audio-tech

[warm scarab]

I don't buy how you can possibly thing apple dongle is cleaner than zen air

[warm scarab]

apple dongle is equivalent to a motherboard

that isn't actively malfunctioning

[tawdry gale]

zen air also has treble grain

[drifting imp]

this? @tawdry gale

https://www.schiit.com/products/magni-plus

[tawdry gale]

yes much better actual setup

[drifting imp]

the modi one is outta stock

[proper umbra]

Are studio headphones good for general usage?

[warm scarab]

magni 3+ maybe

modi 3+ is a meme

[drifting imp]

💀

[tawdry gale]

its outdated stuff now

theres modi+

now

magni+

[warm scarab]

wow they relabeled them

[proper umbra]

Can someone suggest me some good overear headphone for music listening under $100 (PLEASE NO GAMING HEADPHONES WITH MICS))

[tawdry gale]

ksc75

[warm scarab]

in any case modi is literally trash

worst 100$ I spent

[proper umbra]

oh i forgot to mention, overear

[warm scarab]

magni has strong power output but that's about it

[tawdry gale]

get iems

[drifting imp]

so whats the purpose of the magni and the modi?

[tawdry gale]

magni amp

modi dac

[drifting imp]

ah

k

[warm scarab]

one is worth something

other is not

[drifting imp]

but i will need both?!

[proper umbra]

iems pains my head

[warm scarab]

you wont

[tawdry gale]

or u could get magni+ and apple dongle

if u want to save

money

[warm scarab]

modi is an apple dongle

in an aluminum chasis

[drifting imp]

💀

[tawdry gale]

not rlly

[warm scarab]

the only benefit to owning it is having optical/coax/usb hotswap

its a useless item

[tawdry gale]

its a really clean dac

[warm scarab]

"clean"

my man audio artifacts are hard as fuck to hear unless you have very apparent jittering anyhow

there is a reason any high end dacs that make a difference have measurable coloring

[proper umbra]

is audio technica good?

[warm scarab]

and low end ones don't

[tawdry gale]

cheap ones no

[warm scarab]

just look at holo may

[proper umbra]

Audio Technica ATH-M30x

[warm scarab]

500 pcm filters in parralel lmao

[tawdry gale]

dont get

[warm scarab]

trash

get akg k361

[tawdry gale]

yes

[proper umbra]

ill try to find it in my country

[proper umbra]

Guys

Why are some headphones rated SO LOUD

like 120 db, are you kidding me?

especially the cheaper ones and "gaming" branded

[lean grove]

because higher number = better

or at least thats what the average consumer thinks

[warm scarab]

wdym rated

you mean wireless headphones?

[candid cosmos]

What value are you talking about? Sensitivity is often in that area... And thats perfectly normal.

Never seen a rating of Max DB output of a headphone

[lean grove]

its not all that rare

[cobalt sparrow]

man ive seen some crazy shit done by metalheads you dont wanna know

we fuckin hate our ears lmao

@warm scarab do you know if just buying cd's would have higher sound quality than the "hifi" tier on tidal? I know the mqa shit is goin on, whats ur opinion? Or would there be another source for ALBUMS that are hifi, for a similar price?

[warm scarab]

its the same

well should be if tidal isn't advertising lies again

like with mqa which was supposed to be lossless but was proven to be lossy

anyhow given that the hifi tier works as advertised in tidal it should be identical to cd rips

[cobalt sparrow]

alr

[drifting imp]

yo so @tawdry gale

i'll just need the magni?

and the apple dongel

the modi isn't needed 100%?

[tawdry gale]

if u want to save money, its optional

just get apple dongle

[tawdry gale]

get magni+

[drifting imp]

and the preformance difference won't ve much?

[tawdry gale]

not magni heretic

[drifting imp]

alr

[tawdry gale]

u will also need to buy a rca to 3.5mm since u are getting apple dongle

[candid cosmos]

Interesting

[tawdry gale]

just get one from amazon

[warm scarab]

is that when it kills itself

[candid cosmos]

Thats the reccomended listening Level

[warm scarab]

truly

[river pine]

I was just thinking and um

Would it be better to have a separate mic and headphones

[warm scarab]

might be a bit difficult for 200gbp

you have weird import taxes

hd560s and fifine t669 + any cheap mic arm you can find

[wheat moss]

yes but that's not always an option for someone, or someone just wants a headset

[hard apex]

what would you recommend to add dolby atmos to a home theater projector setup when i already have two existing klipsch floorstanding speakers i want to keep

[wheat moss]

more klipsch stuff then I guess

[untold otter]

as someone who’s listened to (and likes) the sound signature of R70X, HD 560S, HD 660S and Sundara, what iems around the £200-£400 mark can you guys recommend with a similar sound signature, good resolution and staging, and good QC?

[warm scarab]

that's a really wacky selection of headphones

[unique wind]

ong frfr

[warm scarab]

sv emote

oh no

[unique wind]

didnt even notice tbh i just typed 1000

[unique wind]

best overall iem in that price range is probably Truthear Nova, especially if youre looking for treble resolution

idk how availability will be for you though since it was just recently released

[ocean pulsar]

hasnt even released yet, just a preorder

[warm scarab]

lmao

[buoyant robin]

Looking for proper over the ear nose canceling headphones. Preferable wireless, for use while traveling. 300-400ish area. Willing to move budget if it lets me listen to my audio book while not hearing people chew. I have air pod pro 2 and they work great for outdoor & general surroundings but I need in closed spaces noise canceling. Helps me stay o. The right head space

[warm scarab]

n700nc m2's lack of manufacturing has had terrible consequences on the travel audio community

[hard apex]

Noise canceling is good at removing low freq, not very good above that. Sony NC tech is pretty good. I liked the sound of the sennheisers more, so got them instead (PXE550 II)

The noise canceling is great on road trips to remove the low freq tire rumble on unsealed/non smooth roads

[haughty girder]

modi is not needed period

Modi is really meh

It's technically better than the Apple dongle because it outputs at the right voltage for a dac but honestly, it doesn't matter that much for the amount of money you save

[warm scarab]

its trash

fuck the modi

[haughty girder]

If you can one of the discontinued meizu hifi pro dongle (black) that'd be optimal as that not only is as clean as the apple dongle (or cleaner actually I don't remember) it also almost does 2v rather than 1 of most dongles

but aside from that, modi just isn't worth it outside of looks

[haughty girder]

it isn't?

it's just pointless

[warm scarab]

that makes it trash

[haughty girder]

sure then

[warm scarab]

you get 8$ audio at 10x price markup

[haughty girder]

no

you get $20 audio at 5x markup

[warm scarab]

yeah its more like 11

[haughty girder]

it's one of the cheapest dacs that does the proper 2v

[warm scarab]

I have incredibly sincere doubts anyone could blind an asus motherboard, an apple dongle and a modi then make out which is which

I am very confident I couldn't

[haughty girder]

