audio-tech

[lean grove]

With more power you can also have more room for EQ if that's your jam.

Like a $100 DAC amp might be indistinguishable from a $1000 DAC amp if you don't know what to listen for. So you can safely take the blue pill here and be happy with what you currently have.

I know a handful of people with like, $10k audio systems that still have the APP2 as their main listening device because it's convenient and still sounds good.

[warm scarab]

working fine doesn't mean working at its best

if anything produces sound is sufficient for you then you don't need to purchase headphones that demand separate amp units to begin with

[mighty forum]

So I was planning on taking apart soundbar, popping off long grill, painting it while making sure no holes pooled up paint. Turn black grill into something cute.

Someone suggested instead of using 'speaker fabric' although they don't know much about it. Something like this. https://www.contrado.com/custom-speaker-fabric-printing.

It says its 100% polyester. Is there something special about the weaving or spacing with this stuff as opposed to spare 100% polyester drapes I have laying around?

[frozen robin]

dayton audio ps95-8 vs rs100-8 for surround speakers
or is there a better mid/fullrange under 40 USD
i do already have dayton audio DC28FT-8 tweeters

[agile solstice]

Finished a new build for a virtual talking head show

[lean grove]

https://tenor.com/view/ultrasad-gif-23310565

[serene surge]

for content headphone users that don't do any critical listening, is it generally good to boost 0-500hz?

[lean grove]

Try it and find out

[bright eagle]

What does boosting 0-500hz mean?

[steel escarp]

Sound go brrrr

[bright eagle]

Ahh i see

[reef wagon]

Love using the Constellation.

[agile solstice]

Solid device for the price

We are pushing 4k HDR streams out of this rack

[reef wagon]

Nice! I use one that pushes the limitations of our 8K for ultrawide LED walls.

[frozen robin]

what are the specs?

[chrome saddle]

Is that 8 dell microform factor pcs I see? 😄

[agile solstice]

https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1473009-REG/blackmagic_design_atem_constellation_8k.html/?ap=y&ap=y&smp=y&smp=y&store=420&lsft=BI%3A6879&gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQiAyc67BhDSARIsAM95QzuCDeKDEB0EBeU4A6ITmU6DShweCC7aAZHKGh71VDpP8Y7eKtOYmjoaAmkyEALw_wcB

[agile solstice]

Yes sir, they are great

[chrome saddle]

yeah! We've used hundreds of those as part of av systems in teaching spaces at my work

[agile solstice]

I do all the contribution to the show over zoom and up scale and transform the color space from there

[digital trout]

Just bought a pair of XM4s as a New Year's gift to myself thanks to the fact I got some money for Christmas. Was considering Beats Studio Pro or open box XM5s, but all signs pointed towards the XM4s as the soundest investment (no pun intended).

[bright mist]

what’s a good microphone i can pair with the Fiio FT1s?

[bright eagle]

Yoo i also got a new pair of xm4s

I think its very good for price to Performance If you got them fairly cheap

[bronze python]

The auto anc on the XM5's is so bad

The actual anc is amazing

[bright mist]

will the V-MODA BoomPro work good with the fiio FT1?

or is there anything better I can use?

[steel escarp]

@lean grove Arya Unveiled or SVS SB 1000 and MiniDSP Flex + MiniDSP UMIK-1

[lean grove]

Headphones are low-fi

Go with the subwoofer and DSP

[steel escarp]

speakers are objectively less detailed

and room acoustics make it objectively worse

[lean grove]

They are more engaging and present music in a more realistic way usually

Like you keep throwing money at headphones and it's gonna be side grades and tradeoffs.

You keep throwing money at speakers and they just keep getting better.

[tacit garnet]

anyone know the best speaker i could get from drum and bass for around £300 (376 USD)

I currently have the Harman Kardon Aura Studio 2

and it has very good bass but im looking for something a little bit newer and when i stick the speaker on max volume the distortion makes the lyrics unhearable

[royal crane]

Turtle beach stealth 600 gen 3 or Steelseries arctis nova 5

[livid ruin]

why these

[supple robin]

im assuming because their affordable wireless gaming headphones

[royal crane]

Yeah I mean my budgets like 140-150

[agile solstice]

Shure MV7

[supple robin]

Fifine AM8

[supple robin]

Modmic will

You can get a wireless one

[livid ruin]

are you fine with higher latency

[royal crane]

Is it a noticeable difference between wired

[livid ruin]

it is but would you prefer better sound over lower latency?

[royal crane]

Probably

[bright mist]

is that the best microphone I can get under 50$?

[livid ruin]

under $300 gaming 2.4ghz headsets all don’t have good sound

[royal crane]

I mean what is considered good sound

Like I tried the stealth 600s at Best Buy and they sounded fine

[livid ruin]

no matter which youtuber tells you that the turtle beach / razer / logitech / steelseries / whatever gaming branded headsets have good sound, either they’re paid affiliates or likely ignorant, you usually don’t see the youtubers reviewing those headphones telling you they’re mediocre in sound as they’d lose sales in their affiliates or the deal with that company

[livid ruin]

yeah but have you tried better headphones than those?

a good reviewer would say the sound of those is mediocre ((at best)) because they are

[royal crane]

I mean, I haven’t tried $300 ones but I put on like the arctis pros

[livid ruin]

those aren’t good either

they’re just mediocre

[royal crane]

Do wired ones have better sound quality for the same price?

[livid ruin]

companies that focus on good audio usually don’t focus on 2.4ghz

[livid ruin]

yes

[royal crane]

Well, when I put on the stealth 600 I really liked how it felt on my head. Are there wired versions of those?

[livid ruin]

a fair compromise is using bluetooth aptx, which still has decently high latency of ~200ms but better than the other codecs and companies with good audio do focus on bt more than on 2.4ghz

[livid ruin]

if you don’t mind getting wired headphones then skip gaming brands altogether

[royal crane]

I’d need one with a built in mic since I play on pc and Xbox.

[livid ruin]

i’ve had turtle beach headphone (the recon 200 gen 2) and i mean i did expect worse, but they were still bad, bq was okay

they’re all tuned similarly

[livid ruin]

are in-cable microphones and dedicated mics out of question?

because cheap mics are cheap

[royal crane]

I mean I already have a blue yeti

[livid ruin]

well, you can also get like in-cable mic if you necessarily need a headphones with a mic, no dedicated mic

if it cannot be in-cable either then something like pc37x/pc38x

[royal crane]

Okay thanks

[bright mist]

Is the Audeze Maxwell better than the Fiio FT1s?

