audio-tech

[warm scarab]

there is software that does that but it needs windows drivers

[tough lava]

It doesn't need drivers, you just need to talk to the sound API

[warm scarab]

does your thing have a usb port?

it doesn't necessarily need windows drivers, the particular software i am talking about does

[tough lava]

my software is running on linux, and interfacing with pipewire, the MIDI controller is just that, a controller.

This isn't a windows interface, this is an audio management system

https://github.com/hrdwrbob/surfacepresser

[warm scarab]

https://github.com/solarnz/pamidicontrol

was going to paste this

[tough lava]

yes, that can perform some of the functions my software does

Part of the next phase of development will also be a web based controller. This will eventually form the basis for a system that will allow you to have a complete audio router/mixer - and in fact, a network of them, deployed easily and managed through sensible interface, with the option to have any type of hardware control.

The projectmix I'm using actually uses firewire, and ALSO has 8i6o analog channels and ADAT in and out

[turbid grove]

ELI5, How many samples, for a typical voice recording?

[tough lava]

more buffer = more latency, but less chance of xflows, causing problems.

less buffer = vice versa

[turbid grove]

Thanks, so I set this to highest when recording, and medium when streaming

50ms I see

Also, if I don't use ASIO, this setting doesn't matter anymore right?

MME for example

ASIO better?

[tough lava]

MME is straight garbage

but yes

[woeful olive]

opinion on the superlux hd681?

are they overhyped

[warm scarab]

yes

[woeful olive]

but are they good

[unique wind]

looks like they have good bass and mids but the treble sux

oh they’re $55 wow

i mean for that price they might be good

[unique wind]

oh no RTINGS measurements were a lot more flattering than oratory’s

no way in hell would i get those when you can get fantastic IEMs for the same price

[woeful olive]

any good recs?

[unique wind]

truthear x crinacle zero (red)

if that’s not available in your region check for QKZ x HBB (khan)

[woeful olive]

its available no problem

in blue tho

not red

[unique wind]

oh the red and blue versions are actually different

it’s not just a paint color

[woeful olive]

oh

what's the difference

[unique wind]

the red version is tuned better and can play a lot louder

[woeful olive]

fair enough

ill look for it

thanks

[unique wind]

cheers good luck

[steel escarp]

Choosing crinacle IEMs be like

[unique wind]

quite literally

[spiral epoch]

guess audio-tech is the better place for this:
I was just told by MSI that Speaker Fill is not a thing anymore 🧐
So..
https://tenor.com/view/im-sorry-what-roscoe-conklin-willa-fitzgerald-reacher-what-was-that-gif-24770045

is there someone else here who is using a 5.1 audio system and cannot use speaker fill on their new PC?

[lean grove]

What's speaker fill

[spiral epoch]

when you connect three audio cables to your computer, for front l/r, back l/r and sub/center, but your audio source is only stereo (most of youtube, all of spotify f.e.) you will hear playback only from front left and front right speaker.
Since the Sub is not used, it will sound like a pocket radio.

[quick hound]

these ?

https://shenzhenaudio.com/products/truthear-x-crinacle-zero-red-dual-dynamic-drivers-in-ear-headphone

[ancient drift]

yes

[strange heron]

yo guys what's a real good name-brand bluetooth speaker that goes to atleast 100db and is under $300

don't want it any bigger than a log

[white gate]

Those are the ones yep

[haughty girder]

100db at what distance

getting 100db right beside the driver is easy

getting 100db 10 metres away from the speaker is quite difficult (for a bt speaker)

[warm scarab]

do you know what 100dB sounds like

[haughty girder]

I don't think he knows what he's talking about, at all

[warm scarab]

are there any bt speakers that can get to 100dB not within like 15 centimeters of it

that aren't like devialets

[haughty girder]

actually yea

but they're like the JBL Xtreme or boombox series

[warm scarab]

like or are?

[haughty girder]

those two can

there's more like em

[molten lotus]

I want 100db 15 miles away

[lean grove]

Oppenheimer moment

[unique wind]

i wish i knew what speakers some people down the road had for a party because im like 3/4 mile away from them through the woods/graveyard and it was still kicking me in the stomach with bass

painfully loud up close im not sure how it wasnt bothering them

i drove by to look and the bass vibrated my car even though the speakers were facing the opposite direction

some kind of passive wide floorstanders hooked up to amps in some cars i think

[strange heron]

i just want to be able to crank it

either way my dad already ordered a Sony srs-xb33

[lean grove]

Glad we could help

[strange heron]

probably earplugs lol

[lean grove]

Might have been a CBT speaker system

They are great and super low SPL loss over distances

[clear stream]

Lol

I see @lean grove is holding this jawn down

[warm scarab]

yeah I taught him a thing or two

[clear stream]

[tepid torrent]

Oh shit

Heli spreading misinformation agian

[unique wind]

smh

[buoyant vale]

Headphone manufacturers who's names begin with 'S' try to have a sensible naming scheme challenge

[vagrant harness]

Hello ! So I'm actually sarching for a gaming heaset I could use for long sessions of playing and that would be in the 100 euros range . Preferably some memory foam or smth like that . If we could avoid headsets that end up like like it would be perfect 😂

[tawdry gale]

ksc75

endgame

[vagrant harness]

Tf are those

They do not exist in my country anyway

[tawdry gale]

endgame budget headphones

they sound amazing

[vagrant harness]

Don’t really wanna pay 100 bucks for 20 bucks headphones

[tawdry gale]

they sound better than all gaming headphones other than audeze maxwell

[vagrant harness]

Yeah but how is the mic ?

Everything isn’t about the sound

[tawdry gale]

it good, ksc75x has mic

[tawdry gale]

where do u live

[vagrant harness]

Ok I’m keeping this one aside and staying open to other propositions

[vagrant harness]

Morocco

[tawdry gale]

is pc37x or pc38x available where u are

[vagrant harness]

That’s way over my budget

Only in 100$ range

[tawdry gale]

how much is it in morroco

[molten lotus]

100 what, usd?

[vagrant harness]

150

[open slate]

That's just cheap synthetic leather cover on the headband. You could go with something that's durable vinyl. Often you do need to replace pads though after some time.

[weak rapids]

damn conpin is gone

Was gonna prove to him its not 38c in the Netherlands in summer

[molten lotus]

LMFAO

[vagrant harness]

Okay I actually have one that does seem to be decent for me , Opinions on Barracuda X 2022?

[weak rapids]

I got the ss of Amsterdam and his city at the warmest day of 24c and most at 19c lol

[molten lotus]

blud was measuring the concrete in direct sunlight

[vagrant harness]

That 1100 dhs pretty much

[vagrant harness]

Yup usd

[weak rapids]

Lmao

[tawdry gale]

usd?

[vagrant harness]

100$ usd = 1100 dhs

[weak rapids]

Damn cant even dm him lol

[molten lotus]

which if we're measuring how hot the concrete is in direct sunlight, it's 76C here in texas right now

[weak rapids]

Lmao

It’s quite cold here for summer rn

Morning was 14c and going up to 24c

Drastic compared to 3 days ago with 33c and 90% humidity

[molten lotus]

the humidity is what's bad this year
temperature is normal but christ, 40C and 80% humidity is killing us

[weak rapids]

Id love for my works parking lot to have some shade

Cant even go in my car during break cause its hotter than the surface of the fucking sun

[indigo ibex]

can anyone recommend a good pair of IEMs for around 15 USD?
my ZSN pro Xes decided to crap themselves today and i need a semi-decent replacement asap

i'm deciding between some Sony MH750/755s and salnotes zeros at the moment

[warm scarab]

go for zeros

[indigo ibex]

alrighty

spending as little as possible would be ideal as i'd like to allocate some money to fixing up my PSP but the zeros shouldnt be too expensive

[unique wind]

tangzu wan'er

salnotes zeros are good too though theyre nearly identical

[indigo ibex]

they seem to go for around 20 usd here and i'm on a rather tight budget so that wont be an option unfortunately

[cerulean token]

Trying to get 5.1 with a flac file from my Bravia TV but the app is saying it's only using stereo and sub?