I can for the motherboard and dongle

only because I have not encountered a motherboard that doesn't have a schiit ton of noise

and in some very rare cases there's artifacting in the audio

[warm scarab]

I haven't had that and I couldn't tell a difference

[haughty girder]

Between an Apple dongle and a Modi (or any higher tier dac) I basically never can tell

[warm scarab]

if its a measurementphile dac I can't

if it has funky pcm filters I can

even on the same dac with overwritten pcm filters through hqplayer I can tell the difference sometimes

[haughty girder]

that's different

but in any case

[warm scarab]

is it really

fairly common

[unique wind]

[haughty girder]

between a modi and apple dongle

can't tell a diff

[warm scarab]

same + motherboards

[haughty girder]

Motherboards too hit or miss to say anything about

[unique wind]

the problem with motherboards are the ones that have a wonky high impedance

[haughty girder]

a lot of them do

for some reason

Oh yea forgot about that part too yea some headphones sound goofy on some motherboards because of it

[warm scarab]

I never used any of these as amps really so it hasn't been an issue

I wired them up to the same amp

[haughty girder]

Fair enough

[unique wind]

modi ON TOP!!!!!

[haughty girder]

(big bottom energy)

[unique wind]

aint nothin better than a modi and a 75% functional magni

[haughty girder]

kek

[warm scarab]

i keep forgetting you own the funny magni

[candid cosmos]

If its my Mainboard (x570-i or simelar) im very confident i could if one of the dongles is at least good - only know my poco f2 pro build in one is a lot better.

[warm scarab]

would probably change your mind very fast if you volume match them

[lean grove]

Klaus deaf confirmed

[candid cosmos]

Even then i would Tell directly.

Its impressive how Bad my Onboard is - still think its kinda broken.

Front output def is.

[warm scarab]

if its really bad that's a different thing

[candid cosmos]

My 80 Euro mixer is better with the Monitor out.

[warm scarab]

a standard level motherboard you shouldn't be able to tell apart though

[candid cosmos]

Anything i had my hands on was trash compared to my phone

Noise, Power, and something i wont be able to describe cause im not a doctor in audiotism

Most likely something with output impedance or whatever - maybe mixed with random trash that gets outputted when using usb - i dont care.

I just know what i heared

And i can say my 10 Euro type c dac killed any mobo out. Except my zephyrus g14, that one weirdly enough is decent to the point where i wouldnt directly say which one is my phone.

Sadly its gone for some reason...

On the other Hand for my phone i have my phone (lol) and for PC i have my Overkill k7.

[clear sedge]

Aria 2s ordered

please don't suck

[warm scarab]

why did they make it look this way

terrible design choice

aria 1 was absolutely beautiful they butchered it in 2

[tepid torrent]

All the good moondrop engineers went to truthear lol

All I can think of

[cosmic wraith]

https://altex.ro/boxe-logitech-z333-2-1-40w-negru/cpd/BOX980001202/?cq_src=google_ads&cq_cmp=17681749807&cq_con=&cq_term=&cq_med=pla&cq_plac=&cq_net=x&cq_pos=&cq_plt=gp&gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQjwy4KqBhD0ARIsAEbCt6hyY_XNiKle_yMZTpIIkeOu_b0AdK22hJoMQsVJj0SVx2ITMKlLjVkaAnjzEALw_wcB

[lean grove]

https://tenor.com/view/ip-grabber-ip-grabber-thanos-gif-21846609

.

[unique wind]

ong

i didnt think aria 1 was beautiful but it looks far nicer than 2

[warm scarab]

I love classy looks, despite it being a 70$ chifi iem

[unique wind]

if i made my own iem it would probably be all matte black with no design

moondrop variations treble and a 12db peak bass shelf starting at 80hz

[silver cypress]

I'm looking for a headset that will last me a very long time, high quality, 3 digit price tag for my pc so mic won't be of concern, preferably wired but I'll do wireless if I have to. does anyone have any suggestions?

I found the Razer blackshark v2 but before I buy something too soon I want to know if there's any other opinions out there

[unique wind]

sennheiser pc38x and audeze maxwell are the two best gaming headsets

[silver cypress]

i might not go the maxwell becuase I was thinking cap of $200 if I really had to but thats 300 on amazon lol

i actually might just go with the blackshark v2 but the 2020 version

i know theres 2023 and i would get it but the only major improvement is battery life and mic quality. My mic is already 200+ for a blueyeti with an arm stand so i will never use the mic and battery life would be nice but isnt worth $70 extra.

[unique wind]

if you dont need a microphone then you dont need to be shopping for headsets specifically

[slim mason]

then dont get a fuckin headset my guy

[silver cypress]

damn alright chill

[slim mason]

just grab like dt880s, hd560s or something

[silver cypress]

what should i go for then

[slim mason]

there's too many options to list but those are the ones found in most stores

[silver cypress]

i have beats studio headphones if i wanted headphones id use those but id prefer ones made for gaming thats why i looked in that direction

[slim mason]

studio headphones are better than gaming headphones for gaming

its just marketing bullshit

what you want is imaging and soundstage

[silver cypress]

for directional audio, comfort, noise cancelation etc

[slim mason]

why would you want noise cancellation for gaming?

[silver cypress]

why not

[slim mason]

because open backs give you a much wider soundstage and generally better imaging?

[silver cypress]

my chair has swamp ass, you think i want to socialize in the real world

lmao

[silver cypress]

oh

so open back = no noise cancelation

[slim mason]

well they are literally open

everything goes in, everything goes out, but they are imo far better if you dont have your setup in like the middle of the living room

and if you live alone that wouldnt matter anyway either

but to clarify, soundstage basically is just how wide the sounds are and you can make out distances easier, imaging means directional audio basically. ofc there's more to them but thats the tldr

[silver cypress]

that makes some sense, i'm still figuring out tech stuff so if i dont know immediatly thats why, i was just under the impression that noise cancelation was better, it is for around the house/phone/music and such so i just applied one logic to another

[vocal ridge]

should i buy a 9.1.4 samsung soundbar? There is hardly any content for that. So should i just go with 7.1.2 samsung?

[silver cypress]

so I would want a headset with good soundstage and imaging

[vocal ridge]

also can I use 360 audio on my galaxy buds 2 pro if they're connected to a samsung neo qled 2022 tv?

[slim mason]

headphones*, headset includes a mic

but yes

[silver cypress]

right, headphones. ok

before i spend anything ill test my studio pro wireless' headset on gaming before i buy a different one for gaming

maybe i can use both for both

*one for both

[slim mason]

generally speaking they are pretty terrible for gaming, especially if you use them on bluetooth since it adds a shitload of latency

[lean grove]

@silver cypress get the hd560s. Open backs are an entirely new experience for gaming.

