audio-tech

[vale dirge]

Yeah - unfortunately the “gaming” headset market for low latency wireless headphones is dominated with overpriced subpar brands like Razer, Corsair, Turtlebeach etc who don’t know much about real audio.

I mean steelseries charges $300+ for their Nova Pro Wireless and they sound like shit. Even my Bose quiet comforts sound infinitely better

[warm scarab]

nova 7 should be alright

rest is yeah

cloud 2, nova 7, maxwell

I don't know anything else I'd recommend for desktop wireless

[haughty girder]

aptxll brings it down to the threshold of noticeable latency which is 40ms at the cost of horrific compression

at about 40ms is when you can tell if something is actually just off rather than phase

[lean grove]

That's usable at least.

[haughty girder]

sure

[slim mason]

the new a50x that just got revealed seems pretty good

m50x is still ass, typo lol

[warm scarab]

i read the unedited version of that

and was very confused

lmao

[slim mason]

had to fix it fast or the audiophiles come like a horde after me

also long time no see lol

[warm scarab]

yea long time no see

no measurements on a50x

oh well we can convince grey to buy it

[slim mason]

I'd assume there will be some very soon

they just got revealed like yesterday

oh nvm it was a week ago

[vale dirge]

Audeze has asked me to RMA my broken Maxwell. Hopefully they fix it… if that’s the case then I’ll use the Beyerdynamics for my PS5 because my Maxwell are XBOX/PC only

[vale dirge]

The cloud 2 have pretty bad RTINGs neutral sound scores… are you sure they are “audiophile” level to a degree?

[warm scarab]

they aren't audiophile

they are just not trash

also rting scores are memes

dont compare items using those

[lean grove]

RTings developed their own scoring system that doesn't really fall in line with the people most audiophiles listen to

they're more consumer based, but also their own personal preferences

[vale dirge]

Yeah - apparently RTINGs is scoring beyerdynamics pro level headphones lower than consumer grade Sony XM5s

[lean grove]

so. like their headphone rating score sucks

[warm scarab]

"lets use the speaker bass target for headphone bass and the diffuse field for treble"

neither of which are the actual speaker bass target or the diffuse target

[lean grove]

all their other measurements look fine, but i would bet dollars to donuts that any professionals looking at their monitor measurements or their printer measurements would probably have some choice words to say too

[vale dirge]

RTINGs has been pretty reliable when I purchased soundbars though

And monitors

[lean grove]

their speaker measurements are still strange. they refuse to use the industry standard for speaker measurements

but the industry standard is a $100,000 robotic arm and platform

so. can't really blame them

[vale dirge]

What about this guy? He was stating that the MMX don’t do well in Call of Duty as a professional audiophile

[warm scarab]

professional audiophile lmao

well its a wireless headset, it may have bad imaging

not like beyer is an excellent company, if anything they have 1-2 headphones worth buying in total

at least from an audio quality standpoint

[vale dirge]

I mean it was this or the Maxwell… and with how unreliable the Maxwell have been - I didn’t want to test my luck again

[lean grove]

as far as gaming audio goes he's pretty trustworthy. gaming audio has different goals than hifi audio.

he does have a fair amount of hifi stuff too.

and even if you disagree with what he thinks, he still posts measurements. so he gets a thumbs up from me

[vale dirge]

He did say that the MMX 200 were great for games like Starfield and other single player titles. That’s all I care for because I don’t do competitive gaming. I either play cinematic titles on headphones at night and use my home theater setup during the day

What other headsets (wireless) would you recommend for cinematic games? Preferably with neutral sound and not over inflated bass like the junk Razer and other brands pump out

[warm scarab]

maxwell lol

you can't get a better wireless headphone than it

except maybe ananda bt ig

[vale dirge]

Say that to the broken membrane and 4 month RMA timeline they have given me

[warm scarab]

its a planar

[vale dirge]

I had the headphones for less time than the RMA timeline

[warm scarab]

its in very high demand

and yeah

planars can break within the first month

very often

you get out of the danger zone post 1 month generally

the chance of failure goes down the longer you have them

except for shit like he6 that gets more fragile with time for some reason

[molten lotus]

Earphones!!!

[wintry mirage]

a company needs to make earphones that fit in my ears

yet to find any that fit

[molten lotus]

F

[wintry mirage]

they just fall out

[frosty ocean]

Now I gotta find my Note 8 because after spending all this time transfering files to my s20...i just realised it doesn't have a headphone jack

[livid spoke]

try earbuds, they are smaller

[supple robin]

I am curious, is their any audio interfaces that accept a headphone input that would make two playback devices on Windows?
I would love to be able to have voicemeeter running constantly for when I need it and keep that setup on the programs that I want it for whilst also not needing to mess with anything for example when I want to play a game such as an FPS or TPS.
I have asked in two other discords too, one being a Microphone discord.

[placid geyser]

my galaxy buds slowly pop out my ear, i don't use them often but sometimes i use them when taking out the thrashed wood we collect throughout the week

[wintry mirage]

my ears are a weird shape inside

nothing fits

[placid geyser]

i've used them during motorcycle rides too but they pop out midride sometimes or stay in and then fall out when i pop my helmet off

i want to maybe get a intercom but most their audio "suck"

but good enough for speakers that are near my ear

sadly my workplace forbids headphones like my bose 700 while working with anything that makes noise

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[molten lotus]

I quite like them? Shrug. Inears are not my preference, I have AKG K712 pros but for out and about they are pretty decent.

Build quality is fine and although I've only had them 8 hours I have few complaints... My main one being that the right ear pauses and plays and I'm left handed

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[molten lotus]

Then you can pause play on the left

[sinful wasp]

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[molten lotus]

THESE HAVE BUTTONS!

[sinful wasp]

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[molten lotus]

Unfortunately true

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[lean grove]

https://tenor.com/view/wind-windy-gif-14972041

[molten lotus]

I HATE the capacitive touch bs

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[lean grove]

mine are vibration sensitive so i have to slap my ear twice to pause music

[molten lotus]

Yeah, let me just accidentally pause my shit every time I stretch and my arm rubs against my ear

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[elder thistle]

iirc it's standard for audio interfaces with more than 1 pair of output channels to provide multiple output devices

any of these pairs of outputs could then be hooked up to a headphone amp

the main outputs (channels 1-2) correspond to a pair of outputs in the back, as well as the front internal headphone amp output which is fully in parallel with the main outputs

the volume is adjusted separately from the monitor knob but it's still the same windows device and pair of outputs

this is more of a generalization. contacting manufacturers to see if their windows drivers provide this is probably the quickest way. my motu m4 definitely does this. I think my audient id14 and steinberg ur44 also did this, but it's been 7-9 years

[sour timber]

hey has anyone noticed that downloaded twitch streams sound like trash?

my recent clips sounds really bad when i download them and I'd like some advice to treat them in premier. the voices sound really "craggly" ? lots of pops or sharp white noisy bits

hmm... this almost sounds like an adobe issue because its not nearly as obvious in the raw source files..

[elder thistle]

that's absurd

the amp inside the maxwells was a choice they made. and I'd be very surprised if it actually got to power levels that were generally unreasonable for wired planars

in an all-in-one product like this it's 100% their fault that that happened

[lean grove]

i think he physically hit it

[elder thistle]

o

I was projecting the context of me overdriving the he400se to the point where that happened

[elder thistle]

for anyone whose tried these two headphones, it goes to show the enormous flaw with rtings

they still tell you basically nothing about how the headphones sound

[lean grove]

how the hell did you do that

[elder thistle]

back when wayne was challenging my amp

[lean grove]

who

[elder thistle]

might be better to not know

there are people on SV who were staff for his server

[lean grove]

i dont know who that wayne guy is but he sounds like a knuckle dragging racist.

