

Mhm. Makes sense

[zenith hill]

good or no?

[molten lotus]

no

[zenith hill]

isn't schitt audio good

[unique wind]

yah they make some good stuff but that isn’t one of them

[zenith hill]

so what DAC should I be looking at @unique wind

[limpid oriole]

hey guys a friend of mine has a pair of g432 headphones he just bought and when he has 7.1 surround enabled it has a lot of reverb (I had this problem a few years back with a pair of hypex headphones and I just ended up swithing them for a different pair). anyone here know a fix for it?

[buoyant vale]

don't use the 7.1

[obsidian urchin]

Oh man, not shit RCA cables make such a difference on a 20' run.

High notes are back

[haughty girder]

20 feet?

and you're not running balanced?

ballsy

[obsidian urchin]

None of my current stuff does balanced and I don't want to replace everything.

The random crap cables I've had kicking around for 20 years sounded like crap though, those needed replaced.

[unique wind]

were they damaged or something

being old shouldnt really matter rca is an ancient standard

[obsidian urchin]

Really thin, and the connectors on the ends were loose

[haughty girder]

given they're random (presumably bad) cables, at that length it can actually make a big difference

RCA connector hasn't changed yes, but cable quality has

[obsidian urchin]

Anything high frequency was really muddy with them

[molten lotus]

zen air dac

[zenith hill]

pros and cons please

I wanna do research into stuff before buying it in future

[molten lotus]

good dac, weak but quality amp

[unique wind]

if you want a cheap amp with a lot of power the schiit magni is good

for a dac all you need is an apple usb c to 3.5mm dongle and a 3.5mm to dual rca cable

[molten lotus]

if you want good sound get the zendac, if you want standard quality sound get the apple dongle

its as good as a modi

[unique wind]

or if you dont have usb c on your pc a dongle with a "cx31993" chipset will usually come with a usb c to usb a adapter

woops im still on uk amazon i forgot

[zenith hill]

@unique wind don't like dongles I want it to be proper and give me room for future proofing

[zenith spear]

Anyone have any $50 speaker recommendations

(Creative pebbles won't work for me)

[weak rapids]

Would love inputs

[unique wind]

input deez

i prefer #2

[ocean ermine]

Would a HyperX solocast be a good deal as streaming/video recording mic if I can get new one for $35?

Wait nvm US msrp is already around that

Why am I even asking its a 50% discount 😄

[tepid torrent]

Schiit modi and magni then

[slim mason]

Seiren mini for the same price is much better

[obsidian urchin]

Anyone know where to find wall mounts for a Klipsch R-50m? It's got 3/8" screw holes on the back for mounting but I can't find any mounts with that size.

[lament dawn]

Anyone know how I can get my Asus B550-A to recognise my turtlebeach recon 70 headset mic, I have a splitter from the single 3.5mm headset jack into the pink and green ports on the back of the mobo, I get game audio and voice chat audio but there's no output from my mic, the headset works perfectly fine on my PS4, I've tried connecting the gamepad to the PC but I don't get any audio from the jack

[ocean ermine]

Could you please provide examples of how its much better, please? I looked at some reviews and comparisons and it seems the sound is virtually indistuingushable, while the solocast gets things like mute button over it.

[halcyon mauve]

How’s the xtrfy h2 pro’s headset

[sand slate]

Hey Guys, quick question astro a30 or a40

[weak rapids]

Funnily enough, that’s actually the sm7b with 0 eq

[unique wind]

[weak rapids]

Lmao

[haughty girder]

at the price it's pretty okay, IMO seiren mini sounds better but if you need the mute switch, it's not bad

Seiren mini is a bit less harsh in the upper regions

[haughty girder]

1 sounds a bit nasally, prefer 2

[haughty girder]

This is why I don't get the hate for the sm7b

[weak rapids]

actually funny cause I specifically lowered the db by like 5 in the nasal regions on 1

[unique wind]

the hate for the sm7b comes from people bass boosting it and shoving it down their mouth