Nvm it was defaulting to digital. I was able to force it to dolby surround

[snow talon]

if you are decideding bewteen MH750 or rather Salnotes, than you must have that budget. im very confused

and i really cant imagine sombody's budget can be that tight

you can buy cheaper from alexpress but you gonna be waiting for the package arrive after a month

[indigo ibex]

fair enough lol but being a 15 year old halfwit with not much in terms of fun money other than the amount i get selling old playstations, budget is that tight

[snow talon]

ask your parent for some extra bucks and tell them its a item that would last more than 5 years, sure they will figure out a way to give you that extra 5 dollars

[indigo ibex]

maybe, i dont really like spending my parents money unless it's absolutely necessary

[snow talon]

or just go buy Moondrop Chu from shenzhen audio and you just have to pay subtotal 18.99 without tax

that is much cheaper option

[indigo ibex]

sounds like a good idea

[snow talon]

plus free shipping too

but the problem is it will take 2 weeks

so im much prefer to spend that "extra" 5 dollars so you wont have to wait that long

Chu its a good iem and i cant not lie

[indigo ibex]

alright, i'll have a look at those as well

[snow talon]

take ur time

[lean grove]

Moondrop chu is obsolete now that we have holas

Chus also have a habit of dying after a few weeks

[brazen sparrow]

Moondrop seems to have quality control issues. I've already had 2 iems from moondrop die

[steel escarp]

What about chu 2 that have a detachable cable?

[warm scarab]

what is the cheapest tws you guys would recommend

friend asking me for advice

he doesn't want to spend 50$ and will either be getting redmi dots if I don't give him something better

[spiral epoch]

Did anyone here know that mainboard manufacturers abolished the use of subwoofers?

Subwoofers directly connected to the subwoofer jack of a mainboard will not work for spotify, youtube and any other stero media.

[buoyant vale]

[molten lotus]

I mean, yeah
if there's no sub input, there's no sub input unless you process the stereo into virtual surround or some shit

[lean grove]

Less so the cable and just the reputation of sudden death. After the first few weeks of shilling chus I've never seen so many people come back into an audio help channel saying they stopped working.

So idk if chu 2 fixed that.

[steel escarp]

Damn

[snow talon]

interesting, i have not seen any issues of mine Chu yet, been using quite long time now

[spiral epoch]

A crossover for low frequencies and duplicating stereo to quadro doesnt count as "highly processed"

[snow talon]

brought it when the release

[steel escarp]

I have a custom 2 pin IEM cable with interchangeable jacks anyways

[lean grove]

Yeah its not that easy to determine actual failure rates just from what people say. Some will last years, others won't.

[molten lotus]

who said anything about highly processed

[snow talon]

i had to bring out Chu due to his Budget issues, since shenzhen does not include tax for the payment

[molten lotus]

My arias were donk with the stock filters. constantly failing.
I just got new 3rd party filters and they've been issue free for over a year now

[snow talon]

i can recommend him the Hola too, but i have no idea HOLA was on sale on shenzhenaudio too lol

[spiral epoch]

yeah okay you said "process into some virtual sorround shit"

[lean grove]

You might be able to just get some external 5.1 surround sound DAC. Or try and find some old drivers.

[snow talon]

ye, theres also some rumor of the cable problem of waner

[molten lotus]

bruh if the source isn't providing a sub output, you're not going to get anything out of the sub line without processing

[lean grove]

Last I checked surround sound cards are like $20

[spiral epoch]

MSI support sais the realtek chips dont support speaker fill anymore (they used to of course, I am pretty pissed that the new 7.1 mainboard needs an addon for stuff that used to be basic)

[snow talon]

surround sound card can be much cheaper, if you really dont care the audio quality, around like 5 bucks

[spiral epoch]

If I didnt care I would be fine without the sub

[snow talon]

[lean grove]

Right. But I'm just saying that there's options.

Creative has some stuff. Qudelix is teasing what looks to be a really nice one coming up.

Also the $20 bare PCB special

[spiral epoch]

I have asked creative soundblaster if their devices support using a subwoofer, no reply yet

[molten lotus]

if you're still using windows 10, there's speaker fill in the windows settings

if you're using 11... tough

[snow talon]

i own a qudelix 5k, its really worth the money, only issues that i dont like is that the two cable inside the box

cable is hard rubber, it doesnt bent freely

[molten lotus]

mod it

[snow talon]

[lean grove]

Buy a 10 foot USB c to USB c

As bendy as it gets

[snow talon]

never use the clip either lol

[spiral epoch]

well I spent rather a lot on my machine, anything three figures is really out.
also what I would actually buy is true spatial 5.1, since basic speakerfill is done by any 5.1 amp IF you disconnect the cables for rear and sub from PC and amp both

[snow talon]

its not secure enough on my jean

[spiral epoch]

still. why would they remove something so basic 😦

[molten lotus]

I gotta ask, if you really care about audio, why use speaker fill?

[lean grove]

Why buy a 5.1 sound system which relies too heavily on the non standard format for PC's

[spiral epoch]

because I dont have big stereo tower speakers (and no space for them), just five identical satellites and a big sub

[spiral epoch]

I bought a Teufel conceptE400 10 years ago and still enjoy it

Also, MOST 5.1 systems that are sold directly for PC work like this.
(for example the Logitech Z506 and all its predecessors will have no base and sound like a pocket radio playing music)

The GXT 658 Tytan also will not have base

[molten lotus]

that's because no bass is supplied

[spiral epoch]

I would actually say, since the mainboard has 3 analog audiojacks, what I am asking for is the standart PC format.
Everything else is Hifi and HomeTheater equipment connected to a computer.

[lean grove]

I meant more non-standard in the grand scheme of things

But I don't think I can be too harsh since they're that old

Having analog surround sound inputs and outputs is a technology from the 90s and early 2000s

Everything these days just uses HDMI passthrough

[spiral epoch]

why bother with the analog jacks then?

[lean grove]

For surround sound why bother indeed. It's literally just for surround sound PC systems which are getting less and less common as people realize that having two good speakers is better than 5 bad ones.

[molten lotus]

and people that just output through usb to an amp and dac

[lean grove]

Well, there are some high end surround sound decoders for home theater

But those are expensive.

[spiral epoch]

it is literally just a frequency crossover and doubling the signal to quad output.

[lean grove]

That's the simplest version, yes

If you wanna join all the cables and put an inductor on the sub then you could do that

But that's probably the worst way to use your surround system

It's just worse stereo.

[spiral epoch]

if all youtube or disney+ or spotify gives me is stereo, what else am I gonna do?

[lean grove]

Buy new speakers 😀

Or use a software that will be able to upscale the 5.1 system to do more interesting things

Something like a schiit syn, but digital

Have the center channel do more than just crossfeed, add a small delay to rear channels, subwoofer crossed over correctly, room correction DSP, time alignment

(I don't know if you can do all these things in equalizer apo)

There is a software that can replace whatever MSI has

Im sure of that.

