peripherals-and-displays

[spark loom]

I know this isn’t the exact server for this question, but I am having sound issues on my PC. I use an Elgato Wave 3 Microphone and Elgato Wave Link and my inputs/outputs are all messed up. Kind of complicated, but if my stream can hear it, I can’t and vice versa. It seems I can’t get my headphones to work through the Elgato Wave Link software. I am at work but if anyone wants to help me later on, that would be great. I used to have it working a couple weeks ago but something happened to mess it up. Let me know if you can help out. I am on windows 11 and everything is updated. Thanks.

[west hornet]

I haven't personally used the software but when you get a chance post a screenshot of the wavelink configuration so we can see if there are any oddities

[calm cobalt]

Hey all can anyone recommend a good pair of speakers 250USD max

[snow briar]

https://www.polkaudio.com/en-us/product/home-speakers/bookshelf/signature-elite-es15/300363.html?dwvar_300363_color=Black

Oh they left the server

[floral lake]

they always do this

on and off in the server

[gaunt forge]

Bruh

[high badge]

Honestly
The new 32" 4k 240hz OLED that's gonna come from Asus
Kinda fire

I'd rock it (tho maybe not with a 6700XT)

[queen sigil]

i mean depends what ur doing

i would never run a 32 in for any shooter

32in is around that size where its just kinda impractical

[ivory fable]

imo 27" is the sweetspot

[timber ridge]

27 is the sweet spot

I wish current 27in oleds were a tad bit better tho

[upbeat portal]

anyone have good suggestions for headsets? been rocking the g935 wireless for two years, they finally bit the dust

preferably wireless but not necessary really

just looking for something similar, maybe with a better mic

but audio quality more important

(Honestly don’t care if the mic is mid cause I’ll likely invest in a dedicated mic later)

[west hornet]

pc38x is popular choice for headset in wired realm. I'm not a huge fan of wireless but the audeze maxwell actually looks very interesting if you could afford it

[upbeat portal]

299 not bad yeah (I’m looking to do voice acting alongside gaming so it might just warrant the price) if it goes on sale I’ll definitely see if I can grab it

[west hornet]

im not sure how the mic quality stacks up to competition but the maxwell is pretty new and getting a lot of attention as it apparently has surprisingly good audio quality for music while having very good precision for gaming. also the fact that it includes bluetooth, 2 different pairs of mics in case you go out in public, and a 80hr battery life

[upbeat portal]

Runs over Bluetooth and not a dongle?

[west hornet]

it can do both

[upbeat portal]

Gotcha (I dunno if it’s true but I’ve assumed that the dongle = lower latency although again, idk)

[west hornet]

yup, you got the right, bluetooth has pretty high latency. Would only use when you have your phone going out on the commute or something

[upbeat portal]

Gotcha

Okay Ill look further into the Maxwell then, I really only need the mic for gaming, and for voice acting later on I’ll likely look into a dedicated mic

[west hornet]

sure thing, whenever you do decide to look into dedicated mics feel free to ask. I have a fair bit of equipment and experience in audio recording

[upbeat portal]

Appreciate it bro 🙏

[upbeat portal]

@west hornet Looked at it on rtings today, passive soundstage and imaging are sub-par, their definitions for the two are a little bit technical, but from what I can understand it’s mainly to do with perception of stereo audio?

(I know you said you’re experienced in audio recording but I’d reckon I’d ask anyways

[west hornet]

I’m not sure how much i would trust rtings. Ofc I don’t personally have it so i can only look at what others say which is basically: there appears to be some software kinks, soundstage is decent which is particularly surprising given it is a closed back headphone. ANC and passthrough is not going to be as refined as competition especially with apple. Again this is really something if you want wireless, if you don’t mind wires there are some better options out there

[upbeat portal]

Rtings seems to be pretty reputable and thorough but it gave it a huge score and corrected a previous error regarding latency that Audeze corrected in a response themselves

[west hornet]

I heard a few users say they had mic and other issues on pc but some think it was only on pc leading to believe it was software, others thought it could be the unit. If I were ever to look for a wireless headset that would probably be it since it can double as on the go headphones my only personal complaint is it being wireless means it's not the same experience when wired into higher end amps but that's an issue few would complain about id imagine as it does have an aux input

[hearty schooner]

any recommendations for wireless wifi adapter?

[floral lake]

intel ax200

or anything with intel chip

unless you meant usb wifi, then i have no reccs

[pale cosmos]

Ax200 kit with antennas and stick it in an m.2 slot

[upbeat portal]

Here’s what I found on rtings in regards to imaging

Seems like they might have had a quality control issue and they just got a poorly matched set of drivers,

So it’s probably better than represented in terms of imaging (cause they literally show the maxwells having some of the worst phase mismatch they’ve tested)

[west hornet]

yeah at least they corrected it. only question is if they fixed the qc issues for mass production and hope that anyone that bought the unit with such issue can notice it

[upbeat portal]

Mhm

I’m gonna dig and see if Audeze mentioned anything about it

They did, if you’re curious ( https://support.audeze.com/hc/en-us/articles/15231790928141-Maxwell-latency-and-RTings-measurements )

seems like rtings corrected the latency but stuck with their methodology for the phase mismatch which manufacturer claims to be flawed

either way seems like this isn’t a massive issue so I’m relatively comfortable now going with the maxwells lol

[west hornet]

I’m interested to know more about how they test the latency, they are right that windows drivers can at times add an absurd amount of latency but i wonder if they know and calculate that in their final numbers

[upbeat portal]

Yeah

[neon root]

gonna be trying out the sospacers to see how they are and if theyre worth it over normal grip tape

also got that gaming rizz

maybe a woman will actually talk to me

[gaunt forge]

The rizz bro

im actually curious how the mousepad works

let us know how it feels!

[tight pulsar]

stop buying $50 mousepads! just practice more

[ivory fable]

50$ for a mouse pad is outrageous

[shadow bane]

Most I've paid for one is $10

[wide narwhal]

Since my 60-65% board stopped working on a row of keys I have been using some really bad $35 Redragon board that I'd clicky, 10 keyless (I think?) And wired, it doesn't feel right it is to large for my desk bla bla bla, so being a few minutes away from micro center I went to see what they have, I also needed to pick up a micro SD card anyways for something else. For a 60-65% board can I do better then the draconic pro for under $60? It can be bare bones o have key caps and customs switches anyways. Also this keyboard has the arrow keys at the wasd function layer, any way to change that back to by the shift key like on my other board?

[shadow bane]

Take a look at keychron k1

I think that's 65% and around $50? Don't quote me on that

[queen sigil]

50$ mousepad just to be average at game

[queen sigil]

tldr not trna read all that

[neon root]

stop paying $100+ for keyboards! just type some more

[neon root]

basically $100 for a keyboard

trackpad gamer tho ong

[tight pulsar]

nah i got a mouse

i hate trackpads

[west hornet]

seeee that's a 500usd+ keyboard!!! i mean sure it comes with a mini pc alongside it but it's the keyboard you are paying for!!!

[neon root]

ghosty gets it

[gaunt forge]

Real tech geeks buy peripherals more expensive than the pc itself

[west hornet]

[queen sigil]

uhm uhhh

lowkey hard to have a pc more expensive

if ur including all periphs

chair- 200
mouse - 150
keyboard - 300
monitor-450
audio- 200

[gaunt forge]

Mmmmm quality and quantity

[timber ridge]

what typa pad is the rizz pad?

[neon root]

have no idea honestly, forgor what its suppose to be but im gonna assume something similar to hien

[timber ridge]

ic

i picked up a saturn pro from the drop

lowkey didnt want xsoft but dont feel like waiting

[neon root]

i missed out on the drop for the saturn pro and then they had a secondary mini restock which i also missed out

[timber ridge]

im hoping i like it

lgg order was a bit expensive, its cheaper for me to order of a CA vendor even tho im in US

[wide narwhal]

?

