audio-tech

[molten lotus]

Ok but what if the drivers are shit

[thorn pulsar]

I'm gonna ask a really stupid question. Is there any way to extract a digital signal from HDMI into a PC? Right now I have a extremely hacky solution I'm using my PC as a audio mixer. So I take my PS5 audio from my monitor into my PC using line-in to mix it to my regular audio set-up.

Basically I have like 3 outputs on my PC so it's convenient to be able to able to swap all at once

[rocky spruce]

Do yall have a Headset recomendation that cost 30 or 40 euro and come whit a mic? Sound quality dont matter too much

[warm scarab]

yes

hdmi audio splitter

[thorn pulsar]

That separates the audio out from the digital right? It dosent take into a PC

[warm scarab]

sorry I misread

you can just get an audio switch

or an actual mixer

both can be found for cheap

[west crypt]

can anyone help me with the podmic usb eq?

i want something podcasty

[warm scarab]

I believe nils answered you sufficiently honestly

get close, lower gain, use a compressor

and also work on your speech honestly

getting a good sounding mic wont give you a caster voice

those people are actually good orators

[west crypt]

should i use the pop filter that comes with it?

or should i get as close to the capsule as possible

[warm scarab]

get a windshield instead

pop filters are dumb

[west crypt]

i have one rn not the best

cheap onewind

[warm scarab]

a pop filter or a windshield

[west crypt]

should i use it or do i just use the rode one?

[west crypt]

wind

[warm scarab]

just use the windshield

pop filters are huge and not really necessary

use better mic technique and plosives will not be an issue

[west crypt]

i have the mic on an angle

[warm scarab]

a good thing to do

and you still have plosives?

[west crypt]

nope havent had a problem with plosives

just tryna figure out he compressor

[warm scarab]

okay then why do you say that your windshield isn't good

[west crypt]

been using the pop filter

[warm scarab]

anyways

what software are you using

[west crypt]

rode central

[warm scarab]

so uninstall that

and start watching tutorials on equalizer apo

and reafir vst plugins

in particular, reagate and reacomp

[west crypt]

alright

[warm scarab]

the rest you won't really need, probably

[thorn pulsar]

geta a bit fincky. since everything right now i do is digital via audio (windows) interfaces with the help of a stream deck.
But thanks anyhow

[warm scarab]

then again, what about an audio switch

it sounds exactly like what you are looking for

[thorn pulsar]

i use like speakers, good headphones and wireless headphones out so it goes to 3 digital outouts

[warm scarab]

oh wireless

[thorn pulsar]

that also yes. I have a dac amp combo headphones for music, and a wireless headset for gaming

my audio setup is a lil odd lol

[warm scarab]

well if you want to route it through your computer, a mixer or what you have been doing right now sounds like the only real solution

[thorn pulsar]

yeah i guessed so, tried to google but google not liking what i typed lol

digital audio in? how about 5000 artictles about how to do digital out

[west crypt]

should i turn on the 60hz highpass filter?

[warm scarab]

no

add a lowshelf for more bass

preamp so you can make sure you are staying below line level

[uncut sky]

Guys whats the difference between spatial audio, surround sound and 3d audio

[lean grove]

They're all pretty much the same thing.

Different brands call them different things.

Mostly to make it seem like their thing is something different when it's usually nothing new.

[dry stratus]

And still fake bs sounding whack

[uncut sky]

Its very cool when watching movies

Hearing like the bullets from all directions

Planes flying also etc

[steel escarp]

Bro never went to American school before

[unborn gale]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1122015997256273981/1143270125823328348/Clear_Purple_SS_Pleather.jpg

when the measurements are flat, but at an angle lol

[steel escarp]

we need linus tech tips to use his cable tester to actually test audio cables

[white gate]

That cable tester is for testing digital cables with high speed/bandwidth signal content. It wouldn't actually be an ideal tool (nor necessary) for testing audio cables.

For audio cables you'd want to know Capacitance, Inductance, Resistance, and possibly characteristic impedance, all of which you can do with an LCR meter.

There's some other stuff like Common Mode Rejection Ratio that you could check, usually applies to amps rather than balanced cables themselves but still. But for that you'd need a more accurate ADC and the correct circuitry to supply and test differential vs common mode signals so you'd need an audio analyzer

[jolly vine]

Pixel Buds Pro or Sony WF-1000XM4?

Pixel Buds Pro or Sony WF-1000XM4?
Hello everyone. Currently the Google Pixel Buds Pro are $139 | Like new/open box Sony WF-1000M4 are $120.

I already have the G Pixel A- series for about 2 years they came free with my phone. I like how small the case is and they sound pretty ok, and are not uncomfortable. I really want a pair with wireless charging and google Assistant compatible-those are my two requirements.

The Pixel Pro seemed like the obvious upgrade, but with the M4s for basically the same price I am stuck between the two. I currently use my earbuds practically every day and for several hours at a time while sitting at the office for traveling. So my new pair has to be comfortable to wear for several hours at a time.

Which one is the better option or should I just buy both and return one?

[lean grove]

Why those two in particular

[unborn gale]

Yeah, there are other choices like the Linkbuds S

[jolly vine]

Those don't have wireless charging, if they did I would be going with those for sure

[jolly vine]

They both meet my two requirements- wireless charging and Google Assistant compatible

[unborn gale]

Fair

[lean grove]

Pixel buds pro look like they're Harman neutral with a bit of brightness and the xm4's look like they're really warm sounding. I'd probably go for the pixel buds if I had to choose.

[drowsy blade]

So I’ve upgraded from a 20W to a 60w amp and they’re overdriving my speakers a little bit, especially at high volumes. theyre totally usable, but i cant get them as high as i want without massive distortion
Can anyone suggest some decent cheap bookshelf speakers (ideally with wall mount brackets), something i can EQ up the bass a little with minimal distortion
Here’s the spec sheet for my new amp, i have a budget of around £20-30, second hand is fine

(please ping me here)

[warm scarab]

just get headphones that can do that without spatial audio

simple as

[lean grove]

You're not gonna find anything good in that price range....

You're gonna have to find something on Facebook or craigslist

[drowsy blade]

I said decent, not good.

I’m living off £300 a month and just want something which will work

[lean grove]

okay let me rephrase that. you're not gonna find any passive speakers worth buying at £30. the only speaker in that price range that's worth considering is the creative pebbles and they're not passive.

30 quid is seriously very cheap for a new pair of speakers

[drowsy blade]

I paid a tenner for these, so 2/3x as much should get something better, no?

[lean grove]

the cheapest speaker that's not made out of cardboard i can possibly think of is the micca covo s

anything below that and you're paying for something that should not possibly by that cheap

its like if someone offers you a £30 computer

[drowsy blade]

So what would you suggest I save up for?