[weak rapids]

yes

[haughty girder]

not rly

[unique wind]

if you run it on flat mode it's just boring not fatiguing

[haughty girder]

it's from streamers who can't tune a mic for schiit

[weak rapids]

theres on youtuber I know and I swear his voice is straight up cocoa beans dark

[unique wind]

i mean i run my mic extremely dark too

[weak rapids]

the provoked prawn

thats who im thinking of

[haughty girder]

that said, sm7b doesn't work for every voice

[unique wind]

i have -12db from 2khz on upward lmao

[weak rapids]

like this guy ran an at2035 and still sounded like some fucking dark chocolate

[unique wind]

more like -8 when you account for the mic's natural presence boost

[weak rapids]

I just kind of want to make my sm7b a bit brighter and crisper

[haughty girder]

it works best for bass - tenor voices

any higher and there's much better options

[weak rapids]

ive been thinking of trying out a dynacaster but the only music store with it in stock is 1 hour away

[haughty girder]

and even then, IMO there's better options

[unique wind]

sell it and buy earthworks ethos

[lean grove]

Sm7b meme needs to die

Like the 990 meme

[haughty girder]

nah cause sm7b does have redeeming factors

but

[haughty girder]

wa47jr >

[unique wind]

people should be required to have some kind of license in order to buy a sm7b

[unique wind]

apples to oranges

[haughty girder]

also a bit more forgiving in terms of room treatment, tho not by much

em

[weak rapids]

mmmm that would be around an extra $200, SM7B sells for $350 CAD here (if you're lucky and someone actually wants to buy one) and an Ethos is $540

[unique wind]

i want a cad e100 or an ethos

a flat response supercardioid condenser

[weak rapids]

I just hope that my nearby Long and Mcquade gets some dynacasters soon so I can rent it for a week and try it out

[haughty girder]

I don't think it's happening for a bit

[weak rapids]

cause sadly, they dont rent out anything from Earthworks or EV

[haughty girder]

takes them like 2 months at a time to restock anything

[weak rapids]

so cant even try an Ethos or RE20

[unique wind]

dynacaster doesnt look like something id want

[weak rapids]

ikr

[unique wind]

i dont want a mic having a built in highpass or presence boost, let me do that myself

[weak rapids]

unless I want to drive up to Brampton for it lmao

[haughty girder]

I ordered my first bass guitar, a TRBX174EW from them two years ago from them because it was out of stock in the nearby stores and I wanted a 24 fret

it took literally 3 months to ship

[weak rapids]

i got my sm7b from them

thats why I always go in person

[unique wind]

[weak rapids]

when its computer or audio stuff, I always go in person

[unique wind]

i try to use amazon for everything if the pricing is similar

[haughty girder]

worth it tho I love my bass

[unique wind]

always comes in like 2 days and returns are extremely painless

[weak rapids]

ive had my fair share of Amazon return problems

[unique wind]

everything ive bought directly from retailers has been a pain in the ass to return

[weak rapids]

the dumbest thing is when places wont allow you to return headphones that have been opened

[unique wind]

it no joke took me 6+ months and like 12 emails before klipsch would take their broken soundbar back and give me a new one

[weak rapids]

earbuds sure

but headphones

bro why tf am I gonna buy headphones, not use them, then return

[unique wind]

sanitary reasons

[weak rapids]

unless you got some really nasty hair I dont see a problem with headphones

[unique wind]

you can never know

[haughty girder]

headphones normally don't hold their value

[weak rapids]

your hand is probably worse tbh

[unique wind]

my hands nah but the average person yeah probably

but it's not worth risking lice or something

i wash my hands after every time that i touch something unclean and i sanitize my phone every day

i wont even touch a pet without washing right after

[weak rapids]

bro

you literally made of chemicals lmao

[unique wind]

mhm

everything has a chemical structure yes

but i dont wanna touch any of my stuff if my hands smell like dog

[tranquil flicker]

hi anyone knows any earphones that have similar quality as the g pro x headset

[primal fulcrum]

Daily Request to make this channel into forum instead, to make it easier for people who need audio tech help to get help

#1106613567966429224

why

I 100% tagged the user

modyokosuka

[agile void]

huhhh

[primal fulcrum]

I tagged <@&750150305383186585>yokosuka

it auto tags you guys

:S

[agile void]

u did it again

[primal fulcrum]

u said huh

change his nickname

[primal fulcrum]

there is a user named modyokosuka * with mod as nickname

impossible to tag him without tagging mods

[lean grove]

Interesting

[unique wind]

no

this is argue about headphones chat

[compact prairie]

@warm canopy hmm

[compact prairie]

BULLSHIT DETECTED 🕵️

[amber jungle]

that and also why were you trying to tag someone that hasn't sent a message in nearly 4 years

[primal fulcrum]

how omegalul

I like that guy

[lean grove]

I had a similar problem. Tried to call mods for some guy spamming his dick and SoundCloud rap and I couldn't get discord to lock onto the mod role

[primal fulcrum]

are you on desktop or iphone app?