Life changing

[static acorn]

Well actually, if your in game audio is louder than stuff around you you don’t hear the stuff around you

usually if your environment is quiet enough (closing room door should do the trick) nothing comes through but the game

Open backs leak audio too, but someone would have to prop their ear on the earcup to get anything intelligible out of it

[wintry mirage]

what decibel levels are dangerous again

for about 1 - 2 hours

[lean grove]

Sounds like a good question for Google

[wintry mirage]

i tried but the information seems to greatly vary

[lean grove]

That sounds about right

[versed pond]

@unique wind

Gonna be a big upgrade from apple shitbuds

[unique wind]

bro is about to experience reasonable midrange and treble

[versed pond]

Best audio I’ve heard was klipsch r-41m through a 50 year old transistor amp

Other than that, best headphones/in ears have been wireless gaming headphones

I got a 1/4” to 3.5mm so I can use them on my desktop too until I get some better headphones

[lean grove]

all amps are transistor amps

[versed pond]

they fit good, they sound good, they get loud

[uneven prism]

Would the Pebble still be the best budget PC speakers?

[tawdry gale]

cheapest ye

[digital summit]

With open back headset do other people can hear the sound coming when they are close to you?

Like music for example 🤔

[buoyant vale]

get your headphones and take them off your head while they're playing something

thats pretty much how loud they'll be

[lean grove]

It's gonna be about the same as someone using their phone speakers on extremely low volume.

Like 5-15% depending on the headphones and how "open" they are

Sennheisers are usually better, stax are usually the worst offenders

[strong kayak]

are there good wireless headphones without active noise cancelling thing?

[nova wagon]

jbl tune 710bt

thats one

[strong kayak]

jbl headphones are absolute shit

had them fail within a year

[lean grove]

Audeze Maxwell

[strong kayak]

ones i use (phatan 2bt ) lasted me so many years and still work perfectly, however are very very worn

audeze maxwell are very expensive

[lean grove]

You didn't give a budget

[strong kayak]

well under 80$

[warm scarab]

you can't get anc under 80$

[strong kayak]

i don't want it exactly

i don't need anc

[tawdry gale]

jbl tune 710/720bt

[strong kayak]

i had bad experience with jbl tbf

[tawdry gale]

certain jbl models sound very good

literally only the 700 series

[strong kayak]

i am more worried about reliability

[tawdry gale]

I guess if u dont want jbl, then spend more

otherwise the rest is shit

[lean grove]

$80 Bluetooth headphones just aren't built to be reliable.

[strong kayak]

my phatan 2bt just held up well not once had issues..
i think they are not made anymore..

[lean grove]

Look for something with a metal headband and replaceable cushions.
My recommendation would be the koss porta pro wireless.

[warm scarab]

you want an 80$ wireless headphone

you really don't have many options in terms of reliability

you wont find anything better than a jbl 710

maybe the moondrop space travel, they also have anc despite it being terrible

but in ears

[strong kayak]

i want headphones without active noise canceling

[weak rapids]

just found an old sm58 chilling in storage

[versed pond]

I’m hearing sounds in my favorite songs that I’ve never heard before

[warm scarab]

jbl 710 and moondrop space travel still

[versed pond]

This treble is WILD

[warm scarab]

which headphone

[versed pond]

Tangzu wan’er

I’m comparing it to apple shitbuds

[lean grove]

Oh those weren't the ones Michael recommended were they

We should really be more careful. Michael is a random weird dude who comes in and recommends random stuff he finds on Ali express.

He's been banned from multiple servers for doing this

Smh my head

[weak rapids]

hes also said that he had to literally kiss his sm57 to get good audio levels which just isnt true

[lean grove]

I think that was for his YouTube fart content

[weak rapids]

lmfao

[lean grove]

He wasn't talking about kissing the mic with his lips

[weak rapids]

honestly wouldnt be surprised if he did just upload vids of him farting

[lean grove]

He gets a lot of patroen money

[versed pond]

LMAO

[weak rapids]

bruh no way

[lean grove]

There's something behind the 100$/month tier that for some reason makes it the most popular subscription

[weak rapids]

WTF

[lean grove]

Every time I bring it up he pretends like he doesn't know what I'm talking about

[weak rapids]

lmfao

[lean grove]

Or like makes a joke about it or something

[weak rapids]

mans gonna start selling his farts in a jar

[lean grove]

That's at the $25/month tier

[weak rapids]

bruh

then tf is $100/month lmao

[lean grove]

I have no idea!!

[weak rapids]

he flys to you and farts in your mouth

weekly fart jars?

[lean grove]

Well the jars are raffled. You don't get them all but he puts them on display with what he ate the previous day

And you can sign up and stuff and get a chance at getting it

[buoyant vale]

💀

[weak rapids]

i thought so lmao

so many odd words are banned here

[lean grove]

Mods are afraid of the truth

[weak rapids]

cant even say what a child calls their father

[lean grove]

Papa

[weak rapids]

ai papi¿

[buoyant vale]

[weak rapids]

LTT is filled with adult consent workout jokes but the actual word for it is censored lol

[unique wind]

you gotta buy it and let the people know what it is

oh lit my lampshades are here

far more exciting than an audio product

[weak rapids]

difused lighting for patreon

[unique wind]

i wish i had a patreon that people subscribed to that would be lit

maybe i should start actually doing what nips said that i do

[weak rapids]

Actual question though, while ago you talked about how you literally had to eat the sm57 to get good levels, but ive got one and a 58 and its perfectly fine like 5 inches away, sure yours wasnt broken?

[unique wind]

yeah i don’t think it was broken

i had the hardware gain set low enough to where i could scream into the mic and it wouldn’t clip

[weak rapids]

Bruh god damn, thats what compression is for lmao

[unique wind]

yeah i use extreme digital compression along with very low hardware gain

i put the compression threshold at the level of my quietest realistic talking volume and then use a 10:1 ratio lmao

and then add however much software gain i need afterwards

quite literally impossible for me to ever hardware or software clip even if i do a blood curdling scream and my final digital level is always within a +-6db window

[weak rapids]

Damn thats a lot of compression lol

[unique wind]

yeah it’s definitely excessive but i like it

[mossy meteor]

looking for longer IEM cables, was wondering if there is anything specific i should be looking for?

set up: yeti, evo 4, aria reds

[weak rapids]

Yeah, I’ve wanted to just sell my sm7b cause why tf I need it, i got a 58 chilling around? And am thinking of doing the sm7b shell mod to put it in, cause I like the 7b design

[warm scarab]

just get a 3.5 extension cable

[mossy meteor]

👍🏽

i saw some listings on amazon abt bluetooth? anyone ever used IEMs w bluetooth cable and mix amp before?

[warm scarab]

I do have bluetooth adapters but a mix amp?

[mossy meteor]

like i use evo 4 mixer

i don't think i can connect bluetooth to that?