My RKroyal keyboard stopped working on the J, U and 7 key plus the M key is bad led the J key stopped working because I ripped the pad off the rest idk?

Anyways I got this reddragon one and since I can't go without any keyboard but the function layer is all there just not what I would like. Is there a way to use software and change the function layer to the way it is on the old keyboard on the new one and transfer the switches and the key caps as well?

That photo is misleading the one not next to the Redragon thing (key cap disassembler) is the RKroyal

[queen sigil]

bros typing an essay

tryna meet that 2000 word req

[gaunt forge]

Maybe Redragon has a software, but given that it is Redragon, I doubt they have any software allowing macro-keys to be modified

https://www.redragonzone.com/pages/download

[glass bear]

@neon root im getting a free aj199

💀

[gaunt forge]

wait how?!

[glass bear]

made a new temu account

and they gave me it for free

[gaunt forge]

oh g od

[glass bear]

lul

[gaunt forge]

btw is the website actually worth it? I got hacked by some Temu scammers so im concerned

[glass bear]

ive bought stuff off there a few times

the quality of the stuff on there itself actually isnt bad

its just that most of it you dont really need

that being said i got a backpack for $8

and ive gotten multiple compliments for it

of all things

[queen sigil]

its shadier than aliexpress not as bad as wish imo

[gaunt forge]

Shame there isn't anything i want on the website

[glass bear]

really?

[gaunt forge]

but cool

[glass bear]

id say its less shady than ali

[queen sigil]

no their like "free" stuff is ghetto also the app is like every other chineese app where it borders on spyware

[glass bear]

free as in

ill see if the mouse is legit when it comes in but overall its supposedly good

[queen sigil]

like the "free switch" and stuff like that

[glass bear]

oh yeah

definitely

selling stuff like that for free they literally cant be profitable

no chance

[crude orchid]

How'd you do that 😭 I have to keep inviting people to get free stuff, I'm like burnt out, I've gotten so many free things to the point I have no one else to share too

[crude orchid]

No cause this is true, I have a honeycomb mouse from temu, and it's genuinely really high quality, it's been my main mouse

And it looks Hella nice too, and it has no spin out it's genuinely insane how good this mouse is

[high badge]

Okay I am really eyeing the MAG274QRF-QD

I can get one for 180k HUF like right now, brand new in box
Worth it?

[glass bear]

LMFAO Im not down bad enough to send people links

I just made a new account and it said new user gift

[neon root]

gaming rizz

surface and speed are nothing like hien

[pale cosmos]

wth

wait

glue?

[neon root]

pretty slow and controlled

[neon root]

no, thats just how sticky the base of the mousepad is

poron

[pale cosmos]

wtf

[neon root]

honestly feeling out this mousepad, i dont really have anything like it

kinda like it kinda dont

my sappire dots and superglides are basically super slow and sticking to the mousepad. normal ptfe skates on my lamzu are still slow but not sticky

tiger ice skates are faster but still very controlled

[pale cosmos]

btw @neon root I've loved the superglides

idk if I ever mentioned it

for content accurate work tho I think I still prefer ptfe and a dpi button

[gaunt forge]

Not comparable to the Saturn?

[gaunt forge]

Wait what did you buy?

[pale cosmos]

superglides a whillleee ago for my DA V3 pro and Viper V2 pro

really nice for intended use but for most things of work, nah

like smooth strokes in photoshop is soooo nice

[gaunt forge]

Well, the mouse market is massive if you wanna switch

[pale cosmos]

I don't

I like them

[gaunt forge]

lovely

[pale cosmos]

I have other mice for ptfe

[gaunt forge]

I ended up buying 10 different mice before settling on the literal first mouse I bought

[pale cosmos]

ye, that's sorta where I am

I started with a razer mamba

[gaunt forge]

Were the superglides Glass skates?

[pale cosmos]

ye

[gaunt forge]

I've been avoiding them since I tend to ruin skates like crazy

[pale cosmos]

mine still look basically new from what I can tell hold on

[gaunt forge]

in the end I bought the most recommended ptfe skates on a Mouse discord

[pale cosmos]

Yeah I see no scratches in the reflections

Maybe I can get a better angle

[gaunt forge]

I forgot if it was the glass skates that scratch cloth or otherway around

But those should last pretty long, nice choice

[floral lake]

i simply live with stock skates

they're already dinged up by me chucking the mouse in my backpack full of stuff

like usb dongle and all

[pale cosmos]

This is difficult

Anyway it's still basically completely smooth, I see no scratches

[gaunt forge]

I can see the shine you good

[pale cosmos]

I used it with a glorious stealth

it gets like a little slippery in certain things but with the dp button to tamper it down on the fly I don't really have any troubles

and that's also what the ptfe mouse is for anyway

[gaunt forge]

actually, you can probably test how smooth of a glide those skates are with your table

[pale cosmos]

naga pro go brr

[gaunt forge]

does it slip if youy leave it alone?

[pale cosmos]

yes

well

no

but yes

my table is flat but yes it still slides

[gaunt forge]

nice

[neon root]

then... its not flat

[pale cosmos]

no like

the mouse slides at an incline but my table is flat

lol

[neon root]

rizz is slower

[gaunt forge]

Glorious Mousepad quality be like

[neon root]

kinda liking this mousepad but dont have time really to try it for any gaming

time for aimlabs

81k, 83k score in gridshot ultimate. dont know if aimlabs bases accuracy by how close to the middle of the circle you hit or if they just base it only on misses because i feel as though i was defnitely hitting center more often than normal when i wasnt under aiming

this pad definitely isnt great for me as a low dpi and low sens player, arm already tired

[gaunt forge]

Don't you main a supeglide mousepad?

[neon root]

no?

ive been using the yuki aim mousepad, tenshi, razer atlas and sv control+ from freefall for the past like 2-3 months

i used the superglide for like a almost 2 months alongside with 2 other mousepads

im constantly switching around

[pale cosmos]

honestly between it being the right size for my desk and being super easy to clean, I appreciate it

I know it's not the best tho

[snow briar]

It is the best don’t let them tell you otherwise xxxxl glorious pad owners rise up ✊

[neon root]

i cant with xxl or larger mousepads, i need that separation between my mouse space and keyboard. i had a xxl mousepad and id just keep bonking my keyboard because i didnt know where or how far to put my keyboard from my mouse

[pale cosmos]

ah

[snow briar]

Ah yeah I could see that issue… I just like the uniform surface

[pale cosmos]

it's big, wide, and stealth has no annoying logo

[gaunt forge]

I was opposite, a small mousepad resulted in my keyboard hitting the edge of the mousepad

[pale cosmos]

[gaunt forge]

oh and lack of space for me to move my mouse

Only downside of my xxl is the fact that I can't really write on it for school stuff

[snow briar]

It comfy on the wrist, it’s huge and covers most of my desk surface

[neon root]

god i hate this, i cant use discord on my phone because i have to verify my phone number but it wont let me message my phone to verify it, damn app

i have to send the image from my phone to my pc and then send it here

[snow briar]

Data at work is crap so that took like 12 minutes to send

[neon root]

@gaunt forge i sent this in gen chat im pretty sure so you probably didnt see it and it was like a couple weeks ago but ye, i dont have much room to take pictures

original image size exceeded what i could send. discord is so ass

[gaunt forge]

on the floor...

[neon root]

yessir

i really dont have space to take pictures

[gaunt forge]

hurts my soul (even if I soldered and burned my own)

Still debating on glass mousepads, but I got a Walhaut and Traigun for 10 bucks each so im done with mousepads

for now...

[neon root]

that drawer to the left where the coke is, i have 2 foam boards on it and thats what i use as my area for photography

[gaunt forge]

I mean it works don't it?