1th percentile troglodytic window licker

[elder thistle]

he has some admirable traits in terms of how equipment was discussed and debated. ones I rarely find in other people or servers

but like if you were to observe an average conversation I think everyone would be mortified

he was pretty hard lined about the ifi zen stuff and hifiman he400se/edition xs and ath-r70x

ironically I think he would have loved the mc450 aside from the narrow soundstage

hd600/650 camp seems more commonplace and more of an opposite direction

[long trench]

Folks, I need help. My Sennheiser RS-185's are starting to show their age (the charging contacts are finicky and while I can use re-chargeable batteries to swap if I don't manage to put them on properly, it's a hassle. But regardless of that, they are at this point quite old and I do need to make plans for replacement sometime soon). Sadly Sennheiser seems to have canned the RS line completelly at this point and the only wireless headphones they have are Bluetooth and that just does not cut it (I walk with the headphones all over the house and in general BT is just not a good idea for the PC, especially a Linux-based one) .

So i'm looking for something that sounds similar to Senneisers, with open-back and which use wireless comms, but not Bluethooth. I don't need headphones on the go - these will live stationary at my PC. I have Sony WH-L600 headphones at home that I bought when I though my Sennheisers died that my wife now uses - I absolutelly do not like the sound in them: too much base, not open-ear, etc. I do like the range on them 🙂

So yeah, kind'a getting a bit desperate with finding something similar. Region: Europe, Latvia.
I'd like to stay inside 500 EUR if possible, but a hard cap would be at 1000 eur.

P.S. I will accept solutions with additional equipment like adaptaers or BT repeaters IF it's reliable.

[solar plover]

Can someone tell me where i can look for good written reviews of earbuds for under like 150 euros?

Or,hell,even suggestions, i aint well versed in audio tech

[solar plover]

Jabra elite 8 active's are in that price range and have suprisingly solid battery life

[normal cove]

Anyone heard of the jm6 pro dongle?

[sturdy geyser]

AirPods

[solar plover]

No

[gray tangle]

Dumb question. Should I use the HDMI inputs on my TV or my receiver?
I have the Hisense 75U75K (4k with 4 HDMI) from Costco and a Denon AVR-S760h (3 x 4K and 3 x 8k inputs.) My inputs will be: Apple TV 4K, Xbox Series X, and a Nintendo Switch. In the future I plan on adding a turntable and maybe a VCR via Component or HDMI.

[solar plover]

Okay i got the jabra elite 8s,holy shit first time experiencing ANC and dude, wtf this is black magics

[gusty spruce]

got my srh 8440s, i do like it them apart the loose wire

tempted to put electrial tape on it to keep it safe

[long trench]

somehow I question how you didn't come across Galaxy Buds2 Pro

with promos they easilly sell under 150

or the non-pro version that's 90 eur

[haughty girder]

try to snipe a used RS220

wait are you looking for open or closed back

[tepid torrent]

biggest worm eater ive ever encountered nils

[long trench]

same way I can snipe RS-175's, but their price has went to the moon due to production end, plus there are almost non in europe. Quite a bit in US, but then you get hit with shipping close to 100$ + all the import taxes

I;m not spending on these 500+ EUR 😄

[haughty girder]

Yea rip

reason I ask is because the RS220 share the same drivers as the HD600

you could legitimately get a 6x0 and a separate bluetooth solution that does not rely on pc bluetooth drivers

Like a Fiio BTA30 and some sort of receiver

as much as I know you hate bluetooth

aside from that there really isn't anything like the RS line nowadays

[long trench]

it's not that I hate it, the range is just not there. Plus idk how they handle the sound quality - what codex it uses and will it work with a linux pc properly

[solar plover]

Ive had bad experiences with samsung ones before, had two sets die in 3 years so thats why

[long trench]

sound quality degradation is gonna be a real pain for me after using RS-185's for almsot 10 years

that's why I don't like the Sony's and sadly I don't see open-back for hi-fi on their list of products

unless i'm blind

[long trench]

fair, mine have been good so far

[solar plover]

one died a year into warranty, got them changed, then second pair died just after warranty so i was like: screw that im not dealing with this nonsense, and im very careful with my devices aswell, i clean em, i dont drop stuff, they just randomly went poof

[haughty girder]

Linux seems to actually support better codecs than Windows, being that you can install them separately

[long trench]

I have children... maybe abusing them is the key for them not dying? Percursive maintanence?

[haughty girder]

but I was more or less suggesting this

[solar plover]

so youre saying i shouldve dropped them so they fix themselves?

[haughty girder]

consider it like the dock of the headphone

[solar plover]

angrly threaten the earbuds with violence if they dont work?

[long trench]

yeah I get it, the problem for me is the 50 cm natural stone walls... whatever transmitter is in RS-185 base station - it shoots through that no problem 20-30 meters 🙂

[haughty girder]

I've never tried a BTA30pro against a stone wall... since I live in north america where houses are built out of wood and paper

[long trench]

Obligatory disclaimer: I'm not a professional electronics engineer. That being said, empirical evidence seems to support the thesis 😄

[haughty girder]

but I'd imagine it should do just fine, granted I can go from the top of a two story house to the basement and still not lose connection

[fossil zinc]

Any noticeable difference between sennhiesser pc38x and hd660s2

[haughty girder]

huge differences.

[long trench]

okay, that does sound promising 🙂

[haughty girder]

PC38x will probably be better for you

[haughty girder]

It should be fine, but again, our houses are literally hollow

[fossil zinc]

How so?

[haughty girder]

there might be less mass in the two stories it passes through to get to the basement than a single wall for you lmao

[haughty girder]

First off, what are you trying to do with them

they're in completely different price brackets for completely different use cases

[solar plover]

but regardless, im happy with these jabra ones, the ANC is fantastic, got plenty of bass since im a bass-heavy music listener, i just hope these things last me a while, 8 hours on one charge and 24 with the case with ANC always on, i cant complain

[fossil zinc]

Music on iPad or iPhone

[solar plover]

and the app isnt complete garbage either, everything just works

[haughty girder]

What dongle are you using for the iPhone

[fossil zinc]

Apple dongle

[haughty girder]

PC38x then

[fossil zinc]

USB c

[haughty girder]

unless you want to get a different dongle

If you're willing to get something a bit better, I still wouldn't recc the 660s2

get a 600 or 6xx instead

[fossil zinc]

There are better dongles

[lean grove]

There are better dongles

[fossil zinc]

Ah I see the 660 requires more power

[lean grove]

Not by much. Should be usable with most gear.

[fossil zinc]

This one any good?

[unique wind]

hell naw

$120 mqa dongle dac lmfaoooo

[fossil zinc]

Canada dollars

I would love recommendations

[alpine coyote]

im looking for headphones that re over ear but non-noise cancelling but also do not cost a kidney

[lean grove]

Fosi ds1 is pretty good.

[unique wind]

you must specify your region and what your budget is

[alpine coyote]

budget is 300-400 dollars region isnt that important because of amazon

[fossil zinc]

This one any good

[unique wind]

okay brobro

you wont get advice unless you specify which country youre from so we know what is able to be shipped to you

and what sites to look at for pricing

you also didnt specify what currency you use

[long trench]

Should have said "I can afford overnight FedEx shipping to Australia" 😄

[alpine coyote]

[long trench]

(that would cost more than most headphones do 😄 )

[lean grove]

Yes

[fossil zinc]

Okay thanks the fosi one from Amazon is 210 dollars for me only 75US from fosi

Qudelix is 110

[normal cove]

Mayn aint no one heard of jm6 dongle??