[lean grove]

Yeah Michaels got a point

[unique wind]

2003 chevy express

[compact prairie]

Which one are you on?

[primal fulcrum]

Maybe its because I have old usernickname

[lean grove]

2003 chevy express

[primal fulcrum]

Android

[compact prairie]

<@&750150305383186585>yokosuka

[amber jungle]

[compact prairie]

It's true, the android app screws it up. He is redeemed.

[jagged turret]

Y'all can stop testing it now

Thanks

[vestal meadow]

<@&750150305383186585>yokosuka

[jagged turret]

.......

[vestal meadow]

Huh

Wtf

[compact prairie]

That wasn't me! I'm outta here!

[agile void]

yokosuka?

[vestal meadow]

I made sure I selected the other guy

[compact prairie]

It's this user @warm canopy

[vestal meadow]

AHHHHHHH

[primal fulcrum]

modyokosuka

[compact prairie]

On mobile it tags you and doesn't fill the name in properly, Discord is slacking.

This is clearly audio related because I hear the words I type in my head...

I'm gone 🥷☁️

[unique wind]

something evil is lurking in the dark

you try to scream but terror takes the sound before you make it

[compact prairie]

And then you see him, it's Shia LaBeouf

[lean grove]

Is it a 2003 Chevy express

[primal fulcrum]

<@&750150305383186585>yokosuka Finnaly we can talk again, long time no seen friend. How are you? 🤗

[agile void]

....

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

[primal fulcrum]

ok, I even updated the discord app

Android,. sorry

thought it was safe

[lean grove]

I don't like all these strangers in audio chat.

[compact prairie]

<@&750150305383186585>yokosuka lies and slander

Fuck

[agile void]

ive been here before

[primal fulcrum]

guys, mods will warn you

[agile void]

alot

[lean grove]

Yeah but you're pink

[compact prairie]

Contact discord

[primal fulcrum]

or just warn me again

oops, 🪕

you dont have to pay me for free testing

its on the house

[compact prairie]

I would like to respond to the warning and say that there is a legitimate issue with the android mobile app here, if you have one available to test you'll see. It even showed the updated name but for some reason still pinged you guys. I'm not certain, but it's possible that people with just "mod" in the start of the name on android mobile will ping the mod role.

I won't test it since obv that's not what you want, but it might be something for you to look at.

This also isn't the channel for it, so I'm sorry for participating lol

[unique wind]

its not really a problem because the guy who youre trying to ping doesnt even exist anyway

[agile void]

Even so, doing it over and ove isnt the way to test it, There are people with resources and time stuff. If you have legitimate concern then its fine, but we dont like being pinged over and over

and the guy you were trying to ping hasnt said a word in a billion years.

[compact prairie]

True but that could mean anybody could change their name to start with mod and then people on android would randomly ping the mods

[agile void]

thats not anything we can solve really

[primal fulcrum]

You removed his mod nickname so it was only his tag modyokosuka - so thought you had tested it & it was safe

it's just part of the usertag update change ig

[agile void]

youve literally never talked to the person, and i dont see how this is relevant here, so please keep this chat on topic

[compact prairie]

I don't care about that guy, I was just sending the feelers for @primal fulcrum 's bullshit and got stuck in a trap

[unique wind]

yall instigating fr

[primal fulcrum]

if it aint broken, dont change it @molten lotus

[unique wind]

pinging a dude that sent four messages in 2019 just to ping mods repeatedly

[compact prairie]

I'm gone for real 🥷 🌩️

[primal fulcrum]

haha sorry bout that

cya

🥷🌩️

[primal fulcrum]

no, that never happent

you're rewriting history michael

[unique wind]

yo mama

[primal fulcrum]

what if someone Tries/wants to tag/ping our server member with user the username modanny ?

what about people with the 3 characters mod in the middle of the namez maybe thats not cursed

this is so interesting

Guess I'm forced to buy a ipone or laptop to tag my friends in this server 😔

[compact prairie]

Make a new server and test it, then send a screenshot to the discord people

bug bounty

[primal fulcrum]

You wish

[primal fulcrum]

If you're interested in listening ( #audio-tech ) - it's only usertags that includes "mod" with small "m" btw. Not big "M" as in "Mod"
See #screenshots for reference

EDIT@ could also be all new usertags with "mod" in it, & old Modxxxx#1234 still is pingable on android

[unique wind]

theres nothing they can do man

[primal fulcrum]

I see.

