audio-tech

[frosty ocean]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1228348112158855248/1336031480127688766/image.png

One CD

I wonder if the Stereo tracks are just the Multi-Channel tracks with some channels ignored

That's just the Multichannel

I realise an SACD isn't really "Just a CD", but that's more than 1 SL BD...

They're different waveforms...

[lean grove]

@unique wind were you aware of this

[warm scarab]

michaelphone

[unique wind]

nop ive never seen those

they look goofy aesthetically

[lean grove]

He's doing a special edition soon

[warm scarab]

auribus is a goofy name too

[unique wind]

looks like fantastic bass and midrange performance for an openback but that treble could be concerning

[lean grove]

https://auribusacoustics.com/products/auribus-5th-anniversary-edition-sierra-open-monitor

[lean grove]

Nah it's good.

Balances the v shape

3d printed aluminum cups

[lean grove]

Auribussy

[warm scarab]

fuck the automod

doesnt censor jackshit when you say it

[lean grove]

Mad because bad

https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/308739679241633802/885901557198123099/image0-2-1.gif

[terse river]

Want to ask how the Kenwood KL-555s Stereo Speakers might compare to the wharfadale 80th anniversary or the elac dbr62s, as I have a chance to pick up the kenwoods for 150, which seems nice right now considering how much trouble I am having gettting the others for prices i want. Anyway yeah just curious cause i have no idea what im doing

also i think the kenwoods look fucking sick so

yea

[lean grove]

I am of the personal philosophy that the fewer drivers a speaker can get away with, the better.

The 555 looks like it has quite a few so I am suspicious

Or skeptical, rather.

I haven't heard it. But if you hear it in person and you like it, then go for it

[terse river]

yeah like i said i have no idea what im doing

[lean grove]

Ask for a demo

[terse river]

heres the problem

i havent heard the elacs or wharfadeles either

so i wouldnt know what is good

this is my very first time going into nicer speakers

[lean grove]

Well. If you hear it. And you like it. And you're willing to pay money for it. And you cant get anything better for cheaper. Then it's good.

For $150 all I can think of is like, maybe some diy Dayton speakers and edifier.

[terse river]

i mean, I was looking for something of dbr62 or wharfadale 80th quality but if i find ousomewhere that these kenwoods are like 80% of that or something, im willing to spend 500 bucks less and upgrade in a few years yknow

[lean grove]

https://www.parts-express.com/Samba-MT-Bookshelf-Speaker-Kit-with-Knock-Down-Cabinet-300-7121

[terse river]

but if im buying hot garbage like i did with my current speakers then i dont wanna

[lean grove]

All these are is gluin' and screwin'

[terse river]

thing is im not afraid to pay 500-550 bucks on speakers, but if i can save 400 to hold me off a couple years while i get the rest of my setup up to snuff im willing to do that, just dont wanna be getting too little quality

[lean grove]

Then get these and hold off

[terse river]

ok me gots a question

doing a little more research on the elacs and the kenwoods they wont have very good nearby performance (i think)

so any recs for some midrange drivers with better nearby performance/

[desert salmon]

does anyone here own a subwoofer

i’m just curious if you guys are able to hear any vocals, even faint, from your subwoofer

[dawn panther]

Anyone else's speakers just move by themselves?

[warm scarab]

get some foam bruh

[desert salmon]

no foam is crazy

[desert salmon]

what size is that woofer

is that aluminum

[dawn panther]

Five and a quarter inch

[dawn panther]

according to them it's cerametallic

[dawn panther]

what kind of foam? there's a but of like cork under it already

[warm scarab]

get some foam under that thing

[desert salmon]

how’s the bass on those

is it fine without a sub for music

[warm scarab]

very solid provided it literally moves on the table

lmao

[dawn panther]

not amazing i've got a sub

I mean good ig for bookshelf

[warm scarab]

is the sub adjacent to the table

[dawn panther]

doesnt compare to a sub obviously

[desert salmon]

i got isolation pads from amazon

[desert salmon]

what sub

[dawn panther]

no it's behind me in the back of the roojm

[dawn panther]

basscube 10s

[warm scarab]

get something like these, use the tilt to point the tweeters at your ears

should also fix moving

[dawn panther]

cool thanks

[desert salmon]

yea these are good too. they can tilt either way

[dawn panther]

👍 thanks

[warm scarab]

those aren't angled

don't get those

wait nvm

its just a bad picture

they do have a cut in

barely visible

[desert salmon]

i have a question. do you hear full range from your subwoofer or just bass? my sub is playing full range

[desert salmon]

yea u can add or remove

pretty neat

[dawn panther]

subs do bass? im not sure i understand the qustion

my sub doesnt have tweeters or anything

[desert salmon]

do you hear the music from your sub

[warm scarab]

you should get a shit ass vintage equalizer for like 10$ on ebay to dampen the highs you get on the sub

[desert salmon]

rythmik is giving me a label so they can check out the sub

[warm scarab]

nice

[desert salmon]

yea i hope it’s an issue that’s solvable

[dawn panther]

yea music comes out of the sub but just the bass

[desert salmon]

yea not on mine

i’m hearing everything

[warm scarab]

provided they are looking at it, its likely a malfunction

so the warranty should cover it

[desert salmon]

i hope. i hope it’s something faulty

[dawn panther]

like a whole ass speaker?

[desert salmon]

i don’t think it’s a user error

i already showed him my settings

[warm scarab]

you have a 80hz lowpass and that was definitely above 80hz

[desert salmon]

and i told him my set up (support guy)

[desert salmon]

yep

could running through external dac without a sub out maybe override the lpf?

that doesn’t make sense tho

the amp itself has a filter

[dawn panther]

does the cutoff on your speaker do nothign?

[desert salmon]

i mean it does, but i still hear it

it’s just faint

either way, not good for the longevity of the subwoofer

it’s also playing muddier because it’s doing more work

still, it bangs

[dawn panther]

hmm

[desert salmon]

this thing is so loud though. i don’t go past 50% volume

12” sub in a 11x13 room is crazy

[desert salmon]

i’m still in my return trial. i got the sub a few days ago. worst case if they can’t fix, i’ll just return

[desert salmon]

who’s that in your pfp

[wheat moss]

<@&750150305383186585> bot

[wheat moss]

They ain't gonna reply

[desert salmon]

oh they're muted lol

wonder why

[lean grove]

The government wants to keep them down

[drifting bronze]

Anyone here knows how I can eliminate a constant squeeky noise coming out of my studio monitors? Pair of yamaha HS5 connected to HS8 studio woofer with Rodecaster Duo interface connected to my MBP. Rodecaster duo is powered via a noise eliminator, the noise was worse without it.

[lean grove]

Noise could be coming from anywhere along the audio chain.

Can't really eliminate it without knowing for sure where it's coming from.

Start unplugging stuff and swapping stuff until you're confident you can isolate it

[drifting bronze]

I'll give it a shot, thanks!

[gilded frigate]

Anyone got any recommendations for analog Speakers+DAC budget around 200-300 quid it’s just for home system not needing anything flashy

We have a little record player that has an analog port on the back of it so I’m wondering abt getting speakers for it

[warm scarab]

does the record player have a preamp

[gilded frigate]

I think so it has a volume/power knob on the front

If that’s it

[pallid linden]

hey has anyone tried Bitwig on Linux (DAW) and is it worth the price?