[lean grove]

Who

Is he on Spotify

[molten dawn]

moondrop dawn pro

[normal cove]

For sure

😭

https://a.aliexpress.com/_EjwPMOt

I was on about this

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[nova wagon]

dankpods approved would be hearing aids im afraid

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[lean grove]

wym MQA is amazing. all my local files are MQA and they sound so much better than regular flac

[warm scarab]

this

so much this

[lean grove]

@warm scarab did you see my funny video

about MQA

[warm scarab]

yeah some uhh

golden dude complaining with bad pseudoscience

[lean grove]

no

[warm scarab]

which

[lean grove]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/821923810441822278/1201702241736851466/PXL_20240130_0132557002.mp4?ex=65cac76c&is=65b8526c&hm=e4405c784d96020fec3acb2fb803fff22d2bae7cd514ff0c0b68d5839cb659fd&

[warm scarab]

yeah I called you sharur

[lean grove]

oh yeah thats right

i remember now

[warm scarab]

you actually sound a lot like him

[lean grove]

your turkish ears can't distinguish the nuances of the english language

we sound nothing alike

[warm scarab]

when sharur is as old as you

he will probably sound more similar

[queen harness]

Just wanting opinions here. trying to choose between 2 wireless headsets. 1 being the SteelSeries Arctis Nova 7 Wireless and the other being the Razer BlackShark V2 Pro Wireless. i like the earcup and band material. but is one better then the other ?

[fresh saddle]

lmao

[lean grove]

have you seen the toilet paper mods

[elder thistle]

average treble-fearer

[tiny zealot]

Can someone explain what exactly impedance is and do I need to worry about it

[lean grove]

It determines how much and what type of power an amp can deliver to your headphones/speakers.

It's not really something you need to worry about.

Most headphones require not a lot of power and most amplifiers aren't gonna shit their britches if the impedance is too low. So really as long as you're not getting something like the 600 ohm Beyers and plugging them into an Xbox controller it's not an issue.

[tiny zealot]

Are amplifiers just used to supply power and does the impedance affect audio quality

[lean grove]

Amplifiers just supply power. They can also change the sound quality a little or a lot. Whether or not you think an amplifier should change the sound of your headphones is up to you.

And a higher impedance is technically better for the amplifier. It's closer to ideal conditions, so amplifiers have to work less when delivering the same power. But they need to apply more voltage.

But as the impedance goes up, the amp is usually able to deliver less power into your headphone.

But again, this isn't really something you need to worry about because if an amp can supply 1000 mW or 500 mW into your headphone which needs 5 mW to get loud, then this isn't really a problem

[warm scarab]

more ohm = less your amp needs to be good but also means your headphones are less loud

[lean grove]

The 99 other things that go into make a headphone sound good matter more than the impedance

Sometimes I wonder if we could just outright ignore impedance if beyerdynamic hadn't made the same headphone of 3 different impedances

Because that's the one time where you can actually compare the effects of impedance

[warm scarab]

we could

it would only matter to headphone engineers that way

[lean grove]

Any other time, the impedance is whatever the headphone is and you can't do anything about it so don't worry about it.

[lean grove]

And like, some very specific cases where you have a low sensitivity headphone and your amp might be able to drive it depending on the impedance.

But anyone buying a headphone that can't be run off a dongle is probably rich enough to afford a magni or some schiit

[warm scarab]

yeah for most planars

but then you'd just be concerned about amp pairings rather than directly being concerned with the impedance in the end user side of things

[tiny zealot]

Pretty much as long as you have an amp you don't need to pay attention to most of the specs

[warm scarab]

which is still how most people view it

[warm scarab]

its not too simple

I mean you could have a super insensitive headphone that needs a ton of power

or a planar that needs a good quality amp that delivers well at low impedance

but overall you can get some headphone amp and reliably drive most headphones incredibly well

[tiny zealot]

The hell is a planar

[warm scarab]

the headphones speaker thingy is like

different than a normal one

so its a different type

very basically

[lean grove]

I'd say something like 90-95% of headphones are usable with a dongle or with motherboard audio.

If you get a headphone amp that can do at least 1 watt into 32 ohms, that number bumps up to 99.9% of headphones.

There are maybe less than 10 headphones out there which require truly stupid power to use and they're all either vintage and hard to find, or very expensive.

[warm scarab]

id say you need an amp for most planars out there

but even those you can mostly use with motherboard audio

given you have no interest in eq

[lean grove]

Like I said. Usable.

[gleaming junco]

anyone had experience with the asus Xonar u5?

[haughty girder]

Uses a plastic film and magnets on both sides rather than a tube and magnets

[bright osprey]

Has anyone ever tried the auto EQ for the LCD-2C? If so how did you like the difference?

[frigid ermine]

I don’t know where specifically I should ask this but since this is an audio issue I’ll just do it here. So I have been setting up my dual pc streaming but had issues with ground loop etc due to using two different power outlets. Now I’ve been told the “only” fix is to have the whole setup be plugged in to the same outlet, however how do I know what hardware has to be together in one outlet and at the same time how do I know if one outlet can actually handle the load?

[lean grove]

Are you in the US?

[frigid ermine]

EU, 230V power outlets

[lean grove]

Find out what the max power draw of your outlet is. Since you're on 230V it's probably pretty high and I bet you even with two computers at max draw you'll probably be fine.

Worst case scenario you'll prop a breaker and then you'll have your answer.

Actually worst case scenario you buy a super cheap power strip not rated for the power you're trying to draw and you burn something down

So don't cheap out on it.

[frigid ermine]

I gotchu, the max is 16Amps so that would be I think 3680 Watts, I have no idea how much my setup uses. That’s without the monitors tho

[elder thistle]

europe is dangerous

[lean grove]

If you're using 3700 watts then you probably have a half dozen gpus constantly mining Bitcoin or a server grade high end CPU constantly tly running bench marks

If I had to guess your PC's probably have a max draw of at most 1000 watts. While you're gaming it's probably closer to 300-500.

Maybe even less than that.

I think you'll be fine.

And like i said, of somethings wrong a breaker will flip and then you'll know

[frigid ermine]

That sounds reasonable, I’ll make sure to buy me a proper power strip just to be save

Thank you!

Gaming pc has a 1000W power supply while my streaming pc has I think 700W. I highly doubt the streaming pc will draw lots anyway as it’s only handling OBS for streaming

[elder thistle]

I can draw about 450 watts if I try

or was it 550

my peripherals can eat 300W

[frigid ermine]

I’ve never checked, maybe I should get one of those watt meters

[elder thistle]

yus

this is a nice cheap one

wait europe moment

[frigid ermine]

Are they designed to be used 24/7 or only to test?

[elder thistle]

they can be used constantly yes

[frigid ermine]

Ah nice

[elder thistle]

it's mostly just watching what's going through the outlet

[frigid ermine]

[elder thistle]

like it's not trying to burn up the power as it's measured

maybe a watt or something

[frigid ermine]

Fair, I wonder if it records it or if it’s only real time readings

[vale dirge]

Got the Beyerdynamics MMX 200. Not a lot of reviews out there - but my first impressions are that it’s really good. Better than 90% of “gaming” headsets out there. Excellent neutral sound. Of course falls short against the Maxwell. But much better than the Logitech Pro, Nova Pro, Stealth Pro, and Razer Kraken and Blacksharks I tried.

[molten lotus]

what do you guys think of the bowers & wilkins m1 speakers

paired with RMB-1506 from Rotel and RC-1550 from Rotel

and a SpeakerCraft S4VC

[lean grove]

I mean. They're satellite speakers. Not held to a high standard by themselves.