[unique wind]

they cant prevent people from having "mod" in their username

just like u cant permanently ban anyone

[compact prairie]

They could rename "mod" to "moderator" or "mods" to filter out a lot of those names

[unique wind]

ive been an active user in here since 2017 and today with you guys is the first time i remember seeing anyone have this issue

[compact prairie]

That's the only option I see

[primal fulcrum]

it's a new issue

[compact prairie]

It is a very niche thing, and will probably be fixed by discord

[primal fulcrum]

I have tagged modszark * before(on android 99% sure), & I don't think I can anymore. #screenshots

XB950BT best headphones btw.

[dry stratus]

ewewew

[unique wind]

skullcandy crusher evo on max wack is best headphone clearly

[primal fulcrum]

really?

Never tried skullcandy

[unique wind]

no

[primal fulcrum]

sounds like toys

[unique wind]

its one of the worst headphones

[nova wagon]

bulit like toys too i think

[lean grove]

[lean grove]

Rempuh would probably like it

[unique wind]

@lean grove

[lean grove]

Damn you're right

[slim mason]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/738651733328265287/1118959920843345982/Snapchat-1837712570.mp4 the kenwood really did make a huge difference

now all I need is a nice tasteful sub, nothing insane I dont want just mega bass everthing

[dry stratus]

90% sure that most who are into audio would quit if this weren't a proper channel anymore...
at which point the "help" will be ur avg consumer level (both just average consumer and the youtuber...)

[odd lantern]

can anyone recommend me a not too expensive headset that is not over ear, but also not call center garbage?

just really not a fan of the feeling of over ear for extended periods of time, its just hot and stuff, dont love it

I used to have a logitech H390 for many years, was quite happy with it until the cable (mic) recently broke, i bought the exact same one but they turned the sound quality into hot garbage

i dont care if its wired or not

[lean grove]

Koss porta pro communication headset or ksc75x. Theyook like call center garbage but they're some of the best headphones under $100.

[odd lantern]

plastic on the top? that cant be comfy

or is it

I havent tried anything that clips on your ears like that second one

[molten lotus]

get open backs

no more heat issues

better idea than buying on ears

[odd lantern]

huh

I'm open to trying that

[molten lotus]

budget?

also keep in mind nil's recommendation is likely the play for better heat control

what I will recommend will have better heat control than other headphones you've likely tried but it will make the problem better at most

you can also consider in ears which will be the better choice here for heat

[lean grove]

They're super light weight. I barely notice them except when I'm wearing glasses cuz it gets crowded up there.

[odd lantern]

I have not

budget is like.. I mean I'm not a man of expensive peripherals, just what is necessary

the fact that I owned a H390 should tell you enough xd

[molten lotus]

if 110-130$ is somewhere you aren't really wanting to go

nil's recommendation or in ears are the solution

I recommend in ears I am not a fan of ksc75 because of how light the bass is

but it's still a good item regarding everything else

[odd lantern]

in ears is what you call those headphones that u get with phones sometimes?

[molten lotus]

yeah

well

phone stuff is generally earbuds that hang on your ears

not stuff that goes into your ears

if they have a silicone tip they are in ears, if they don't they are earbuds

[unique wind]

the microphones built into cables for in ear monitors are better than gaming headsets tbh

[molten lotus]

yeah

the cables can be too microphonic though

[odd lantern]

i have these and I have found them to be very uncomfortable xd

[unique wind]

yah true i used to have one iem in and the other wrapped around my neck so the mic wouldn’t move around

[molten lotus]

there is great varience within the in ear market

there exists a hundred different in ear tips

and in ear chassis

if you buy consumer trash yeah it will probably not be good

you should at least give a half decent one a try

[odd lantern]

im liking the open back headphones idea

will shop around to see if theres something nice

[molten lotus]

decent open backs start around 110-120$

you wont be getting anything decent by randomly shopping

[odd lantern]

[molten lotus]

there's some phillips stuff at around 80$ tbh now that i think about it

but they compare very badly to better open backs

[terse comet]

hey nerds recommend good bluetooth headphones that wont make me go bankrupt

Samsung is forcing me to ditch my totally fine and functional wired headphones

[lean grove]

Ananda Bluetooth headphones from hifiman.