I don't even bother cleaning all the junk on my desk when I take pics

[neon root]

obviously not cause i had to put my mousepads on the floor for the picture

[gaunt forge]

well thats on thing

I don't even have leg room, i'd have to photograph on my bed

[neon root]

i clear it off for when i need to do pics but otherwise its where my other stuff sits

[west hornet]

You can always try doing a multi shot and stitching it together as a pano in some software

[upbeat portal]

okay so first impressions are extremely dissapointing if not saddening

one reddit post basically summed it up

theres actually zero depth

just literally no bass

my old G935s sounded 100x better out of the box lmao 😭

ok after some EQ its getting a decent bit better

its really clear its just the bass

is reallly lacking

(without EQ)

Planar magnetic just doesnt seem to have that bass slam but its getting there with hella EQ

now that lower is boosted its still very clear tbh

so far not bad, out of the box was bad

but changing a few settings in windows and EQ seems to have really improved it overall

[west hornet]

Very difficult for me to say when they compare to a hyperx calling it full, those headsets are no where near full. It’s interesting though because out of most headphones I’ve tried the planars usually had some of the best slam, but some planars especially closed ones have a little too much high end, to the point where they include filters to limit the higher frequencies. You can always return.

I am however more intrigued to hear it now, some people have very different standards, Personally I’ve never heard a single headphone from a gaming company like razer, corsair, logitech, hyperx that sounded ok, but that can just be my preference in tone

I would however watch eq presets in games, usually for “tryhard” gaming presets they boost the high frequencies and push down the lows since it is generally distracting and unnecessary for positioning in games

[upbeat portal]

ive EQ'd it now and yeah its super clear

I'm loving it

it was just really lacking punch out of the box and a little fiddling with it

has done magic

[upbeat portal]

mhm

[west hornet]

I mean like, I gotta admit I wasn’t a huge fan of planars but they are very fun for certain genres, a lot of my listening is classical and instrumental

[upbeat portal]

I mean they’re handling bass pretty well

For some reason they sound slightly better over Bluetooth on iOS?

And the mobile app is clean

[upbeat portal]

Yeah not exactly my genres but I think after listening for a bit I think it’s just that my old G935s had a lot more punch but it was definitely far less clean

So I was used to loud slightly muddied bass whereas this is super clean

but less punchy

But I’m pretty happy with em, was really worried with how they sounded out of the box 😅

[upbeat portal]

okay just listened to some Frank Sinatra, holy moly

[timber ridge]

I think I’d prefer soft over xsoft but it’s whatever

[west hornet]

Generally when I try a headphone I wear for a few weeks and then switch back to one of my previous to see how they compare

[neon root]

best to not have your address in the picture

[timber ridge]

Rip I did not see that lmao

Went straight to putting grips on

[neon root]

razer was on a good uphill climb with their mice and its just going down more and more

their keyboards are the ones going up now

[floral lake]

dayum

viper v3 for 70

[neon root]

worse though

82g and takes batteries

[floral lake]

my kinda mouse tbh

im too lazy to charge

weight isn't my concern

[regal geode]

good under $60 headset?

[tribal mesa]

love a nice heavy mouse

[tribal mesa]

https://www.newegg.com/rosewill-gx-71/p/N82E16826193142?Item=N82E16826193142 bit of a tight head squeeze but great sound quality

[floral lake]

blergh

that looks like something generic

[tribal mesa]

you can add cat ears later

[floral lake]

it's not about looks, it's about sound quality and build quality long term

[elder current]

im currently upgrading a lot in my setup and need some advice here what is a a good laptop fan cooler around 40-50 bucks and also is GTPLAYER Gaming Chair with Footrest Fabric Office Chair with Pocket Spring Cushion and Linkage Armrests, High Back Ergonomic Computer Chair with Lumbar Support Task Chair Black this chair a good chair to get

[ivory fable]

Just get an external keyboard and a laptop stand tbh, I'd recommend the high up ones, they might be called DJ laptop stands

[elder current]

I need the one that’s a fan because my asus laptop is like a frying pan

[ivory fable]

Gives a huge ergonomic advantage and gives you fresh air which is mostly the import thing

Those fan things that are close to the table wouldn't pick up much extra air imo

The fact of allowing the laptop air should be plenty

As those stands are completely empty in the middle

[elder current]

Bro I open one game and it can be a normal game nothing extensive and then boom it boosts to like 86•

[ivory fable]

86 is very normal

Laptop cpus are basically designed to boost up to 95c ish

Gpus like 85c ish iirc

[tribal mesa]

its gonna be a little toasty

[dapper adder]

are there any like, powered usb hubs with a few usb a ports, and like 1 or 2 usb c ports with power delivery

that aren't like a hundred bucks

[white flame]

C or A for the PC connection side

[dapper adder]

either one is fine

[white flame]

Actually never mind here's one with both https://www.amazon.com/Rosonway-Individual-Switches-Aluminum-RSH-A107C/dp/B0BXRY4QZ5

[dapper adder]

not for sale in canada

[white flame]

Oh Canada

I always forget that

[dapper adder]

lmao

yes, there are people who live in canada

we exist

[white flame]

Psshhh what evidence do you have of your existence

[dapper adder]

uh uhm er

maple syrup

[white flame]

Which is made in Virginia

[dapper adder]

apparently normal priced usb c and a hubs in canada don't exist lmao
i've been scrolling a good like 20 mins and haven't found one... well, i found one but that one was over 100 bucks from some unknown brand

[white flame]

Well I did find this for 60 https://www.amazon.ca/Powered-Charging-Splitter-Individual-Switches/dp/B0C8HK4N5N

I'm still looking too

This one is powered by USB PD https://www.newegg.ca/p/0J2-074K-00027

That's the best I can do it seems

Without import fees

[dapper adder]

most of the reviews are "sponsored" (well, free) so its like ehhhhhh
the one review i saw that was negative said it had poor build quality
and that review was the only review that wasn't "sponsored"

oh well

[cedar sorrel]

Im looking at UPS rn these are general specs im looking at 600 W, 1000 VA and 1000 W 1500 VA, good or overkill? Should I wait until after I get my whole setup complete and use a meter to check its stats to decide?

[cedar sorrel]

https://pcpartpicker.com/products/compare/qvVBD3,Yf92FT,6DRYcf
https://pcpartpicker.com/products/compare/TXH48d,gRGj4D,xLDzK8
These are the 6 im looking at rn

[white flame]

What are your computer specs? And is anything else going to be powered by the UPS at the same time? Without knowing that there's no way to know what specs you'll need.

[cedar sorrel]

USB-PC (Powered USB Hub Most Likely)

Headset dac
Audio interface
Streamdeck xl
Audio driver dials

Outlet Power

I9-13900k water cooler 4090 PC 1000w psu

Seperate Regular Surge Protector

3d printer ender3-v2
Google home
Lamp
Phone

[white flame]

If all that is running off the UPS at the same time you'll need more than just 1500VA/1000W

[neon root]

anime anime anime

waiting on the other gamesense mousepad i ordered now which is probably gonna arrive next week

holy its a miracle, its rolled up and it actually layed completely flat on my desk instead of having one or two sides be rolled still

[timber ridge]

I need a weeb mouse pad too ngl

[obsidian cypress]

Mind rotating the perspective a little? :]

[obsidian cypress]

I love that.

[cedar sorrel]

I moved some of the stuff off the ups and onto a separate surge protector.

[white flame]

Oh that's what you meant.
I assume you have a monitor as well? Have that plugged into the power strip too.
A good general rule is to allow for up to 20% more power than the peak you expect to use. At full power, you might expect the 13900k to use 250W, 4090 500W, the rest of the system 75W, peripherals maybe 30W. That puts your expected peak power at about 850W so including the about 20% headroom, a UPS rated at 1000W of output on a single port should work.