[molten lotus]

are they worth it to set up tho

im getting that whole setup for free

i just gotta transport it

and spend a little on these https://bowerswilkins.encompass.com/item/11681590/Bowers__Wilkins/TT73556/

as 3 have the base and 3 dont

[lean grove]

If they're free then is it really a question of worth

As.long as they're working at least

[restive hill]

im looking for a 10-12 inch sub for like $250 or less im also looking for 200 - 400 continuous watts of power

[lean grove]

That's a tall order.

Monoprice or jamo might have something close to that

JBL 550p when it's on sale

[restive hill]

well it needs to replace a 22 year old sony 6 inch 100 watt sub

[lean grove]

Okay. In that case monoprice or jamo might have something close to what you want. Or get a JBL 550p when it's on sale.

[restive hill]

what about klipsch i have heard some mixed things about them

[lean grove]

Their high end stuff is pretty swanky. Their low end stuff has a lot to be desired.

[restive hill]

im currently looking at the r-120sw

[lean grove]

Have you tried looking at monoprice or jamo

[restive hill]

i have looked at a few

the Jamo C910 really stands out to me

[zinc rain]

Anyone know if the third party replacement ear pads on Amazon are worth a damn?

[mint sparrow]

so i finally got my umc202hd and got it all connected and st uff

it's pretty good looking for being £45 second hand bUT

it's not connecting to discord, mic or output, when i use the direct monitor button it only comes through my left ear, is this normal with this interface but also i just can't get it to connect with discord

and yeah i've installed the 2.29 drivers

[wheat moss]

no that is not normal

[mint sparrow]

do you have any suggestions?

okay i can get the microphone to work with discord but i can't have output be the audio interface for some reason

[warm scarab]

did you read the manual

[mint sparrow]

didn't get one

it was second hand

but my main issue now is, i can't connect it to discord

nor can i connect it to my midi mixer program to switch from speakers to headphones in a click of a button

it's not being recognised by my computer apparently

[warm scarab]

internet

[warm scarab]

did you install drivers

[mint sparrow]

okay explain this

[mint sparrow]

yes

explain this athiests

now that i've changed my audio channel to the interface

why is my youtube not responding

there is zero correlation tehre xd

[warm scarab]

did you set it to asio mode or something

[mint sparrow]

what?

[warm scarab]

exactly

now go read the manual

[mint sparrow]

the manual didn't help

[warm scarab]

either a significant skill issue or broken product

[mint sparrow]

probably the former

i've gotta be doing something insanely wrong

the only input now is the microphone i have connected to the interface, i dont see how it's not being recognised by anything

okay hold up, the top driver download was for windows vista.. so now lets try the windows 10+ one ._.

yeah so i managed to install the most recent drivers ( i dont know why i had to scounge for them ) my mic just doesn't want to be picked up and i'm not sure why, i've fiddled with everything i can and i can't find out why it's not working

[buoyant vale]

Its showing in the pic you posted?

[mint sparrow]

sorry?

oh yeah, well it DOES show up but nothing is connecting with it

and i dont know why

[warm scarab]

did you turn on phantom power

in case your mic needs it

[mint sparrow]

and now my internet has been nuked and i'm getting like 32kbps so i cant even go to the website to figure it out

[mint sparrow]

naw its dynamic

there are asio installs for the 204hd and other interfaces just NOT for the 202hd??

that might be the issue but now i dont even know how to solve it if i can't install it

thats the lowest my buffer size can go

[buoyant vale]

maybe make it higher then

[mint sparrow]

but it's not even an issue with it cracking or anything else like that, it just doesn't exist with discord

[buoyant vale]

lower buffer = more problems

[mint sparrow]

like my mic is not being picked up at all

[buoyant vale]

is there a knob on the intrerface?

[mint sparrow]

yep, gain knob is turned all the way up too

[buoyant vale]

that ssays like monitor/DAW or something?

[mint sparrow]

i can monitor the mic just fine (albeit only in my left ear)

which apparently is just a thing with this interface, the 202hd apparently is meant to do the left ear with monitoring

like i can hear it, but nothing is picking it up for me to use it

[mint sparrow]

getting somewhere maybe not?

like it can pick up my mic but why can't discord

yeah what the fuck

like i get that i'm new to using an audio interface but it surely can't be this botched right???

is discord just plainly stupid and can't use the mic???

i've even tried a different mic, it's just not picking up at all on discord??

[livid spoke]

restart discord, it sucks yeah

[wheat moss]

are you actually talking into it? discord will sometimes give you that warning if there's no sound lol

[mint sparrow]

yes

i've had to restart my entire computer at least 6 times and i've gotten nowhere

in fact it's gotten worse cause i installed something that was meant to get xlr shit to work but then it made my audio renderer break FORCING ME TO RESTART AGAIN

i'm SO confused i literally just want xlr inputs to work

i'm doing nothing wrong to my knowledge why the fuck is is not working

i can see the signal light go green whenever i make a noise, i can hear my voice when i've got direct monitor active

why is my computer just fucking braindead

i've tried different ports i've tried different mics i've tried different inputs

its fucking windows uselessness

i just plugged it into my mac to see if it works or if somethings broken, i plugged it in, BOOM it works its perfectly fine

conclusion windows is the worst thing that i have ever encountered

nothing ever fucking works and it's ugly adware bullshit

[wheat moss]

user error much lol

[mint sparrow]

yeah sure i get that but how do i fix it, i'm finding nothing of help

this is the readme folder????

[livid spoke]

if it works in windows try routing the audio through another app

[mint sparrow]

it doesn't work in windows thats my issue

the audio interface shows up but xlr inputs dont

me screaming into thne mic

[livid spoke]

okay that's fun

[mint sparrow]

wow they were quick good job mods

okay now this just doesn't make any sense now

how is windows picking up my input volume with the test your microphone

but the windows sound thing doesn't pick up any input

[mint sparrow]

i got it to detect sound once but never again and i have no idea what i've done right or wrong

[mint sparrow]

I'VE GOT IT TO WORK

kinda

input 1 is left ear only and input 2 is right ear only EXCEPT when i'm using input 1 SOLO instead of input 1 and 2

i was hoping to be able to use both inputs and have them both be stereo but i'm not sure why they aren't

[warm scarab]

you can't have stereo in one input

your microphone has one diaphragm

mics are mono unless they have several diaphragms

which is something expensive

[mint sparrow]

hard panned left for in 1 and right for 2

[warm scarab]

you can do that

but you'd need to process the audio somehow

[mint sparrow]

i dont want it tho lol

[warm scarab]

also that's still not in one input

its two inputs combined

[mint sparrow]

i dtont like it poanned

:(

let both mics work on discord without pannin issues

[warm scarab]

use mono

[mint sparrow]

but i dont know how to make it mono :<

its a smaller issue now but i would like it to work so i can have 2 inputs on discord

[warm scarab]

you can't have two inputs in discord without 3rd party software or code

it operates in mono

like almost every other voip

[warm scarab]

select 1 channel

instead of 2 channel

[crisp glen]

whats teh best wireless gaming headset for games like r6 any reccomedations

[cyan sapphire]