[lean grove]

i suggest you look for something used

you can probably find something in your price range pretty easily if you look at thrift stores, consignment stores, facebook marketplace, ebay, whatever the UK equivalent of craigslist is

garage sales

etc

[drowsy blade]

That was literally my entire plan

I said that in the first message

[drowsy blade]

We have Craigslist in the uk

[lean grove]

i didnt see where you mentioned "used"

[drowsy blade]

Last four words, “second hand is fine”

[lean grove]

ah

anyways. this is something you gotta research yourself. just be careful for fake speaker manufacturers. they try and sell like 5.1 or 7.1 surround speaker systems for """""cheap"""""

look for something with the drivers intact, dont buy anything with the tweeter pushed in or the foam surround around the woofer getting crusty

you might have luck finding something from polk, klipsch, kef, b&w,

[drowsy blade]

This literally is research?Getting the opinions of people with the same hobby?

[lean grove]

to find a good deal for you, someone is going to have to know how far you're willing to drive, know your address, see whats in your area, and then comb through the hundreds of listings for potential deals

there's no way for me to know any of those things

[drowsy blade]

I just want a few models that I can search for online

[lean grove]

if i give you a list of good speakers there's no guarentee you'll find any of those or the list will be so long it will be useless

try and look for polk, klipsch, kef, b&w, or vintage yamaha

or literally just see what looks interesting and well taken care of and google what people say about it on reddit or one of the many audio forums

[drowsy blade]

They’ll do

[lean grove]

👍

[drowsy blade]

Would a 60w amp be able to run 100w speakers at a “just about loud enough to not hear myself sing” level?

[lean grove]

can 6 liters of water fill a 10 liter tank enough to quench your thirst? (yes. 60 watts will almost certainly get those very loud)

[warm scarab]

when it comes to second hand speakers there is like a billion options

it is incredibly difficult for someone to viably recommend you a speaker that fits your budget easily while being the best option you have

unlike headphones and in ears which have had technological breakthroughs and a more filtered market in general

[gilded pawn]

Found a good deal on soundbar at Best Buy

Wondering if it’s worth

And if the bar is any good

It’s a Samsung Q750b

For like $240

[tough lava]

absolutely

[tough lava]

My quick read/take on that is that for the price, yeah

[gilded pawn]

It’s missing the reciever for the rear speakers so it’s basically a q700b

[tough lava]

ahhhh

[gilded pawn]

More want to know if anyone has heard one

[tough lava]

from a review

seems like basically... it's perfectly cromulent, but not amazing

[gilded pawn]

Conclusion… it is in fact a soundbar

[tough lava]

yeah basically

very soundbar, such sound

[gilded pawn]

Only other open box option was a Sonos beam

And I ain’t paying for their overpriced ass subwoofer

Lmao

[tough lava]

https://www.ecrater.com.au/p/42413626/samsung-wireless-speaker-receiver-model?gps=1&gclid=CjwKCAjwloynBhBbEiwAGY25dAU3EI1nMXNPE5QZxCa16GlCisq2FR714V4ERynJWO4w2am_qSqCDRoCY6gQAvD_BwE

you're welcome.

Add that to it, and it's a steal

wait

https://www.ebay.com/p/1135068374

$20 - fuck yeah

[gilded pawn]

Actually they use swa 9000s

The reciever is on eBay for $50

[tough lava]

yeah

[gilded pawn]

Like they have the rear speakers

[tough lava]

I would absolutely do that

[gilded pawn]

It’s just not the box

Not gonna use rears tho as it’s for a bedroom

[tough lava]

ahhhhh

honestly then I wouldn't do it

[gilded pawn]

Can’t really set up rears for watching in a bedroom lol

[tough lava]

My bedroom I just have a couple bookshelves and a small class D amp, it's perfect.

I mean, I also don't have a TV in there, but I probably wouldn't change it if I did.

[tough lava]

not with that attitude

[haughty girder]

xd

[gilded pawn]

I’ll move bed to middle of room lmao

Only thing I’m wondering is do upward firing speakers work when below a tilted tv.

[tough lava]

I mean, surely you can just put rears beside the bed on either side

that's where my actual speakers are anyway

[gilded pawn]

Also have to buy a remote lol

Found a Chinese one on Amazon for $15 lmao

[tough lava]

Ok, HDMI audio is transmitted in the blanking zones, BUT HDMI eARC is transmitted unencrypted over a two wire differential signal

with a maximum bitrate of 37MB/s

..... this is something I can work with.

because if I can pull raw earc and turn it into an audio bitstream, I can process positional audio in real time and do fancy stuff for a fraction of the cost, and with far more flexibility

[gilded pawn]

Kid named HDCP:
just because the earc stream is unencrypted doesn’t mean it may decide their is some fuckery afoot with its encrypted stream and not let it work.

[tough lava]

How exactly would that happen

The device is talking to the TV

the TV is doing earc to a seperate device

[gilded pawn]

Oh wait nvm you aren’t sending audio over this

[tough lava]

I'm wanting to get bitstream into a computer. earc looks like the best way to do that

[molten lotus]

Sounds dumb as shit
And absolutely awesome

[tough lava]

because then ... you can decode dolby atmos and do all sorts of weird/cool shit

because that will feed into the system I'm working on and you can have 17 speakers

[candid cosmos]

What wont work, is using the hdmi out of your gpu and stuff for that.

What can theoredically work, some sort of active earc reciever.

Which afaik is currently not a thing ^^"

[unique wind]

fiio utws5 and crinacle zero reds are not a great combo without adapters because the mount is very loose

might have to get some right angle 2 pin extenders or something

that or just use my qkz hbb khan even tho i prefer red

[warm scarab]

also need one

I was thinking of maybe making some sort of shitty adapter by molding apoxy

[unique wind]

that would be based

little greyshadow engineering

[fallow tide]

Got myself technics SL-MC7 110 disc player. Replaced the drive belt and found a cd was stuck in it. Took it out and it still stopping half way. Moved it fully to the end and tried again and it started to freak out kinda.

[fallow tide]

Legit just loosened the bionicle elastic I used on it and now the problem is fixed.

[coarse venture]

Is this a good deal for me to buy? https://www.storedj.com.au/krk-classic-7-professional-7-powered-studio-monitor-pair-black?gclid=Cj0KCQjwuZGnBhD1ARIsACxbAVjwLZUmb_iHWaEUpIwvhs3ld7hcLPC9p0x7dES8PIxAM1hdy30ZSQoaAjqZEALw_wcB

[solid dirge]

Using a scarlett solo v3, and I cant hear output from my bass on 48kHz, however I can at 44.1kHz. Problem is Rocksmith doesnt detect it for some reason at 44.1. Mic works regardless

[lean grove]

Check drivers?

[solid dirge]

I think rocksmith itself is fucking it up, this lights up before I launch the app and I guess when rocksmith recognizes it it just doesnt allow the instrument audio for some reason. I just updated the drivers

Evidently theres a procedure. my bad, thanks

[molten lotus]

Are there like settings I need to make sure are on/off in windows?

[steel escarp]

Scarlett focusrite moment

The thing always has issues

[solid dirge]

Ive actually had none really aside from that, and it was a game issue, over 2 years ive owned it (granted I havent been using it to its fullest but its been stable)

[steel escarp]

I am a believer now of arya organic being brighter than stealth

Tho Is it actually brighter if the bass and mids/lower treble are also louder

[unique wind]

ya because the bass is BARELY lifted

did you like it overall

[tough lava]

It is sort of a thing, but that's what i'm making - There's nothing that breaks out earc, they all repoint earc and package it over hdmi to send it to an old receiver. earc isn't physically connected for video cards, so yeah.

