peripherals-and-displays

[neon root]

@elder current ^

idk what might be in stock for canada, but if youre just looking for desk speakers, look to see what logitech has

forgot the name of the one i had but they were like $35 usd or so which i think is around $48 cad?

not good at conversion without looking it up

[elder current]

is there any keychron keyboards where it is 2.4ghz wireless instead of bluetooth or is there an adapter for it

[hollow flower]

I’m looking for new switches for my G305 any recommendations?

[desert heath]

personal pick would be Kailh GM8.0's

then again, the average Huano or alike will do perfectly fine too

not a fan of TTC so far, Omron would just be a direct replacement unless you found a Japanese one and optical obviously doesn't fit

[hollow flower]

How do they compare to GM4.0s?

[desert heath]

Would call gm8 a bit more... Clicky?

[thick tartan]

is the Audient evo 4 worth the price?

[obsidian cypress]

How come when my headphones are plugged into my monitor it seems more quiet compared to when plugged into my PC case?

[floral lake]

different output

[west hornet]

Amps in the monitor are very underpowered

[neon root]

put in second power plug

[ivory fable]

Does anyone have some 50mm wired headphone recommendations in the under €100 range, i have been using betron retro for a while and they seem like they might have discontinued it, i ordered another pair on back order but it's been over a month so I'm starting to loose hope

Comfort being the main priority don't care about sound too much

[pale cosmos]

Beats by Dr. Pato closed backs

[ivory fable]

The betron retros are actually great although they look a bit goofy, unfortunately only one of the earcups is working now :(

[ivory fable]

After doing some research I'm thinking the ATH-AVC500, any other recommendations?

[west hornet]

I really enjoy the koss porta pros for their comfort and sound. Though sometimes the headband can get caught on a hair strand

[ivory fable]

Are the 50mm they look quite small? I've got quite big ears so even with 40mm i can only do a few hours before getting sore

[daring zenith]

could always get aftermarket pads

[ivory fable]

Right but can't really have pads much bigger than the earcup

Just kind of a diameter size constraint rather than uncomfy stock pads ime (unless ears touch the driver in that case)

[west hornet]

The porta i bring up because even though they are small and on ear headphones they are so light you barely feel them

Im not an on ear guy but those I’ve been able to use for hours no issue

[proven zinc]

anyone know speakers well?

there's two options to output audio from my PC

Line in mode, or Optical/coaxial mode ?

which one is better and offers better sound quality?

I googled and literally cannot find an answer

I am using Edifier Speakers

[elder current]

any reccomendations on a good wireless gaming keyboard (2.4ghz usb) and mouse that i can find on amazon for a total of 150 and are from the same brand i dont want to install a lot of software

[calm cobalt]

Not really sure where to ask but i’m kind of interested in grabbing a cheaper VR headset

I have 5800HS and 3060 maxq

how much would a basic vr headset cost (for use with steam and other pc games)

[floral lake]

all i can think of is stuff from meta ngl, like quest 2

[calm cobalt]

Same

I don’t really know what vr headsets are out there besides the steam one and the quest 2

[gaunt forge]

HP has one, though I only see it with 4.2 ratings last time I checked

[calm cobalt]

is $600 considered budget for VR?

But if i got the $400 quest 2 i can just use a link cable (usb-c cable) and connect it to steam on my laptop right

[floral lake]

yeah

[neon root]

the quest 2 is $400 now?

[floral lake]

but 400 for quest 2 seems expensive ngl

weren't they like 300?

[neon root]

ye

guess facebook has to make up the money theyre losing from meta and the "development" of it theyve been doing

[floral lake]

lol

[neon root]

they only lost what, a measly like 3bil or whatever it was

3bil is a bit much but yknow what i mean

[calm cobalt]

ye

are there other options similar to the quest 2

in terms of price and preferably quality

[mellow leaf]

128GB is $300 256GB is 400

🤔

This is what newegg has

[neon cape]

Got to get a Bluetooth keyboard for my Steam Deck so I can access the emulator properly. Last time I messed with a SuperNes emulator on my phone, I didn't catch it sync up with my surround sound system. The entire family ended up being rudely awakened to the startup tune to Breath of Fire.

[mental cove]

what’s a good wireless headset that works with Xbox Series X/S

and isn’t hellishly expensive

[neon cape]

When it comes to headsets, replacement digitizers, and mikes, I look at the imported stuff that has 4 to 5 star ratings, with lots of good reviews and low prices, then buy them on Newegg or Amazon if I can, so I know I'll get them quite fast and backed by a good return policy should it go bad, or come broken. Buying imports on eBay, your looking for a very long wait to get what you paid for, which can be 30 to 60+ days. That's very risky, because a good amount of importers know USA banks only allow up to 60 days to do a charge back, or just send a cheap item to get a completed tracking number. So sticking with a US seller is a better way to buy, even if the price is a bit higher.

[mental cove]

I didn’t need a whole paragraph and history on buying a headset

I asked for recommendations 💀

[neon cape]

And I suggested a good way to find them.

[daring zenith]

try cloud ii wireless

[mental cove]

I didn’t ask about sellers and imports, I asked about models of headsets that are good

LMAO

[neon cape]

I need to get Bluetooth keyboard for my Steam Deck, and instead of search showing Bluetooth only, gave me a list of 300+ wireless, none of them Bluetooth lol.

[mental cove]

it’s a litttlllee pricey so would these be okay?

[neon cape]

Sorry Vul. I could easily tell you best price and quality NVME, as there are select few that are very good. But headsets that have 20k+ manufacturers, that's a needle in a haystack for me.

[daring zenith]

never heard of those

[mental cove]

good reviews, not bad price ($94) and Xbox branded

[daring zenith]

There's tons of different nvme drives that are good too lol

cloud ii wireless is like 120$

[mental cove]

what’s an nvme lmao

[mental cove]

yeah that’s kinda expensive

for me at least

[daring zenith]

it was cheaper previously

[neon cape]

I will never ever buy ear buds off eBay ever again. Two years ago, paid $81 for a set of brand new Bose earbuds, and the seller obviously had a shrink wrap machine and rewrapped a return. The front of the box was clear plastic so you could look in and see the earbuds. One of them looked like it had a rubber protector on, but using my electronic microscope I use for PCB repair, saw it wasn't rubber or packaging, but a glob of earwax attacked to one.

eBay actually refunded me for it, and said I could keep them, but still sent them back, to have it returned back to me 50 days later.

I used to buy these zipper type earbuds in bulk. They'd last me a month. Can't complain, they were $1.99 each, and sound quality was very good, even at that low price. They just didn't last to long.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/254933878700?chn=ps&var=554811067430&_trkparms=ispr%3D1&amdata=enc%3A1k5LgWQLcTnq-rr-y5LWziA57&norover=1&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-117182-37290-0&mkcid=2&mkscid=101&itemid=554811067430_254933878700&targetid=1584739239014&device=m&mktype=&googleloc=9031930&poi=&campaignid=15275224983&mkgroupid=131097072938&rlsatarget=pla-1584739239014&abcId=9300697&merchantid=113744155

[calm cobalt]

so it looks like if i want budget VR theres no better option than 128gb quest 2

which got a price hike to $400 😐

[summer stratus]

Do you guys recommend any pre built keyboards?

[summer stratus]

They upped their prices a while ago for some reason

[floral lake]

keychron

they're pretty good as far as prebuilts goes without breaking the bank

[summer stratus]

Will check it out

[gaunt forge]

anyone know where they're selling N700NC's for a price NOT in the 200 range

[mellow leaf]

How dare they

Where's the MANAGER

[trim shard]

Does Ali express have some kind of buyer protection?

[white flame]

No but if you pay with Paypal there's that

[desert heath]

They have some, yes

[white flame]

If by "some" you mean it's a joke yes

USPS stops tracking things after 30 days and if there's no tracking info they won't help you. And they tell you to wait 6 weeks to open a claim.

[calm cobalt]

@hushed root i forgot to say that the he400se is another great option

[hushed root]

I saw it. It's only $109 usd. Youve tried them?

[calm cobalt]

nope

I just heard some really good things about it from people who have

and well for the price point

ig you can't really go wrong

[hushed root]

Mmm ok

[summer stratus]

decided im going to build my first one

im stoked

but will probably overspend on the keyboard hobby

Can someone recommend me a lube to use?

[daring zenith]

205g0 in general, 105g0 to bag lube springs

Some dielectric grease may be helpful for lubing stabs

Or you could use 205g0

[summer stratus]

Might go for 205g0

Thanks

https://www.amazon.com/Gliging-Universal-Lubricant-Mechanical-Stabilizer/dp/B09GFNX3TT?th=1

Will this work?