[livid ruin]

well, they’re two entirely different price points

[bright mist]

i was trying to buy the best overall headphones around 200$

Fiio was thrown around, so were the Maxwells

[livid ruin]

maxwell at $200 that’s good

if you found a pair at that price

@bright mist

[bright mist]

i mean it’s on sale rn for 270$

[livid ruin]

that’s still decent

at some point tho maxwells were $200

[bright mist]

are they better then the fiios tho?

worth the extra cash

[livid ruin]

if you want wireless sure

it’s a proper 2.4ghz headset

[lean grove]

if you need the wireless bluetooth headset, the maxwells are very compelling

if you dont need that and can live with wired, then get the FT-1

[bright mist]

if I can have either how do either of them preform?

in terms of sound quality

[lean grove]

they measure pretty similarly.

ft-1 is gonna have better sub-bass by the looks of it, bit more midbass

but the major difference i think youd notice is that the FT-1 is much lighter

and is much cheaper

a good chunk of the maxwell's price probably comes from all the extra tech crammed into it

and software

i cant really say much more since i havent heard the ft-1

[bright mist]

so objectively speaking the maxwells are better than the ft1s

[lean grove]

if you care about the wireless features, bluetooth, having a microphone, and the software then yes the maxwell makes sense

if you dont care about any of that, then theres no reason to get it over the FT-1

[bright mist]

👍

[bright mist]

i’ll probably go with the ft1s then. same sound, cheaper, and lighter

just need to find the best microphone setup under 100$

anyone know if this is good?

https://a.co/d/fQAJzrN

[bright mist]

or this

https://a.co/d/ekH9TSN

[odd summit]

Do I need an amp for this
These headphones are just 50cents

[bright mist]

@stiff fiber why is this one bad

[stiff fiber]

picked it up and am using the arm and filter the mic died (this was about 2 or 3 months after)

[bright mist]

is there warranty?

[stiff fiber]

didnt feel like going thru them hoops

[bright mist]

unfortunate

anything you would recommend at the same price range

[stiff fiber]

i will hope used is ok

mostly because you get really good deals

[bright mist]

yeah used is fine

[stiff fiber]

do you record or stream? maybe you're a musician?

[bright mist]

neither just discord with da boys. maybe streaming sometime later

[stiff fiber]

AKG Ara (is my pick for now)

[stone quartz]

Why do some AV receivers have sheets of plastic clipped to them?

[warm scarab]

If its 50 cents why don't you buy them and try

[odd summit]

I already bought em
I asked for more performance if I needed a Dac ?

[stark mist]

I'd clean them up first

[buoyant vale]

Yeah they look like they've been kicked down the street

[mental shuttle]

Anyone had an issue where windows 11 adjusts microphone volume automatically

[lean grove]

Not as much as you probably think

[knotty bobcat]

i can get a nearly not used bose 321 series ii for 40 bucks should i buy it?

[knotty bobcat]

or should i go for LOGITECH Z533 2.1 speaker set? its for my tv for gaming in my bedroom

[jolly sedge]

Any good headphones under the 100 euro/usd?

[burnt frigate]

The Fiio JT1 is pretty good, great reviews and a solid performer for Music & Games as well.

[jolly sedge]

And are there any good wireless headphones?

[lean grove]

Ugreen max5c has been getting a lot of buzz

[cosmic wraith]

https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1D7z51Vbau/

[signal badge]

any recs for some headphones 75-100 can got a little more. i have iems rn but i dont hear much differance from when i had headphones kinda open to anything willing to get iems again but something more durable (mine broke in 4 months)

[fleet hollow]

Fiio JT1

[ivory crown]

m50x last forever

best flat response

[livid ruin]

akg k361/k371, he400se, pc37x

tune 710/720/760nc if bt

[lean grove]

https://tenor.com/view/spray-bottle-cat-spray-bottle-spray-bottle-meme-tiktok-gif-25591053

[gusty scroll]

What mic should I get for my pc under $100?

[livid ruin]

pretty sure not quadcast, unless you have vety limited options in your country

[elder thistle]

usd? and you didnt give enough information about what you're looking for or how it will be used

[bright mist]

https://www.amazon.com/Samson-Handheld-Dynamic-Microphone-Filter/dp/B07FMJ2MXV/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_product_top?ie=UTF8

is this a good value or should I buy the boom arm from elsewhere

along with this
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08DXFX8NB/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?smid=A30JTLPOU1KZX1

[tired crown]

It’s just a really bad mount

[tired crown]

You don’t need a shock mount

Q2u comes with a pop filter

Get smth like an innogear mount

They are cheap and good

[glacial terrace]

Hello people. Has anyone here ever tried a physical audio mixer vs something like voicemeeter? If so what are the key differences(wondering if I should get a Fifine audio mixer or just get a virtual one)

[gilded quiver]

Anyone big into microphones? Ive sorta had a problem with my Mic setup for awhile.
Most games I come across pretty quiet, same with discord Unless im eating the mic, and I prefer it to be up out of the way.

Im running a scarlett solo gen1 or 2, going to usb to my PC. then from the scarlett is an xlr to my MXL 990. I have the gain set to 75% (100% is just distorted, not necessarily LOUD, and the phantom power button on. Is it just a poor mic to be using for online games?

[bright mist]

if this one decent?

https://a.co/d/eE8PizB

[haughty girder]

you're quiet when it's in front of your mic or when you have it out of the way like you prefer it

[light vault]

How good is the fifine am8 for streaming?

I have one and for some reason it's muffled, I kinda need help.

[gilded quiver]

Both. But definitely moreso farther away.

[haughty girder]

Further away will ALWAYS be quiet

your SNR exponentially drops as you get further from your mic

Try getting the mic right at the corner of your mouth

and make sure you're on the front of the mic

MXL990 isn't particularly insensitive

[gilded quiver]

I do, but it’s never super loud.

I haven’t tried amplifying via VAC but I wasn’t sure if I should just get a different mic.

Basically I want to be able to make comms like the guys with headset mics do, those guys never have a hard time being heard.

[willow root]

would you notice the performance increase from a 1660 super to a rx 6600

[wind oyster]

Hello all!

I hope there is a surround expert here. Got my setup going but seems to me somehow the bass gets lost along the way somewhere. Aside from the center all loudspeaker are able to handle the full range (amp was set to handle them as such), so im a bit of a loss. For example the scene in hellboy 2 where the elemental emerges from under the pavement i would expect some pretty heavy rumbling but i dont really feel anything.....

(no sub)

[buoyant vale]

You should probably get a sub if that is what you are after

[wind oyster]

Well the two front loudspeakers have a ~25cm diameter (cone without the rubber on the outside) speaker in them so that shouldve been plenty for it......

[buoyant vale]

that is not really how it works

[wind oyster]

Well based on size alone one would think it is (pringles can for size reference):

[buoyant vale]

It even has a graph there showing you the bass rolling off hard after 100hz

[bright mist]

any good boom arms on amazon for the samson q2u?

[shadow stag]

say i want to connect my yamaha psr-e473 to my iphone 13 mini, what should i use/need?

either usb or audio jacks, do i need an audio interface for the latter despite the keyboard having one already?

would be to record my busking for example if i were to do that, or any kind of portable gig featuring the keyboard

[wind oyster]

That was for the original speaker-set. Obviously the bottom one is not original, IDK about the rest (one of my relatives repairing old loudspeakers and he was the one who did the job). But if true then ill just have to live with it, no space for yet another big box.......

[buoyant vale]

speakers are not just the drivers

the enclosure is playing a large part too

[wind oyster]

I know, but i also think that going from paper(/plastic) to carbon fiber will have an effect on that curve so its worth mentioning.