Sound out of a PC is easy/trivial. bitstream in that isn't PCM or base spdif 1.5M/s seems to be literally impossible (with off the shelf components)

and even >2 channel PCM in seems to be limited to high end cards like magewell

I'm currently using a switch with audio breakout that also has an earc button to do earc-> HDMI and then a second box to breakout HDMI->6ch analog which then goes to an interface. This, while it works fine, is objectively pretty damn stupid. I have an earc->hdmi converter on the way that won't require me to push a button every time I turn off/on the TV, but that doesn't solve the stupidity, nor remove the analog link in what should be a digital chain.

[unborn gale]

Fiio E10k ftw

[unique wind]

o_o

[unborn gale]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/897577896212856846/1143695322426642432/IMG_20210416_122239.jpg

literally all you need

[undone peak]

Hey y’all I’m not very good with audio stuff but I got a aiyima DO5 and two HTM-200s (I think) I was wondering if anyone had advice for a more budget sub compatible with the amp

Idk the name of the ports but the sub port doesn’t have a power return so idk what that means or how to get something compatible with it

Might just be 3mm jack idk

[tough lava]

The sub output is line level mono RCA. The sub needs to be self powered. it just goes boom boom

[undone peak]

Yeah but doesn’t it have to be a full circuit?

Wether or not it has lots of power going through it

[tough lava]

that doesn't make sense. It has a ground and a signal, those are the two connectors there on the RCA plug

The measured voltage difference between those two connectors is the signal - that's it, that's all you need.

that's a "complete circuit"

[undone peak]

Ohh so that port has two channels in it or something?

Sorry I’m not very good with any of this

[tough lava]

no, a sub is mono.

literally two steps. Step one buy a powered sub, step 2 plug it into that plug

[undone peak]

Aight

Ty for the help

[lean grove]

I powered mine off a qudelix 5k

[gilded pawn]

I have aquired the soundbar

Also bought all the missing stuff for $45 lol

I now have a Dolby Atmos system in a college apartment bedroom for $300 lmao

Also shout out Samsung for easy to update firmware

Everything I’ve had that is from them let’s you do it via usb

[tepid torrent]

K1000 vintage meme

[unborn gale]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1122015997256273981/1143672293827018752/20230822_172159.jpg

aight testing out a Tesla driver

magnet is strong af so soldering and shit is a pain in the ass

also requires a bunch of tuning which is also annoying

[candid cosmos]

Only issue with this, you cannot decode atmos with that.

Cause atmos both has channels and positions.

Not to mention easily 7.1.4 Layout

Im actually not sure which speakers you can directly drive via atmos codec, might only be 5.1...

To be totally hornest, i dont think you can decode atmos at all to a pc like that.

[tough lava]

You'd be wrong 😄

https://github.com/VoidXH/Cavern

Atmos is a bonus though tbh, my original design was just regular 5.1/7.1 surround

[mild rune]

Anyone here has experience using the Logitech Blue Sona? Is it worth its price? [Not planning to do heavy streaming, doing a little voice/music recording]

[candid cosmos]

Still missing the point of getting encoded atmos into the PC.

That you can work with that in your pc and also send encoded atmos is clear

But getting it into the PC - is not possible like that.

[tough lava]

It absolutely is possible. It's just hard.

[candid cosmos]

How is it possible at all?

[tough lava]

And not with off the shelf equipment.

[candid cosmos]

With your given solution it is not.

What would work is a spdif in or something on a pc.

Anything where you can pipe Digital Sound in.

That said is toslink even able to Transfer atmos or is it hdmi only? In that case even harder.

I know you can pipe every normal codec through it.

[tough lava]

Classic spdif is only able to do old crap, up to 1.5mb/s

[candid cosmos]

So, what you say there is no solution.

[tough lava]

Modern iec 60958-1 transport is basically fast spdif, but is only implemented (as far as I can see) in hdmi

There is no current off the shelf solution

[candid cosmos]

Cause there is nothing like a Digital hdmi Sound reciever for PC.

Your earc to channel things will simply not work for atmos cause its not only channel based.

Meaning also that it will also not be able to decode atmos at all.

[tough lava]

... it's not transmitted in channels.

[candid cosmos]

Exactly.

[tough lava]

It's transmitted as an encoded bitstream

[candid cosmos]

Exactly.

[tough lava]

.... Which you can decode. With that software.

[candid cosmos]

If you get it into your pc.

[tough lava]

Yes.

Which I can do.

[candid cosmos]

Which is the whole thing thats not possible currently.

[candid cosmos]

How?

[tough lava]

Because I have a magic power where I can wield electricity and code

Its not a matter of plugging shit in and making it work, but it is a reasonably solvable problem.

[candid cosmos]

Not really.

[tough lava]

.... What the fuck not really

[candid cosmos]

Its simply currently not doable.

Cause noone made a solution to get encoded Sound into your pc via a hdmi source.

[tough lava]

... ok let me break this down.

[candid cosmos]

And, its also not easily doable, if you think about how complex avrs are to do that.

[tough lava]

Earc has effectively high speed spdif in it as an entirely seperate signal

You don't need to do HDMI at all

[candid cosmos]

Yes, which you currently cannot simply get into your pc.

[tough lava]

.... Dude.

So you have two wires, which have biphase encoding of a standardised signal.

[candid cosmos]

So what you want to do is to develop a solution in Hardware and Software to work with that.

[tough lava]

Translating that signal to a bitstream and getting it into a PC is a solvable problem by me within a reasonable timeframe and budget

Ie. Probably quite a while and probably several hundred dollars or more of various things I will need to test and make it work

[candid cosmos]

Have fun

[molten lotus]

A friend found this and wants to know if it would work with a microphone he has

Sorry for the blurry pictures

[buoyant vale]

Probably not

[molten lotus]

Why

[buoyant vale]

That mic looks like a condenser and the box doesn't appear to have phantom power

[molten lotus]

He doesn't know any better

[uncut sky]

Is airpods max top quality headphones?

[lean grove]

No

[dry stratus]

no

[uncut sky]

Im not talking about the prices i mean like obviously its overpriced

But is the sound quality top notch?

[dry stratus]

no

it isn't bad

honestly wireless will always just be alright at best..

[uncut sky]

Uhh alright what about airpods pro 2?

