audio-tech

[unique wind]

most audiophiles believe in genuine nonsense

[warm scarab]

if the shit you said was correct you could take your dt770's right now and make them sound the same as sundaras

[unique wind]

with no backing

[steel escarp]

wait you can do that? I am getting sundara rn.

[unique wind]

no because theyre closed backs with resonances and high q dips and peaks

they cant be saved with eq

[warm scarab]

rip out the backs of dt770

that easy

you should technically be able to eq sundaras into any other open back headphone

[steel escarp]

dt880 which is the most neutral tuned isn't even that open either

[unique wind]

if you had a headphone with no high q peaks/dips or resonances and low distortion then yeah you could just eq it to whatever target you like

[warm scarab]

lol

lmao

me omw to autoeq my sundaras into 50000$ electrostatics

😎

you wouldn't download a headphone

[unique wind]

i would so totally download a headphone

[warm scarab]

you'd try

[severe hare]

alright nevertheless

when they release people will compare vs novas

and i will see some opinions

sadly i cant test personally

island disadvantages

[warm scarab]

oof

still I wouldn't trust random reviews mate

[severe hare]

i will see somes

and try my luck

i guess

[steel escarp]

I trust passion for sound

he even hears differences in cables like me

[unique wind]

eagle dont listen to anybody that yaps about cables

[warm scarab]

:)

I can hear the solder composition

mmm needs more copper

https://tenor.com/view/professor-x-xavier-x-men-telepathy-gif-12745110

[unique wind]

this $30,000 diamond audio cable gives the iems a 3d soundstage

dont even need dolby atmos

[severe hare]

i bought a cable

but because my cat fucked the first one

xD

i bought chu2 with a aditional cable basically

and tried the chu2 and used the 2 cable with my reds

i will try to fix the reds cable i liked those

[steel escarp]

ima be real here, yall dont have equipment that is high end enough to hear the difference between cables

[unborn gale]

Obviously. It is hardware so it can not only do 3D but also 4D. While dobly atmos is software so it's fake so cannot be called real. /s

[lean grove]

What you mean is: you haven't reached the point of a cost so sunk that you hallucinate the difference between cables.

[steel escarp]

no there is an actual difference

I even swap between interconnect

usually I dont notice it instantly but after like 20 minutes I can tell something is different than usually and then I realise I am using the wrong interconnect

[lean grove]

There literally is not for 99% of cases

Maybe even 99.9%

The shitty traces and solder joints inside the amp are gonna bottleneck any difference that your cables will make

[steel escarp]

I can tell the difference between my copper and silver interconnect

also the difference between an openheart and forza audio cable is very apparent

like for some reason the openheart cable sounds way quieter

[lean grove]

You can tell the difference because you're staring at them and holding them

[steel escarp]

no there is a very audible difference in loudness

[lean grove]

Break out the volt meter let's see some impedance measurements

[steel escarp]

I think some guy from the headphone show when testing tons of cables measured loudness differences that were weird

[lean grove]

It was literally one headphone

[steel escarp]

I dont own a multimeter

[lean grove]

And it was the raals which have an impedance of about 0.1 ohms

[steel escarp]

and to measure anything below the precision of 0.1 ohms would be hard

[lean grove]

Unless of course you hallucinate them

[steel escarp]

sometimes I forget I left a specific cable on my headphones

and then I realise after listening for 20 minutes without looking at the cable

by the sound

it takes a while to figure it out because I am not actively listening for the differences

they are very minor and almost not noticable

like the difference is so tiny its negligible most of the time

I am not saying anyone should care for such a minor difference

[lean grove]

i measured three different cables with a DATS. purple is just he alligator clips, green is HD6xx cable, blue is some random aux cable i have laying around

the difference is in the 100s of mOhms.

which if your headphones are anythign above 8 ohms means it probably will be insignificant

heres the hd800 cable (blue) against a pair of scissors (green)

[haughty girder]

You have enough for fancy cables but not 5 bucks for a cheap multimeter?

[left cypress]

Is there like a gold standard for home theatre amps/recivers?

Also what’s the difference between a home theatre amp and receiver

[thick spade]

im chaning the volume on my desktop but the sound stays the same im using a steelseries artic 5

[warm scarab]

that is something that can happen yes

its related to the thickness of wire

and solder amount

Its literally the volume difference when evaluating source gear trap people fall you are falling into right now

[unique wind]

nah not rly, onkyo, sony, denon, yamaha and other people all make some good AVRs

gotta find ones within your budget that have the features you need and then research them on an individual unit basis

[nocturne smelt]

for the dt770 pro 250 ohms what kind of amp would I need to power it? Less than a 100 euros if possible

[lean grove]

Most likely the default one in your motherboard should be good enough for now

[nocturne smelt]

for 250ohms? what if I run it through an apple 3.5mm to usb c?

i already have the dongle, i use it for my iems

but wanted to get a closed back headphones

[lean grove]

Probably yeah. I had the 250 ohm 880s and they were powerable off of pretty much anything unplugged them into

If you're the type to really blast your music though you might run out of headroom but nothing bad will happen otherwise.

[nocturne smelt]

ah alright, many thanks!

[still plaza]

Anyone got wireless headphone recommendations? Rn I have razer blackshark v2x and I'm looking for something better. I have a pair of WH-1000XM4's, but those have a hard time connecting to my laptop. I also want something with a microphone attached since I dont have a stand-alone mic.

I was looking at maybe the Steel Series Arctis Nova 5's

[lean grove]

Have you looked at the maxwell

[still plaza]

maxwell?

oh audeze

thats gotta be expensive as hell then

[lean grove]

$300ish last I checked

[still plaza]

300USD is a wild one. I'm looking more at $200 CAD and below lol

[lean grove]

Ah.

https://youtu.be/eOXCEsTyv7s

This guy's pretty trustworthy

[still plaza]

okok

He also agreed on steel series being a good buy for wireless

[lean grove]

Then it sounds like you know what you want

[still plaza]

Just gotta make a choice now 💀

aint the X and P for like, xbox and playstations?

[lean grove]

That sounds logical to assume

(I have no idea)

[timid pollen]

should be able to do an if its wireless but you should check if it comes with a dongle

[tawdry gale]

Sony pulse elite then

also audeze tech

[west lodge]

Second the pulse elites! Those are fantastic and mega feature rich

[broken obsidian]

hey is this a chat to ask for headphone help?

just buying headphones btw

[lean grove]

Sure. How much do you wanna spend and what are you gonna be using the headphones for

[broken obsidian]

oh no i already got the headphones in mind

the hyperx cloud 2

more budget esque headset for mainly gaming

i heared the hp is a downgrade from the old kingston ones

nd wanted to know if im getting the right ones

[lean grove]

Do you already have them

[broken obsidian]

nope

[broken obsidian]

just looking thru used ones

its cheaper nd doesnt couse that much more of waste

[lean grove]

Idk too much about gaming headsets so I'll just refer you to this https://youtu.be/eOXCEsTyv7s

[elder thistle]

invalid as it doesn't include mc450 (and a few others)

I mean not entirely, obviously he discusses some points between the existing headphones

but what he has is a severely incomplete reference point

also his hd560s has the round pads

these are no longer produced

[elder thistle]