[summer stratus]

actually this might be better https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0919YM6QC?ref=ppx_yo2_dt_b_product_details&th=1

[queen sigil]

g0>g00

[summer stratus]

Idk what that means

[wanton burrow]

Grade of the amount of ptfe powder per certain amount of GPL Oil (the 105 ones, 205 is grease version of the same lube 10x grade)
In short, g0 is thicker than g00

U can also buy from the local keeb site if u want as well

https://www.alexotos.com/keyboard-vendor-list/

[summer stratus]

So buy g0 then

[wanton burrow]

Yup

[golden escarp]

A dac is a digital audio claymore

[covert olive]

A dac is a digital audio claymore

[pale cosmos]

A dac is a digital audio claymore

[covert olive]

[golden escarp]

gotta pin em all

[covert olive]

Lmao

[pale cosmos]

[vast folio]

a dac is a digital audio claymore

[snow briar]

Wait there’s a dac in front of me right now

[tame canopy]

just say no

a dac cannot legally hurt you without consent

[olive flicker]

I love this whole conversation

[tired hearth]

Any pcie wifi cards for gaming recomendations

[obsidian cypress]

Any suggestions on how I can make my Razer Seiren V2 Pro Mic sound better? Not that it's bad I am just curious if there's a way to make the audio smoother.

[west hornet]

helps if you know a bit about mic processing. you could try a eq but especially with mics from any gaming brands I would lower the input gain so it's not clipping, then if there is any kind of compressor option available to smoothen out the volume peaks a little bit

[neon root]

if you have razer synapse, i believe you're able to change the eq somewhere on there. bring mic closer to you, lower gain

[west hornet]

I was helping a friend out with a razer headset mic once. It was way too hot and constantly clipping. Bringing it down helped so much just by itself

[fast veldt]

any good sennheiser or other headphone brands? i have a budget of 150 dollars

[cyan basalt]

For gaming or music?

[fast veldt]

gaming good sir

[cyan basalt]

560s is god tier for fps

at least budget-mid

https://www.sennheiser-hearing.com/en-US/p/hd-560s-refurbished/cl80crbfi0icx0buljlffayr9/

$129

[fast veldt]

oh cool

i was considering getting 599's but it's over my budget so refurbished might be a good idea

i don't need headphones w/ built-in mics either cus i got a blue yeti

[lost dune]

Need not too expensive wireless gaming headset with good mic

[candid grove]

YO

Who can help with sound bar questions

[cyan basalt]

First rule of soundbars: don't

Yeah, but you can get better stereo speakers for cheaper

Coming from the person that has a new username every 12 hours

[candid grove]

i just bought this. HW-S50B 3.0ch All-in-One Soundbar w/ Dolby 5.1 / DTS Virtual:X (2022)

But i want to know if i should've just got this one HW-S60B 5.0ch All-in-One Soundbar w/ Wireless Dolby Atmos (2022)
its only an $80 diffence but is it worth it?

yup

no lol

copy and pasted from Samsung site

https://www.samsung.com/us/compare/#category/N0002202/products/HW-S50B%2FZA,HW-S60B%2FZA

from what i am reading it doesnt make much a difference

[cyan basalt]

Looks like s60b just has the virtual surround feature

[candid grove]

yea wired

bet

ty

i just paid for rent 😦

and i just bought a new tv yesterday

[cyan basalt]

So like $4k? Because California?

At least the soundbar is like chump change compared to rent

[candid grove]

$799.99 plus a FREE 3 year Allstate warranty

[cyan basalt]

[candid grove]

tru

[cyan basalt]

Do you live in a closet?

[candid grove]

$1825

[cyan basalt]

I remember when my first apartment was $760 for a single room, 10 years ago

[candid grove]

1 bed room 750 sqft

not bad

plus utils

SADDDDDD

[cyan basalt]

It's even worse when you have to share utilities with people who have their heat/ac all the way up

[candid grove]

lol

its just me and my girl

[cyan basalt]

Some apartments split the bill between all the tenants, lol

[neon root]

Yeet, more cases

Yes I know the grip tape is dirty on the viper

[west hornet]

Ima get my case once i get home

[gaunt forge]

I envy those who have room for cases

I'm satisfied with a shoebox of mice

[neon root]

i have to move or throw stuff out for the cases. luckily theyre able to stack to save some space. itd be a nightmare if they didnt stack and i just had them spread out everywhere

[tight pulsar]

bro just use ur mouse

[neon root]

i do

and then after a while i buy new ones and put old ones in cases

most mice ive had plugged in was like 4 or 5 into 1 pc

[neon root]

cant, not enough space in there tbh

custom cable and its a bit longer and more fragile than a normal cable so not trying to tighten it, just leaving it loose

[gaunt forge]

I've been there. Pulsefire haste, GPW, G703 and an mmo mouse.

Plus or minus a mamba and ANOTHER g703

[west hornet]

Im all set for the year now

[pale cosmos]

Can I have

Will be gentle

99% positive reviews on ebay

[west hornet]

No :3

[polar cradle]

Is the PS4 controller just made with a cheap sensor or something?

I'm on my third time having to take the controller apart and this time the drift isn't going anywhere

The right stick goes up that far without me touching it, and it can stay there for up to thirty seconds before going down

[plush atlas]

or maybe you just have a bad controller

[white flame]

Every console controller is made as cheaply as possible and sold at premium prices

It's been that way since the early 2000s

[tepid lake]

Morning boys! A question! I has a Aqua Control + Mousepad and i'm about to buy a new wireless mice. Im a low sens player very low some times. Is recommendable the superglides feets for the mouse with the Aqua Control + or i'm gona be better withe the PTFE?

[west hornet]

You could try those electromagnetic sticks next time around

[neon root]

the hardware used in the playstation and xbox controllers hasnt changed since theyve been made because of super low cost to high profit margins. we have had controllers in the past with really good analog sticks that have very little problems like i think that one controller that had the analog stick in the middle however its spensive to make

the only good thing about the new ps5 controller thats like $200 is that the analog sticks are now modular but goes to show just how bad the analog sticks are in order to make it modular

[white flame]

Hall effect joysticks

If you're serious about gaming they're totally worth either buying or upgrading to. Most first party controllers can be soldered with them.

[glacial plume]

Hey i have orderd the hd560s and have the fiio btr5, do you where I can find a 2.5mm balanced input cable?

[west hornet]

There are a lot of places that sell cables, you can try hart audio or moon audio. I have one balanced cable from apos

[calm cobalt]

@vast folio btw I listened to the Sundara's the other day and they're actually a great headphone

[vast folio]

Yes

[shadow bane]

Any reccs for wireless earbuds? Budgets $150, I know about moonsparks but recently they changed some things and im hesitant to recommend them to my friend

[ivory fable]

I've heard good things about the galaxy buds 2, pixel buds a, sony linkbuds S

[pale cosmos]

They'll be ur best buds

[half sedge]

https://www.theverge.com/2023/1/4/23539888/asus-xbox-controller-raikiri-pro-oled-display-screen

how much you guys guess the raikiri pro might end up costing

this is something really desireable to me

[gaunt forge]

Asus is speeding into the gaming world HARD

[floral lake]

probably $300

[timber ridge]

they slapping oled on everything

[neon root]

oled on keyboards, oled on mice, oled on controller, olead on cables

small oled monitor for your oled monitor

oled on your mousepad

[floral lake]

oled on your desk

[gaunt forge]

screw it, oled on my phone case

[pale cosmos]

I bought that kiyo ultra. Let's see how it holds up

Expecting it to be mega over brio

[zenith vine]

does anyone have a good suggestion for a wireless pair of headphones or possible wired if the sound quality is good enough for PC use? Ideally with a microphone but id consider a modmic or something similar. Id say my budget would be up to something like a Sony WH-1000XM5

For instance I’m planning on discord, and mostly casual rpgs and some dark tide with friends. On the side I’d like good audio quality for music listening

[ivory fable]

If you're only going to be using it with your pc, a usb dongle for the headset might be the way to go btw instead of Bluetooth

[floral lake]

There's also headsets with 2.4ghz wireless

That budget can easily get anything of that sort

[west hornet]

I only know of the aiaiai for wireless non Bluetooth in the music world

[ivory fable]

Ik there's some astro headsets and i think Kingston and steel series possibly Logitech and razer too

[calm cobalt]

Give the Hifiman Sundara a try if you're serious about audio quality. You may need an amplifier depending on how loud you listen to your music so keep that in mind if you choose to go down that route as it will go over your budget of 400USD if that's the case.

[calm cobalt]

Any good budget low profile keyboards?

$50 or less maybe

[west hornet]

Yeah but most of those are pretty bad as far as sound quality goes

[desert heath]

I mean... If we're counting HP as Kingston, cloud ii is probably as good as it gets for a wireless gaming headset

[desert heath]

I'm gonna be brutally honest... Double your budget and then you have options

[calm cobalt]

maybe keycaps?

a friend of mine got some $15 random amazon brand keyboard and mouse gaming combo

and he says he wants really quiet keyboard

i almost told him to go membrane

i’ll have to find out

[obsidian cypress]

Anyone have an idea why my speaker sounds worse like not as loud or as smooth when connected to my pc vs when connected to my phone via bluetooth?