[warm scarab]

you dont have a spot in your record player chain where you can place a dac

also what range is this system for

desk or living room kind of space

[gilded frigate]

Living room sort of space

There’s only 3 ports on it I was having a look last night 1 white n red analog port and a headphone out jack

[granite drum]

yes and depends, it feels a bit awkward , try the demo first, if its your first daw , it wont matter that much, but if your used to something like ableton or cubase , its weird it tries to do something in between or so... anyway i run Ableton12 /Cubase5 /Flstudio20 in linux using wine without much problems

(using wineasio)

[pallid linden]

okay, I'm using FL Studio with Wine/Bottles but native program could be better

Ardour is a bit tricky to learn

also I have considered Renoise (super cheap, like 70€)

[granite drum]

only advice i can give is (and i do have a lifetime licence for flstudio , and a licence for ALS) but you want to look for the cracked versions , if not only for the fact that everytim there is a kernel update or a wineuptdate , you will lose your activation, wich will become a pain ofc, so if you look for the cracks no issue with that and , it makes it not calll home every start up and improves stabillity actuallly

[granite drum]

if you use wineasio and pipewire,(similar to jack ) i get crazy low latency , and i run it in a custom wineprefix, cant say i feel much difference with windows actually , even use flstudio as VST inside ableton 🙂 , some vst's wont work it seems but the once i use most no problem (something like a nexus seems to fail dunno why but a A.N.A. works just fine

[pallid linden]

the activation license really janks when updating?

[granite drum]

yeah , not because of wine but because the software thinks you changed pc hardware or so ...

[pallid linden]

oh, hmm that sucks

[granite drum]

owe o the reasons i use a dedicated prefix with non systemwine to run it all 🙂

meh i just go to magesy.be or so and find the software get what i need from the packages and FLstudio isnt gonna complain since well i bought Fruitlyloops 3 back in the day with a lifetime licence that included updates 😄

[pallid linden]

FL Studio has the best licensing 😄

lifetime updates are kinda unbeatable

[granite drum]

https://www.image-line.com/fl-studio/lifetime-free-updates/ , theyre from my homecountry so (and Deadmau5 worked for them at some point before he was famous :p)

best vst host to , the only ones that mix VST2 3 32 and64 bit one ever since i can remember

[pallid linden]

yeah VSTs work really well even with Wine

[granite drum]

lemmy plug myself , if you happen to have ableton , i made some devices in max 😄 https://maxforlive.com/profile/user/2WeaK

[pallid linden]

nah I've avoided Ableton

[granite drum]

yeah needs a bit getting used to and you really need to have the options.txt decked out, but on the onther hand , their midiremote scripts are written in python so you can hack your own midicontroller and add stuff it shouldnt be able to do 🙂

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7XMuwD9cy20

bitwig has a demo for linux so you can give it a go without coughin up any cash :https://www.bitwig.com/download/

[pallid linden]

thanks a ton

🙂

[warm scarab]

id recommend klipsch promedia because of the dedicated sub you get

otherwise it would be jbl305p but i fear the bass wouldn't be sufficient depending on room size

[warm scarab]

use reaper honestly

one of the most advanced DAWs there is and its completely free

essentially most of the daws like reaper, cubase, flstudio and ableton can do anything the other ones can do but more/less conveniently so its mostly about which is the best for your workflow

[pallid linden]

I do like FLstudio but I'm open to different ways of making music

the Grid in Bitwig is really interesting

[warm scarab]

use the trial version if there is one ig

but there is not much reason to switch to anything from flstudio if it provides you all the utility you need

[pallid linden]

well FL doesn't integrate super well on Linux with Wine but otherwise it's usable.. Reaper and Ardour are kinda weird to me.. I will try them all and see what clicks best with time and effort

[warm scarab]

fl aside, most daws are kind of the same thing but with a different ui

fl was initially a plugin for cubase but people made so much use of it to the point they didnt even need to use cubase anymore so it became a standalone software

so fl is very limited but easy and practical for the uses its designed for and any other general use daw aside from it is more advanced but also the same as other daws in the same category

[elder thistle]

fl started as a drum machine. and it's just as advanced as the other daws

has plenty of features the others don't, but that's true of every daw

[warm scarab]

that not true of every daw lol

most daws are literally the same thing but different processes to establish the desired result

and its up to the user to decide which of those daws fit the workflow the most

some are better for live, some are better for automation, some are better for being drum machines

if there is an outlier to this its FL but its still similar enough

[elder thistle]

there are functionalities unique to each daw that make them more optimized for those tasks

[warm scarab]

yeah optimized

not able to

which is what I said

[elder thistle]

for example, FL has the ability to automate automation. other daws like ableton, pro tools, cubase etc. don't

this opens up possibilities and controls that can only be roughly estimated with tons of hours of work in other daws

as bad as trying to draw a synthesizer sound by hand

[warm scarab]

can you define automating automation

[elder thistle]

rate, crop, slope, upper bound, lower bound

[warm scarab]

thats automation

define automating automation

[elder thistle]

that's the ways automation can be automated

but through those you can also do things like adjusting the curvature

and fl has crazy control schemes made possible by formula controller and patcher

and peak controller

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/781618894808678431/1309604183292379267/2020-10-20_14-27-12.mp4?ex=67a70a30&is=67a5b8b0&hm=2563595ad0c308efb0fd5764fd675c4c14315b043f53f5df862addb2eefc6fe2&

that's a pretty simple one

not that it does anything, just looks cool

[warm scarab]

im unsure how to put this into a context but yeah

[orchid sorrel]

currently deciding between the razer baracuda x and the arctis nova 5 for a new headset. anyone have experience with either?

the arctis nova 5 is definitely a better option but for $50 more ehhh. baracuda x is on what seems like a permanent sale at $80 and the nova 5 is anywhere from $110 to $130

[warm scarab]

baracuda is ewaste tier

unsure about nova 5 but being steelseries i wouldnt count on the quality

i do remember nova 7 is decent for steelseries standards though

[odd urchin]

Does anyone else use a blue microphone? I have had it for years with zero problems

[lean grove]

🎉 congratulations

[odd urchin]

thank you, I have been very happy with it and my friends apprieciate it lol

[livid rapids]

Suggestions for TWS? Unlimited budget, priority is sound quality and comfort

[warm scarab]

https://www.64audio.com/collections/custom-iems/products/a18s

use these with fiio utws5

[pallid linden]

I'd check some reviews on the high-end Sony, Jabra, Sennheiser and Samsung buds

https://www.rtings.com/headphones/reviews/best/wireless-earbuds

personally I've had good experience with Sennheiser and Jabra

[lean grove]

crazy how airpod pros are all the way at the bottom

[warm scarab]

rtings arbitrary asf rating system strikes again

hmm yes today I will use the speaker bass target and the diffusion target for the ideal headphone

[pallid linden]

hmm I would check various sources for reviews like tom's hardware, pcmag and trusted reviews.. also there are tons of youtube videos about TWS buds

[lean grove]

or you can just ask us

between klaus and i we have accumulated the various opinions of discord's worst morons

[warm scarab]

measured sound

not rugged for a pro headphone

yes professional bluetooth headphone

the first thing that comes to my mind when I see a bt headphone

[pallid linden]

my advice is don't buy the cheapest ear buds.. I got the JBL Tune Flex (40 euros) and i really regret the buy

[warm scarab]

@lean grove do you have titanium drivers

loser

[lean grove]

its a problem when i drop my TWS and they flop out of the case sending them skittering across the floor

[lean grove]

https://tenor.com/view/moo-moon-panic-panic-attack-spacecows-gif-26278930

[warm scarab]

you could solve the issue just by buying good earbuds for 40€ instead of bad ones

[pallid linden]

oh :>

[lean grove]

https://moondroplab.com/en/tws

moondrop has a lot of options now wow

[warm scarab]

are any of them worth jackshit aside from spacetravel

[pallid linden]

when did they release BT buds 😮

[warm scarab]

pretty long while now

[lean grove]

idk. knowing moondrop most of them are probably worth it.

