audio-tech

[lean grove]

mains power on the other hand, it can be real bad depending on how bad the power supply is

sounds like the dock in the switch has a maybe not so good one

[karmic latch]

I was using an Anker power brick so maybe I'll try the Nintendo one tomorrow

[lean grove]

oh. hmmm.

anker power brick should be clean too

now its making less sense

[karmic latch]

It's a brick with dynamic wattage across multiple ports so maybe it's intentionally not clean??

Idk not my field

[lean grove]

oh is this like just a fancy power strip

not a battery

[karmic latch]

Yeah it's a 4 port wall brick

[lean grove]

https://tenor.com/view/no-duh-why-didnt-i-think-of-that-donald-kimball-gif-14910705

making sense again

i assumed anker = battery power

[karmic latch]

Metallic housing too

[lean grove]

what are you using now to transmit audio to your scarlett

[karmic latch]

Bought a new UGREEN 3.5mm to 1/4" cable

It helped a lot compared to my old cable

I'll try a few things and buy a few dongles if they don't work then update you

[lean grove]

an apple dongle should work if you have one laying around

or try and find something with a cx31993 chip in it

[karmic latch]

Nah I don't

[lean grove]

should be like $10-$20

[blazing minnow]

I have a Sony STR-DH550 that has been with me for like 8 years now. It has served me well but over the years I’ve upgraded my PC with silent fans and all SSD storage. The only thing I hear now is the AV receiver buzzing. Is this normal or will a new one bring me peace and quiet?

**I sit like 3 feet away from the receiver

[granite drum]

wasnt the switch 2 as locked down in terms of usb accesoirse that nothing but what nintendo allows works on the thing , not even the stuff ath workt onthe first switch?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lh9gnkF-Imo

[karmic latch]

The video doesn't claim that, it claims that docking in particular is locked behind a proprietary handshake.

I'm able to use USB DACs just fine, and it's easier than my phone or my Switch 1

[granite drum]

i tough they were saying it was for all things , in the ewast section of the clip but i dont own a switch so it was just smth that was lingering in the back of my head... 🙂

[reef pollen]

They forgot to put Loctite on a 300$ headset

[granite drum]

do you have a glue gun (aka plastic welder) ? also i think thats fixable if you remove the piece in the ear, and force a motherboard standoff in there with some glue (trim the screw part if needed) then in the brace make the whole nice and round and put a tiny washer on both sides and put a motherboard screw trough it ... ?

[reef pollen]

I think it's an aluminum part

[granite drum]

the second part should still work maybe even beter if its aluminIUm

:p

[reef pollen]

And as such the screw should just fit in, I see the threading

Yeah it's aluminum or steel

[granite drum]

if the screw fits and the threading goes deep enough then yes

[reef pollen]

Loctite oughta secure it well too

[granite drum]

and i dont think they forget to add locktite to those things , not even for the expensive ones, if it breaks they sell one more, if it was suposed to be sturdy they made that part double the width with an actual axle to turn on ,.... and out of iron or smth

loctite will make it sit stuck , but yes , a screw and washers will make it turnable still but just a bit more sturdy

[reef pollen]

Loctite won't make it stuck. It's still gonna swivel

[granite drum]

ow i see what you mean , yean ment replacing the whole thing in your hand with a screw basicly

[reef pollen]

Hell nah

[granite drum]

if you pull open the headset to put on your head by the ears , i dont think locktite will hold that sor such a small surface but one can try

[reef pollen]

I mean, it's only supposed to be for the swivel mechanism

[granite drum]

dunno how dit it come out now ? i presume htere is some flex in that brace so if it turn a little it pulls on the threads , and since it got out once (i presume forcefully and not by turning it or ?) if you turned it out basicly then your good , but if the threading sheared once

[steel escarp]

aune build quality is uh

plastic.

I had a pair of AR5000 at some point for funs

5 euro build quality

[reef pollen]

Eyhhh fuck it, Loctite

The entire Housing is plastic only the outer rim and the swivel arm is metal. I feel like I can probably lathe/mill something better

Maybe I should've gotten that 3d scanner after all...

How tf do you put the big ear cups back on

[steel escarp]

huh what do you need loctite for?

dont you need silicone lube?

[reef pollen]

lube?

nah dawg the screw dethreaded itself. i just put it back togather with loctite to act as a hardener

[steel escarp]

it what??

rip

[reef pollen]

check this

funny, i bought these with intentions of them lasting 10 years

[steel escarp]

oh you got the wrong ones in that case

HD6xx would probably last longer

tho my DT880 however bad they sound have lasted into the 7 years now

[granite drum]

tends to fix most broken shit 😄

[strange walrus]

Anyone be willing to teach a dumbass what this means so i can kinda get a idea of how to mess with it

I have a small idea of what it does and what the words / letters mean but idk how to fuck with it

[lean grove]

Start messing around with it and you'll get an idea

Start sliding.

[strange walrus]

Fair enough i just thought i should at least ask before fucking around the old way

[lean grove]

This is unfortunately the not good version where you're locked into certain frequency bands. So really all you can do is make changes to your personal taste

But you should get a feel for what they do by just playing around with it

[strange walrus]

I wish i knew what was what with the hz

I really wish these fucking fit my ears

[lean grove]

That's the frequency. So 62hz will be deep thumping bass. The 250hz will be drums and lower vocals. 1khz will be main instruments and people's voices. 4khz is gonna be upper vocals and instruments. 8khz and 16khz is gonna change how sharp things sound.

[shell moat]

So update, I've had the HD600's on my ears for about 10 minutes and they blow the audio technica's out of the water

the fidelity is just so much higher

honestly feels like when I went from $10 ear buds to (also sennheiser) in-ear monitors as my daily drivers for my phone, similar jump in quality

[shell moat]

this is what I did with my receiver (old shit) and I have no clue what I'm doing either but I just kinda adjust it when I want to change the sound and see if I like what I've done. Nice thing is no adjustment is permenant, you can always undo it

[lean grove]

Happy to hear you like them.

Welcome to peak hifi 🙏

[shell moat]

yeah the AT's had been a weak point in my audio experience for a while but they were like just okay enough

this is a welcome jump

Okay unrelated question but where do yall think the best place to adjust volume is? For example, I listen to music through Music Bee. There's a volume slider there, there's a windows volume slider, and there's a knob on my DAC. Usually I use the knob on the DAC, since it's universal and easily accessible. I feel like it certainly isn't the windows slider, but would it be worth adjusting with Music Bee? I feel like it does matter where I'm doing it.

[zenith pawn]

usually I set the DAC until max volume of normal stuff is about how the limit of how loud I want it, then lower volume in software of certain programs to be quieter

It doesn't really matter how you do it though

[lean grove]

A fellow handsome musicbee user. Ideally you should have windows and programs set to 100% and adjust the volume on your amp or DAC for maximum fidelity.

But if you can't hear a difference between doing that and doing windows don't worry about it.

[shell moat]

Musicbee rocks, been using it for years

[elder thistle]

that was a reasonable expectation

it's not common to have issues like this with $200+ headphones

[bronze plover]

I have had exaclty one reciever/amplifier and it has the good one, then i was really suprised that many others have the bad one and for home theaters and in my opinion you might aswell not have one at all in that case. I figure its because of ease of use but if you know how it works, you could do a lot more from the advanced version.

[bronze plover]

1hz in sound is one soundwave per second, 1khz (kilohertz) means 1000 waves per second. Higher numbers mean higher pitch in sound. Nils explained very well what lived in those frequency ranges but forgot to add that cymbals also live in the higher 8 and 16khz range

[elder thistle]

vocals love the upper midrange

or at least that's where most of the details for them are

behold walkie-talkie earpiece

[bronze plover]

My voice has a range of mainly around 100-1500hz with details up to 6-8khz if i talk really squeeky, no wonder i hate listening to people in them, ignoring those who either eat their microphone or are too shy to use it

[lone flame]

BPM

its just speed

higher pitch is just faster sound

[thin void]

_>

[nova wagon]

oh look its the dms three tv

hello sir

[molten lotus]

Has anyone tried Crinacle's IEM?

[unique wind]

the usb c earpods are less shit than i expected

[zenith pawn]

nebula swears by them

[unique wind]

probs because nebula doesn’t wanna pay for airpods

[tawdry gale]

Which one

[karmic latch]

haven't bought a dac yet but I figured out the source

It's my monitor

Everything sounds fine except when the HDMI cable is plugged in on both ends

Having power connected only amplifies it, but until the HDMI cable plugged into the dock, there's no buzzing sound

Sucks 'cuz this monitor was $800 on sale

[zenith pawn]

that serves you well for using monitor output

[karmic latch]

What else am I supposed to use?

A CRT?

[zenith pawn]

a dac or dongle

[karmic latch]

Is the DAC supposed to replace the HDMI cable or something?

[zenith pawn]

what, it replaces your audio output

[karmic latch]

I need HDMI either way

[karmic latch]

I just wrote how all of my audio issues came from static noise carried from my monitor over HDMI lol

[zenith pawn]

I guess I don't really get it. I thought you were saying you're using the audio output on your monitor to go to your speakers/headphones

[warm scarab]

just move it away from the audio cables and devices

[sleek lily]

How long it takes for a wave from to complete a full 360 degrees. You can also think of it as the time from PGT to PGT or ngt to ngt

Or rather how many of those 360 degree cycles are completed in a second specifically for "Hz"

[fathom elm]

what are some good bluetooth headphones for like under 250 usd? not for games

[zenith pawn]

i'm curious--is there anybody that measures frequency response of different eartips on the same iem? does it make a large enough difference beyond comfort to be worthwhile?

