peripherals-and-displays

[dapper adder]

Maybe even one with the integrated wrist rest

[pale cosmos]

Can we pin the eloshapes website pls

Very useful tool to streamline suggestions

https://www.eloshapes.com/

[ivory fable]

Done

That's a cool website

[thorn grove]

[daring zenith]

I'm thinking about trying the HarmonicDynes x Zeos Eris, but I'll need a new dac/amp to drive it. Should I get a schiit magni with internal dac which just has unbalanced 6.25mm and use some funky way to convert 4.4 to 6.25 or should I get a fiio k7 with 4.4 out? Price would be the same.

[gloomy berry]

Those are closed back 4.4's?

[daring zenith]

Semi open back with only dual 3.5 to 4.4mm supplied

looks closed back but I'm guessing the side little vents things make it semi-open back?

[gloomy berry]

OH, I missed the Semi-closed part

Why new DAC? No 4.4 jack?

[daring zenith]

I've had this schiit fulla for ~3 years and the usb port is getting a bit lose and it's taking some finagling every time I move it to get audio from it so I'd prefer getting something new

[gloomy berry]

Genuinely curious, at 32 ohms and 4.4 balanced, seems like my iFi would handle them

[gloomy berry]

Ahhh, gotcha

[daring zenith]

I was thinking about getting a zen dac but uh it's $230 now so I might as well either go schiit or fiio

[gloomy berry]

Holy what>?

[daring zenith]

I love the "best dac under 200" awards and it just says $230 right there

[gloomy berry]

LMAO! yeah, I still have my V1

[daring zenith]

Yea that does have 4.4 out

[gloomy berry]

I also have a Zen Blue for my stereo downstairs

Ordered it by accident the first time, decided to keep it and use it with my home theater

[daring zenith]

fair enough

but I feel like fiio k7 or schiit magni with internal dac both have better amps, just by spec, Schiit Magni does 2500mw at 32ohms, Fiio K8 does 2000mw balanced at 32ohms, and then there's zen dac listing just 300mw at 32ohms lol

[gloomy berry]

I'm running 250 ohm Beyers right now and they're still banging. How hard do you want to blow out your ears lol?

[daring zenith]

quite a bit lol

[gloomy berry]

I know it's not just volume though it's also clarity

However, the Burr Brown in the iFi is said to be the best DAC, or at least it was. NOt sure if anyone else is using it

[daring zenith]

part of the allure of the eris is the bass, I want a lot of bass along with everything else

but yea it all differs depending on who you ask when it comes to audio

[gloomy berry]

I've got 3 or 4 different firmware files for the iFi to change the sound.

If the other two are cheaper, I'd go with one of those but I ain't the person to ask

Pretty sure you can't go wrong with either, Fiio and Schiit are the go to's

[daring zenith]

I wanted to go with schiit at first, but having to do funky stuff to get from 4.4mm balanced to 6.25mm unbalanced is probably not worth it, and k7 supporting 4.4mm might be the better option but I'm not as familiar with the k7

Anyways in general most headphones won't need more than 300mw at 32ohms, but something like planar magnetic might take up to like 1w, but shouldn't need anything further than that

I'm guessing the eris will be fine on zen dac too

[gloomy berry]

I'd go with something that has a 4.4 balance plug so no conversion but that's me

It can get wonky

[daring zenith]

@west hornet are you familiar with zen dac 3?

[dapper adder]

In fairness
It says best under 200 quid

Not dollars

[gloomy berry]

It was $199

Oh snap, it does say pounds

However

[dapper adder]

Sneaky

[gloomy berry]

Those awards are also for the iFi Dac V2

Not the DAC 3

[dapper adder]

☠️

[gloomy berry]

V2 is still under $200

[dapper adder]

I wonder what changed under the hood

[gloomy berry]

USB-C for one

PCM768 and DSD512

V2 was DSD 256

[dapper adder]

I see

[gloomy berry]

Other than that not a whole lot

Still the same Burr Brown processor

and XMOS audio processor

The main plus to all the iFi units is they can be powered just from USB without an external brick

Hence the lower output power

[dapper adder]

Don't really see much that makes the DAC 3 worth the $30 increase

20

[gloomy berry]

Other than inflation, no

TruBass circuits changed too

Xbass now

[tribal basin]

what equipment would i need for dt990 pro 250ohm

I have an Mtrack solo but I think I'm going to need an amp

[placid dune]

I only know schiit magni unity lmao

it's an amp that you can choose to add a DAC to

[daring zenith]

I think m track solo is only going to let you use the port for listening to playback of your microphone or whatever you plug into it so you probably need a separate dac anyways

Can get schiit magni unity with internal dac, can get zen dac v3, can get fiio k7

[tribal basin]

? i currently plug my headphones into it via 3.5mm aux

[daring zenith]

idk mine only gave me playback of the mic when I used it

[dapper adder]

weird

usually they allow low latency monitoring and listening to the backing track or whatever audio from the pc at the same time

also afaik the m track solo should have a dac for headphones or powered monitors

but yeah, it's probably not going to provide enough juice

[tribal basin]

We will see i guess

[dapper adder]

you could either go the route of just getting an amp and connecting that to the m track, or you could get a seperate dac/amp

[tribal basin]

I do not have the money for that 💀

[dapper adder]

yeah you should try first

though usually, even if the dac/amp is able to make the volume loud enough, it's not going to propely power the headphones so that it has its full dynamic range or whatever

especially with planars

[tribal basin]

Yeah hopefully it powers it enough

It doesnt need to be extra loud but i feel like a going out and getting a dac for normal use is over the top

a dac is just a digital audio claymore anyways

[dapper adder]

Wdym lmao

Dacs dont do any amplification

It just simply converts digital data to analog signals

Usually at line level (depending on what you define line level as)

Tbf I think a good amp would make a bigger difference than adding an amp and dac

[placid dune]

Amp does the amplification

[dapper adder]

There are RCA outs so you can directly output into like a Magni w/o DAC

[placid dune]

DAC just like, cleans the audio up or something

[dapper adder]

Without needing the jankier setup of 3.5mm to rca

[placid dune]

So it sounds gooder on your headphones

[dapper adder]

More detail

[placid dune]

Magni also takes rca

[dapper adder]

Doesn't "clean"

[placid dune]

Wrong term

[white flame]

The DAC takes the digital signal and, stay with me on this, converts it to analog

[dapper adder]

Lmao

[placid dune]

WHAAAT

[dapper adder]

[gloomy berry]

It does a bit more than convert but ya, that's keeping it simple

[upbeat stratus]

hey guys, im in my uni so i decided to opt for a mac for convenience, but i'd like to play some games during my time here, for that, what mouse could i get, preferrably wireless but wired is also fine, that'd meet my needs. In AUD if possible, also not that costly since it'll be pretty casual gaming. Thanks 😄

[pale cosmos]

Deathadder essential

[dapper adder]

G305 my beloved

[upbeat stratus]

ight ill check those out tysm

[daring zenith]

Try anything keychron

[rigid valve]

til keychron makes mice

[upbeat stratus]

which one? most of them have usb's, which my mac sadly doesnt. Also, how do I know my mouse will be compatible with a mac? the mouse I use at home doesn't work with a mac

[pale cosmos]