[warm scarab]

moondrop sparks were out at 2021

[warm scarab]

im pretty sure most of these are the same pair

but different decorations and collabs

[warm scarab]

aside from nekocakes

[lean grove]

nah this one doesnt make a seal

[warm scarab]

and sparks

[pallid linden]

I wonder if they ship to Nordic countries

[warm scarab]

which one is that

[lean grove]

MOONDROP BLOCK

[warm scarab]

cool

but why would I want this over iems

very silly

also wtf

https://moondroplab.com/en/products/voyager

130$ for neckband

the point of those is having extra space for fitting cheap manufacturing what is the point if it costs more than buying any iem with tws adapters

[lean grove]

more security, more battery life,

[warm scarab]

get the airpod earrings

[lean grove]

get the glue

[warm scarab]

🤓

[pallid linden]

that design is so prone to breaking

[warm scarab]

it doesnt look very assuring to me either

its probably made by dumb people like nils

[lean grove]

if it were me i would have made it 10x as big and able to power headphones

[warm scarab]

the sennheiser surrounder

[lean grove]

yeah that one

but with 2.4ghz wireless transmission

[warm scarab]

https://tenor.com/view/mask-warriors-gif-26256489

[pallid linden]

https://tenor.com/view/biden-debate-president-presidential-debate-wtf-gif-4127151492472228747

[pallid linden]

https://tenor.com/view/headphones-gif-18110878

[split rapids]

Any hammond experts know what could be causing:

^Fuzz upon power on (there is also a rotor spinup sound im aware)

^Popping and crackling

^And lastly the signature attackiness seems to be lacking

Is a recap a good place to start?

[spiral pier]

best budget IEMs?

please

[zenith pawn]

how low is budget

ive heard the 7hz zero 2 are pretty good

they're $25

[split rapids]

wired.

[zenith pawn]

yep

that's how you know they're good

[split rapids]

Thank you!

Finally someone agrees w me

[zenith pawn]

theyre cheap and good, what more could you possibly want

a battery that wears out and cant be replaced?

[zenith pawn]

honestly i might need to get a pair of these for on the go

if i order in 12 minutes it comes tomorrow wtf

[blissful moat]

anyone know why if i peak my microphone in games my window's settings get changed to a lower input volume?

when i leave the game, it goes back to what it was

it's annoying when streaming because people can't hear me unless i quit the game and rejoin

i tried uninstalling the games in question, and uninstalling steam (reinstalling them back) and that didn't work. I turned off any setting that "allows applications to take exclusive control of (my mic)" and tested it on other games. Like Valve games (CS2, L4D2, TF2) don't have this issue. I open up Helldivers 2 and Halo: MCC and this thing happens.

[blissful moat]

It’s so inconsistent with games. Like some games have no problems while others do. Never had this problem before.

I’m going to fresh install and see what happens after that

[lean grove]

try it while turning off "Automatically determine voice sensitivity" in the discord settings

[blissful moat]

Give me a moment

[blissful moat]

I’ll let you know what happens, however, it only happens when a game is open. If I quit discord so it’s not running, and tested it then, that would determine if Discord is causing it

[warm scarab]

some specific games can mess with the mic levels

like cs go

[blissful moat]

I would have noticed it before, then. Because I tried as much as I could with CS2 and it didn’t change the input volume. It did with helldivers though

[blissful moat]

Is that normal

[warm scarab]

I dont have this issue with hd2 id presume its what nils mentioned

[blissful moat]

Nope.

I turned it off, and quit discord so it wasn’t running

It still did it

[warm scarab]

does your microphone come with any software

if it does it mess with that or uninstall it completely

[blissful moat]

No. Base microphone. USB

[warm scarab]

what brand is it

[blissful moat]

Blue Snowball. I had recently replaced it with a new microphone, a Blue Yeti, and that one had the same issue

[warm scarab]

did you return the yeti

[blissful moat]

These problems started occurring around a month ago

Yes

[warm scarab]

very good idea

[blissful moat]

I even uninstalled the driver for my microphone, restarted, and it still happened

[warm scarab]

turn off "enable audio enhancements" for your microphone

[blissful moat]

I made sure

But there are tutorials on YouTube that talk about settings that no longer exist

[warm scarab]

they all do, some of them are just more difficult to access

because win11 ui is stupid asf

"we are replacing the control panel for real this time but not really"

fuck microsoft they couldnt carry over functions of one panel from 2005 to another in 10 years

anyhow

click on this thing in sound settings, go to recording devices, properties of your mic, turn off audio enhancements

turn this off also

[blissful moat]

I did those things already

[warm scarab]

at this state I would go over every program running in the background and their settings

check helldivers ingame settings maybe

[blissful moat]

this is the stupidest thing ever

[warm scarab]

if you adjusted the mic volume in-game it may be adjusting the output from the windows devices rather than internally processing it

if that doesnt work either honestly format windows

[blissful moat]

format a new windows?

so a fresh install

[warm scarab]

not necessarily

there are ways to keep everything including programs on your windows but only reinstall the os

[blissful moat]

apparently that setting is supposed to turn off AGC for all games

[warm scarab]

id do that before doing a clean install

[blissful moat]

i like to minimize any errors

i would rather work from a clean slate, and reinstall everything, than to try and keep everything and have another issue

i have a backup storage device, anyways.

[warm scarab]

your call

[blissful moat]

The stupidest thing is that nothing on my computer could be running except for the game and it still happens

And when I quit the game, it goes back to where it was before

[warm scarab]

https://www.reddit.com/r/Helldivers/comments/1gvw4xa/helldivers_2_dynamically_changing_my_mic_volume/

[blissful moat]

https://steamcommunity.com/app/553850/discussions/0/591758125124642992/

yeah, huh

well, honestly

i should probably hold off on doing a fresh install at this point

[warm scarab]

true

try setting voice chat volume to max and setting it to push to talk

[blissful moat]

i was preparing myself to do so, i got all my installers downloaded for ease of use, and i backed up everything important

[warm scarab]

in hd2

[blissful moat]

i already do

literally, it will do it WITHOUT me pressing the "mic" button

i can just scream into the mic when the game is on the loading screen on startup

it will instantly do it

i already reached out to arrowhead and steam support about this

[warm scarab]

maybe a clean hd2 install instead

killzone armors are on superstore 6 hours later better hurry

[blissful moat]

i did a clean install

it still happened

which is why i was leaning to a fresh install of windows

i uninstalled steam, which deleted all my games, and then i brought them all back and it still occurred.

