peripherals-and-displays

[snow briar]

They are peak wireless atm

But they suck at the same time

[pale cosmos]

He ain't lyin

[snow briar]

Source: I’ve owned all of them

[obsidian cypress]

Why so many headphones?

[snow briar]

They don’t go bad (besides the apple)

[pale cosmos]

Darvan changes heads often

[snow briar]

Change out ear pads

[pale cosmos]

So he needs extras

[snow briar]

True

[pale cosmos]

See his name

[obsidian cypress]

So realistically what are my options within $200 or should I wait and get a nice headphone with a nice dac.

[pale cosmos]

D a r v a n

One for every day of the week

D for weekends

[pale cosmos]

Porta pros + DX3+ Pro is my vote

Otherwise Seeny game ones

Or PC38X

Or HD560S

HD599S

HD6xx

DT's are good if you have a DAC+AMP

Topping would provide for that

Same with hifimans

[snow briar]

ATM my dad is using my fiio amp dac and my 990s, I’m maining my 6xx’s and stack. My brother has some Bose wireless and the pair of porta pros

[pale cosmos]

Fiio also good

[obsidian cypress]

any difference between HD599 and HD599 SE?

[snow briar]

Ones special

[pale cosmos]

One grew up special

[snow briar]

Like me

[pale cosmos]

I can't even make the joke first rn

I have an echo

[snow briar]

[obsidian cypress]

?

[pale cosmos]

Don't worry about it

[snow briar]

[pale cosmos]

Just pick from above lol

Trying out the koss would be really good imo

[snow briar]

Pc38x is great

[pale cosmos]

You can return if you hate the koss

[snow briar]

I haven’t owned a pair of pc38x’s

[pale cosmos]

I think portas and KSC75's are really good overall for the price

[snow briar]

[pale cosmos]

They're basically just Game one's or HD560S with a mic

More or less anyway

[snow briar]

Okay I’m gunna buy them

[pale cosmos]

Used game one's go pretty cheap

[snow briar]

Jokes I’m poor from my senni’s

[pale cosmos]

Actually used Game one's plus a used decent DAC+AMP is possible maybe

If you could get the DAC+AMP for like $110

[obsidian cypress]

• $200 AKG K 701 Ultra
• $179 DT990 Pro
• $111 HD599 SE

these are my top 3 options currently from what I can find on Amazon between $80-200.

[pale cosmos]

Have you looked on other websites like drop.com

Ah, too hungry, time up for me

Pick on what you feel comfortable with but I will warn that the DT's you really want a DAC+AMP

[obsidian cypress]

I prefer using Amazon due to no delivery fee, and good return policy experience.

[pale cosmos]

Never bind yourself to one store that's how you miss sales

Anyway cya

[obsidian cypress]

Every time I haven't used Amazon I have been met with late deliveries and have been burned.

[obsidian cypress]

Have a good one.

[snow briar]

Akg’s are good 👍

[obsidian cypress]

Should I go for it? The AKG 701 are feeling quite tempting.

Just 1 left. free delivery and 57% off at $200.

[snow briar]

never used em but I’ve never heard bad things

[obsidian cypress]

I think I am gonna wait to get the monitor till after I upgrade to a 5080/5090 next month.

Would a Dac/amp be recommend for the AKG K 701?

[obsidian cypress]

https://www.amazon.com/Fosi-Audio-K5-Pro-Headphone/dp/B0BFHFSX4C/ref=sr_1_2_sspa?crid=35XR9KJCBOV09&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.9DlL77tK_97H65n4yTIYhH8-QEptaVHaDqTmWe_DXF69dc5sPQiuHRiDxQgWJqrM45CuebVie_q7EFKAVZNLiLkCedpRoLrFJmnBDI1jzpaoSBUEHXAynK1RZj33Ng3d6wzOruGScCQCo8gGmSw_-_p-bl52SUYitvMCJk3WO8bOwkJ6a8FiW-Yhd_3Tu8qf3y7k1tehTqExX8PlAdiPyKTfC9OE9ahL68sC7RpcAyk.nh-Y1LZNHTWPYyYKiRZM6gk8ij28EC7KovYIXzwA4-w&dib_tag=se&keywords=dac%2Famp+for+pc&qid=1735912049&refinements=p_36%3A4800-9800&rnid=386442011&sprefix=dac%2Famp+for+pc%2Caps%2C194&sr=8-2-spons&sp_csd=d2lkZ2V0TmFtZT1zcF9hdGY&psc=1#customerReviews

considering this one as a decent cheap solution

If you guys think this is fine then I will probably order first thing when I wake up