[wheat moss]

The last time I saw anything about response testing IEMS it didn't involve having the tips on at all

[zenith pawn]

where did you see that? I thought the whole purpose of the exercise was to create a dummy that mimicks how a human wears the device and ears as closely as possible

[wheat moss]

Idk, was a long time ago

[nova wagon]

There are graphs out there for sure, the problem is no one test each IEM with multiple eartips option

https://graph.hangout.audio/iem/5128/?share=JM-1_Target,ZeroBLUE2_(Foam_tips),ZeroBLUE2_(Silicone_tips)&bass=8&tilt=0&treble=-4&ear=0

[zenith pawn]

yeah that's what i was afraid of.. i meant not the OEM ones that come with the iem

[nova wagon]

Probably no one has the energy or time to test all 7749 options out there tbh

[zenith pawn]

but surely some of the popular ones

or ones to give recommendations

[grand patio]

https://cybernews.com/security/piracy-group-annas-archive-claims-massive-spotify-scrape

You cant kill the real napster it seems;

[full cape]

sup guys. so ive been looking for a new XLR interface for my mic. is this a good choice? https://amzn.eu/d/1Vdvhx2 i currently own a Shure MV7X and my old Scarlett Solo 1 finally died.

i need something thats a bit cheaper as im a bit tight on money, im planning on getting the Solo 4 in a couple weeks, just need something to hold out for the time

[brave quest]

Can you guys recommend some good bookshelf speakers that aren't too expensive to go with my outlaw tuner

[lean grove]

Define "too expensive."

Because for some people that's $200, and others it's $2000

[brave quest]

No more than 500

[lean grove]

Why not just get a cheaper USB mic instead of a whole ass interface to hold up until then?

Something like a Samson go you can get for around $30 and have it as a backup or mobile option for the future.

[lean grove]

A respectable limit.

How are these gonna be set up? In a bedroom, big living room, desktop, are you gonna play loud or pretty modest volumes? What connectivity do you need from your record player?

[brave quest]

They would be connected to an outlaw RR2160 and they are for my family room

I need them to play all genres

[lean grove]

Yeah genres isn't something i really consider.

Under $500 you can get some good stuff, but nothing crazy. If you want decent bass you'll have to get a subwoofer in the future but otherwise theres quite a few all rounders.

Elac debut 2.0, Sony sscs5, if you can find some JBL studio 530s those would be hands down the best in this price bracket

Polk xt20

Klipsch rp-600m2

[full cape]

i already have the mic, have had it for a few years now. i dont want to pull the xlr cables and all just to put them back in a few weeks

also tbh, ive tried multiple usb mics, none compare to my current one

also i plan on giving my cousin the "old new" interface as a birthday gift in january. so yeah

[brave quest]

Thanks

[frosty ocean]

is there a way to know the impedence of a speaker or speaker system by measuring the load of the speakers themselves?

[lean grove]

https://www.parts-express.com/Dayton-Audio-DATS-V3-Computer-Based-Audio-Component-Test-System-390-807?quantity=1

[frosty ocean]

I havent even clicked on it and it sounds like it'll cost 300 dollars

[lean grove]

$130

and it does more than impedance

[frosty ocean]

For that much I can just buy an 8 ohm amp at full price

[lean grove]

why did you need impedance data in the first place

[frosty ocean]

What happens if I buy a system designed for 4 ohm speakers and the speakers are not 4 ohms?

[lean grove]

the sun explodes and all of humanity dies

(nothing happens the speakers will play fine)

[frosty ocean]

I was previously using a compact Onkyo system and it ran pretty well

[lean grove]

aside from maybe some tube amps. pretty much anything modern should be able to handle anything above 4 ohms pretty confidently, and anything above 1-2 ohms for modest levels.

[frosty ocean]

the onkyo says "4 ohm per speaker minimum...

so if it's a 32 ohm speaker, that's fine?

[lean grove]

should be

[frosty ocean]

but if it's a 3 ohm speaker, we all die?

[lean grove]

the sun will explode

yes

sorry

[frosty ocean]

i saw some cheap units at goodwill that say 4 ohm...so i was worried

it's for work. my budget is about 15 dollars. I dont love them that much

[lean grove]

we have a good few million years before that happens though so in the meantime, if you want to do a low impedance speaker don't worry too much. if you wind up pulling too much current from your amp, it will probably just shut off

[frosty ocean]

The speakers are already installed, I just need new line level to speaker amp

and I have no access to the actual speakers...so that's why i was wondering about the measuring

[lilac fulcrum]

can anyone recommend me a cheap portable bluetooth speaker. I want to use it as a speaker in a car and to take outdoors.
my current options are Bose soundlink Micro JBL clip 5 SONY SRS-XB100 and Wonderboom 4 in New zealand

[frosty ocean]

how "portable"? And how far from the car? Does it need its own battery?

My dad uses a 12v soundbar

[lilac fulcrum]

portable as in small enough to easily be able to carry around on a hike so needs own battery

but like also loud enough to be able to be used as a speaker in a car because the speakers in my car are screwed up

[frosty ocean]

Wrong use of "so", but I understand what you mean

[lilac fulcrum]

oh mb

[frosty ocean]

no, you're fine

[lilac fulcrum]

what do you think of my current optioons

[frosty ocean]

It's been forever since I knew a battery operated amplified speaker I could recommend

If you bought an 12v SLA batter and put that in your pack you might be able to make a soundbar portable

any sort of budget?

[lilac fulcrum]

around 100 nzd

[frosty ocean]

do yall just use australia's amazon?

[lilac fulcrum]

i was looking at like the sony and wonderboom because of its size and stuff

[lilac fulcrum]

ya

but also we have some stores like pb tech

[frosty ocean]

My next best guess would be nederlands

[lilac fulcrum]

i use pricespy nz to like see what stores have what

[frosty ocean]

I bet California banned those

[lilac fulcrum]

?

[frosty ocean]

Pb is Lead

[lilac fulcrum]

oh lmao

[frosty ocean]

damn...things get expensive fast

Thanks, Obama

https://www.pbtech.co.nz/product/SPKEDI02500/Edifier-MG250-USB-Powered-Desktop-PC-Soundbar-Spea?qr=pspy

[frosty ocean]

can i ask which island you are on so amazon can shut up about my delivery address being weird?

Christchurch it is

I give up. everything is too expensive...

[lilac fulcrum]

sorry was eating

ok lmao

thanks for the help though

[frosty ocean]

If you do use a soundbar, be prepared to strip off any weighted parts like feet or internal fillers

[frosty ocean]

Or...don't and just consider it part of your exercise...

[full cape]

i really have no clue how this stuff works. is this a good choice for a SM7B? My boss needs a new but cheap interface, i told him get the Scarlet solo 4 but he doesnt want to spend as much.

he also uses the RHODE PodMic sometimes with the same interface

[lean grove]

Sm7b needs stupid amounts of gain so yeah it should be fine as long as he can add gain in post processing.

If this is for zoom calls then good luck lmao

[full cape]

ehm so yeah theres that. its exactly for that. and work meetings via teamspeak. he wanted a good mic, got the SM7B recommended by someone that has even less clue than me and now he needs an interface and thats where he wants to cheap out...

[lean grove]

The curse of the sm7b strikes again.

Blow all the budget on a notoriously hard to drive, picky, and cumbersome $400 microphone and now there's nothing left for the equipment needed to use it properly

[full cape]

yeah lol

I told him to return the mic, but he dont wanna. hes a cheapskate

[lean grove]

Yes the m-track will work, but might be a bit quiet sometimes. hopefully those programs have some sort of automatic gain control that will compensate for low volume.

The elgato wave XLR has a lot of cool features that will help add a lot more gain but it's like $120

[full cape]

is it fine for the PodMic he has? its an older generation.

[lean grove]

Yeah really the only consequence is not having enough gain for the mic.

You might wanna double check in the podcastage discord. There's a lot more knowledgeable people in there than here.

[full cape]

otherwise i'll take care of returning the sm7b, even if hes not gonna be happy about it

[full cape]

Thank you man

[verbal fog]

i wish i had enough strength to hold this receiver horizontally from the side with one hand

[low fossil]

So I'm considering getting a microphone and audio output switcher (there's probably a better term for that) for my setup, and I wanted to know what I need to figure out before I can decide what I'm getting.

Attached is a schematic of my current setup, from my understanding either both input and output would be handled by one device connected to the headset port, or output would be connected to line out (and would have its own volume dial) and the mic would be connected to the headset port.

Use case for the mic would primarily be Discord, although I would ideally want it to be able to also work well if I have to work remotely and have meetings. As for the output switcher, it would be switching between wired headphones (3.5 mm), a speaker system (I currently have an old but still functional 2.1 system that connects via 3.5 mm, but this may change in the future), and (if possible) a pair of wireless headphones.

[lone flame]

Vocaster One

The Only cheap af interface I know that can drive a SM7B

[random talon]

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/qJG3LmCW9CQ

[sick ravine]

I just got the DT 770 pros for Christmas (80ohms), upgrading from hyperx cloudstinger headphones Ive had for probably like 4 years. I seem to be having issues with them though, at higher volumes there is this crackling sound and they sound almost muffled compared to my previous headphones. I think the problem is that I have them connected via monitor because the headphone jack on my PC isn't working for some reason, IO and motherboard. Could it be because I'm on linux using pipewire? Or is the problem most likely the way I have it connected.
CachyOS (arch based)
Hyprland (Wm)
I don't really know much about headphones/audio so if there is any more info I need to give just lmk
(and is this sub for support?)

[sleek lily]

You made a whole block diagram for it

[gritty tusk]

Whats the best mic that has software with live listening no delay

[white gate]

Most interfaces will have a monitoring function. And you can setup live listening in windows itself too

[wheat moss]

Live listening in windows will speechjam you. Either needs to be in hardware like an interface or handled by the device's own driver/software

[white gate]

Try voicemeeter instead if you're finding windows is introducing too much delay

Or yeah just use the monitor button on your audio interface

[low fossil]

I made it a while ago when I first got the dock and was trying to figure out how to make best use of it, and it just expanded from there. It helps answer a lot of questions at once so that conversations can start on the same page, instead of me needing to re-explain my whole setup.