[mighty forum]

Anyone have any recommendation for 6.5 inch 100rms speakers? I used alpine SPR 60C series (250$-300$ a pair), but after like 10 years and alot of humidty, they're in terrible shape (also some other accidents again). My car is like 10 years old and I don't wanna drop 600$ in new speakers and upgrading the amp and all of that.

Anyone have any recommendation?

this is the amp that I have, do note, it says 60w / 85 RMS, but my car, it was sort of impossible to bypass the factory amp, don't know the math on it, but 100rms seemed to work

[pallid linden]

hmm should I get the Samsung Buds FE over Sony WF-C700N? the Samsung Buds are on discount right now (60€/$)

[spice wyvern]

so i need new headphones and i dont know anything about audio

budget is about 450 aud/280 usd for the entire setup

hd560s is on sale for 250 aud / ~150 usd

[unique wind]

@lean grove loves to give free support

[lean grove]

https://tenor.com/view/spongebob-squarepants-spongebob-gross-snot-dirty-gif-17715457

[lean grove]

560s is fine. If you wanna be fancy you can get a little DAC to go along with it but otherwise you should be good to go.

[spice wyvern]

i will be using it 99% for gaming/yt

oh also i need a microphone too

probably should have mentioned that earlier

budget is just for headphones though

but would prefer if both can fit in that budget

[lean grove]

Samonson Q2U or a ATR2100X

with a boom arm

[spice wyvern]

how much would a boom arm be?

[lean grove]

at least $20

but the cheaper ones can damage your desk. so either get a nice one or get a sacraficial chunk of wood to take the brunt of it

[spice wyvern]

both the microphones are usb?

[lean grove]

and XLR

so you can use USB until you want to upgrade to xlr and keep the same exact mic

[pure cave]

ive got the q2u

[spice wyvern]

why do i need a boom arm though why not just have it on my desk

[lean grove]

https://tenor.com/view/congratulations-gif-15313310096117360512

[pure cave]

sorry for ping lol

[pure cave]

you are gonna whack it reaching for something or ur keyboard and its very directional so its gotta be like right there

atleast q2u

[lean grove]

becuase when you have it on your desk it will be picking up your desk noises just as well as your voice. friends will love the sound of your keyboard and mouse.

[pure cave]

that too

my arms pass under where my mic floats a lot

it would be annoying

[spice wyvern]

im tryna think about how id have it set up so it wouldnt be blocking my monitors though

[pure cave]

do you have 3?

[spice wyvern]

two

[pure cave]

is one centered?

if so bring it in from side opposite the 2nd monitor and keep it relatively low to the desk

while sitting up i can give myself enough height for keyboard reaching and low enough it sits visually well below the bottom bezel of my monitor

[spice wyvern]

right one is in the middle

but i wouldnt be able to mount it to the right of the monitors cuz thats where my desk ends

q2u and art2100x seem basically the same

[lean grove]

indeed

[spice wyvern]

do i just go for cheaper one?

[lean grove]

sure

and its entirely up to you if you want a boom arm. you can just not buy the boom arm and see if you can make it work without one

just decide later

[spice wyvern]

is hd6xx worth it?

[lean grove]

yes.

[pure cave]

i just got my first pair of open back headphones

[spice wyvern]

wait idk if i can buy it for msrp here

[spice wyvern]

does it need an amp?

[lean grove]

not really

[spice wyvern]

huh seems my current headphones are actually really heavy

[zenith pawn]

currently listening to these

just got them

[elder thistle]

did you try the light blue eartips with the small hole

[zenith pawn]

no, how come? im using the red ones since that's what it came with by default and it is very painful changing them

i cant tell what the purpose is for each different one, i can only see like 2 sizes visually

[elder thistle]

I liked the light blue ones because it nails the midrange and slightly tightens the bass

if you're already happy with the sound though there's no need to change them

[pine wharf]

I've been going mad trying to find a stereo RCA cable to 3.5mm cable where both of the rca's can go far enough apart to connect to my speakers, does anyone know what i need to search to find what i need XD

It's literally just so I can connect my switch to my A4V's

[elder thistle]

the cheap ones do, they're essentially zipper cable and can be split apart as much as you want

[pine wharf]

ive looked on amazon and it doesn't look like they can split

[elder thistle]

https://www.amazon.com/Abireiv-Splitter-Compatible-Smartphone-Receiver/dp/B09B7848ZF/ref=sr_1_26?sr=8-26&xpid=7QiwvrCkLdIDj

[pine wharf]

thats amazing thank you, i just need to find that but in uk amazon so i dont pay crazy delivery haha

[zenith pawn]

yeah they seem a little bit bassy especially on the kicks, let me try it

this is not going to be fun

any advice for putting on tips easier

got them on

oh god i think theyre too small

i might have to go through all of that again

light blue might make it a bit better

either that or my placebo because it looks better (i have the blue version of the actual iem)

thats good enough reason for me to keep these ones

for some reason these sound way louder than my truthear zero red, even though they actualy have more impedance?

[zenith pawn]

these are pretty good though

[stone quartz]

https://youtu.be/8p4Mvrs26DA

That looks like a really cheap and nasty amplifier board for such an expensive speaker

No-name 85C rated capacitors, no effort made to isolate against vibrations

[spiral pier]

are there any decent speaker systems within 70$ that i could use for my gaming pc

monitor does not have speakers

[civic beacon]

https://www.soundguys.com/best-computer-speakers-8539/

[elder thistle]

higher sensitivity

truthear zero red is very inefficient

yeah eartips are a pain to change

[zenith pawn]

oh i kinda assumed sensitivity would sort of manifest itself in the impedance

i guess thats not how it works?

well wait, the zero red lists Sensitivity: 117.5dB/Vrms @1KHz
my zero 2 box says 108 dB/V @1KHz (its in chinese so im just assuming thats the right field)

times like this i wish i owned an oscilloscope

[elder thistle]

sus

so it's based on ohms when they say db/v

the actually fair metric for sensitivity is db/mw

the current at 17.5 ohms 1 volt (zero reds) is 57mA, and since it's 1v the power is also 57mw

the power with the zero 2's is 31mw

a doubling of power(mw) is +3db

[zenith pawn]

feels like 10 dB but that probably is right

[elder thistle]

31 to 57mw is 0.8787 of a doubling

[zenith pawn]

I turn it from 22 to like 26% on the apple dongle

well wait

those aren't dB values

for some reason pipewire percentages are horribly nonlinear to the ear

[elder thistle]

so 0.8787*3db added to 108 makes 110.6db for the zero 2's, versus 117.5db for the zero reds

that's now a power for power equal comparison

uh however

that would mean the zero 2's would be a lot quieter

I imagine they're getting these odd numbers by the zero reds being 1khz boosted and the zero 2's 1khz recessed at least with the red tips

which means the sensitivity measured at 1khz is not a good way to compare the loudness and effiency for either of these

[zenith pawn]

I see

[elder thistle]

the zero reds are quieter in my experience too

[zenith pawn]

Its also louder with the light blue tips but yeah

Oh do you have them.too

[elder thistle]

ye both

[zenith pawn]

Nice

[elder thistle]

not sure which I like more actually

[zenith pawn]

I still think I like the reds more but not 100% sure its not because they're more expensive

it feels like the reds are more open?