[warm scarab]

yes you can't

[mossy meteor]

ok, i'll just stick to the 3.5 for now then

[warm scarab]

also evo 4 mixer?

evo 4 is an audio interface is it not

i think you might be able to use it with evo 4 if it is a software

I don't know the program though

[mossy meteor]

oh uh idk, i've heard it be called a mixer so i just use that term

[weak rapids]

Gotta get a 50ft extension cable to make my wired headset basically wireless in terms of mobility in a room

[warm scarab]

oh that's an audio interface

a mixer is something completely different

[warm scarab]

wait until you tug on it

[weak rapids]

Would have to wrap it around my room 5 times for it to start tugging lol

[unique wind]

you should do it and let us know how it turns out

[unique wind]

until you roll over it with your chair 500 times

[warm scarab]

until you step on it once

[weak rapids]

Just gotta learn how to 3d print, cause 3d printing companies prices here are absurd

[fleet linden]

how much worse is putting speakers behind you vs infront? i wanna have a pair of speakers setup for watching movies in bed and i might have them behind me

[warm scarab]

try

[lean grove]

Worst case scenario it will sound like speakers placed behind you

[amber trail]

New mic! :D

[molten skiff]

Should I get the xm5 Sony ear buds

[lean grove]

no 🙂

[molten skiff]

Is there a particular reason

Looked like decent deal at 25% off

It's same price as the xm4s

With that sale

[lean grove]

$300 usd is a lot of money

[molten skiff]

Not usd

Cad

[lean grove]

oh.

still

thats a lot

you can get decent tws

for a llot les

like $100 usd

like samsung galaxy buds or moondrop space travel

[weak rapids]

bruh 4th time some mofo just didnt show up when they were gonna buy my goxlr

[unique wind]

people out here baiting you

[dusky loom]

New focusrite scarlet solo & Schiit magni freshly mounted under my desk for easy access

[cosmic wraith]

do you have the difference in sound?

Logitech z333 is ok?

[lyric badge]

😢 I'm using LG C2 with Sony HT S40R dolby sound bar which is connected with eArc HDMI port in TV and this whole system is connected to PC with HDMI 2.1 to TV
Now Problem is in windows 11 Dolby Access app when I try to choose Dolby Atmos for home theater it says (select Dolby Atmos for Home Theater in Spatial Sound) but there option is missing only windows sonic and dolby atmos for headphones is available.
If I disconnect my sound bar from TV then only Dolby Atmos for Home Theater in Spatial Sound will be show.
Is there any fix please help 😢

[proper umbra]

Guys

Need help

So i bought a lavelier micrphone (with 3.5 trrs port)

it works on my phone

but not in my pc

in my pc i have a tyical green-audio and pink-mic port

i connected it to my mic port

it detects it

but no sound goes in

like i shout but no input detected

is it because i use a trs port?

so if i buy a female trrs to male trs, will it work?

[tough lava]

Yes and yes

[proper umbra]

thanks!

cheers

[acoustic plover]

steelseries arctis s9 mic not working no volume is getting picked up any reasons why?

@warm scarab nerdest of all

any clue

[warm scarab]

arctis or nova

wired or wireless

[blazing magnet]

I have HyperX Cloud Alpha - Gaming Headset and the aux cord is broken can I use any aux cord to replace it

[dusky loom]

Depends- are we talking mic sound, of audio output sound through my headphones?

[violet socket]

should be fine. Just make sure the number of bands on the aux jack match. Two is just audio, three is audio and mic

[cosmic wraith]

Mic

[blazing magnet]

Just using for audio but use have two different size plugs

They use skinner one for headset idk why

Worried it won’t fit hole

[dusky loom]

TBD. I've been using a blue yeti for the past 7 years, now I'm switching over to a sm7b. It should be better, but I've yet to use it.

[cosmic wraith]

Ok

[storm oyster]

i want wireless headphones for a reasonable price any recomendations on PC as well

[lean grove]

Audeze Maxwell

[storm oyster]

i said for a reasonable price 300 quid is a lot of money my budget is 200

[lean grove]

Well it's reasonable considering what you're getting

But I see what you mean

Idk then

[weak rapids]

Cloud 2 wireless

[storm oyster]

ty

[raven python]

Are these good earbuds because I bought myself them

[clear sedge]

if you've already bought them then at this point if you're happy with them, they're good.

[raven python]

Ok

[normal peak]

Have you got them yet?

[raven python]

theyre coming in tomorrow i was just asking incase if i should get a different pair

[normal peak]

if you can go for truthear hola or https://www.amazon.co.uk/Linsoul-TANGZU-Waner-S-G-Detachable-Black/dp/B0BL16M8FH

better iems similar if not same price

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Fanmusic-Truthear-HOLA-Earphone-Interchangeable-black/dp/B0BYCH3NPF

[raven python]

i might get those if i actually like the iems i got

[normal peak]

i'd probably go for them and return the others

as they are overall better iems

i dont know if the ks1 are any good but they wont be no where near as good as the wan'er and hola as they are newer and are actually pretty good for the price

[raven python]

I returned them

[normal peak]

kk

[tawny pendant]

the New Sony WH-1000XM4 Headphones have a feature that make it when you say what it pauses the music

[unborn gale]

new?

[vague rivet]

is fifine k669b a good mic?

i have a 40$ budget

[verbal fog]

fifine mics have been fine for me

[vague rivet]

do u know any other suggestions

[errant wharf]

Would you say its been fifine?

[verbal fog]

:|

[lean grove]

never try and make a joke again please 🙂

[errant wharf]

Ill have you know i put next to no effort into that

[lean grove]

that doesnt help your case

[uneven minnow]

I still have an ipod shuffle from over 10 years ago and i just pulled it out again after it sitting for a few years and it still works. Might just start using that for all my music.

[blissful moat]

hey guys, my digital to analog audio converter is doing this thing upon startup where it sometimes makes a super duper loud static noise... this occurs randomly, and any usb port i plug it into does the same exact thing.

are there any DAC's that you guys would recommend i look at?

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0953LL5R6/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o07_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

i currenlty have this... so which one should i get... i can really push past $100 bucks, but i would prefer a higher quality device that i don't spen 100 bucks on that produces static like the one i have after 6 months

i'm using it for my PC and only using headphones, no speakers

[lean grove]

I would contact creative and see if you can get it RMA'd

Or a refund or whatever

[blissful moat]

can't get a refund now

i can contact amazon

bc i have to unplug it and plug it back in for the static to go away

it's so dumb

[lean grove]

Why can't you contact creative?

[blissful moat]

they have their website but they also list their phone number, but their phone number isn't even there lol

[lean grove]

Email?

[blissful moat]

i sent an email to creative

but i would see what other ones you guys would recommend

[lean grove]

I mean. If you want features like what the x4 offers then idk.

I guess just stick with the x4

Otherwise a fosi ds1 or a qudelix 5k.