[terse comet]

PFFFFFFFFFFFT

[tender bear]

does anyone have a good suggestion for a recording microphone that will be used for orchestral playing or small string group playing? im thinking of using a omnidirectional mic so i can capture everything but im looking for a lower price range. i also do not have or want other audio recording stuff, i just need something to connect to my phone, or record by itself and save files on its own. ive so far found that the razer seiren bt is perftect in what i need but idk if its good. https://www.bestbuy.com/site/razer-seiren-bt-wireless-omnidirectional-microphone/6496583.p?skuId=6496583

[hasty shadow]

why must voice meter be so difficult

[molten lotus]

https://tenor.com/view/smile-laughing-laugh-gif-26377590

[haughty girder]

it really isn't

it took me 5 minutes for me to set up and start using

[haughty girder]

I'd avoid this, if you just want a handy recorder and don't plan to use external mics on it, Tascam DR05x has the best built in mics of its price class (about 100 bucks flat if not cheaper). And can record to pc and if your phone/tablet supports interfaces, those too

what's your budget for a mic

cause IMO if you're low budget or don't want "extra" audio equipment, assuming your phone's mic isn't absolutely horrible it'll suffice

[nova wagon]

cant you just shove a dongle on the phone?

[golden fractal]

Does anyone know a Sound Blaster X7 equivalent DAC that has multimedia functions but is a 32-bit version? I have a sound blaster x7 and the E-MU speakers and looking for an upgrade.

[lean grove]

how does the SMSL VMV A2 look

[golden fractal]

Thats a hefty upgrade! I like the sleek look and the outputs on it. Although for 1K, I'll have to save up a good penny. The specs on it are no joke.

[lean grove]

the vmv a1 is a bit cheaper but is just a standalone amp.

[golden fractal]

The dedicated remote control is very nice!

[golden fractal]

Yeah im trying to look for an audiofile all in one setup.

[lean grove]

ah. burson also has stuff like that

[golden fractal]

I mean, I could buy the speakers separate.

[lean grove]

https://headphones.com/products/burson-audio-funk-ampflifier-open-box

[golden fractal]

That burson setup is pretty nifty!

[lean grove]

oh, its also just a standalone amp

no dac

oops again

[golden fractal]

So whats a good mulltimedia DAC and AMP combo?

[fresh burrow]

@lean grove what of the AT2020? What do you think of that product?

[lean grove]

overhyped but fine

but, i mean, the good thing about mics is that there's lots of sound reviews out there

where you can hear exactly how they sound

go watch some podcastage sound demos and determine for yourself if you think somethings worth the money

[fresh burrow]

👍

[steel escarp]

The difference between two mics is hard to decern if you just listen to a sample with one voice

[halcyon mauve]

How are the sennheiser hd200pro or the superflux hd660pro32 for a 100$ aud budget?

[unique wind]

@lean grove even my dad knows that i have a point

[dry stratus]

This looks like a meme where you repost two of the same images

[unique wind]

yah they’ve hardly changed the design at all in 20 years

[dry stratus]

Only difference I see is the windows because doors

[unique wind]

no need to alter perfection

[jovial mantle]

hello ! there
new here 🖐️

I'm using Gitpod, which is a cloud-based integrated development environment (IDE) that runs in a web browser. I want to establish a connection between my browser (client) and the Gitpod server to enable audio streaming for applications that require GUI, speaker, and microphone support. I have already set up VNC, but I'm unsure about the next steps. I've heard about using ALSA for audio, but I would appreciate any suggestions or assistance in this matter. Thank you!