[elder thistle]

the zero reds are spacious and airy, just good soundstage shenanigans in general. tight bass, fairly detailed

ye

the zero 2's though I really like for their midrange and fine detail

[zenith pawn]

i think it also was more balanced between all different kinds of mixing, so nothing ever sounded bad

A couple of songs on the zero 2 felt weird

Rush - Middletown Dreams at the beginning feels like its super close to your ear

[elder thistle]

hm

[zenith pawn]

maybe the difference of spaciousness

I like the reds because I hate kicks that are very noticeably punchy

[surreal veldt]

Does anyone know a good pair of wireless earbuds with heavy base

[rancid jay]

i dont kno that such earbuds exist

[terse river]

Got me these two

Any opinions?

I’m so proud of that avr price

That shit is sexy

[frosty ocean]

Chances are, there's probably a zip file with all the WAV file formats, but im stubborn, im gonna convert this one song over and over...

[frosty ocean]

Multi

[frosty ocean]

The phone plays 32-bit WAV, but refuses to play the same format as FLAC. and as the sample rate goes up, there's more static

[buoyant vale]

Why do you need 32bit audio?

[frosty ocean]

Why do people need to ask my why I "need" things?

[buoyant vale]

Because it is silly for reproduction

[zenith pawn]

Some people want what they don't need just because

hence the existence of 192khz playback

:troll:

[warm scarab]

you got an avr system for stereo speakers?

wtf man 💀

[terse river]

Ngl idk what the problem is

This is my first real escapade into soeakers

[warm scarab]

you are essentially splitting the budget for more outputs and features you will never utilize with a stereo system

[terse river]

Stereo is 2 speakers right?

[warm scarab]

yes

[terse river]

Left and right

[warm scarab]

you got a system that supports 9 channels

[terse river]

I have a 5.1 setup with plans to increase to 7.1

I’m just getting these to upgrade

Bc my avr right now sucks and so do my left and right

[warm scarab]

thing is you dont just mix in random speakers to create surround

those come calibrated with specific frequency response tunings

[terse river]

These aren’t surround

[warm scarab]

yes

[terse river]

These are replacing my left and right

[warm scarab]

from what you said I gathered that you will include those two speakers in your end surround setup?

as the left and right

[terse river]

Yes..

[warm scarab]

yeah thats what I am saying

speakers and sattelites in a surround setup come calibrated to reproduce certain frequencies so you avoid phasing

those are two full range speakers

you shouldn't be throwing in random speakers into a surround setup unless you know what you are doing

is what I am trying to say

[terse river]

But can’t you calibrate it via the avr?

With a microphone thingy

[warm scarab]

does your avr support that?

[terse river]

That’s a reason I got this avr, bc it’s supposed to be good for that

Idk I think so

[warm scarab]

and even in practice if it does, those speakers are 500$ for the peforming well in stereo

so in a surround setup you may just be using a limited portion of their performance to avoid phasing which raises the question why this and not a 50$ speaker instead

[terse river]

Uhhh

Idk what ur saying to be honest

Is phasing when the speakers are out of phase and makes dips in quality and volume?

[warm scarab]

those speakers are built to produce the entire frequency spectrum by themselves

and you are placing them in a system that actively demerits from that

if you calibrate them, they will work but provided you are not utilizing them to their fullest for the purpose they were built for, you are receiving massive diminishing returns

does this help

[terse river]

Ok I get it I think

[warm scarab]

in any case I'd like to add, aside from movies and videogames there are no benefits to having surround sound

because 99% of music is mixed in stereo and doesn't have surround channels

[terse river]

Yeah that’s why I’m gonna keep my shit surround speakers

And not upgrade them

[warm scarab]

so you are going to use surround for movies and gaming but stereo for music?

[terse river]

Ig?

[warm scarab]

I mean it would work

that wouldn't be a terrible idea, and it would make the avr make sense since you still got a surround setup

[bright eagle]

Can someone Tell me a good Bluetooth speaker under 100 bucks for good Bass?

[terse river]

Amazon is a beautiful place my friend

[warm scarab]

no idea man

[terse river]

Anyway, these speakers will be primarily for music, but also some gaming or movies

Oh also zoom

I can’t wait for 9.2 zoom

[spiral pier]

the cables look real short,, is that the case? if so are there ways to extend them

[civic beacon]

Which cables? I linked to a site containing many speakers...

[spiral pier]

creative pebbled

s*

[civic beacon]

Depends. Some of the cables are not detachable - those ones won't be extendable. Not easily at least.
https://ca.creative.com/p/speakers/creative-pebble-pro

[spiral pier]

Ok

thanks

[pure cave]

loving my hifiman sundaras but this headband lowkey hurting my head

[finite light]

hey my fellow Fiio enthusiasts! Much to my dismay my case for my Fiio UTSW3 has recently stopped responding to getting a USB cable plugged in and thus rendering my iems unusable. Does anyone have experience with their customer support?

i bought the thing in November 2022 so it conveniently survived the 2 years of warranty and held out a few months more beyond that

i guess i'll try contacting the wholesale shop i got it from first and then the Fiio support directly

[left cypress]

Hey guys, just wondering what you guys recommend as far as open ear earbuds go, I was looking at options like the shockz ones the nothing ear open ones, and the bose open ear ultras, I don’t care about the price just want to know which ones are the best sound quality wise, thanks

Obviously I won’t be using them for critical listening, just for while biking and in the office, but I don’t want them to sound like shit so idk which ones to go for

[warm scarab]

What do you mean by open ear earbuds

[left cypress]

Like ones that don’t go in your ear

So you can still hear what’s going on around you

[warm scarab]

oh

you could just say earbuds

in any case I wouldn't recommend those

[left cypress]

Like these things

[warm scarab]

yeah I know

in ears without silicone

thet are called earbuds

ones with silicone are iems

like I said though I wouldn't recommend them

iems use silicone tips for very good reason, in ears without silicone tips sound incredibly awful compared

I would advise just using transparency mode with regular iems

[left cypress]

The problem I have with this is even iems with a good transparency mode when biking on the road they don’t pick up a lot of sounds and also my boss doesn’t really like it when people have AirPods in but for some reason doesn’t mine the open style

[warm scarab]

go for regular airpods ig

dont think there is much better

[left cypress]

My problem there is that they still go in the ear which is what my boss doesn’t like, which is why I’m stuck on what to get

[lean grove]

I use shokz when im at work.

Previously I've used the fiio jw-1

[left cypress]

Which shockz do you have cause I have the open swims and they sound like shit unless I’m under water

[lean grove]

Openfits

And these ones sound a bit less like shit. I listen to podcasts and audiobooks

Music is tolerable at low volumes.

[left cypress]

I wonder what sounds better out of those, the nothing open things and the Bose ones

[zenith pawn]

you tested some earphones underwater?!