Like it's not as loud, a bit more scratchy and not as much range in the sound.

[white flame]

How is it connected to your PC? Bluetooth also?

[obsidian cypress]

Yes.

[white flame]

It could be mismatched versions of Bluetooth then. If the speaker is 5.2 but the PC is only 4.2 it'll only support the features and quality of the lower spec. There might also be some glitches with the mismatch.

[obsidian cypress]

How do I check the Bluetooth version of my PC?

Also ty for helping me.

[white flame]

If it's the one integrated into the WiFi on the PC then it's a quick search of the chipset

If that's the case the model board you're using and brand of adapter is all you need to find out

[south jetty]

Not sure if this is the right channel for this but does anyone have a good controller recommendation? I've used the same xbox one controller for the past 4 years and it's finally crapped out on me. Looking for something around the $60-$100 range. I don't care about looks so just something functional and maybe has extra cool buttons

[gaunt forge]

@neon root is this ok?

Crayon what platform are you on?

[south jetty]

Im on PC

[floral lake]

There's PowerA

They're pretty good

[gaunt forge]

Xbox controllers and the like are native to pc btw

they come with features on windows gaming panel and blah

[floral lake]

I wouldn't do original xbox controller since they're cheaply made

[neon root]

well really all controllers are made cheaply

but xbox 360 and xbox one controllers are nice, updated xbox one controllers also nice

[floral lake]

Hm, alright

[neon root]

can also catch them on sale quite a bit as well

[floral lake]

Then the og controller it is

[gaunt forge]

hm...mone

[neon root]

also most games if not most things on pc support xbox controller more than playstation controllers

[south jetty]

Do yall know of any with the trigger stops or programmable buttons on the back?

[gaunt forge]

arent trigger stops something you can buy?

[south jetty]

Can you buy them? Idk ive seen some with a switch on the back for it

[gaunt forge]

dont know much about them, but amazon has a few

[neon root]

you can buy them but there are controllers with them built in

[south jetty]

Ah well thanks for the suggestions. Ill be looking at newer xbox controllers then

[cyan basalt]

Do you need wireless?

https://www.ebay.com/itm/364106429369

The only thing you might not like is that the buttons feel like mouse clicks, instead of normal controller buttons

But it has 6 extra buttons and volume control built in, if you ever use them on a console

[pale cosmos]

[pale cosmos]

image quality looks really good. needs a few settings to play with (I'm in poor light atm) but I like it so far

it's quite warm after 5 minutes tho

❓

[west hornet]

As long as it has sufficient cooling it should be fine

Video cams get quite hot

[neon root]

Yeet, new mousepad

[west hornet]

How many mousepads do you have

[mellow leaf]

They have 2 many

[plain bone]

Anyone know any white keycaps that would fit into a gamakay tk68?

[plain bone]

I didn’t really want an rgb look or a pudding keycap style

[calm cobalt]

are razer hammerhead earbuds any good at all

disregarding price

[pale cosmos]

Basic ones no

[calm cobalt]

wrong paste, lmao

https://d3gqasl9vmjfd8.cloudfront.net/9e42b16d-bfc4-4905-a043-4a5c7c983a96.jpg

[pale cosmos]

I thought you meant the wireless ones kek

[calm cobalt]

Mb forgot those existed

[pale cosmos]

All g I forgot those existed

So we're even 💀

[calm cobalt]

the world of unholy razer products

[west hornet]

most razer audio products ive tried were very bloated

[calm cobalt]

Figured just as much

"gaming" earbuds

[floral lake]

bassy and just

overall drowned sound

[neon root]

most gaming stuff is gonna be bassy because footsteps

and loud guns and explosions

[floral lake]

ye

my preference tho is bass lmao

but i do want clear sounds too, so it's like a v shape for me

[tight pulsar]

dope board

[neon root]

15 i think

recently received my latest one, taking a break from mousepads for a bit since i want to get another mouse. my mice to mousepad ratio is not balanced

[neon root]

maybe they dropped it

cause yknow

drop

ill leave

[west hornet]

actually i thought it was the treble performance that was more important for footsteps

[calm cobalt]

i have a pair of turtle beach earbuds that are all treble

[west hornet]

i would think of the bass as more of a distracter in games

[trim shard]

https://divinikey.com/products/gateron-ks-3-milky-yellow-pro-linear-switches are these nylon housing? Would they have north facing interference?

[daring zenith]

It should be nylon, if mounted on a north facing PCB, it'll have interference with cherry caps but should be fine with other profiles

[desert heath]

PC/Nylon blend

[manic gulch]

Y’all. I just built my single best keyboard yet

Switches: Lubed Ktt Kang Whites
Mods: Silicone Mod, Tape Mod, O Ring Mod, Foam Mod

The thock on this thing is literally insane

Used stock cable, until my custom one comes in

[queen sigil]

cool

[timber ridge]

cypher ?

[tight pulsar]

ye

[plain bone]

Anyone know of any white speakers that would be good to sit on my desk?

[west hornet]

There are some by yamaha and Kali but they both recommend at least putting some kind of stand on your desk. Not straight in desk

How much were you looking to spend anyway

[midnight nexus]

I'm trying to reattach a mouse button to my mouse, if someone can help me out I'm in VC

[calm cobalt]

anyone here an audiophile?

that cld help me w some questions

[timber ridge]

i would jus ask and if anyone has answers, theyll reply

[calm cobalt]

alr

hd560s or hd6xx

like is the extra $100 worth it

[snow briar]

A audiophile once told me “those are mid buy this instead” https://store.hifiman.com/index.php/he400se.html?

[calm cobalt]

hell no

thats one of those self proclaimed "audiophile"

[snow briar]

The hifimans are actually good headphones though

[calm cobalt]

those are planar and if you havent used planar before you should stick to drivers

and you need a decent dac for those

the hd560x and hd6xx the apple usb c to 3.5mm adapter is a good enough dac

[snow briar]

You need a dac for the 6xx’s

[calm cobalt]

the apple usb c to 3.5mm adapter has a built in dac and its good enough for the 6xx

like later down ima get the Qudelix-5K

[snow briar]

It does, it’s not gunna be very loud be warned I have a 6xx on my desk with a apple dongle

[neon root]

i want the hd 6xx, $240 is nice but i want to see if i can catch them for cheaper

[snow briar]

I got em for 180 and love them to death

[neon root]

ye i was told they can go for that much. hoping that they do go to that soon

save the extra bit of money for other stuff

[snow briar]

Where's avionix the audiophile

[neon root]

whelp, guess im buying them rn

i flipped a coin and told my friend to pick heads or tails for a best of 3 he said heads i buy them and i got heads twice in a row

big savings

[timber ridge]

depends on your gear

whats your amp/dac situation ?

and 6xx are super amp dependent

thats why some ppl run off of tubes etc

[neon root]

whelp, now i wait for the headphones to be delivered to my house. was too impatient to wait for it to drop further in price

[calm cobalt]

if i get the 560 i can afford the qudeix-5k at buying time but with the 6xx it wld be the apple dongle for now and later the qudeix-5k

[calm cobalt]

wait how do u get that code to work it shows the $10 off but soon as i enter my info it says it doesnt apply to me

[neon root]

ye didnt work for me either. applied there but when i go to checkout it takes it off big sadge

[calm cobalt]

yea

[neon root]

also sadly turns out i signed up for a drop account a while ago so i cant even get the $10 code for signing up for their newsletter

[calm cobalt]

wait maybe thats what that code is from

now that i think abt it

maybe it checks ur email w the newsletter

just make a new email lol

[neon root]

too much work for $10 for me

happy at $240 vs $300

or $64/m since im doing paypal pay in 4

[timber ridge]

Do you know your sound preference?

[calm cobalt]

nope

currently i have app2, beats studio 3 and crappy oneodio headphones

[timber ridge]

What type of music do you listen to and what do you like/dislike about your current headphone

And you can prob get better answers from audiophile ppl but I can help in some areas, might wanna take a grain of salt with everything I say here

[calm cobalt]

the oneodios are cutting it anymore and the studio 3s ares uncompfy

alr

i listen to hip hop and pop

some rap

[timber ridge]

So I'm guessing you like bass etc ?

To simply things

560s iirc are considered really neutral so idk you'd be happy with it's sound sig

6xx are mid centric but it'll def be an upgrade and you might like it since you don't really have an idea of what you prefer in headphones yet

[calm cobalt]

yea

i think ima just go with the hd6xx

[timber ridge]

if you want an upgrade to the sound signature that you're used to then the k361/71 or whatever would be a better option

Might be a safer pick since tuning wise it's p safe ish

[calm cobalt]

ive heard that the app2 sound better then those

[feral egret]

can anyone help me on good comfortable earbuds for music when I'm doing sports?