[ashen crater]

those akgs could be run off a mobo

also modern dacs on mobos are suprisingly competent nowadays with some proper tuning

audiophiles at this range are like a religion lol, everyone has their own distinct pov on whats the right thing for top end cans

schiit is a great choice for some "cheaper" combos

but yeah no at this range its kinda like comparing 360fps to 480fps, unless the device youre running off of cant handle the device on its own, dacs are kind of just like sprinkling some oregeno on your spaghetti

except that oregeno costs as much as gold flake covered caviar

i will however say id recommend trying to see if you can get a pair of hd600 at that price range used or just grab a hd6xx, Sennheiser at this range is just a beast

with both of these you would absolutely need an amp tho lol

theyre all great options

none of these are true reference tho, youd be multiple Ks in debt to get true reference cans + proper set up

these akgs have a bit of a weak bass (open backs moment) but very clear top end, while the 6xx have a better bass that i think are a bit overtuned but very good, and not as clear of a sparkle but still a strong top end. However, the 600 if you can grab them used around 200-250 are BEASTS at this price range for reference.

if you want to save money tho just grab the akgs, you wont regret it

[pale cosmos]

And to you my dear watson an opposition, the same hath happened to me sticking to a single store before, amazon included

[dapper adder]

i've very rarely had late deliveries

from any courier

[pale cosmos]

I've had missing deliveries, busted deliveries, even incorrect deliveries

Even duplicate deliveries

Amazon CS deserves credit for putting a customer first but that doesn't mean you should willingly spend $50 more on their article instead of a competitor

Not that it's common but, it does happen

[ashen crater]

my 8bitdo 2c came 3 months late

w/ amazon

[pale cosmos]

Both Koss boxes I ordered off amazon turned up crushed

Thankfully the device was fine

In both cases

I once ordered a cooking pot and received two

One next door the other 10 days later

[ashen crater]

that sounds less like amazons fault lol

[pale cosmos]

Nothing stops a bad delivery driver in your area just being an ass

Yes that's mostly my point

[ashen crater]

what courier was it through

[pale cosmos]

Usually my bad deliveries come from a group called couriers please

But it's not exclusive to them

I've had bad star track, aus post, DHL

All of them

[ashen crater]

here where i live thankfully ive never had a package turn up busted

[pale cosmos]

I've rarely had to return anything

And normally my deliveries are good

[ashen crater]

ive had to return a couple things, only for defects tho on cheaper items

[pale cosmos]

Ya

And even in perfectly normal situations the product is just defective

I've had that in particular with kitchen items off amazon

Bad finishes are really common

[ashen crater]

i live next to the worlds largest knife store and their kitchen section is huge ( i also worked there so i have coworkers there who still let me use their discounts lol)

its like a 20% discount

so thankfully i dont have to deal with that until i move lol

[pale cosmos]

I've had the whole gamut really

I've had defective cables from amazon

A LOT of them

[ashen crater]

omg defective cables are the worst

why are such a necessary product so easily the ones that get messed up the most

[pale cosmos]

Slicing I see a lot

But similarly like, every place I've ever bought tech from I've had a defect issue at some point

Every single one

Even when I pick up the device from the counter

Still happens

[ashen crater]

murphys law moment

[pale cosmos]

Yes exactly

Hence my point, over trusting a single store leads you to just overspending

[ashen crater]

honestly that goes for so much more in general

dont trust single sources

[dapper adder]

no way you got 2 pot

[ashen crater]

3 pot coming soon?

[dapper adder]

https://tenor.com/view/2pac-tupac-rapper-goat-thinking-gif-4754570

2pot

[pale cosmos]

2chainz

[ashen crater]

@pale cosmos

Shes enjoying the keyboard as much as me lmao

[pale cosmos]

Does she make the sound

Clack clack

[ashen crater]

I mean

Kind of

Its more gravelly

[pale cosmos]

crrrack crrrack

[ashen crater]

She would be defective at that point

[snow briar]

Me too

[dapper adder]

sorry sat on the box

[thick garden]

same. no manners with my airpods

[dapper adder]

ah yes

real airpods

[ashen crater]

The realest of airpods

[obsidian cypress]

Should I get a cheap Dac/Amp to adjust it just incase or try it out first the AKG K 701? I am not sure why but I am really drawn to it.