I'm working under the assumption he hasn't tried a lot of headphones

can't be an ultimate guide

[lean grove]

How would you define "a lot of headphones"

[unique wind]

when i see a large headphone collection and they're not a reviewer then i presume theyre insane

[elder thistle]

he doesn't have any videos on the beyer dt700 /900 pro x, dt880 600, akg k701/702/712, mc450, yo-tronics yth-2300, m50x, or oneodio monitor 80

nobody should trust his simplification/selection of the mid priced headphones in light of that

just way too many holes

[unique wind]

bro did not name one good headphone

[warm scarab]

akgs are alright but they are mostly soundstage memes

if you want imaging you aren't beating dt880

[unique wind]

10 headphones and not one good

[warm scarab]

ill vouch for dt880 being good

[unique wind]

grey alt acc

[warm scarab]

its an alright headphone

[elder thistle]

I do think the dt880 imaging is pretty precise

[warm scarab]

nothing crazy about it

[elder thistle]

I have the 600 ohm one

[warm scarab]

very good imaging though

[elder thistle]

mc450 way more though

perhaps a natural consequence of the dt880 having wide or at least pushed out stage

the other thing is that the way headphones behave also depends on the game

[unique wind]

why would you buy any of those when edition xs is less than three hundred dollars and 6xx is 200

[elder thistle]

in cs2 the k702 had the right combination of advantages to truly shine above most things

[unique wind]

youre gonna make me cry

[warm scarab]

xs imaging is garbage

you have left and right

and in between

[unique wind]

[warm scarab]

legit worse than a lot of the gaming headsets

[elder thistle]

6xx is very resolving / high instrument separation for $200, and of course timbre powers and bass dynamics

[warm scarab]

high separation
6xx

ok

[unique wind]

bass dynamics (it's -20dB at 20Hz)

6xx is valid but that's funny

[elder thistle]

but I have an mc450 and listen to rock/electronic

[warm scarab]

6xx doesn't have a steep roll off

[elder thistle]

why would I listen to a 6xx

[warm scarab]

nevermind

perhaps the 6xx has a roll off that steep

[unique wind]

lmaooooooooo

high distortion and it's like -20dB at 20Hz

no subbass dynamics to be found

[elder thistle]

depends on the measurement

[warm scarab]

nah

[unique wind]

no it doesnt jackson that's how it measures in a sine sweep

[warm scarab]

rtings measurement is garbage

they fucked up the sealing

[elder thistle]

I have a rig right here

[warm scarab]

yeah like

I was so surprised to see the rtings graph

[unique wind]

i mean even this one is -13dB

[elder thistle]

by bass dynamics I mean slam mostly

[warm scarab]

-13dB is very different from -20dB

also the rtings bass target uses the speaker bass one

[unique wind]

yes it is

[warm scarab]

it isn't the harman overear

[elder thistle]

20hz is also not a very useful point considering most music doesn't go under 40-50hz

[elder thistle]

maybe for rap and hip hop

[warm scarab]

maybe not yours

[elder thistle]

then you've simply bought the wrong headphone

[warm scarab]

anyhow

[unique wind]

its okay my in ear monitors work for every genre because theyre perfect

they have no flaws

[warm scarab]

you don't need +5dB shelf to have good headphones

[unique wind]

i have perfect harman in ear 2019 compliance from 20Hz to 20KHz

[warm scarab]

none of the hifimans have that either

michael is going to be shocked when he buys another planar or iem then realizes they sound different in a way unrelated to driver and enclosure type

wow why does xs sound so different

[elder thistle]

maybe he can't hear techs?

[unique wind]

it probably would sound different because it has lofi treble even if the tonal balance is correct with eq

resonating hifiman meme

cant really do better for $280 tho

[warm scarab]

"resonating"

resonance is in like 1-2 places of the frequency response

bro's face when he hears about macro-dyamics

[unique wind]

you cant comprehend the dynamics of the truthear nova

you havent experienced hifi like this

[warm scarab]

mfw a headphone driver can speed up to do a wave and then come to a halt faster than the other

[unique wind]

real and true

[lean grove]

"he didn't recommend the headphones that I personally like therefore he can't be trusted"

He focuses more on mainstream gaming headsets with some audiophile headphones thrown in there for good measure

[elder thistle]

it's not that they aren't in there, it's that it doesn't seem like he tried a bunch of headphones

I'm just also making the assumption that if he did try the mc450, it would take the place of one of those headsets

if he tried them and several other headphones he seems to not have tried, there's no problem

[lean grove]

Haha yeah I'm sure he would lmao

[elder thistle]

the main thing I learned by trying a lot of headphones is that I need to try a lot more headphones

[unique wind]

youre falling down the rabbit hole too fast

it's too late to throw you a rope

youll just have to hit the bottom

[elder thistle]

it's easy to review A in the context of b, c, and d where there's all sorts of differences in the techs or fr or anything else

and then have the review of every one of those squashed like a bug by headphone g and r

at least in terms of whatever differences are being discussed

all the other headphone reviews need to be readjusted

as a consequence

[tidal estuary]

I can't seem to get rid of this static from my mic. I have a Focusrite with a shure sm7b. When I plug into Direct Monitor it sounds perfect but when I self listen/record/discord it has static. Any ideas?

[lean grove]

Its the opposite for me. The more headphones I try the more I realize that most headphones aren't better than the 6xx.

[lean grove]

Listen to it in audacity

Most likely what's happening is that discord is boosting the gain and the scarlet has some internal noise that's being picked up.

[tidal estuary]

It happens on voice recorder app also

checking audacity now

Audacity is clear

Interesting

Voice record has static, clicking listen to in sounds has static,

audacity no static

Sometimes the static is so bad that you can't even understnad me

[tidal estuary]

Might be the focusrite it self. I just put my headphones in teh audio jack and its staticky listening to music. Somethings ducky with the unit itself maybe

Any recommendations to replace it with? XLR audio interface?

[lean grove]

I would personally go with a wave XLR. It's not professional and it only has one input

But it has enough gain and some other fancy bells and whistles for the sm7b

[tidal estuary]

Thank you, I was looking a that one. I don't do a lot of audio stuff its mostly just for the mic.

[haughty girder]

could you send a sound recording to demonstrate the issue

[lean grove]

Arrrrg

[unique wind]

[lean grove]

@buoyant vale what is that emote

[buoyant vale]

Sharur in all his glory

[lean grove]

Who

[warm scarab]

he doesn't know sharur selfie incident

[unique wind]

lul

[graceful canopy]

bro idk what i did
and i dont think i did anything
but my mic makes me sound 12
like its higher pitched

[unique wind]

if you’re comparing how you sound in real life (from your perspective) to how you sound on a microphone then that’s normal

bone conduction go brrr

[lean grove]

https://youtu.be/L2wThQljxcY

[unique wind]

i eq my mic to sound like how i hear myself irl

😎

[lean grove]

I just have a silly voice all the time to keep people on their toes

[unique wind]

[tidal estuary]

Im kind of curious if its possible that something more universal is wrong becasue I kind of get crackling on headphones that are just plugged into the pc.