[neon root]

people already gonna get on my ass for even saying this brand but beats has some stuff specifically meant for sports. theres also the beats studio buds but they dont have the cable that wraps around your next so theres that in case if they fall out same with beats fit pro

the beats flex as well which do have a cable to go around your neck and also the earbuds themselves are magnetic to attach themselves so they arent just dangling eveywhere

bose also has some good earbuds for sports/exercising as well

they have their sport earbuds and also open earbuds which have hooks that go over your ears

[timber ridge]

ngl im not familiar with the app2

nor know what it is

[calm cobalt]

apple airpod pro 2

[timber ridge]

o ic

havent really looked into the new ones but its kinda a strange comparison since one is headphones

[floral lake]

airpods aren't bass focused tho

there's sony wh-1000xm5, or xm4 if you wanna save some money

they're like 300 or below

[calm cobalt]

i already have airpod pro 2s

look back at the past messages

[calm cobalt]

here

and wxm4/5 are more then app2

ill try out my dads wxm4s but idk

im looking into more audiophile headphones

like the hd6xx

[timber ridge]

momentum 4s are a good pick

[calm cobalt]

pick your poison

[calm cobalt]

Yo I don’t know what that means lol

Like I kinda do

[floral lake]

one has less bass but more highs

other has more bass and less highs, but more mids

[calm cobalt]

they both have the a very similar frequency response

meaning they'll probably sound very similar to one another when you listen to them but they may have different soundstage characteristics, resolutions, or "tone"

oh yeah

and their distortion is probably also different too

[calm cobalt]

yo i still dont know whats better lol

whats better highs or lows

[cyan basalt]

Depends on what you're using them for

560s are great for gaming

They're good for music and videos too, but it all comes down to preference

[gaunt forge]

speaking of headphones, you think anc is worth it if I live in a fairly quiet place?

only gonna use them in places like a school or coffee shop

[cyan basalt]

You'd be surprised what you stop hearing with ANC

But yeah, ANC is pretty neat and useful

And you can always disable it, but I feel like the sound signature changes. And that's from using my wh-1000xm3

[gaunt forge]

cool...still dunno if I wanna buy them $250 xm4's or Quietcomforts

[cyan basalt]

Save money and get refurbished

the xm4's go on sale for $179 all the time

I got my xm3's on ebay for $179 and I haven't had any issues with them

I think I have the quietcomfort 25's

I haven't used them in forever, but I'll see if the comfort and weight is about the same as the xm3's

I didn't realized they came out with xm5's

[ivory fable]

Be warned anc makes a weird vacuum feeling

I personally can't stand the feeling

[cyan basalt]

https://tenor.com/view/noted-gif-20569892

Create ANC torture room for Pato

[ivory fable]

Also have to say the sonys are more comfortable imo

[white flame]

It's the background noise disappearing that leaves you feeling unsettled

Like when all the crickets stop chirping in a field in the middle of the night and it's silent

[cyan basalt]

Or when it snows lol

[ivory fable]

Not even that i feel a weird vaccuum

[cyan basalt]

Dyson headphones when?

https://secondipity.com/sony-wh-1000xm5-b-wireless-industry-leading-noise-canceling-bluetooth-headphones/

Not sure about the website, but it was posted in slickdeals

$220 for xm5's

[west hornet]

apples anc is my favorite that ive tried so far

[cyan basalt]

https://tenor.com/view/fozzy-bear-fozzie-muppets-jokes-dad-joke-gif-16043362

[west hornet]

[calm cobalt]

depends on your preferenace

I personally like bright headphones as a set that resolves very well is able to make higher pitched instruments stand out

The green line is the frequency response of the current headphones I use and the blue are the 6XX's

circled in yellow is the peak that gives my headphone that "bright" characteristic as the 3k-4k Hz range is where most the harmonics for the higher pitched notes from varying different instruments reside giving it a brighter "tone"

[ivory fable]

Ironically they make the worst headphones out of the xm4s and qc lineup

Heavy as metal headphones

Nononomo

[calm cobalt]

circled in red is the bass rolloff the 6XX's have but I'm not sure if this is even audible as I haven't tried them and there are very few instruments that produce a sound that low

[west hornet]

apples software is probably the best. in terms of sound im not really sure what to say xD airpods pros i really liked, airpods max i preferred for comfort but sound was just ok. xm4's I thought were a little bloated in the bass and qc I haven't tried for long enough lol

[ivory fable]

You think the airpods max are comfy?

Isn't there weight slightly under a car

[calm cobalt]

why would you pay $550 for a closed back headphone lmao

[west hornet]

for me they were comfortable. Probably the headband that made up for some of the weight but id be concerned about that headband for long term. the xm4's for me comfort wise were just a little too shallow

[west hornet]

I do have a pair of 900usd closed backs on my desk rn

[calm cobalt]

what are they?

[ivory fable]

Fair enough

[west hornet]

aeon 2 noires

[calm cobalt]

oh those

I didn't try them the last time I went to demo a bunch of headphones for some reason

[west hornet]

they sound decent but the treble is a little too harsh for me. I really enjoyed the planar driver for electronic music but I still think I will be returning them in favor of the meze 109s since i also listen to a lot of instrumental music where i prefer the dynamic drivers

[calm cobalt]

Hmmm

there is actually a peak in the 5-7kHz range but that would only amplify the highest of frequencies most instruments aren't capable of reaching as there's a dip between 2-4kHz range which is where the highest notes and harmonics reside

do take what I say with a grain of salt as FR charts are also flawed when it comes to giving us an accurate representation of how the transducer reacts to signals

However I will say that brighter headphones are less forgiving with the source chain that you use as low quality components can produce sibilance that's amplified by the transducer causing high pitched sounds to have a hiss to it

[west hornet]

tbh I never looked at the measurements to either lol. but the peaks do disturb me for some recordings. I'm a little sensitive to the upper range and in acoustic recordings its a lot of room noise or unwanted sounds coming in that im not a fan of

as for source i usually was on either a motu m2, btr7 or schiit stack

[calm cobalt]

I'd suggest trying a different stack

zen can and zen dac is a good option

[west hornet]

ehh that's also the reason im going with the mezes. im not really in the market for more listening equipment and so far the mezes sounded great with almost anything I plugged them into. I want to take it easy now lol

[calm cobalt]

yeah they're very forgiving

and also extremely comfortable lol

[west hornet]

indeed. although the clamping force can be a bit much after a long listening session

[calm cobalt]

interesting

[thick garden]

What'd be the best way to get GPS on a device without one? I've saw some usb-gps receivers selling for 25€, are there any alternatives? Possibly cheaper ones

[desert heath]

https://www.dyson.com/headphones/zone/announcement

hm?

[ivory fable]

dyson mask tho

[calm cobalt]

im somewhat leaning to the 560s now lol

just cuz i will be gaming, listening to music, watching tv and being on phone w friends (i alr have a separate mic)

so im not sure yet

[cyan basalt]

https://www.sennheiser-hearing.com/en-US/p/hd-560s-refurbished/cl80crbfi0icx0buljlffayr9/

$99 refurbished from Sennheiser directly

The ones I bought were brand new

The clamping force was pretty tight when I first got them, but after about a day or two, they loosened up

[neon root]

Mousepad on da door

[white flame]

ok but why tho

[gaunt forge]

Is it now a doorpad?

[neon root]

cause i can

and ye

most optimal way of using a mousepad\

[ivory fable]

For optimal dragging mouse down, accelerated by gravity

[feral egret]

thx :D

[gaunt forge]

i can only imagine someone with a giant monitor, with a mousepad attached to it, playing something like COD

I will buy a stupid expensive mouse if I see someone getting high ranks with a wallpad

[gaunt forge]

oh yeah if anyone wanted to know, the xm2we came out

wireless claw grip mouse

[timber ridge]

need the viper ultimate mini to drop already

waiting on that

[gaunt forge]

probably gonna wait on that for awhile tbh

[timber ridge]

ye

[gaunt forge]

other companies have minis but that elusive viper mini

[timber ridge]

i dont needa upgrade, but im jus bored of my current mouse

[gaunt forge]

pro tip, stop looking after 2 mice

[timber ridge]

tru

[gaunt forge]

dont join us with 6+ mice

[timber ridge]

i have an old delux m800 or watever but i ahvent touched it in like a year or so

2 should be enough for me

[desert heath]

Yeah, they do look nice

I might consistently poke Wreedheid for one

and I'm in the 6+ group already

[plain bone]

Does anyone know of any white speakers that are good that l can place on my desk?

[west hornet]

how much were you looking to spend

[calm cobalt]

What do u guys think of the Victrola roadie?

It was $35

[mental brook]

anyone got a picture of the windows 10 background but the 4 window squares are png?