[blissful moat]

i'm not really looking for features

[lean grove]

Fosi ds1 or qudelix 5k then

[blissful moat]

only reason why i got a DAC was because my aux audio from my mobo and case were making static noises

[lean grove]

Then maybe not the qudelix. Mine leaks noise pretty poorly with a dirty USB

But I got it 2 years ago so they mightve fixed it

[blissful moat]

https://www.amazon.com/Fosi-Audio-Headphones-Compatible-Smartphones/dp/B0B5ZR9GFJ/ref=sr_1_3?crid=1S20QHKC7FSGY&keywords=fosi%2Bds1&qid=1698984697&sprefix=fosi%2Bds1%2Caps%2C109&sr=8-3&ufe=app_do%3Aamzn1.fos.006c50ae-5d4c-4777-9bc0-4513d670b6bc&th=1

really, this?

idk about it, man

it seems kinda small to claim it has 32bit 768kHz audio

what does that even mean

my audio is 24bit 192000Hz audio, what is that compared

so is it 32bit 768000Hz?

[lean grove]

it doesn't really mean anything

its kind of like resolution for sound, but really its resolution you're not capable of hearing.

[blissful moat]

ok

[lean grove]

anything above 24bit 96khz is just for flexing

[blissful moat]

but that fosi thing, i see here in reviews it has a tendency to make some static

[lean grove]

¯_(ツ)_/¯

[blissful moat]

any others you'd recommend?

[lean grove]

there's the schii fulla but i think im kind of against dacs that are not that easy to upgrade from

if you dont see yourself upgrading to anything fancy down the line then that would probably be more than enough for you

[blissful moat]

bro this sucks lmao

it's one thing after another

i may just contact creative, see what they say

in the mean time, just unplug the damn thing and then plug it back in everytime it happens

[lean grove]

theres no perfect audio products

not at $100

[blissful moat]

it's either spend like 70-150 bucks on another one, or just unplug and replug

lmao

i mean what do you think

[lean grove]

I would get a new x4 from creative and save the $100 for elsewhere

[blissful moat]

sure lmao

[placid tundra]

Best tws $100

[uneven prism]

I have the Pebbles and they're more than fine for everything

[gleaming plume]

Around 100$ nothing ear 2 is best option

[placid tundra]

Sth with 6.5hr minimum and 30hr with case

[river pine]

Is the Sony WH-1000XM4 any good?

[rose fjord]

does it matter if i use a 230v on a 220v wall?

bcus my speakers are cutting on and off, crackling, bass distortion, everything (i explained the problem on #1027757333117415424 )

[tawdry gale]

No

[river pine]

why not

[nova wagon]

great noise cancelling performance, not great sound

[river pine]

anything better for a budget of around £220? i have airpods max but i find the sound quality isnt great on windows

[nova wagon]

tbh, sound on windows would 99.99% be doodoo

so keep the airpods max

[river pine]

with any headphones? fr?

[nova wagon]

yea, cause they dont support higher bandwidth bluetooth codecs

[river pine]

fuk

[nova wagon]

all you get is sbc

[river pine]

any way round it?

[nova wagon]

2.4ghz headphones

with bluetooth is one

[river pine]

any headphones that do that?

[nova wagon]

not that i can remember, you prob should wait for other to chime in

[warm scarab]

only gaming headsets

with receivers

[river pine]

suggestions?

on which ones

any that have noise cancelling, very comfy and amazing sound and mic quality for £220 or under

[warm scarab]

none that aren't garbage have noise cancelling

razer made one or two but they are jokes

you can't get ANC, Useful for gaming, and good sounding in one

[river pine]

do i just stay with my airpods max then

[warm scarab]

for traveling its alright

for gaming you will have a fair amount of delay

[river pine]

noise cancelling, surround sound thingy, and sounds relatively good on windows, not the best

[river pine]

idk what to do thennnnnn

[warm scarab]

surround sound is a really big meme tbh

why do you need anc in your own house

[rose fjord]

?

[river pine]

why not

[warm scarab]

you should be answering why instead

what sort of bg noise are you combatting?

most people use open backs with less than closed back noise isolation

[river pine]

ig i’m still kinda traumatised from the fans of my gaming laptop 😭 but my sisters always rly shouty when she plays roblox so thats not ideal

[peak root]

Anyone know how to fix issues with elgato wave 3? I installed windows and it isnt working at all, in the past ive had these issues but had to reinstall which id like to avoid.

it shows up the input working in the wave software but nowhere else

[lean grove]

Have you tried emailing elgato?

[dawn seal]

I need help i have my headphones and XLR microphone connected to my goXLR which is connected to my computer. I was wondering if there was a way to have it connected to my ps5 and my pc and i can easily swap between the two depending on which one i am using. Is there anything that can do this or is it not possible

[clear sedge]

If the ps5 recognizes the goxlr and works via usb you could probably just get a usb switcher no?

[dawn seal]

i have figured out how to do it now turns out the goXLR can support both devices at once and i have found some adapters that allow me to use it on the PS5

[normal peak]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YWjuUKkX6rs

ive not tried it but this is meant to be good and does all of what you say

[normal peak]

apple dongle

[normal peak]

if you can get buds 2 at that price those should be good

[blissful moat]

Bro what

[normal peak]

USB-C to 3.5mm Headphone Jack Adapter

https://www.apple.com/shop/product/MU7E2AM/A/usb-c-to-35-mm-headphone-jack-adapter

https://www.amazon.com/slitinto-USBC-C-Adapter-Compatible-i-Phone/dp/B0BZXWZW8V

[lean grove]

Maxwell doesn't have ANC

[warm scarab]

doesn't have ANC

[muted mural]

im getting close to needing to upgrade my phone i currently have a s20 f2, im considering getting a s23 im wondering which s23 has the best audio when used with earbuds or headphones?

[warm scarab]

it probably really doesn't matter

[uneven minnow]

Are there any good recent mp3 players out there?

[lean grove]

Yeah but they're either really sketchy or really expensive

[uneven minnow]

I just want a device that can play music for hours and have all my music stored on it. Im talking like 20+ hours

[hoary raven]

Is walkman still a meme

[lean grove]

Hisense has a hifi e reader with a pretty decent DAC in it.

[hoary raven]

Used ipod touch

[lean grove]

They still sell stuff but it's $$$

[uneven minnow]

What is it called?

[hoary raven]

Don't sleep on the iPod touch you can still get Deezer and tidal on the touch if it's new enough

And it plays FLAC

AND there's no BTR shenanigans needed because IT HAS A 3.5MM JACK

[lean grove]

https://goodereader.com/blog/product/hisense-touch-music-reader

[placid tundra]

I alr have that, want an upgrade

[nova wagon]

buds 2 pro or airpods pro 2
thats it really

ofc with the airpods you only have basic functions, no fancy spatial audio or all other bells and whistle

[placid tundra]

I don't like any of the gbuds

Airpods is out of price range and shit on Android

Considering between jbl live pro2, liberty 4 nc and space a40 atm

But curious if y'all have anything else idk abt

[nova wagon]

what do you hate about the buds?