[warm scarab]

Generally surround systems have a surround mixer for this

which mixes and distributes sounds to the sounds to different channels

[spiral epoch]

all the logitech systems sold for PC dont

[warm scarab]

which is very imperfect but that is how it is done

[warm scarab]

well yeah logitech is pretty trash

[lean grove]

I love Logitech. They make funny speakers.

[warm scarab]

it doesn't come with any features that surround speakers need to actually be surround speakers

[spiral epoch]

also, of course they all do, but they all detect weather you have 1 or 3 cables connected. only on one cable will they use it.

[warm scarab]

so it has entertainment value

[warm scarab]

I don't understand this statement

[spiral epoch]

because those used to be part of any and all mainboards

[lean grove]

Also Phillip before we go on a tangent, are you just trying to find a good way to re utilize your full speaker system?

That's your goal, right?

[warm scarab]

not really man

they were just a shitty gimmick back then

still is

surround mixers have existed long before those

[spiral epoch]

at this point I am not expecting a good solution other than buying a soundcard or just leaving it connected on once cinch cable.
I also want to probe the community weather I am a weirdo for being negatively affected/bothered by this change

[warm scarab]

unless you get a soundcard for cheap

you are better off buying a new set

like logitech is very not worth further investment

and you will have better performance from stereo systems

[spiral epoch]

the successor of my system is concept E450, for around 500€
but that one or any other system that is on the same level and solves my issue doesnt fit in my room.
And being forced into this when my 8 year old mainboard would still work feels shitty

[warm scarab]

I will just say that

[molten lotus]

you could just pay the 5 euro for the feature

[warm scarab]

apart from movies and videogames, generally surround is worse than stereo, and that is only the case for good surround systems which don't come in cheap and need a good room setup

so don't be too fixated on the idea of surround

[spiral epoch]

pure stereo on a system that depends on subwoofer is WAY worse, believe me

[warm scarab]

no?

good stereo blasts most surround sets out of the water in terms of music

music is almost always mixed in stereo, it wouldn't make sense for surround to overdo it unless you got an atmos setup

[spiral epoch]

what you say is correct, but thats not what I said

[fossil zinc]

Just spent the afternoon installing the new fosi da2120c and hiding some wires

[warm scarab]

that statement is still incorrect

[lean grove]

He's saying that if your speakers are tiny satellite speakers, they need a subwoofer to be listenable

[molten lotus]

I like your bird

[lean grove]

Which is pretty accurate

[warm scarab]

well sattelites yeah

but he didn't specify that

[lean grove]

"If the stereo depends on a subwoofer"

Roundabout way of saying it

I understand what he's saying

[warm scarab]

that doesn't have very particular parameters so I took it as any 2.0 system

since anything benefits from a good subwoofer after all

[spiral epoch]

sorry I said that above. I have teufel concept E400 speakers.
and yes I am talking about 5 sattelites and one sub

[warm scarab]

just get 2 good monitors and you are alright man

[spiral epoch]

..and connect them to the front audio, so I can manually switch outputs?

[warm scarab]

for?

[spiral epoch]

(and spend 200€ to compensate for 50 cents worth or circuitry on a mainboard that cost 400€

[warm scarab]

headphone swapping?

[warm scarab]

no?

it is just a stereo system

get a 8$ apple dongle

or a cx dongle

[spiral epoch]

my old teufel system still sound pretty good when a game or dvd actually has 6 channel audio

I am not going to trash that

fact remains that mainboards have chosen to take something away that has been standart for about a decade, forcing me to buy extra equipment.

[molten lotus]

or pay the 5 euro for the feature as you mentioned earlier

[spiral epoch]

sorry for dismissing the 5€ comment before. do you know of a halfway decent product this cheap?

[warm scarab]

@spiral epoch do you not have the decodestation of your speakers?

the big ass box it comes with

[spiral epoch]

no. they sold the system without that thing, specifically for use as PC-speakers

[warm scarab]

lmfao

very cool scam tbh

[spiral epoch]

well it was a really good deal for the last 11 years

[warm scarab]

it is something that would fuck over the quality of the speakers

[clear stream]

@lean grove low key is this server just another DP

feels like it is

[warm scarab]

relying on your motherboard for surround mixing is a funny thing to do

anyhow man

honestly you need a surround receiver is what I am hearing

so you aren't very wrong

you would need to pay some money for that

[spiral epoch]

interesting. well I came here to see if I am the odd one..

[warm scarab]

buying an actual receiver sounds like the only play you have for good quality surround

which can be bought without an entire surround set obviously but I don't know th subject very well

[spiral epoch]

hm.. the original receiver...
that is actually something I did not think of

[warm scarab]

you might be able to cut corners, just not that I know of

[warm scarab]

I thought they hadn't given that to you?

[spiral epoch]

yes. but I might be abel to find it used

[lean grove]

We get more ignorant techies in here than ignorant 12 year olds in dankpods.

Different vibe.

Can more easily convince people to go above their $20 budget since they actually have money

[buoyant vale]

Less furries though

[lean grove]

Fewer

[warm scarab]

I don't know of surround receivers or that particular receiver well but you might be able to find a better receiver for the same cost, no need to go for the original one

[fossil zinc]

Using and optical connection for my 5.1 on my pc going to a Yamaha receiver

[warm scarab]

but if you want to do either, I can't help you with it

[fossil zinc]

The direct route I tried before onboard motherboard sound is crap

[warm scarab]

well yea

aux is stereo

it ill sound like shit on 5.1

[fossil zinc]

The old Bose stereo pc speakers that were all the rage 10 years ago how much are they worth now?
The one with the volume puck

Companion 20

[spiral epoch]

like a 100€

[fossil zinc]

jeez 499 on Amazon.ca

Used

[tepid torrent]

Not nearly as many furries

[molten lotus]

why does my IEM sound louder on phone and quiet on pc?
IEM: Kz zsn pro x

PC:
processor: i5 12600k
mobo: msi mag b660m bazooka ddr4

Phone: Xiaomi mi 10i 5g

[lean grove]

Could it be that your phone has more power

[molten lotus]

what do you actually mean by "power"?

[lean grove]

You need to power your earbuds to make them loud

More power = more loud

[molten lotus]

how do I do this on my pc?

I'm on win11

[lean grove]

It is what it is, unfortunately

You need to get an external DAC that has more power than what your motherboard has

Something like a miezu dongle

[molten lotus]

I see

Realtek® ALC897 Codec
7.1-Channel High Definition Audio

this is the audio spec of my mobo

and this is the audio spec of my phone: 24-bit/192kHz audio

[warm scarab]

this doesn't help in any way

anyhow the cause is obvious and it is a hardware fault

all you can do it purchase an external dac/amp

or digitally boost it which would lower the audio quality

[molten lotus]

I see, thanks

[warm scarab]

np

[spiral epoch]

make sure to check the impedance of your headphones and choose an amp accordingly

[warm scarab]

shouldn't matter much for iems

[lean grove]

I think the low impedance might be the problem here. Sometimes motherboards are too smart for their own good and lower voltage if they sense a low impedance load.

[spiral epoch]

interesting.. I am looking into his audio chip. his headphones have 25 Ohms

[lean grove]

What's their sensitivity?