[modest coral]

Anyone know of a peripheral that can attach to the mouse to stop my wrist from dragging on the desk when i move the mouse?

i want to glide my wrist as smoothly as the mouse itself so i can aim better

[gaunt forge]

I don't know, but do some research into one of these maybe

https://www.amazon.com/DELTAHUB-Carpio-2-0-Right-Handed-Anti-Fatigue/dp/B098PD9LSC/ref=asc_df_B098PD9LSC/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=532866270892&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=1406685235418732441&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=1013848&hvtargid=pla-1456711021606&th=1

[timber ridge]

you can get a wrist sleeve or some

[neon root]

for gaming id just recommend a sleeve of some sort instead. for normal just daily use or office work then the thing that hoonigan sent would be good

[obsidian cypress]

I don't know much about speakers. Am I supposed to use a sound bar with speakers or just one or the other?

Also are the Razer nomus good?

[white flame]

If you're going for surround sound or at least a wide sound stage you can do both and spread them out but otherwise a sound bar is enough

[west hornet]

soundbars are usually designed as a all in one solution rather than an addition to a surround setup

[cyan basalt]

I remember the first time I watched a movie with surround sound, Saving Private Ryan

I was blown away

I thought anime only had mono audio?

Haha

Theo buys a lot of things that he doesn't use lol

That's pretty big

You can always use it for halloween and project ghosts in your windows lol

[neon root]

I’m only like 2 years and a second version late but yeet, xm1r finally achieved. Can finally use the glass skates I bought for this mouse

[obsidian cypress]

Are the Razer Nommo Pro and the Leviathans good? I'd like to keep all my peripherals in the same ecosystem if possible.

[timber ridge]

How you like it

[neon root]

havent used it yet

[west hornet]

I wouldn't worry about ecosystem. the less software dependent the product is, the better

[obsidian cypress]

My sound and rgb is all in the razer eco-system at the moment. But in anycase, are the Razer Nommo Pro good?

[pale cosmos]

They're expensive

I definitely feel like you could find something nicer for that price

[cyan basalt]

deathadder v2 mini is $15 on amazon

[pale cosmos]

Jesus christ

[cyan basalt]

nvm

now it's $18

https://www.amazon.com/Razer-DeathAdder-Mini-Gaming-Mouse/dp/B08B3K9K6P/

[pale cosmos]

Jesus christ

[obsidian cypress]

holy $#!T the price difference between the Razer Nommo and Nommo Pro is massive.

$145 for Nommo and $510 for the pros.

[west hornet]

I haven't personally tried any of razers speakers but I wouldn't expect much from them. the only razer audio product I have used and not instantly hated was the blackshark v2s

[pale cosmos]

Nommo's are pre-Blacksharks so yeah

[obsidian cypress]

That's what I have, the pro version at least. Has and is continuing to serve me well 😄

[pale cosmos]

I'm told the nommo's are alright but I definitely would believe in a better alternative

Especially when you consider they usually sell things with a brand tax

[obsidian cypress]

👀 yes.

[west hornet]

I've still been meaning to try the micca rb42's that come around that price. heard good things but i have no more money atm 😦

[obsidian cypress]

From experience Razer's products have been serving me well so I was thinking if it keeps it in the same eco-system and the speakers they make are decent I wouldn't mind being loyal.

[pale cosmos]

If you wanted to consider a razer speaker

[obsidian cypress]

My budget for speakers not now as I am currently planning couple months in advance is $300 roughly.

[pale cosmos]

I believe the leviathan v2 is good

But it's usb-c only

And again, razer tax

[obsidian cypress]

I can go up to $400 tops.

[obsidian cypress]

Lemme double check if my Z790 Aorus Elite Ax has a usb C slot.

Also is USB C only a bad thing?

[pale cosmos]

For a speaker? Yes

[west hornet]

I managed to get my kali lp6 pair for about 300usd few months ago and they sound

although with the stands and interface it costed me like 500

[obsidian cypress]

Also sound is very important to me so I am willing to go on the more expensive side if it means better sound. I have very good hearing.

okay good, my board does have a USB C.

[west hornet]

if sound is very important and you don't have much space constraints I would look at some nearfield studio monitors personally as long as you can figure out how to connect to pc no issue. I just think even razers top end is not very impressive

[obsidian cypress]

Space isn't much of a concern, I am that one guy with the like 5 foot deep desk. But what do you mean by nearfield studio monitors?

You mean replacing my monitor?

[west hornet]

These are 6” nearfield monitors i use

Don’t mind the wire mess

[obsidian cypress]

......

I think mess is a understatement but okay.

[west hornet]

lmao I never had time to get rid of the unnecessary cables and cable manage everything

[obsidian cypress]

are the monitors the gargantuan speakers?

[west hornet]

yes xD

[obsidian cypress]

ahh okay, I just call those monitors speakers so I was confused.

Honestly that might be a bit overkill for me.

I think a soundbar or desk speaker would be better suited for me.

[west hornet]

lol i have long listening sessions and do some audio editing so i went out a bit

[tight pulsar]

everything about this is a mess

[west hornet]

hey be nice nachos

that is first i hear from you in a while xD

[tight pulsar]

i talk occasionally

[west hornet]

maybe i shouldn't show what under my desk looks like

[obsidian cypress]

Soundbars how do they work exactly to let you tell left from right?

[tight pulsar]

what are the headphones in the middle? don't recognize them

[west hornet]

the ones on top of the ngnl light novel? meze 109 pros

[tight pulsar]

of course it's ngnl

[west hornet]

sound bars are usually all in one. so they have separate drivers on the left and right side and some even have speakers top firing to give some height to whatever you are watching

the height and such is where you start seeing the atmos branding on soundbars but they are more designed for theater. Im not entirely sure if games even support height speakers

[west hornet]

of course it has to be I got to keep the theme going

ngnl poster and figures comes later

[tight pulsar]

is the light novel censored at all

[west hornet]

welll what do you consider censored

[tight pulsar]

less censored than the show

[obsidian cypress]

is that why the nommo pros cost $570?

[west hornet]

one page may be a bit less censored

[tight pulsar]

ic

[obsidian cypress]

They have the atmos branding and a sub woofer.

[tight pulsar]

i need to catch up on my shows sometime

[west hornet]

having a product thx and dolby certified does cost money in licensing fees

[west hornet]

w wouold you like tto see

[obsidian cypress]

Preferably I'd like to stay within the $300 range for speakers.

[tight pulsar]

uh sure i guess

[obsidian cypress]

https://www.razer.com/gaming-speakers/Razer-Leviathan-V2-Pro/RZ05-04160100-R3U1

Thinking about this one, thoughts?

[queen sigil]

razer kinda known for having bad audio

and low quality products

[obsidian cypress]

Product > Brand.

[queen sigil]

i mean

their headsets are all bad

so idk why their speakers would be crazy

[obsidian cypress]

Ehhhh, we've had very different headset experiences then.

Personally I love their Blackshark V2 Pro but anyways, let's not get into one of those types of arguements. The soundbar how is it?

[queen sigil]

well in my experience (besides them being really hot and heavy) they have really muddy bass

and not much more besides that

[obsidian cypress]

We have polar opposite experiences, xD.

[queen sigil]

well have you tried anything nicer than razer headphones

[obsidian cypress]

https://www.razer.com/gaming-speakers/Razer-Leviathan-V2-Pro/RZ05-04160100-R3U1

Specs wise is this soundbar good or bad? (yes I am aware of the brand tax which I don't mind paying if it keeps everything in the same eco-system).

or this
https://www.razer.com/gaming-speakers/Razer-Leviathan-V2/RZ05-03920100-R3U1

[queen sigil]

i mean buy it if you like the brand and rgb

u said ur willing to pay more for the brand so who cares

[gaunt forge]

yall think ali express is fine to buy tech like keyboards?

im looking at thishttps://www.aliexpress.us/item/3256804495355021.html?spm=a2g0o.productlist.main.119.562414b8msxiRO&algo_pvid=b069e9ef-14d9-4f95-a800-e3481bf5a855&algo_exp_id=b069e9ef-14d9-4f95-a800-e3481bf5a855-59&pdp_ext_f=%7B%22sku_id%22%3A%2212000031389520646%22%7D&pdp_npi=2%40dis%21USD%2171.98%2153.98%21%21%21%21%21%4021021b4716741881351157568d0688%2112000031389520646%21sea&curPageLogUid=k7569JPwEX0r

[white flame]

It's fine usually if the seller is good

Just takes a while to ship sometimes

[floral lake]

^

[white flame]

I get most of my replacement GPU fans from there

[gaunt forge]

cool thats perfect

at this point, im ok with long shipping

[desert heath]

I mean... enough official sellers on there as well

[gaunt forge]

i swear to god the way i type makes me feel like i forgot all the english i've learned all my life

[white flame]

The evolution of language is a funny thing. Casual speech and slang become accepted and more common until it's officially words and phrases.