[sonic cairn]

do you think IEMs like the Moondrop Chu2s can beat my Galaxy Buds2s ?
might buy one idk

[steel escarp]

@lean grove the arya unveiled is another side grade

I got the meze 105 with me on loan

Arya unveiled still has the normal hifiman treble peaks btw

[steel escarp]

Tho I do have to say that the arya unveiled is tame for a hifiman

The plastic build also didn't speak to me

[lean grove]

Who could have possibly seen this coming

[steel escarp]

I'd probably take it over he1000v2 stealth for sound

Not for build and looks

The meze 105 is such an easy sell

The comfort is so nice

lmao my asymmetrical head doesn't fit the meze 105 properly

[steel escarp]

I tried a lot of different cables today

kinda weird how my forza audio cable somehow made a lot of headphones like way brighter

for no reason

[steel escarp]

DT880 with my EQ and mods is better than Meze 105

[haughty girder]

beat? depends on wdym by beat

[sonic cairn]

by beat i mean sound-wise

because that's the only realm in which the moondrops have a chance

[haughty girder]

tbh

if you need wired iems

grab truthear gate

if you don't need wired, just stick to your buds 2

[bright mist]

any good boom arms on amazon for the samson q2u?
@lean grove

[lean grove]

i use a neewer. its cheap. i got a different desk clamp for it because the default one destroys wooden desks. you can get around that by using a couple chunks of sacraficial wood, a towel, or cardboard. something thin and tough.

if you find something that doesnt have a desk clamp that looks like this you're probably good

[tranquil spindle]

It might benefit from a sub though

These b&w speakers sound great

[noble axle]

my pair of ath m40x's is playing left channel only audio on both sides with right channel audio sounding crunchier (same thing vice versa) are they cooked?

[lean grove]

make sure its not the cable or your computer.
so try a different cable, and plug it into a different computer and see if the problem still persists.

[stone quartz]

Will it harm my AV receiver if I use it without any speakers connected?

[lean grove]

Like just nothing plugged into the back?

[noble axle]

all my headphones are broken meet my new speaker

cable go brrrrr

[steel escarp]

Meze 105 is an easy recommend

It has some slight treble colorations, a bit of harshness around 4k, nothing too crazy tho.

Imagine if sennheiser just made a hd6xx with extended bass and we could just default recommend it, on god

[dawn seal]

Soes anyone have and recommendations for a wireless headset with a budget of £100

[haughty girder]

wait a month and see if Moondrop Edge is good, otherwise JBL Tune 710 or 770

[bold bolt]

is hyperx duo cast at 50$ worth it to buy?

[paper current]

if I were to buy the DT 770 Pros 80 ohm, would I need an audio interface?

[lean grove]

Probably not.

[paper current]

ty

[steel escarp]

you only need an audio interface if you have an xlr mic

[paper current]

well amplifier or whatever

idk these terms

[hearty spear]

Large speaker does not automatically mean it goes BRRRRR 😂 especially not for passive speakers. You need a sub :)

[wind oyster]

It might be passive but the loudspeaker itself is rated for 80/100W and it is hooked up to an 80w amp.

[hearty spear]

I'm not bashing passive speakers, I have a 400 watt stereo, powering 5 passive speakers, and a separate 200w amp just for my subwoofer ... I like passive speakers ...

It's just due to the nature of the technology. Active speakers can include digital equalizer from the factory to boost lacking frequencies. Passive speakers usually have rolloff by design so they don't become muddy, and there aren't really any that are suitable for home cinema without sub.

[wind oyster]

So its similar to mine (5x80W, sa-he70), minus the sub (dont have room for it).

Eh, im not a fan of the new stuff that gets produced nowadays. The relative who rebuilt the loudspeakers (HS501, HS288) i have took apart his pair of jumo and sony loudspeakers (that he bought around 2010). Thin wires inside with no proper crossover (it had a few components directly soldered onto wires but it was a far cry from the proper thing).

[hearty spear]

I have three 1980s JPW p1 up front, just because I love the sound so much ... I use one as center channel as well... (managed to buy just one, because the other in the set broke)

I would get matching rears if I could find some reasonably priced. They are getting pretty sought after. People like 'em. For good reason.

The wood enclosure was apparently built in an english prison by prisoners, they have a cool story :D

I have had friends over who appreciate sound, and it never dissapoints. I have had guesses that it cost 10x what I paid...

It's a cheap audio system, just a few hundred freedom bucks, but it sounds very clean.

They need a sub though... hard roll off at ~ 70hz...

[wind oyster]

No wonder. That bottom speaker pulls double-duty for mid and low, and it doesnt have the size to push enough air for the real lows.

[wind oyster]

For my case i think a +10 dB on the eq 60 Hz slider will do the trick.

[scarlet dune]

Hi i am looking for a new headset because my old one broke.
My budget is 350 Dollars US
I will be using it for Gaming and Music.

[unique vault]

Are these worth anything

[quaint nexus]

ive been looking at making a 3.1 speaker setup to watch movies on, but im struggling a little on how to actually find stuff cos i want to do it on the cheap buying used stuff. issue being finding suitable devices is very difficult as im not an audiophile so not payed much attention to it through the years.
Seemingly the same speakers specs wise can have vastly different quality, so how do i tell the difference?

[lean grove]

Look on eBay and see if anyone is selling them. If not, then no

[terse river]

hey guys, im looking for speakers of a quality of around the Elac DBR62

i dont really know much about speakeers, just know these are a fine piece of kit

anyway im just asking for other ones like it so i can just sit my ass on ebay until one goes down in price significantly and scoop it up

or if somebody could ig tell me how to identify a speaker of similar quality?

[livid ruin]

that voodoo3 2000agp atleast yes

you may get a solid $50+ from selling that card to a collector

[weak kraken]

incredibly strange update: so for over a year now my PS5 was unusable with my audio interface because there would be this horrendous ground feedback loop

i just unplugged everything in my audio interface and plugged it back in because i had to make room for a monitor arm installation

and suddenly the ground feedback loop is gone

i

don't understand.

[haughty girder]

probably wasn't a feedback loop

I'm guessing you had a cable running over a power cable and it was picking up interference

you unplugged and moved it

[weak kraken]

it was exactly that

but for some reason muting the PS5's channel stopped it before

maybe because one of the PS5's cables was touching it or something

it happens when my second monitor's power cable touches the cables of this tiny little monitor i use to display info from my PS1 CD player

[odd rune]

hi i need new wireless headphons for my pc anybody who has experience my buget is 150

[livid ruin]

jbl tune 710/720/760/770, hd450/hd458bt, sennheiser momentum and such

or 2.4ghz?

[odd rune]

ye prbl 2.4

more for gaming

[odd rune]

also more like steelseries arctic

[odd rune]

and open back is out of the questin (it is for a frien i have arctic nova pro w)

[livid ruin]

so 2.4ghz?