[spiral epoch]

112 dB/mW

[lean grove]

That's incredibly efficient

So I'm surprised this dude needs more volume

Mobo really gimping the output

[spiral epoch]

would seem that way

[warm scarab]

i think he needs more power

2 monoblock speaker taps will do

no need for an attenuator or a pot as the iems will need the headroom

[spiral epoch]

Also.. do you guys know the brand?
the website looks kindof expensive, but also has som "translated for aliexpress" vibes
you can get those buds for 30€ on amazon, but I have seen "bose soundlink" for 50€ on amazon as well...😆

[buoyant vale]

KZ suck ass

[lean grove]

Kz has a reputation for being cheap.

[buoyant vale]

[lean grove]

And not in a good way

[spiral epoch]

I see

[lean grove]

Moondrop and truthear are the budget iems you wanna get

[warm scarab]

which moondrop

[tepid torrent]

Uhhhh

None of them

Moondrop been falling off recently

[lean grove]

Yeah that's true

I still gotta respect the brand

They got a cool neck thing I guess

[warm scarab]

I am very fond of the brand but they are flopping

[spiral epoch]

do you have experience with KOSS earbuds?

[warm scarab]

koss on ears or earbuds?

[spiral epoch]

I used to be very partial to my porta pro..
well.. I am looking for something inconspicuous that doesnt fall out of my elephant ears

[molten lotus]

truthear ain't available in my couuntry 😦

[warm scarab]

where are you from

[molten lotus]

Bangladesh

[lean grove]

I've got experience with koss headphones.

[warm scarab]

is aliexpress not an option

[lean grove]

Koss earbuds... I think I'd rather get the truthear

[molten lotus]

There is official distributor of KZ in my country
So bought them finding no other options

[spiral epoch]

I just looked at their website, they seem to only have one wireless pair.. nothing there for me 😕

[lean grove]

Get a wireless adapter

[spiral epoch]

I dont thing I want a wire on me, even if its only connected to my pocket.

[warm scarab]

that isn't what he is talking about

you might want to look up what a tws adapter is

[spiral epoch]

oh.. neat

[warm scarab]

cheapest one id recommend is trn bt20s pro

midway is utws3 or bt30 if you can find it for cheaper to the point you want a downgrade over utws3

and utws5 if you want to spend more money

[spiral epoch]

the world of earbuds is foreign territory to me. every earbud I tried fell out. those clips could solve that.

[warm scarab]

honestly with the iem boom in recent years

there are like 200 different eartip variants

and a fuck ton of iems

there will be some that will fit you, most definitely

but it might take time to find that if you have cursed ears like me

OR

if you have a fuck ton of money, you can get iems custom made for your ears

[lean grove]

A lot of earbuds come with the wraparound ear part by default.

[tawdry gale]

Blessing 3

[warm scarab]

oh I forgot that's now a thing

[unique wind]

middrop cancer 3

truthear red way better

[molten dawn]

i have the hexas already should i bother with the reds?

[lean grove]

what dont you like about the hexas

[molten dawn]

nothing theyre amazing

[unique wind]

reds are better but if you’re happy with hexas save your money

[steel escarp]

Isn't the red's only selling point it's good tuning

Like in terms of technicalities it's not that impressive

[worldly mantle]

Does anyone have experience with the Razer Kraken BT? Can you also use it via audio jack/USB? I know that it doesn't have an audio jack itself, but it has a micro USB charging port.

[tough lava]

A) I would be extremely surprised if you could b) micro USB is an abomination

[lean grove]

Wym

[unique wind]

it is

the drivers are good

and they can play exceptionally loud

[molten lotus]

Do people actually listen that loud?

[unique wind]

hopefully not for a long time

but the drivers in red are actually quite good

flat group delay and distortion inaudible across the full frequency range at 114db

[molten lotus]

Honestly I have a limit in my phone at 75db and even then I’m at like half volume

[molten lotus]

Dayum

[unique wind]

i’m a low to medium volume headphone listener and a super loud speaker listener

iems in the same category as headphones

[molten lotus]

Yee

Got an amp dsp and sub going into my miata right now so I feel

[unique wind]

fuck yes miata

if i didn’t live in snowy new york i’d totally get one

i love tiny roadsters

[molten lotus]

Same
I wanted a honda beat so badly but they’re expensive relatively and dangerous here in texas with all the lifted trucks

[unique wind]

yeah don’t get flattened by a F-450 Platinum on 33” wheels

[molten lotus]

You joke but there are literally 4 F-350s on lifts with hollow wheels in the parking lot right now

And that’s with everyone “at work”

Hummer EVs have started popping up in the area too
Unironically if one of those hit me, it would kill me

[unique wind]

100%

hummer evs are 9000lb

it would obliterate you

[molten lotus]

Miatas aren’t even that small either, that’s the worst part

[haughty girder]

oh shit! now I understand why people say Alberta is the Texas of Canada...

my next door neighbor has two silverados

across is a lifted f250

[molten lotus]

Regular trucks are fine, idc about them
It’s the mall crawlers I hate

[haughty girder]

a few houses down is a custom painted idek what it is, it looks like gm but it's ugly af with the big wheel thin tire

[molten lotus]

This dumb shit

[haughty girder]

yea

it doesn't help that gas is cheap where I live so stupid ass cars exist

not everyone needs a truck

[molten lotus]

It’s an ego thing

[haughty girder]

ego for what

[molten lotus]

Big man truck mean big strong man

Unga bunga

Only person I know that needs a truck has an 04 F150 despite making like 200k

[haughty girder]

ok but older Ford's are actually better

before they had all the electric stuff that ends up going wrong

[molten lotus]

Honestly that’s just ford being ford

[unique wind]

i would love a 2 door 90s ford ranger

i love tiny trucks

[molten lotus]

I genuinely do not trust american manufacturers to do electrical properly

[molten lotus]

Rumors of a toyota stout coming and I am feral about it

[unique wind]

🦧

[molten lotus]

A small hybrid truck using toyota’s ecvt platform? Yeah sign me the fuck up

[unique wind]

id rather have a turbo 4 than a hybrid 4

little toyota truck making woosh noises sign me up

[molten lotus]

Maybe, it’ll likely be based on the rav 4 platform, supposed to be a maverick competitor anyway

[unique wind]

hey the maverick has a turbo 4

it’s tiny but it’s there

me want small truck big motor

[molten lotus]

GR stout

[molten lotus]

got a Kicker keyloc and a 5 channel amp, Alpine RS-SB10 in the back

[haughty girder]

I don't get it. Why not just bring the Hilux to NA

They know it's reliable, they have a model called Hilux Invincible

[unique wind]

chicken tax

[restive rivet]

Heya. I am looking for recommendations/advice on Microphone Covers and whatnot
I have a Blue Yeti microphone, and it's raw and completely naked, and its mesh skin is picking up all the background noise (Mainly fans/air conditioners)

Are there any covers/mufflers etc that I should get for it in particular? Would it act as a pop filter as well, or should I get that too?

[west crypt]

can this power the hd560s?

[molten lotus]

a phone would power the hd560s

also, do yourself a favor and just get the Apple usb-c to 3.5mm dongle

[west crypt]

it’s the eu version

[unique wind]

it should with no problems, but so will your motherboard’s 3.5mm

[west crypt]

so i shouldn’t get a adapter?

[unique wind]

i would order one online that says it uses a “cx31993” chipset if you want to get one since you’re in europe

otherwise use your built in audio and see if it’s fine

hd560s requires very very little power

[west crypt]

alr thanks a lot

[warm scarab]

should still be alright

[west crypt]

@unique wind should i get one of these since i have the steelseries dac?

@warm scarab

[buoyant vale]

EU apple dong gets hd600 pretty loud, can probably get the 560 painfully loud

[west crypt]

how can i get this working?

tryna plug the hd560s in the motherboard

[buoyant vale]

plug them in?