[placid tundra]

For buds 2 pro I don't like the fit

5hr battery life

Wind noise

Weak overall nc

I haven't tried the mic but mic is shit on the buds 2 tho

Always receive complaints

I haven't tried the fe but 5hr battery life is a deal-breaker unfortunately

And I want at least ipx4

For just sound the buds are p good

[nova wagon]

sony xm5 then i guess?

[placid tundra]

Bruh I told u my budget

If I had that much to spend I'd just get technics az80

[nova wagon]

i see
nothing is better then
spacetravel is in that budget but moondrop anc is historically ass

[placid tundra]

Hmm ic

Live Pro 2 rlly seems like the best option rn

[nova wagon]

not sure if they improve the sound, i got the live pro + and while the anc is pretty good, my oh my does the bass sound boomy

[placid tundra]

Wtf

Did they fix the sound with update

[nova wagon]

hmm??

[placid tundra]

Live Pro 2 is tuned harman like the gbuds

A lot improved over the pro+

[lean grove]

Harman tuned tws are a snooze fest

[placid tundra]

It's better than whatever this is

[lean grove]

Yes.

[placid tundra]

And u can use custom eq to slightly reduce the upper mids

Harman is good like that

[nova wagon]

what is this?

[lean grove]

I'll eq you to reduce your upper mids

Lam watch out

You're gonna be v shaped by new years

[placid tundra]

That's live pro+ fr

[lean grove]

Gonna introduce a hifiman dip to sound your stage

[placid tundra]

Hifiman 🤮

Clapped by hd600

[nova wagon]

hmm, probably why it sounds boomy af
bass hump right near the mid region

[placid tundra]

It should sound muffled and warm af

But they could've pushed out an update to fix the sound

Idk why jbl suddenly do sth like this when most of their shit harman

[nova wagon]

jbl tries to keep their identity seperate during this time iirc

this is live pro+on rtings hats

[placid tundra]

Blue?

I can see why u said boomy

[nova wagon]

Yea

Green is buds 2 pro

[placid tundra]

Looks pretty shouty as well

Kinda mh750 looking

[warm scarab]

in what world, edition xs is now the same price as hd600

[placid tundra]

600 better

Xs sounds artificial af

Also prefer 600 to 800

[warm scarab]

have you ever listened to these headphones or are you echoing some discord servers rambling

[placid tundra]

Yes

I a/b

[warm scarab]

damn you must hate resolution and soundstage

how do you feel about iems

[placid tundra]

My favs are trio, ie900, neo

[placid tundra]

I don't care abt stage unless it's speakers

[warm scarab]

is that any reason to completely disregard it in headphones

[placid tundra]

Ye

Could be etymotic stage, could be hd800, don't matter to me

Imaging also a complete non-factor

[warm scarab]

imaging I don't care too much about either except for gaming

which I rarely bother to swap headphones for

[slim mason]

Excuse me what? The hd600 is nice but they definitely arent even close to the edition xs

[placid tundra]

Yesbro

[uneven pumice]

does anyone know how to use the samsung av surround receiver av-r720

[wide cobalt]

hallo people, looking to get a wireless headset within a £50 (for the americans its around $60) range and so far im looking at the Corsair Void RGB Elite Wireless and the Logitech G435, whatre your opinions/suggestions?

[warm scarab]

pretty terrible options

why?

[marsh siren]

so you are telling my that when I bought an m2 macbook, I also bought a high-impedance dac and amp in one?

[tepid torrent]

yes you did

macbook headphone out like super apple dongle

thats a bit of an exaggeration but you get the gist of it

[marsh siren]

ama go get new headphones

[normal peak]

got it, the review video i watched (not a creator with good recs or audio advice) said it did but they got confused

[lean grove]

theres microphoens in the headset to potentially do ANC with the right software update

but as of now i dont think thats a feature

[trail whale]

Can you stack sound mixers?
Like
Put your device a and device b into a sound mixer, output of sound mixer plug into other sound mixer together with device c?

[normal vapor]

Any recommendations for a good wireless headset for ~ $100-200?

[nova wagon]

cloud ii wireless

[muted mural]

any news from focal about their next wireless anc headphones?

i currently got me the focal bathys

[violet socket]

any recommendations for a basic multi-channel amp I can throw in the shop at work to drive four speakers? We're just hooking up via bluetooth and aux jack

I can add a Bluetooth input if needed so that's pretty optional too

[tawdry gale]

I dont like hifiman stuff either

didnt like XS, sundara, ananda, arya etc

audeze stuff on the other hand, is better

I liked mm100, mm500 and maxwell

[normal peak]

tanchjim one dsp vs truthear hola vs Linsoul TANGZU Wan’er S.G vs TANCHJIM ZERO?

[tawdry gale]

I would rec hola or jade waner

[normal peak]

i alr got both but i'd love a traditional earbud design

as akgs that come with samsung where so comfy

[tawdry gale]

they are called bullet style

[normal peak]

got it

[tawdry gale]

er2xr

if u can handle the deep fit

[normal peak]

a lot of money

a

and idk if i can handle it

[lean grove]

you might be able to wire them up in series and parallel to a 2 channel amp if it doesn't need to have seperate inputs

[violet socket]

oh yea, hasn't thought of that.

shit is gonna be all mono anyway so who gives a shit as long as the juice is available

[lean grove]

take a look at the fosi v3 as an amp and then find some dongle dac or bluetooth transmitter

[warm scarab]

fosi being recommended still gives me shivers

[lean grove]

they're having a comeback

[tulip garnet]

any good gamingheadsets with mic for 80$
before i order a hyperx one

[bold otter]

is the hyper x any good? what about the razer blackshark?

i do need a new headset. my cheap jbl isn't all that good

[lean grove]

take a look at the pc37x and the pc38x

[bold otter]

ugh microcenter doesn't have em

amazon does ;c

[violet socket]

if it makes you feel better whatever I get is being sent to hell

right into a machine shop

audio quality just needs to be "yeah whatever"

[lean grove]

He's saying that because fosi has a reputation for bottom of the barrel sort of extremely cheap stuff

Now it's top of the barrel extremely cheap stuff

[violet socket]

we've been using looted ancient pa equipment with death trap wiring so that's fine, lol

one amp already got smoked so basically anything is an upgrade

[muted mural]

razer headphones can be a bit meeeh

do you guys think focal will upgrade the anc in the focal bathys with a update?

[lean grove]

I didn't even know they updated their headphones

[weak rapids]

Razer headphones are for extreme low end

[white gate]

The Fosi class D amp should be used with caution.
With headphones, that thing is going to have a significantly increased output at higher freqs, and MUCH higher ultrasonics.

There's a possibility of damage to headphones and/or hearing

[lean grove]

Is that the typical load dependence that you see with lower quality class D amp?