[odd rune]

yes

[livid ruin]

like g435 or nova 5 or nova 7 if same price as nova 5, i’d not spend more

[odd rune]

okey

[odd rune]

he likes th nova 5x

ty

[pulsar crest]

hey there, is anyone familiar with audio setups? i make youtube videos and im struggling with setting up my microphone to a audio mixer, and just tad bit little things (having my speakers working on different faders... etc)

sorry if this isn't the right place to ask :')

[ripe flame]

my headset just died on me 😭 , any suggestions for good ones? I had the CQ bose headset. used wired one for gaming and could just use bluetooth for studying n that kinda stuff

[weak kraken]

just curious about exploring my options, but what are some good desktop speakers? preferably low-profile enough to avoid getting clipped by my monitors when i move them

[lean grove]

How much do you want to spend

[weak kraken]

i'm mostly just curious what's on the market

idk, i guess max $300

[bright mist]

is this a legit seller?
https://a.aliexpress.com/_mqgj0f5

[terse river]

i find that on alibaba things tend to be legit

[tired crown]

Just as legit as everything on that website 🤣

It’s prob not

[bright mist]

damn

where do i get the fiio ft1s then

[tired crown]

Wait maybe that is real

Drop sells them

That would be legit

The Ali link might be legit

[bright mist]

they’re the listing with the most sales so idk

[bright mist]

reddit told me to buy them off aliexpress 🤷‍♀️

[terse river]

crazy

aliexpress is like wholesale amazon

i would trust most things on that website

if its a name product, its usually gonna be legit

and they take returns as well

they have a returns policy like almost as good as ebay (im pretty sure, just skimmed google bc ive never needed to return anything)

[terse river]

just take it easy bud

[warm scarab]

So practically everything?

[warm scarab]

Check how many sales they have

[bright mist]

80

[warm scarab]

I meant across the entire seller

Not specifically the headphones

And the seller rating

In any case its likely to be legit

[warm scarab]

99% of the stuff on amazon is just aliexpress items at a price markup lol

[terse river]

exactly

[bright mist]

3000 is the last 30 days

[warm scarab]

Yeah go for it lol

Legit as it gets

[bright mist]

3000 in 180 days

i mistyped

[warm scarab]

still ok

go for it

ali has good consumer protection

[lean grove]

For small speakers, iLoud micro monitors and vanatoo T0 are some of the best options.

But if you're okay with watermelon sized speakers, JBL lar305p and Kali lp6 are also very good.

[haughty girder]

seems legit

coming from someone who's dropped a few thousand on Aliexpress

seller looks good

[silent ivy]

Ban

For

Brain

Rot

[bright mist]

how can i tell if i even get a fake

unless it sounds completely garbage

like i’ve bought some clone airpods out of curiosity

some of them were actually decent

[crude sail]

Best use for a old Home Cinema, only really anoying thing is the fan that turns on sometimes and it's a bit noisy, just replace it with a noctua and rocks, and cheaper than a new set of 2 small speakers !

[warm scarab]

low seller score, little sales, no reviews and the name of the product may be bait

[agile solstice]

Found this on twitch, very interesting daily show about audio and video technology

OfficeHoursGlobal

[gusty spruce]

well suppose i'm looking for closed back headphones with more robust and stronger headphone slider and bracket with a removable cable

i have pair of srh8440's that ive head to repair the slider with superglue and black electrial tape

[lean grove]

Take a look at the fiio ft-1

[gusty spruce]

they look nice

[steel escarp]

literally every day on r/headphones a fiio ft1 has unscrewed itself

happened to my unit too

I already prepared the guy I sold it too

[steel escarp]

get the Beyerdynamic DT700 Pro x

[lean grove]

They have a revision that fixes that and they're sending out free toolkits for older revisions

[steel escarp]

huh for real?

[lean grove]

Yes.

[steel escarp]

how do I get one

[lean grove]

Contact fiio support

[steel escarp]

do I contact fiio support directly or do I contact the retailer

[lean grove]

Contact fiio support

[gusty spruce]

dt 700 pro x or ft 1

hm

dt 700 pro x i can get like new for 145 off amazon

[steel escarp]

huh that cheap?

[gusty spruce]

plus it is rtings best upper mid range headphones

[steel escarp]

are you sure its not the 770?

[gusty spruce]

oh

[steel escarp]

dt 700 pro x for 145 is a steal, it usually costs 250

[gusty spruce]

its the 770 pros

[steel escarp]

oh

[gusty spruce]

whats the difference

[steel escarp]

770 pro is like 20 years old

and the tuning is 💀

[gusty spruce]

700 pro off amazon used is 179

[steel escarp]

that is still very good

I'd go german build quality over chineese any day of the week

700 pro x also sounds smoother

less fatiguing

[gusty spruce]

ill get them when i can

i did them new for like 177

but yea

probably go for the 700 pro x

[long thorn]

Alright so i just bought a new headset, and im trying to figure out why the sound quality is so bad(i use steelseries sonar as my output device). Every time i go to the "Recording" tab in windows sound control panel, the audio goes really muffled and bad.

[steel escarp]

which headset did you get?

[long thorn]

Razer Baracuda X 2022

[steel escarp]

do you have any EQ preset selected via Steelseries Sonar?

[long thorn]

Well i currently have steelseries off and i set the headset to the default device for my sound and its still muffled

[steel escarp]

did it ever sound not muffled?

[long thorn]

Yeah

[steel escarp]

maybe you have some "spatial enhancement" enabled

you could try completely uninstalling Steelseries Sonar

[long thorn]

ok

[long thorn]

Once uninstalled the sound is great

[steel escarp]

I can imagine

it was probably "enhancing" the sound in a way that made it actually worse

[long thorn]

alright should i redownload it now and start from scratch?

[steel escarp]

Razer has their own software

[long thorn]

Should i use that instead?

[steel escarp]

yes

[long thorn]

And i have a Blue Yeti Nano Microphone, do you recommend i use that as my input device or the headset mic?

And is the software called "Synapse" or "Synapse 3"

[long thorn]

its on a boom arm

[steel escarp]

just listening to some sound tests

it sounds 20x better than whatever razer could possibly put on a headset

[long thorn]

Perfect

Im gonna go put the dettachable mic they gave back in the box

[steel escarp]

oh yeah I confirmed it

the stock mic is 💀

[long thorn]

Haha

[steel escarp]

please don't enable any sound enhancements within the razer app

[long thorn]

What do you recommend i do?

[steel escarp]

if you can reduce the frequencies between 5kHz and 11kHz by like 3dB that'd be great

bass already seems to be plentifull by default on the headphone so I wouldn't boost it, it would make things more muddy

saw this image on google

if it lets you, just turn 8kHz down by like 3dB

[long thorn]

The main issue is that ppl say my keyboard is loud in the mic

[steel escarp]

I mean, doesn't discord let you adjust the sensitivity of what it picks up

I'd focus on fine tuning that

settings -> voice & video -> change input sensitivity

[long thorn]

What do you recommend i put for the DB

or is it different for everyone

[steel escarp]

can you send a screenshot of the software?

[long thorn]

should i test it out

[long thorn]

on discord?

[steel escarp]

yes

[long thorn]

the software in discord settings?

[steel escarp]

oh you were talking about mic sensitivity

[long thorn]

yeah

[steel escarp]

you see this little bar jumping left to right when you type and speak

test how much it goes to the right when typing, by spamming shift for example

and just put it so that the white handle is just about outside of it

you can confirm it still picks up your speach by making sure it goes past the white handle if you talk

[long thorn]

its peaking ast 40

[steel escarp]

the amount of decibels itself is not important

[long thorn]

but thats with like basking my keys

[steel escarp]

put it where its good for you

[long thorn]

noise supression is off btw

should i turn it on

[steel escarp]

turn it on

[long thorn]

to standard or krisp

[steel escarp]

yeah

[long thorn]

which 1

[steel escarp]

it works surprisingly well

hmm I seem to have standard on

I think it lets you test it

[hidden pendant]

damn i just got a wild deal

[warm scarab]

is that a broken hinge in the top right picture lmao

gl getting a replacement for a dust cover for a vintage sony tt

[hidden pendant]

yea

Dust cover is like 200

But the turntable is usually 500-700

[warm scarab]

what the fuck

why would you pay that much for a turntable

If it was a cartridge then yeah sure

[hidden pendant]

And the headshell for the cartridge is worth 200 since it's specifically made for that turntable 💀

[warm scarab]

But its just a thing that spins a disk

[warm scarab]

Oooh

I get it then

[hidden pendant]

It's a biotracer, they're very good at playing warped records

and you can get a remote for it which is nice

Even tho the remote is 300...