[dry stratus]

for TWS, they are great

[uncut sky]

In 5 years time i’d say it’ll be as good

[dry stratus]

hell no

not even close

and never will

[lean grove]

Well. We might get to the point where wireless bluetooth is lossless

And battery efficient at the same time

[dry stratus]

still won't be physically as capable if everything has to be internal in a lightweight device

[lean grove]

¯_(ツ)_/¯

Might be possible is all I'm saying

Who knows what we'll have in 5 years

[dry stratus]

won't be getting the sound of a 250-600$ wired headphone setup in a 250-600$ wireless any time soon

I like how discord doesn't keep track of who's rejoining a server with the "I'm new here"

[warm scarab]

not a chance

[warm scarab]

issue isn't with not having wires

its with wireless stuff having to be closed back

[dry stratus]

"I'm new here"
also:

[dry stratus]

wireless as a whole just needs to be hyper efficient and small/lightweight as well

[molten lotus]

Wireless can be lossless easily, it’s just a matter of power consumption right now

You can stream lossless over wifi so

[unique wind]

we already have it but they wont use it

wireless can EASILY handle flac stereo

[warm scarab]

we already have pretty much lossless yeah

ldac is lossless enough

[unique wind]

bluetooth fucking sucks

wireless gaming headsets already have lossless <1ms latency 30h battery life

isnt there a weird sennheiser headphone out there somewhere that uses 2.4ghz wireless too

[lean grove]

I shoulda specific lossless Bluetooth.

Cuz that's what we were talking about.

[lean grove]

The carmonben headphones

[unique wind]

ah okay

if they can get LDAC quality down to around 80ms delay before 2030 that would be awesome

thats what i get with aptx adaptive and i dont ever perceive the delay

[serene scaffold]

It would require a totally new wireless protocol

Bluetooth is inherently too inefficient especially at higher data rates

[serene scaffold]

Not that low, not yet

But negligible yes

[unique wind]

is it not <1ms like other peripherals using proprietary 2.4ghz receivers?

[serene scaffold]

Nope

It's carrying way more data

Different protocols involved

Also sub-1ms with USB is impossible technically

Since data packets are 1ms apart

[unique wind]

cap

thats cap your honor

[serene scaffold]

I work in the industry lol

[unique wind]

sorry i didnt know that you were mr USB himself

[serene scaffold]

I'm curious about PS2 tho since that's interrupt based

[serene scaffold]

It's also why 2000hz polling rate is a meme

[warm scarab]

ldac scree

has like 900kbps or something

[warm scarab]

consider that even mice have around 5ms

[molten lotus]

Not lightspeed
It’s the speed of light 🫦
0.0000000001ms

[scenic widget]

Sup

Any budget wireless headphones suggestions?
Thanks in advance!

[nova wagon]

define your budget?

[scenic widget]

not from the usa but around 120$

[nova wagon]

what are you gonna do with the headphone??

[scenic widget]

Planning on working out with them, and listening to stuff while on a ride etc

[nova wagon]

whats the price of the buds 2 non pro?

[scenic widget]

72$ here

Tho maybe I thought about more like headphones

[nova wagon]

then theres the tune 710bt

no anc tho

[scenic widget]

Thanks

[scenic widget]

there's an optional AUX right?

[nova wagon]

yep

[scenic widget]

aight thx man

[scenic widget]

That's very odd but somehow I can get the 770NC for cheaper

so ofc you'd recommend it over the 710 right?

[serene scaffold]

Corsair has one that is actual real world ~1.5ms from click to USB signal, but after it enters your PC and has to get processed into display output who knows what the actual delay is

[lean grove]

What's the word on the hedd

[white gate]

Very very good so far

[lean grove]

Is it dark like the original one?

[white gate]

Not exactly. It's got less in the ear gain region than some other headphones but more upper treble. Super airy/open sounding, but less overall brightness than an Arya or something

They're suuuuper fast sounding

[uncut sky]

Hyperx cloud 2 good quality?

[lean grove]

Uhhh it's not gonna be the best sounding option. But if you just need a headset it's not the worst option.

[uncut sky]

Why does it sound bad

i dont really understand the audio tech terminology

I would love if there was a video to explain everything about it

[lean grove]

It's just tuned poorly. Sounds like you're listening to music through a cave.

There's a lot of bass and a lot of treble, so things sound really boomy and harsh at the same time.

[uncut sky]

Cant this be fixed in some software?

[lean grove]

Yeah you can eq it to be better. But that's kinda complicated to do it right for a beginner

It's just gonna be better to get something that sounds good.

So something like the koss ksc75, koss porta pro, or truthear hola or truthear zero red are gonna be way better than the clouds while costing less

[uncut sky]

Theres something i still dont understand why does everyone in here

Say any mainstream headset automatically

Garbage

[lean grove]

Because pretty much all of them are.

[buoyant vale]

its almost like they are

[warm scarab]

fix, no, make it better, yeah

[lean grove]

Think about how this is for you as a new person to understand these terms. People don't usually think what makes a good headphone, they kinda just look at the specs, features, or looks and choose based off that.

So there's no reason for companies to actually make something good

All they need to do is have a lot of marketing and check the boxes

[uncut sky]

I mean its kind of complicated

I wanna understand this stuff but idk where to start

[lean grove]

Exactly. And there's not a great way for people to easily understand what makes a pair of headphones good.

[warm scarab]

there is a different market for people who know what is good and another for people who don't

majority of every item falls in the latter

for almost every case, this is inexclusive to headphones

you can see the same pattern in mice

keyboards

televisions

monitors

knives

frying pans

cutting boards

[buoyant vale]

how bad can you make a cutting board?

[warm scarab]

you can make a very good one instead

[lean grove]

Wooden one made with cheap wood and cheap glue. Absorbs all the juices from your food goes moldy warps and then cracks

[warm scarab]

that wasn't the idea what I had

I was commenting on the protective element it provides knives

chopping boards are an important way to ensure good knives stay good and keep them sharp for a long time

[lean grove]

Klaus gives off line cook vibes

[solid dirge]

aluminum cutting board

[warm scarab]

I am not a cook at all

I assure you

[solid dirge]

[lean grove]

Tungsten

[warm scarab]

I despise cooking

my mom has a glass cutting board lmao

[solid dirge]

why

[lean grove]

I bet Klaus makes a mean döner

[warm scarab]

I sharpened her every knife and a month later they all went blunt again

[solid dirge]

Why is that actually a thing

[warm scarab]

I can't but my mom's chicken döner is the best I have eaten

[lean grove]

Easy to clean

[warm scarab]

yeah

super easy to clean

[solid dirge]

Im sure but

🪨

May as well use that

[warm scarab]

I use a dremel to sharpen knives

[solid dirge]

good lord

[warm scarab]

fuck everyone who doesn't like this

literal paid operatives

nooo you can't use a powertool you need to use a shitty stone like in prehistoric ages or else....... bad things happen!!! 😭 😭

[solid dirge]

Hey, you do you man lmao

[lean grove]

I use a ball peen hammer

[solid dirge]

Once you are at that point I cant help ya

[warm scarab]

no

I will personally bring the end of every person who uses a sharpening knife

pretentious assholes

[solid dirge]

Sharp safe Dull dangerous

[warm scarab]

bro you gotta see the knvies i sharpen

shitty 0.1% carbon knives that cut like razors

[warm scarab]

how

[lean grove]

Fingertips are overrated

[warm scarab]

fingers are overrated

[solid dirge]

Me when adhd and onions

My fingernail saved a good chunk of my finger I think lmao

[lean grove]

Me when I'm 25% of the way through an edible at 11pm and I want French fries

[solid dirge]

You straight up make them from scratch, no chopper?