[severe hare]

@warm scarab

supermix pre-order

for me is 174€

[warm scarab]

pre ordering rarely ends well man

[severe hare]

but USA 139$

[warm scarab]

L

[severe hare]

just sayin, i will wait for more reviews anyways

[warm scarab]

is release price any different than pre order one

[severe hare]

doesnt seems so

[warm scarab]

no loss then

[severe hare]

its the price they said

150$ not 139$ sorry

very good candidate for "end-game" below 200€

if everything goes right

[warm scarab]

who knows chief

I hope so

[lean grove]

https://tenor.com/view/princess-bride-you-keep-using-that-word-i-do-not-think-it-means-what-you-think-it-means-gif-9201569

[tranquil spindle]

A blast from the past

[haughty girder]

What is your buffer size set to

[tidal estuary]

@haughty girder How do I check?

Sample Rate : 192 kHz

[haughty girder]

please get focusrite control app

[tidal estuary]

I have it

Only thing app can really change is sample rate

Everything else is just turning on/off the buttons on the device

[haughty girder]

oh wait sorry https://support.focusrite.com/hc/en-gb/articles/208814065-How-to-change-sample-rate-buffer-size-in-Windows

[tidal estuary]

Waht do I want it to be?

[tidal estuary]

I think it fixed it.

I think you might have jut fixed my issues. I looked up on google and it says discord only does up to 48k

I was at 192k

idk about buffer size but it seems to be sounding good.

About to return this new one thats on its way.

[haughty girder]

192khz will downsample to 48khz just fine, but you need a larger buffer size for 192khz, OR you decrease sample rate to keep the same buffer size

Increasing buffer size increases the number of samples that your computer can have before spitting it back out. The larger the buffer, the more latency in the recording but the less chance of audio cutting up because the computer isn't keeping up. (it's not always the CPU's fault)
you also have to remember that 192khz is 4 times the rate of 48khz and thus you'll be burning through the buffer 4 times as fast.

192 samples buffer size is a little large for 48khz IMO, but can cause issues if you're burning through it 4 times as fast with 192khz

So your two options was either drop the sample rate or increase buffer size

In any case good to hear you got the problem solved.

[steep roost]

Is there a hardware audio device that can do what NVIDIA Broadcast does in terms of noise removal but without a PC?

[uneven fulcrum]

Have you looked at the Audient iD4 MK II? It is an audio interface with a great integrated headphone amp and will last you really for a long time. And it’s a little less than 200$ with the right offers. It gives a lot more than the Elgato Wave XLR for a comparable price.

[uneven fulcrum]

From a gaming/commercial point of view I can think of an Asus usb-c to 3.5mm adapter released some time ago but it wasn’t a great show of accuracy/audio quality…

Usually a dynamic microphone with polar pattern pointed at your mouth and with low gain is more than enough (unless you have a storm of vacuum cleaners in the room)…

Surely seeing Broadcast level of NC implemented on a standalone plug n play audio interface would be interesting though…

[tidal estuary]

I already have a Zen dac I was going to use.

Plus now if it is fixed, then I really don't even need a new one

Looks nice though

[haughty girder]

A hardware audio device? You'd only be describing a rather capable DSP at which point you should just use a PC or something similar

[uneven fulcrum]

Oh! That changes things, I didn’t know. I have the MV7 USB for very similar reasons. I already have my headphone DAC/AMP and being a guitarist I already have my audio interface for guitar…so I tried not going too overkill for a chat mic. And still I spent £250 😂

These days there is a Sennheiser offering that looks killer, as USB “proper” mic.

[haughty girder]

depends on what headphones

it's great aside from incredibly high output impedanec

[uneven fulcrum]

Well…I don’t think you’d want to use something over 300Ohms at a PC…even 300 Ohms are idiotic, I would rather use such products with a proper HiFi stack and not while using my PC for many reasons (tuning, weight of headphones, cost, colour of sound). But that’s my taste, obviously, so I didn’t think that far 😃

[elder thistle]

so your main complaint is... digital audio?

usually proper hifi stacks are run off of a computer / will refuse to work without a computer unless you discard the dac

and replace the source with vinyl

[graceful canopy]

why does my mic randomly start cutting in and out

i just bought it

Fifine AM8T

[steel escarp]

@warm scarab lmao I wonder how much crin paid linus for this one

[warm scarab]

i mean its linux

how many iems do you think the dude has used

probably a blessing to him

[steel escarp]

sennheiser IEMs

[warm scarab]

yeah notable for being uhh

[steel escarp]

and he owns airpod 2

[warm scarab]

ummm

[warm scarab]

pods 2 are alright

but like

dusk tier?

[steel escarp]

they dont have bass like dusk

I'd prefer more midrange focused IEMs

I still love my old galaxy buds

but they got a channel imbalance after ending up in the washing machine several times

these are like the OG galaxy buds

[tawdry gale]

dusk is mid focused

too

[steel escarp]

its mid recessed

its bass focused

[haughty girder]

He actually doesn't like it too much

good techs, but too much bass

[tawdry gale]

u12t is what I would call mid recessed, look at that dip at 3-4k

[haughty girder]

I honestly don't think U12T is mid recessed...

[steel escarp]

nice, no reference target

completely useless

[tawdry gale]

harman ie is just shout

[haughty girder]

Oh right you're one of those 3k sensitive people

[tawdry gale]

I like my hd600

[steel escarp]

2-8k is recessed

[warm scarab]

I got myself moondrop space travels

I don't care enough to pay more for tws but these are pretty nice

[steel escarp]

broke

I got airpods 2

[warm scarab]

and I got several hundred dollars left over

[steel escarp]

I got them for free

from fenz

[warm scarab]

💀

I got these for free by nyvo economy standards

[steel escarp]

got my moondrop kato from him too

[warm scarab]

what is fenz to you

[steel escarp]

nyvo economy standards 💀

[warm scarab]

father?

[steel escarp]

no

customer

[warm scarab]

what can you provide fenz

[steel escarp]

he pays me in audio gear so I dont get fucked up by exchange rate

I made a website for him

[warm scarab]

So he didn't give them to you for free?

[steel escarp]

technically no

[alpine musk]

Hi, my second WF-1000XM4 are kicking the bucket...

I was thinking about those wireless modules for IEMs

[tawdry gale]

cheapest decent one is utws5, but has some issues

[alpine musk]

Are they any good? Is there any chance for ANC version of them?

[tawdry gale]

ifi go pods better, but more expensive

[alpine musk]

Like what?

[tawdry gale]

wireless modules cant magically give ur iems anc

[alpine musk]

Expensive is a weak word

[tawdry gale]

its just a bluetooth thing

[tawdry gale]

then buy it

👍

[alpine musk]

Misuderstanding... I meant expensive is too weak of a word for the price. That's hella expensive

[tawdry gale]

software issues, bluetooth issues

qc issues

[haughty girder]

Rich people don't get rich by splurging and showing off

[alpine musk]

I mean it wont be the best ANC on the market, but it could be done.

[steel escarp]

ever heard of influencers

[tawdry gale]

anc works by having microphones

[alpine musk]

I know.