More clear picture

[warm scarab]

Universal remote time

[hidden pendant]

Nah it uses a specific remote

[warm scarab]

Also you can probably get a dust cover custom made cheaper than buying a second hand one

[hidden pendant]

uses an adapter and a wired remote

[warm scarab]

Yeah just get the IR info

Wait what

[hidden pendant]

It's not IR

[warm scarab]

This thing is the antichrist of customer friendliness

[hidden pendant]

That one also links it to the matching cassette deck

And you have to have the cassette deck to use the remote

That's another 500

[warm scarab]

I think you can make do without

[hidden pendant]

I do want the deck

[warm scarab]

Its a casette deck

[hidden pendant]

gonna wait until one shows up for cheap

[warm scarab]

You could rationalize every purchase here

Aside from that

[hidden pendant]

cassettes sound great

[warm scarab]

Thats bs

[hidden pendant]

Here's another high end sony deck

[warm scarab]

Complete waste of money

[hidden pendant]

they sound better than u would expect if you get a good deck

[warm scarab]

Yeah

Still worse than a spotify stream

Vinyls I get but casettes I draw the line

[hidden pendant]

eh a nakamichi dragon is probably better than spotify

That's about 3k 🗣️

[warm scarab]

Thats more the amp and less the tape part

[hidden pendant]

I enjoy cassettes

8 track is where I draw the line for tape

Sold this one awhile ago

[prime minnow]

Sony ES gear is typically pretty nice

[inner basin]

dolby atmos is amazing and all but it sounds awful on 50 dollar headphones......

[full quest]

What else do you expect from 50 dollar headphones tho

[inner basin]

theyre 550 dollars but they actually sound worse than my brothers hd280 pros

hd280 is 80 dollarydoos ! 😁

[warm scarab]

They sound awful on any headphones honestly

[paper current]

Audio Technica M40X or DT 770 Pros (80 ohm) for gaming and music

[buoyant vale]

neither?

[paper current]

then what would be more appropriate

[buoyant vale]

do you really need closed backs?

[paper current]

would be nice to listen to music at higher volumes at night

[buoyant vale]

unless your sharing a room with someone then its really not an issue

[paper current]

my room is very close to where my parents sleep

[buoyant vale]

you don't share a bedroom with your parents right?

[paper current]

no

dear they can literally hear it 😭

using hs80 max rn

[fossil zinc]

I cant use open backs either my pc setup is at the opposite end of the house I use extreme near field setup so I don’t disturb others. I only really use headphones in the car or living room generally when others are present. My biggest issue lately is my family feels ignored. Just trying to tune out the current what’s on tv.

[ripe flame]

is bose quiet comfort a good choice for gaming and use outside of the house? I have a older pari, QC 35 I think. And they had insane audio, and worked well for both gaming and gym, studying and so on. Now im just trying to figure out if there is a clear better alternative

[terse river]

Quiet comfort is nice for outside of home, idk for gaming

They are quite expensive though and I think there are better options for cheaper

[warm scarab]

bluetooth has too much delay for gaming use

and the bandwidth of bluetooth is too low to reasonably use the headphones and the mic at the same time

without downsampling it to a laughable rate

[warm scarab]

k361

[paper current]

not being sold here

[warm scarab]

get cloud 2

[elder thistle]

k361 mentioned for gaming

[elder thistle]

where is here

[paper current]

bosnia and herzegovina

[elder thistle]

also which games

[paper current]

rust siege cs

[paper current]

idk vro doesnt really matter i dont play to be insanely good

[elder thistle]

er

probably m40x is safe, though I only have half an m40x

have a whole m50x though

[paper current]

snapped in half?

[elder thistle]

no

[paper current]

[elder thistle]

I got it as for parts on ebay and tried to fix it

[paper current]

oh

[elder thistle]

but it wasnt the soldering so I couldnt do it

[paper current]

lmao

i have hs80 max rn but idk its mid

[elder thistle]

one thing with the m40x and m50x is the earpads are kinda shallow

if it ends up bothering you there are lots of 3rd party earpads

[paper current]

m40x is like 10€ cheaper

than 770s

m50x is 50€ more than m40x

[inner basin]

this depends mostly on the mix

[warm scarab]

chief

its just an algorithm

trying to "enhance" sound

you roll a dice and see what the AI decides to shit out

its not like regular atmos where you need to pay 15k for a speaker setup to listen to

you have 2 drivers in your headphones, cant really break the laws of physics

[inner basin]

https://music.apple.com/us/album/kx5/1676361995

this sounds fantastic on my meze 109s

[warm scarab]

great!

?

[inner basin]

and it’s not just an algorithm unless everything I’ve been told has been completely wrong LOL

it’s Dolby Atmos for Headphones which is like a different standard or some shit

[warm scarab]

yes

chief

what do you think dolby atmos is

[inner basin]

an audio format which uses phasing and funny tricks to allow for more channel placement in audio tracks

[warm scarab]

how many drivers do you have in your headphones

[inner basin]

i am 99% sure the ai buzzword is not allowed to be taped onto atmos lol

[warm scarab]

unless you use one of these

https://ae01.alicdn.com/kf/S75fb3e12c0da4a4a99e0c8c21706d2f5R.jpg?width=749&height=710&hash=1459

[inner basin]

1-6

[warm scarab]

I don't think you are getting surround sound

[warm scarab]

what

[inner basin]

IEMs also have multiple drivers sometimes

not sure how they fit more than one in there

[warm scarab]

bro

meze 109

[inner basin]

yeah 1 on each side

[warm scarab]

yes not 6

lmao

its literally just an algorithm baked eq filter

some group delay here and there for icing

[inner basin]

https://professional.dolby.com/gaming/gaming-getting-started/dolby-atmos-documentation/#atmos what

it’s just more channels bro

[lean grove]

@inner basin Atmos for headphones isn't anything special. But yeah you're right it depends on the mix on how good it's implemented.

But it doesn't really do much. It doesn't add any information.

[warm scarab]

for speakers

you cannot magically add channels to your headphones

[inner basin]

makes some tracks super fun for me like the aforementioned kx5 album

[warm scarab]

look at the cable's jack

[inner basin]

binaural audio processing magick

[warm scarab]

https://mezeaudio.com/cdn/shop/files/Meze-Audio-Mono-3.5-Liric-Standard-Cable_a91490f1-effd-4629-8848-ebb0e1fd1952.webp?v=1709296955&width=2048

3 possible channels you can send information through

1 is the ground

so thats 2

left and right

tip is left +
middle is right +
bottom is ground

[inner basin]

wish deadmau5 remastered old albums in atmos

[warm scarab]

realest

[vast ferry]

Tip for surround sound if you’re poor, grab a couple radios and put it in your room!