[west crypt]

how?

is there a wire not plugged in?

[buoyant vale]

This is what mine looks like with nothing plugged in

[west crypt]

plugged it in same thing

[buoyant vale]

have you got the realtek stuff installed?

pops up a little box asking what I plugged in;

[west crypt]

yeah

which jack do i plug it in?

[buoyant vale]

is there a green one?

[west crypt]

redone

[buoyant vale]

what motherboard do you have?

[west crypt]

MPG B550 Gaming Plus

[buoyant vale]

yeah probably red then

[west crypt]

any troubleshooting ,i can do?

[chrome island]

Ok, here's my rant about @#€& Creative drivers, so when my PC goes to sleep and wakes up I get no audio, I played around with drivers, installed different versions and nothing changed, I removed the creative software for which I have one practical use which is switching between my speakers and headphones without switching to e.g. motherboard audio chip or physically changing cables both of which get old fast. So removing the software and it uninstalled the driver with it lead to fixing the issue until I reinstalled the software, should had checked what driver windows installed on its own, but it looks like the software is the part that's crashing on awakening and the worse part of it is that I need to reboot my computer to get the sound back.
Some time ago I asked about it to creative which was about as useful as a rock and well no driver or software updates have fixed it, which kinda has gotten on my nerves as this should not take over a year to fix when I'm not the only user facing this issue.
Anyways if anyone has a clue how to fix it please share

[west crypt]

im using the line out from the steelseries dac but the audio is quiet anything i can do?

should i use Equalizer APO

to add gain?

[unreal compass]

I’m looking for a good-looking vinyl player with inbuilt speakers under like 120 usd. Would this one be good or can i get better ones?

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08N4F9GKV/

[empty grove]

ok

[pearl panther]

My local gym wanted to switch to using Spotify. They ran a xlr cable to a PC with 1/4 adapter to a 3.5mm adapter at the source end to a RCA splitter to the output. Hurt my AV heart.

[gleaming junco]

Sweet, I found second hand DT-770 80ohm for 120 bucks

Well euros

I'll just get an amp

[unborn gale]

I don't think that requires an amp

tho it would benefit from one

[buoyant vale]

would it?

[gleaming junco]

Most reviews I've read say it does

[buoyant vale]

making bad headphones louder doesn't make them good

[gleaming junco]

Are they... Really bad tho?

[buoyant vale]

yeah

[lean grove]

eddieate thinks that all an amp does is make things louder

[buoyant vale]

thats me

[gleaming junco]

Look I have a shitty semi working pair of Logitech G pro x that broke once when I yanked the aux cable out and the guy that repaired them for me ended up soldering a 3.5mm cable to the leads, they work but the sound quality is non existent

[warm scarab]

don't man

[gleaming junco]

Well non existent is being harsh, they lost a lot of sound clarity

[warm scarab]

it was relevant like years back

not now

dt770 is eh at best right now

[gleaming junco]

Cool... Any recommendations then?

[warm scarab]

akg k361 pretty much invalidated dt770

akg k371 is the same thing but has more sub bass

go for it if you want funkier sound

if you want better closed backs you wont be getting it unless you start going into the 300-500$ territory

at least ones that aren't k361/k371

[gleaming junco]

I can do 200, maybe 250

250 if we stretch it

Not many in that range as I saw

[warm scarab]

closed back market is a dead zone in between the 120$ zone and 400$ zone

so stick to k361/k371

[lean grove]

do we need closed backs tho

[warm scarab]

nah

idk

hd560s is great if you dont mind open backs @gleaming junco

[gleaming junco]

To be fair I just need something with good sound clarity so that the different instruments aren't being mushed together, and decent bass, nothing too crazy, I got my 2.1 speakers for when I want to vibe to powerful basslines

I got a hint of the former with the logitechs, and I hear studio quality headphones are even better in that regard

770 and K361s will both do the job for me I'm pretty sure

[tepid torrent]

In an ideal world closed backs dont exist

[warm scarab]

hd560s is better than either except for bass response maybe

[unique wind]

akg k371 if you want a closed back with boosted bass
sennheiser hd560s if you want an open back with accurate bass

[warm scarab]

but do as you'd like

[tepid torrent]

“Accurate bass” smh

[warm scarab]

k371 is pretty harman

[tepid torrent]

Bro define accurate rn

[warm scarab]

not really boosted

[unique wind]

heli show me the impulse response of a treefrog

[unique wind]

harman is boosted but k371 is even higher than harman

[tepid torrent]

Michael measure the THD of a banana rn

[lean grove]

in an ideal world closed backs would be the only thing we used

[tepid torrent]

Shut

[warm scarab]

in an ideal world I wouldn't exist

[tepid torrent]

In an ideal world closed backs are equally as good as openbacks

[lean grove]

if we're talking about wishes why would we wish to eliminate closed backs when we can just wish to make closed backs good

[warm scarab]

poor dreams

[tepid torrent]

Real

[unique wind]

sad that the best closed back ive ever seen is the akg k371

[warm scarab]

in an ideal world closed backs are as good as speakers

[lean grove]

in an ideal world we can just remember the song instead of having to replay it all the time

[unique wind]

i mean a manually eqd closed back audeze would slap it but why should people have to buy minidsp ears to use their headphones

[lean grove]

ears arent accurate

[tepid torrent]

Dankpods memep

[unique wind]

need a $50k measurement rig to make audezes listenable

[warm scarab]

issue is

even the success of the 50k rigs are debatable

[cobalt sparrow]

personalized testing rig with a moulded ear of yours

[ebon coral]

i have a ficusrite scarlett with my headphones plugged in and i have a sub that has an aux connector and i want to know how to use both at the same time

[lean grove]

maybe an aux splitter splitting the headphone output and run that to your headphones and sub

[unborn gale]

Did you know that you can use your headphones as a microphone?

therefore, you should use one side of the headphones as a mic and one side for testing the sound quality of the headphone itself.

then it'll be super accurate

[lean grove]

would be funny if its just a flat line

[warm scarab]

still not accurate materials

tho if you provide your ear canal directly

[onyx iron]

How would i go about connecting this to my scarlett solo 3rd gen? (told to do this here before) https://www.schiit.com/products/magni-plus

[lean grove]

easiest way would be to take the headphone output of the solo and plug it into the input of the magni using a 6.3mm to rca plug.

best way would be to get a pair of TS to RCA cables and use the back outputs into the inputs of the magni

actually that one might be easier than using the headphone output

[cobalt sparrow]

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hole_saw

[warm scarab]

i always wondered why my dad had one of these

[lean grove]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coleslaw

[onyx iron]

https://www.amazon.com/CESS-112-1f-Audio-Patch-Cable12-Cables/dp/B08RDV67SN/ref=sr_1_3?crid=2R1IKDEZ7271Y&keywords=ts%2Bto%2Brca%2B1ft&qid=1691021275&sprefix=ts%2Bto%2Brca%2B1ft%2Caps%2C67&sr=8-3&th=1 so just plug these in the "out" of the scarlett, and into the "in" of the magni? Will this still allow me to use the direct monitor feature to hear my microphone?

[lean grove]

only if the scarlett puts the direct monitor through the line outs on the back

which might be a stupid thing to do

honestly it might it might not.

[onyx iron]

if im not mistakes, i believe this says it does do that

[lean grove]

looks so

[cobalt sparrow]

is 272 tracks in favorite playlist enough? It's about 22hrs long, should I get more songs?

[cobalt sparrow]

Update- found duplicates

263 now.