[tawdry gale]

the wireless bt modules doesnt insert a mic inside ur iem

[haughty girder]

That's when you turn your "splurging" into a business expense

Linus can build a pool and does not loose money on it because he makes videos using it

[tawdry gale]

he gets sponsored

[alpine musk]

I just thought that mazbe some brand could've experimented by putting mics on the modules.

[steel escarp]

okay but still what is your point

[haughty girder]

Why the fuck would you comment "broke" on a genuinely decent pair of TWS?

[tawdry gale]

the mic has to be inside the iem

for anc to work

[alpine musk]

Oh right, sorry.

[tawdry gale]

the wireless bt thing is outside

the iem

[haughty girder]

no?

[alpine musk]

Yeah, that would be trash ANC to say the least

[warm scarab]

They look trash

[haughty girder]

Mic doesn't need to be inside the iem, but it needs to be right on the surface of it

[tawdry gale]

it wouldnt be effective for anc otherwise

[tawdry gale]

they heavy too

[steel escarp]

its broke because its all he is willing to pay

[unique wind]

what’s going on here

[tawdry gale]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/535786870995419137/1138631011748552744/SPOILER_20221220_213555.jpg?ex=664f3783&is=664de603&hm=3d7e1377cd54aa0fe01f03cf385be914fe0fe64da01b7e139b3016cd606cde18&

[warm scarab]

We should throw rocks at each other

[unique wind]

based

[steel escarp]

good

[unique wind]

idk those iems but utws5 is good

[tawdry gale]

Subtonic Storm

[unique wind]

[steel escarp]

💀

[alpine musk]

What are those?

[tawdry gale]

Subtonic Storm connected to utws5

[haughty girder]

Hailed as the iem of all iems

[unique wind]

nova better

summitfi iems are scams

[warm scarab]

What are these?

[haughty girder]

Subtonic Storm with UTWS5

[tawdry gale]

@warm scarab

[alpine musk]

opens the official page
can't see price
Yeah that will be expensive
finds another site with price
Yeah, it IS expensive

[haughty girder]

This screams "my LV bag is better than your coach bag"

[warm scarab]

Which iems?

[tawdry gale]

Subtonic storm

[unique wind]

[steel escarp]

I am just poking fun at klaus, its not that deep

[tawdry gale]

its funny how most handbags arent handmade eg Chanel

[haughty girder]

my bad chief

[warm scarab]

Which fiio are those?

[tawdry gale]

utws5

[haughty girder]

I see a lot of fucktards in this server I can't tell joke from not joke

[warm scarab]

😲

[steel escarp]

they are actually completely smooth in the treble

what the heck

first gen samsung galaxy buds is based

[haughty girder]

you also don't know how smoothed that graph is

[steel escarp]

no like

the filters are like filled with earwax

and its almost not letting treble through

the filter is like metal with some holes in it and a very fine mesh behind it which are very easily blocked

these only have tap controlls 💀

no swipe for volume control

[haughty girder]

not on the filters..

[steel escarp]

ngl these earbuds are kinda distorting

at normal listening volumes

[steel escarp]

Airpods pro 2 are fairly resolving honestly

[lean grove]

Only correct grey take in existence

[unique wind]

airpods pro 2 are valid

i prefer my novas but i use my airpods all day and i like them

being wireless and having good anc+passthrough is clutch

i usually have both airpods in at work and use the passthrough

closest i’ll get to my wireless open back iem dream

i’ve been using the default medium silicone tips but i’m gonna try these

[glass kelp]

Does anyone know a fix my reddragon wired headphones for pc dont play any sound volume is at 100% device manager says its working the only time i got it to work again i was using yt while playing a Mario 64 video and i heared a song from the game but it was very saturated

[molten lotus]

What’s the best $50-100 microphone for Computers?

[haughty girder]

What's the use case where do you live what do you have what do you know about microphones

[native hornet]

hi, i'm looking for quality headphones for my phone and tablet. i dislike in-ear plugs and both devices don't have a headphone jack. main use case would be listening to movies, youtube and my music library on either device. i do not want to buy a separate DAC because i already have to use a usb hub dongle to plug into power and my external storage ssd when i'm on my tablet when i'm traveling. (trying to minimize the devices i need to carry)
at home i use beyerdynamic MMX100 headphones on my PC and like their sound.
for mobile use i currently have bluetooth headphones (sony WH-CH510) but they sit on my ears and there is some discomfort when i have to wear them a prolonged time. so ones that go around my ears and work well with glasses would be preferable.
i'm fine with with either bluetooth or usb plug headphones.
can anyone recommend some?

[fiery vessel]

Any good budget audio systems? I have no knowledge on audio. And I mean like a speaker system

Under $500

[broken bison]

Do some one have a tech tip if the mic is not working in a kenwood headunit?

[floral path]

Got a new shiny toy ^^

I am having way too much fun

[slate sun]

i dont have one of these but im still waiting for when someone makes a program that turns switches into a virtualizer

imagine a drop in a song and the switches just start having a sezuire lol

[warm scarab]

wouldn't work

the motors aren't fast enough

[molten lotus]

gaming and chatting with on online buddies and idk anything

[late adder]

Quick question, i have long curly hair and headsets can get super annoying especially after a shower, does someone here have experience with IEMS and would that be a good option for me to look into?

[unique wind]

yah IEMs are great

[late adder]

i was looking at fanmusic truthear x crinacle zero red for a first pair to try them out without spending allot incase i don't really like them.

these, idk if you know about them

[warm scarab]

zero reds are nice

[tawdry gale]

Zero red are gud

[late adder]

okay nice

[west lodge]

i have a pair of the reds and the "normal" blue-non-reds and while I prefer the blues, they're both awesome especially for the price

[late adder]

yea i hear a friend speaking highly off IEMS but he got super expensive ones, for me with long hair i really start disliking the headset and with the hot summer it gets annoying, so im gonna try them out and hopefully they live up to my expectations

[west lodge]

i think they will, once you go Chifi you don't go back haha.

[patent wing]

are there any gaming headphones with an included mic that look and sound good with rgb?

[late adder]

why would you want rgb on ur headset, you dont even see it

[west lodge]

I have a set of Logi G935s that I absolutely love and have a ton of awesome features, but they do feel cheap so watch out for that

[late adder]

i hope so

[patent wing]

idk, just feel like it lol

[patent wing]

i'll look it up ty

[late adder]

idk i heard the hyperx cloud 2s are amazing headsets but they dont got rgb

[west lodge]

Never used the Corsair VOID RGB but i had an ex that had them and she loved them so that's worth a look?

[patent wing]

alr

[west lodge]

I've fallen off the RGB train a bit too, ive heard hyperx headsets are amazing too, never bought one but did pick up a set of Meanwhile I just picked up a set of Playstation Pulse Elite Wireless headsets and for the price they're astonishingly good. Easily my favorite though they are a little small (my head is between a US L and XL and they just barely fit)

[patent wing]

can those be used with an audio jack?

[west lodge]

yep, one of the few!