Audeze maxwell

[crisp glen]

cost a bit too much for me

[warm scarab]

cloud 2 ig

[mint sparrow]

i dont get 1 channel stuff

i only get 2 channel 16 / 24 bit 192k

[warm scarab]

you might need to configure from the driver interface then

[mint sparrow]

what about the banana thing

[warm scarab]

remember the good times I recommended you the umc22

[mint sparrow]

voicemeeter banana

[warm scarab]

because its easy to use

[mint sparrow]

yeah no i get that

but this is for discord purpose

i got the one with 2 xlrs because my partner is a singer

and we're slowly building a lil home studio

[warm scarab]

again

did you read the manual

[mint sparrow]

yes and i got no info from it

it told me plug things in and download drivers

i eventually got it all to work

after so long i was gonna do something that warship would very much say no about

[warm scarab]

oh wait

204hd

[mint sparrow]

womp womp

i was gonna get the 204hd but it was £75

whereas the 202hd was 45

[warm scarab]

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

[mint sparrow]

installing older drivers don't work for me btw uwu

this is what happens when i downgrade

in 1 and in 2 are both mono

but i was hoping to have both 1 and 2 accounted for and both be mono

[warm scarab]

you should have a 1 channel option

if you don't then something is broken

[mint sparrow]

womp womp

[haughty girder]

Might as well just use voicemeeter or something like that and run it mono

some sort of virtual patch cable

[mint sparrow]

i've never used it

[steel escarp]

I got someone to buy edition xs

he likes dt900 pro x more

[haughty girder]

xd

[topaz cedar]

Okay what do I need for connecting my PC to a Guitar, a Microphone, one set of speakers or a pair of headphones?

[warm scarab]

an audio interface

[buoyant vale]

https://tenor.com/view/ah-shit-here-we-go-gif-15190379

[mint sparrow]

its okay it's not me this time so you might get someone competent

[fallen void]

I want one too

Let's hope I don't plan to start streaming or anything because apparently the xs leaks like a motherfucker

[steel escarp]

Eh it doesn't get picked up by my mic that much

Not at all even

[warm scarab]

it shouldn't be picked up unless you are using your mic wrong

[fallen void]

Very possible

Someone said you need a decent amount of gate depending on the microphone

[warm scarab]

unless you are using a shotgun

you are using the mic wrong if it picks up headphone audio

[warm scarab]

a gate only stops background audio when you aren't speaking, not while

[fallen void]

I don't plan to steam anyway so I'm not worried

[nocturne smelt]

hello guys, i've been thinking about upgrading either my headphones or my keyboard. My current keyboard isn't the greatest (asus cerberus membrane keyboard, first pic) but and so aren't my headphones (moondrop chu 2, they are great for the price but I was looking for more). I would either upgrade my keyboard to the nuphy air 75v2 (great keyboard for the price) or to the TRUTHEAR x Crinacle Zero:RED (or maybe something a bit more expensive but not a lot because I would like to buy some ear tips).

[warm scarab]

imagine being able to give out <100$ iem advice

when there is a new iem coming out every other day

couldn't be me

[candid folio]

so i have 2 questions

is there any way to access the settings on the yamaha MCR 042 stereo, the IR reciever on mine is broken

is there any way to have the aux out front and the aux out on the motherboard do the same output?
if so, can i then split the front one to do a certain frequency range, and the back one to do a different frequency range?

[haughty girder]

Not familiar with that Yamaha, can't comment on that.

yes as long as front panel and io shield are separate, if you want to do EQ on the output as well, I'd recommend using voicemeeter banana

For hardware output, set A1 and A2 to the Front and Back (order doesn't matter)

Clicking EQ will turn it on, right clicking will open the EQ that you can use

like this

Switch windows to one of these, then turn on A1 and A2 to send to both outputs

[candid folio]

voicemeeter causes me issues, but ill give it a shot

yeah it just fucked my audio sideways

seems to mess with my media keys specifically

aka spam skipping songs for no apparent reason

[elder thistle]

planars are loud though

in terms of sound leaked out of the sides, way more than dynamic open backs

generally even open back dynamics are not acceptable for monitoring because of leakage

it's not impossible, especially if the mic is a little further away, you're loud, and the headphones are not

but leakage into microphones is a very real and founded problem

[warm scarab]

yeah

[warm scarab]

this is untrue

[warm scarab]

literally turn the gain knob

[elder thistle]

closed backs don't need to exist in studios!

[warm scarab]

lower gain bro

[elder thistle]

it needs to overpower your voice

[candid folio]

any of yall know why this is happening? i have drivers on all of my devices

and theyre all correct drivers

[candid folio]

can you dm me all the screenshots for this, i dont see anything named front and back, or am i just dense

[haughty girder]

Speakers are probbaly your rear io output

[candid folio]

the speaks are on my rear atm

yeah

[haughty girder]

you need to plug something into the front for it to detect

[candid folio]

aight

[haughty girder]

and become an option to output to

[candid folio]

lemme go and find a lead rq

and voicemeeter broke again

😔

[candid folio]

this got it working, cheers

[haughty girder]

awesome

[candid folio]

just tryna figure out the eq, i have banana installed but it doesnt seem to show it

do i gotta restart the software and open it from banana rather than the normal window?

[haughty girder]

oh yes

banana is a separate app

[candid folio]

i did the banana install

[haughty girder]

uses the same virtual cables but also accesses the rest of the controls

you have to open banana

[candid folio]

i have them both here

oh

thall be why

[haughty girder]

lmao

[candid folio]

i have way too much software 😭

[haughty girder]

that's fine

[candid folio]

will this run banana by default or the base voicemeeter?

[tough vine]

i have a dell u2419h monitor and a ps5 but i cannot hear audio without headphones on a controller

can anyone give me any product recommendations to buy for audio output??

[warm scarab]

it will run whatever you enabled it on

[candid folio]

alright

i enabled it on the base voicemeeter, should i disable and then re-enable it on banana or disable it on the base and then renable it on banana

[warm scarab]

why don't you just use one of these programs

enable it on whatever you use

disable it on what you don't

[candid folio]

I install voicemeeter banana, it installed both the base and model

[spark egret]

any recommendations for earbuds for phone? Price about 20€ and preferably wireless

[steel escarp]

I need a susvara

[lean grove]

Get a tungsten

[steel escarp]

no

tungsten is copium

it wont be better than he1000v2 stealth

and its not better than susvara

tungsten only has 1 year warranty

[lean grove]

You haven't even heard it my guy

[steel escarp]

there are no reviewers who heard the he1000v2 stealth

[lean grove]

Tungsten felt sturdier than any of the hifimans at canjam

Even susvara

[steel escarp]

oh yeah mb, let me just enjoy the sound of the build

like you know how long a tungsten is actually going to last

[lean grove]

you'll be hearing the sound of the build when your susvara squeaks every time you move

😛

[steel escarp]

not all susvaras do that

certainly not the 10 year old showroom model that I used

[lean grove]

every susvara ive heard did that as well as every susvara that i know someone has owned

[steel escarp]

tungsten is stupid hard to drive

[lean grove]

correct

[steel escarp]

and unobtanium in europe

or in general with how long you have to wait

[lean grove]

might be able to justify the power of the iha6 if you still have that

[steel escarp]

I have a Violectric v222

IHA-6 is one of the worst amplifiers I have heard with dynamic headphones

I still don't understand how it made hd800s worse than a 300 euro amp (which was doing great)

planars just hide its flaws

[lean grove]

violectric claims a max voltage of 23 volts. should be enough for the tungsten on balanced

[steel escarp]

it did susvara fine, so who knows

[lean grove]

susvara is more sensitive and lower impedance

should be similar levels of current draw

[steel escarp]

tungsten is probably around 2100 euros with all the fees and taxes accounted for

[lean grove]

its around 2100 usd without all that.

for the double sided magnet version

[steel escarp]

oh

then I miscalculated

around 2400 euro ish

[lean grove]

how much is a susvara again

[steel escarp]

6k euro

lower doesn't exist new

the focal utopia wasn't it for me

[lean grove]

so 2400 euros is too much for cope but 6k for susvara is the move

[steel escarp]

I want to demo the empyrean 2 tho

[steel escarp]

for endgame

why would I spend 2400 for a small upgrade

why not just get endgame

[lean grove]

because the 2400 small upgrade sounds better than the 6000 endgame

[steel escarp]

every reviewer agrees its not better than the susvara

[lean grove]

not really

i havent seen anyone outright say its definitely worse. more of a preference thing

[steel escarp]

I cannot put my faith into it blindly

there are no retailers who have it

[lean grove]

you put your faith blindly into literally so much garbage

[steel escarp]

not with the intent to keep it

but that is gonna be very hard cross continent

[lean grove]

maybe you shouldnt exploit return periods or something

[steel escarp]

exploit?

your brain is broken if you think you should feel guilty about it

[lean grove]

exploit - make full use of and derive benefit from (a resource).