Oh forgot to mention the DA essential doesn't have synapse compatibility iirc on mac

You need to program it on Windows first

Then you'll be good to go

[upbeat stratus]

im ngl, i understood nothing 😭

[pale cosmos]

If you want to program the buttons, you need a windows pc for the first 10 minutes to set it up

Then you will be fine to use it

[dapper adder]

damn it got on board memory

[pale cosmos]

Mhm

Most mice do

[dapper adder]

wish my keyboard did

[pale cosmos]

A lot of keyboards do

Wow pleb

[dapper adder]

too old

[pale cosmos]

Got that dell optiplex

Rockin membrane stonks

[dapper adder]

nah i have a razer blackwidow v2

lmfao

i've been using it for... like

well, pretty much since it launched

bought it on a sale during a black friday for like 80 cad after tax

[pale cosmos]

So what if I told you it does have onboard mem

[dapper adder]

it doesnt save macros and stuff though

or at least last i checked like... 5 years ago

[pale cosmos]

That's cos razer stingy

[dapper adder]

☠️

[pale cosmos]

If you want basic stuff programmed it does work

[daring zenith]

Every wireless mouse they have are both 2.4ghz and bluetooth compatible, their software is available on macos, your mac should still have usb type c ports if you don't have type a ports, and the keychron mouse come with type a and type c adapters

[upbeat stratus]

ohh

makes more sense now

ty

[daring zenith]

If you absolutely cannot use usb type a or type c, you can still use bluetooth

[dapper adder]

OH YEAH i forgot that modern macbooks dont have usb a anymore, only usbc/thunderbolt ☠️

[upbeat stratus]

yea thats what i was wondering

lol

gotta love apple 😄

thanks tim

[dapper adder]

lmao

last time i used a macbook, it still had usb a ports on it

[upbeat stratus]

i have the m2 💀

[dapper adder]

and apparently they dont even have a headphone jack anymore

[upbeat stratus]

no they have the headphone jack

thankfully

[dapper adder]

oh

someone said that they dont anymore

[upbeat stratus]

but i use bt earbuds so i dont need em

[dapper adder]

like an hour ago to me

lmfao

[upbeat stratus]

oh idk mine has lol

[dapper adder]

well, i mean, considering that your m2 has, maybe they havent removed it... hmmmm

[gaunt forge]

Yo, I checked literally every store that retails Artisan Mousepads

Every single one was sold out

Touring season this year is rough for me...

[neon root]

in Japan?

[gaunt forge]

Yep

In japan

[neon root]

rip

[gaunt forge]

I still bought a mousepad with similar specs

Drizzle cloth mia

[queen sigil]

yeah i checked like yodobashi akiba, umeda and i checked a couble bic stores and didnt find anything

and this was back in may

[dapper adder]

average mans pants pocket can fit this

[shell niche]

Hello any advice what artisan mousepad should I get I mainly play fps cod val r6 d2 I have v3 pro if it matters no glass skates I mainly want precision and accuracy I want mid speed like not too fast not too slow with leaning towards slow to have more control ig

[rigid valve]

uhhhhhhi think there's a spreadsheet

[daring zenith]

Yea it's pinned
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1RAnmZxDNduaGV8kB-GCvZ0MO6d9-0j9jmrU2f8dp0Ww/edit#gid=0

Might be out of date though

Prob something under medium

[placid dune]

Lttstore.com?

Sad Linus Deskpad has been serving me very well

(It is now a relic)

[dapper adder]

Dollarama mousepad frfr

Been using that for over a decade now

[rigid valve]

my mousepad is a random sheet of rubberized fabric from my parents garage

[hollow flower]

Imagine using a mousepad

[shadow bane]

Imagine using a mouse

[dapper adder]

I use a ratpad

[shell niche]

Should I get the vv3 pro I got 18-19 9-10 cm hands and can use any grip(I just find a grip that’s comfortable)but I use claw mostly

[neon root]

it good, also slightly on sale rn on amazon. just dont get gengar version

there are other mice though better for claw though unless you do like razer

but also depends on your hand size (i still have no idea what the cm measurements are)

[gaunt forge]

I will say as a 18x10 hand, the V3 pro feels amazing, but lately I've been testing mice like the lamzu Atlantis mini and it's pretty good

[shell niche]

Well the vv3pro does everything better then gpx 2(not saying it’s a bad mouse) sora v2 sounds very small idk if I’ll like it what other recommendations?

[shell niche]

Thx fr the feedback

[thick garden]

I think i just spent over 2 hours trying to figure out the differences between all microsoft surface pro typecovers (keyboard)

And I understood nothing

[dapper adder]

lmfao

recruiting people to vote for the model m to be tested
if you have a rtings account (free) you have 1 free vote, and if you have insider subscription, you can vote 10

[tranquil snow]

Chair recommendations around $250?

[ivory fable]

https://youtu.be/7Vt_YSDpPrg?si=3PXw9NtJdj-1IhKr

also https://youtu.be/zpIPhAGHSV4

[neon root]

not many other mice that i can think of that are on the larger side but could also check out the wlmouse beast x max. theres anothe mouse company i cant remember that also has a mouse around the same size as a gpro and viper v3 pro

[glass bear]

i have the same size hands as you and i play relaxed claw and relaxed ftip on the sora v2

mine are like 19 x 9

if you dont care about 4k i think its the best option on the market rn

or ngl the beast x is

slightly bigger but same weight

and it comes with 8k

[cyan tinsel]

budget friendly keyboard that is programming friendly and gaming?

[daring zenith]

What kind of budget are you thinking, $50, $100, $150+? And do you have any switch preferences

Most likely keychron has something that fits your needs

[cyan tinsel]

50-80 is probably ideal

[daring zenith]

Do you have any size preferences?

[daring zenith]

Try looking at this to start, can go bigger, can go smaller, can get a knob
https://www.keychron.com/products/keychron-v1-qmk-via-custom-mechanical-keyboard

[cyan tinsel]

Thanks !

[ashen crater]

Im tempted buy a pair of HD 6XXs, considering OHMs and db would i be able to run off my mobo or should i get an external DAC/AMP?

Heres my setup im working on if this helps any bit https://pcpartpicker.com/list/6VWLz6

[placid dune]

Probably better to drive them with an amp

It'll run off mobo but it's gonna be quiet

[ashen crater]

Yee i didnt know the output on my mobo

[dapper adder]

i would highly recommend getting an external dac/amp
dont really need any crazy, because despite it being a 300ohm headphone, the sensitivity is good so you dont actually need that much soup relatively speaking to power the headphones

that being said, you'll likely be able to be able to drive the headphones to a listenable level with just the onboard audio, but the onboard dac usually is of a lower quality
and also may have more self noise

[ashen crater]

https://www.amazon.com/iFi-Zen-Air-DAC-Resolution/dp/B09T6Y27R1?source=ps-sl-shoppingads-lpcontext&ref_=fplfs&psc=1&smid=A2H3DYB5PUVNNI

So would this do enough for what i want?

Or maybe just a sound card?