Get a crappy old one for bass and some off of Amazon for mid to high

[ripe flame]

I plan on using a cord

since

my motherboard doesnt support bluetooth anyways

[vivid kelp]

Or a z506 can probs be had for pennies now

I actually havent listened to logitech speakers in a while, I have a set of z533s set up out in the garage, they sounded better to little me many years ago than they do now lol

Very good subwoofer though volume wise

Not much in the way of detail tho...

I keep debating a set of 305p mk2s for my desk then remember I dont have the room for them 😭

[gusty spruce]

is that titan 7.1 headset

im pretty sure thats not real surrond sound

[elder thistle]

look how many ears are used when listening to 7.1 speakers

its entirely possible to simulate this on headphones

[warm scarab]

our ears coincidentally work different than a microphone

and receive sounds from like 360 different angles

[elder thistle]

these channels are real on the pc and allows 7.1 audio to be streamed, but through a renderer that simulates 7 point sources in 3d space within stereo

[warm scarab]

not to mention our ears aren't the only places we react to sound from

[elder thistle]

what does that mean

[warm scarab]

your entire body can react to vibrations

not every frequency but particularly bass

Your head shakes, your body shakes and you notice it

This is the reason most people in the speaker community often say "speakers are a full body experience" as opposed to headphones strictly stimulating your ears

[elder thistle]

I mean thats speakers vs headphones yes

thats not a definition of 7.1

[warm scarab]

And what is atmos meant for

surround speaker systems lmao

and atmos™️ sound which is a fancy delay filter on top of an audio track

[elder thistle]

"dolby atmos for headphones" is the product name

[warm scarab]

some reverb, resonance, recessed mids

voillah

[elder thistle]

within dolby access

[warm scarab]

and its exactly what I said

[elder thistle]

this is not misuse of the software becayse it wont work for speakers

[warm scarab]

fancy filters

yeah

chief like

the realistic version of atmos is for speaker systems

other version is a glorified filter

im not sure what there is to debate

[elder thistle]

it works

[warm scarab]

works 100% of the time 30% of the time

more often than not its like a subpar version of running izotope ozone on automatic present lmao

[elder thistle]

it simulates 7.1 in a way that severely increases someones sense of direction and to some extent distance

[pallid wind]

Have there any worth while PC headsets to look out for from this year's CES? I've been shopping around lately for like $200.

[elder thistle]

not a property of traditional stereo audio

[warm scarab]

Doesn't do this

Like I said bro

Direction isnt exclusive to your ears

You catch directional information regarding sounds on only higher frequencies

What about subs

Impossible to replicate

Even low mids

Group delay isn't omnipotent either

[elder thistle]

these are identified by coexisting with upper mids and treble

[warm scarab]

How come you use different headphones and they have wildy varying degrees of being able to replicate the delay in measurement

[warm scarab]

Pardon what are these

if i out a subwoofer on the floor I can feel it up to my crotch

[elder thistle]

bass and low mids

[warm scarab]

I cant on a headphone

What kinda fkin headphones can vibrate your entire body

Skullcrushers?

[elder thistle]

the floor vibrating is an interesting point in terms of sense of direction

[warm scarab]

No not the floor

We are talking about atmos

Ceiling, floor

Back

Left right

All these can produce most frequencies

Subs are more omnidirectional but go higher to mids and they are going to be perceived different

[elder thistle]

like its not sound at that point and the only information is "down" because of the gradient in forces from the feet to the waist, but that observation will still usually be accurate to jydge that the sub is somewhere on the floor

[warm scarab]

Yes?

Im not sure what the counterpoint is

If its on the floor you perceive it from the floor

If its on the ceiling you perceive it from there

[ripe flame]

so is it ok to use the bose headset, for gaming if I juse a cord, to make a connection? THat is what I have been doing

[warm scarab]

Which bose

[ripe flame]

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0CCZ26B5V?crid=36RB6WQRWUFDX&keywords=bose+quiet+comfort+sc&sprefix=bose+quiet+comfort+sc,electronics,121&language=en_US&s=electronics&th=1&dib_tag=se&ref_=as_li_ss_tl&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.MP37G8bL7XEgsAQASAvU50O2Fsd9Ag-yRIs1jzuA1Mp1mCzeS8b-7Wpn5O3QcmjL1fBxZVXL4CGrqb6O095MA38Ziy7OS24imRZwQ5qRI5o2wxM6Odg2syKUrGmxOGb_uV1rScGjqkgOxegj3ORFTxzeTShF7OCyLD9sojfRVcTLnwkDOgGX6Pre1tHovJ8xTNXhMji5W8BgX7Ees2U_71s5pH12cn6EzCX4XazSx2KYmTUv32e7Tv5Ug7YS7PRLzrqq3IFa0P-8wi0B5Qb4nQP91fDyXFbJBlbOH42KivcUe7W2HWAe1mD9KiVN4I2NMHIqRT8a7Nh1Zks9P6pXJ4RAu3rq3-fYIiJnOL6Q0L4.jUapsg91MPl3wxksRNwYsn4ECS6UDbQIDP5ktpl8Z1E&sr=1-1&linkCode=gs2&linkId=4c45410fa135b4203c8f56b61d40927a&tag=juancamacho-21

damn that link

is long

mb

[warm scarab]

Lol

Give me a few mins im outside

[ripe flame]

all good g, take your time

[warm scarab]

I'd leave it at "its ok" honestly

Nothing outstanding nothing straight up unusable either

and I couldn't really recommend something over it either, foreign market to me

[ripe flame]

ok I see

Seems like you have something on your mind. What would be dthe difference between this headset im planning to buy, and a "gaming headset"?

[warm scarab]

gaming headsets are kind of a meme too

[ripe flame]

XD

[warm scarab]

normally you get uhh

""music"" headphones

"""""audiophile""""" headphones

and complain how other headphones arent like those

[ripe flame]

haha

[warm scarab]

but you want a use case of both outdoors and indoors

which is like, not really fitting to compare to the music headphones category

and the qc isnt really bad enough to complain

[ripe flame]

well i find headsets to be quite expensive, not that I dont have the money for it. But I just look at it at a value perspective

[warm scarab]

yeah I get you

you wouldn't really get something strictly better in terms of the gaming space

might for audiophile space but that would be exclusive to indoors so not really comparable

[ripe flame]

yeah I used to have the zenheiser, something something. I think that is what it is called

[warm scarab]

sennsheiser lol

yeah

[ripe flame]

haha

that was kinda dope.

[warm scarab]

idk qc fits both of the shoes you have so not a bad investment despite not being outstanding for indoors

[ripe flame]

yeah, ill get it then. Cause I noticed a huge difference between the bose I have now, an then my sisters, it had no base, it was a B&O

[warm scarab]

qc35 may be a bit better

if its not too much more expensive

[ripe flame]

think it was rougly the same, Bose might have been cheaper tbh.

but for, indoors would you recommend a sennsheiser?