[cedar sorrel]

Gotcha thanks

This is the only 1000W in the lists I sent before, would this be good? Is it overpriced?
https://pcpartpicker.com/product/qvVBD3/cyberpower-cp1500pfclcd-ups-cp1500pfclcd

[white flame]

That should work. It's line interactive, has voltage regulation and noise filtering. Pretty good unit overall, and it falls right in the price range I'd expect for such a unit.

[rough valve]

recommendations for a wireless headset for xbox within a 130 dollar budget?

I'm lost on wireless gear, and after having so many headsets die of death by cable I want to be safe

[obsidian cypress]

Probably better and cheaper to pickup a headset where the cable can be replaced tbh.

[tribal mesa]

I really like my logitech g535

That's right at your price limit too

[fresh bear]

Who is try these keyboards

hyperx alloy origins 65

https://hyperx.com/products/hyperx-alloy-origins-65?variant=42329903988893

asus falchion ace

https://rog.asus.com/keyboards/keyboards/compact/rog-falchion-ace-model/

[torn abyss]

8bitdo ultimate or gulikit king kong pro 2

[torn abyss]

hello?

@pale cosmos lol

[pale cosmos]

what the heck

[pale cosmos]

@west hornet @neon root any ideas?

[west hornet]

Idk much in controller space but back when I was looking for a controller the gulikit looked very interesting

[pale cosmos]

anyone who lurks here who might know a lot?

hm, maybe @primal pawn ?

[primal pawn]

Gulikit

Wait

Uhh

Id go with 8bitdo

8bitdo is like a switch pro and xbox but gulikit is Xbox

I trust 8bitdo more but can't go wrong with either

[pale cosmos]

yeah I wasn't too sure either

cos the kong has hall effect but the 8bitdo has just overall more features

(the non BT one anyway)

[primal pawn]

8bitdo i know has very good qc

[sage creek]

hey looking to know an amp to use with beyerdynamic that work really well. beginner with amplifier and stuff!
max like 300 if possible 200$

[daring zenith]

got a dac already?

[sage creek]

so what is a dac if you talking to me

[daring zenith]

Digital to analog converter, if you're going to get a dedicated amplifier, you should either get a dedicated dac too, or get a combo dac&amp

[daring zenith]

anyways default option is schiit stack (magni+modi) still afaik
https://www.schiit.com/products

[sage creek]

Is this option like you explained on the other message

?

[daring zenith]

Magni is a decent amp, modi is a decent dac

[west hornet]

Schiit stack (magni + modi) or atom stack have been popular choices for 200usd price point

[calm cobalt]

Is the HyperX SoloCast or HyperX QuadCast worth considering or would using the HyperX Cloud II mic be better?

[west hornet]

I'd consider the solocast over the quadcast. quadcast is just too expensive for the quality you are getting.

[queen sigil]

headset mic is fine unless u wanna sound good

[obsidian cypress]

Razer Seiren V2 Pro has been pretty good in my experience.

[calm cobalt]

Is there anything you’d recommend specifically around that price range?

[calm cobalt]

I mean I don’t think headset mics are that bad but I also just don’t like have it right in my face kinda

[calm cobalt]

Interesting, I’ll check it out

[west hornet]

I will say right off the bat that practical mics will sound better the closer you are to them. Just don't want you going down the path of getting a yeti, putting it at the back of your desk and coming back asking why the echo and noise is bad

[queen sigil]

thats lowkey the biggest pro of a headset mic

its close to your mouth so it wont pick up any background noise

[calm cobalt]

Well I sit in the basement

Lot of open space

Dunno how much that effects background noise

[white flame]

You would have echo and reverb problems most likely

[calm cobalt]

Well if that’s the case there any other headsets than HyperX Cloud II y’all would recommend?

[white flame]

Very polar opposite opinions shown there. Almost like one of them is sponsored or something.

[west hornet]

lol

[west hornet]

pc38x is a pretty popular recommendation

[calm cobalt]

Is there a reason they’re $180 on Amazon?

Also is the PC37X anything similar?

[daring zenith]

get them on drop, usually around 110-120$ on sale

pc38x is better pc37x

if you want to save the money pc37x is 80$ rn

[calm cobalt]

Is the difference substantial?

[daring zenith]

with a reasonable dac and amp, yea

without, meh

[calm cobalt]

I don’t got either

Are those expensive?

[daring zenith]

dongle time

dedicated dac+amp combo units starting at around 100$

or

dongle for like 10$ on the cheap end

[calm cobalt]

Do you need the combo or can you do one or the other?

[daring zenith]

something has to do both functions

either your mobo chip

or something dedicated

so you can either rely on your mobo chip

or get better dedicated unit

or somewhere inbetween with decent dongle

[calm cobalt]

What would offer better results with a budget

I really don’t wanna spend $200+ on sound equipment

[daring zenith]

[calm cobalt]

Sooooo

PC37X and dongle?

[daring zenith]

basically

[calm cobalt]

Does it matter what dongle?

[daring zenith]

apple usb-c to 3.5mm dongle

meizu has been out of stock for a while

[calm cobalt]

Wait the Apple dongle does something and isn’t just an adapter?

Hmmm

You said DAC and AMP combos are around $100 yes?

Anything specific you’d recommend?

[daring zenith]

fulla schiit

https://www.schiit.com/products/fulla-2

[floral lake]

i do love some of the schiit they offer

[daring zenith]

same

it's some good schiit

[timber ridge]

gamer nexus vid playing in the background to top it off lmao

[high badge]

I don't believe they'd accept sponsorship from Sony on the review of a Sony product

then again I have NOT watched the video yet

so I could be wrong

and besides it can be great at a cursory glance (which Short Circuit is about) and suck under the surface

[west hornet]

Amazon has pretty significant fees for sellers so some places raise the items price on marketplace like amazon

[calm cobalt]

Odd

I tend to find some stuff a lot cheaper on Amazon at times though too

[calm cobalt]

So, PC37X?

Or PC38X

[west hornet]

amazon is home to a lot of resellers and random shell companies competing for the top results on cheaper chinese products. Most of the time it's smaller named brands/manufacturers that struggle with the fees so they try to lead their audience to other marketplaces or their own site.

[white flame]

Because the sellers save money by not having a physical location. No store front, no warehouse fees, nothing but Amazon fees.

[daring zenith]

Drop stuff is always cheaper on drop, could wait for sale though

[calm cobalt]

Hm, alright

[west hornet]

Actually this depends, there are some amazon store conglomerates that have huge warehouses for dozens of stores only sold through amazon

[calm cobalt]

Any speaker recommendations?

Anything from $30 to $120

[dapper adder]

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B075QVMBT9?tag=sogca-20&keywords=presonus%2Beris%2B3.5&geniuslink=true&th=1 oh hey presonus's studio monitors (first gen) is on sale currently (2nd gen has some improvements but first gen is good as well)
gen 2 has bluetooth if you need, but other than that, you should just get the gen 1 for a little bit of costs savings

er

actually, i was looking at the wrong thing for what changed lmao
but gen 1 was good when it came out at least

why are there no comparisons between the gen 1 and gen 2 of this LMAO i can't find any

[shadow bane]

For a dirt cheap option, amazon basics has a set for like $15 that's not awful

[dapper adder]

presonus is a reputable brand btw
and the speakers include access to their DAW (though their daw also has a free tier)

[calm cobalt]

Thank you

[calm cobalt]

Should I use a headset mic or a USB mic for streaming and if a usb mic what is recommended

[daring zenith]

It's just a matter of if your headset mic sounds good enough

[west hornet]

biggest factor is whether or not you are happy with it

[west hornet]

any keyboard people here

[queen sigil]

no

[west hornet]

Wow

My friend is looking for a keyboard under 150 that’s full size and a lighter color

[pale cosmos]

Was it, keychon c1?

I think that's the one

Maybe not the best but hotswap full size for like $90

[west hornet]

Does keychron have any white body keyboard?