[quaint stratus]

Hey audio geeks whats your oppinion on my mental disease? Yes its a pc psu with the 12volt rails bridged powering a 1.2 Farrad cap powering an like 20yo amp thats got 5 subwoofers (2l 3r) and 6 towers (3l 3r) on it xD

[solid dirge]

Or like how did you manage that lmao

[lean grove]

As tempting as it would be, it takes me like 5 minutes to chop 2 potatoes

This was a peeler

[lean grove]

@serene scaffold

[solid dirge]

Why are you peeling for fries

[lean grove]

Because these ones got nasty ass rot cracks running through them

[solid dirge]

Fair

[lean grove]

Helps me see what I need to cut out

[quaint stratus]

Use a metal scrubber

Just scrub the potatos

Works

[lean grove]

Rot cracks

They run through the potato

You can't scrub them off you need to cut them out

[quaint stratus]

Do they taste bad?

[solid dirge]

At that point i grab a small knife

[candid cosmos]

Works great tbh. If that cap has some Form of softcharge, which it should and seemingly has.

Considering you are not using a lot more Power than the psu can Provide.

[lean grove]

Yeah. And they have a terrible texture.

[mortal fractal]

i figure you know how to prevent insanity from neighbor noise

[unborn gale]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1122015997256273981/1144004322041020496/20230823_152429.jpg

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1122015997256273981/1144005138474868807/44mm_no_back_cover.jpg

Harman Curve drivers lol

they honestly sound pretty good tho sooo idk

[quaint stratus]

UHM the cap does not i switch on the powersupply quickly often then it charges

also the amp is 1.6k watt my subs are 3,2k watts and the psu is 450 watt

lol

somehow works tho

[lean grove]

Well I doubt you're ever gonna pull anything more than 450 watts at your desk

[quaint stratus]

i do

tripped the psu multiple times XD

[lean grove]

Rip your hearing

[molten lotus]

Rip hearing and I’m sure the neighbors hate you

[wispy surge]

got my DT770 the other day and i can say you were dead dead WRONG, they are really good headphones

@warm scarab

[unborn gale]

ok but have you used any other headphones

because cap

[warm scarab]

compared to what lmao

[molten lotus]

Subjective statement

[warm scarab]

hmmm yes the studio headphone does better than my 40$ gaming headset

[unborn gale]

lmao

[warm scarab]

who would have expected this???

[molten lotus]

I will go feral defending my grado sr80x, full frothing at the mouth
But they’re still not amazing headphones

[warm scarab]

dankpods viewer spotted

[molten lotus]

Nah I actually own a pair, they’re fun

[warm scarab]

are you a dankpods viewer

[molten lotus]

No comment

[warm scarab]

tale as old as time

[molten lotus]

Shut I like being able to hear individual grains of sand move under people’s feet in movies

[long flame]

Should I get a hyperx solo cast or an audio technica ATR 1200x for streaming and discord?

[lean grove]

Probably the atr.

[long flame]

Okay, thanks 👍

[plush hedge]

low bar

[tough lava]

They absolutely aren't

The timing packets are 1ms apart, but at non-basic-bitch USB speeds, they are much more frequent

[serene scaffold]

Mice use full speed USB

As do most gaming headsets

[tough lava]

all mice?

[serene scaffold]

Ye pretty much

[tough lava]

and even if they do - it's not impossible to make a headset or mouse with high speed USB

[serene scaffold]

Sure but they don't exist yet

[tough lava]

which doesn't make it impossible

just that current devices don't implement it.

I realise I'm nitpicking, but "impossible" is not the right word at all

[serene scaffold]

Probably nobody will bother, since it would cause a ton of compatibility issues for no perceptible benefit

USB 2.0 audio is definitely a thing, but consoles don't support it so gaming headsets don't use it

[tough lava]

and until semi-recently windows didn't supported it - and even now have implemented only the parts they felt like

[serene scaffold]

Yeah

[tough lava]

So you either deal with those limitations or you need a seperate driver

[serene scaffold]

I've noticed setting it to 384khz on my DAC makes some programs not work lol

Because only up to 192khz was ever generally available

[tough lava]

everything to 48khz, internal processing of stuff at 96khz, best compromise

[unborn gale]

btw what even is the difference between 48/192/384khz

[tough lava]

nothing. basically

[unborn gale]

what does it even do

[serene scaffold]

There might be extremely small differences depending on source file, DAC, and what oversampling is or isn't used but a lot of that is audiophool shit

Most helpful thing for Windows audio is using exclusive mode

[molten lotus]

I finally found a song I easily notice a difference between quality
Immigrant Song

[tough lava]

the main reason to use higher frequencies is when you're processing the audio - if you're simply playing it, 48khz is all you will ever need

[unborn gale]

aight

[serene scaffold]

Audio that's poorly down sampled/dithered down to Redbook can sound worse than the master file ofc but usually that isn't easy to fuck up that badly

[tough lava]

You have to try pretty hard tbh.

[serene scaffold]

Windows audio problems for example come more from other parts of the DSP chain than the resampler itself

[tough lava]

Windows audio makes baby Jesus cry

[molten lotus]

Any windows audio shit I should look out for

[serene scaffold]

Ez way to fix it is exclusive mode if your music software supports it

Otherwise, you can install EQ APO and apply a -1db or so preamp to prevent limiter from kicking in and try to keep your windows settings at the sample rate of your music (usually 44.1khz)

[molten lotus]

Yeahh I get a shitload of distortion in higher frequencies

Shit sounds like poprocks

[serene scaffold]

That sounds like a different problem

Drivers or system scheduling (technically also driver related)

I've had problems like that on some computers where it would skip or pop randomly

[tough lava]

clocks are hard

[molten lotus]

Yeah like in Stairway to Heaven even on Qobuz 24bit/96hz wasapi exclusive I’m getting bad peaking in the cymbals and higher guitar notes

[blazing magnet]

What is the best wireless headsets I can buy for gaming on my PC

[unborn gale]

budget?

[blazing magnet]

any

give me a low and mid and high range option

[tough lava]

eyyyy that's better

[unborn gale]

can really only think of the Audeze Maxwell

[static acorn]

If you’re into metal Tornado of Souls by megadeth also has this, you can hear backing vocals in the pre-chorus layered beneath Mustaines own voice given you’re not listening with apple earbuds, and tuning can dramatically change the guitar timbre/details that you hear from them

.

Damn this is dense

[hexed flame]

Id say one of the best atleast mainstream headsets is going to be the Astro A50

but my personal preference is using one of my headphones with a modmic

[blazing magnet]

I don’t need a mic on the headset I have a boom arm and mic

[static acorn]

Then you’d be asking for headphones

wireless ones exist

[hexed flame]

yeah then its really just a matter of whether or not you want to eventually get an amp and dac

if dont want to bother with an amp, even a small one then your options are pretty straightforward

[blazing magnet]

I just want a wireless headset for gaming that does not have a microphone. What is the best option?