[steel escarp]

okay but what is wrong with exploiting it

[lean grove]

because you're just wasting other people's money and time because you can't make up your mind. and you're not even making up your mind in the process you're literally just doing it to say you've done it

[steel escarp]

there are no viable alternatives that are worth it

where I live

[lean grove]

no used market?

ebay doesn't ship to your location?

[steel escarp]

used market doesn't let you try things out at your own home

or in a quiet location

and certainly does not allow any returns

[lean grove]

get this

you buy the headphone

used

and you try it for as long as you like

and then you sell it for just about as much as you paid for it

[steel escarp]

the people on the used market platform are all massive assholes

its not worth trying to sell anything on there

since they are gonna low ball or not buy at all

and then I loose money

[lean grove]

maybe you gotta learn how to use the used market?

people are gonna low ball you to get a good deal because they're assuming you're selling it to get yourself a good deal

which is how the used market works

its not altruistic

you gotta negotiate a price

[steel escarp]

I literally cannot be bothered to deal with people who try to constantly bother me over the course of several months before the ad expires and I have to reupload it

I dont put anything on there if it cost me less than 300 euros, because its not worth the effort

[lean grove]

then continue exploiting return periods and making the new market worse i guess idk

[steel escarp]

they have big enough margins on audio products anyways

[lean grove]

depends who "they" are

[steel escarp]

retailers

[lean grove]

retailers

which

[steel escarp]

they all have the same distributor here anyways

[lean grove]

again. i think you're coping by just being willfully ignorant

[steel escarp]

nah I know some people on the inside

[lean grove]

of the fact that businesses dont have infinite money so you conflate it with mega corporations with close to infintie money

[steel escarp]

yeah like something like thomann doesnt have infinite money

those pieces of crap literally ship open box products to customers who think they are buying new products

I got my speaker stands with rust on them

[warm scarab]

lmao

[lean grove]

pieces of crap selling open box products to customers thinking they're buying new products
you're the exact type of person who returns tons of stuff just to try it out. gee i wonder if there's a way to contribute less to this problem you think they have

its like seeing a pile of litter on the road and dumping all the candy wrappers in your pockets in the pile

"man this place is a dump. theres all this litter here."

???

[steel escarp]

I have returned hd650, fiio ft3 and ar5000

I guess they are now out of money and have to declare bankruptcy

[lean grove]

you're literally complaining about a problem you're contributing to

[steel escarp]

I don't return items with rust on them

[lean grove]

you should return defective products

you shouldn't return stuff just because you wanted to try it out for a few hours

if you want to try something, buy it from someone who wants to get rid of theirs

[steel escarp]

do you know how big of a pain it is to return something as large as speaker stands

couldnt be bothered

[warm scarab]

one that isn't a bother at all?

you put them in a box and give them to the delivery guy

[steel escarp]

I don't have a car

[warm scarab]

they pick it up from your door grey

its 2024

[steel escarp]

bro the delivery guy dont pick it up

[warm scarab]

did you try calling them

or going to their website

[steel escarp]

that was a year ago

I already sold them on the second hand market place

[warm scarab]

is there a single grey W on this earth

[steel escarp]

he1000v2 stealth

and violectric v222

[lean grove]

you know grey from this conversation it almost seems like you're perfectly okay with wasting other people's time and money if it means you aren't inconvenienced by chores.

[steel escarp]

I don't even mind paying for return shipping

next you are gonna tell me you never returned something in your life

[lean grove]

thats not what im arguing at all grey

you should have returned your rusty ass speaker stands

you should not be buying stuff with the expressed interest in returning it before you even have it

you're buying gear you know you wont keep just to say you've tried it

youve got 1000 headphones that you say are the best and you're pissing around with $300 fiio headphones for what reason?

[steel escarp]

I need to know if it's something I can recommend

[lean grove]

"hey kid. i tried this headphone for 30 minutes. its great you should get yourself a pair. also all those people who say the hd650 is great are wrong dont listen to them"

https://tenor.com/view/sundial-hercules-gif-20850935

[steel escarp]

HD650 is copium

[lean grove]

grey you are literally the textbook example of gear cope.

[errant wharf]

Its normal for active speakers to always be making some sort of sound right?
Like if i get about 6 inches away from my MR4s I hear a super faint hiss/whine sound. Like nearly inaudible unless my ear is pointing at them even.

[warm scarab]

fairly normal

[distant thunder]

I was searching online but couldn't find anything on this, do the QC ultras have fully adjustable ANC or only preset modes?

[acoustic osprey]

whats the most simple way to improve the bass on my sennheiser hd560s?

i dont have any experience with eq's and stuff like that

[warm scarab]

well you answered yourself

[steel escarp]

how even, my source gear is like 1500

not even that crazy

[warm scarab]

hope thats sarcastic

[cold token]

thats a crazy convo i just read

not trying to be rude but could anyone recommend a set of speakers? probs something around 300 euros would be suitable. I've got an ifi zen dac v2 and a zen air so if it works alongside that it'll be great

[candid folio]

i finally got an aux lead for the sub, now im tryna figure out of i can make the graphs look something like this rather than the curves it automatically does, is there any settings i can tweak or something

nevermind, i got it working

[unique wind]

it’s better than what you use on the daily

the only thing it doesn’t do is loud subbass

[steel escarp]

it is not in any way superior to the he1000v2 stealth

[unique wind]

it’s vastly superior if you’re not allowed to use eq

[steel escarp]

I don't use EQ

for this one

[unique wind]

i’d probably take he1000v2 if i was allowed to use eq tho

[steel escarp]

he1000v2 stealth is less bright than edition xs

has actual vocals in its center image

and godly bass

I want to demo the meze empyrean 2, the graph looked like a slightly smoother edition xs frequency response

maybe I'll go next weekend

it sucks it has mini xlr

I am still waiting for any reviewer that has an actual measurement rig to review he1000v2 stealth

and not the meme that is joshua valour

[unique wind]

[warm scarab]

tbh joshua is a meme

[supple robin]

6k euro could of been saved for a car, instead of headphones. just saying

[steel escarp]

I dont care about cars

[supple robin]

makes sense

i want a car 🚙 eventually

[elder thistle]

to be fair

I had no intention of keeping the mc450 either

but now that I've actually heard it... probably gonna keep it

at least as a backup

and in this case it's about keeping a bunch of headphones for almost a year or so and then selling the ones that were less interesting

I will probably do something like edition xs vs hd800 vs neumann ndh30 and return two of them, when the time comes

I think it's fair play to try a few headphones and only actually keep one

trying equipment first is the nature of this hobby

if sellers aren't prepared for that, they should be happy with giving customers a poor experience

[steel escarp]

I was messing around with 300 euro stuff when my current chain costs like 3.3k, so I get nills