[patent wing]

noice

[west lodge]

They're wireless 2.4GHz and 3.5mm TRRS. No bluetooth tho

[late adder]

same, i now have a new mic since today that has it and it looks good but my new mouse is gonna have no rgb and keyboard i will prob just set it to a white or solid color

or just keep it how it came in the box, idc for it anymore

all rgb does for a wireless mouse is reduce the battery %

[west lodge]

yeah. I used to go nuts for that stuff but now I have a Logi G604 mouse, Keychron Q11 keyboard, and PS Elites, all RGB-less 😅

The products really are superior w/o rgb imo

[patent wing]

they look weird and cool at the same time, its gonna have to sit at the back of my head tho which i might not like but idk

[late adder]

i just got a hyperx quadcast x, gonna get a superlight 2 (no rgb) and a apex pro tkl but ill just put it to a solid color

i also will download 1 lil gif for the LCD screen and not touch it for a year 😭

[west lodge]

lmaoooooo

which one of those has the screen?

[late adder]

im getting it cuz its a good keyboard, the lil screen is just additional

[west lodge]

ah the keeb

[late adder]

oh yea the mouse only has 1 lil dot of rgb to show if its on and when it needs charging

[west lodge]

yeah ive been totally burned out with all of the extra software packages that that kinda stuff requires

i used to be all-logi-all-the-time but ever since they moved to GHub I've been really against that kinda software-powered stuff

my ex had corsair headset, hyperx keeb, and razer mouse, with apps for each. it was so hard to watch her pc startup every time lmao

[late adder]

yep, this hyperx mic i got today has rgb and the software ONLY thing it does is change it so im not even gonna bother downloading it, it just cycles between all the colors rn and thats fine

ofc ill download both softwares for keyboard and mouse for dpi etc

[west lodge]

yeah i never used it but it gets decent reviews

[west lodge]

yeah no i'm so turned off by that shit nowadays it's almost a dealbreaker for me haha, i just have logi ghub for my mouse and i still threaten myself to uninstall it like every week haha

[patent wing]

noice ty for those who helped :)

another question, for a standalone microphone, what should i use?

[west lodge]

i even had aurasync and rgb strips cuz my mobo supported it and I ripped all that out because i got tired of it. replaced all the rgb with blue fans haha, I'm going back in time to the early-00s (which works out because the pc case is about that old 🤣)

[late adder]

thats why i only had stuff from a single brand but

[west lodge]

same

[late adder]

i just got a hyperx quadcast s just cuz it was 42% off rn for me

[west lodge]

i got a hyperx something something on megasale at bestbuy, it's served me great, ill try and see what the model is'

[late adder]

and some ppl i know use it and it sounds nice

[patent wing]

alr, i'll give em a look

[late adder]

you prob seen it before, it might be one of the most used plug and play mics out there

[west lodge]

Solocast is what I got, it was $25

[late adder]

this one was normally 180 but i got it for 104

i'd say thats a pretty good deal

[west lodge]

yeesus that's a good deal but id still never pay more than $75 for a mic 😅

[late adder]

i had a razer siren x before and i had it for 7 years or something so idm spending a bit of money once every 7 years for a quality mic

same with keyboard and mice, normally last me 3-4 years ish

[west lodge]

looks like its on minisale rn for $50, friends say it works good except the stand sux, luckily it has a 1/4-20 mount so you can swap it out

https://www.bestbuy.com/site/hyperx-solocast-wired-cardioid-usb-condenser-gaming-microphone/6434293.p?skuId=6434293&utm_source=feed

[west lodge]

yeah i hate my friends so idgaf how i sound to them 😜

jk it's really just hunting for "good enough and cheap" for me haha

[late adder]

lmao fair, but i also work from home so if i have a meeting i guess its kinda important they can understand me properly

[west lodge]

i've had the solocast for prolly 4 years and it's been "good enough"

[patent wing]

noice, i'll go with the quadcast tho ty

[west lodge]

o rite you like rgb lmao

[patent wing]

XD

i like the solocast too dw

[west lodge]

i mean this one has an "r", that's close enough right? 😛

[patent wing]

XD

[late adder]

only diff between quadcast and quadcast s is the s had usb c, rgb and the grey lil strings

besides that i think its basically the same

[patent wing]

oh

[late adder]

but i got it for about the same price so i went with the newer one

[patent wing]

noice

im getting the S

[late adder]

yea i got it today

now looking into a mic arm for it cuz its pretty big

[patent wing]

they have a mic arm on the website

[late adder]

overpriced for a mic arm

[patent wing]

oh

[late adder]

i can prob get a mid ranged mic arm for 35$ on amazon that does the same thing if not better

[patent wing]

noice

well, ty both and cya :)

[late adder]

im looking up some info on the iems, and this guy said the v1 (blue ones) are better for gaming over the reds

idk i kinda wanna use them for all, music, youtube, gaming etc

[tired crown]

I can confirm it’s not even noticeable but the sound quality on the reds is noticeable so I’d get reds I have reds

[late adder]

do you use the lil adapter thing it comes with?

[tired crown]

The game spacial is literally unnoticeable

[tired crown]

Yes that’s how they sound the same for gaming without it is much worse

The adapter is a must for gaming

With it the reds destroy the blues for everything

[late adder]

how does the adapter work, is it just software or does it just work with the hardware

i dont see how a piece of hardware would help it that much

[tired crown]

It just adds bass which is what helps with hearing footsteps

What games do you play?

[late adder]

rn stuff like cod, fn, gonna be playing some souls likes

[tired crown]

I play siege which is known for having crazy audio

[tired crown]

Oh those games have bad audio any iems are fine I’d def get the reds

[late adder]

i mean the only game you really need the good audio is cod but i play respawn so even for that it doesnt really make a huge difference

[warm scarab]

you can just use an equalizer

which is both more customizable and better functioning

[tired crown]

….it doesn’t even do close to the same thing

[warm scarab]

"adds more bass"

[west lodge]

the reds have a noticeable bass bump over the blues. If you're into that, go for it. Otherwise they're almost identical

[warm scarab]

also siege steps are not at bass frequencies

they are at mids

[west lodge]

Or just get both, at the very least they're both gorgeous. They look awesome on a headphone display board i built

[warm scarab]

increased bass will just make the driver layer worse when something explodes and make it harder to hear footsteps

[west lodge]

I don't think it'll affect much; by and large IEMs have poor soundstage compared to over-ear headphones so if were' getting picky enough to have foostep-discernability be a criterion for selection it'd be worth it to look there first.

And let's be honest, none of us are probably going to be good enough that it'll make that much of a difference anyway; it's like those 400Hz monitors. Not only are we in heavily diminishing return-land long before that point, but the extra positives to be gained from being this picky are likely to get in the way of your enjoyment of the product. My recommend: just pick whichever you'd like. They're not different enough that it'll really matter.

Like the color red more? That's a good enough reason. Wanna save 5 bucks? The blues'll do for ya. The blues already have a noticeable bass extension so even if you're a basshead you'll probably love them, but the reds'd also serve you great. Regardless they're both fantastic products at an astonishing price, you'll love whichever you go for!