[dry stratus]

I call it hyper inefficient piece of garbage basically no one should buy for personal use

That’s a work transport vehicle

[unique wind]

that is exactly what it is yes

it already is what you want it to be

[dry stratus]

People still buy them as personal vehicles for some reason

Same for american trucks

Honestly wish they would kinda just limit those vehicles to those actually making use of it..

A truck transporting 1 maybe 2 people with 2 bags in the back is just…

[unique wind]

not really that's pretty uncommon

trucks yeah but not those vans

[dry stratus]

Personally only know one who has one like such, but he trains dog for competitions, so the back is just filled with dog cages

Bit shorter tho

[quiet ether]

hello fellow music peopl

[dry stratus]

Oi

[quiet ether]

hi

hello again

[unique wind]

hi

[quiet ether]

love it when i can feel the bass inside of ur body

best part about heavy bass

[unique wind]

that's conpin's least favorite part

[quiet ether]

damn

tweeters a bit dusty

[lean grove]

Swiffer is $3

[daring sandal]

i'm trying to make my g432 sound like 2004 cod mw xbox live chat, how do i do that

[quiet ether]

voice changer

[haughty girder]

I'd recommend not getting it

it's harsh in the treble and there's better mics for a similar cost

[molten lotus]

boost audio by 30dB

and then boost it by -30dB

[unique wind]

set the sample rate to 8000hz in the windows sound control panel

[molten lotus]

you can also add a high shelf filter in the negatives to make sure no high frequency normally used to distinguish human speech would pass through

[daring sandal]

how

[unique wind]

lmao 4000hz lowpass

[daring sandal]

i have no idea how speakers work besides thing vibrates to make noise

[hidden vapor]

Anyone have recommendations for a ps4 headset? Trying to stay under $60 and I'm currently looking at the astro A10 gen 2s.

[molten lotus]

depends on how dedicated you are

if you can spend 20 minutes watching an equalizer apo tutorial you should be good to go

[daring sandal]

so i opened windows sound control panel and now i can hear myself, how do i turn that off

[molten lotus]

bruh

turn off "listen to this device"

[daring sandal]

thank you

[daring sandal]

how

[molten lotus]

google

[hidden vapor]

Ah yes very helpful

[daring sandal]

if i boost to 30 then boost to -30 it will be either -30 or 0, no?

also i for some reason have to use bing so i get no good results

[molten lotus]

when you make an image into 360p from 1080p, does it remain 1080p when you upscale it back?

[daring sandal]

idk

never done that b4

but i guess no

ohhhh

how do i boost tho?

[molten lotus]

use your preferred software of choice

[daring sandal]

cuz bing wont help

[molten lotus]

ask chatgpt

[daring sandal]

kk

dont have an acct

nvm

[molten lotus]

.

[steel escarp]

ah yes

the gladiator cable interconnect arrived

[fresh burrow]

What would you recommend? I am looking to get mics on either memory express or best buy

[steel escarp]

lol for 100 euros you can get a behringer UM2 interface and C1 mic

[haughty girder]

what is your use case

[fresh burrow]

Home and lecture use (lecture use is in theory)

I can live without using one for lecture recording

[daring sandal]

is there a way to do funny mic on equalizer apo

[haughty girder]

what's your budget and is your room echo-y at all

[nova fjord]

Hey guys, I'm looking for a microphone, nothing fancy and set and forget style, just for work, Google meet and discord calls, do you guys think that the blue yeti nano is a solid choice?

[nova wagon]

i would go with the razer seiren mini
or the fifine k669, whichever is cheaper

[nova fjord]

The razer as far as I know doesn't have audiojack output, I think the monitoring would be great, idk about the fifine yet

[violet heron]

are there any good tube amplifiers that isn't like over $400

[tepid torrent]

Nope

Bottlehead crack

If you can do some DIY

[violet heron]

It was worth asking, thanks

[buoyant vale]

what for?