[elder thistle]

well that's keeping none of them, presumably

amazon has a limit of about 20% of purchases being returned

after that they give warnings

[unique wind]

i dont consider myself part of the audiophile hobby group anymore

i already know what the best wearable audio is so there's no point in trying other shit unless new stuff comes out and dethrones them

[lean grove]

do you know that because you've tried it or because you looked at some squiggles

[unique wind]

squiggles are supreme

squiggles in combination with testimonies from proven trained listeners

[lean grove]

give it a year or two when xmems make their way to more products

and t heir newer drivers with more flaps

[unique wind]

i am 1000% ready for solid state iems to actually be good

ill throw down on some whenever they arrive

[lean grove]

creative as some

i didnt like them, they were tuned to harman iem

[unique wind]

im guessing harman has too much bass for you

because you like harman mids/treble

[lean grove]

its was the treble

[unique wind]

thats weird

the 6xx is basically the closest you can get to harman mids and treble without eq

[lean grove]

harman iem is different from harman headphone

and even then, iem is different from headphone

[unique wind]

i dont find the mids/treble to be substantially different but the bass is

[lean grove]

might be closer to 5-10ish years before we see full potential

[unique wind]

whenever they do arrive i am very ready

[lean grove]

im picturing more ear speaker stuff kinda like the bose sunglasses

speakers that actively track you and beam sound at you

better ANC.

https://www.techradar.com/audio/headphones/i-tried-all-earbuds-with-next-gen-xmems-speakers-and-one-really-stood-out

[unique wind]

cool

im gonna wait for them to be actually good and reasonably priced

not in a rush to replace my truthear novas

[cold token]

hey guys just wanted to ask if u guys have a recommendation for speakers for around 300 euros? I've got an IFi Zen Dac V2 and a Zen Air (If that's needed information)

[lean grove]

JBL lsr305 or Kali LP6 would be the default recommendation

oh if you're in the EU there's some good ones from thomman

[lean grove]

https://www.thomannmusic.com/swissonic_a305.htm

there's the A306 and A308 as well, they have a bigger woofer which are gonna play louder, go deeper, but are gonna need more room and need to be placed more inteligently to sound their best

[weary knoll]

At least they front fire

[unique wind]

if youre willing to use EQ and add a subwoofer then the Neumi BS5P and a sub is a better setup, if not then go with what Nils said

[lean grove]

whats the 300 euro neumi + amp + sub build that you're thinking

cuz to me that sounds closer to 500

[unique wind]

bs5p-arc is self powered and has a dac and sub output

throw in whatever sub fits your budget after that

it wont be a good sub but itll be louder than the bass from an equivalently priced monitor setup

[lean grove]

do the bs5p's measure as good as the silks

[unique wind]

bs5p can get basically perfect with just a few wide band filters

at least in the mids and treble, they dont play subbass

stock

3 wideband filters bring the 100-20000hz response within 1.5db threshold

other users run more filters and do even better

[unique wind]

this is with 8 filters

[karmic latch]

Not sure if this is the best place to ask, but I'm looking for Spotify alternatives since they removed the like button. Don't care about lossless but I do want decent quality, and I like Wrapped and being able to control other devices. I'm considering Apple Music, but I primarily use Samsung mobile devices and have multiple Windows laptops.

[warm scarab]

the like button is still there

lmao

[lean grove]

qobuz and tidal are the other two recommendations. tidal is has pretty good music recommendations. qobuz has high res streaming.

[warm scarab]

literally continue using spotify because the button is still there

[lean grove]

https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/632030574588198941/928832964761112586/ezgif.com-gif-maker_11.gif

[karmic latch]

show me where

[warm scarab]

click on the ...

or look at the spotify notification

[warm scarab]

okay

can you inspect this menu for me

go over what each function does

[karmic latch]

the closest thing is add to playlist

@warm scarab ok nvm I see what you're saying

click on a song that isn't saved to the "liked" playlist

[warm scarab]

they changed the icon of liking

thats all

[karmic latch]

they didn't

[warm scarab]

its a + now

[karmic latch]

the + is green if it's in any playlist

not a liked song

so if I save an OST as a playlist then all of the songs in there are going to be green checks

[warm scarab]

you want an exclusive like button?

[karmic latch]

yes

like there was before

it's a good marker of "this song in particular is a banger" in a playlist

[warm scarab]

i get what you are saying

[karmic latch]

now likes are just treated as a disorganized playlist

[warm scarab]

it used to be not like this

initially when the change happened a while back

spotify literally had a notification saying "its only an icon change, function remains exact same"

[karmic latch]

honestly I'd be fine if they just added the + alongside the like button

[warm scarab]

it was a dumb change anyways

no reason for it

[karmic latch]

the + is hella useful but not with this cost

[warm scarab]

its 1 tap instead of 2

not much of an improvement to me

love it when corpos sperg out every now and then and change shit nobody asked for

[karmic latch]

nah it also eliminates a few taps for songs that are already in playlists

[warm scarab]

eliminates 1 too

[karmic latch]

plus it's easier to remove a song from a playlist with it

[warm scarab]

instead of ... add to playlist

its just +

[karmic latch]

ye

[warm scarab]

so 1 tap shorter

[karmic latch]

but now I have to reorganize my entire freaking library

or switch services

[karmic latch]

https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/437863525965365249/1030852107567382680/IMG_5763.gif

[nova wagon]

I fucking inject Spotify with spicetify js which has an AdBlock extension, that's all I need

[karmic latch]

thx

[lean grove]

https://youtube.com/shorts/2ZWOBEimzOY

[unique wind]

yah it ships with the ports plugged from the factory and with the better eq profile when you buy them now

they made that change a little while ago

[lean grove]

yeah i didnt realize how bad the v1 was 💀

[unique wind]

fucked up port resonance

idk how they managed that

did they not test if a sealed config was better first

[lean grove]

might be that they just did some quick n dirty on-axis in room measurements and called it a day

[unique wind]

seems like a speaker that miraculously accidentally became good

[lean grove]

well the help of a 100k measurement machine can do that

[unique wind]

god bless squiggles

[weary knoll]

They're hella cheap speakers

[scarlet olive]

Are there any earplugs recommendations for going to concerts? Preferably one that just reduces the volume and not muffles the sound quality

[weary knoll]

Any musician earplugs should work

[fervent tangle]

what are some good wireless earbuds, or do i get thesehttps://www.akg.com/Headphones/Earbuds/AKGN5005BLK.html?

[weary knoll]

I wouldn't recommend IEMs unless you need high high isolation

[fervent tangle]

these are meant to be used on my phone in public i

[weary knoll]

I'd just get some like JBL wireless earbuds and call it a day really

[fervent tangle]

which ones do u prefer

[weary knoll]

i use tune 125s

[fervent tangle]

are these ok? https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0B1LVC5VZ?

[weary knoll]

No idea, never used Anker

[lethal sky]

Does LTT use the EV RE20 in WAN Podcast? I think that it Looks really similiar

[steel escarp]

Idk why they even wear headphones during the WAN show tbh

[lethal sky]

To Monitor the Sound

[unique wind]

yah

[lethal sky]

nice ty

[tawdry gale]

❌

[tawdry gale]

Wut ur budget?

[fervent tangle]

I’d hope to keep it under 150 usd but if there’s an amazing deal that’s just a bit above it’s fine

[tawdry gale]

Ur using android?

[fervent tangle]

Apple tho I hope to switch to android. I’d like these to be wireless I’ll get a wired one later on

[tawdry gale]

App2 is the best tws

[fervent tangle]

Use case is for commute so noise cancelling would be nice

[tawdry gale]

Sonically

[fervent tangle]

Does it have good noise canceling?