[static acorn]

wireless headphones aren’t suited to gaming

not that I’ve heard of

[hexed flame]

just look up wireless headphones and take your pick, Id reccomend Bose QuietComforts or Sony WH-1000XM4s

[static acorn]

Or honestly use a controller to game, and plug them into the 3.5mm Jack :p

[hexed flame]

nah thats not true, as long as the output audio is in stereo, regular headphones are the same

[static acorn]

and use IEMs

[hexed flame]

gaming headsets like to add fake surround sound through software that just alters the games audio from what is originally intended to be played

games like Tarkov and what not all ready do that so you just need a decent pair of stereo headphones

[static acorn]

I mean easy pick is the Beyerdynamic DT 700 Pro X, I plug mine in w/o any external amplification

and optimal if noise isolation is somewhat necessary

[hexed flame]

Sennheiser makes pretty good wireless headphones too but I place their ANC below Sonys

[static acorn]

no luck if people are interacting in your room though

[static acorn]

Latency doesn’t matter? Or have I seriously fallen behind on Bluetooth knowledge

I’ve personally had cases where it did, even playing videos on YouTube the audio didn’t keep up with the subtitles

[hexed flame]

not really, LDAC from Sony and AptX have pretty much eliminated it

[static acorn]

yay

[hexed flame]

not entirely but if you're within 15 feet there shouldnt be a noticeble latency

[static acorn]

It was still a concern not 3 years ago

iirc

[hexed flame]

yeah it just depends on what codec is being supported

most good PC motherboard bluetooth should support bluetooth 5, aka they support AptX and LDAC

not sure if bluetooth 4.2 supports them

[static acorn]

what codecs are the high latency ones?

Or shat upon by “audiophiles”/audio lovers

@hexed flame

[hexed flame]

SBC and whatever apple is still using for whatever reason

I guess I should mention that AptX has a specific low latency codec

thats the best one allegedly but I havent had anything to try it with

[tough lava]

The thing is this all applies to headphones. If you are using it as a headset the quality goes to absolute dogshit

[static acorn]

Lemme guess Standard Bluetooth Codec

[static acorn]

I have personal experience XDD

[craggy wolf]

I'm looking for a gaming headset for cheap in australia budget below 80.
Seen g335 but if there is better options please ping me

[warm scarab]

there isn't one

[warm scarab]

he asked for gaming headphones

and you recommend something with like 100ms delay

@blazing magnet @static acorn

quite literally measures 200ms with sbc

low latency codecs are entirely a meme because of how windows uses them

they are only useful for phones and for special bluetooth receivers that mask themselves as audio devices

even then there is notable difference

[unique wind]

creative bt-w4 go brrrr

i think the new bt-w5 lets you choose between 280kbps 50ms and 420kbps 80ms but the w4 that i have just locks to 80ms

[molten lotus]

Aren’t there plenty of 2.4GHz headphones out there?

[warm scarab]

yes but he recommended bluetooth ones

which are technically 2.4ghz

[molten lotus]

Ew

[unique wind]

i wanna use tws adapters on susvara

i bet ifi go pod would have no problems

[haughty girder]

best audio quality is ldac, or the somewhat released aptx lossless

but the worst would be aptx 2009 or low bitrate aac

Apple is the one exception to the AAC audio quality issues because they are higher bitrate and generally better processed than android competiton

[molten lotus]

I rip most of my CDs in ALAC is that bad

[haughty girder]

no

alac uses the same container as flac

It's basically just flac with a different name

so yea

[low fossil]

Is there a modern equivalent of an iPod or similar on the market or should I just get an old android phone and use it solely for audio (my current phone doesn't have enough extra space)?

[steep sierra]

DAPs?

[unique wind]

modern equivalents are basically just glorified android smartphones themselves

[steep sierra]

true

[molten lotus]

Honestly the reason I did it that way is FLACs metadata support suuuucks

[haughty girder]

ok fair enough

[haughty girder]

a used lg phone with their "quad DAC" is probably your best bet

[warm scarab]

you should get an sd card

[tender frost]

https://www.techpowerup.com/forums/threads/sony-interactive-entertainment-to-acquire-audeze-a-leader-in-audio-technology-and-developer-of-award-winning-headphones-for-gaming.312772/

ah

[unique wind]

ah

two bad headphone manufacturers coming together

maybe two negatives will make a positive

[warm scarab]

it wont

if anything it will desaturate the market and lowering competition

[unique wind]

yeah you’re probably right

the only thing audeze had that i would ever consider recommending is the maxwell

[peak yacht]

i enjoyed the bass on the lcd 4s and the lcd 5s

i did list the 5s for sale to get a pair of newtopias tho

[unborn gale]

I think Sony just acquired Audeze

https://www.theverge.com/2023/8/24/23844430/sony-playstation-division-acquiring-headphone-maker-audeze

[dry stratus]

rip any sound quality

[molten lotus]

“Don’t you guys like bass???”

[low fossil]

Is there a significant difference between the sound quality of the older ones vs newer ones?

[static acorn]

https://tenor.com/view/ah-shit-here-we-go-again-gta-sa-cj-gta-again-gif-20425950

First Corsair acquired drop

now Sony tries to fork Audeze

Afaik Sennheiser also pawned off their audiophile division to someone else

[cinder flax]

Sennheiser sold their consumer hardware devision to some swiss hearing aid company. And before they did that they left their joint venture for their gaming stuff (now branded Epos) and left it with their partner, who's a danish hearing aid company. Heh...

[scenic widget]

Hey, opinions on Skullcandy Hesh Evo
or JBL Tune 770NC?
Thanks a lot!

[molten lotus]

I know crin’s not the end all/be all of headphone reviewers but I was told the IE600s are bad and they’re like #9 on his database

[molten lotus]

Whelp
Just on my Reds. Not on Aria or IE600s

[unique wind]

tuff

[molten lotus]

Y’all hyping up the reds smh my h

[unique wind]

yah cus theyre good

[molten lotus]

[unique wind]

if you hear sibilance in a song it's probably the song's fault

reds have no treble peaks and have incredibly low distortion

perhaps the additional mud on aria and ie600 from the lack of an upperbass scoop before the bass shelf cover up the sibilance but i dont know

could be any number of things

[molten lotus]

It’s on most of the songs I tried, tried the same songs on the others no issue

Maybe I got a bad unit?

[unique wind]

could also be that you play red louder without knowing it because they have less bass and low distortion which draws out the sibilance

honestly no way of knowing

[molten lotus]

[unique wind]

im gonna play the song you mentioned earlier

[molten lotus]

Stairway to Heaven? See you in 10 minutes
Also Immigrant song

[unique wind]

yeah i dont know man i listened to like 5:00 through 7:30 and it sounded pretty normal to me

the cymbals were sharp and clear but that's how theyre supposed to be, they didnt sound distorted or peaky

[molten lotus]

Must really be on my end

[unique wind]

i wanna try these with the resistor i havent done that yet

since ive only used them with utws5

im gonna plug them into my motherboard real quick because i dont feel like plugging my amp in

dont tell klaus

nvm that output has some sort of eq on it and realtek audio console wont open

guess i am plugging the stack in

@molten lotus i’m with you i prefer it without the resistor

[molten lotus]

5:38–5:58 I get some atrocious crackling sounds

[unique wind]

the bass is cool and all but i dont like the treble reduction

[tough adder]

Hi, just wondering if it’s possible to plug my pc to a soundbar. My pc has an hdmi 2.1 port and the soundbar has hdmi arc to tv. I think all I need is an hdmi 2.1 cable since the cable I might have is 2.0. Appreciate it.