[warm scarab]

its like

most headphone companies have like

3-4 headphones worth buying

and 20 shit ones

sennheiser is also like that

there are 2-3 headphones id recommend from them but the brand is overall kinda shit

6xx is okay ig

hd560s too

[ripe flame]

Bought em a while ago, when i was a wee little kid. Back when Ninja played with em

[warm scarab]

lol

[ripe flame]

well not little XD

but like 13 I think

here comes a big link again. I had these

https://www.googleadservices.com/pagead/aclk?sa=L&ai=DChcSEwjg09LmqOyKAxWamoMHHRBJCIYYABAPGgJlZg&co=1&gclid=CjwKCAiAp4O8BhAkEiwAqv2UqCivCKZKWgbsaHqR9YTZA2zseP1ek9YeeDLLvszziTCjo27tys9s_xoC5xUQAvD_BwE&ohost=www.google.com&cid=CAESV-D2Y1bszliXNgDvDgR11sLna0fXP_4q_94ShReCtOIwuxOjikRLqUByjLwlKMgeKB--AT6JavW9-H92Go606-zNXQ5h8V_Hv_g5LT1Xf6mjmIRyL2qzkw&sig=AOD64_25mgpoH6DqnEevyxZMuE9cR2U5fA&ctype=5&q=&ved=2ahUKEwje18vmqOyKAxVzBtsEHb-8DoUQ9aACKAB6BAgLEEw&adurl=

Oooh

dude I had senheiser iems

and these were the indoor headphones I had

there was the correction

[warm scarab]

for a kid dt990 arent the worst

they are better than gaming headphones but thats a pretty low bar

dont think you had it bad

[ripe flame]

nah I was chilling

[warm scarab]

yeah those are pretty ok

[ripe flame]

But if you had to get a gaming headset, what would you get?

literally broke my eims cause I kept walking away with them in my ears. They had like 50cm cord or something XD

[full quest]

I have the QC45 and I can recommend them, theyre really good and the ANC is awesome

theyre no longer manufactured and thats why the prices for new ones are pretty high. probably remaining stock or sth which gets sold for way too high prices

probably theres a newer "generation" of QC model available already, I bought them early 2023

[livid ruin]

what do you think about the arctis nova 5/7’s and g435 if someone needs 2.4ghz

under €100, are they bad or garbage in your eyes

[warm scarab]

nova 7 is like

ok

i dont remember 5

[livid ruin]

same thing

tuning wise

[elder thistle]

yes

there is a lot more to hrtf than eq. differences in eq, differences in phase and longer delays, differences in volume

plus other things that serve as icing, but to some extent are very complex modeling like the behavior of a real room

someone saying it's just eq is like saying a popular singer's voice is eq

[inner basin]

how the hell could it ever be eq

i dont understand that lol

where that comes from

i've only watched 1 video on hrtf so i dont remember a lot about it

[elder thistle]

the direction and distance a sound hits someone's ears from results in many changes. if we look at just one ear and ignore a bunch of other phenomenon, one of those is the tone of the sound

[inner basin]

thats true

lots of people hate atmos just cuz it's "quieter"

its funny

just turn yo headphones up its not that hard

[elder thistle]

that'd be difficult for someone running a 250r beyer off of a dongle though

[inner basin]

i wanna try atmos on my car system when its done

[inner basin]

true

[inner basin]

only annoying thing is the fact that apple like locked out dolby atmos on carplay??? fucking hate apple sometimes bro

it worked on my crappy factory radio LOL

[tawny pawn]

Does anyone have any recommendations on headsets? My old one is slowing falling apart and I’m looking for a new one. I was looking at the G735 but it has some mixed reviews

[ripe flame]

Yeah im a little lost on what to buy, cause I dont know what the newest model is, and weather its good or something like that.

[tawny python]

Linkbuds S for 30€ or Buds2 for 30€?

Ecosystem doesnt make a difference cause i use a oneplus

[molten lotus]

hi i need something for my ps5

but im unsure what to buy

[river pine]

was told to come here, #1327675607814766724 message

[warm scarab]

use a mixer

[river pine]

how would this help? and how to implement it

[warm scarab]

dont just join the outputs of 2 different analog items

you are going to cook one of the amplifiers

[warm scarab]

you plug in the switch to an input

you plug in the pc to another input

you plug headphones to output

[river pine]

so my switch is pluggged via 3.5mm jack, line-in to my pc, my headphones hear the audio from both my switch and windows

thats my current setup

[warm scarab]

my bad

still your line in isn't designed for that, a mixer would help

you are double amping the audio essentially

lowering the volume of the switch could help

[river pine]

lowering the volume of anything makes it impossible to hear my switch's audio

there is buzzing from the ac-in cable

but im not sure how to avoid that as the switch doesn't display from the dock without it being plugged in, with the official nintendo plug

the hdmi is fine but then if i use the hdmi alone as the sound from my switch, there is no way of getting that to my headphones as my headphones r bluetooth and the sound into my monitor is hardware side

[warm scarab]

you dont have this static when you plug in your headphone directly to the switch right

[left verge]

Are there any gains with messing with the equalizer that is built into android?

[warm scarab]

no its pretty bad

[river pine]

i know for a fact its the ac-in to the switch's dock

the 3.5mm cable is plenty fine, all of my setup is plugged into a mains purifier

[warm scarab]

mate

just answer please

what happens if you plug in the ac to your switch

and headphones to the switch

do you still have the static

[left verge]

I was using JamesDSP but that was waay too much much lol

[river pine]

my headphones r bluetooth, i cant wire them to my switch

[warm scarab]

try another pair

something to test with

your phone's earbuds or something if you have any

[river pine]

brb gonna have to hunt down something with a 3.5mm jack on it, almost our entire headphone/earphone collection is either wireless or doesnt have a 3.5mm jack

[river pine]

found something, can confirm headphones direct to switch there is no buzzing

[warm scarab]

yeah

issue is double amping

a mixer would very likely solve this

or introducing impedance to the input of your line in maybe

[river pine]

Okay what mixer?

[warm scarab]

find what the cheapest behringer mixer is

its should be ok

[river pine]

And how will it help? Sorry I’m unfamiliar with audio tech

[warm scarab]

you are amplifying an already amplified audio signal

which causes the buzzing

[river pine]

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Behringer-Low-Noise-4-Channel-Ultra-Compact-Headphone/dp/B0BDCPQ64L?crid=2IR7TMSS1ZFRW&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.Z2SsjcgsRQ82Ijt9IxjG9bSdELleVy5zH-Igh3sQ7mj-Tuiz-acbcLhJr5fZrq1uTvkHFGsJb17WaxkL0WQwWXmJwlKZrHLFKa3ECZTwmFryaK4f4fnalM1p8EjcEmPOAmQTEmcwEyQ3XZUUXmcGrepXOU722ZYmBeixhR-iLiOq02drEUOuOxuYWi-ElpLE2Eui-xZDTfRjpY6TxBFz1jWb8a1TKjlUqN-boz7vIFITI_V1I_vqa2sszODNPVVshBAAaIUYq66igTgYoxZ94UjYEKgObyvrR6JWehAGMorSD6RJCwTxSXF16f3-o5GtVcW2K6sKH_Ni5h6Zj9gCe_5oRW67PmaftJ3Sno8llcphHEVibYQECBVYmXlfzvXdkFqpQe-Vd1omXEHIGpUJc8NXePg4VbOxvweZo1Bte6M.G_iM23d-nW7wmvGq8vUUbPyv22zRGz1jgkpbCB83Fss&dib_tag=se&keywords=behringer+mixer&nsdOptOutParam=true&qid=1736615552&sprefix=behringer+mixe%2Caps%2C432&sr=8-1

[warm scarab]

no not a headphone mate

a mixer

[river pine]

its not, the link is misleading

[warm scarab]

oh

[river pine]

it was that massive link but idk how to shorten that one

[warm scarab]

there are two different products in that picture

one of them would do it

other wouldn't

[river pine]

but how sure are you that a mixer would even work, as the noise seems to only be there when the ac-in for the switch's dock, i.e. what keeps the switch charged

[warm scarab]

because

ok

[river pine]

what does a mixer need to be able to do to achieve what you're suggesting as my dad may have something

[warm scarab]

because there is like 9 kilo ohm input resistance on those

there is like maybe 1/1000 of that on your motherboard line in

those aren't meant to receive amplified signals

[river pine]

and the mixer would...