[tepid torrent]

Also yea

Why do you want a tube amp

[unique wind]

place one of these on top of your amp and put a dim orange light bulb in it

[molten lotus]

unless you do DIY decent tube amps are super expensive

[unique wind]

problem solved

[molten lotus]

even with DIY they are still like around 500$

decent DIY kits at least

[lean grove]

https://bottlehead.com/product/crack-1-1-otl-headphone-amplifier-kit/

[molten lotus]

oh yeah

that thing

[unique wind]

if they used a darker wood for that it’d look nice

[molten lotus]

the thing that made every sonic visions user sell their kilobuck tube amps

[molten lotus]

its diy

use whatever you want

[unique wind]

dark wood supremacy

[buoyant vale]

too slow Nils

[lean grove]

Mines darker

[unique wind]

too slow old man

but i do like that nils brings the darkness to the table

[molten lotus]

what is the speedball @lean grove

im going to get that amp as well eventually

[buoyant vale]

an upgrade kit

[molten lotus]

yes what does it do

[buoyant vale]

for the crack

[molten lotus]

that much ive figured

what does it do

[lean grove]

I think it's a separate power supply for the tube heaters

[unique wind]

read the website

[buoyant vale]

costs you more money

[lean grove]

It seems pretty ambiguous

[molten lotus]

I have

it doesn't really say what the upgrade is supposed to result in

it just mentions one component that was changed with another

[buoyant vale]

it enables you to look down on the people wiothout it

[unique wind]

basically

[molten lotus]

sounds good

[unique wind]

$110 to be like ha mine is different

i like their naming convention though

[lean grove]

https://bottlehead.com/product/single-ended-experimenters-kit-3-0-for-headphones-sensitive-speakers/

[buoyant vale]

I'm going to make a tube amp and call it Jenkum

[unique wind]

a friend of mine would be very happy to hear you know of that substance

he makes it from time to time

[molten lotus]

im going to make a tube amp kit and call it kum

[unique wind]

funnily enough that friends name is krum

😂😂😂😂😂

😹😹😹😹

[unique wind]

it opens his third eye

[dry stratus]

The amount of times I've heard about it for HD6x0...

[lean grove]

I've heard about it for the hd800.

I kinda just want the single ended experimenter for the fact that it can drive speakers at a desktop.

Would be cool.

[glad creek]

What do you guys think of the focal aria 906?

[glad creek]

Just buy a topping

Oh well that's just a troll

[lean grove]

I got smsl

Maybe the worst measuring smsl headphone amp and the best measuring smsl DAC 🦭

Best combo

[glad creek]

How much sinad for the dac ?

[lean grove]

123

[glad creek]

Wtf

[lean grove]

There's a couple of small dacs which have higher. But it's less than 1 db of sinad difference

[glad creek]

Well above human audition anyway

[lean grove]

Yes. Clean meme.

[glad creek]

Or below *

Oh well you understood

Above, below, behind, between, inside everything is cool anyway

I mainly use my Denon AVR x3700h which doesn't have the greatest dac but it's the same for all AVR ...

[plush hedge]

this is some goofy ass clown shit

[unique wind]

fr

[lean grove]

$150 for a good power cable is pretty cheap actually

[plush hedge]

Doubtful

[lean grove]

There's way more expensive ones that give you just as much performance

[plush hedge]

Yes there are

But $150 is pretty expensive unless you have a really long cable of a certain gauge

[lean grove]

Nah like I said it's cheap

[plush hedge]

eh

Can still get good cables for cheaper than that but

$150 isn't a bad price

[lean grove]

$150 is like 3 days of skipping McDonald's

Just eat less junk food and you're practically earning money

So really. If you think about it. You'd be stupid not to get the cable.

[unique wind]

you on a strongman diet?

[lean grove]

It's grimaces birthday

[unique wind]

i didnt know grimace existed until like 3 days ago

i still haven’t really researched it

i gotta have that radioactive purple shake

[dry stratus]

someone: "get better sound with this optical cable specifically made for audio"

[runic goblet]

Does someone have a recommendation for mics? not specifically for streaming?
A budget one would be great, doesnt have to have the best sound quality you can get, but pretty decent would be great.
I found something like the "hyperx solocast" for 50€ _o_O_/

[tepid torrent]

Samson q2u

[last ridge]

hello so i have this Sennheiser GSP 300 and ive had this problem for a bit but on discord and anywhere else my microphone doesnt seem to work at all ive tried changing inputs to my laptops built in microphone which does work but sucks ass and ive tried everything else that i can think of i went to a tech guy in person today where it worked for a second but then it didnt and no i have no drivers i need to update cause we checked that and they are all updated.

it worked like a few months ago when i was using it

and it works on other devices

it works for like a second when i switch between inputs quickly

other headsets seem to work

my old one

[runic goblet]

can you put it behind the keyboard and still have good quality?