As long as the person you're communicating with gets the correct idea of what you're trying to say, it doesn't matter all that much.

[wanton burrow]

For non-gaming keyboard stuff aliexpress has waaayy more stuff than amazon

[white flame]

Indeed, it's easier for the factories that manufacture them to sell on there

[wanton burrow]

Oop it's a redragon

[desert heath]

I mean, advantage is companies like Redragon, Hexgears, Akko and so on selling on there directly

as well as vendors like kbdfans

[wanton burrow]

Welp if it's what u specifically want then aliex can ship slower but has more options

[desert heath]

my ACR75 top came from Aliexpress because it had stock while their German site didn't

[gaunt forge]

I still feel ify on the fact that it's redragon

but this keyboard has all the features I want

shouldn't combust or be irreparably broken right?

[white flame]

Nah

Seller has 98.8% positive rating too

Keep in mind it looks like it's a zone-lit rgb so you can't do individual keys different colors. Mine does the same, it's not bad or anything just something to note.

[gaunt forge]

not interested in rgb for once in my life luckily

[wanton burrow]

If u can spare $50 more therecs keychron V1 that has knob and reprogrammable keys, should be waaaay better

It's not a flat board tho, but i think they have a new lineup again that's a flat board recently

[ivory fable]

Keychron do a good variety yeah

[gaunt forge]

Looks ok, but I want the numpad for...reasons.

Might replace my main with a keychron though. I have some E-yooso keyboard idk

[mortal ledge]

yeah it isnt great

[obsidian cypress]

Is $600 enough to setup a good 7.1 channel speaker system?

Doesn't need to be Razer.

[tepid lake]

Hi guys im looking for a new wireless mice, i never used one before lol i had the Glorious Model D but i want to change to wireless

Im looking for an ergo mouse

I see the Pulsar Xlite V2 and looks nice, budget friendly and good shape. What do you recommend?

[daring zenith]

You could just go for model d wireless but orochi v2 is another option

[gaunt forge]

If you are willing to order international, the Ninjutso Origin One X is 48$ on Maxgaming

[plain thorn]

Recommend me a great gaming monitor. My budget is 350. Thanks

[daring zenith]

What GPU do you have?

1440p is neat but it's not the best experience if you can't run it well

[plain thorn]

asrock rt 6900xt oc formula

[daring zenith]

Simple good option to start
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0949KL83T

Price is really good for it rn

[white flame]

$300 rn

X27Q is a good cheap option but if you can afford it M27Q is a good bit better https://www.rtings.com/monitor/tools/compare/hp-x27q-vs-gigabyte-m27q/27159/19668?usage=3623&threshold=0.10

[daring zenith]

M27q is nicer but right now I can't bring myself to say that its worth 100$ more lol

[white flame]

Out of the options closer to that ~$300 price range it's a decent deal still. Too bad it's not as low as it got before.

[shadow bane]

X27q is a great monitor, not saying whether or not I'd buy m27q over it or not. Got mine for $175 after tax

[timber ridge]

its good, ninjutsu or watever has some options too

so does vaxee and zowie

[tepid lake]

thank you very much guys i will be searching one of those

[calm cobalt]

speaker system?

do you know what a 7.1 speaker system is?

[obsidian cypress]

7 speakers, and 1 sub woofer correct?

3 front, 1 on the left/right, and 2 behind for the speakers and a subwoofer up front.

[west hornet]

Its 2 for left and right, 1 center, 2 surround, 1 sub and the last 2 are usually either overheads or height left and right speaker pairs. But a surround system is likely out of budget considering the receivers are usually 300-500usd alone on the lower end

[snow briar]

https://youtu.be/olaFPhZmZu0 2000$ and tons of work

[obsidian cypress]

I see, what speakers do you recommend within about $400 that I can over time build into a full surround system?

[calm cobalt]

I don't think you should consider a 7.1 or even a 5.1 they're way outside of your budget and I'm assuming you don't have much experience with speakers as you would need to invest more into other pieces of hardware in order to make it work.

You also have to consider that the tracks and movies you're planning to watch has to be mixed in 7.1 for it to work aswell

[obsidian cypress]

Gotcha.

Speaker systems are they upgradable? Like can I get 2 speakers now and over time buy more of those speakers to make say a 5.1 system?

[calm cobalt]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=olaFPhZmZu0

basically what @snow briar sent

[west hornet]

i mean ye you can hook up 2 speakers to a receiver and set it up to only use stereo

[snow briar]

dms got me acknowledgment

You could also just do a couple of bookshelf speakers and work your way up from there

[neon cape]

Have a question that I hope someone with a steam deck can answer. I'm trying to buy a mini RGB keyboard for my steam deck. Need the RGB due to my eyesight. Steam deck is Bluetooth capability, but majority of keyboards are wireless 2.4g.Does it matter if wireless or Bluetooth?

The keyboard that comes built in is horrible, as it has no function keys.

Moved this from the wrong channel I asked in.

[snow briar]

Both 2.4 and Bluetooth work on steamdeck, just double checked with a buddy using a Bluetooth and wireless keychron kb

[neon cape]

Thanks for the info. For a hot item like the Steam Deck, you would think Steam would either put up a Discord or group channel for it. It's a really nice portable gaming system, just a tad difficult to find info on getting hardware for it.

[snow briar]

Ah, well it’s actually more of a almost everything works item, keyboards controllers Bluetooth headphones, i haven’t run into any issues so far and neither has my buddy.

[neon cape]

The 256gb NVME, isn't an NVME. It's a mini hard drive. Can hear it start up on some of my larger games. I purchased during Xmas, three Sky Hynix P41 when they were on sale for $169, the 2tb ones, before finding out about the specifications. I'm aiming for a dock that holds an NVME, so I can at least use one.

Funny how I paid 2k to build the ultimate I9 gaming system, and haven't touched it because Im hooked on the Steam Deck. Well, shoot, that's a lie. I use it at the moment to run my game servers so I can log in through my Steam Deck. Running the server and game clients off the Steam Deck, I stopped doing, after I saw how hot it got the deck.

What I'd really like to do, is get Ultima Online and Ragnarok to run on the deck so I can connect to ServeUO or rAythena. I'm not good with Linux, but with a 2tb NVME, it's worth trying.

[snow briar]

thats probably just the cooling for the cpu, nvme's (or any decently fast storage) when running start eating cpu resources like wild

[neon cape]

The worst resource hog I ever seen, was the Amiga 2000. Ran a BBS off it, and when I purchased an 800mb SCSI HD, it took up 1/3 of my ram. Come to think of it, would be interesting to see if an Amiga emulator works on the Steam Deck. Would be fun running a BBS off it, with a few changes since I wouldnt be adding any modems.

I still have a few licenses mothballed 😂

[snow briar]

Emulators are suppose to be amazing on the steam deck, not sure about the compatibility on most

[ocean stream]

would this be the right place to ask a question about an issue I'm having with my mic?

[west hornet]

yep

[white flame]

Linux ftw

[neon cape]

Steam has a Windows emulator on the Steam deck, so titles that clearly state they don't work on Linux, mostly do run on the Steam Deck. Only one title, which is NDA, has problems with multiplayer. Client runs fine, the server portion doesn't start up, and my guess is it's most likely a NET issue.

[white flame]

If you're referring to W.I.N.E. then yes I know how far they've come

You can also just straight install Windows

[snow briar]

And if anyone’s wondering dark and darker works extremely well on low settings (on steam deck)

[neon cape]

Only problem I have, is adjusting brightness when watching movies off the Steam Deck. The brightness setting has no effect on my movies, especially ones in AVI format.

Netflix and Amazon video players seem to suffer more too.

[neon root]

i said i was gonna wait to see if they would drop lower than $240 but here they are

hd6xx, yeet

[west hornet]

[neon root]

was gonna buy them as a christmas gift for myself in december but gift buying hit my wallet before these could

time to test these on a flac file that i stole from you

only used on youtube so far

[snow briar]

How do you like them so far?

[neon root]

literally just started using them since i was gone for work but clamping force isnt done breaking in yet but its not that tight on my head but def can feel it. ear cups are suede? again just started using them so cant tell so far if they got or how hot they do get but sound wise they sound pretty good. def a bit more flat than the grado sr60x's i was using but not bad

also i have a schiit magni heresy and modi so not sure if thatll affect how you hear them with whatever youre using compared to my setup

[snow briar]

They are suede, to deal with the clamp force, extend the bands out completely and lightly bend out, readjust them put em back on repeat

I’m just on a fiio k5, a lot less invested in the headphone space. Want to hear the opinions of people with much more experience

[neon root]

cant tell if the right ear is slightly more quiet than the left or i need to clean my right ear

nvm

ear

my ear, not the headphones

[pale cosmos]

tmw headphones good enough to find the difference in ur ears

[white flame]

Oh I already know my left ear is better than my right. Side effect of deployment, gunfire damages your hearing. Normally you'd wear protection but that's not always an option.
I can tell the difference in my ears with just a cheap pair of earphones.