Also who is using the fosi amp for headphones

[white gate]

yes

[white gate]

Zeos has been recommending a Fosi class D amp for a while

[unique wind]

should be fine

+1db at 20khz with an 8ohm load

peaks at less than 3db at 40khz

[lean grove]

What will it do at 32? Or 300?

[unique wind]

see following sentence

[lean grove]

32 and 300 ohms not khz

[unique wind]

oh idk amir only measured 4ohm and 8ohm

this is a speaker amp anyway

[white gate]

It's not been measured at higher impedances yet

[lean grove]

Thankfully the psychos who use speaker amps for headphones also typically like to use fancier stuff. If I see anyone having interest in using it as a headphone amp I'll tell them it's inadvisable

[unique wind]

plug 600ohm 880s into it and explode your ear drums

[white gate]

Yeah but a fair few people are running it for headphones

Zeos has been recommending it

[unique wind]

[lean grove]

Have you sent him a message about it

[white gate]

yes

Got the usual 'Well I'm using it and I'm fine' answer from a few folks in his chat and then they started talking about how great it is again so I just dropped it

[lean grove]

Something something horses and water

Can you do those measurements with your fancy measurement equipment

[unique wind]

i don’t think there’s any circumstance in which i would ever recommend that someone speaker tap anymore

there are headphone amps that’ll drive the hardest headphones on low gain and laugh

[lean grove]

And there are speaker amps which are clean and low noise enough to drive very sensitive iems.

[unique wind]

yes but why do this

it’s madness

[lean grove]

Would you rather have a scooter that can carry a sumo wrestler or a massive truck that can carry a gymnast

(one is much cooler than the other)

[unique wind]

mad science hour as one particular individual would say

[lean grove]

I like it mostly from the simplicity.

I would like a single solution for my headphones and speakers that I can change with a single button.

There are more good speaker amps that can drive headphones than headphone amps that can drive speakers

[unique wind]

this is true

[white gate]

Yes but I don't have the amp

[unreal vigil]

any cheap IEM recommendations? looking for £30 or less. mainly using it for comp gaming and study music

[lean grove]

Truthear holas if you can still get them

[tawdry gale]

hola

[unreal vigil]

yeah i can, how do they compare to the Chu 2s?

seen some good reviews for them as well

[tawdry gale]

chu 2 qc is horrible

[tawdry gale]

look at this channel imbalance lol

its down to luck

also the brass nozzle will oxidise

[lean grove]

No idea but the people I trust recommend the truthear hola over the chu. I like my holas, I think I'd prefer a more harman bass target rather than a tilt. But again, still good.

[molten skiff]

Looking for good high end ear buds for android phone

That are comfortable cuz I tried the Sony xm5 and they uncomfortable

[lean grove]

Check out the truthear zero:red

[molten skiff]

How's the comfort on them

[lean grove]

Well they come with a ton of tips of different shapes and sizes so odds are the comfort will be good

[molten skiff]

Okay

They are wired ? Cuz my phone don't have headphone jack

[lean grove]

They are wired

Get a dongle or a little Bluetooth DAC amp

[weak rapids]

back in stock but no no, not happening https://camerafoundry.com/products/sm7bs?variant=40406981804130

[wheat moss]

why in the fuck would you want to make a cheaper mic look like an sm7b

[weak rapids]

cause I have an sm58 and I like the look of my sm7b and thought it would be fun...

not everything has to be practical

[lean grove]

when someone wants an SM7B its not because its the best .

its because its an sm7b

[weak rapids]

I like the look, and if I could have some fun with that, and significantly cheaper, i dont see why not

[molten skiff]

Do USBC to headphone jack adapters lower audio quality

[lean grove]

there are good headphone jack adapters and bad headphone jack adapters

[molten skiff]

What are some good ones

[lean grove]

if you look up "cx31993 dongle" then you'll find the good ones

the apple usb type C headphone adapter is also good but on android it doesnt work properly

[molten skiff]

I miss old phones

That used headphone jacks

[lean grove]

those were convienent but they rarely had good audio quality compared to the cx31993 chip

[haughty moon]

I concur

[molten skiff]

I see

[haughty moon]

That dongle sounds better than the DAC/amp in my galaxy s8

[shy sand]

what are your guys opinion on Voicemeeter x64 potato?

[blazing magnet]

What’s the best mic arm. I was looking at Elgato Wave Mic Arm LP but idk if there is a better option and would prefer a flag shot boomarm not a cheap one

[normal peak]

its good

[haughty girder]

I actually prefer the Tangzu Wan'er over the Hola

but it's mainly down to looks

Between the salnotes zero, tangzu wan'er (Jade version is the best one), and Hola you could get any of them and be happy with it

[placid tundra]

Get tancim one dsp

[ivory tangle]

Which is better the SM7B, MV7, or sE v7

[unique wind]

out of those the sm7b

[ivory tangle]

sweet and is the Audient ID4 mkii good?

[warm scarab]

he didn't mean it was a good mic, he meant it was the best among the mentioned

[ivory tangle]

ok

[warm scarab]

its 20$ mic tier

[ivory tangle]

ok

[unique wind]

i skimmed measurements and it looks fine

i dont have very much knowledge about audio interfaces in my brain matter though

[ivory tangle]

so then it's not worth 699$ au (448 us converconverted(

[warm scarab]

not at all

id4 should be decent to my knowledge

[weak rapids]

Sm7b does have its benefits, I find it has 0 high end harshness and is amazing at shock rejection

[warm scarab]

being unable to respond to frequencies isn't an improvement

[ivory tangle]

oh what should it be?

[warm scarab]

what are you using it for?

[ivory tangle]

chatting vocals screaming, death core heavy metal type shit

[warm scarab]

behringer c1 will do

be concerned with the room treatment if anything, if you want peak recording performance

and mic technique

the mic is the last thing you need to pay lots of money for

and even when you do it is the thing that will be of least benefit

[weak rapids]

Guy can also check out podcastage if he wants more info

[ivory tangle]

I had a c1 before and it sounded like absolute dogshit

[warm scarab]

lmao what

it is objectively better than an sm7b

if it sounds like dogshit then its either malfunctioning or you are using it wrong

[placid tundra]

Xm8500 with eq gets scary close to sm7b

[weak rapids]

Its just got really bad shock rejection, the only part of it that screams $20

[warm scarab]

yeah

which is odd why would you want to copy sm7b

[warm scarab]

we are ignoring the drowned out treble?