[zenith pawn]

I think I just heard the impulse response of my room with my own ears

there's been an android bug the past few months where it will randomly play loud glitches/pops/bangs/transients:
just now it played a sound that was almost completely silent directly from my speakers, so I could only hear the echo off the walls a split second later

It was surreal

[winged valve]

i was trying to dig gold in my store room

i was so grateful I found a creative stage v2

for my pc

i was using some CD player as audio for 2 months

my christmas gift that i found myself

[runic wing]

rip my headphones, I have like no money after Christmas so I'll go with iems I guesd

I quite like the look of the moondrop Chu 2s, they have a nice v shaped EQ, still sparkly but warm enough to discern baseline

[sleek lily]

The average walking change goes up after Christmas. I see a way for you to come out the winner here

[runic wing]

i am so disappointed in modern tech i decided im switching from these jbls and a samsung galaxy to a nokia and iems

[sudden anchor]

Currently using a Corsair HS80 but it’s aging, the cups are worn and battery doesn’t last very long anymore.

Spoke to a few friends and everyone I talked to seems to be a massive fan of the Sennheiser HD560S.
I have a standalone studio microphone and I love long gaming sessions and listening to .flac files while doing it.
However, I’m used to wireless on the HS80 and the HD560S is wired.

Sennheiser Momentum 4 is wireless, none of my mates have one but I read online that there’s a lot of issues with latency (60-300ms) unless wired, but at that point I might as well get a wired headset.
I’d use mine for gaming mainly,
Do any of you lads have experience with the Momentum 4 or HD560S?

Only reason why I’m thinking about Sennheisers is that everyone is full of love for them for both .flac files and gaming.

[wind scaffold]

What's crazy is i was actually jumping into this chat to ask about sennheisers too. I'm considering buying the HD600s. They're both on sale rn and I wasnt sure if its worth spending a little more on the 650s. I also wanted to know if anyone here has any experience running the headphones with a fiio btr13 for the dac/amp.

[sudden anchor]

It’s the Christmas headset period

[sudden anchor]

What’s the difference between the HD560S and 600-650’s?

[warm scarab]

different headphones

plenty

[sudden anchor]

Ah yeah, a ton of minor differences but the positional accuracy and clarity is the best on the HD560’s

600’s are the better choice for music

[wind scaffold]

Biggest difference that will be immediately noticeable is that the HD560S doesnt need a headphone amp. The HD600s will require an amp, and are well known as the gold standard for audio comparisons. If you've ever watched Dankpods he always compares headphones to the HD600s. Then the HD650s are supposed to be a step up from that. What I'm mostly interested in is the music listening, but if the HD650s are better for positional audio or something like that I will pick those up.

[runic wing]

are you interested in iems?

[runic wing]

i think dankpods is funny but apparently he spreads a bit of misinformation just saying

[lean grove]

@sudden anchor @wind scaffold
the HD600s do NOT require a dedicated headphone amp. they can run pretty well off of just a basic motherboard.
the main difference will be that the 560s is more a bit V shaped and is a lot more efficient, meaning that they are a lot easier to get loud if you have a weaker source. I know a few people who really prefer the HD560s for gaming compared to the HD600. But I haven't had any problems using mine for gaming.
the HD650s are pretty similar to the HD600's, but have a bit more warmth to them.

[sudden anchor]

Not at all, looking for traditional headphones.
Mostly to use for gaming, long sessions in various games where I love good audio and listening to music on the side.

[wind scaffold]

Honestly, you're probably right, but I do wonder what in specific was misinformation?

[sudden anchor]

What about Momentum 4’s?
Is the latency really that bad for gaming?

[runic wing]

i dont remember to be honest i havent seen him in a couple years, i know hes described the eqs of iems really badly though

for example

[runic wing]

lowkey these japanese flip phones look hella cool

[lean grove]

if you're using bluetooth on windows, yeah it can be. expect 150 ms which is enough to be pretty obvious anytime there's a sharp sudden sound. like gunfire, sword strikes, and you might notice some delay when watching someone talk. its enough that in competitive scenarios it can be a real hinderance but if you're doing singleplayer stuff it might just be annoying.

there are dongles you can get from creative that can use AptxLL which can bring that down to around 50 ms which is harder to notice. but i still wouldn't recommend it for any sort of competitive gaming.

[wind scaffold]

Really? Because literally everything I've read and heard has said that for the HD600s to sound good you NEED to have an amp. But I suppose that answers my question then, that the fiio btr13 would drive the HD600s just fine.

[fair pawn]

the word "Sounds Good" in audio world is super subjective...

[sudden anchor]

Thanks for the information!
Oh considering I’m always flying, shooting and often partake in PvP / PvE games low latency is an absolute must.

Well you’ve all convinced me to look into the HD560S as my next headset!
It’ll match neatly with my Blue Yeti once my HS80 passes away, which it’s quite close to.
Now my next focus will be finding a VR headset that doesn’t cost a thousand bucks but still gives amazing performance

[wind scaffold]

Steam Frame? Naw, probably gonna cost 1k fr. But quest 3 is noice if you dont mind where the money is going.

[sudden anchor]

Where’s the money going

[wind scaffold]

Facebook

[sudden anchor]

Honestly? Spoke to a bloke with a Quest 2 who was full of love for it and said that the 3 was just a far superior option for a relatively low price.
I just want something that’s plug and play for VR use in flight simulators like IL-2 / MS.

[lean grove]

the people that often say that are in two camps:

1. don't have the headphones and just parrot what other people online say, and it becomes "common knowledge".
2. the people who create a secondary standard of being "powering correctly" saying something along the lines of "yes it gets loud enough but it doesnt mean you're powering it correctly 🙄 "

either way. I have a pair and used them with my onboard and it was satisfactory. enough that I dont think anyone would be upset after a buying a pair and not having a dedicated source. and if for some reason they are unsatisfied, they can wait a week or two to get a fiio k11 or a dongle or whatever that will be more than enough. nothing bad will happen if you use the hd600s with a basic headphone jack. worse case scenario they won't get as loud as you want and might have a bit of harshness to them.

very rarely will you have someone (typically european) with a piss pour audio source that is like. 0.5 volts max and yeah that might be hard to work around

[wind scaffold]

Yeah the quest 3 is just like the quest 2 but lighter, smaller, and with much better visuals. And from my experience is pretty plug and play. And its $500 not 1k

[wind scaffold]

Awesome, thank you for the advice!

[fair pawn]

some headphones do need an amp to be powered correctly and sounds good, but that's certainly not the case with the HD6X0 lineup

[lean grove]

there's like. maybe 5 or 10 that i can think of, and almost all of them are expensive enough that anyone running them directly off a motherboard is dumb.

[fair pawn]

yeah pretty much

[lean grove]

the only one that isnt expensive is the 600 ohm beyers, which will only be a bit too quiet.

[fair pawn]

do they still make them?

or are they all 250ohm now

I have a T1 2nd Gen but even it is not really that difficult to drive

[lean grove]

yeah you can find them in some places.

and the T1's are a bit more sensitive than the 880's

880s are 96 db/mW and the T1's are 100 db/mW

[gritty tusk]

Yeah but windows has delay

But i want like a good mic but i dont know what mic/manufacture has a app that lets you do that

[lean grove]

it has to be a hardware level monitoring. apps have to go through windows and will always have that delay

there are quite a few mics that do it. though not all allow you to customize the monitoring volume

elgato wave would be a good place to start

[elder thistle]

looks very fixable if you don't mind the swivel being locked in 1 spot

do both sides still make sound?

[white gate]

Again, get any interface with a monitoring function

[runic wing]

its a common issue with these i know 2 people who have broken them like this

[runic wing]

yeah ik you suggest glueing it but id rather not invest more into it

[gleaming eagle]

Best over ear headphones for $400-500 that aren't planars?

[lean grove]

what do you have now and whats wrong with them?

[gleaming eagle]

I have arya stealths and they're being RMA/replaced by Hifiman but I am not sure I want to daily driver planars 24/7

[lean grove]

gotcha. well. the driver alone isnt all that good to base your purchase off of. what specifically about the planars dont you like? otherwise any ol' dynamic might not get you the change you want

[gleaming eagle]

This is a macro of the driver on my failed Aryas. One day, they just stopped working. I bought them in 2022. I use headphones every day for about 10-15 hours. The fact that planars are just silver traces glued/floating on mylar diaphragms has me reconsidering them for that kind of use. They chipped/delaminated in the center-ish of the driver which I attribute to the most travel of the driver.

[lean grove]

oof. that looks crusty. i dont get many close ups of planars so i have no idea how common that is, or if it even is an acutal problem.

[warm scarab]

havent seen that type of fail before

try hitting up customer support @gleaming eagle

[lean grove]

he did

he's RMA'ing them

can you not read

[warm scarab]

I can't

my dad just reads the chat out loud

he wasnt there a minute ago

[lean grove]

another failing of eastern european education

@gleaming eagle is use the HD6XX as my beater headphones. they're pretty robust, but not close to saturating your budget. the meze 105 might also be worth considering. they have really good build quality and all the parts are user serviceable. tech support with them isnt all that trusting, but once you prove that you actually have a problem then they're pretty responsive.

the 105's are also kinda similar to the arya's sound signature.

not exact, but if you squint your ears they're close

[runic wing]

Garahos are so cool man

[steel escarp]

105 have really uneven peaky treble

Wouldn't recommend them.

Its worse irl than on the graph

[jade yew]

any1 know if the linsoul tripowin zonie cable is good, if id have problems with using them with the zero blue 2?

[gleaming eagle]

It is a problem unfortunately - its open circuit. I thought the jack was the issue or the wiring from the jack to the driver, but then I realized I could lightly blow on the diaphragm and the driver would go in and out.

[gleaming eagle]

I did - I am well out of warranty, bought them in 2022 for $1500 or so. They are replacing the whole headset for $275 + s/h, but I want to pick up another headphone that isn't planar, I think.

[gleaming eagle]

@lean grove what about Hifiman Edition XV

[lean grove]

Still a planar, isn't it? I liked it when I demo'd it.

[gleaming eagle]

It is. I think my daily driver needs to be ultra reliable. Dynamic drivers should last my lifetime really

I will be getting the Arya Stealth back

so I will still have planars, maybe I just go with the Senns

[lean grove]

Eh. There's really no sweeping conclusions you can draw from any driver type. It depends on the engineering and quality.