[left cypress]

They are bone conduction earphones so they vibrate the sound into your jaw

No normal speakers in them

[zenith pawn]

thats cool

[left cypress]

Idk how it works but when you go under water they have so much more bass and just all round sounded more full

They don’t actually sound too bad under water but the music was less tolerable when I tried to run and bike with them

[serene iris]

Any one got any experience with Arturia MiniFuse 2 bc I'm looking for a 2 port xlr interface with 60 db of gain

[elder thistle]

are you afraid of r50x

[steel escarp]

@lean grove @warm scarab I got a susvara

its lowkey kinda bright kek

wait I got a dac that literally fixes that

[lean grove]

It's veiled out of the box

Hifiman said so

[warm scarab]

you could remove the 6** veil and transplant it to the susvara for peak performance I think

[steel escarp]

Bro it creeks

the hinge

xD

[valid palm]

If you want to hear every thing around around you, look at the Sony link buds open. And I think they are similar price but I may be wrong. Even though it may look like a regular earbud, the lower part that’s like a donut is the speaker, and the hole in the centre lets the passive outside noise to go in you ear. Here’s the link if you’re interested https://www.sony.com.au/headphones/products/linkbuds-open

And Bluetooth doesn’t work underneath water unless you download the music on the actual aearbuds

https://youtu.be/s_ppAaSsR-I?si=9SrDgad9iUVFIor4

[harsh bronze]

Hifiman uses the same production line for everything, whether its 300$, 3000$ or 8000$ headphone

They all feel the same give or take

[ruby cloak]

Speaking of earbuds, there is no good "non true" wireless anymore? I've tried several true wireless but the cheaps don't sound so good and no matter how much they cost, one year later they start to fail or having like half time battery life... It's not worth it imo... I remember I had some "normal" BT from Bose a while ago and I can't found nothing similar nowadays anyone knows any updated model? With LDAC or similar support?

[supple robin]

you tried these? https://moondroplab.com/en/products/space-travel

no ldac though

[left cypress]

Oh these are interesting

[ruby cloak]

Tried nope, but I've heard about them, I actually wanted to try them, because they are pretty cheap, and on the reviews they look good, but didn't find a way to bought them here like a year ago, TBH I may give them chance but I'm still trying to find some old school BT ones.... At this point I've even consider looking for wired ones

[nova violet]

anyone around to help me out with Realtek Audio Console, and a set up of speakers in front panel out, and sub+split adapter in the rear output? Not getting audio to my sub in this config, only the speakers plugged into front panel

[zenith pawn]

what's non-true wireless?

tried to look it up but i dont really see anything

[left cypress]

What do you guys think of the knew Powerbeats pro 2s?

[ruby cloak]

The old fashion BT, no cases, no individual buds for each ear, I don't think is a name, but since we call "true wireless" all those, I just call the old one like that xD

[warm scarab]

i think you just had bad picks

and like the other dude said, space travel are worth a try

have you tried the airpod pros or something of sorts?

[ruby cloak]

Yes

Airpods, the Sony ones, the quiet comfort

(but apple things will have a negative bias for me lmao)

[warm scarab]

good product is good product

and pros happen to be that

in any case if you dont like the pros I don't think there is much in the consumer audio space you will ever like

[ruby cloak]

I just can't believe is necessary to change the things after one year just because the battery last nothing after one year of use

[warm scarab]

I mean it isn't

nor does that happen with the pros

[ruby cloak]

The Bose ones had this thing where one earbud was losing sound so I guess the drive moved or something

[warm scarab]

bose isn't very strong on making shit that doesn't break

its not unusual to see one guy rma his shit like 4 times

[ruby cloak]

I may be just old lmao, but remember having ones on all my high school and college, why things don't last now xD

[warm scarab]

I mean pros last like 3-4 years

you are free to get a bluetooth neckband adapter and stick wired iems onto them

https://trn-audio.com/trn-bt3xs.html

[ruby cloak]

I mean is not a format thing, those had more battery life and since they're not always charging, had a better battery health

[warm scarab]

I mean hey

buy the thing I posted above if you want

wire in any iem with the appropriate socket

if the bt adapter breaks you can just replace that and keep the iem

[ruby cloak]

Yeh that's actually an option

[warm scarab]

https://moondroplab.com/en/products/voyager

there is this thing if you want

but I've never heard of anyone trying it

the frequency response looks really good on paper but thats about all I can verify regarding it

but moondrop is typically a good company

[ruby cloak]

That may be a thing, I may try, last resort I will back to wired, but I've never seen USB C decent ones

But since I need something rn I may try first the moondrop space travel u guys mentioned before

[warm scarab]

wtf is dwcebt

[warm scarab]

its only like 25$ so fairly good buy

the moondrop voyager I sent is also in the neckband format you wanted

[ruby cloak]

Decent* xD

[warm scarab]

you can just get a usb c to 3.5 dongle

those are really good typically

https://www.amazon.com/Adapter-CX31993-Headphone-SNR128dB-Windows10/dp/B099NBWB7L

this one is solid

[zenith pawn]

buy the apple one

[warm scarab]

he is using android

[zenith pawn]

oh is it really too quiet

even on android iems should be fine with the dongle

[warm scarab]

yeah but no real reason to bottleneck yourself

its not very durable either

ig if 10$ is too much go for the apple dongle instead

[lean grove]

Why not spend an inconsequential amount of money for the better dongle

No reason to get apple if you can spend $10 more

[zenith pawn]

it's not a better dongle

unless you need more volume

[warm scarab]

it is a better one in both chipset and output volume

[zenith pawn]

really? it jjust looked like some no name

[warm scarab]

nah its not a random one

[zenith pawn]

tgats better then

[ruby cloak]

Yeah that one has the CX31993 chip which is the one any decent dongle is using

Well, anyways, very constructive guys, thanks, I have three alternatives and I may try all of them on the long term

[zenith pawn]

i have this other adapter that allegedly has CX21986, didnt know there was some sort of main company making the chips

(its the anker one)

[haughty girder]

CX - Conexant
CS - Cirrus
ALC - Realtek
ES - ESS
AK - AKM

I think that's basically all of the common ones you'll see

PCM/DAC for Texas Instruments sometimes ig

[zenith pawn]

realtek ones always seem to sound like crap, but maybe thats just me only seeing them on motherboards

[haughty girder]

Realtek are ok

motherboard implementations suck

ALC897 with the right implementation is fine

ALC5686 is also fine

[molten wasp]

Hi, I'm looking for headphones 👍🏻
Preferred to be AirPods shape with no silicon and good bass (Samsung phone)

The budget is about 200₪ / 56$, can only purchase locally (Israel) or Aliexpress

Thanks in advance!

[odd urchin]

Any tips on how to keep in ceiling speaker grills from popping out but still allowing them to be removable? I was going to use epoxy but I think it’s a bad idea to make them permanent

[lean grove]

Double sided tape

[warm scarab]

One sided tape but make a circle with it so it becomes double sided

[hidden pendant]

Yoooo

🗣️

[terse river]

Ohhhhhh baby

[molten wasp]

Hi, I'm looking for headphones 👍🏻
Preferred to be AirPods shape with no silicon and good bass (Samsung phone)

The budget is about 200₪ / 56$, can only purchase locally (Israel) or Aliexpress

Thanks in advance!