[weak rapids]

Yes

[warm scarab]

fair lmao

[placid tundra]

Dark smooth sound

[warm scarab]

muffled

[weak rapids]

Preferable over bright for stuff like audio books

[placid tundra]

Ye that's why podcasters use it

[warm scarab]

anything recorded on it without massive fx, panning or using more than 1-2 instruments on any musical context will make it terribly hazy

[weak rapids]

Supposed to be for the calm relaxing sound

[warm scarab]

you can just

add a high shelf

put it to -3dB

wow smooth dark sound

and all I had to do was spend 2 minutes to save myself 380$

[placid tundra]

Ye sm7b isn't worth fr

But ppl do like that quality for podcasts

I doubt they bother with eq also

[warm scarab]

I think that is just a presumption

[unique wind]

every podcast be like

[warm scarab]

I have never heard anyone who isn't a podcaster legitimately go out and say yeah I like the muffled voices

[unique wind]

sm7b
150hz highpass
12khz lowpass

[nova wagon]

so i fuck around with realtek and now i have 3 instances of them running, with only 1 of them actually doing sound stuff
anyone knows how to delete the duplicate one?

[bold otter]

I was sold on the meze until I heard the microphone audio:/

[lean grove]

Meze has a headset?

[warm scarab]

was about to ask

[bold otter]

Yeah

[lean grove]

What are you seeing? I don't see any on their site

I feel like I woulda heard about it if they did

[warm scarab]

i think you might be confusing it with audeze?

[bold otter]

https://youtu.be/CAF6Wx8O2-I?si=12GsI5ryZemnL95r

[lean grove]

Oh. That's an inline mic.

Yeah it sounds pretty crap

[warm scarab]

shit headphone anyways

mic should be the last concern

[bold otter]

idk i'm looking for something with a decent mic and good sound

[warm scarab]

pc38x

maxwell

[bold otter]

i saw the pc38x

[tawdry gale]

oh god

[bold otter]

:c

[tawdry gale]

just buy seperate mic

or just lav mic

[bold otter]

hm

now yall just want me to get a streamer set up

i just wanted a better headset for work mainly but

[tawdry gale]

closed or open

[bold otter]

wa?

[tawdry gale]

isolation or no isolation

[bold otter]

oh isolation

[warm scarab]

but you get a lot better sound without

[tawdry gale]

yeah, either u have good sound bad mic, or bad sound good mic

[warm scarab]

pc38x has a very good mic tbh

[bold otter]

😐 why is everything poopy

[tawdry gale]

its open though

[bold otter]

why not a good mic and sound?

[warm scarab]

well

no idea

[tawdry gale]

companies who know how to make good mic are crap at making headphones

[bold otter]

:L

[warm scarab]

and companies that make good headphones don't make headsets

well, generally, when they do it turns out really bad

only exceptions being pc38x and maxwell

latter having a shit mic

[bold otter]

hm

maybe ill get a mic and a pc38x or maxwell then

[tawdry gale]

pc38x has no isolation

[bold otter]

oh, does the maxwell?

[tawdry gale]

yes

[bold otter]

welp

[tawdry gale]

but the mic is shit

[warm scarab]

it has a shit mic tho

[bold otter]

😐

[warm scarab]

also there's not much point in buying a headset if you are getting a mic no?

[tawdry gale]

so just buy a mic

[bold otter]

yeah but i want a headset to listen to stuff also

[tawdry gale]

well u have to sacrifice something

[warm scarab]

headsets and headphones are different

headset is a set of headphones and a microphone

[tawdry gale]

buy mic + headphone

[bold otter]

so what headphones should i get? lol

[tawdry gale]

👍

[tawdry gale]

budget?

[warm scarab]

uh

k371 is the only thing he can buy i think really

[bold otter]

idk what ever is good just under $1k i guess

[warm scarab]

oh

[uneven prism]

mfw I use Microsoft Teams constantly which downgrades any sound quality advantage my mic has

[tawdry gale]

aurorus australis or focal radiance

[warm scarab]

in that case e-mu teak

[tawdry gale]

with seperate mic

[bold otter]

yeah i use teams

some people have really nice mics

[warm scarab]

doesn't australis have a terrible reputation

[tawdry gale]

then get a mic of ur own

[tawdry gale]

no

its really good

[bold otter]

hm kk

[warm scarab]

radience i don't know

[tawdry gale]

basically focal celeste but better

[bold otter]

the aurorus i can't find on amazon

foudn the focal

[tawdry gale]

aurorus is only available on their website

https://www.aurorusaudio.com/Australis-p133657531

[bold otter]

i figure if i'm going to buy a headphones it should be good and last a while

[tawdry gale]

lol focal headband snapping

sometimes

[bold otter]

:L

wtf the Focal Utopia are $5k

[tawdry gale]

focal radiance

[bold otter]

better get a soundgasm with those

[tawdry gale]

ah that cheap

[bold otter]

lol

[tawdry gale]

sennheiser he1 is 59k usd

[bold otter]

wtf

ok well thanks all, i have some research to do looks like!

[bold otter]

these are fancy

[tawdry gale]

in ur budget radiance or australis better

[bold otter]

the aurorus are like 3d printable lol

they actually look repairable compared to the more sylized radiance

[tawdry gale]

but sound gud

[molten lotus]

My airpods pro started having battery issues after only 2 years and it's getting quite annoying to use so i'm not sure if I should buy the same pair or get the 3rd generation airpods or if I should wait a while for the next upcoming airpods but I know I would have wait quite awhile meaning months or more realistically years

I don't want to have the same problem again in 2 years either but I personally don't like over the ear headphones or wired ones either

[tawdry gale]

u use apple? airpods pro 2

[bold otter]

Or get something better?

[molten lotus]

Yeah

[tawdry gale]

battery will die in 2-3 years

[molten lotus]

The airpods 2 the one with the silicone tips

[molten lotus]

So that's just a regular thing?

[tawdry gale]

its normal for everything

that has a rechargeable battery

[tawdry gale]

airpods pro 2 is the best thing

that is wireless

[molten lotus]

So my best bet would to get some sort of warranty?

[molten lotus]

The latest ones?

The ones without the tips?

[bold otter]

i have the first version

[tawdry gale]

its impossible to replace battery on wireless earbuds

[tawdry gale]

the latest pro ones

pro 2

[molten lotus]

Yeah I found out about that

[molten lotus]

Better than the pro 1?

[tawdry gale]

yes

it tuned better

[molten lotus]

Noise cancellation better?

[tawdry gale]

yes

everything is better

[molten lotus]

I like how the tips on the pro 1 cancel out noise

I'm not trying to sound ignorant or stubborn but how come?

[tawdry gale]

they improved the anc

[molten lotus]

I know that the pro 1 has tips so it's all in your ear

but the pro 2 is similar to the regular airpods no tip

[tawdry gale]

it has tip

wym

[molten lotus]

The ones I have that broke are to the right

[tawdry gale]

the one on the left is airpods 3

[bold otter]

i have the ones on the left but the first one

[molten lotus]

I misunderstood you

So airpods 3 not worth it?

[tawdry gale]

no

[molten lotus]

Not an upgrade?

[tawdry gale]

its bad

airpods pro 2 is good

best on market

for sound(wireless)

[molten lotus]

Yeah I figured

I really like them

So I guess my only option is to buy a new pair

[tawdry gale]

yes

or get wired iems

[molten lotus]

It's getting really annoying to use them now