[molten lotus]

Ahhh looks like the original recordings for led zeppelin’s early albums are just…not great

Yeaaa I’m trying some sibilance monsters like White Dress and it’s fine

[mortal fractal]

fuck realtek audio console

[unique wind]

ongod

[molten lotus]

Real

[willow root]

is it possibly to get a good headphone and interface combo for like 200

id like to plug my guitar into it if possible

[jolly vine]

Interesting, I guess PlayStation headsets are about to get alot better.
https://www.engadget.com/playstation-is-buying-premium-headphone-brand-audeze-170022395.html

[scenic thicket]

How do I connect my headphones to the pic of my headphones only have 1 male and this has 2 female?

[warm scarab]

akg k371

m track solo

[warm scarab]

headphone splitter

presuming one of the ports is for mic input

[willow root]

someone else said the same thing

[warm scarab]

hd560s is a lot better if you can get open backs

[willow root]

even though i know they are good i cant bring myself to buy something that looks so wack

[warm scarab]

💀

[willow root]

i could but ill be living in a dorm soon enough so it wouldnt be a good idea

[warm scarab]

what is the point of even asking for headphones if you want them based on their looks man

[willow root]

i usally dont care

but spend 100+ i gotta care a little

[warm scarab]

bro its a headphone

[willow root]

they also do not look very comfortable

[warm scarab]

its not like you go on walks with it

[willow root]

is that the only closed back option

[warm scarab]

everything else I know is a lot worse

[willow root]

what about headphones thats are like a little bit more

maybe ill find a sale

[warm scarab]

cheapest I know is emu teak

500 usd

[willow root]

well then

[static acorn]

Also consider the Dan Clark Aeon RT Closed

499 USD stock, but you can apply for cable upgrades (mainly in flexibility and connector type) that are about 50 USD more iirc

.

Disclaimer you probably need a headphone amplifier for this thing, it’s inefficient af

[willow root]

is it possible to get like an amp and interface thing

so i can still plug in guitar

nevermind

[static acorn]

Uhh lol don’t plug this into an audio interface

[willow root]

they are 500 dollars

[static acorn]

Just enable audio monitoring if need be :p

Through windows 10/11

[static acorn]

Hope you can afford a nice headphone dac/amp after this too

[willow root]

i only wanted to spend 200 😭

[static acorn]

Or at least a Topping DX3 Pro+ which is about 119 USD

Wait what

[willow root]

original question

[static acorn]

Then just get IEMs

[willow root]

i would but earbuds bother my ears after a while

[static acorn]

Well you see most interfaces have a very underpowered headphone Jack

[willow root]

and me like bass

[static acorn]

K sure

Meze 99 Neo or Noir

bass cannons :p

and closed back, but don’t really offer isolation if it’s an urgent need

[willow root]

but also like clear

[static acorn]

Idk what to say to you

Only headphone I know that does this is the Final Audio Sonorous III

[willow root]

i prefer clarity over bass

but like

[static acorn]

no amp needed for this one

[static acorn]

Has both, to my ears

[willow root]

having little bass sucks

[static acorn]

Well steer clear of Beyerdynamic or Sennheiser headphones

or Grado 💀

[willow root]

lmao

[static acorn]

Probably can get a focusrite Scarlett and this thing (sonorous III) will sing

[willow root]

welp

still 400 dollars

[static acorn]

Choose then

Bass or clarity

If you’re willing to try an equaliser, you can get both sorta

With the Meze 99 Noir

[willow root]

i mean i have airpods which do bass good enough

[static acorn]

Cheap and good aesthetic closed back :p as well as nice sound (not studio nice but bass ftw nice)

I have seen a guitarist use it (albeit the more expensive classic version) for its warm tone

Probably not the worst purchase u can make if you won’t use these to monitor studio recordings or anything serious

[willow root]

well

the thing is my cloud alphas are deteriorating and i use headphones a lot at my desk

[static acorn]

what price are the mezes

[willow root]

and going to college i’m going to be at my desk a lot

and i’d rather plug my guitar into my computer than a big amp and listen through headphones or something

[static acorn]

Uhh guitar won’t go into your computer

directly

[willow root]

they are 200 on drop but are out of stock rn everywhere else seems like 300 plus

[static acorn]

That does need an interface

[willow root]

that’s why i wanted an interface

that was also part of the original question

[static acorn]

Headphone suggestion doesn’t

[static acorn]

Ik

Man I sound unprofessional 🤦‍♂️

[willow root]

you sound smarter than anyone than i’ve talked to 😭

[static acorn]

Idk of any bundles, but focusrite Scarlett 2x2 or solo should be fine

Throw in the mezes

[willow root]

that’s what like

300

[static acorn]

._.

Maybe just try IEMs

I know FiiO loves to allow you to change tips easily

[willow root]

i don’t mind paying for quality it’s not like i don’t hav the money

[static acorn]

And they come with like 12 of them

[willow root]

i just don’t like wasting money

it has to be worth it

[static acorn]

I get you

[willow root]

and reasonable ofc

maybe i can try iems

do they at least have some sort bass

[static acorn]

Well most are V shaped

[willow root]

soooo

[static acorn]

So might have a dip in the midrange (vocals, snare drum, heavy metal guitar take a back seat)

but probably what you’d look for if you like rap or electronic music

[willow root]

uh

[static acorn]

not stereotyping, just phrasing for the sake of my explanation

[willow root]

nono i understand

i just listen to everything

[static acorn]

Hmm see if the DUNU Titan S fit your fancy

[willow root]

i just want something that’s fun to listen to

[static acorn]

they’re not V shaped

[willow root]

while not sounding stupid

[static acorn]

And tuning wise don’t “force” a sound onto you

[static acorn]

No breathtaking technicalities

Though assuming you’ve only used gaming headsets or mainstream stuff it should be

[willow root]

i like “full” sound idek if that makes sense

[static acorn]

Well it is an audiophile term 😬

[willow root]

learning already

[static acorn]

probably don’t look for a V shape then

Boosted treble means it can sound thin

Again avoid sennheiser, beyerdynamic, Grado

[willow root]

i listen to music while staring at walls for hours so i just like feeling immersed in it

i appreciate you helping though i am a kind of difficult person

[static acorn]

Pretty foreseeable, esp when you can’t exactly drive to an audio store and try IEMs there, mainly headphones are given that permit

for hygiene reasons

Best bet is to actually purchase them, and return dung suitors within warranty period barring they forbid you try them at all :p

[willow root]

lmao this is true

[static acorn]

Well what id also avoid is sennheiser IEMs, not just their headphones

Pretty bad ear tips out of the box

[willow root]

i’ll just get iems and put a subwoofer on my head

[static acorn]

Haha

if you did have the budget I would’ve said Periodic Audio Titanium

Goddamn bass cannon and very isolating

-36dB noise reduction (probably a little too much honestly)

[willow root]

what the

[static acorn]

It’s a cash furnace yes

[willow root]

they are only 130

i could do that

[static acorn]

oh damn

[willow root]

well

[static acorn]

Replaceable cable or stuck on?