[terse river]

do they need to be wireless

if not, do apple earbuds, theyre 30 bucks, and you can buy an adapter for the aux connector

[supple robin]

i got them on amazon

i love them

anc isnt the greatest, disable it when its very windy but it blocks out enough and more than enough for the price. i personally feel the sound is good. the app is terrible, you can only change the touch controls and the 3 eq settings and you cant adjust volume on it, it has a game mode which works, not sure how well but i play black ops 2 with them on xbox via the tvs bluetooth and it works but im trash.

[left forge]

fiio do be fire

[ruby cloak]

Yeah, like a year ago they were impossible to get, but actually I already bought them yesterday from Amazon (I'm not in the us tho), but yes I'm gonna try them

[zealous prism]

is the noise cancellation tax on the gen 4 airpods worth it? (i dont like the fit of the pro's)

[warm scarab]

wdym noise cancellation tax

[zealous prism]

The extra price for noice cancellation compared to the normal version

[warm scarab]

pro is just better

the silicone isn't a preference thing, its present because it makes the sound a lot better

as well as the noise cancelling

Its probably a better idea to just get used to using silicone tips than buying regular earbud airpods for worse performance

[zealous prism]

Nah i cant stand silicon buds

Ive tried to get used to them for years

But they just arent really for me

Im using iems on my pc rn and i still dont like the silicon buds

[warm scarab]

did you use airpod silicones or regular iems

because airpod silicone doesn't go into your ear at all

it just slightly touches the outside ring of your ear canal for bare minimum seal

unlike iems that go centimeters into your ear

[zealous prism]

my sister has the pros so ive tried them

just not a fan

just isnt comfortable like the normal airpods or headsets

[potent kernel]

Hey people, im trying to find a pcie x1 sound card

Any suggestions?

I just want to connect a sub and a left and right channel

I also want to make my own speakers, any suggestions with that?

Please ping me if you reply

[warm scarab]

my suggestion isnt getting one

[potent kernel]

Why not?

[vestal meadow]

External dacs are better

[warm scarab]

outdated tech

[potent kernel]

I did consider an external one

But i think i'd rather go with an internal one

[warm scarab]

its just worse technology

does everything worse and has more fault points

[potent kernel]

I dont have many usb ports

[warm scarab]

maybe you should be getting a pcie usb hub instead of sound card then lol

there is always the option of usb external hubs as well

[broken heath]

@ me answer. I need help as soon as possible with my issue.

I want to hear my headphones and my phone together

I tried using an audio mixer, but it turned my phone into a mic

I use aux for headphones btw

[civic beacon]

https://steelseries.com/gaming-headsets/arctis-nova-pro-wireless-pc-playstation
https://steelseries.com/gaming-headsets/arctis-nova-7

[warm scarab]

define audio mixer

an audio mixer shouldn't be able to turn your phone into a mic

[warm scarab]

i dont think buying new headphones is the solution

especially gamer headsets with very questionable performance

[civic beacon]

To be fair, they didn't say what kind of solution they were looking for. If they don't wish to purchase hardware with the desired functionality built in, then you're spot on regarding using some kind of audio mixer to achieve their goals. 👍 One could likely achieve listening to their phone by using a 3.5mm output from phone to 3.5mm input on the PC piped through a software mixer like Voicemeeter.

[broken heath]

Passive audio mixer, idk it’s just what it does

[warm scarab]

is this like a product

can you show it

[broken heath]

Like a $10 to $20 solution from Amazon or aliexpress

Think of a splitter but the other way around

[broken heath]

Yeah just a sec

[civic beacon]

So you want a hardware mixer, gotcha. Do you even need one though? If you use a 3.5mm output from phone to 3.5mm input on the PC, you don't need a hardware mixer. Just use your PC's soundcard's existing Aux Input.

[broken heath]

Here you go

@warm scarab

[warm scarab]

how does this not work I don't get it

oh wait

proably because your 3mm cable or the socket joins mic and grond

uhh

[broken heath]

It turns my phone into a mic for some reason

[warm scarab]

get a 3mm splitter

that should work

[broken heath]

I have one, now what?

[warm scarab]

plug it into headphone

[broken heath]

1 male to 2 female

[warm scarab]

plug the headphone side into the mixer

leave the mic side alone

[broken heath]

confused

I need mic and sound for pc

Also the mic doesn’t touch the mixer kinda

[warm scarab]

wait

you said hear headphones and mic together

not mic

this is new info

[broken heath]

How I have it is mic to aux combiner, speaker to mixer, mixer to combiner

[broken heath]

Wot?

I hear the pc, the pc hears mic and phone

[warm scarab]

sorry I phrased it in a stupid and wrong way because im occupied with something

anyhow

you want to hear phone and pc and use mic?

[broken heath]

Yes

Speak to pc, hear phone and pc

I gtg to class, I’ll be back in 90 mins

[warm scarab]

k

anyhow

you can just wire the split part of the mic into the desktop's mic input

and headphone to mixer

[broken heath]

Dumb it down for me. Like explain the whole thing?

[warm scarab]

split the phone's output

now you got headphone and microphone right

plug the headphone portion of the splitter into the mixer

plug the mic portion of the splitter directly into your computer

[broken heath]

Imma explain it myself and you say yes or no

Split the phone, put phone to mixer, have headphone audio to mixer then to aux combiner, have mic go straight to headphones ?

Or am I wrong?

in case I’m not clear, headphone and mic are different ports on pc

[warm scarab]

bro

[broken heath]

Wait, why would do phone to pc?

[warm scarab]

im stupid

i meant to draw the headphone's mic to pc

look its 6am im not operating at my best

there does this help

[broken heath]

It should be like this?

[broken heath]

Fair

[broken heath]

Yes

So the splitter makes it so the phone audio only goes to mixer?

[warm scarab]

uh

https://pbs-prod.linustechtips.com/monthly_11_2015/post-243744-0-04400700-1448827303.png

see that on the right

[broken heath]

Yes

[warm scarab]

I think your phone is being rendered as a "mic"?

[broken heath]

Oh

[warm scarab]

because bottom is mic space

[broken heath]

I see

[warm scarab]

and it short circuits with the ground

when you insert a 3 pole jack

or some weird thing

[broken heath]

Note: I do a phone to Bluetooth to aux thing

[warm scarab]

you should probably like

mention that

can you draw a diagram of what you are trying to do so this is cleared up

i dont understand at what point of the process the system comes to a fault

[broken heath]

Something like this

[broken heath]

Ok sure

[warm scarab]

might be because mic is shorting with the ground pole

[broken heath]

This is how I have jr

[warm scarab]

just use a splitter to make sure thats not the issue

[terse river]

I need one of these so bad for planes

[broken heath]

Ok

[warm scarab]

i dont think you should use wireless at planes lmao

[terse river]

Wait no it prob doesn’t work that way

[broken heath]

It’s a receiver not a transmitter

[terse river]

God damn it

[broken heath]

I have a transmitter and receiver if you want the link for it, like it switches between both

[terse river]

now

[warm scarab]

you'll be annoying the pilots so much

[terse river]

I need

[terse river]

Bro there’s gonna be somebody with a laptop Bluetooth isn’t high power enough prob

[broken heath]

Actually the wireless device thing is a myth

[warm scarab]

it isn't

it creates parasites for the pilot's radio

makes it hard to hear tower and back

[terse river]

Nah it sorta does stuff, but that’s usually when using WiFi stuff, and it barely affects stuff, only when a lot of people does it it maters