[pale cosmos]

[snow briar]

[little crater]

what are you cookin

[tropic mortar]

Suggestions on a good RGB headset? Currently using a Bose noise-cancelling 700. Want something to sync with the rest of my RGB and also has good sound. My Bose are great but no RGB and also issues when connecting them to my PC's Bluetooth

[timber ridge]

i dont think there is gonna be an option that will both check off the rgb and good sound box

[white flame]

I personally don't see the point of a RGB headset. Who are the lights for? You can't see them. Streamers don't use headsets, at least none with self respect.

[neon root]

Tyler1's head dent would like to speak to you

[white flame]

"none with self respect"

[gaunt forge]

Anyone know a good macropad? I'm looking into a feker one without switches but has a rotary knob

[queen sigil]

i know i can but find me 5 game focused streamers that use IEMS

u cant say that streamers dont use headsets when pretty much everybody does

[pale fulcrum]

can anyone recommend me a wirelesss gaming mouse

[neon root]

razer viper ultimate $60
razer orochi v2 $40-$44
razer viper v2 pro $142
logitech g pro x superlight $160
pulsar x2 $95
logitech g502 wireless $112-$140
fantech aria $80
cooler master mm712 $70
razer basilisk $38-$160 (depends one which on you get)
razer deathadder $50-$160 (depends on which one you get)

[pale fulcrum]

ty

[neon root]

list of different price range, shapes and weights for you to choose from

added in the viper v2 pro into the list as well since i already had the logitech g pro x superlight in there

[floral lake]

none of those has steelseries smh

[neon root]

wonder why

[floral lake]

ik they can be outdated but i like them

prime series is pretty decent

$54.99 on steelseries site rn for prime wireless

but the mini would be better tho since it has usb c

[timber ridge]

pulsar x2 mini is tempting

[neon root]

@snow briar sorry for late night ping, but more update so far with the hd6xx. headbad part/cushion for the top of my head i cant even tell its there. pretty comfy. i havent exercised the headphones to loosen the headphones because of the clamping force, theyve just been getting loose as is just from me wearing them, not squeezing my head as much. so far ive worn them for about 8 hours straight, ears dont feel hot or anything

just some slight ear fatigue which is to happen for me because of my ear sizes. left ear doesnt like over earheaphones and my right ear doesnt like on ear headphones

[west hornet]

Do i sell my 6xx

[pale cosmos]

Didn't you just get it???

[daring zenith]

Ghosty just got new closed back headphones iirc

[west hornet]

No 6xx i had for a few years now, im replacing with 109 pro

[pale cosmos]

Oh it be the wolf

[neon root]

ghosty doesnt want to match with me now that i have them 😔

[west hornet]

xD

[mellow leaf]

can someone help me register my headphones

neverminds

I was gunna look into RMAing my headphones but ive seem to have thrown the box away sad

https://www.rtings.com/headphones/tools/compare/hyperx-cloud-2-cloud-ii-wireless-vs-hyperx-cloud-alpha-wireless/19601/31700?usage=19&threshold=0.10

ah nice they both have audio while charging

thats so many days

[white flame]

Clouds are nice for the price, I have the wired myself

[mellow leaf]

yea i like the wire too until i kept stepping on it and ripping out out of my pc SPEAKING of that the cable hold up thing broke sooooooo

[white flame]

Everyone has their preferences, I prefer the latency of wired and convenience of no battery

Plus I can use the DAC for other things or when the headset dies

But if you're the type that's bad with wires by all means go wireless

[mellow leaf]

even now i be ripping my wire out of my pc bc i walked to far away with my headphones on haha

my jbl ones broke frame shifted inside the headset none of the buttons work and for a while i was using software to control the talk through and chat to game volume but one day it just stopped connecting idk why im restarted everything and stuff just wont connect

[gaunt forge]

Them Clouds are small imo

that and I have low ears, but even my friends just got stingers

[gaunt forge]

I need a dumb opinion but a valid one for my sake:

Lamzu Atlantis or Roccat Burst Pro Air?

One is high performance and the other's wired variant fits like a glove

[neon root]

for me personally id go with a lamzu atlantis but if the roccat is more to your liking then go with that. also im not sure if its with all models or just a few, but there are some problems with the lamzu because of how its built such as the back support beam kinda messes with the back mouse skate where its bulging a bit

and i think theres a few other minor problems but up to you. lighter mouse with new sensor and better switches or older sensor and heavier mouse but fits your hand how you like

[modest coral]

I love the colorway on the Leopold FC980C White Dye Sub PBT Mechanical Keyboard (AECX31) https://a.co/d/bGYzOWx but I can't find a matching mouse. Can someone help me out?

A matching retro case that has good airflow would be nice as well

I don't want a bad or old mouse, just one that matches the vintage aesthetic

[snow briar]

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01LXV001A/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_YoB9BbJ02MET6 best I could find in terms of modern

It’s definitely more of a bronze though sadly

[modest coral]

Looks great considering it's a modern one

[half sedge]

Worth?

[ivory fable]

Pretty sure g pro wireless hits that price often imo yes

[calm cobalt]

I currently have a model O wireless what’s a better mouse that’s a little bit bigger and maybe a little more ergonomic

I’d prefer wireless but not required

Also does this look good for $220 usd?

[neon root]

if you like league then ye its fine. that one goes at $50 quite a bit as pato said. if youre just looking for a good wireless mouse than razer viper ultimate would be a better deal as it seems to be sitting around the $50~$60 range often

[gaunt forge]

coating isn't quite good imo, so if you want grip tape it also covers up the LOL logo

[timber ridge]

new keebs crazy

[west hornet]

what are some nice keycaps

[gaunt forge]

What height are you looking for anyway?

[west hornet]

tbh idk how cap heights work. the keyboard has cherry switches idk if that means anything

[gaunt forge]

no how tall do you want your keycaps? if you don't care then look for cherry mx keycaps

[west hornet]

doesn't really matter. im looking at a diagram rn i guess cherry or sa caps are fine at least i think that's what they are called. know any sites i should look around or should I just look at aliexpress or something

[gaunt forge]

nah not really, i literally bought mine from amazon

look around anywhere, ali express, epomaker, kbdfans etc.

[desert heath]

most keyboards use either Cherry or OEM

but honestly, most profiles are relatively easy to get used to

it's down to preference and how much money you throw at it in the end

for example MT3 can be an awesome profile if you like something more around your fingers, but also starts around 100 usd

[west hornet]

ye basically im picking up a leopold from my friend since he is upgrading but I was thinking of switching the keycaps to something a little more fancy

[desert heath]

makes sense

main places to look at are keyboard vendors (kbdfans, novelkeys, kprepublic, eoomaker and so on), manufacturers (Akko, Drop, YMDK and so on), selling platforms (Amazon, Aliexpress and so on) and designers (omnitype and so on)

but often you can find one at the other

for example Epomaker resells Akko, and can be found on both Aliexpress and Amazon

https://www.alexotos.com/keyboard-vendor-list/

this might be useful

[west hornet]

I'll have a look ty 👍

[desert heath]

personal experience so far is just OEM, Cherry and MT3

but still

switches fascinate me more than keycaps

[tight pulsar]

leopold keycaps actually p good

[left hawk]

Anyone know much about mouse encoders? Looking to get some Green or Red TTC mouse encoders, dont know if they are good or not. Using to replace any bad encoders I have (could clean them, but cleaning them could also damage them. Have tried couple times on cleaning Omron switches and damaged them more lol).

[desert heath]

I've never heard of a green or red TTC encoder

ah, wait

looks like the green and red ones are either older or more budget ones

few things worth keeping in mind @left hawk

• installation height
• pulse signal
• installation type

you don't have to replace TTC with TTC, nor does it mean that any TTC encoder works

only issue is that I can't find the pulse signal of the red/green core on TTCs site

only of either silver/gold or completely different styles

[mental cove]

Xbox Wireless Headset – Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, and Windows 10 Devices https://a.co/d/1hUXEY4 is this a good headset?

it’s a cheaper wireless headset, seems to have positive feedback.

[shadow bane]

reccs for a USB microphone, $40-80?

I found this one, opinions? https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08KFL3SFV?

[elder current]

any reccomandations on a tall gaming office chair

[mellow leaf]

@white flame these headphones kinda weird theres like someone that talks to you says disconnected and i dont think its like an AI voice it sounds like someone talking into a mic HAHA but they also say battery life and other stuff

[shadow bane]

That's normal

[mellow leaf]

Well my old headset had none of that

[steep geyser]

Need help connecting Spectre monitor to Cobratype Titanoboa gaming computer

What type of cables do I need to stop getting no signal on monitor?