21hr 11m

[harsh phoenix]

this has probably been asked to death and beyond but does anyone know where to buy a qudelix 5k in canada? doesnt seem to be on amazon store :/

(dont wanna import from us and pay the expensive shipping lmao)

[unique wind]

get it to a thousand

[molten lotus]

can't but I can show you the impulse response of an audiofrog

[chrome island]

Can't you get them new for a like 5-15€ more?

[leaden cloak]

there are a lot of people that have more though so im not one to brag

[errant elk]

thinking of getting dt 770 pros, 80 ohm version. should i get an amp for the 80 ohm or just go for 32 ohm version

[oblique thorn]

you probably won't even need an amp for the 80 ohm version

[leaden cloak]

I wouldn’t get the DT 770. But if you do get it anyways, no it doesn’t need an amp

[glad creek]

Same as ThatOneGuy

[unique wind]

i recommend akg k371 over the dt770, but if you want it anyway then the 80ohm version is the best

get them first and if you end up needing an amp then shop for one afterward

[mild rune]

Does anyone have any suggestions for gaming headphones with near audiophile grade quality (doesnt need to be super good but something I can use for music and surround sound gaming), wired, over ear [preferably big ear cups cuz i have huge ears]

I also do not need an included microphone

[molten lotus]

the best gaming headphones are just regular good headphones, do you have a budget

[mild rune]

pretty much no budget (under 1k usd), ive been looking at actual audiophile headphones, i currently own one and surround sound isnt that good compared to actual gaming headphones

and should i be concerned about open back headphone audio leaking into my microphone? I usually listen to stuff at high volumes

[unique wind]

it shouldn’t

[south sky]

I’m looking for a sound system for music and tv any recommendations? Budget is around €500

[molten lotus]

you'd have to listen to it deafeningly loud for your mic to pick it up

[mild rune]

my amp is usually near max volume and it has super low resistance so i would say it is deafeningly loud

but the mic im planning on getting is super cardioid so hopefully it doesnt pick up that much

[molten lotus]

sorry you don't care about your ears I guess

[unborn gale]

Yeah...not a good idea having the sound at max

[noble panther]

Im looking for some new surround sound headphones that i can use as daily drivers for gaming music preferrably wired and under 150$

[warm scarab]

surround is a gimmick

you will have better "surround" by buying actually good headphones and not marketing memes

which you can for 150$

[noble panther]

Any reccomendations

[warm scarab]

sennheiser hd560s

dt880 250ohm if its unavailable

[unique wind]

honestly i might take pc38x over dt880

even if i didn’t use the mic

easier to power and better tuned but you’re stuck with a mic and it might be less comfortable but that’s preferential

[warm scarab]

honestly

yeah, I can see why someone would do that

but dt880 has better imaging for gaming

despite me thinking hd560s and pc38x is better

@noble panther also do consider pc38x like michael mentioned

it is a headset contrary to hd560s and dt880, it marginally worse than hd560s and marginally better than dt880 in terms of sound, but dt880 has slightly better imaging which might aid in games

[leaden cloak]

more than 12 on my amp is too loud and i have 600 ohm headphones

[mild rune]

12 what

mine are 32 ohms

[leaden cloak]

12 o clock

[mild rune]

oh

[restive rivet]

Heya, Idk if this is quite the correct place to ask, but
In OBS, I have my audio tracks set to 6 and I configured my inputs from track 1-6 (My second desktop audio, my mic, a couple Jack Clients for Discord and my Brower, my camera mic and then my main Desktop in that order), but I notice that OBS seems to only record audio coming from Track 1. Is there a way to make it so that it picks up the audio from the other 5 tracks?

I can still extract all of the audio tracks using Audacity, but the base recorded video only picks up the first one

[mortal fractal]

where can i buy a speaker that can handle ultrasound

[candid minnow]

is a hyper cloud 3 headset good

[unborn gale]

what's your budget

[candid minnow]

like 100

[unborn gale]

because I have a pair of HyperXs that died less than a year

If you can, I'd personally go for the PC37X

[candid minnow]

ok

[lean grove]

What do you mean by ultrasound

[warm scarab]

sir, congratulations its a healthy ribbon driver

[cobalt sparrow]

Ultrasound is anything that is above the upper limits that humans can hear. AFAIK, bats, cats, and dogs cannot use discord, so I think u meant upper treble. Most hifi equipment should be able to do that. There shouldn't be a reason any shouldn't, and most hit above human hearing range (I think, cannot hear it obv). So, really any speaker with a good tweeter (tiny driver on multi driver setups, driver meaning the cone, voice coils, etc) should be able to usually hit upper limits of human hearing, and maybe even beyond to annoy the shit out of ur cats.

[lean grove]

https://tenor.com/view/ratatouille-reading-funkypjz-gif-23246812

[weak rapids]

I know i did not just watch a yt video where someone put the sm7b on a shock mount

[leaden cloak]

ive watched worse

[molten lotus]

Yo audiophiles thoughts
https://drop.com/buy/massdrop-x-sennheiser-hd-58x-jubilee-headphones/reviews#reviews

[jagged eagle]

hey guy im building a 1000 w party speaker with 1 tweet and 2 subs . the thing it is going to be a single speaker but i will make separate compartments so ones bass doesnt disturb other audio do you thinkmaking compartment will ake a major difference??

[plush solar]

What’s the best budget anc headphones? Or should I just get used XM4s

[unique wind]

get hd560s or 6xx instead

[noble panther]

Dont need the mic

[noble panther]

Thoughts on the hd6xx

[noble panther]

Any thoughts would they be good gaming use and being able to listen to music comfortably

[unique wind]

yah both of those are probably the best options for headphones at the $150-200 price range

[noble panther]

So the question is dt880 or hd6xx

[unique wind]

560s has deeper bass extension and more upper treble extension but 6xx is better built and might be more comfortable

i wouldn’t get 880 at all personally though i know it’s got its own fan base

[noble panther]

Ok so good for the applications of music listening and gaming you would choose the dt880’s

[unique wind]

no i just said i wouldn’t buy 880 at all

[warm scarab]

I dislike it compared to 6xx

but there are people who think the opposite too

so its up to you

[warm scarab]

it has the better imaging

[noble panther]

Oh my bad i read it wrong

[unique wind]

560s probably images better than 6xx and sounds better than 880

[warm scarab]

i wouldn't recommend hd560s over dt880

[unique wind]

because of its proper upper treble tracking

[warm scarab]

maybe, its difficult to compare imaging without trying in games

i haven't ever with 6xx

[unique wind]

6xx has the good ear gain upper mid region but it has upper treble fall off

i wonder if that affects clarity or imaging in games

[warm scarab]

probably not

[unique wind]

because i know the air frequencies are important for giving a sense of spaciousness

[warm scarab]

we can't measure upper treble reliably anyways

[unique wind]

in music

[noble panther]

Im so confused 6xx or hd560

[warm scarab]

he560s is cheaper so go with that maybe

if we assume that both of the headphones can be preferred to one another

[noble panther]

Ok then

Hd560’s it is

[unique wind]

@warm scarab buy me 560s

[warm scarab]

no

my only assets are midfi headphones

[unique wind]

midfi is bestfi that’s where all the gold is

[warm scarab]

i am mid fidelity to god's image of man

[unique wind]

you can only most accurately perceive gods image of man by viewing it through hifiman sundara

[steel escarp]

@warm scarab

I am heading the the post office rn

To send fiio ft3 back

Do you still want the openheart cable

Lol

[warm scarab]

lmfao

my paypal got restricted

again

[unique wind]

L

[steel escarp]

7.40 for shipping

[molten lotus]

yo guys if anyone knows can you tell me which is better k361 or k371 ?