[pale cosmos]

I'm not sure

I'm not really a keyboard guy

I know a guy tho

I'll ask

@west hornet he said C1 is good or GK98 but he'll double check later

C2 also exists for numpad

[pale cosmos]

@west hornet do they mind 1800 layout?

[west hornet]

idk what 1800 is lol

[pale cosmos]

Keys like this

[west hornet]

might be fine

[pale cosmos]

@west hornet Langtu lt104, monsgeek m5 (but prob have the e-whites out of stock), akko 3098b.

[west hornet]

I shall take a look in a bit

[tight pulsar]

tell him to get an hhkb

[west hornet]

looks pretty nice but expensive 💀 something I might like one day

[half herald]

best deal for 1440p monitor cheap? im thinking this one https://www.microcenter.com/product/671196/hyperx-armada-27-2k-qhd-(2560-x-1440)-165hz-gaming-monitor thoughts?!

[gaunt forge]

I mean, my monitor with similar specs cost 230 on a sale

I'd say worth, but a mod knows better

[queen sigil]

that is not an 1800

[pale cosmos]

Tell that to google then

[queen sigil]

\those are all 1800

what you posted isnt

[pale cosmos]

How is it not

The same keys my guy

[floral lake]

it's denser than true 1800

[queen sigil]

1800

96%

[floral lake]

it's more like a 96%

yep

[pale cosmos]

Confusing

[queen sigil]

96% is 1800 but not garbage

wait other way around

[floral lake]

but imo they're practically the same anyway

i got used to dense laptop keebs

[pale cosmos]

Why have two widely different names for basically the same thing

Guh this is like the eatx atx bs

[floral lake]

because well it's different

keebs are confusing

[pale cosmos]

Why can't it be like

96% 94%

Or 1800 1850

Why gotta confusion

[floral lake]

cuz keebs existed for so long

that this happens

the percentage form factors aren't very old

but the iso standards are ancient

[queen sigil]

tsangan hhkb

troll

[tight pulsar]

96% is just a 1800 without gaps

anyway frl1800 is the only good 1800 style

[calm cobalt]

my WH-1000XM5 says it supports Hi-Res with certain devices what devices do I need to achieve Hi-Res audio

[west hornet]

you probably need an android device as the main hi res codecs for wireless are aptX and LDAC which might need to be enabled on the device in bluetooth settings

I say android because aptX and LDAC are not supported by Apple

[calm cobalt]

xm5 only supports LDAC and AAC and SBC

I have android device but maybe I still need a DAC (?)

[calm cobalt]

aptX seems to be supported by Apple on MacBooks https://medium.com/macoclock/how-to-enable-aptx-on-mac-osx-big-sur-c543355a9185

[west hornet]

no no xm5 is a wireless device that has a built in DAC/AMP. LDAC is just the name of the bluetooth codec that sony developed. AAC is for apple and sbc is something else lol.

When you connect to the XM5 via bluetooth iirc you have to hit the "i" icon and enable LDAC to get hi res enabled. The music player itself would also need hi res content available

[calm cobalt]

Oh understand

So Spotify ❌ tidal with highest level subscription ✅

[west hornet]

interesting, I should try this out but the setup doesn't seem the most friendly for regular users

Apple Music, Tidal, Qobuz, Roon, and possibly a few others support hi res content. Although as mentioned at least for iphone at the time Apple Music is AAC only.
I heard rumors that Apple may be working on their lossless wireless codec soon

[tight pulsar]

was that not confirmed?

[warped canyon]

What is the best mouse for 20-30 dollars on here

https://www.lenovo.com/ca/en/search?fq=&text=mouse&rows=20&sort=price.low.to.high&display_tab=Products

wireless

[west hornet]

I have no idea. I only heard since the airpods pro 2 was announced. Some thing they may have put a lossless wireless codec with vision pro in mind

[warped canyon]

anyone know

[west hornet]

They all mostly look like generic mice, id just get whatever fits your hand grip the best. If you were looking to game though you might want something wired in the realm of the razer viper mini

[warped canyon]

I just want something for school and maybe a bit of gaming on like roblox or something

nothing major

logitech or lenovo

[neon root]

probably logitech g203

[floral lake]

30 bucks might be doable with g203

[neon root]

its $30

or at least on logitechs website, not sure where else it is

[west hornet]

yeah only other mouse I can think of is logitech g305 but that's a bit over budget

[neon root]

am i missing something from this or is this the actual price. dont see that its refurb but its $20 with the $5 coupon

https://www.amazon.com/Logitech-LIGHTSYNC-Wired-Gaming-Mouse/dp/B07YN82X3B

even cheaper on amazon then compared to logitechs website if youre able to

if it has to be wireless, the logitech g305 is also on sale on amazon for $35 however that is slightly over budget

[pale cosmos]

G203 or DA essential

Which would you guys say for about that price

[floral lake]

i prefer g203 tbf

da essential has one flaw, its polling rate is stuck to 1k

some games might not handle it well

like input delay

[pale cosmos]

1K is fine for games is it not?

We only just went beyond 1K in like the last year or two

[floral lake]

but some games die from data overload

[pale cosmos]

Oh ok

[floral lake]

ye

[pale cosmos]

I didn't know that lol

[floral lake]

i experienced this myself

roblox doesn't like anything above 125hz

if i go above i get mouse input delay

big time

[pale cosmos]

Huh

Weirdge

Like how big?

[floral lake]

1 sec

[pale cosmos]

Like 1 second or brb

[floral lake]

i move the camera with the mouse, the game takes a whole second to register it

yeah i meant one second

[pale cosmos]

This the new laptop?

[floral lake]

no, i tried it in my old one when I got g305

250hz, 500, 1000

[pale cosmos]

That's really weird

[floral lake]

they all cause roblox to go dumb mode

it's a thing with older games apparently

on older engines

where the engine can't process mouse polling data above 125hz

but imma experiment later on the tuf

lgs install time

better than ghub at least

[pale cosmos]

I'm kinda curious I wanna test this

My mate likes the game so maybe I'll ask him

He plays it with his kid

[floral lake]

lolol

[warped canyon]

8000 dpi

[gaunt forge]

what kinda games you play? I've played on 1000 my whole life and I never had issues

also what kinda computer, somethign doesnt seem right and I doubt its the mouse

[floral lake]

roblox

again i have to verify with new laptop

[tardy parcel]

which displayport should i get ? 1.4 2.0 or 2.1

[pale cosmos]

whatever you need to run the monitor you have my guy

I think I need more context to this

what monitor are you looking to run with what gpu?

[tardy parcel]

m27q and 6800 XT. i just want the right version and brand. I guess reading reviews on amazon has rotten my brain. You think youve found the right cable and then some mfers say its not good

[pale cosmos]

lol

Dp 1.4a at a minimum

2.0/2.1 is a lot better but neither the monitor nor the gpu have the ability to leverage it

[tardy parcel]

ight

thanks

[pale cosmos]

np

[shy timber]

Hey i have a razer huntsman TE and a deathadder v2 pro , i tried to change the polling rate using a program called NsudoLG.exe. Now my pc doesn’t recognize my keyboard and mouse how can i fix it?

[neon root]

why didnt you just use synapse in the first place?

[floral lake]

^

You probably messed up your peripherals down to firmware level

Bricked, unrecoverable

[west hornet]

Do they happen to have a reset button

[wanton wagon]

If one was to build their own keyboard, would a budget of like 100-225 even be worth?

[oak jungle]

Idk a lot about custom kbs but I think that would get you something pretty nice

[daring zenith]

200$ is where you start to be able to build nice stuff

If you just want to spend 100$, keychron

[wanton wagon]

Might just grab a keychron, not sure how gateron switches feel vs cherry

[neon root]

More anime mousepads

And glass

[west hornet]

Mousepad addict

[gaunt forge]

what brand?