[dapper adder]

i assume that is your budget?
i would probably recommend a Schiit Fulla (US$110) https://www.schiit.com/products/fulla-2
if if you have a little bit more budget, I use a Schiit Magni Unity w/ DAC (US$190) https://www.schiit.com/products/magni-unity

if you want balanced audio, for a somewhat similar price, the FiiO K5 is around 110usd

fiio technically has better value, but it's made with cheaper labour (and is also from china)
while schiit is designed and produced all in the USA

seems like the k5 is discontinued? here's the k5 pro though which is currently on sale https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005003682930042.html?

make sure to select the us plug though

[ashen crater]

Im sorry but schiit is a fire name

Why should i use the magni vs the fulla?

And ive heard good things from FiiO

[dapper adder]

magni has a bit more juice to power pretty much any headphones, in case you want to increase your headphone collection
also has a better dac technically (though it isn't like, a huge jump)

the fulla has the benefit of also including a mic adc though, so you can plug a (3.5mm ts) mic into it
and also it's quite small (not that the magni unity is big)

[floral lake]

the magni is the schiit

[dapper adder]

oh yeah, and if you want to output to powered speakers, the magni has rca outputs (and inputs)

fulla is headphone out only (1/4" trs)

[ashen crater]

Mkay mkay

[floral lake]

fulla schiit

i had to do it

[dapper adder]

lmao

[ashen crater]

Those jokes are dogschiit

[dapper adder]

you also get some schiit stickers with your purchases

oh yeah

note that the fulla is bus powered, while the magni requires a chonky wall wart

[ashen crater]

Tf is a wall wart

[dapper adder]

Both of these are from my schiits

(my UPS doesnt have enough space so i used a christmas light extension cord to give space for these lmao)

left one is for my vali 3 and right one is the magni

[ashen crater]

I still dont know what a wall wart is 😭

[dapper adder]

oh it's the plug transformers that plug in the wall

looks like a wart when plugged in, hence the name

Here's my stack

the vali is kinda redundant since it's another amp

my magni is my dac, and the output is feeding into the input of the vali amp

though when i dont want to produce more heat from the tube (or i dont want to wait for the amp to warm up) or if/when the tube finally dies, i'll have a backup ready

i still havent figured out where to get replacement tubes from for the lowest price; though these tubes lasts for 3k hours apparently so im not in a huge hurry

[ashen crater]

Mkay mkay

I dont know much of anything about audiophile equipment apparently lol

[dapper adder]

wall warts are pretty typical for electronics lol
though you may call it differently

idk what if there even is a proper name for it

wall transformer?

idk

[ashen crater]

Lol no im talking about the tubes

[dapper adder]

oh

tubes is an older tech

some people love them, some people hate them

most audio equipment that predate the semiconductor era use tubes

hell, tubes arent really produced anymore, so any tubes you see are mainly old stock from like when the soviet union was still around

aka like the 1960s

[ashen crater]

Which is more price for performance in your opinion?

[dapper adder]

solid state would be the best

tube amps can "colour" the sound a bit (which some audiophiles hate because "it isnt what the sound designer intended" or whatever, while others like it because of it)

but the vali 3 doesnt include a dac, so you would have to use the lower quality dac in your mobo to get audio, or buy a modi, which is going to set you back another hundred

anyways

magni unity would be more than enough for your needs

the hd6xx would be perfectly powered at 0db gain (on the middle option on the gain selector)

btw just as a note before you buy the hd6xx
with it being open back, there is absolutely no noise isolation at all

wearing the headphones barely makes environmental noise any quieter, so if someone is watching tv or whatever nearby, if you can hear it with your ears normally, then you will hear it with the hd6xx on

so you may also want to grab a pair of iems or other headphones with better noise isolation in case of a loud racket lmfao

my pc setup is in the living room, so i have to switch to my iems every time my dad decides to watch tv (which is quite rare thankfully) but yeah

(my setup is in the living room because there's alot more space for vr here if you're wondering)

[dapper adder]

I just realized that my answer might not have been clear by saying solid state lol

I meant the Magni unity or fiio k5, which are solid state

[ashen crater]

I own the pc38x, im familiar with open backs, thanks for the heads up anyhow 🔥

So would the fulla not properly power my setup?

Since i do have a stereo/subwoofer setup in that

• my senny microphone im thinking about getting

[dapper adder]

it technically can, but the only output is the 1/4" jack

that being said, even with the magni, you will have to unplug the headphones to activate the rca

[ashen crater]

That'd be fine

Appreciate the help

[placid dune]

oh interesting was there not a physical switch on the magni that lets you swap between RCA and the headphone jack?

[dapper adder]

Nah
There are a few switches though, but not for that
There's a power switch in the back (like all schiit devices pretty much)
There's a gain selector switch (low gain, normal, high)
And an input selection switch (DAC or RCA input)

Also of course a volume knob

[dapper adder]

Oh yeah random interesting fact
The wall warts that schiit provides are ac-ac

It's just a simple transformer to make 110vac or 240vac into 12vac

The rectification and voltage regulation is done in the amp/dac

This is only specifically the lower end and smaller units from them though

The higher end/ larger units just have 120/240v input

No transformer wall wart

Though do note that neither their wall warts nor their larger units have voltage switching, so you need to make sure to select the right voltage for your area

[placid dune]

good to know

before i fry the hell out of my schiit products-

wonder if a third party wall wart that also transforms from 120/240v would work

[dapper adder]

if you can find a 3rd party wall wart

the good thing about schiit though is that they only have 3 different types of power supplies
the normal IEC c13 connector, 1 ac-ac wall wart w/ barrel plug, and 1 ac-ac? (i forget) for tube amps

with a different connector

ah

the tube amp one has a 24vac/6vac output

[dapper adder]

i was bored and tested it, but the 2op 2 pins (the ones that are further apart) are the 24v and the bottom pins are 6v

[pale cosmos]

6th gear moods

[neon root]

interesting cutout choice by pulsar. no charge port, dock instead

second? ergo mag mouse now or at least soon to the market

dont know how many ergo mag mouse there are, only know pwnage

[rigid valve]

how obscenely priced is it

[neon root]

no pricing yet on it but i suspect somewhere between $150-$180

[gaunt forge]

very interesting

how exposed is that pcb

[neon root]

looks like they went razer route and used a cover for most of it so probably only around the actual click switches will be exposed

[rigid valve]

$150 for a mouse is dirty work

[vapid jay]

my blue yeti appears like this and doesnt work at all

[white flame]

Try another USB port. If it still doesn't work, something broke electrically inside it.

Also worth noting this is the third Blue Yeti specifically I've seen do this

[vapid jay]

the thing is the lights on the mic light up but it doesnt work

[white flame]

So power is flowing through it but the actual electronics are not functioning

[vapid jay]

can you go in a vc rq

i think i fixed it

[white flame]

I can listen but my mic doesn't work

Because it's missing

I hear you

[vapid jay]

thank you

[white flame]

Sweet. If it happens again you should definitely try a different set of USB ports since it was the controller itself. If it's in a USB 3.0 port, try a 2.0 port.

[neon root]

pretty average for high end mice

pretty cheap actually for magnesium

viper mini signature edition is $300. wlmouse beast x and finalmeme ultralight x is around $200

logitech g502 x and superlight x are both around $160

pretty much every wireless razer mouse is $150-$180 except for older models

[dapper adder]

Fake airpods

[gaunt forge]

airpods, galaxybuds

whats next

googleplugs?