[willow root]

that is if they are the right ones

[static acorn]

Pic please

[static acorn]

It is

[willow root]

i have a feeling it’s the ones that say 200

[static acorn]

👏

[willow root]

oh really

that’s exciting

[static acorn]

Wait a min brb

imma see for myself

[willow root]

lmao that’s ok

[static acorn]

Oh I was thinking of the V2

which did have that crazy noise reduction figure

at least they made it better sound wise

no more bleeding into midrange as b4

Seems to fit your definition of “full” sounding

add to your hit list :p Periodic Audio Titanium V3

[willow root]

i can’t even find the v2s

wonder if they took them all off the market when they released the v3s

[static acorn]

probably

I found them for USD 199 on Amazon, but they look like the old ones to me

Afaik they weren’t cheap last year

[willow root]

hmmm

maybe the v2s were a lot better than the v3s

[static acorn]

Nah

They didn’t have a detachable cable

[willow root]

oh btw would i be able to use those for like games i would need to be able to hear a pretty good difference between sounds from like the left and right if yk what i mean

[static acorn]

So if you were sick of it’s noisy property, gl replacing it

[static acorn]

Old one was lauded over for soundstage

[willow root]

so are the new ones good

for that

[static acorn]

I can’t confirm what this is like on Ti but ik boosting treble a little and making tuning U shaped helps with this

EqualiserAPO might be helpful

and use Graphic EQ if you want to easily tailor the sound, or Parametric if you’re inclined to paste settings :p

[willow root]

hmmm

[static acorn]

Another discussion for another day btw

It’s got it’s own rabbit hole separate from headphones alone

[willow root]

i’ll see if there are any video reviews

[static acorn]

UHHH

[willow root]

angry uhh

[static acorn]

don’t do YT shorts or anything

not very reliable

[willow root]

well not shorts ofc

[static acorn]

I find articles are somewhat more accurate

[willow root]

i shall look for those

[static acorn]

and video reviews are a bore

For audio

[willow root]

what does intimate soundstage mean lol

like everything blends together orrr

[static acorn]

Well it doesn’t separate well

If you take their word for it, no no for FPS gaming

sigh

After a legendary gaming IEM? Final Audio VR3000

But it’s sound signature is like tailored for soundstage

so regular listening is weird on them

[static acorn]

These aren’t expensive, probably cheaper than the Titanium V3

@willow root

[willow root]

hmmm

this is harder than i thought

i don’t need them to be perfect for gaming i just need them to be usable

[static acorn]

Well they’re usable

Im just saying final audio has like a talent for soundstage

https://majorhifi.com/final-audio-vr3000-review/

Tell me what u think of this

[willow root]

i just feel like music is a little more important than gaming

i also have a bad habit of always having one side of my headphones off while playing games anyways

[static acorn]

-_-

https://tenor.com/view/ruin-you-ruin-everything-you-ruined-everything-gif-12213323

[static acorn]

DUNU Titan S ig

Where are you located geographically btw

[willow root]

east coast us

[static acorn]

ik the US has a few hifi audio stores

[willow root]

i feel like good sounding music and ok sounding game is way more important to me than good sounding game and ok music

[static acorn]

^^

Makes everything sound fine, nothing too bad or good

same with Truthear X Crinacle Zero

[willow root]

they are only like 80 bucks too

hmmm

[static acorn]

Probably even cheaper than the Titan S

yes new times new prices

and the IEM market is booming on the budget end

Perhaps there’ll be like 5 new meta by the time you ask again in this channel

[willow root]

lmao possibly

i just love good quality visual stuff and audio

makes my brain happy

[static acorn]

Dk if this means anything to you but ik Niko from G2 esports uses this for CS:GO

and it’s been given a pass for music too

I say this should be first auditioned 👍

[willow root]

do you have fun sharing all this stuff id feel better if you did lol

[static acorn]

Yes

what student likes schoolwork 🙄

[willow root]

lmao

this is also true

[static acorn]

Hint hint I can’t be employed 😉

[willow root]

oh i’ve seen these

[static acorn]

Give them a go

Although at that point probably invest in the apple USB-C dongle

to counter any static noise issues

which some people report with IEMs straight plugged in

[willow root]

to what

[static acorn]

Well I assume you’ve seen and heard the TV static meme

[willow root]

uh

[static acorn]

basically the audio portion can be present sometimes when using IEMs

Because bloody small things require bloody small amounts of power

But they’re usually connected to a big device that slurps hundreds of watts of power (a PC)

[willow root]

only problem is

[static acorn]

And this causes them to pick up on noise in the big circuit

[willow root]

actually

my pc case didn’t have a working usb c port but i changed the motherboard and i don’t remember if it fixed that

[static acorn]

Bugger

USB port hub (:

[willow root]

i can check but it is almost 2 am and i don’t feel like getting out of bed

[static acorn]

that’s not a $2 bin occupant

[static acorn]

You do you

[willow root]

lmao i’d never let myself buy something i’d never use

[static acorn]

Mhm

if you use a laptop I’m hoping it comes with USB-C

[willow root]

i do not own a laptop somehow

although i plan to before college

[static acorn]

right

It isn’t absolutely necessary to get the USB-C thing

Just buy the zero IEM first and see if the issue presents itself

Then decide

personally I found static to be like tinnitus; yes I live with it but if I could replace my hearing organs I would

[willow root]

are the titan s headphones the same quality as the crinical zeros

in terms of sound ofc

[static acorn]

can’t say

but they offer the same tuning

or at least don’t prioritise one genre of music over another

Like sennheiser HD800S or Meze 99 Noir do (first is better for orchestral due to treble/upper midrange focus and amazing soundstage, latter does EDM better)

[willow root]

hmmm

[lean grove]

https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/510681715484786710/1089591276594282607/Daddy-day-care-wtf.gif

[static acorn]

Well I’d say trust common sense and get the cheaper one first

[willow root]

that is probably the smart option

[static acorn]

or more expensive so you feel better later when the Titan craps out and you find zero better (hah take that rich brainwashing folk)

[lean grove]

dunu kinda irrelevent with latest truthears

[static acorn]

doesn’t say much

aside from a subjective preference for the latter

[lean grove]

well we dont know what chriss' subjective preference is so why not go with the safer options

from truthear

[static acorn]

That’s what I said

Cheaper one first

[willow root]

uh

idek what my preference is

i just want anything that doesn’t sounds flat and has somewhat of a bass response

[lean grove]

truthear zero

comes with a little adapter dongle to make the bass go boom

[willow root]

that i can wear for long hours at a time practically everyday

[lean grove]

i wear my truthear's all day at work.