Sometimes dynamic driver glue falls apart. Sometimes hairs find their way into the driver. Sometimes cables fail.

[gleaming eagle]

Yeah no I get that and agree.

I do think there is some inherently fragility in planars

I feel like my experience with Hifiman customer support was actually good, so far, on my Aryas

but like.... I baby these things and they just stopped working - a lot of people on /r/headphones say similar

@lean grove how are 660 S2s?

[lean grove]

Uhhh I thought they were okay. A bit overpriced. I like the HD600/650/6XX more.

[gleaming eagle]

I just ordered HD 600s

keep it classic - the arya stealths will come back and I can have two very different headphones

Hmmm HD 490 Pros

[lean grove]

I haven't looked too much into them.

I've heard they're very comfy.

Hd505 are also pretty sweet.

[glass vessel]

spend 012974019827 on the focal bathys for real

[winged valve]

I know sonos doesn't want me to, but how to make play one as desktop speakers on windows

[elder thistle]

keeping usable earpads on these will become quite expensive

if you're wearing them that much, $100-200 per year is my guess

they're $60 a pop and don't last much more than 2 or 3 years for most users

at least for the original earpads

[gleaming eagle]

That's not too bad

[buoyant vale]

Better than focal

[livid ruin]

just take care of the earpads

they do not permanently compress that quickly

dust and grease can be washed off

[jolly sphinx]

Just got my new pc and currently rocking the Astro a50 would you recommend a different headset or stick with this one

[lean grove]

whats wrong with your current headset?

[jolly sphinx]

Not really anything but I’ve had it for a few years and I would like to hear my pc and ps5 audio at the same time

[bright owl]

Ok, so I've finally finished my home theater audio setup. The room itself is just our den, and there is no sound treatment, but I still want to know if this sound graph looks ok? I have a 3.1 (2 towers, a center and a sub). Just wanted to know from other audio people, tho, if I should move or tune it differently.

Ps, the sub is in the bottom left, and we're are moving things around the house, hence the stuff in the way rn. Also, the red line on the graph was a full range sweep. The 10kHz dropped off due to the video I used dropping it off. Yellow is the noise floor with the air conditioner on.

[wise dagger]

Got a new record player and speakers for Christmas🔥

[wise dagger]

oh how the turns have tabled

[stuck bolt]

Nice pictures

[wise dagger]

Thank you

[zenith pawn]

Is this graph with a calibrated measurement mic? If it's just the phone mic, it's not really worth anything more than your ears imo

[haughty girder]

usable is a very low bar

Even worn pads is perfectly usable

just warm

[bright owl]

Yeah that was my phone's mic

Thx tho

[hidden timber]

Hey Guys, not sure if this was asked here before, did anyone actually tested power filters, like the way LTT Labs test PSU's?
Not talking about the snake oil ones that plug in pci port as one of the Linus's video, but like APC C2 power filter, Furman power flites, all the way to devices like AudioQuest Niagara - for devices that we want to protect and mitigate electrical noise like for class A amps etc.

[white gate]

Actually yeah I have, been working on a video for a while

General summary is they do indeed do exactly what they say on the tin, but to very different degrees of effectiveness. Some stuff like the ifi powerstation did very little.
Stuff like the cheap tacima conditioner on amazon actually added noise.
Isolation transformer and ups did nothing (with ups making noise way worse if actively charging)
The audioquest niagara 5000/3000 were incredibly effective

Whether or not they'll make a difference to your device is entirely situational.
Some products such as tube amps can have obvious and easily audible and measurable benefits. Solid state gear with good power supplies often see no difference at all

[cold heath]

guys , i am looking for new power amp for my kef r3 non metas, but i found fosi v3 mono and smsl pa200 , are they any good or do you uys have other options ?

[sleek lily]

Noise reduction from your outlet shouldn't do anything if the amp is at all competently designed. The ac signal is converted to DC to bias your transistors, and technically some of that noise can make it to the signal from there, but it's likely lost most of its amplitude at that point, as it went through the filter from your power delivery and the coupling at your output. What noise exists likely isn't audible, and it definitely won't hurt your components 👍

[sleek lily]

Depending on the design I suspect some additional noise could be canceled out by the transistor if it's an inverting topology? Not exactly by the transistor, but by the inverted signal created at the output of that noise that leaks to the output and input.

I'm not too confident in that last part though, but either way, you should be fine @hidden timber

[sleek lily]

Not to mention, no filter is going to magically make your wall power a perfect noise free signal, so its just going to minimally reduce something that's getting so heavily reduced by every other step of the process that it doesn't matter to you 👍

[verbal fog]

were so back

[verbal fog]

i am very pleased with them goddamn mcintosh did a pretty good job at making a speaker

[wise dagger]

Speaker decoration

[molten lotus]

Sony xm6 or bose quietcomfort 2s my friend needs to know

[livid ruin]

is anc needed

[zenith pawn]

the left channel on my truthear reds is going bad it seems

this is what i have to do to make it sound even again

there's a noticeable volume dropoff and i think also treble dropoff?

it's kinda trippy because the imaging comes from one ear

[molten lotus]

as long as it blocks out most chatting

i have autism so i dont like a lot of loud noise around me x

[sleek lily]

If you make it loud enough both sides will sound the same

[zenith pawn]

I'd have to eq channels independently and I do not have the skill for that

[sleek lily]

Nah, just make it loud enough that the ears start clipping

Then both sides will sound the same

[zenith pawn]

so the eardrums start clipping?

[sleek lily]

@zenith pawn you major in CE right?

[zenith pawn]

Yes

[sleek lily]

Have you taken an electronics 1 type class yet?

[zenith pawn]

Circuits I

[sleek lily]

I was looking back at my notes from last semester and I love how complex they look while being just simple algebra

[zenith pawn]

It's just like the rust programming language

[sleek lily]

Like it looks like some sci-fi shit

But it's just basic af algebra lol

[zenith pawn]

Yeah I think we did that

[sleek lily]

Tbh, it kinda feels good looking back at old notes and thinking "dang, that looks complex ASF" then realizing it's simple and you understand it

[summer rune]

hey guys, I just got a midi theremin how would I set it up? (model name is the opentheremin v4)

[pallid parrot]

Logotech z313 vs laptop inbuilt 2 watt laptop speakers (headphones= logitech
Speakers= laptop 2w)

[frosty ocean]

I did it first try this time!

[frosty ocean]

Let's see if I can just open the tray and swap discs and keep it going...

nope. Opening the tray loaded the OS

[sleek lily]

Home lab has been upgraded

[zenith pawn]

bro go tthe microscope

[sleek lily]

It's super useful

Especially for smd soldering

[zenith pawn]

i think i just squint really hard

i don't know if it's bad for my eyes

[sleek lily]

The arm makes it so much more useful though

Before it had a plastic pumping so.id weigh it down to flip the scope to view stuff lol

Literally used my hot air gun as a weight

[frosty ocean]

You got me excited, I thought someone else had a microscope

I wonder if anybody makes a version with an OLED screen and decent sensor and maybe HDMI out

[night plume]

bangs head agaisn't the wall This is driving me up a wall. AKA it won't save my replaygain results for all these sonmgs

the volume levels are all over the place for the songs and some are to loud while others are to quite while trying to fix that it won't fix it

This is why I like using the "stable volume" setting on youtube it FIXES the one really bad annoyance I have that comes over from the bloody tv world aka videos are NEVER the same exact volume levels and thus are all over the place even from the exact same creator

LOUD ADS very low main content

for example

Anyone have an idea on how I can FIX this annoying problem? Even if it's by a standalone method

As long as it can handle doing a batch fix

[lone flame]

MiniDSP Ears 🥀

[lone flame]

what about sorting the songs manually

from quiet to loud

or how i do it

i simply remaster tracks lol

and it works pretty good

[livid ruin]

friendly reminder to not buy most closed back hifimans

[topaz igloo]

Which are the best value headphones for pc gaming?

[lone flame]

depends on the budget

imo KSC 75 for general gaming

[jolly sphinx]

I currently use an Astro A50 and I’m looking for a new headset strictly for PC use.
The most important requirement is that it offers the same level of comfort and build quality as the Astro A50, while also delivering high-quality audio.

[sharp bay]

I just got a Onkyo tx-nr686 for my birthday

[topaz igloo]

I think I want over ears and maybe max around €150

[lone flame]

open or closed back?

[lone flame]

what gen?

[topaz igloo]

Not that important to me, I have a pair of XM4’s and AirPods Pro 3 that I use when travelling / working

[sleek lily]

Look into open box He560v4

[lone flame]

That or FT1 if you want closed back

[topaz igloo]

Forgot to mention that they need to be wireless

[lean grove]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Sxo4-J5DY0

[spark stream]

Looking for recommendations on gym earbuds, my jabra 8 active just died on me I guess

Something durable and snug would be more ideal than perfect audio quality (just enough ANC to drown out gym noises/speaker music)

[livid ruin]

g535 as well

[sharp bay]

Installed it, is that good cable management?

Gonna do it better later am moving in few months and buying a new desk so doesn't really matter

[lone flame]

No that's a fire hazard

[sharp bay]

Okay👌 gonna do it tomorrow

Sub isnt even wired yet cause the receiver only has pre out

[sharp bay]

I am not happy with the current placement of the receiver, gonna reposition it

[warm scarab]

why is bad cable management a fire hazard

[zenith pawn]

onlookers will be forced to burn it down to save their eyes

[livid ruin]

cable management isn’t everything about looks btw

if you can access everything easy and doesn’t get in the way otherwise then that’s good cable management

[zenith pawn]

Lots of people have very bad cable management that looks pretty

tie it up so that you can never ever access it or add/remove new cables

[warm scarab]

exactly this

good management is being able to install a new wire or remove one without spending 10 minutes on it

[livid ruin]

yeah cables are the last thing to get damaged or damage something in the pc falls for example

but zipties look good i suppose

[sharp bay]

Update

I really need a new desk but for that I have to wait until i move

Wanna get a 2m long one

[sharp bay]

whats the best way to convert pre out (clinch) to the little speaker wire?

am new to audio sry

[buoyant vale]

An amplifier

[sharp bay]

Do i need it cause i dont know if its me or the cable

[buoyant vale]

What are you actually trying to do?