[dapper adder]

those already exist

pixel buds a and pixel buds pro

pro 2 came out recently

they dont look anything like this though

they're the round in ear type

[gaunt forge]

Yeah ik

Bad joke. Is there an earbud with the word plug in it tho?

[dapper adder]

i mean

earplugs are different things

earplugs are ppe

ususally passive

made with foam or silicon

[neon root]

still have no idea what the led lights are for on those galaxy buds

[ashen crater]

Looking for a 2.5k 5mp+ webcam like this, trying not to go too far above. 60fps would be great but im not too picky at this price range

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09MFMTMPD?tag=pcpapi-20&linkCode=ogi&th=1&psc=1

Id say between 50-100, lower the better

[neon root]

https://tenor.com/view/carbon-fiber-gif-24992616

[neon root]

why not get that one? $48

[ashen crater]

2k

I was wanting 1440p

I mean

Unless im being stupid

[rich jay]

that one says its 2k

2k is just a generic term for roughly 2000 pixels wide

oic

in description it says 1080p @ 30 fps

sham

mebbe not

Toms Guide says it does 2k @ 30 fps

[dapper adder]

Your phone will often be a miles better webcam than any typical webcam

[ashen crater]

Might use my phone then ig

Idk how to deal with storage tho

Just usb c and have it link directly?

[dapper adder]

You can connect it to your laptop

[ashen crater]

Ill buy a laptop rq

[dapper adder]

Or whatever lc

Pc

[ashen crater]

Yee

[dapper adder]

If your phone supports it, you can just connect your phone to your PC via usb and it may pop up with "use as webcam" or whatever

If not, then you can use uhh

Droidcam

[ashen crater]

Im sure theres software somewhere yeah

[dapper adder]

Which sends it over your LAN

[ashen crater]

Mkay

Appreciate it

My s23 should be plenty good as a cam, dunno why i didnt think about that lol

Just gotta get a ring light ig or something to make it easier

[dapper adder]

Also you somehow came in the same moment I did lol

[ashen crater]

lol yeah

[rich jay]

hmmm, can't find audio channel so here maybe

wife needs new headphones

over the ear

onboard motherboard sound 3.5mm jack

$50-$100

pref closed back

[dapper adder]

can go with the classic mdr 7506's

[rich jay]

noted

i'll run these by her and see what she thinks

just listening to youtube and stuff on her pc

she likes bass too forgot to mention that

[dapper adder]

oh

then these wont be as ideal since they're studio headphones with a relatively flat response

[rich jay]

idk if she's even that picky but i know in her car and at home she cranks the bass up lol

roasted the alternator in our car i had a system in because too much bass

[dapper adder]

💀

did you have a custom amp in there? how would the oem overload the electronics in a car lmao

maybe that alternator was already on its way out tbh

[dapper adder]

to be fair, you could always EQ it to have more bass

[rich jay]

ye

had a 1000w amp and 2 10's

had to manually limit the bass lmao

[dapper adder]

ah

well, honestly, bass in headphones dont really matter as much, since you would only really feel the bass if it were on speakers

so honestly yeah, get the sony's and EQ them

it's easier to eq to add bass rather than to eq away the bass when you dont want as much bass

i would recommend using like, equalizer apo and peace for the EQ

very light and feature packed

(equalizer apo doesnt have a good gui, peace gives it a good gui)

[rich jay]

ok so i talked to her a bit more and she wants on ear

she tried my over the ear and it made the part where her glasses are hurt and annoying

she's got skullcandies right now lol if that tells you anything

[dapper adder]

oh

lmfao

[rich jay]

sorry not trying to waste time

i made assumptions

[dapper adder]

tbh i dont really have many recommendations outside of skullcandy for bassy headphones, since i personally like having a "blank canvas" for whatever music i want to listen to

[rich jay]

she only has the skullcandies because cheap and airplane

long time ago but they're starting to come apart like the ear cover part is shredding

i know most good headphones are over the ear so idk about much else

[dapper adder]

for on-ears, perhaps the koss porta pros? but those are open back, and also neutral, but could EQ that as well

it has a pretty light clamp force with it being pretty much completely made of spring steel

[rich jay]

oh those look interesting

[dapper adder]

so it's nicer for glasses wearing

[rich jay]

Equipped with dynamic elements that deliver a wide frequency response and deep bass,

right up her alley

thank you

[dapper adder]

yeah np

[rich jay]

on sale $40 too

[dapper adder]

felix also has a pair

he has the one with the inline mic

[rich jay]

ah she doesn't want a mic she uses her laptop for work video calls

i saw those too

[dapper adder]

to be fair, laptop audio tends to suck lol

iirc the mic on the model with the inline mic is pretty decent

i would ask felix but i think he's sleeping currently

[rich jay]

nah this is for her desktop

she uses the built in stuff in her laptop for work

[dapper adder]

ah

[humble lark]

Hey! Anybody familiar with armory crate ? I’m using it to change the color of my RAM / Motherboard. But I do not want the program installed. Is there anyway to keep these settings and have the program uninstalled ?

[dapper adder]

Afaik no
On my laptop, without it, it just stays on the factory defaults if I uninstall the app

You may be able to control the colour with a lighter app, potentially windows 11's WDL, or openrgb

I don't like armoury crate

[rich jay]

i've heard signalrgb works for asus?

idk anything about it tho

[dapper adder]

Iirc signalrgb is proprietary

See if openrgb works first

[rich jay]

wdym proprietary

works with all kinds of stuff

https://signalrgb.com/devices/

[dapper adder]

As in it's not open source

[humble lark]

Damn

[rich jay]

oh, well, its still free

pro costs and just adds some fluff

[west hornet]

yeah the open source alternative is openrgb

I think both support asus. I had both for a few weeks

[rich jay]

last time i tried openrgb it wouldn't control my asus X670

[white flame]

Did you install the chipset drivers? Those are required for SMBus access

[rich jay]

yes

however

i may have tried to use it before openrgb supported it

it wasn't long after the boards were available

[white flame]

Hmm. Well I know they've been adding a lot of hardware lately so maybe it works now.

[white flame]

No it's just more bloated and closed source, tha'ts why it's not as recommended

[neon root]

hatsune miku glasspad from skypad/wallhack and its exclusive to only japan 😔

[dapper adder]

sekaiiiiiiii de~~

[placid dune]

Hatsune miku??

She hates British people

[lost scarab]

Any good webcams under 60$ that can mount to the top of your monitor? I'm also fine w base stands that just sit on top of my pc

[dapper adder]

free (assuming you already have one) + cost of mount - your phone
honestly your phone camera would likely outclass anything in the sub-$60 budget range

you could try buying a used point and shoot with either built in webcam capability (probably would be out of your budget) or with a hdmi/microhdmi/minihdmi output, and put it through a cheap capture card - may be a little above the $60 range though in order to find a decent semi recent camera as well

i just dont really think most webcams are worth their price tag when most people have a perfectly serviceable camera in your smartphone

only when smartphone quality isnt enough is when you may want a better camera, but at that point, you'll probably by buying some like $500 camera + $200 lens or whatever, and some good quality capture card, or maybe the camera can just output directly to usb

and then that would be a noticeable increase from your phone quality

[lost scarab]

I see thanks though!