[scenic gazelle]

Any VR sets recommended? I want the best bang for my buck, budget less than like 200 if that’s realistic?

I have a 6750 XT if that’s relevant

[white flame]

HAH

VR for under $200

Good joke

[pale cosmos]

Think the closest you'd get is meta quest 2 and I'm not sure if that's possible even at used prices

Especially since you'd want the fiber usb-c cable

[scenic gazelle]

oh damn yeah thats like 300

[pale cosmos]

And with a 6750? I feel like you'd be pushing the limits of the card a bit lol

My 1080 died running a quest 2

Like, 5 fps

[white flame]

I wish I could get into VR for under $200, including controllers

That would make it much more mainstream and accesible

[pale cosmos]

You have a 3080ti lol

You could very much do vr

[white flame]

What's your point

The headset still costs a lot

Plus controllers

[pale cosmos]

The controllers do come with the set

But ig ye

Quest 2 has a really weird box

Like everything is cardboard

Everything

Opening it I felt like the headset would be cardboard too if they had the opportunity

[white flame]

And that is exactly the experience that make is less accessible

[pale cosmos]

Yes cos they want the not cheap but eco approach

[white flame]

It could be fun, BUT

[pale cosmos]

Tbf it's the cheapest vr has ever been

I'm kinda glad I jumped when they had the sale

If you want to multi-task on a HUGE scale, I'd totally recommend vr for desktop

Multimonitor is easier to work with, but vr has so much more potential

Cos imagine instead of 3 or 4 or 6 screens on a wall, you have your entire peripheral vision at disposal

[white flame]

Personally I don't think I'd be satisfied with any budget option

Could be me, but that's how I feel

[pale cosmos]

Oh sure. Quest 2 is mid in many ways

Is it worth the price tho? I kinda think it is

Quest 3 needs to go to the what, 300 the quest 2 is and vr will be flat amazing

[white flame]

Time will tell

[neon root]

aimstormer one t4p; they have like 4 different designs

came with 3 different kinds of dot skates, arm sleeve, adhesive dots to put under the pad; gotta put the base yourself but comes with 2 sheets of 12 dots which is a bit

[dapper adder]

What's a good monitor for 200-300 usd

1440p ideal

Flat

For gaming

[west hornet]

I use a M27Q P that seems good enough. idk what new monitors are out there since I got it

[shadow bane]

For 27", g27q m27q and m27q are all the best price for what you get for their respective prices

32" probably this rn https://pcpartpicker.com/product/Rcwypg/lg-32gp750-b-315-2560x1440-165-hz-monitor-32gp750-b

If it would benefit you, $50 more gets you 27" ips 240hz

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/6WBzK8/lg-ultragear-270-2560-x-1440-240-hz-monitor-27gr83q-b

[neon root]

i have the m27q and m27q-x, both are good but the normal m27q is grb. not sure about the rest of the m27 lineup if they switched to rgb or if theyre still grb for text clarity. dont have any problems with text on the m27q-x

[white flame]

M27Q is the only one that's BGR afaik. G27Q is RGB.

[neon root]

bgr, idk why i said grb

[ivory fable]

Yeah afaik, one nice extra that the g27q has lol

[hollow mist]

So I have a question about gaming routers. Are they good to have to lower like latency/lag?

[daring zenith]

most gaming routers don't actually do much

some are just actually good routers

[pale cosmos]

^^^this

They're often rebranded or redesigned aesthetics on top of an already good, working router

Like lets say a netgear nighthawk, pretty easy example

Does it make it worse or worse value? No, just a different look, sometimes cheaper than the original

[white flame]

Another note, extra antennas doesn't mean it's better or faster in any way unless you're actually able to use those extras. If you get an 8 antennae router it'll be running at 4x4 (up/down) and most PC adapters only do 2x2 so half the antennas do nothing.

[scenic gazelle]

Pushing it how much 😳

[scenic gazelle]

https://youtu.be/CE5NRBNe6EQ?si=Phw6ZZWZ6CmRwDP1 its SLIGHTLY better than the 6700 which can run alyx, tbh im mostly going to be using it for that gorn and vrchat. i think it should be fine???

[scenic gazelle]

Still need to run 50 feet of eth cables upstairs and through my walls so I can actually have my pc plugged in so I can take advantage of the air link :,)

[pale cosmos]

Hmmm, maybe I'm a bit out of date? I really struggled to run vr in certain things

I can't say you'd have issues after watching that vid but then again, games like assetto were struggling for me tbh

It's definitely showing trouble there with FS2020 but really that's the only game isn't it?

And that said in the last 6 months amd had a vr update that made performance a lot better with less frametime variance

[scenic gazelle]

asset-o tbh, looks hard to run without vr lol

[scenic gazelle]

pog i didnt read that in the notes but its good to hear

i think it should go well

now i just need to find a good deal on the quest 2

[lusty magnet]

any good wireless gaming mouse suggestions?

no budget limit

[wary garden]

I use the viper v2 pro and really like it. But it’s pricy

[queen sigil]

preference

[lusty magnet]

I was going to buy this but I bought rog gladius 3 wireless

it has some nice features which I want to have in a mouse

[gaunt forge]

Amazon had something I like, ajazz aj139

Budget Gpro superlight

[neon root]

gpro x superlight 2 (buy new skates cause the stock skates suck), lamzu atlantis og v2 (or mini if you want), pulsar x2h, razer viper v2 pro, razer deathadder v3 pro, zowie ec series, anything from Vaxee

some of those are ergo, some of them are big mice, some small, some smedium

some ergo some ambi

[neon root]

i just might have to finally buy a vaxee mousepad if this is the design that wins

[floral lake]

KITTEH

[scenic gazelle]

The Razer basilisk is also nice but it’s a little heavy Bc there’s a lot on it, I got it cause shiny lights though lol

[gaunt forge]

Bro what VAXEE IS TEASING THAT

[neon root]

Lethal Gaming Gear is having a sale for anyone looking for some mousepads, mouse skates, cables or some other stuff

https://www.lethal.gg/collections/warehouse-sale

[calm cobalt]

Tempted to grab a mousepad

Dunno which one to get though

[neon root]

im thinking of picking up the aqua control zero, xten hard/speed pad, fnatic jet, and either the dornfinger rawpad v2 or dornfinger cordura speed

the xten im debating cause its only available in a small, 340x280

id prefer around 400x400 or larger

the fnatic jet has a weird size, 465x465

maybe just the zero and dornfinger 🗿

[daring zenith]

Ouch shipping

[calm cobalt]

do phone cases with foam padding like the spigen tough armor provide more shock absorption?

[white flame]

In theory but I'd look at reviews

It's less about potential shock absorbing and more about it being strategically placed

[calm cobalt]

the positioning looks pretty good if the foam just absorbs the impact

[white flame]

Corner impacts would kill that still unless the shell is good enough, so again reviews would be needed to tell for sure

[calm cobalt]

yeah it also has air cushion technology in the corners whatever that means

moving on are sapphire screen protectors more scratch resistant than gorilla glass?

i saw some guy drop a brick on one and the screen was still functional

https://youtu.be/Knv5_zc8ghA?feature=shared&t=340

[neon root]

ye usps be expensive and also if the mousepads are shipped flat then its more expensive for shipping

[floral lake]

pure sapphire is very resistant to scratches

they scratch at levels higher than glass

[inland latch]

I want to buy the Asus Gladius 3 EVA edition mouse, and I missed the original drop, so I’m looking to buy it elsewhere. I haven’t used Newegg before, and I’ve heard some questionable things about hard to get items, so I just want to check with other people if I should be comfortable buying this limited edition mouse on Newegg, or should I check elsewhere?