[warm scarab]

just wait another year bro ill buy it from you when im in germany :^)))

[steel escarp]

Alr

I sold my iha-6 for 300 euros

[warm scarab]

k371 has more bass

[steel escarp]

To a sg guy

[warm scarab]

nice

did nyvo unban you

[molten lotus]

so they have more bass but is the quality of the sound the same?

[warm scarab]

yes

[steel escarp]

No

[warm scarab]

the bass quantity is the only difference

[molten lotus]

ok ty man

[warm scarab]

np

[steel escarp]

I should buy hd650 for the memes

Debating between arya organic or a tubed dt1990

[unique wind]

k371

[unique wind]

use your XS until we get arya organic squiggles

@warm scarab the topping pa7 plus is scary

little box has so much power it’s ridiculous

i guess it does have a monstrous external power supply though

[warm scarab]

you liked getting topped

[unique wind]

🙀

[steel escarp]

Sounds like feedback abuse

[tawdry gale]

they sound good

[steel escarp]

I believe you

Well. If they don't closely resemble hd600

That thing was trash

[unique wind]

grey hates accurate sound

[thick parcel]

Do you guys have any opinions of the philips fidelios X2. i swear every review i read flip flops from them being the devils spawn to very good

[steel escarp]

What is accurate in your book

[unique wind]

harman

[lean grove]

Harman target amp

[quick valley]

probably unrelated to the current discussion but I love my harman soundsticks II... will be a sad day when they finally die

any ideas for what i could replace them with that would be fairly similar? Seems like the Eris 3.5 BT + Sub might be a pretty basic option

I just don't want the newer soundsticks, that stark white is ugly

[lean grove]

Well idk if anything's gonna be similar.

Sounds ticks are wacky.

How much money do you wanna spend

[quick valley]

They are indeed wacky.

I'd like to stay under $500 for a pair and a woofer, I'm currently using these soundsticks + an Astro A40 mixamp + their a40 headset

I figure my next move might be towards a schitt dac to go with some kind of real headphones + a microphone config, but idk what that'll look like yet

other wrench is linux compatibility is a must, and I need the ability to mix chat/game plus have a mute switch

[lean grove]

Kali lp6v2, JBL lsr305, and iloud micro monitors are gonna be the speakers you want to look at.

None of them have a sub, so there's some extra wiggle room in the budget for one

They're all gonna benefit from a nice DAC since they have analog inputs. So any hissing you're getting from your PC is gonna translate to the speakers.

[quick valley]

i do love me some JBLs

[lean grove]

Also if you don't wanna worry about getting a nice dac then check out options from vanatoos or edifiers. Edifiers has some 350db which come with a sub.

[quick valley]

lmao im definitely in that spot of everything is working, but also the "next level" is gonna be so much more expensive than this enthusiast/"Gaming" side that im on now

[lean grove]

Yeah having proper studio monitors is just such a big up from a lot of the more common stuff on Amazon

Cuz theyre just so easy to get in a position where they just work

And when they work, they really work.

[quick valley]

i appreciate those speaker recs, i'll have to dig into those

might have to find somewhere local i could actually listen to some of these

[lean grove]

Music shops might have the Kali's or the JBLs if you're lucky.

More than likely they're gonna have Yamahas, Mackie, or krk which are not great.

[unique wind]

i’m gonna slap 10” krk monitors on your desk

[lean grove]

I'ma slap 4 inches of meat on yours

[unique wind]

🙀

[warm scarab]

about to pull the good ol 2 incher if you don't behave

[mortal fractal]

didn't answer my question. i'm looking for anything that can hit 100KHz. thanks for the explanation, i wasn't sure i had googled what ultrasound even is before having decided upon asking around for specific places where equipment like that can be bought.

[cobalt sparrow]

uhh

Someone else help him I got no more info

[lean grove]

Why do you need a speaker that can go that high

[cobalt sparrow]

where would he even get files to reach said frequency

[lean grove]

Anything above 200khz sample rate technically

Which exist

[cobalt sparrow]

Yea but, when would it sound good to bats lol

[lean grove]

Maybe maybe not

It's no guarantee that any of our speakers would sound good at those frequencies

[mortal fractal]

actually i can find speakers that can do this but they're ridiculously expensive >$1k

it doesn't need to be very powerful

just the produced soundwave needs to be of relatively good quality

[cobalt sparrow]

How- how would you hear it if it's over 25,000hz? Human hearing doesn't even reach that high

[lean grove]

Are you sure you need speakers that go up to 100khz

[mortal fractal]

i don't intend to hear it

[lean grove]

Like is this for science or is this for music

[mortal fractal]

for science

if it was for music then i wouldn't be able to hear it obviously

[lean grove]

Okay. You might have to DIY something.

[mortal fractal]

that's the problem i don't have access to proper tools right now

that being said playing with solder is going to mess up the soundwave unless i buy tons of different components that clean up the mess

[lean grove]

Solder shouldn't mess up any sound waves.

Unless you're doing it very wrong

But look on parts express for a piezo tweeter. I think you'll have good luck finding one meant for sonar detectors on small electronics.

[mortal fractal]

the electrical signal varies based on radius, density, material purity of wiring etc.

[lean grove]

Yes but it's negligible.

[mortal fractal]

oh that seems good, piezo tweeter

that's very cheap, $8 for something that can reach 40KHz

i've done with this before and in odd cases it can mess up the results

noise in that wave can weaken constructive interference

there's too much to list but one experiment involves a magnetron

[lean grove]

I see

Well I think you wanna look at ultrasonic transducers

That seems to be the technical name that shows up the stuff you probably actually want

[warm scarab]

what are you going to use this for

[mortal fractal]

right i appreciate that, but i don't have access to tools for a while

[warm scarab]

im curious

also keep in mind reaching 40khz doesn't mean it will reach 40khz flat

[mortal fractal]

hence i wanted something that i could plug into my computer so i can at least keep my mind going

[warm scarab]

it will produce sound at 40khz but it might be barely measurable at all

[warm scarab]

we can't reliably measure past 15khz

i think you will have issues doing 40

[lean grove]

I don't know if that product exists. And if it does, it's probably a pretty expensive piece of lab equipment.

Tools would be cheaper.

[mortal fractal]

yeah i might have to wait until i can get a workshop going again

[lean grove]

You might have better luck asking in a server with more engineers.

This server is more focused on consumer and hifi audio

[mortal fractal]

i get banned everywhere for talking about 'fiction' and 'trolling' while asking these questions

[lean grove]

I see.

[mortal fractal]

i don't exactly have a degree

i just find gaps after having studied as much as i can about a topic

i ask around, i google, i read, i watch documentaries, read research papers, etc. and still can't find what's missing

so then i decide to just test it

i used to play with tools in my dad's shed. i will never unsee a plank turning into what looks like straw

my best guess is peaks ripping the thing apart

[warm scarab]

i am still curious

what are you trying to do with this

have you tried asking chatgpt, it will probably be more helpful than us

[mortal fractal]

well there's a list of things but i'm used to not naming them because people tend to discourage me

[warm scarab]

if that discourages you the odds are its not a good idea lmao

[mortal fractal]

for example you can use high frequency sound to move two electrodes of a spark gap in-and-out of range

[lean grove]

If you're using a magnetron I think those discouraging comments are justified

[mortal fractal]

yeah everyone just discourages and discourages but they don't check whether i know my stuff

i'm also trying to find a simple, reliable way to use constructive interference from two high-frequency audio sources to generate an audible sound mid-air

i def don't have the equipment and knowhow to make that device a handheld but it would be very funny to use

just talk into the mic and point it somewhere and it'll sound like you're talking from where you're pointing

[warm scarab]

i don't think what you seek will be answered in a tech discord

[mortal fractal]

that being said it has potential applications in chemistry because if done right you can affect a reaction without needing equipment inside the reaction vessel

[warm scarab]

this is a consumer appliances discord

not a science one

[mortal fractal]

oh it has already been answered

[warm scarab]

the ribbon tweeter?