[night lark]

kinect + adaptor

the kinect is so op

absolute w webcam

if you have one

[lost scarab]

I don't

I need one 😭

and this is xbox kinect right

[night lark]

yes

[dapper adder]

And the award for the bulkiest webcam goes to

[night lark]

xbox kinect

[dapper adder]

Honestly

It's not even the bulkiest

The people who have a cinema camera as their webcams would know

[night lark]

the kinect isnt a good webcam if you dont already have one

[placid dune]

How do you use it on your PC anyways

[night lark]

adapter

[dapper adder]

It's actually officially supported to be used on a PC as a webcam

It can even do windows hello

It's just the world's largest windows hello face recognition webcam

Also I'm specifically talking about the Rev 2? Xbox 1 kinect

Not the 360 Kinect; idk if the previous versions works as well or not

[placid dune]

Jesus Christ how do you even adapt the damn thing to USB

[dapper adder]

Microsoft sells the adapter

https://www.amazon.ca/Xbox-Kinect-Adapter-One-Windows/dp/B01GVE4YB4

Oop

[neon root]

further update, person running japan account for wallhack meant to say itll release in japan first. there is hope i can get one later 🙏

[west hornet]

Perhaps I need one as well

Also I think you can use the xbox 360 kinect as a webcam. I did it once but I just remember it being too bulky and too complicated to run

[wide gull]

new rog mouse ?

[neon root]

vancer x arbiter studio akitsu mouse

[wide gull]

https://tenor.com/view/wow-oh-my-god-omg-shocked-surprised-gif-15089848

[wide gull]

favorite fps game ?

[neon root]

dont really have one rn since cod is bleh copy pasta, apex is having trouble, overwatch 2 is just not fun with randoms, cs2 would probably be the closest to my favorite fps game currently but even that game has problems rn

valorant is just straight up unfun solo que if youre in anywhere gold-ascendant rank cause 90% of the people in those ranks are edaters or just have the biggest egos thinking theyre immortal or higher

[wide gull]

@neon root not a quake fan ?

https://tenor.com/view/mujikcboro-seriymujik-gif-24361533

[neon root]

never played. wanted to but never got into it

[gaunt forge]

I personally find fps games with friends are the best, moreso with Valorant since COD gets older faster

[dapper adder]

wrong channel oops

[neon root]

I have more fun in val with friends but they dont really have fun with me cause my friends are trying to actually rank up while im trying to bhop backwords around the map

[gaunt forge]

I once had a friend group of people who do both

[proven zinc]

is there a mechanical keyboard that’s wireless but also has a trackpad built in

[dapper adder]

I don't think I've seen that

It's pretty niche

I only know that there are membrane keebs with trackpad, but I don't think I've seen a mechanical one asides from custom built ones

Hell

Just upholster some plywood so that it's soft on your thighs, and VHB tape a mechanical keyboard and trackpad onto it

[lost scarab]

How good are pulsar mouses?

[shadow bane]

Any earbud reccs? Looking for in ear buds, rubber on the end not like the bs air pods is on, hopefully something to get me through a year or two of college

I'd like under $50 but up to $80 or so is fine w me

Bluetooth

I have headphones I can use but I have long hair and headphones with long hair gets very annoying

[dapper adder]

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0B1LVC5VZ "Best Lower Mid-Range In-Ear Headphones" - rtings

[shadow bane]

Ty

[neon root]

momma i made it, mousepad company used my pic in their tweet

[west hornet]

no you demand a credit

:)

[white flame]

I grabbed the Galaxy buds FE for $80 off the Newegg market, they've been great so far.

They were mostly my pick because of the neutral sound profile but they have EQ with good bass if you prefer

[cyan basalt]

It was the bottom left one

Right?

[neon root]

top left

[cyan basalt]

Nice, I figured it was that or bottom right

[dapper adder]

I thought you said you got it with a $80 discount and was so confused lmao

It's currently 80 on Amazon as well

https://www.amazon.com/SAMSUNG-Wireless-Bluetooth-Wing-Tip-Assistant/dp/B0CF7GYNW2

[placid dune]

Using the FEs also on salr yeah

They're good

Works best with samsung devices obviously

SSC and seamless switching mostly

Small nitpicks like not autoplaying when they're reinserted

Ambient sound adjustments also affect your call quality on em

NC is real good for the price

Oh there's also the uhh nothing buds 2 pro

No clue how they sound

[ashen crater]

I just wear kz buds with a audio jack to usb c connector

In my opinion a superior listening experience for half the price

The only negative would be if you hate cords

[shadow bane]

I can't do cords for mine

Going to be used mainly during school and work

[ashen crater]

I use cords at school, usually during down time tho

Wireless definitely does have that convience and out of the way element though

[gusty marten]

hey group. looking for a KVM setup to switch peripherals and 3 monitors between a PC and a laptop. Would this KVM do the trick? https://www.newegg.ca/p/1DJ-00Z3-00072

[white flame]

Based on specs alone I would say yes, but do keep in mind this ships from China and the marketplace seller doesn't have a stellar profile

[dapper adder]

l1techs kvms are reliable

though a bit more pricier

[white flame]

$650 for the triple monitor/2 PC one

Plus int'l shipping

[gusty marten]

thanks.

[night lark]

thats quite alot

[dapper adder]

?

not really?

kvm switches arent cheap to make

probably would have cost like ~$150 to make

maybe less since it's made in china

[night lark]

oh

[dapper adder]

but logistics costs and needing to make a profit will raise the cost to that

also r&d

[white flame]

Especially high bandwidth DP ones

They need better signal integrity and repeating so you need higher quality components

[shadow bane]

By the way

I think you'd find this funny

This is my earbuds at the moment

and one of the earbuds broke so it's just the right one lmao

[dapper adder]

rip lid

[neon root]

might be a bit late but lethal gaming gear is having a labour day sale and the saturn design pads are at a good price esp the boardzy design. $10 for saturn pad

https://www.lethal.gg/collections/saturn-design-series

[glass bear]

$15 shipping

https://tenor.com/view/venom-gif-27487650

[neon root]

guess depends where you live, lgg is located east coast im pretty sure. some people are getting like $10 or less for shipping

put in a zip code for alabama and cheapest estimate is $10.60

i put a second item in my cart and shipping for me went from $15 to $16

wonder what itll be with 5 items

alright nvm, too ambitious. $77 for shipping for 5 boardzy saturn pads

[dire stratus]

Is this Keyboard good?
https://www.newegg.com/rosewill-wired-tactile-mechanical-blitz-k50-rgb-br-mechanical-keyboard-brown-switch/p/N82E16823201132

[white flame]

Define "good," what do you want it to do, how would you like it to sound?
I can tell you those aren't hot swap switches so you'd be soldering to change them.
If all you want is a mechanical keyboard to say you have one and RGB then it should be fine.

[dapper adder]

Very plasticity

[dire stratus]

I want YOU to define "good." I am implicitly requesting here, a panel of unofficial (and maybe some official) experts to educate me about what factors and specs I should take in to consideration when making computer-related purchases. The response above me is a great example, actually.

I guess maybe next time I'll ask instead, "what do you all think about this?"