[floral lake]

Newegg is perfectly fine

Especially items that list shipped and sold by newegg

[gaunt forge]

When was the kg drop anyway?! I only heard about the mouse from rumors and no original sites

[inland latch]

The Eva 02 drop was spread out over the pas couple months. I saw the rig at LTX23 this summer and the rep said to expect each thing over the next couple months, I forget the order to expect them in though

[neon root]

I’m no addict, you are.

[west hornet]

If i was the addict you would send me one

[neon root]

that wouldnt make you an addict, thatd make you a beggar

no giveaways in wegg server

or asking of free stuff

[west hornet]

xD

[gaunt forge]

Can I buy a mousepad off you then?

[gaunt forge]

welp, guess not

speaking of which, do you guys think the gsr2 is worth as a slow mousepad? or is something else better?

[neon root]

from what ive seen, its good but depending on what specifically you need there could be better

the Rizz mousepad that i have is really slow but also really smooth

it stops the mouse almost instantly, barely any noticible glide if you try and slide your mouse

[ripe quarry]

I own a samson g track pro that was working just fine till i switched pcs and built my new one, ever since its had issues. Yesterday it worked fine, then today it isnt and this time its really weird. I plug my mic in, green light is on, and when the microphone shows up onto the sound settings, green light turns off and doesn't pick up audio. The mic still shows in the settings but doesnt pick up audio and turns off that green light. Please help me

[dapper adder]

Does the windows sounds/recording tan show any like

Mic activity

BRB in 15 mins

[ripe quarry]

no

[dapper adder]

In the properties of the mic, is the levels set to 100%

[ripe quarry]

no, but the thing is it never could allow me, it has worked fine with it set to 0.0 db

nothing with that is odd

[dapper adder]

I saw on reddit that the usb cable is really low quality

You have another usb type b laying around?

[ripe quarry]

dont think so

is that my only option?

[west hornet]

I'd say double check start up guides, check troubleshooting guides. Also perhaps try a different usb port. hubs and extenders can also cause issues in some instances. here is a quick start quide with some setup info https://www.sweetwater.com/sweetcare/articles/samson-g-track-pro-quickstart-guide/

[dapper adder]

you don't have a printer?

[ripe quarry]

huh?

[dapper adder]

printers use usb type b

well, unless you have a really old printer that uses like a parallel port

welp i have to go cook some steaks

brb again

[ripe quarry]

no worries lol, ill go check my printer

printer doesn’t seem to have one

weird

well it’s okay i found one on amazon for like 7 bucks

[west hornet]

not many printers are actually used with usb now. most that I run into is just rj45 or wifi

or maybe im just weird. my printers might not be home printers

[ripe quarry]

my printer had an ethernet cable and AC power cable

[agile marlin]

Let him cook

[dapper adder]

The commercial grade printers at my school use rj45/wifi, but home printers still use usb/wireless afaik, at least the models I see at like staples or such

Oh yeah apparently like hp is making "wireless only" printers, and putting a label on top of a USB type b port that says "this printer is wireless only" or something like that

Wait wrong image

Hold on

Aha found it

Xerox printer io

I guess it could have a USB b port but not include the cable though

[west hornet]

Makes sense i guess

[neon root]

seems as though the sensor of my hsk 4k pro doesnt like my 2 glass mousepads or at the very least the parts that are white

unless its in part with the skates that im using but doesnt seem to be an issue with other cloth mousepads but should do some testing with other glass pads

[ripe quarry]

update, cord was problem, new cord works just fine

[dapper adder]

good thing that wasn't a hard problem to solve lmao

strange that they include such a low quality cable though

[ripe quarry]

for such a pricey mic too

[dapper adder]

well, it's not really a "pricy" mic, but a better quality cable wouldn't have cost much more either

[steep pelican]

does anyone have a webcam recommendation, i have a crappy 720p logitech one rn and i need something better for teaching over zoom

[neon root]

really only logitech is an option depending on your budget but id take a look at the razer kiyo lineup as its on sale rn. kiyo is 1080p30 at $60 and the kiyo pro is 1080p60 at $90

not sure what other companies are out there that make webcams that arent super crappy

if you have an extra phone or dont need yours during a call and it has a decent camera, you can also use that as a webcam through some software and app

[steep pelican]

Thanks! I saw a anker 1440p webcam on sale for like 45 thinking about getting it but I’ll check out those

[west hornet]

the elgato webcams have nice quality and if you really want to go all out insta360 have a gimbal webcam that can follow you around the room but that comes at a premium

[neon root]

ness needs this for zoom

not for a room concert

[west hornet]

gosh

but I do know some people like some of the functionality on the insta for teaching like the whiteboard framing markers but again, expensive unless you are benefitting a lot from it and making money doing such

[steep pelican]

I make 14 dollars an hour teaching cello lessons at least I’m not paying for my own webcam my parents said they would pay for one

[west hornet]

Smh my head you should charge 30/hr min

[steep pelican]

Its through my college which finds me customers so i cant complain that much

[west hornet]

ah ok, that sounds nice though

You a music major in college?

[steep pelican]

Nope, engineering

[west hornet]

oh interesting

[steep pelican]

They let non music majors pply though

[steep pelican]

I wish i could get private lesson clients, i have charged 30/hr before

[west hornet]

hey if you get your name out anything is possible

[neon root]

time for youtube videos and monetize them

yamaha sponsor

[west hornet]

Psst steinway sponsor me

[neon root]

does steinway have the lexus lfa? didnt think so

[shell niche]

Best wired Iems I can get fr 100_150$ recommendations?

[timber ridge]

chifi market is flooded with so many good options rn, id determine what sound signature you like most then narrow down your picks

[pale cosmos]

I don't think I'm ever recommending logitech ever again

This issue is consistent across multiple computers, fresh installs

Pulled out my old brio to check I have a usb 3.0 cable out of the maybe literal hundreds I have (it won't work if it isn't 3.0)

You disconnect the camera in their software and your pc proceeds to get bricked for the next 15 minutes while it tries to understand wtf just happened

I've lost all mouse control

All keyboard control

Congrats logitech, whatever it's pinging in your software is in the span of so many requests you've locked up 2 rigs

Absolutely disgusting

I close the program and this

Good lord this is the biggest stability test I've ever used

[floral lake]

lmao

[drowsy lion]

how to get mic to sound bad?

[neon root]

can use other softwares like voicemod to make it sound bad. crank up the gain, buy a webcam and just use that instead as your mic

or just buy a really cheap mic that is bad

[drowsy lion]

is voicemod free?

and will it sound like this?

[shadow bane]

God that was terrible and I watched every second of it

[neon root]

its free but youll be limited to what you can do unless you pay for it which i think they have a 1 time pay thing or a subscription thing for different effects and access to their soundboard

[left hawk]

ghub?

But yeah, I love believing the fact that I could make a legitimate sounding conspiracy theory that head of Logi software division is actively trying to tear down the company. They've discontinued LGS, made ghub over many years with worse quality then what an intern can do in a few days (not just in bugs, but also overall design. Last I checked it literally downloaded all graphical assets on every launch despite the fact it had stored them in multiple places on a drive), started and discontinued OMM, and iirc started and discontinued another program like OMM.

[calm cobalt]

Beutifull

Time to make it

[oak jungle]

https://youtu.be/bt3_q8z0dzw

This guy uses voicemeeter, similar to voicemod I assume

[drowsy lion]

: D

[agile marlin]

Hello guys

I put this dongle that came with my headphones and I plugged it in, it shows up on the pc as an output device but it doesn’t get any sound. My pc has no Bluetooth

[floral lake]

Have you made sure to turn the headset on?

[agile marlin]

Yeah

[floral lake]

Make sure it's also actually got batt charge in it

Not muted?

Check the volume on the headset itself, the volume rocker and mute button if there's any

[agile marlin]

It got charge

[floral lake]

It looked like you didn't select the headset as audio device in windows

[agile marlin]

I did now

[floral lake]

Try it

[agile marlin]

I did

Not working

[floral lake]

Hm

Tried windows sound itself?