[sharp bay]

The subwoofer only has bare wire and the av receiver only has subwoofer preout so im making an adapter

Cause i dont have one of these yet

So im trying to do it diy

[buoyant vale]

just use the speaker connections

[covert basin]

Looking at XLR cables and it says it's an extension cable but I could just use it normally right?

[steel escarp]

@warm scarab @lean grove I got a Holo Bliss KTE version instead of the lvl 1, the lvl 1 is way nicer

the KTE version is a loaner from the dealer fortunately

but man, how do people shill this amp

The harmonic overtones are overemphasised compared to the fundamental. Causing a halo effect, a sort of ringing in the decay of notes. Consequently shifts the focus away from the bass and into the treble. Making it sound lean.

Like sure, you can hear things you never could before, but if I have learnt anything from audio, that is a bad thing more often than not

[wheat moss]

Good lord no. Stop.

A pre out is unamplified

It can't run a speaker/sub

You either need an amp for the sub or to swap it for one with a built in amp

[sharp bay]

Any recommendations?

[odd matrix]

for audio. I have pre sonus studio speakers bluetooth currently going though native instruments sound card for bomb audio

I would recommend them budget good sound

[lean grove]

Pre sonus speakers get a thumbs down from me.

[molten lotus]

guys are thx panda headphones gud?

[lean grove]

No

Tons of QC issues

Everyone ive known with them has been really unhappy

[gleaming eagle]

Day 2 or 3 of using my HD600s. I owned these eons ago. I bought them to fill in for daily driver use while my Hifiman Arya Stealth are being replaced. Honestly? May not spend much time in the Stealths once they come back.

[lone flame]

have you tried EQ yet?

[gleaming eagle]

Previously yeah, currently no

[gleaming eagle]

I'm not sure they compare, sonys are closed back

[gleaming eagle]

Gustard X18 into Rebel Amp

[steel escarp]

@lean grove I compared a bunch of amps

[lean grove]

You don't buy the hd600 for soundstage

[steel escarp]

How the actual fuck did I sit in the Magnahifi showroom, and think Bliss KTE was remotely okay

completely gaslit myself into thinking it was good

the Chord Alto is very nice

Hugo TT2 is literally a Mojo 2, except more power. Exact same sound.

I did a blind test together with the dealer and another guy

[lean grove]

Alto has had my attention for a while.

[steel escarp]

Bliss KTE is so increadibly bright

he also heard my lvl 1, it didn't have this issue

[steel escarp]

Its very warm, its harmonic distortion is very even and linear

the Violectric V324 is honestly pretty good too, just lacking in the midbass

very punchy subbass, and very open sound

[steel escarp]

I've seen them go second hand pretty cheap

[lean grove]

Yeah unfortunately it's not what I need.

I'm pretty happy with my current gear. Eventually I'd want something to do room equalization for speakers but I have yet to find anything I like more than the juanphones

Could see myself selling my smsl stack to get an element iv, a minidsp, and some power amp like a bottlhead or nelson pass clone.

[steel escarp]

if you want it for your living room, you can probably set up a linux raspberry pi, install tidal connect on it, and do dsp via that, then hook your dac to your pi

[lean grove]

Nah this is for my desk

[steel escarp]

ah, tbh eq apo is good enough, unless you also want to adjust phase, or have a crossover

using rew and minidsp software has quite the learning curve tbh

[lean grove]

Yes and yes.

And I hate eqAPO

I don't want to have to reinstall something every time windows forces an update

It's not 2006 anymore

[steel escarp]

I've never had that with EQ APO lately, not even a restart needed to install the APO on a DAC

[compact shale]

anyone got any bookshelf speaker recommendations £100-170

[sharp bay]

Can I extend a silver-looking cable with a copper wire?

[civic beacon]

Probably. Depends on what the cable is being used for.

[civic beacon]

Sites like RTINGS and SoundGuys and TheWirecutter are great to get an idea of how you might want to look at products while doing your own research, and their charts are decent, but at the end of the day, your ears will hear differently than everyone else's so take those reviews with buckets of salt. Use the reviews to understand how other people look at products, then forumlate your own opinion from there.
https://www.soundguys.com/best-bookshelf-speakers-23757/
https://www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/reviews/best-bookshelf-speakers/

[sharp bay]

Speakers

[steel escarp]

Edifier MR3BT

its significantly better than the Edifier R1280DB on the soundguys list

https://www.amazon.com/Edifier-Certified-Bluetooth-Bookshelf-Loudspeakers/dp/B0DGXRC7MP

[civic beacon]

Yee, the soundguys and wirecutter lists are just starting points; I too have heard amazing things about Edifier's MR series "reference" monitors.

[steel escarp]

for the price, honestly can't complain, not world class, but good value

[lean grove]

Check out options from edifier.

Most of their stuff is pretty good value.

[lean grove]

Well the sound guys one starts with telling you to get the presonus eris 3.5's which aren't that good.

[civic beacon]

We should never focus on specific product recommendations - instead, reviews are a great way to see how other people analyze things, after which we can formulate our own opinions based on our individual needs.

[lean grove]

I just think that the sound guys one is a bad thing to tell people to read because while you say that, it has this:

A lot of people are looking for a quick answer

So like. Yes. Read around. Understand what you're buying.

[civic beacon]

https://tenor.com/view/fast-cheap-good-good-fast-cheap-choices-gif-14847993

[lean grove]

But also. If you're giving help. Recognize that linking sites like this can easily bypass people's rational thinking

[civic beacon]

Oh, I see, my message edit never actually took. This is what I get for using Discord mobile... Fixed. Thank you.

[lone flame]

for me it works perfectly fine

after windows update it shows me a message and it works without doing anything

[versed urchin]

if you’re thinking of buying speakers

do it

[lean grove]

yes but make sure not to cheap out on them like you did.

[vestal egret]

Is there any decent headset for like 50€? I dont need no ultra good, perfect sound, just that its not trash and a mic that just works

[lone flame]

KSC75x

sounds good and has a working mic

has no bass tho

[lean grove]

https://tenor.com/view/discord-discord-fan-fan-cool-chat-cold-chat-gif-133443280791654714

[terse nymph]

bros which IEMs should I get for around 2000 rs
I mostly listen to bollywood, punjabi, hip hop and sometimes old retro songs.
IDK how to describe these in vocals, bass and other terms, but in simple terms I want overall good sound quality, needs to have mic and some good bass but not too heavy.

truthear gate seems out of stock, moondrop chu 2 3.5 mm variant has no mic.

7HZ x crinacle zero 2 is available tho for 2290 rs

or 7HZ - Salnotes Zero at 1849 rs
Or moondrop chu 2 at 2290 rs

[terse nymph]

I am confused what are reviewers even talking about

[lean grove]

realistically all of those are pretty good. you're right that without a reference point things can be very confusing. but all of those will probably be fine for you

once you know exactly what you like, you get to be a bit more choosey but the basic recomendations are gonna be good for like 90% of people

and probably an upgrade over whatever you have now

[hollow oxide]

The perfect channel to share my awful taste in EQ on the Sony WH-1000XM6’s

[zinc rain]

bro said what if I took away all the music

[hollow oxide]

Well i personally don’t like mids lol

[zinc rain]

"I hate when I can hear where 90% of the music is"

[hollow oxide]

I have tried other EQ’s recommended by actual audiophiles and they sound boring and flat and “tinny” i guess i’d describe

[hollow oxide]

Lemme find one of the “more accurate” eq’s i’ve tried

Here are two eq’s i’ve tried from this one channel. And also for context i’ve tried some other recommended eq’s from other more audio critical channels

[zinc rain]

I love when end users think they know better than engineers lol

like dont get me wrong, EQ your audio how you like, but "more accurate" is just silly lol

[hollow oxide]

Well audiophiles are sensitive to everything so.. gotta be careful lol

Tho isn’t it also a genetic or ear shape thing that some people just naturally hear less bass? @zinc rain

I personally don’t like overpowering bass even tho my eq would say otherwise. I do have a limit

[zinc rain]

idk I just think EQ'ing for listening is kinda funny

like why buy a super expensive high end pair of headphones just to nuke half the work the engineers did lol

like EQ'ing something thats already been mixed and mastered...

A lot of folks cant handle the realization that just cause you dont like the way something sounds doesnt make it "inaccurate" lol

[hollow oxide]

I didn’t much like the default EQ of the XM6’s. That’s the only reason i eq’d them

I also have sony earbuds instead of airpods only because they have an EQ and the AirPods do not. I like having control over my own music/sound.

[zinc rain]

Well I mean the XM6's are pretty consumer facing... they're gonna be catered to casual listeners that think bass = good headphone lol

Same with airpods, although I find them to personally be quite good. At least the Pro 2's i use.

[hollow oxide]

I’ve heard the Pro 3’s have too much of a V shape

Like bass +4;
Mids - 4;
Treble +4;

Multiple people who prefer the 2’s over the 3’s

[zinc rain]

They do. Although that wasnt my main complaint with them. They also changed the shape and the angle of the driver, and they do not stay in my ears worth a shit. Ended up giving them to a family member.

[zinc rain]

I prefer the 2's for sure.

[hollow oxide]

They switched to foam tips that are like impossible to get off

[zinc rain]

I had no issue swapping the tips personally

it's just the new angle and shape just doesnt fit my ear well

[hollow oxide]

Like for me i have a different problem. I have an asymetric ear which means one size in one ear. Different size in the other

Medium in left
Medium/Large in the right

[zinc rain]

Like I couldnt talk or smile with them in or they'd start coming out

[hollow oxide]

oof

That sucks

[zinc rain]

Yeah it was really disappointing because now whenever my 2's eventually give out I dont really have a replacement

[hollow oxide]

My cousin got the 3’s and he’s satisfied tho he came from some Jabra earbuds which i can’t say anything about tbh lol

But again. The only reason i didn’t go airpods is cause:

1. It’s Apple
2. No Custom EQ

I use an iPhone btw
But might switch to Android

As for the studio setup at home
We got some Sony MDR 7506’s

[zinc rain]

Can you not just EQ in Apple Music or whatever you stream with?