[warm scarab]

soundstage is different than imaging

soundstage is the size of the 3d imaginary field the item can provide you

imaging is how well it can place sounds within that field

[west lodge]

Right. But they are necessarily connected. With a smaller soundstage, image is almost necessarily also smaller

[warm scarab]

image isn't something that can become smaller

its just placement of sound

directionality

[west lodge]

...i meant "poorer", as in "the range of imaging can be done is smaller"

[warm scarab]

yeah but they are unrelated prospects

[west lodge]

Not at all. Soundstage is essentially the upper and lower bounds of the range that imaging can take place over

[warm scarab]

soundstage is distance

[west lodge]

With poor soundstage, imaging is necessarily limited

[warm scarab]

imaging is position

they are unrelated

one is group delay

other is headphone driver enclosure

[west lodge]

I see

[warm scarab]

Group delay is the time it takes for the amplitude of each frequency to reach its maximum. Group delay looks for single-channel frequency-dependent time distortions created by the headphones. In other words, it checks to see if a portion of the frequencies in the response of the headphone arrives later than the rest. Group delay differs from phase mismatch by being a monaural quality; it can be perceived even with one ear. But phase mismatch, by definition, is a stereo quality.

For our group delay calculation, we've implemented a weighting filter based on several studies done on the audibility threshold of group delay on headphones at different frequencies to make our results more perceptually relevant. Since the research was limited to the 500Hz-8kHz range, we extrapolated the results for the bass and high-treble regions. Below is our current audibility threshold for headphone group delay in milliseconds.

What it is:

The average amount of group delay calculated based on the group delay graph and using a perceptual weighting filter.

Group delay indicates how long it takes for each frequency to reach its maximum amplitude in the time domain and plays a role in the reproduction and distinction of each layer in the audio content improving imaging fidelity. This is a monaural quality and can be perceived even with one ear.
When it matters: Headphones with lower group delay have more transparent imaging and tighter bass. Headphones with higher group delay in the bass range tend to have a wimpy and loose bass, and headphones with higher group delay in the treble range tend to have less transparent imaging.

[west lodge]

Samson SR850s are great for the price. Bass is a bit weak though

https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1496597-REG/samson_sr850b_sr850_professional_studio_headphones.html/?ap=y&ap=y&smp=y&smp=y&lsft=BI%3A6879&gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQjw0ruyBhDuARIsANSZ3wpWrVZoFr66fKAEbOiDZbDHmoA7VIaekGltRIkPe5kMGTysXMsRj2IaAuz1EALw_wcB

they're also on sale if B&H will ship to you!

[lean grove]

Take a look at the koss ksc75 or the koss porta pro

There aren't any decent over ear headphones that sound better than the koss in your budget

Okay well the koss headphones are wired

So that's one thing down

And they have a lifetime warranty

So that's two

[west lodge]

Porta Pros are also on ear tho

[lean grove]

Okay then gl my friend

[west lodge]

Wait you want wireless but not bluetooth?

So it needs to be USB?

[lean grove]

Well he's asking for everything in a shoestring budget. So he's gonna have to compromise

[west lodge]

True.

so it specifically needs to not have a voice talking to you, is what you want...

Well wireless automatically doubles the price at any quality, so at 50CAD your quality options are basically zero

[lean grove]

For his exact requirements*

You can get good wired headphones or good wireless earbuds but not good wireless headphones

[west lodge]

My advice: Superlux HD681 evo and an apple type C DAC. Best wired combo for the money imo

[lean grove]

Superlux has that stupid nipple cable connector which is doomed to break

[haughty girder]

Superlux is fucked

also anyone who sends links with tracking data is untrustworthy

[lean grove]

Or just ignorant

[west lodge]

ignorant

[haughty girder]

no, stupid

[west lodge]

k

[lean grove]

Which is a less polite word for ignorant

[west lodge]

literally just googled and pasted

[haughty girder]

And thus you had tracking data

[west lodge]

k

[haughty girder]

you could just google pasted without tracking data

[lean grove]

Police are at your house right now nex

THey found you

[haughty girder]

oh balls

not my 16 outstanding warrants

[west lodge]

k well i didnt even know about that so thanks for being so understanding

[lean grove]

You should have never gone on that ball stomping spree in Louisville

[haughty girder]

rahhh

[west lodge]

anyway, to the question that was originally asked, your options are limited. If it has to be wireless, there's basically nothing in that price range. If it can be wired your options are still limited but way more prevalent than wireless

[haughty girder]

Does not exist

[west lodge]

shit his money just disappeared, sorry fam

mr gen declared it to be not exist

[haughty girder]

I don't think you realize how expensive good headphones actually cost

airpods with that device?

oh it's old

[violet heron]

you could get a pretty good iem instead, with that much money

[haughty girder]

he wants over ear

[west lodge]

right but wired

[haughty girder]

Moondrop space travel

[west lodge]

Chu 2

[west lodge]

o i forgor those exist

[violet heron]

linsoul zero 2 are also pretty good

[haughty girder]

Chu 2 is mid imo

[west lodge]

yeah but its also $18

[lean grove]

👆

[haughty girder]

it's tuned alright but summer is coming and humidity kills its filters

[haughty girder]

You can get Zero or Zero 2 for like, 12

[west lodge]

Linsoul? nah those are closer to $25

[haughty girder]

CAD or USD

nono asking Cole

[west lodge]

USD

[haughty girder]

oh I was looking at Aliexpress

these things are generally cheaper there

[west lodge]

Yeah but also good luck with customer service if anything does go wrong

which it frequently has for me

[haughty girder]

and I've seen it cheaper when on sale

[west lodge]

well, thrice, but that's 100%

[haughty girder]

What has gone wrong?

[west lodge]

Product arrived destroyed, wrong product sent, never received product. In that order lmao

[haughty girder]

Aliexpress is just a sales platform, anything warranty related is the exact same as if you had gone through amazon

[haughty girder]

never had the product broken in shipping, wrong product sent and never received product got refund and no return for me

[west lodge]

Okay well that's awesome, I'm glad you've had such a good experience

[haughty girder]

Aliexpress is actually very consumer friendly

[west lodge]

I however have had no such luck

[haughty girder]

What wrong product did you receive?

[west lodge]

Again, I have experience to the contrary.

[haughty girder]

Proof?

[west lodge]

Ordered KZ ZS10, Got ZST

[haughty girder]

and how did you go about requesting refund/replacement

it was literally this for me

[west lodge]

Look, if you're going to bat for this so hard I give up.

[haughty girder]

You're out here trying to give Aliexpress a bad name when it's just as safe as Amazon

[west lodge]

In your experience. I'm not looking to argue here, just state my case.

[haughty girder]

You stated it as fact.

[west lodge]

I didn't come here to fight someone, just help someone else. If it matters so much to you to win, you can have it.

[west lodge]

yes. And both of our facts can be simultaneously correct

[haughty girder]

Also Chu 2 is actually genuinely ass for longevity

[west lodge]

Okay excellent

Have a great day

[haughty girder]

Good

Just grab the space travels

it's as good as TWS gets at the price

?