[agile marlin]

Yes

[floral lake]

Restart the pc or try other usb ports

[agile marlin]

I did

It shows the audio is playing but no audio on the headset

[floral lake]

Try actually increasing the volume on the headset

[agile marlin]

I did

Even after testing through windows not hearing anything

[floral lake]

That's weird

I'd turn the headset off and on

[agile marlin]

Did

Tried that multiple times

[neon root]

have you tried to re pair them?

also check in the windows audio settings because sometimes windows will say its up in volume there in settings but the actual audio settings it might be set to 0

[agile marlin]

It’s full

[neon root]

in the sound/playback/properties/levels?

[floral lake]

im sure there's a way to reset the headset

[agile marlin]

Playback?

Where’s that

[floral lake]

hold power button until the headset turns off

and hold volume up and down button for 10 secs

[floral lake]

then let go and wait

[agile marlin]

I can’t hold both of them down

It’s like a up or down

[floral lake]

it needs to be held all at once apparently

[agile marlin]

The headset is g435 Logitech

[agile marlin]

How

[neon root]

sound settings, sound control panel on right side, playback section, right click your headphones, properties, levels

[floral lake]

https://www.reddit.com/r/LogitechG/comments/14g386g/how_to_hard_reset_logitech_g435/?rdt=34857

[agile marlin]

IT WROKSSSS

NICE

[floral lake]

apparently i was wrong

[agile marlin]

You were right somehow

[floral lake]

ah windows settings was just scuffed

[agile marlin]

I held the volume and mute button

It reset

[floral lake]

ah

yeah i figured it needed a reset lol

[agile marlin]

And then I tried again with mute only

Thanks wolf and foxy

[pale cosmos]

Curious, not gonna buy it

M70 air = da v3??

[neon root]

what mouse?

cause only thing coming up when i type in m70 air is this and the corsair m75 air

[pale cosmos]

sorry m75 ye

[gaunt forge]

It looks symmetrical like a viper rather than a deathadder

[calm cobalt]

What’s about the average price of some wireless IEM’s y’all would recommend?

[shadow bane]

previously moon spark drops for $80-90 but they've gone way down in quality

i can say that for certain, as someone who bought two pairs, one great one very mid]

[calm cobalt]

I’m considering upgrading from my Dime 2’s but dunno if it’d be worth it

[neon root]

its symmetrical like implicity said. that angle in the image i sent definitely does give death adder vibes though

[pale cosmos]

Ah ok

Yeah def from the pictures I saw it did too, but they were all from the side tbf

[neon root]

Lamzu coming out with magnesium mouse now

however, bit different than razer, pwnage, and finalmeme since theirs is gonna be hotswappable

design bit cringe tho

[gaunt forge]

Same design as a Dareu mouse that already released

Dunno why they're doing this now when we still haven't gotten our Lamzu Maya yet

[tidal canyon]

ew

[spark dock]

I'm not sure if this is the right channel, but does anyone have a capture card they recommend? I want to play my switch in a window on my pc, with sound from both coming through my headphones. Ideally one with low latency would be great

[west hornet]

Elgato and avermedia are usually the go to for capture cards. They offer external cards and pcie cards either different resolutions to fit your needs.

There is also a very cheap no name hdmi usb card that has been floating around amazon that works but gets a bit hot from what I hear. Not sure how the latency on it is but there are reviews

[spark dock]

is it this one? https://www.amazon.com/Upgraded-Capture-Streaming-Compatible-Nintendo/dp/B0C5DGR89Q/ref=sr_1_11?crid=31RGGHLJZEAC3&keywords=capture+card&qid=1697726464&sprefix=capture+card%2Caps%2C88&sr=8-11

[west hornet]

Looks like it, I can’t always guarantee though since there are so many brands that resell it lol

Tbh I think my friend has one I can go ask

[spark dock]

oh that would be great! tysm

[west hornet]

I’ll ping when I find out

[spark dock]

I might try it just because its so cheap, and maybe upgrade to the elgato later if i end up using it a lot

[west hornet]

Yeah, figured I’d bring it up since many aren’t willing to invest 100+usd right off the bat

[lost scarab]

Anybody know if I should buy AirPods Pro’s 2 or sony wfxm4’s/earbuds

I have the XM3’s and well , call me a fraud for buying fake AirPods back then

[white flame]

I wouldn't buy sony until they figure out the battery problem, even if they are good

[lost scarab]

Ah

[white flame]

Hang on I think louis rossmann had a vid on it

https://youtu.be/u525qqRHonM?si=RLaQALq2eE-8Kk-t

Things you put in your ears shouldn't be potentially exploding

[lost scarab]

Yikes

[west hornet]

hours later now, but I found out my friend does in fact use it. he said it works and the latency isn't a problem but sometimes he had to reconnect the device to the pc. He also had difficulty getting the audio to work once in a while but other than that he was fine with it.

[spark dock]

Ah thanks so much! I think I’ll give it a try then since it seems to work well for the price 🙂

[west hornet]

if it doesn't work returns are also a thing, let me know how it goes and good luck

[snow swift]

I wanna share some knowledge I recently learned in hopes it'll help inform some people. If you have airpods pro 2 (they have to have the find my thing) and you have an android phone, it is very common when you're with iPhone people they'll get notifications they're being followed. I just figured this out 💀

Solution to make this warning not happen would be
A. Get an iPhone
B. Don't buy airpods
C. Don't bring them when you plan on hanging with iPhone people
D. Faraday pouch

[floral lake]

Bruh

Apple really wanting you to buy an iphone huh

Android users are all stalkers

-Apple

[snow swift]

My friend thought she was being stalked 💀

And then she asked if I had airpods

And I was like yeah

So faraday bag is on the way so this doesn't happen to literally all my other friends

[floral lake]

lmao

That's legit creepy

Probably a good feature but like, using it to exploit people into buying more of your product, really?

That's a new low

[white flame]

You can't just buy one apple product, you need the whole ecosystem or else you won't get to use the only unique features it has

It's been that way forever

[floral lake]

True

Just that this is even more scummy

[white flame]

"but it's for saaaaaaafety"

[snow swift]

honestly using a singular airpod probably is a really technically smart way to track someone

since most people would just brush it off

so i get why they have that feature but itd be nice if they could recognize when theyre near their owners android too

[floral lake]

Instead of "you're being stalked" creepy kinda warnings

[obsidian cypress]

I kinda like the Black and white one.

[oak jungle]

I don't think this is an android vs ios thing btw. I have had this happen between two iphones. hang out with someone for a day with airpods in their pocket and at the end of they day it'll notify me that I might be being tracked.

[snow swift]

No but it's like way quicker with an android phone

Within like 20 minutes type of thing

[agile marlin]

what are some cheap mehcanical keyboard that sound creamy and you can swap the keycaps of?

[oak jungle]

I see, yeah hopefully that gets fixed

[shadow bane]

What would be a good set of white caps to put on a keychron k4?

I'd say like $40 or under if that's reasonable?

[floral lake]

hm

gmmk clones i suppose

or those akko keycaps

[floral lake]

from the top of my head, modded rk

[agile marlin]

rk royal kludge?

60%?

[floral lake]

yes

there's many models from them

but the 60% ones are popular

you can mod them

[floral lake]

there's also this if you don't wanna bother modding

https://www.amazon.com/TECWARE-Phantom-Mechanical-Keyboard-Wraith/dp/B0BPLSSRMD

switches are all pre lubed

so that's nice

[shadow bane]

If there's something thats more worth it I'd be willing to spend more, I'm not buying rn

[floral lake]

nope

akko is worth every penny

[shadow bane]

I just finally got a job again and plan to treat myself sometime in the future

Cool ty

[floral lake]

they're also always in stock

no waiting