[mortal fractal]

i just needed the right keywords

[warm scarab]

i was being sarcastic that really solves it?

[mortal fractal]

well sometimes it's just that simple

like looking for your keys when they're just in your hands

the rest is just an explanation because people asked

besides, a science discord would probably reject my question

this is for consumer appliances and that's what i have access to rn so this community's field of expertise is perfect

thanks

[lean grove]

https://www.ebay.com/itm/194082422119

[mortal fractal]

fantastic, thank you

[lean grove]

The description mentions it got the plans from a magazine

[mortal fractal]

always a good sign lol

btw, do you have any idea what could be producing a 146Hz tone in a flat apartment

ah well nvm thanks for the help

[steel escarp]

My massive krk sub was pretty good.

If turned up to max it'd be audible a few blocks away

[molten lotus]

istg I'm going to bash my head through a wall
I do not want to put a sub in my miata but nothing gets as low as the damn stock speakers

got some audiofrog g60s and they sound great but I'd need a sub with them

[glossy gorge]

anyone know any budget mic optionsv

[high tendon]

hello

i reinstallled windows

but now i dont have sound

without headphones

can anyone help me fix that

[dapper halo]

try #1027757333117415424

[regal condor]

Creative x4 or gc7? Purely for headphones use

[steel escarp]

which headphones

[regal condor]

Dt 990 pro

[steel escarp]

the 80 ohms model?

[regal condor]

250

[steel escarp]

tell me you at least toilet paper modded those dt990 pros

putting a sheet of toilet paper in front of the driver to reduce the murder treble

[unique wind]

schizo activities

[steel escarp]

michael

[regal condor]

Toilet paper modded?

[steel escarp]

yes

[regal condor]

Elaborate

[unique wind]

grey is insane he shoves toilet paper in his headphones

[regal condor]

oh

[steel escarp]

its necessary

the dottet line is how the treble is supposed to be

the red line is stock

it is way way more than what treble should be

toilet paper brings it down to a better level

[regal condor]

I see

But what about the amps?

[steel escarp]

ah yeah

I wouldn't get either of those

[unique wind]

preferably neither creative amps are poopy

[regal condor]

Then suggestions?

[steel escarp]

the fiio k3 would probably suffice

doesn't topping make good cheap compo dac amps

[regal condor]

So I should just not switch my amp noted

[steel escarp]

what are you currently using

@regal condor

to drive your dt990

[regal condor]

K5 pro

[steel escarp]

oh

fiio k5 pro?

yeah dont switch

do put toilet paper in the headphones. besides how stupid that sound. I think everyone here can at least agree on that dt990 gives you actual hearing damage stock.

[regal condor]

Is there like some software for it or anything? I can't find it on their website

And I'll try the toilet paper too

[steel escarp]

for the k5 pro?

I don't think you need software for it

[regal condor]

Fair enough

[unique wind]

k5 pro is way better than either of those creative amps

[mild quail]

wait what

Should I do that to my 770 pro?

[shadow stag]

anyone have a clue about proco lp-16 cardiod mic?

[lean grove]

Try it and see.

[mild quail]

fair

[marsh siren]

Audiophile music conditioners be like

Guys my music sound 100* better !!1!1!1 💯 💯 🤯

[leaden cloak]

audio mods are wild. now we're using toilet paper?

i mean i makes sense but still funny

[warm scarab]

tf is a music conditioner

[leaden cloak]

i replied to the wrong person sorry

[leaden cloak]

its like an air conditioner but for music

[regal condor]

Yeah I never thought once in my life that we'd be shoving toilet papers into headphones

But if it works then it does lmao

[marsh siren]

Its like those scams which try to reduce noise in your system

[warm scarab]

a power conditioner

[marsh siren]

Selling the above for 100 bucks btw

[warm scarab]

they are very much real

[lean grove]

put a 100 picofarad capacitor across the the output or a 50% efficient dc to dc converter and you'll be right on the money

[warm scarab]

i think you just scammed

[marsh siren]

Yea but those actually work

[buoyant vale]

needs a cnc aluminum case

[marsh siren]

They try to condition digital signals not the actual output

Soo it no work

[warm scarab]

it doesn't even have an aluminum case

[marsh siren]

Adds 1000 dollors to da cost

[lean grove]

what a deal

[marsh siren]

yo this is actually kinda cool I just made a high pass filter

[lean grove]

put it in parallel across the output.

you'll make a low pass filter.

will filter out any unwanted voltage spikes

[marsh siren]

ill try this next gimi a mo

Prolly doing something wrong my high end is still there

Wait leme test a square wave

[marsh siren]

cant tell a diff

oops repped again

my ears aint trained enough frfr

[lean grove]

hmm might be that its just filter out really high frequencies

like above audible frequencies '

[left cypress]

hi guys, if im looking into getting some really nice iems what should i have a look at

[lean grove]

high frequency stuff should be shorting through the capacitor. but 100 pf isnt really that high

[marsh siren]

im using like 47 micro farads soo

[lean grove]

ah. hmm.

https://www.digikey.com/en/resources/conversion-calculators/conversion-calculator-low-pass-and-high-pass-filter

[lean grove]

subtonic storm

[left cypress]

well

i dont exactly have 5.2k to spend

[lean grove]

ah. how much do you have then

[left cypress]

hmm

i wanna say 2.5k ish

[marsh siren]

my headphones are like 32 ohms in resistance. it should filter out like everything above 200 hz

[unique wind]

Truthear X Crinacle Zero (Red)

[lean grove]

thats a lot more than i thought tbh. you might wanna go to in ear fidelity discord to get a better answer. i got good answers for under $100

you might be able to get something custom made for that kind of money

[unique wind]

yeah i thought you could do customs for like 1.3

[left cypress]

well i have no idea what any of them are worth

so i just threw a random number up in the air

and idk if im going to need a dac, and do you need an amp for iems?

[unique wind]

i mean to be honest with you the two best options that i know of are $55 and $450 respectively

[left cypress]

i mean im sure pretty much anything i try is going to sound great to me coming from using my airpod maxes for like 2 years

[unique wind]

with an honorable mention at $150 for people who like extra bass and treble

[left cypress]

whats the $450 option

[unique wind]

moondrop variations

[left cypress]

would i be looking at getting a dac for them?

[unique wind]

i mean you can if you want to but an apple dongle will power any iem to painful levels

[left cypress]

i have a pretty high end audio interface that might be able to do the trick for me

[unique wind]

if you wanted to get a nice dac and amp stack for iems i would look for an amplifier that has a negative gain option

[left cypress]

i say highend but i actually have no idea if it is or not

[unique wind]

usually it's found on amps with three gain settings

[unique wind]

yeah maybe but i wouldnt know

[lean grove]

get a qudelix

endgame for mobile

[unique wind]

my focusrite solo has extreme hissing with high sensitivity headphones and iems

totally unusable with iems