[dapper adder]

Unfortunately, keyboards around the $40 price range does tend to be quite plasticity
For $80 here, you can get a (still plastic case) but metal plate, hotswap switches, and good switches for the price
https://www.keychron.com/products/keychron-v5-qmk-custom-mechanical-keyboard?variant=40293230772313

Alternatively, there is currently a group buy going on for a full aluminum case keeb for the same price, though it doesn't have the function row, or a numpad, but will have an incredibly high build quality for the price
https://clickclack.io/products/upcoming-click-clack-x-kochi-hummingbird68-magnetic-switch-mechanical-keyboard-kit?variant=41791315935268

If it's out of your budget, I understand, but imo good keyboards don't really start until you reach around the $100 mark

[west hornet]

Is that hummingbird any good? Looks intriguing

[dapper adder]

the hummingbird is tray mount

the group buy was sponsored on the latest glarses video and i looked at the price, and for what you get, it's quite good value imo

oh yeah i forgot to mention

the hummingbird is hall effect

[west hornet]

I might buy just because then

metal case for that price sounds pretty nice

[dire stratus]

I don't actually have a budget, I was just being cheap

[white flame]

The thing is, with keyboards, what is good for one person is unusable for another. I was simply trying to figure out what your preferences are.

[dapper adder]

yeah i have met people that somehow prefer rubber dome keebs over mechanical for some reason

they cant really explain the reason either

it just feels right to them?

those people are strange /j

[west hornet]

It is because they have only ever used membrane

[dapper adder]

true

they grew used to it

prob

[glass bear]

happy hacking boards are basically rubber dome aren't they

and they have a cult following

[dapper adder]

topre switches
and yeah pretty much

well

except it isnt mushy

since it's a capacitive switch

[white flame]

I prefer membrane but only because it's the quietest I can get without spending $250 on a custom build

[shadow bane]

@white flame can I bother you abt earbuds?

Woot has some deals I'm looking at

https://electronics.woot.com/offers/new-samsung-galaxy-buds-fe-true-wireless-bluetooth-earbuds?ref=mwj_sh_el_7_bs

https://electronics.woot.com/offers/2-pack-jlab-go-air-true-wireless-bluetooth-earbuds-1?ref=mwj_sh_el_1_bs

https://electronics.woot.com/offers/new-panasonic-rz-b310w-ergofit-true-wireless-anc-earbuds-2?ref=mwj_sh_el_6_bs

There's some other but those seem most note worthy. Are the galaxy buds worth the extra you think?

[white flame]

Definitely worth it imo

[shadow bane]

Was going to buy them but woot doesn't like me

Won't let me check out

[dapper adder]

rip

[white flame]

https://www.amazon.com/SAMSUNG-SM-R400-Noise-Cancelling-Wireless-Bluetooth/dp/B0CL8CJPVM?th=1

[shadow bane]

Oh dope, thanks

[white flame]

I checked out the sellers for both the graphite and white versions, "lifeline786" and "OE USA" are good

[glass bear]

wow that's real cheap

and with anc

[white flame]

Real ANC too

I like mine a lot

[glass bear]

yeah samsung anc is great

have had the buds 2, 2 pro, and now the 3 pro

[neon root]

I WANT THE DAMN HATSUNE MIKU GLASSPAD WALLHACK. RELEASE IT IN THE US ALREADY RAHHHH

[thorn grove]

Anyone have a wooting he60+?

[pale cosmos]

I've tried one if you have questions I can answer

[thorn grove]

What do you think of hall effect keyboards now?

FOR GAYMING

[gaunt forge]

Cousin bought it

really nice

pre-lubed, nice clicks

[pale cosmos]

For gaming those wooting boards and huntsman boards can be very annoying to adapt to, but when you're used to it I quite like it

Ridiculously sensitive though

The feeling of the 60HE was really nice tho

It genuinely feels good

Stressing the word good

[neon root]

bought the 60he module and threw it into my tofu. havent really modded it cause broken hand makes it harder to do stuff but is nice thus far but is really sensitive. i have mine at 0.6mm actuation and still too sensitive for me

also, unless they've updated it, their web software doesn't have macro access because they have a seperate softgware for macros that works for any keyboard and mouse. i think any. but it is a bit meh

they also have their own equivalent to snap-tap granted its banned in cs2

[thorn grove]

|| preorders 80he ||

[gaunt forge]

speaking of keyboards

what do yall think of this?

[thorn grove]

[snow briar]

[glass gorge]

What's the best looking and feeling keyboard out rn

[dapper adder]

depends on your tastes

[glass gorge]

Looking for something milky and quiet

[dapper adder]

best feeling imo is the og model f from 1984 or whatever year it released again
but that is loud lmfao

[pale cosmos]

2%?

[dapper adder]

3.25 is the best milk

[pale cosmos]

Sorry I don't know keyboards but I know milks

I'm a 2% guy

[dapper adder]

2% sucks

you gotta drink 3.25%

[pale cosmos]

Get outta here

[dapper adder]

https://tenor.com/view/get-out-angry-speaking-head-tuco-squidward-gif-13808874276609302886

[pale cosmos]

You're drinking cream idiot

[dapper adder]

nah man, cream starts at like 10%

[glass gorge]

Personally 15% does the trick

[pale cosmos]

Next thing you're gonna tell me is 2% is water pfft

[dapper adder]

nah, skim is water

[pale cosmos]

REAL

Anyway keyboards 😂

[dapper adder]

2% is like water + a knob of butter

also for the best feeling keyboard, you normally would do a custom build

[pale cosmos]

Custom takes effort and cost but you can pick and choose your preferred mods and look

If you're very particular, you can really create the experience you want with your own two hands

[glass gorge]

I'm not sure how I would build it

I'm not very knowledgeable

[pale cosmos]

We have a couple dudes here that know how

[dapper adder]

typically you get a barebones kit, and then pick the switches and keycaps you want

[pale cosmos]

Not me, I'm a milk guy

[dapper adder]

that is the easy mode version

there are some keyboard enthusaists that design their own pcb and case, and that's hard mode

lmao

[pale cosmos]

Got at least 1 person here who has before

Used to have others who sold 1 off designs

Infinity might have a good idea hold on

[pale cosmos]

@primal pawn ^

[glass gorge]

I wouldn't have a problem with just switching caps but ngl I'm kinda lazy just wanna plug and play for most part

[primal pawn]

Bridge75 or Rainy75 if you want prebuilt

[pale cosmos]

Cheers lad

👏

[primal pawn]

Im doing that its a wip

[glass gorge]

Thank you

[primal pawn]

👍

[glass gorge]

Best mouse out rn for gaming?

Games like siege

[pale cosmos]

Vv3 pro

Op18k

Vv2 pro on sale

Da v3 pro

Uh

Why only razer in my head rn

Hey wanna talk about milk again?