[hollow oxide]

In spotify you can yeah. But i want a universal eq for everything

I don’t have apple music

[zinc rain]

I see

[hollow oxide]

I technically have youtube music but never use it lol

I pay for YouTube Premium

[zinc rain]

I unfortuneatly use YT music on desktop because the spotify and apple music apps on windows are TERRIBLE

[hollow oxide]

Yeah spotify desktop sucks

Basically never use it

The monitors we have at home are Yamaha HS7

Pretty solid sounding

Is it even possible to hear Bluetooth compression vs wired on a consumer pair of headphones like Sony or Bose?

[civic beacon]

Absolutely, but, as with all things biological... this depends on your ears, the source media, the Bluetooth audio codec being used to transport the signal, and the headphones / earbuds themselves.

[hollow oxide]

Like whenever i use my headphones on my pc, i connect em via 3.5mm jack for minimal latency. But have never been able to tell if
the seemingly slightly crispier audio is due to a placebo or an actual difference in how it compares to bluetooth audio

Like it is ever so slightly crispier and clearer.
Same EQ and everything

[warm scarab]

yes

[warm scarab]

most people dont notice a lot of large differences with their audio until they pay attention to it

[heady loom]

Is there any recommendation for reducing the delay between my e kit and a speaker?

[warm scarab]

e kit?

[civic beacon]

You'll need to define "e kit" and "a speaker" to receive useful assistance.

[heady loom]

I mean a electronic drumset, and a Bluetooth speaker that also supports wired connection

[warm scarab]

connect it with a wire

there you go

[civic beacon]

Bluetooth will ALWAYS have a delay. Connect the electronic drumset to your amplifier / speaker using a wire.

[heady loom]

It still has a big delay. Almost a half a second

[civic beacon]

Try a different speaker.

[warm scarab]

yeah

[heady loom]

Ok Thankyou!

[warm scarab]

something that doesnt have bluetooth

[heady loom]

So the only expensive speaker works 😭

[warm scarab]

anything not bluetooth will work man

probably

plug in your headphones it should work

[terse nymph]

I'm thinking about the moondrop chu 2 dsp,
If i get salnotes zero i would have to get dac as well. Some cheap dacs are out of stock right now so my options are around 999 inr. I could just get the chu 2 dsp instead.

[lean grove]

no, you don't "have" to get a dac. whatever you have that can do 3.5mm should be fine for now. you might hear some hissing and maybe there will be a bit of a tuning difference from output impedance problems.

but there's nothing stopping you from plugging your chu's into a pc, or a basic dongle that came with your phone, or whatever

in fact if y ou have a basic dongle, that's probably good enough

[terse nymph]

Hmm okay

[terse nymph]

But my phone doesnt have headphone jack so i'm gonna need a dongle anyway. I thought why not just get a good dac

[lean grove]

if you want something fancier, try and find something with a cx31993 chip inside of it. or a fiio ja11.

[terse nymph]

Both Fiio ja11 and jaclly jm6 are available for 999. Seems okay to me.
But i'll compare chu 2 dsp with 7hz first. Then will decide

[livid ruin]

graveaudio cx31993 dac is like $3-4 on aliexpress

[glossy jetty]

just bought the 1770 pro mk2 and want a mic with xlr for good sound quality

[terse nymph]

Idk man never ordered stuff from ali express

[urban zenith]

first IEM ! What should i do next

[lean grove]

You should put them in your ears

And when you're ready, consider playing music

[zinc rain]

buy some Tylenol for when they eventually cause you ear pain

[zenith pawn]

left channel on my truthear reds seems to be going bad; it's about half volume compared to right channel, and has like no treble

• tried removing metal filter mesh, no difference
• tried swapping cable polarity, no difference

[chilly umbra]

I have returned

Altec Lansing AVS500 4.1 or Creative Inspire M4500 4.1

gonna sell my Edifier R101V after I replace the main 3.5mm cable and get a proper 4.1

[terse nymph]

They do ? I mean all iems hurt my ears or whatever iem this guy has got would hurt his ears ?

[wet canopy]

I played some celeste sadly my headphones learned to fly now i have 6 year old kraken headphones and i am looking for new ones i realy want a good sounding and comfortable headphones it would be very good if they would go over the ear i realy liked this headset now it doesnt need a microphone i already have one they should have a descend bass and they should be good for gaming and listening to some music my price range is about 60-100€ germany and i am willing to try out something new like earbuds and stuff

[lean grove]

.

[wet canopy]

[lone flame]

it is. but its kinda irrelevant

a "detail" that doesn't really matter

you are not sitting around hardcore focusing on listening the music to notice the difference

espacially for Bluetootg that is used mostly for traveling or outside the 4 walls

and there is so much more interference like Enviroment noise, walking "shake" that you hear. Wind etc etc

so much stuff that you notice/hear

and to hear the bit of compression? no need to care about that

[lone flame]

upgrade to speakers

[urban zenith]

already have them

[lone flame]

good ones?

[urban zenith]

"it works" ones

[lone flame]

yeah

get new ones 🗣️

GENELEC!!!

[jade dawn]

I just got some Sennheiser HD560s and wanna pair it with an amp for my pc. Any suggestions?

[zinc rain]

I run mine straight out of my motherboard lmao

they get plenty loud

[ember cloak]

I use mine with a UA volt 1 interface and they sound great (but I record & edit audiobooks with mine lol). such soft comfy lightweight headphones

[whole zodiac]

I got a new receiver (the Yamaha R-S202) for christmas and wow. It's a lot better than my old one (though that one was like 20 years old, maybe even more). The high frequencies feel way more present and the overall experience is a lot better. I also don't have that annoying, constantly re-occurring hum anymore. It also held up to my 1hr stress test where I just tested out all the bassy songs in my library at 80% volume. I love those speakers man. They're so good for being about the same age as the old receiver. I'm probably like 10-15dB short of concert loudness with my setup. I wish I had an accurate way of measuring sound levels as my phone definitely isn't with how it limits the microphone when it detects that it's about to clip. This is great for recordings but awful for accurate measurements

[hollow oxide]

I actually use bluetooth daily when watching youtube or twitch or listening to spotify as i use my phone far more often than my gaming pc at home. Just more convenient lol

Wired is mainly for latency for me. So gaming

[blazing cipher]

hey guys my mate wants me 2 suggest desktop speakers for him to get, he sent me this link n said he liked these, but i wanted 2 come ask what kinda things 2 look for in speakers n if these r any good or what would be better https://amzn.eu/d/1iSTG0T

[terse nymph]

Hey buddy i was wondering if I have to get lossless music source like apple music high res to be able to fully get benefit of IEM. I currently use harmony music, its just an open source youtube music frontend.

So If i dont have lossless music source, will I get any benefit from IEMs compared to similarly priced headphone/tws ?

[lean grove]

https://64.media.tumblr.com/46b660fe4596fbe07ac0a61c34245a26/582f059981db44f5-26/s250x400/338142c31964f59cc878c242d750acb5a38a2d5f.gif

Good audio is good audio. Use them with whatever you want. You're overthinking things.

[terse nymph]

https://tenor.com/view/understood-sungwon-cho-prozd-yes-sir-i-got-the-message-gif-26680462

[lone flame]

Lossless Audio is cope

yes you MAY hear a difference

but nearly everyone (like fr nearly everyone) fails Blind tests

and unless you are Golden, you probably won't notice

so 320kBit/s MP3 is good

256kit/s too

(lower will be easier to tell)

[sleek lily]

Get what you enjoy. I use lossless because I can notice a difference, but it's not some absurd difference where I think I could directly point to what's better or worse with certainty, but I like the ease of mind of knowing I'm listening to the objectively better version when I can tell a difference but can't assess the difference. To me that's worth the money, but to you it might not be, and it truly is a small and mostly meaningless difference.

[terse nymph]

I got 4 out of 6 on a blind test. But it was difficult. Prolly not worth the spend

[sleek lily]

It's kinda like driving a car with e87 vs e89 that's tuned for e89. You know it's running with better timing and less knock with e89, but you probably can't tell blindly which is doing better without context, but to me I'd rather run the higher end fuel because I can feel "a difference", even if I'd fail a blind test as to which is better, because I know the difference is because one is objectively better. To most people, that difference ain't nearly worth the cost.

[lone flame]

doesn't say anything tbh

getting 6 right in a test isn't that hard if done by luck 😄

If you do it like 100 times, yeah it can be luck too, but the chance is lower

[lone flame]

i use lossless too

i don't hear any difference tbh. only on some specific tracks that have more "clear" treble

the most difference is treble anyways

[lean grove]

I paid for the whole song I'll be damned if they only give me 98% of it on Spotify.

Also buying lossless music through a service like bandcamp directly supports artists.

[terse nymph]

https://tenor.com/view/daddy-chill-gif-4825138080902567122

[zinc rain]

https://tenor.com/view/what-the-hell-is-even-gif-20535402

[molten lotus]

TIDAL >

[stuck bolt]

Just send me money, and I'll send you a track

[lean grove]

https://youtu.be/f2vJ2nAziik

Got anything like this?

[stuck bolt]

You want me to make your atmospheric church bells

[lean grove]

The entire album is a banger

That one particularly is a clangor

[verbal fog]

yippee another marketplace come up,,

[zenith pawn]

better timing = lower specific fuel consumption though 🧌

that's the excuse

[sleek lily]

Yea, not a perfect example when we consider fuel efficiency I guess lol

I actually run 93 in my car because it's so much more efficient than 89 that it ends up being as expensive per mile as 87

[zenith pawn]

Why are you saying e though, surely you just mean regular unleaded petrol given those numbers?