[warm scarab]

have the high input resistance

like I have said

for like the 4th time now

[river pine]

so the line-in port on my mobo would be able to handle it better so there would be no buzzing but the raw audio from the switch would still be there

[warm scarab]

you said your headphone doesnt buzz with the ac plugged in

that only leaves out a mismatch between your motherboard input and the switch output

for your noise issue

[river pine]

Which one of those would btw, u didn’t clarify

[warm scarab]

one with more inputs

may need 3.5 to 6.3 adapters idk the inputs of those

[river pine]

What’s causing the double amp? @warm scarab

Where is each “amp”

[warm scarab]

in your switch

and in your motherboard

one is meant to receive an unamplified signal

oen is meant to output an amplified signal

[river pine]

I’m assuming that can’t be done software side

[warm scarab]

no

[river pine]

Is a mixer the way to “un amp” or “de amp” it then (sorry if I’m being difficult I’m tryna get my head around this)

[warm scarab]

its a chip in your motherboard

[river pine]

So the mixer would plug in where?

[warm scarab]

output of switch

to mixers input

output of your computer

to mixers other input

output of mixer to your headphones/speakers

oh wait

[river pine]

It’s Bluetooth headphones

[warm scarab]

you have bluetooth

[river pine]

Yeah

[warm scarab]

there are solutions to that but it may be stupid

[river pine]

Go on

[warm scarab]

its too expensive

to be rational

im trying to think of a way

a usb mixer may be able to do it ig

or actually

maybe you can get an usb c to 3.5 dongle

[river pine]

While still having my switch output its display via the docks hdmi out?

[warm scarab]

i dont know

thats a switch question

I cant think of a way you could do this

maybe an audio interface would work

[river pine]

So the usb c into my pc for the audio?

[warm scarab]

a behringer um2

[river pine]

Ik it’s very complicated 😭

[warm scarab]

you could get a behringer um2

connect it to your pc

hope that one of the inputs wont have a buzzing issue

then use voicemeeter banana to output that to your headphones with bluetooth

[river pine]

That doesn’t sound foolproof

I feel like something could go wrong

Especially “hope that one of the inputs doesn’t buzz”

[warm scarab]

you could just return it

[river pine]

I hear a lot abt this app, could it just fix the buzzing on its own

[warm scarab]

no

[tawny pawn]

I’m tryna get a new headset, any recommendations?

[river pine]

Would this still play windows sounds through my headphones

[warm scarab]

yes

if you configure it correctly

[river pine]

I’m tryna mush 2 outputs to my Bluetooth headphones which apparently is much easier said than done 😭

[warm scarab]

divine punishment for being a wireless user

[warm scarab]

audeze maxwell

[tawny pawn]

I don’t have a fortune lol

[river pine]

Apparently

Well ur gonna hate me if u find out what headphones im using

[river pine]

U didn’t specify a budget 🤷‍♂️

[tawny pawn]

Like 200 CAD

[warm scarab]

i mean you didnt tell us

[tawny pawn]

Fair

[warm scarab]

how much is 200 cad in usd

[river pine]

138usd

[warm scarab]

strictly headset

or is headphone + mic ok

[tawny pawn]

Uh well I don’t have space for a mic

So

Mostly likely headset

[lean grove]

oh brother not this guy again. has klaus been giving advice again?

unbelievable

[warm scarab]

oh hi nils

this guy is like the local

uh

built different person

[tawny pawn]

What

[lean grove]

just because i've got a weird body to leg length ratio doesnt mean im "built different" im just harder to knock over

[tawny pawn]

💀

[lean grove]

anyways. has the pc38x been recommended yet

[warm scarab]

no

i was hitting him up with "you mind headphones"

hadnt gotten there yet

[lean grove]

classic technique

[tawny pawn]

This is kinda strange

[warm scarab]

just get the pc38x

this isnt an advice anymore its a threat

provided you dont share your room with anyone

because pc38x leaks

[tawny pawn]

400 dollars is wild

[warm scarab]

its like

120 usd

[tawny pawn]

Huh

https://a.co/d/7QoGJR3

Isn’t it this

[warm scarab]

yes

[tawny pawn]

Yeah it says it’s 386

That’s about 400 dollars

[warm scarab]

if i sell my ps4 for 50000 dollars

does that make ps4 50000 dollars

look for another seller

[tawny pawn]

Walmart

425 dollars

[warm scarab]

@lean grove did pc38x stop getting produced or what

see how much pc37x costs

https://drop.com/buy/drop-epos-pc38x-gaming-headset#signupv2

[lean grove]

PC37x did yes

im like 90% sure the pc38x is still in production

[warm scarab]

no I meant the pc38x

I said pc37x if pc38x wasnt available

[tawny python]

i eventually came to the conclusion of the linkbuds s, mainly because the fit seems to be very good and they dont fall out

addicted

gonna buy this too

[warm scarab]

tf is the dawn pro

[tawny python]

mini usb dac

[warm scarab]

doesnt have a wire

cringe

[tawny python]

rn i just use the apple usb c adapter, but i have to use the uapp trick to get an actual volume out of it on my phone

and i have the m40x....

[warm scarab]

could get a cx dongle

[tawny python]

i think it does?

[tawny pawn]

What are thoughts on the G735

[tawny python]

or what wire

[warm scarab]

oh

kind of a chonker

[warm scarab]

bad

[tawny python]

and a usb c - type a adapter so i can use it in my pc!

[warm scarab]

thats actually golden

how much this thing costs again

[tawny python]

50€ new, 27€ used

reviews seem really good too

has a 4.4 output if i ever need it

[tawny pawn]

Really? I found one for 180

CAD

[tawny python]

its just inherently not good

gaming headsets arent the best, and logitech ones are one of the worst ones

if you really want a wireless gaming headset, then the cloud alphas should be good

[warm scarab]

id buy one for like

20 usd maybe

[warm scarab]

nvm

not worth lmao

cx also comes with a usb A adapter

[tawny pawn]

What headset SHOULD I buy

[warm scarab]

you are certain there is no pc38x for a normal price right

[tawny pawn]

Indeed

Not that I’ve seen

Walmart has it on sale for 426

[warm scarab]

cloud 2

[tawny python]

doesnt have nearly as much power tho

[warm scarab]

fair

[tawny python]

though i use the m40x and its 35 ohms lol

[tawny pawn]

Hyper X?

[warm scarab]

yes

[tawny pawn]

Is there anything better?

Because the mic is huge

[lean grove]

https://youtu.be/eOXCEsTyv7s

[tawny pawn]

Thanks

[warm scarab]

you dont have to put it in front of your face