[glass gorge]

Bro is a razer fanatic

Yes

😭

Ngl sometimes I'll opt for 4%

It's so good

[pale cosmos]

Well there's reason for my madness

The late razer 8k sensor is probably the best on the market rn

Op18k is very close in comparison

I just can't remember the other options for some reason

Very late where I am

Lol

[glass gorge]

Ahhh makes sense

[pale cosmos]

Going for mouse accuracy

Vv3 is king

8k sensors is like 99% accurate

[glass gorge]

Okay bet

I'm get one

[pale cosmos]

Da v3 and vv2 pro close behind, as is op18k

[glass gorge]

If it socks I'm bombing you

Sucks

[pale cosmos]

Hey I daily one

You'll not hear me say it sucks

☠️

[glass gorge]

😭😭

[pale cosmos]

You can also program them so you can avoid razer software

[glass gorge]

Ngl need a mouse pad upgrade too

Mine is like 8 years old

[pale cosmos]

Mouse pad would be preference

I use a gmmk pad

[glass gorge]

What's that

[pale cosmos]

I like more control

Glorious mouse pad

Well

Desk pad

It's nice but I'd do a bit of research on what you like for feel

[glass gorge]

Whats the difference between the vv3 pro and the vv3 hyperspeed

[pale cosmos]

Not entirely aware myself

I'm on vv2 *pro

Vv2 pro normally goes on sale on amazon from time to time

Vv3 pro improved the accuracy

[glass gorge]

What grip do you use

[pale cosmos]

And also ships with wireless 4k or 8k

[glass gorge]

I'm a palmer 😔😔

[pale cosmos]

Me too

There you go

That's a point for the milk team

But uh yeah, do some research on mouse pads

There's a big gamut, go to a store, try a few out

Find what makes you either feel most comfortable or the sharpest

Ptfe is the usual choice for mouse skates

[glass gorge]

I live in a town with a pop of 13k

[pale cosmos]

Glass is an option (I don't recommend glass on glass)

[glass gorge]

We ain't got no stores lmao

[pale cosmos]

Eh you surely have at least a gamestop

Lol

[glass gorge]

Nope

It's bad

[pale cosmos]

Not even 30 minutes away?

[glass gorge]

No😭

The closest city is 3 hours

[pale cosmos]

Shopping centre???

[glass gorge]

Nopeeeee

We have a walmart

💀

[pale cosmos]

WALMART

YES

[glass gorge]

LMAO

[pale cosmos]

Try them

[glass gorge]

That's funny

[pale cosmos]

They have pc stuff for sale

You can at least try something there potentially

[glass gorge]

Okay so

[pale cosmos]

Costco also do it

[glass gorge]

Aren't wired mouses better

[pale cosmos]

Wired and wireless are identical these days

[rancid basin]

Newer wireless mouses are much better nowadays

[pale cosmos]

Wireless is in fact faster by a bit

[rancid basin]

The positives outweigh the negatives

[pale cosmos]

Yep

No mouse cord drag

Free flow, no tug, faster latency

You can get more weight though, but some mice get so light it's negligible

[rancid basin]

Wireless mouses have gotten lighter

There comes to a point where when the mouse is too Light it's crappy

[pale cosmos]

27g is the lowest I've seen

That optimum nothing mouse

I think?

[rancid basin]

Yh

And that one ninja mouse that was going crazy back in the fortnite era a couple years back

Final mouse air 58

[thick garden]

My surface pro keyboard trackpad just started behaving in a strange way... now it only senses touch at the edges. I cleaned it but no results, disconnected the kb but nothing, it still doesn't work right. This already happened for a short period a few days ago

Now it's working again. :/

[dapper adder]

Maybe try reseating the ribbon cable

Might have somehow gotten loose or smth

[shadow bane]

An 11 day delivery window is interesting lol

[thick garden]

Found the problem by looking up this reddit post https://www.reddit.com/r/Surface/comments/ei0b9a/surface_pro_7type_cover_touchpad_erratic_behavior/
I noticed mine was behaving only when plugged in with the new charger. Everything is fine with the old one. I'll just stick to the previous charger if I need to use it in the meanwhile

[dapper adder]

interesting

[placid dune]

Wow

That's crappy design Jesus

[pale cosmos]

That will be a rogue short or ground

And since it's common enough to be found on the internet, it'll be a common defect

Bad parts choice or board design/cable design leading to the rogue short

Or lowest resistance into the trackpad

Or perhaps a bit less local, the io chipset/die is experiencing the short or high current, leading to weird usb behaviour in general

[placid dune]

And surface is supposed to be a premium brand

Thanks, Microsoft

[lost scarab]

So I just discovered IEMs, or well these “special versions” of “earbuds” and I’m kinda interested in them atm, I got a very very specific advertisement on how they’d help me hear where the footsteps are in CS2

Which I really need 😭

Apparently there’s KZ KSN Pros, moon drop chu 2’s, a bunch of random names and I’m not looking to spend a lot for these considering I wanna test them out

[pale cosmos]

The two you mentioned are good iirc

[lost scarab]

A lot of mentions from what I can see

[pale cosmos]

Lemme throw a pair in

Salnotes 7hz zero

iem's are basically full isolation headphones, proper audio, some need serious amps to get the full range

Like good headphones, such as planars or open backs for example

[lost scarab]

Apparently you need to adjust the audio or base on these things too?

To preference of course

[pale cosmos]

Would suggest an apple dac if you're looking at this (Beware they won't be very loud if you use this)

[pale cosmos]

Maybe, depends on the person

Apple dac is a usb-c to audio jack adapter

Apple's official one is a budget dac

Unbeatable value

[lost scarab]

Oh no need to worry

[pale cosmos]

But, no amp power

[lost scarab]

I got front 3.5 ports

[pale cosmos]

Just a warning

[lost scarab]

😭

[pale cosmos]

I mean, if you don't change to a better codec then you're sorta butchering the effort

[lost scarab]

Oh

[pale cosmos]

Using your in built mobo audio just turns that codec into the bottleneck

So if the audio sucks then the headphones will play back the sucky audio

[lost scarab]

Is there any you recommend other than the apple one ig

[pale cosmos]

Topping dx3+ pro

Not really anything in between

$7 or $150

[lost scarab]

This is just a random question but I got a razer X tournament headset and it comes with one of those USB A hubs that you can plug in the 3.5 into, is that technically a dac?

[pale cosmos]

It...could be?

Google will tell you

It would need a decode chip

But I don't trust razer as far as I can throw them for audio

Their only good executions of audio are their laptops and speakers (inc. phones)

[lost scarab]

Ya no this headset is one of them off the shelf you’d see at target 4 years ago

[pale cosmos]

And good is a stretch

Kraken audio is garbage

I owned 2 or 3 pairs so I would know

[lost scarab]

The mic isn’t that bad tbh

[pale cosmos]

I hang them as display pieces

[lost scarab]

Just it picks up everything

[pale cosmos]

Pretty garbage on the older ones

[pale cosmos]

Yeah that's what makes it garbage

Sensitive mic is easy

[lost scarab]

The one I have is actually pretty clear though, somehow it has a better mic than my AirPods which I find strange

[pale cosmos]

Mixed mic with proper cardioid isolation? Harder

[pale cosmos]

Tiny headphone mics are garbage too

You don't have anything else to compare to?

[lost scarab]

The best I got are those plug in apple earbuds too

[pale cosmos]

A proper cardioid mic was something razer took years to work out

[lost scarab]

I haven’t bought a new headset or anything in years

[pale cosmos]

Their later stuff

Like their bt lapel mic

Or their blackshark mic

Those are decent

Kraken tournament pales in comparison

[lost scarab]

I thought black shark was bad

[pale cosmos]

No??