[tawdry gale]

Yes

[fervent tangle]

So it’s that vs https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0C33XXS56? ?

[tawdry gale]

Sonically, app2 > wf xm3 > wf xm 5

[fervent tangle]

What does sonically mean

[tawdry gale]

Sound

[fervent tangle]

Do u think 190 usd for the app2’s are good? And ur talking about these right? https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B0CHWRXH8B/ref=ox_sc_act_image_1?smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER&psc=1

[tawdry gale]

Yes

Good price

[fervent tangle]

I’m also looking for a headset for gaming and music . Idc if it has a mic I can buy one separately

[tawdry gale]

Budget? Wired or wireless? Open or closed?

[fervent tangle]

150ish usd but if there’s a good deal I’m fine. Idc. Closed.

[tawdry gale]

Akg k371

[fervent tangle]

I’m hard of hearing one one ear so stuff like surround sound doesn’t really matter

[tawdry gale]

It has stereo

[fervent tangle]

https://www.rtings.com/headphones/reviews/akg/k371 6.3/10 for gaming?

[tawdry gale]

Literally any stereo pair of headphones or earphones will work for gaming.

The bottleneck in any gaming audio setup is basically never the headphone or earphone; most times the game audio mixdown quality is the culprit in a subpar experience.

Also dont trust rtings for audio stuff

They are ok with other things like monitors and laptops

[fervent tangle]

Hmm. Should I get https://www.rtings.com/headphones/reviews/bose/quietcomfort-ultra-headphones-wireless instead the AirPods and the k371?#

[tawdry gale]

Just basically ass

An acceptable anc headphone is momentun 4

Also rtings scores are a joke

[fervent tangle]

Oh

[haughty girder]

QC35ii/45 were fine

only bc they weren't tuned like total garbage

[tawdry gale]

My qc35ii died in a year

[haughty girder]

Died how

unlucky tbh

[warm scarab]

okay so what do you think is the limiting factor when the game engine doesn't color the fuck out of the sound for directionality

the headphone lol

[acoustic osprey]

what eq would you recommend?

[warm scarab]

like the software?

[rare swift]

Anyone use a wave xlr mixer with wireless headphones? Please @ me

[lean grove]

I don't have a wave XLR mixer with wireless headphones no sorry.

[candid cosmos]

Gawd i wanna have the moondrop Sparks so Bad...

[tawdry gale]

But they are so close in price to buds 2 and buds fe

[candid cosmos]

An probably better in every way.

If i think about how extremely good the space travels are

The thing that gets me most, the shape and most likely comfort and aptx on tws.

[lavish otter]

Thoughts on Thruthear x Crinacle Zero:Red versus KZ ZS10 Pro X?

[buoyant vale]

[candid cosmos]

Overrated.

Kz is hated but i find them fine - great Options f. E.

Moondrop chu
Truthear hexa
Moondrop Aria

Also i believe id like the Zero non-Red more than the reds. But i havent tried them - yet.

Tbh. I dont find the reds that trashy but just not impressive or for anything i actually use often. I just hate the tuning.

[unique wind]

zero red

i would also look at the KZ Castor too though

(the regular version not the extra bass version)

[steel escarp]

Hifiman headphone stand arriving tomorrow

Very pog

[fresh cargo]

Have the Hexa’s and have been impressed for the price.

[candid cosmos]

Jup ik

They are great

[molten lotus]

Hello, I'm looking to purchase Bluetooth headphones or earbuds for outdoor use, and my budget is around max 200 euros. Can you provide recommendations? I came across the Audio-Technica M50xBT2 – how well does it perform?

[queen harness]

Just wanting opinions here. trying to choose between 2 wireless headsets. 1 being the SteelSeries Arctis Nova 7 Wireless and the other being the Razer BlackShark V2 Pro Wireless. i like the earcup and headband material. but is one better then the other ? just for gaming/discord and here and there streaming.

[warm scarab]

nova 7 is better

black shark is garbage

[queen harness]

or any other headset that has the same material in the earcup.

[lavish otter]

Okay. Was also interested in that one but some review led me astray. Will look into it again. Thank you

[queen harness]

Would you recommend any other headset ?

[warm scarab]

audeze maxwell if you can get it

a ton better

i dont think you can buy a better wireless headset other than nova 7 that isn't as expensive as the maxwell

[queen harness]

ya $300 for those maxwells lol. will have to stick with the nova 7s.

[warm scarab]

standard price for them

if I were you I'd save up but I can't blame you for not wanting to pay more

[queen harness]

these ya https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0B15QM5LL?tag=pcpapi-20&linkCode=ogi&th=1 ?

well just got a new gpu and wife is already mad lol

[warm scarab]

sell wife

buy headset

[queen harness]

i wish

[warm scarab]

those are the headphones yeah

they are sibilant but

ig on the slightly better end of wireless headsets

[tiny zealot]

does anyone know what the audio capabilities are for the gigabyte b550m ds3h ac motherboard?

[warm scarab]

define audio capabilities lol

[lean grove]

It can probably play audio

[lethal sky]

neumanns

[lethal sky]

he asked that already in another group and got his answers there xD

[warm scarab]

did they make fun of him too

[lethal sky]

that it can play audio

[pine beacon]

Does anyone here know about audio recording devices? We have been using Tascams DR-10Ls for a couple of years, and we always end up with popping, static and inconsistent audio files. We've been buying a lot of lavaliere mics to the point where we think it's the device itself. Does anyone have personal experience with these?

[steel escarp]

open back headphones really be affected by room accoustics

[lean grove]

You might have better luck asking in the podcastage discord. This server has mostly consumer hifi experts.

[steel escarp]

it could very well be interference from a phone

try and see if it goes away when you turn your phone on airplane mode

you can have wifi still on with airplane mode, it just ensures there is no cellular connection. if you just disable mobile data it still tries to ping every once in a while to see if it can connect

[modern barn]

Diffuse Field: Calculate, Characterize, Calibrate

Head-Related Transfer Functions (HRTFs) have become a common topic of discussion now that Headphones.com have incorporated the Brüel & Kjaer Type 5128 HF HATS into our roster of measurement fixtures, but some still aren't sure what the heck HRTFs are, why we're using them, or most importantly—how we're using them. Join me as I break down the myriad reasons why Headphones.com chooses to calibrate our measurements using the Diffuse Field HRTF.

||PS. If you want to see the new DF HRTF we've acquired for the GRAS KB50xx anthropometric pinnae, it is contained herein.||

https://headphones.com/blogs/features/diffuse-field

[haughty girder]

Not worth it compared to Zero2 or Wan'er IMO

but part of it is my issue with KZ in general

[candid cosmos]

How many of you actually use the Zero reds? I cannot be the only one simply not liking them at all.

[elder thistle]

stuff with good graphs tends to get peddled around a lot

I haven't tried them though

[candid cosmos]

Thing is - they are too dark for me.

Its just crinacles tuning with the downslope and bassboost.

[elder thistle]

uh

so is that your main reason for disliking them? it's not anything about the sound itself?

[candid cosmos]

Well it makes me not liking the Sound xD

[elder thistle]

how long have you been using them?

[candid cosmos]

Long enough

Until i got both the kz pr2 and blessing 3 (which are also quite bassy, but i love both)

And now the moondrop space travel, the first tws earbuds i actually can use and even enjoy

[elder thistle]

I wonder if the treble was extremely reduced compared to just kinda dark

[candid cosmos]

Its mostly the treble for me cause i notice it the most there.

But in general its very Bass pronounced to me...