[shadow bane]

and this one does

some do some dont

[mellow leaf]

No it just had beeps for low battery

[shadow bane]

my guy

every set of headphones are differet

hell the two pairs of moonsparks i have are different

one has a human voice one has an ai voice

out of the 4 or 5 bluetooth headphones I've had, 3 of them had ai voices 2 had human voices

the one i currently have just beeps

[steep geyser]

Any help is appreciated

[shadow bane]

Hdmi or display port will likely work

Unless you're using a 15 year old monitor or gpu

The monitor likely came with cables

[steep geyser]

The monitor is brand new

[shadow bane]

Then there should be cables in the box

One is a power cable

That plugs into the wall and the monitor

Then either hdmi or display port from gpu to monitor

[steep geyser]

Right I have the power cord and the hdmi and when I plug it in it says no signal

Check connections

[shadow bane]

Is the pc on?

[mellow leaf]

okay

[steep geyser]

Yes

[shadow bane]

Oh

On the side or bottom of the monitor there should be buttons

One of them will change what the monitor is using as it's input

Should be symbols on or in front of the buttons

[steep geyser]

Okay let me check that out thanks

[west hornet]

you have the display cable plugged into the gpu and not the motherboard right?

[steep geyser]

Yes the port on the back of the machine

[mellow leaf]

bruh lol i opened my headphones turned them on and it said it was 50% then i ran to walmart and now they are at 70% magically charged lol

hmmmm nice

[mental cove]

^^

[calm cobalt]

no

[mental cove]

what are some good not too expensive wireless headsets

the Xbox one seems fine to me tbh, it’s not too expensive and wireless

Budget is like $120 or less

[gaunt forge]

I need an opiniion, I just got myself some low profile keycaps and they feel super strange to type on. I keep movign too fast for my brain to register a click

which keycap profile is the best for typing? aside from OEM, i have em and don't really like em

[timber ridge]

its all preference but i only use dcs and cherry

there are a few new profiles that arent too far off cherry but i didnt bother looking into it

[floral lake]

I'm no audiophile but, I myself would suggest you to get something like barracuda x 2022 and throw autoeq onto it. Don't use synapse tho, just use steelseries gg with sonar. It works well with everything

i know some of you are screaming about me reccing razer, but this budget doesn't allow much anyway

[gaunt forge]

really? a budget of $120 isn't enough?

wow ok. I've been looking at my headphones wrong

[floral lake]

to audiophiles anyway lol

most of the people deep into audio hobby prefers flat, natural sound tuning with very wide soundstage (aka open backs or bad)

also I would spend extra just because of the quality you get for going higher, but not as crazy as 1k

or not, cause most stuff lasts long enough anyway

[gaunt forge]

im just waiting till I can justify a 300$ Sony headphone

[floral lake]

if you're gaming the sony stuff are what you shouldn't get

bluetooth latency big ew

it's made for listening to music and watching vids on a phone or tablet

its features are literally required to be used with the app only

[gaunt forge]

i mean I already own a pair of gaming 2.4ghz headsets

I just want sony for plug-and-play and normal use

or literally the best wireless/anc/optional wired headset under 300

[mental cove]

wth is audioeq

[floral lake]

https://github.com/jaakkopasanen/AutoEq/tree/master/results

it's this

[mental cove]

im on Xbox

can’t lol

[floral lake]

oh xbox

[mental cove]

at least that’s what I’ll mainly be using the headset with

my series X

[floral lake]

for xbox well, you'll have to be stuck with stock sound for anything else other than the xbox wireless one

[mental cove]

I don’t care lol

[floral lake]

i would just get the xbox wireless because well, it works flawlessly with it

perfectly made for the xbox

[mental cove]

I’ve heard nothing but good about the Xbox wireless, and it’s the cheapest wireless headset I could find

im sick of wires + my current one is duct taped together atp so I need a new one LMAO

[floral lake]

can just easily throw on autoeq if you do plug it into phone

[mental cove]

what is it, just an equalizer?

[floral lake]

nah

it's a list of eq settings for all sorts of eq apps

it follows the harman curve

which is usually preferred by the ears of many

it's not objectively good in terms of "neutral" sound, but subjectively good for many

[mental cove]

no idea what this is

[mental cove]

so based of the name also it automatically sets it to these preferences?

and it has different presets for different things, you’re saying

[floral lake]

nope

you have to know what type of equalizer you use and apply the values of the preset accordingly

[brisk light]

I use the RIG 800LX. It's MSRP is about $30 over you budget, but if you shop around you may find it for less (I did). I wear a 7 3/4 hat and have problems finding headsets that don't pinch my head. People I game with say the mic sounds ok, but it is omni directional. The game audio and chat sound good on my end. The battery life is good also. There is a switch on the puck to use it on a Windows pc also.

[neon cape]

Trying to find a Bluetooth controller that works with the steam deck that's actually Bluetooth, been one heck of a chore. The combo units that are both RF and Bluetooth, won't work right over here. Something the airport is transmitting, the RF picks up and at first I thought it was being ignored, until you make a right direction press, and suddenly a whole lot of data gets flooded to the Steam Deck, it's annoying.

[white flame]

Bluetooth works on the same frequency as 2.4GHz wireless so it's quite possible to get a lot of interference on that band

[gaunt forge]

bluetooth connection to PC is awful, trust me on that

in my own home, it disconnects about 3 times every 10 minutes

also did you say airport? I would think that using bluetooth at the airport is a bad idea...

[white flame]

My assumption was home was near enough to the airport to pick up the rather strong signals they use

[neon cape]

Im near one of the largest data hubs in CA. Just an example of how bad it can get, due to the airport, the few neighbors with automatic garage door openers, don't use remotes, but old fashioned type key cards, or numeric keypads. I'd say it was about 16 years ago when they all did this change, as something obviously was installed one day, and neighbors including myself, would freak out at waking up to our garage door openers kicking in, and these were the old very noisy 80s and 90s version. Happened all hours of day, and night. Waking up 3 am to your garage door opening, where you keep your important tools and equipment, can get quite stressful, especially when one has had past break-ins.

Thinking back on it. I can't recall anyone ever taking advantage of it to break in. The one who was breaking in and long caught, was pushing a window AC flap aside to reach in and unlock the door. That ended the night my daughter's cat tore into the arm entering the window 😂.

[gaunt forge]

Long and short, wired might be a necessity. You can probably try an Xbox dongle, but idk

[neon cape]

I'll do some more searching, someone has to have made something to void out the buffer after a year.

[white flame]

Too bad there's no controllers that operate at a higher frequency like the 6ghz band

[floral lake]

that would be cool

[shadow bane]

Hi, last time I'm going to ask about headphones (this time it's not for me). Looking for a pair of Bluetooth, noise canceling headphones. Going to mostly be used for music, theyre for someone with autism and sensory issues, so hopefully good noise canceling. Under $50 would be nice but I can go higher to around $100

Also good "cushions" or whatever the pars on them are called, if possible

I can always change them myself

[olive smelt]

good light weight mouse claw grip

under 80 usd

same with Koss 155524 UR40 Collapsible Over-Ear Headphones
are thgey good pc headphones

[neon root]

fantech aria, cooler master mm712, razer orochi v2, gwolves hati hts (just about any of these however their qc is a bit questionable at times). depending on your definite of lightweight; hyperx pulsefire haste/wireless (i only recommend if its on sale for either one), endgame gear xm1r, razer viper ultimate

[olive smelt]

qc?

[neon root]

quality control

[olive smelt]

oh

oh

[olive smelt]

the haste is good for claw grip/

[neon root]

all of those should be depending on your hand size

[olive smelt]

finger tip from palm ios 6 inches

[calm cobalt]

https://www.amazon.com/FIFINE-Microphone-Adjustable-Instruments-Streaming-T669/dp/B07Y1C6GDS/ref=sr_1_1_sspa?

Worth it for $42.49? (29% off)

And if I do get it, what's some good budget headphones to pair with it?

I would like to stay under $50

Doesn't have to be super good, just don't want Dollar General garbage

[mellow leaf]

hand

[plain bone]

Anyone know of any white speakers that would be good to put on my desk?

[mellow mulch]

Does anyone have a good wireless upgrade to go to from the g400/mx518?

Everything I've searched for has come up with trade offs

[torn hatch]

where should i get a 47” desk?

[neon cape]

I'm noticing an issue with some games on the steam deck, with Xbox and keyboard controllers, and curious if there is a work around. When a controller or keyboard goes to sleep, it falls off the available peripherals, until you press something to wake them up. The steam deck is actually pretty good at seeing this, and puts that item back into Immediate use. On the other hand, a good amount of programs that are still running, no longer see the item that went to sleep, despite the Deck itself showing it's there. Anyone find a work around, other than closing and reloading the program back up so it sees the item again?

[white flame]

Any workaround would be application specific

[obsidian cypress]

Does anyone here have experience with the Keikk 2200Pro graphic tablet? I am thinking about getting it to replace my XP-Pen Artist Pro 15.6in that got stolen.