[lost scarab]

Or is that the barracuda

Or whatever it’s called

It starts with a B I think

[pale cosmos]

Ok, compared to normal suggestions here, it's not great

But in terms of razer it's one of their best

Barracuda is not really any different

Nor is the newer kraken stuff

Good mics are more common in Razer's stack now

I just would never recommend

[lost scarab]

I don’t think I’d buy another razer headset tbh

Even with the “all ready to go” plug in, they want you to download their very crappy synapse 3

[pale cosmos]

Good idea

I'm warming up to them a little bit again tho, since wdl is supported

No software needed

[lost scarab]

I’d probably lean towards HyperX if they’re still making good headphones though

[pale cosmos]

Cloud ii is fine

The rest pass

[lost scarab]

even cloud iii?

Also

[pale cosmos]

Can't remember iii

[pale cosmos]

No clue

[lost scarab]

18$, no clue if that’s the right thing

[pale cosmos]

For????

[lost scarab]

First item that came up for a dac..

Which I’m kinda not believing that’s not right

[pale cosmos]

Not the foggiest idea

I am not that well learnt on audio

I just know the topping is good enough to be almost endgame

Cheapest dac+amp combo you'll find afaik

[lost scarab]

So I’m guessing that image above is not the right DAC we’re talking about here

[pale cosmos]

Don't think so, not aware of what it is tbh

Oh it lists itself as a dac

Interesting

It does have the ports but I wouldn't just buy any old random one

[lost scarab]

Idk if you got this off the top of your head, zero 2 > zero?

[pale cosmos]

No idea

I was suggested that one last year

Turned out quite good

[lost scarab]

Anyways ya, though all I see are pretty expensive DACs, 50-150$ 😭

Alr

[pale cosmos]

150 is low

And it's a combo dac+amp

You get both

You want both if the iem's need a lot of grunt

[lost scarab]

😭

Well I’ll look into this more in the morning

I just watched this and ngl they all got such nice price points https://youtu.be/5Gi0J20NSPk?si=QCAc4cO1ufPkvRDi

And from the looks of it, the zero and zero 2 are similar, just zero 2 is newer quality or smth

[pale cosmos]

Zero is supposed to be really good

Chu 2 is more mainstream now but that doesn't make it bad

I was recommended this a year ago, and you know, audio has barely progressed in over 30 years

So make of that what you will

I would make sure you get a new dac tho, in-built mobo codec's are often rubbish

Some are ok, but that's just it, ok

Not great

Not amazing

The apple dac will help if you want to play on console tho probs

[dapper adder]

@lost scarab
Check out crinacle's iem ranking list
https://crinacle.com/rankings/iems/
Also yes, what you sent is a DAC
But it is highly unlikely to be anything decent. I can pretty much guarantee that the apple dongle would be considerably better for cheaper https://www.amazon.com/Apple-USB-C-Headphone-Jack-Adapter/dp/B0D7FF5Y3X/
Ignore the compatibility list, this dongle works with android and windows as well

If you want something slightly higher end, you can try getting a fiio ka13 or ka5 for slightly less than that
Iirc motor in this server uses the ka17

[dapper adder]

No it won't
Ps5 doesn't support it, and afaik neither does Xbox

[dapper adder]

also about the apple usbc dongle, imo it gets loud enough for any IEM you throw at it

it WILL struggle with some lower sensitivity over ear headphones though

i didn't recommend any desktop dac/amp on this list because for IEMs, any option should really provide enough juice to power them
and desktop dac/amp are ususally more expensive, but also often have a volume dial instead of buttons, which would be nicer

but in terms of value, the portable units are more useful for most people since they can use it both on their pc and phone

though most are bus powered, so your battery life on your phone will be drained faster than if you werent using it

[snow briar]

keychron did a wooting keeb $224 https://www.keychron.com/products/keychron-q3-he-qmk-wireless-custom-keyboard?variant=41844681900121

[pale cosmos]

Oh I guess not probs then

[thorn grove]

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Twitter · Sep 17, 2024, 5:10 PM

FFFFFFFFF

[thorn grove]

https://x.com/LogitechG/status/1836092799621431570?s=19

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[lost scarab]

Thank you!

Also thank you to Felix aswell

[lost scarab]

Is there any point in putting headphones over IEMs? I kinda find it strange

I could see it if somebody has a headset, which I would like to figure out how i'd have my mic work on the headset, audio in the IEM

[lost scarab]

I'm kinda stuck between the 3, Moondrop only being the one "listed" in crinacle's just it's older model, the KZ Castor mentioned but not rated due to some boycott(?) and the Tangzu's not rated at all yet. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0CHYMRYMW/ https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0CB8HHS8V/ https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0C6QJZ574/

[dapper adder]

boycott is somewhat resolved, though crinacle wont be reviewing them since he can't remain unbiased due to the beef https://crinacle.com/2023/08/17/the-kz-boycott-still-stands/
also crinacle has reviewed the chu 2, though it appears to not be on the ranking list yet https://youtu.be/dsyVzW71KJs

both the tangzu and the chu 2 are good choices though; i own neither of them, but friends of mine have the tangzu and/or the chu 2 and like it

the chu 2 has a more bassy response, and less treble, while the chu (1) had a much flatter response which most general consumers may not like as much

[dapper adder]

i would also find it strange

you can buy some IEM cables w/ a inline mic if you need a mic

or alternatively, get a mic to put on your desk

[shadow bane]

I really dislike moondrops now

My first pair of moon drop sparks was fantastic

They broke and I bought a second pair, the audio quality is worse, one break within the first few months, case broke, and they swapped to a really obnoxious voice assistant

[dapper adder]

F

[wide gull]

chu 2 or 50$ tws earphones ?

[dapper adder]

Their wired iems should be fine; haven't really heard any issues with it, specifically the chu and chu 2's

[shadow bane]

Yeah, I haven't ordered the galaxy buds yet but those will be my replacement

[dapper adder]

Depends on how much you hate the wire or don't mind it

Especially with the price difference

[wide gull]

if its the same audio quality

wireless is better

[dapper adder]

Definitely more convenient

[wide gull]

https://www.amazon.com/RUIZU-X02-Recorder-Playback-Expandable/dp/B073R7ZHVC?th=1

good ?

[dapper adder]

I haven't seen it before, but you should expect $28 worth of performance from it
Maybe worse idk

You'll probably find better value on like AliExpress

https://www.head-fi.org/showcase/ruizu-x02-8-gb-mp3-player.23281/reviews good for the price on this review

[lost scarab]

I’d probably invest in a table mic but idk when I’ll do that, apparently people put headphones over IEMs to “drown out” and extra sound? Neat ig.

I was heavily leaning towards the chu 2, with especially how it’s built but I think the tangzu might be for me cause of the treble boost I need for those footsteps.

[dapper adder]

I'm unsure about that practice LMFAO
Usually it's kinda uncomfortable especially with the wire

Most headphones have worse noise isolation than most iems

[lost scarab]

😭

[dapper adder]

Iems were mainly used by live performers so they can hear the rest of the band (and/or have a click track to stay on beat)

Especially useful for drummers because drums are quite loud

[lost scarab]

I know I’m getting the low end of IEMs but how well are the audio to let’s say, newer headsets atm?

I’m hoping better than Krakens, Cloud I, most Steelseries

[dapper adder]

Iems often are way higher quality than similar priced on or over ear headphones

[lost scarab]

Oh alright

[dapper adder]

For $20 iems, they'll.... Probably be similar ish? In quality