[sleek lily]

I meant octane. E refers to ethanol content I think which isn't what I mean. I honestly don't know why I was putting e in tbh besides me having recently watched a short that confused the two, but I actually mean octane lol @zenith pawn

Ignore the e

I meant octane

[zenith pawn]

Is ok

That clears it up

[blazing cipher]

hey guys my mate wants me 2 suggest desktop speakers for him to get, he sent me this link n said he liked these, but i wanted 2 come ask what kinda things 2 look for in speakers n if these r any good or what would be better https://amzn.eu/d/1iSTG0T

[molten lotus]

"hi-fi"

[lean grove]

I'm just impressed that he's been this patient for an answer but still hasn't had time to write out complete words.

[verbal fog]

crazy how they get the full range out of 3 inch drivers i wonder how the sub bass is

[lean grove]

~~It's an MTM driver setup, so there's two 3" drivers and a tweeter. ~~

And subbass should be non existent from a speaker that size.

Probably starts rolling off at 80hz

It's not that impressive of a speaker

Oh wait there's two different t100's

Point still stands. There's nothing I can see that it's doing that is all that impressive.

[blazing cipher]

idk pretty much anything about audio tech but my mate knows even less so I assumed the t100 thing he suggested wasnt going to be good unless he found them in some budget speaker recommendation video. Do you guys have any suggestions of what I could suggest for him to get or what im meant to look out for if I try choose some speakers pls?

[lean grove]

Take a look at the edifier mr3

[thin void]

this is accurate

[livid ruin]

mr4 too? right

[lone flame]

I just try to be as honest as possible.
Like I try to get lossless if possible, even tho i know that im not able to tell it apart
its just that, if i open it in Audio Softwares, it looks better. And a nice way to support the artists

[chilly umbra]

speaking of edifier if someone can list a bunch of edifier speakers that are now easy to find at 2nd hand market hmu

very much cannot afford MR3

[buoyant vale]

Better start saving then

[chilly umbra]

already did, planning to just get a Creative Inspire M4500 4.1 subwoofer first and the four satellites speaker can be anything

[buoyant vale]

I don't think that thing even counts as a midbass enhancer

[chilly umbra]

well what's your suggestion then?

M4500 is the only thing I can afford and it's 2nd hand

don't have time and budget for amp. It has to be active out of box

[buoyant vale]

Yeah I don't think you'll like any of my suggestions, good luck on your search

[chilly umbra]

🫠

just list all of it and I'll take a look

maybe someone will have it for just 40 bucks on the 2nd hand market

[lean grove]

See if you can find anything used from radiant acoustics

They're pretty good

[chilly umbra]

no listing found

[lean grove]

Dang

[blazing cipher]

they look great tysm man

[chilly umbra]

damn it's a good thing I decided to search outside of 100KM JKT filter on FBMP

I found an ex Sony FHG80 speakers (so just the speakers, not the entire unit) and a subwoofer of Altec Lansing 4100

thoughts? @lean grove

[lean grove]

Idk, bud.

Used market is a wild west and it's even worse at the prices you're looking at.

There's a lot of crap out there. The best way for you to operate in this area is demo it in person and make sure it works and make sure you like the sound.

You're gonna have to do your research to determine what's worth your time investigating.

[chilly umbra]

well I said 40 bucks but that's bcs I converted IDR to freedom bucks
it's literally 670K in here, and there's a bunch of options here in Indonesia at that pricepoint on the 2nd hand market

heck, that FHG80 speakers? it was 12 bucks (200K)

conversion rate and all that

[simple crane]

What do you guys use for low profile carpets both for cable guides and to secure the cable guide snug to the carpet? I was thinking carpet tape but it only works good for extra low profile carpets like in offices. So is my only resort to use nail in clamps

[warm scarab]

id imagine that is your fate

[elder thistle]

what did you find better about it

[steel escarp]

Less problematic resonances in the speaker chassis

[elder thistle]

that's something you heard when listening to them?

usually that's pretty easy to mix up with the room

were they otherwise very similar in techs?

[steel escarp]

no you can see the in room response

the room is not gonna magically take away chassis resonances that high up

[elder thistle]

ears aren't measurement rigs

[hardy vine]

I have Sennheiser HD490 pros and someone informed me that I need an amp to get the best out of them, is that true? and if so, how can I search for amps that would suit the headphones or my preferences? Open to recommendations also, saw the Qudelix-5k is liked by a few people, not sure how good it is though.

[elder thistle]

I'm just asking if you gave them a listen and that's how you discovered this negative aspect of the speakers

[haughty girder]

Source memes aren't worth chasing

HD490 don't benefit from fancy sources, you're better off just getting something with enough power

Q5k is old but gold, its main thing is the built in PEQ

as well as being bluetooth

but IMO it feels like a science project than a finished product

[hardy vine]

source memes?

[haughty girder]

there's an entire part of the hobby where people claim that some amps and dacs sound "far superior" than others

but realistically it doesn't matter for the most part

[hardy vine]

cool

do you have any recommendations apart from the q5k? because I will have to order it from some other place than amazon because it is unavailable

[haughty girder]

where are you using the headphones?

[hardy vine]

PC?

[haughty girder]

do you need bluetooth?

[hardy vine]

is that what you mean

[haughty girder]

yes

[hardy vine]

no not really

[haughty girder]

do you want built in EQ?

[hardy vine]

uhhhh

I haven't done the research on how to set up an EQ properly

so it would be nice but I don't care enough at the same time

[haughty girder]

I'd say pick up a Fiio Melody then

[hardy vine]

does it allow for EQ if I wake up one day and decide I will set one up or no

[haughty girder]

yes, on the web controlface https://fiiocontrol.fiio.com/, or on their app whic hworks with android and I believe iPhone as well

[hardy vine]

I see the input cable for the PC is usb c

[haughty girder]

the dongle does not have bluetooth or battery

it's just a removable cable

and since it's a type C cable, you can just use it with any type C cable

if your pc does't have type C, just connect type A to type C to it

[hardy vine]

sounds good

I was thinking of getting the Fiio FT1 because I want some closed back headphones when I am working from the office, is it worth using that for those as well?

[haughty girder]

yeah so the Melody comes with onboard 10 band PEQ, the Q5k comes with 20 if that matters

but for most purposes IMO 10 bands is enough

[haughty girder]

FT1 can be driven off a fart

[hardy vine]

you are speaking in terms I don't understand, so I am sure I will be fine with the melody 😭

[haughty girder]

OHH sorry my fault

Parametric Equalizer

basically you set how many dbs of change, the frequency you want to change, and how and how far it affects neighboring frequencies

rather than just preset sliders and you just adjust dbs

[hardy vine]

Money isn't really a big concern because I will be using headphones for every single hour I am awake so I would be okay with spending more

but I would rather not waste money

[haughty girder]

yeah that makes sense

honestly I'd say for headphones you could lightly abuse amazon's return policy (if you don't like them just say they don't perform up to expectations)

[hardy vine]

😭

lightly abuse...

well the headphones I don't mind, the amp is the thing I am not sure about

because I have never bought one or used one before

[haughty girder]

the FT1 don't leak much sound at all so I'd say it's a good choice for office use, assuming you also don't wear thick glasses

[hardy vine]

I got thin glasses for the purpose of wearing headphones more easily

so you think it is worth investing in the q5k since I have the ability to or not worth it at all?

[haughty girder]

nah

if you're not gonna use the bluetooth just save your money

[hardy vine]

yeah I am not touching bluetooth at all

[haughty girder]

Melody is like a third the price

[hardy vine]

half the price unfortunately but yeah

I imagine it is the snowsky one?

[haughty girder]

and if you decide to dive into balanced audio the melody is better

yes

Snowsky is a subbrand of Fiio

[hardy vine]

https://www.amazon.ie/FiiO-Snowsky-Melody-3-5mm-Outputs/dp/B0FKB52FNJ?crid=JFFHET5ZOJHZ&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.PJ6qWlUea4bYhjz26TfO062J4s8x3utNR2sRxtNuA9uw1LScIOSiRuC-RlkUegA1.8rv_qAfDJPeDH9iCHvltvO6trFW-w7tdoSIV7mxGosc&dib_tag=se&keywords=fiio%2Bmelody&qid=1767902519&sprefix=fiio%2Bmelo%2Caps%2C66&sr=8-1&th=1

jsut in case

[haughty girder]

yep

[hardy vine]

cool

[haughty girder]

Fiio Snowsky Melody

as for the FT1, if you're using em in the office (and I assume you have access to a type C port) I'd get a Jcally JM12

[hardy vine]

correct assumption

it is a usb c hub though not sure if it matters

[haughty girder]

and flash it with the Fiio JA11 firmware since it also unlocks EQ on them

nah doesn't matter that'll do

just a small dongle will be plenty for that headphone

[hardy vine]

https://www.amazon.ie/Girftu-JM12-KT02H20-Silver-Plated-Conductor/dp/B0DYDPBV47?crid=AHPI2UMKKIFN&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.iFg-qC2m3pcXoJrg-HawaxvwCvAwtNXKWOQLKwVT1TSU4oRpqFeXQXt2p_GY_Y9DFMoVxsHZcO3tV60LWSBN91sarV3VNRj_-fpzbgqOSulfQvu5azvCtysjwk_MgUm8MKQABxnNCmdGuaqnq7fWnw.XZYH8DwWr_T4UaouTWhkz94qr0Gfdzt7XIEcGclyM-o&dib_tag=se&keywords=Jcally+JM12&qid=1767902645&sprefix=jcally+jm12%2Caps%2C76&sr=8-1

so this

[haughty girder]

listing is a bit on the expensive side, but yes

if you went on aliexpress you could probably snag it sub 10eur

maybe even 5

but if you need it ASAP then that'll do yes

[hardy vine]

I won't sweat it for 5 difference

[haughty girder]

lul makes sense

yeah just grab the Jcally JM12, flash it with the Fiio Snowsky JA11 firmware, and you got EQ with the Fiio app and web control just like the melody

[hardy vine]

cool

will have to figure out how to do that when the time comes

[haughty girder]

dw it's easy

[hardy vine]

great stuff, thanks for all the help

[haughty girder]

yup nw

instructions to that is here: https://forum.fiio.com/note/showNoteContent.do?id=202406211150090736905&tid=77

[gleaming eagle]

replacements came in - I have been using HD 600 24/7 for a week or more... the Aryas are just so much better overall, but I worry about longevity

[fair pawn]

Nice

hope for the best with HFM's workmanship

[gleaming eagle]

Well the workmanship is OK

my previous pair had the silver traces separate from the mylar

[vestal egret]

Any ok headsets for 50€? Not asking for a lot, just that it lasts for a while. I dont need some crazy mic, just that it works and decent sound

[lean grove]

Take a look at the koss porta pro

[vestal egret]

This? Really?