TWS = True Wireless Stereo

I'm so confused

TWS is a category of audio equipment

it's the same as "neckband" or "over ear"

I don't use tiktok but I'll see

tws factory would be like calling your brand "over ear headphone factory"

TWS is a class of products not a brand

these are knockoff airpods

they are not manufactured by Apple, but they try to copy it

When someone says TWS, it just means it's bluetooth earbuds without a cable between them

not referring to any particular brand or reviewer? in this case

ok?

tws factory means nothing

it's just a name

tws is a technical term

[elder thistle]

I'd vouch for the space travel as a relatively safe recommendation

thought it was $25 though

but still

[haughty girder]

it is, this is just Canadian dollars

[elder thistle]

o

[elder thistle]

what if I said,

I have a picture of someone using a k52

no it's not me

[haughty girder]

oh well

[indigo apex]

Hi guys I have a little quick question to ask on audio

The thing is I want to do an audio tape of the song we like the most my gf and I. On 1 side it would be the regular songs and on the other me playing em

But I do no have anything to record

So I wanted to know if by any chance someone has this in an attic or whatsoever

Cuz online I can’t really find this

[haughty girder]

Do you have a computer?

assuming you have a phone or anything with a mic, that'll do

in some sort of free DAW, you can set the original to one side and your recorded audio to the other

[indigo apex]

Yeah but I meant these sry

[haughty girder]

Ohhh

Casette

[indigo apex]

(Not the lego one on the left ofc)

[indigo apex]

Yeah didn’t know what was the name

[indigo apex]

And I can’t really find a recorder for this

So I was hoping someone may have one lying around

[late adder]

so my right side from my desk to current mic position is about 95 cm, i was wondering if this mic arm would work, my ideal position is prob gonna be a bit to the right of my face https://www.amazon.com/Microphone-Extension-TONOR-Suspension-T30/dp/B089FVQD3Z/ref=sr_1_1?crid=23X5IW9G5XFFE&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.k8ozpVlD6I-wDxKSFmvqanYG8NMturDoiO7qkK92-IHGjHj071QN20LucGBJIEps.wU5WnYNEGKIyuEOJ8zmeEVfw49ViNDljxrJWC1DjFq8&dib_tag=se&keywords=tonor+t30&sprefix=%2Caps%2C119&sr=8-1

[warm scarab]

"Flexible Adjustment: The T30 offers 940mm horizontal/vertical distance and 360° full rotation. It can provide a wider range of motion as the arm length is 240mm longer than the T20. It can be adjusted more freely to obtain the best sound pickup. "

[native harness]

can anyone help me figure out why my headphones arent playing sound

[warm scarab]

https://dontasktoask.com/

[spark egret]

someone drop some headphones not 2 expensive

i heard studio ones are good but dont have a mic

[lean grove]

https://drop.com/buy/massdrop-sennheiser-hd6xx

[spark egret]

okay could be cheaper

also comfortable

[lean grove]

How much cheaper

Wdym comfortable

Hd6xx is comfortable

[spark egret]

theese ones i have

are terrible

some 20$ ones

[spark egret]

like 100$?

[lean grove]

Hmm. Pc37x are a bit above $100 I think

[spark egret]

120 is fien

hows the mic?

[lean grove]

Better than most

[spark egret]

comfortable?

okay too much questions, mb

[lean grove]

Its got a clamp that you'll probably get used to.

But it's not heavy and it's not sweaty

Do you wear glasses

[spark egret]

no

[spark egret]

bruh

[lean grove]

Clamp is the only thing that people complain about with comfort on sennheisers

It doesn't bother me

If you have glasses it might bother you more

¯_(ツ)_/¯

[spark egret]

i have sunglasses

but ion use when gaming

💀

[lean grove]

If it bothers you, drop has a pretty good return policy

Oh and just a heads up they are open backs

Are you in a super noisy room

[spark egret]

no

[lean grove]

Perfect.

[spark egret]

cool

[spark egret]

sometimes maybe

[tawdry gale]

ksc75

[spark egret]

Am i a joke to you

[tawdry gale]

I'm not joking, its really good

[lean grove]

Ksc75 is unironically one of the best headphones you can buy if you're short on cash

I give them as Christmas gifts

[spark egret]

Im not that short

Im not looking for some crazy headphomed

[tawdry gale]

then get 6xx

[lean grove]

Scroll up my guy

[tawdry gale]

Id still rather use ksc75 than pc37x

[lean grove]

Okay then I think Donny that you shouldn't buy a 37x

[unique wind]

[real wasp]

i plugged my 5.1 setup into my mainboard but all i can hear comes from the front speakers and i cannot tell why. windows is setup for the 5.1 and displays all the balance sliders

[lean grove]

Are you playing media that has 5.1 content

[real wasp]

ive been trying jellyfin with 5.1

[fossil zinc]

Is your receiver setup for 5.1 how is it connected to the pc

[slim mason]

Jesus

[lean grove]

Cringe

[hollow lynx]

so i'm designing a handheld voice multicast transmitter/receiver

e.g. what one would call a walkie-talkie

but digital and good and encrypted and stuff

so i was looking at audio codecs and remembered opus can go really low in bitrate

8kbps opus is listenable for voice, 16kbps opus is wow for anything, 24kbps opus is insane

how the hell does 24kbps opus sound so good

[slim mason]

His car is a competition bass car, it was literally windy in there

[lean grove]

You've just made it more cringe

[haughty cradle]

any of you guys have a turntable setup? looking for advice

[lean grove]

Advice on what

[haughty cradle]

which turntable to get for a budget of around 200

ive had my eye on the fluance rt81 but idk if i should get that or the rt81 +

[lean grove]

What's the difference

[haughty cradle]

the differences are small except the different cartridge and acrylic platter

[lean grove]

Hm. Those are things you can upgrade later.

[haughty cradle]

i dont really know if im planning on changing the cartridge

and i do like the look of a black rubber slip mat than a clear acrylic thing on top

this is the non plus version

i mean id prolly just get the plus for the better cartridge and isolation feet

then change out the slip mat for a rubber one

this is the plus version

i really like the curved tonearm and walnut finish on the fluance turntables, so im kinda gravitating towards them

seems like im set on the plus but it does cost like £50 more

and saving for it is getting annoying😭

[warm scarab]

generally you would want a cartridge that is as expensive as the budget you have for the turntable itself at the moment

[warm scarab]

spend 50$ on the turntable

150$ on the preamp and cartridge/stylus

[cold token]

anyone know where i can find spare parts for my HD600? i dont seem to be coming across anything on the sennheiser site

[warm scarab]

Define part

[cold token]

sorry the ear-pads specifically

i came across these on the sennheiser site but im not sure if they are the right ones

https://global.sennheiser-hearing.com/collections/spare-parts/products/annular-earpads-with-disk-pair?_gl=1*7vuwrv*_up*MQ.._gaMTk3MTEwNjczLjE3MTY3NDM1NDM._ga_14XDRM6LGGMTcxNjc0MzU0My4xLjAuMTcxNjc0MzU0My4wLjAuMA..

okay im blind sorry just read that they are the right ones for my pair

[warm scarab]

💀

was about to say

it's literally the first result

[cold token]

im so sorry for wasting ur time

[late adder]

Are the moondrop Aria snow edition a good first IEM?

[haughty girder]

Aria Snow is okay, but they're outdated

there's better iems for the price

[tawdry gale]

they are outdated

[late adder]

like?

[haughty girder]

What's your preferred sound signature?

[late adder]

i was gonna get truthear, the red or blue but they take a month to shop from amazon

[late adder]

i have no clue, i listen to rap, play casual games

[haughty girder]

oh

[late adder]

i like some bass

[haughty girder]

Truthear Red works nicely for rap

very good bass response

[late adder]

yea but they take like more then a month to ship

[haughty girder]

what country?