[tepid torrent]

Yea

[last ridge]

ive tried some things and now it seems to detect atleast some sound but it doesnt seem to detect any voices only wind or smthin or breath

[lean grove]

No.

[unique wind]

if ur tryna record the sound of ur keyboard ya

should sound good from there

[tepid torrent]

I forget that not everyone uses sound suppresion

[unique wind]

i’ve never found any that doesn’t murder quality or cut off words

obs default noise suppression sounds good but it costs off “f” sounds from the starts of sentences

[tepid torrent]

Why would you even have to put it behind a keyboard

[unique wind]

like if you open with the word frank it’s just gonna pass through rank

[tepid torrent]

How small is ones desk

[lean grove]

Because you don't have a boom arm and you like having your keyboard close to you.

[tepid torrent]

Lame

Maybe a more directional mic would help

[runic goblet]

my desk is big enough (approx. 2,8 x 0,9 m) but i dont like putting something infront of my keyboard

[tepid torrent]

Get a boom arm

[runic goblet]

boom arm is possible but costs extra, not ideal for 100€ already, dont want to spend much more, its only a mic and im not really streaming

[lean grove]

Then get a lav mic or a modmic

[runic goblet]

im a nerd but not into mics :/ is there a general "good option" or any things to avoid?

[lean grove]

Just having a microphone closer to your keyboard than your face is gonna result in it picking up your keyboard better than your voice.

Find some sound demos on YouTube.

Podcastage has some good ones.

[runic goblet]

i'll look into it. thank you guys alot 🙂

[last ridge]

i made progress.. i think.. Its now only picking up desktop audio

and isnt static or anything

[unique wind]

you can get a mic and boom arm for way less than 100

[last ridge]

ok someone told me that i need a new splitter since this is how the cable looks and it merges these 2 into 1

[cobalt sparrow]

New pedal board for bass & guitar

[steel escarp]

is it just me or do copper cables sound better than silver

[unique wind]

have you gotten the fluid drained yet

[steel escarp]

in my ears?

[unique wind]

yah

[steel escarp]

its gotten a bit better

but no

next month

the wait times are insane

[unique wind]

dang you’ve had it for a while

[steel escarp]

yeah

it took me a minute to realise which fluid you were talking about lol

too many things going on rn

air conditioning condensation drain corrugated tubing got a tear in it

[unique wind]

can’t be having that

[steel escarp]

hmmm the silver is improving the midrange on the edition xs tho

I notice faster decay

everything sounds like it has a bit less body/presence yet what you hear is more pronounced/faster

[unique wind]

[steel escarp]

I don't like how the bass has less presence and highs sound more compressed

I have two cables that look the same but have different materials, I can just tell which one I used by sound

its not apparent like straightaway

[unique wind]

maybe one of them is flipping the absolute polarity

[steel escarp]

nah I checked with a multimeter

I still can't tell consistently with planars if polarity is inverted

with IEMs I can

[unique wind]

odd

one polarity sounds like the sound source is positioned close and under my ears, and like it has artificial warmth or pressure that annoys me after a while

the other places the sound source directly on the left and right of the middle portions of my ears and sounds more spacious and like the bass has less warmth and more subbass

[steel escarp]

I can tell something changes for a second when I flip polarity, but after a few seconds I cant hear it anymore on my planars

[unique wind]

idk which is correct i have no way of testing

[steel escarp]

it also changes per song how inverted polarity will sound

inverted polarity pretty much doesn't exist with speakers

in terms of changing the position of instruments and stuff

[lean grove]

it just makes things sound very weird

[molten lotus]

@lean grove man

do you even

drink water

[steel escarp]

I really really want a dynamic with no front driver dampening that had Harman like tonality

Dt880 just ain't it

[unique wind]

he only drinks mcdonalds grimace milkshakes

[lean grove]

It's mostly been tea.

I recently got another 250grams of one of my favorite teas and that's been about 75% of what I'm drinking

[south portal]

Hello, is it necessary to add pop filter for microphone?

[lean grove]

Only if you don't mind pops

[south portal]

What does that mean?

Does pop filter reduce sound/voice?

[lean grove]

No

It is just a thin piece of fabric which makes it so that air doesn't bother the microphone