[warm scarab]

its not something that shafts the plane or causes huge issues

but its annoying

[broken heath]

I just found this on AliExpress: $18.07 | Bluetooth 5.3 Audio Receiver Transmitter 3.5mm AUX Jack Airplane USB Dongle Wireless Adapter for TV PC Headphone Car kit Speaker
https://a.aliexpress.com/_mL2qHyr

[terse river]

Anyway Bluetooth is low powered and across like a ton of frequency ranges so it wouldn’t matter

[broken heath]

It’s like less than $5 USD

I use it for when I’m watching TV

[terse river]

That’s why they wouldn’t tell you to turn off Bluetooth devices during takeoff

But they do say airplane mode

I don’t think that turns off Bluetooth

Yeah it doesn’t

[warm scarab]

dont think that makes it automatically output a signal

it just receives connections, discovers only when you ask it to

actually why discuss this I can just google this

Yes, Bluetooth devices, like phones, can potentially interfere with pilot radios, but the likelihood and severity of interference depend on several factors. Here's a breakdown:

Bluetooth: Operates in the 2.4 GHz ISM (Industrial, Scientific, and Medical) band.

Pilot Radios: Typically operate in the VHF (Very High Frequency) range, around 118–137 MHz for aviation communication.

Interference Risk: Since Bluetooth and pilot radios operate in completely different frequency bands, direct interference is unlikely. However, harmonic interference or spurious emissions from poorly shielded Bluetooth devices could theoretically cause issues.

there

[terse river]

Harmonic interference shouldn’t happen all too much though, as Bluetooth happens over multiple frequencies in that 2.4 ghz band

At least I’m pretty sure it’s a bunch

Think I heard around 100

[zenith pawn]

Its a precaution as far as I'm aware

I don't think it actually has an effect in practice

But I am not an aviation engineer

[terse river]

airplane mode doesnt turn off bluetooth

[broken heath]

@warm scarab didn’t work

only issue is obs picks up phone as well

also got it to work in audio mixer settings

not end of the world ig

ideally i dont want it to be heard tho

[broken heath]

i can hear myself?

got it to work now

[outer shuttle]

I have a stupidly advanced linux network audio setup. I reverse engineered the dante network audio control protocol for almost no reason other than not wanting to click boxes on windows/macos. I have my phone/game consoles/all computers/all microphones all in the same wireless mix with wireless microphones and IEMs and it's all setup automatically with hardware, systemd scripts, and jackd.

[gaunt gale]

anyone know any budget ($10-$25) iem cable replacement for tangzu wan er driver?

[tepid flare]

If I was to have speakers with dual binding posts like this, would I be able to plug two systems into it at once? Obviously one system would be turned off while the other is in use, but say if I wanted a specific stereo streamer that has a built in amp in one set of binding posts specifically for music and I used the other set of binding posts to use those speakers in a surround sound system, could I do that and would it be as simple as just turning one system off before I turn the other on or would I have to actually replace the wires of each system every time?

[buoyant vale]

No

[warm scarab]

i dont think it would be a smart idea to indirectly send power to the output of another amplifier even if its off

you could just buy a switch box and avoid every point of fault

[tepid flare]

Good to know, thankyou. I'm guessing there are specific audio switch boxes for this or it's something generic?

[warm scarab]

its generic you could even make one yourself

[tawny python]

which site should i buy these from? im from europe. or is there a third option?

shenzhen audio vs hangout audio

[frosty ocean]

28KHz "sine?"

20KHz

Looks like the sound card is having trouble "recording" above 20KHz(at least 28KHz)

50KHz

[zealous prism]

where in europe

in northern europe you can get them from maxgaming.com

[frosty ocean]

Are you still in Europe?

Is this clipping?

18KHz Square wave

15KHz square wave

[zenith pawn]

what's your sample rate set to

28khz requires > 56 kHz sample rate

[frosty ocean]

in software it's set to 384, but I don't know my sound hardware's actual specs

[zenith pawn]

I can't tell what exactly what you're trying to do

[thorn cedar]

Anyone here ever play around with a headphones + subwoofer setup

[zenith pawn]

you probably wanna look at a spectrogram instead of just the bare wave and eyeballing it

[formal smelt]

What's your guys opinions on the KZ ZEX IEMs and the ENROSLU headphone amp?

[supple robin]

avoid both.

get the zero:2, chu:2 or a crinacle collab

[supple robin]

And get this and to use on pc if you have no usb c then get a usb a to c

[warm scarab]

get the truthear reds avoid the amp you dont need it

judging by the quality that amp will just add noise

[lean grove]

Dongle time

[warm scarab]

i remember checking quantum

it was eh

unless quantum 100 is different

[supple robin]

Got it I just need something where the microphone can actually pickup my voice

And ideally sound good or if not just work and not miss anything

[warm scarab]

wow this looks fucking atrocious

[supple robin]

😂

[warm scarab]

yeah no this is exactly the one I remember

[supple robin]

You able to compare it to the black shark x

As it’s either that or iems but I M worried that iems won’t pickup my voice

[warm scarab]

v2 x?

[supple robin]

Don’t know lemme check

[warm scarab]

i think v2 x is better but still like

its bad

the v2 pro wireless 2020 version seems to be the best one out of all the blacksharks

[warm scarab]

wtf

you sure thats real?

[supple robin]

I don’t know

But it’s aliexpress if it’s not I can put a claim in

[warm scarab]

well

between the two v2 is better but like

its definitely not good

[supple robin]

Good reviews

[warm scarab]

still has a hilarious amount of midbass

[supple robin]

Ah bass heavy but not good bass

Does it drain out the highs and stuff?

[warm scarab]

I couldn't recommend either of these in good will man

it drowns out most stuff

[supple robin]

Kk

So it’s iems but I am worried they won’t pickup my voice

[warm scarab]

wired iems will work wonders

worst thing about them will be the mic rubbing to your shirt

[supple robin]

Alright as the Sonys did not pickup my voice well

[warm scarab]

you can also get a modmic antlion or something similar to them

[supple robin]

Yeah but that adds to the cost I’m tryna spend minimal I can

[warm scarab]

wired iems will typically do that well, were they wireless

[supple robin]

Wired

But cheap

The sound wasn’t horrible it was fine, inoffensive

Mental won’t work on Xbox but wow

Anyways any budget iem recs under 30?

[tender frost]

Hmm, if all I want is a decent pair of TWS buds for use whilst I'm at work, what should I be looking at?

[zenith pawn]

what in tarnation

[frosty ocean]

If he wants earbuds and a headphone amp, get neither, and then only get earbuds?

[warm scarab]

no idea

[warm scarab]

airpod pros are a very safe bet

if you want to go cheap moondrop space travel are very good

[tender frost]

Do those play well with android phones?

[lean grove]

you miss some features but generally yeah

[warm scarab]

yeah for the most part

you can look up what android phones cant do with airpods

[steel escarp]

play/pause/next/previous/volume up+down works

and you can switch between transparency and noise cancelling mode

there are also apps that show the battery percentage of the earbuds and case

@tender frost

[tender frost]

Oh neat

[polar isle]

Headphone reccs for under $40 with a good mic?

[tepid flare]

https://youtu.be/KvID0xQmf14?si=4NNS9HB7tjCslMnb