[late adder]

NL

[haughty girder]

Aria Snow kinda sucks for rap

imo

[late adder]

would i notice tho, i never had iems ever

[haughty girder]

yes

the bass is weak

[late adder]

i see

[haughty girder]

not very detailed and snow specifically doesn't have a lot of it

[late adder]

what i have now can't be much better i assume

[haughty girder]

it's a brighter iem

What is it?

[late adder]

some razer kraken headset

idk which one tbh

ive had it for 3 years, it has a ring from the daily use

and its starting to flake 😭

[haughty girder]

those things are super bassy

it's like polar opposite

[late adder]

interesting

what about Linsoul KZ ZS10 pro

ive heard good stuff about that

[haughty girder]

terrible

Basically everything from KZ is bad with a few exceptions

[late adder]

yea its my first IEM so i dont wanna spend allot allot yk

[haughty girder]

they just get a lot of paid reviews from basically celebrities

and people lie to themselves saying "oh this person says its good it's good"

but if you look at the tunings they're all mediocre at best

[late adder]

yea... thats how, my friend sais his aria snows are amazing

idk anything about iems so yea

[haughty girder]

He must enjoy classical or vocal heavy music?

[late adder]

no clue i think rap or spanish music

[tawdry gale]

maybe thats the only thing he has heard(or hasnt heard anything better)

[haughty cradle]

where are you finding a turntable for 50$😭

[warm scarab]

vintages

not like the turntable affects the sound

whatever looks good works

as long as it has a counterweight

well there is tonearm mass but

its not something you'd concern yourself with at this budget

[lean grove]

It can if the belt is fucked or the platter isnt perfectly flat

[warm scarab]

its ight

i mean

if its functional its no different from another

and a bit of platter is replaceable

never heard of platter being not flat before though

[haughty cradle]

also

i have this vintage audio setup

with a stereo amp and reciever

can i just use it with a record player?

right off the bat

[haughty cradle]

(and cd player)

could i use the setup as a headphone amp

[warm scarab]

I don't get what you are asking but

sounds like you have everything you need

[warm scarab]

vintage speaker amps are generally not very good at being headphone amps

you'd ideally have a headphone amp or a noise free enough speaker amp to speaker tap your headphones with

but hey, not like its unusable

[lean grove]

A decent headphone amp isn't even that expensive these days

You can find magnis for ~$60

[warm scarab]

yeah but phono preamp issue

he may need to buy a phono preamp

if his speaker amp doesn't have a pre out

[haughty cradle]

if my player comes with one

that would work right

[warm scarab]

yeah

I am not trying to scare you off but

sometimes turntables do come with questionable phono preamps

[haughty cradle]

it cant be worse than the last one i had🔥

[warm scarab]

should be fine tho

[haughty cradle]

dont EVER buy refurbished

[warm scarab]

also keep in mind an expensive stylus, apart from sounding good also protects your records

it isn't purely for audiophile circklejerk

so yeah

[lean grove]

What makes you say that

[haughty cradle]

bad experience

“company refurbished” “reliable” turntable failed on me within a day of purchase

[lean grove]

ive had nothing but good experience with refurbed stuff

sometimes it can even be better than new since the manufacturer inspects it to make sure its in operable condition before they send it out

[warm scarab]

what nils said

[wanton sigil]

are the dt 770 pros any good for gaming headphones? my steelseries arctis 5 is done and i was looking into getting seperate headphones and a mic rather than a headset

[lean grove]

They'll be fine. I hear that the tygr is a lot better for gaming tho.

[wanton sigil]

the 300 R's?

i dont think ive heard of those ones, ill take a look at them. thank you

these dont seem too bad, but I'm not too sure about open-back headphones. Is there a benefit to them over closed back? All I can find is that audio bleeds out and you can hear your outside surroundings better

[lean grove]

They're a lot more natural sounding

Overall better

Fewer technical issues

I don't think I know anyone that prefers closed backs to open backs given the opportunity to use open backs

[wanton sigil]

Yeah, I'm just worried about not having any noise cancellation with them, what about semi-open backs like the dt 880s? is there any plus to those versus closed and open?

[lean grove]

They're pretty much in the same boat. Semi-open is a different type of open

[wanton sigil]

ah alright, I might read some reviews on open-backs then, thanks for the help

[pseudo hound]

Any recommendations for acoustic panels

For sound treating studio

[lean grove]

https://youtu.be/ngAVxo1kQLw

[pseudo hound]

So basically build a box and stuff it with rockwool.

What about those lower profile glue on the wall polyurethane foam hexagons? I got some on scamazon and they do certainly help but the cheapest square ones seem to be a bit of a fire hazard, they do go up in flames easily. And in my high voltage electronics lab that is certanily an issue!

[lean grove]

They might help with some higher frequency reflections but rockwool is the gold standard for actual professionals.

Those tiny foam ones won't do shit for bass and mids

[pseudo hound]

Is there a science to placement?

I would imagine in corners

I should just make my house into an anachoic chamber

Keep all that 5G cancer rays out! Lol

[lean grove]

Corners will help even out bass, those are called bass traps.

but otherwise you want to go for primary reflections. So if you imagine your walls were made out of mirrors, where would you be able to "see" the speakers reflections?

https://youtu.be/akiWq97dSBA

[warm scarab]

Unless its a poorly executed open back, they are generally a lot better

[wanton sigil]

Yeah, I just dont know if theyre for me. I want headphones to kind of isolate me from my surroundings, but with open backs not having any noise cancelling idk if id like them

[elder thistle]

i would take srh440a bass over hd560s bass though

closed backs can have fewer performance issues in the bass at the same price if done right

narrower soundstage is also sometimes a more competitive experience in games

closed backs frequently use pleather instead of velour

[late adder]

Could be, you got any good recommendations for first iem?

[tawdry gale]

what is ur budget

[late adder]

Between like 50 and 80€

[tawdry gale]

zero red

[late adder]

I wanted to get em but like i said before they take a whole month to ship

And i wanna put them in the back of my mic and i heard the zero reds without the adapter is ass

[tawdry gale]

no

its just a bass boost which u can achieve with eq

[tawdry gale]

7hz zero 2 then

[warm scarab]

without the adapter?

[late adder]

yea the adapter it comes with

[warm scarab]

what adapter

[late adder]

you see it inbetween the carrying case and the actual iems

its like a 10 ohm boost thing or whatevef

[warm scarab]

oh

bass boost thing

[late adder]

i heard that without it they sound kinda bad

[warm scarab]

just add a bass shelf through eq man

takes like 2 iq

[late adder]

but even then i said this, they take like a month to ship

[warm scarab]

from where?

which website

[late adder]

temu

nah im jp

amazon

[warm scarab]

you are japanese?

[late adder]

Dutch

[warm scarab]

https://www.amazon.de/Fanmusic-TRUTHEAR-Kopfhörer-2-poliges-Einheitsgröße/dp/B0C5QWMGM6

k nvm

it still ships from some cursed ass place

[late adder]

yea idk why it takes that long

[warm scarab]

probably takes way shorter to deliver but