For gaming btw

[lean grove]

You wanted something durable with a mic and this is that.

As it so happens, it also sounds good.

[vestal egret]

Bet, is 42€ too high?

[lean grove]

Nah that's about right. They're $50 by me. They might occasionally drop down to $35 or $40

[velvet kraken]

hi, does anyone know where we can download hi-res music for free?

[tawdry gale]

yes its called pirating

[velvet kraken]

i know that😭

i’m okay paying for individual hi-res songs tho, does anyone know good sites where we can buy and download them?

[civic beacon]

Yes, sometimes artists put their content on https://bandcamp.com/ for free. Not every artist uploads hi-res FLAC files. This is also where I buy music as well, at least when I love an album enough.

[velvet kraken]

oh thanks, i'll note this one

[livid ruin]

i didn’t have good gaming experience with koss personally

they lacked directionality in things like R6, cod atleast for me
i also tried grado pads on my kph30i but it didn’t help much

[lone flame]

great headphone

[daring tide]

Any suggestions on a good headset? My house burned down a couple months ago and just recovering, I was able to save my PC and monitor as it was downstairs but the rest of mysetup got ruined , i also managed to save my dac, I cant afford a headset + mic setup atm so I was wondering if theres any good headsets with mics out there that have decent sound quality, mainly for music and discord.

My old headset and mic combo was dt770 + blue yeti

[lone flame]

Cloud III Wireless S

also sad to hear what happened

i hope noone got hurt and that everything will be okay soon

[last nacelle]

Any Chance anyone is using a Sonos Playbar as audio for there PC. I'm having issues connecting to it

[waxen otter]

yeah

its so good

[last nacelle]

How are you gettingit to work. I dont have a optical on my motherboeard, so i'm using a converter to hdmi, but its not working?

[waxen otter]

you have a hard drive ?

[last nacelle]

nvme and ssd on my pc

[waxen otter]

you dont got something to download on a flash drive ?

[last nacelle]

oh yeah, i have a flash drive

[waxen otter]

ok good your going to download the driver for it and run it on bios

[last nacelle]

is that how you have it set up?? with a converter as well? also where do i get the driver

[waxen otter]

witch one do you have ?

[last nacelle]

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DQD1592R?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_fed_asin_title

[waxen otter]

you have the newer one it going to be easy then nvm for the flash drive you dont need that for this one

tv or monitor

[last nacelle]

moniters

[waxen otter]

brand ?

[last nacelle]

AW3225QF

ViewSonic XG2431

[waxen otter]

you need a different one

for sure

alienware is so bad that they only want Cretan brands to be compatible

[last nacelle]

Cretan brands??? what do you mean by that

[waxen otter]

pretty much what I'm saying is return this one it wont work

for AW

[last nacelle]

got it, which would you recommend then? cant seem to find a cretan brand

[waxen otter]

gibe me a sick to find onw

one

give

sec

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B083DDGGZ4/ref=sspa_dk_detail_0?psc=1&pd_rd_i=B083DDGGZ4&pd_rd_w=kg2FD&content-id=amzn1.sym.386c274b-4bfe-4421-9052-a1a56db557ab&pf_rd_p=386c274b-4bfe-4421-9052-a1a56db557ab&pf_rd_r=AWQBH3W0QBXYPGMF1MCV&pd_rd_wg=d6EGy&pd_rd_r=04cb1e1a-2943-4c9a-9637-175ed9d54d72&sp_csd=d2lkZ2V0TmFtZT1zcF9kZXRhaWxfdGhlbWF0aWM

@last nacelle this one ill look for another

https://www.amazon.com/J-Tech-Digital-Extractor-Passthrough-JTD18G-H5CH/dp/B074HHSJVN/ref=sr_1_1_sspa?crid=30Z794P4WIS47&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.yyg04i-Fubiz7G9MIaJXt6SXPEnxidqREgfmj2pC4ut4PMJKulpJ8s6jhxUDXm77iH5CYd2lpM4GE9Umuaa1l0I7F7Z9NPJ3LDW98fmxm-mkcLTE1Cn95ZmZsB-0XGq1yY8t_bHOGUvEP4TFzE9c-x55WDS1I0nMzFsE02e31slENkM1wA32dQsAmISS4JaMkGlTmV4BoOcDWP9eaebDfLJ_fnqW7K9h6Q9RIjeDEoyUfR-F06PMypVZ_HTRUdtAC_SHFQju0MV-LrqROdZGkbTq2ZVApG6Dv0xzaiYpPH0.kVOped0nvNKmuGYJxPDc8zgsfOKN2ABGmKKPr8mxIjE&dib_tag=se&keywords=optical%2Baudio&qid=1768019509&refinements=p_72%3A1248921011&rnid=1248919011&s=industrial&sprefix=optical%2Baudio%2B%2Cindustrial%2C158&sr=1-1-spons&sp_csd=d2lkZ2V0TmFtZT1zcF9hdGY&smid=A2IX3RNQE846HA&th=1

one of theses 2

[last nacelle]

Okay I'll order these and give them a shot. Thanks for the help!!!!!

[waxen otter]

np

[smoky terrace]

I need new headphones that can easily switch between ps5 and PC. It seems to me that the only options that support that are either the logitech astro a50s or one of the steelseries arctis nova.

Neither of which are options that interest me particularly. The steelseries are overpriced and don't even come with a dock, but i remember hearing that astros have terrible build quality issues. The drivers on astros may be better though.

I could also just get maxwell 2s and i guess swap the dongle around every time, but..

[steel escarp]

The a50s is pretty good for what it is

I owned a maxwell. It was just too heavy for prolonged use

[smoky terrace]

You don't know me son

My neck is thicker than brock lesnar's

[steel escarp]

It also wasn't particularly good in displaying where sounds come from

[smoky terrace]

https://tenor.com/view/brock-lesnar-wwe-champion-wwe-summer-slam-wrestling-gif-16446428

[steel escarp]

Which as a gaming headset, is uhh. Important

[smoky terrace]

Fr? You'd think that with the giant planar magnetics it would be pretty easy

You sure it wasn't a game audio engine issue?

[steel escarp]

Yep

For a planar headphone. Its the least detailed planar I ever heard.

[smoky terrace]

Hmm

I also don't know anything about logitech's ""graphene drivers""" but it sounds like marketing slop

[steel escarp]

The tuning is reasonable

Besides gaming. I think music would be enjoyable with them

Ngl tho. They look a bit gimmicky

[smoky terrace]

They sure are

If i could i'd just get the fractal scapes

But again, i'd prefer something with a dock and quick switch between sourdes because my pc and my ps5 aren't easily reachable

Plus i have HDB650 for music. I'm not exactly an audiophile

[wet canopy]

are the hd560s good

or should i consider iem paticular the truthear pure

[supple sand]

yo

i wanna IEMs

but idk where to start

like what is a pretty good looking and sounding for under like 100 bucks

100 is the absolute limit tho

[wet canopy]

https://razan06.blogspot.com/2024/05/budget-iem-recommendation-list.html?m=1

take a look on that site helped me alot

[gleaming eagle]

People are raving about HD 550

[cyan heath]

Any good close back headphones for gaming. Was looking at Steelseries artics nova pro

[gleaming eagle]

What's your budget

[cyan heath]

Around $300

[steel escarp]

just get the HyperX Cloud III Wireless S

make sure you get the one with S in the name

[cyan heath]

Even if I don’t need a mic cause I have a stand alone mic

[steel escarp]

mic is detachable, options are limited for a closed back with okay tuning

@lean grove

I got the dealer to loan me Chord Alto

its nice

its on top of my loaner Bliss KTE, which is a terrible amplifier

[lone flame]

Necesse sptotted

[wet canopy]

Fii0 ft1

[shrewd relic]

Does anyone know a good noise supression software? I switched from an nvidia gpu to an amd one and the noise supression software for amd wont even turn on idk how safe it is to downgrade to a driver thatll get it to turn on so im theres another solution?

[vestal egret]

Is Maono MH700 any good? Im prolly gonna order it

[craggy hinge]

Hey yall i need an recommendation i have the dt990 pro 250 ohms and a mic i want to buy an dac amp combo idk what i should buy? Something that dont breaks the bank and is beautiful ( i am building my dream setup so dont want no ugly shit on it )

I was thinking of the motu m2 but maybe there are better options

[lean grove]

Motu m2 has the best mic input of its price category. the headphone out is also pretty good.
if you wanted something that was the best headphone output with a pretty good mic input, check out the topping E2x2

[lone flame]

ye Output impedance is good and power is okay

every dongle would have more tho

but for easy to drive headphones 😄

all fine

[craggy hinge]

Friend of mine had it bought once then had issues with it so bought a second one cuz the quality is good but then also got like issues with it after 3 months

Maybe u got another recommendation?

Like max 300 euro im searching for good ones but i dont really have the knowledge for it

[lean grove]

Topping e2x2

[craggy hinge]

So ur firm on the e2x2

[lean grove]

Those two interfaces are the ones i would recommend.

I personally use a rode ai-1 but the headphone output is not that great.

[craggy hinge]

And it has very good mic input also?

[lean grove]

Yes

[crisp moat]

https://tenor.com/view/thor-mjolnir-worthy-avengers-endgame-chris-hemsworth-gif-14712592

[craggy hinge]

Alr thank you sir

[wheat lotus]

Built some speakers out of some broken headphones

[sleek lily]

That's actually really cool

Do they struggle at all to reach appropriate amplitudes?

I'd imagine soft diaphragms would be ideal for this because they'll more softly approach a hard clipping position