[obsidian cypress]

If there is a good enough sale I am open to options but if the difference is small I will always take Amazon over other options personally.

[obsidian cypress]

I have a MSI X670-P Wifi board

[ashen crater]

I don't think the akgs are dac worthy and certainly not amp

[obsidian cypress]

dac worthy?

[ashen crater]

Pft nah youll be fine

Just grab the cans

Dont worry about a dac

Like i said, spend 1k on your headphones and maybe a dac could be a nice addition

Your headphones arent even reference, it wouldnt make a noticable difference on a competent mobo

And thats a competent mobo

[obsidian cypress]

reference?

[ashen crater]

The exact sound the original artist intended

Or per their recording setup

[obsidian cypress]

Gotcha.

So just nab the AKG K701 and see if I want a dac later? Can I adjust the bass/treble without a dac?

[ashen crater]

You can go into your settings on your phone and adjust them

That's basic tuning

[obsidian cypress]

phone?

[ashen crater]

All a dac does is maybe pick up some extra details

Not $100+ worth on 200 dollar headphones

[ashen crater]

As in its simple software

[obsidian cypress]

Retails for $469 typically if it makes a difference.

[ashen crater]

Markup sale

[obsidian cypress]

gotcha.

Alright. I am gonna just purchase the headphones and try them out on their own then.

Thank you.

[ashen crater]

Still absolutely worth the money tho

[ashen crater]

Youll enjoy them, trust me lol

Theyre still amazing headphones

A dac+amp setup is overkill

And the only ones worth buying for the effect you want would be the price of the headphones for like an extra 5% of the quality

if that

Probably closer to 2%

[obsidian cypress]

gotcha, so they are simply a minor accessory and not a necessary utillity.

That sum it up?

[ashen crater]

Pretty much. Amp lets you run headphones with a high impedance (need a lot of energy to run), those akgs arent intensive to run (doesnt mean theyre bad they just dont burn through power), a dac just converts the signal to the headphones as cleanly as possible. Modern mobos do a great job of this compared to older stuff which is why dacs were popularized

[obsidian cypress]

Thank you for the explanation.

[ashen crater]

A dac amp setup would be necessary if for example you wanted to plug your headphones into a nintendo switch for example

Maybe just amp

Basically the audio from the switch to the headphones will be quieter

The higher the impedence, quieter the sound because the device cant fully power it on its own

Doesnt effect sound quality directly

Just means you dont have as high of a max volume

[ashen crater]

I say necessary but probably not tbh

Maybe more like a 3ds

[glass bear]

are the galaxy buds fe supposed to be that much worse than the buds 3 pro?

it sounds silly as a question I know

i got the buds fe for $28 through samsung so i gave them a shot

it genuinely sounds like im underwater or something in comparison

[gaunt forge]

uh

kinda...as far as I've seen from family they're really bad

[white flame]

The FE are supposed to be a more neutral sound than the usual bassy ones. You can always do an EQ to boost the bass if that's your thing.

The reason you got them cheap is just that they're an older model now and they don't have all the newest features

[glass bear]

they only came out a year ago

my problem with the fe is that the sound is muddy, the bass is pretty overpowering

found out online its because they have a single driver for everything, so the bass can be overpowering

gave them to my mom as an extra birthday gift, she likes them

[rancid oxide]

@neon root sorry to ping you. ily.
I've come to realize that I need a "harder" surface as a mouse pad to keep my sanity. I picked up a cheapo $5 one at biglots today and I'm super enjoying it over my softer ones. I was wondering if you had any recommendations on some good mouse pads that had a harder surface?

the "clothy" types seem to collect everything and I can feel it and it bugs me. So much that it's all I can think about as I move my mouse over it. I've tried every to try and keep it from happening, but no matter how clean I keep it.. There is always that something that gets on there.

[neon root]

if you cant stand that on a cloth mousepad, you really are not gonna like it on a harder surface pad

[rancid oxide]

So far in the last 3 hours of using this, I haven't felt what I feel on the cloth pads.

Wheras with the cloth pads. I'm literally trying to brush off whatever at least every 15 min

I also have a can of air that keep right here to try and blow whatever it is off as well. Idk if it's actually something on there or if it's the feeling of my hand brushing across the cloth surface, but it's a constant thing in my mind. I actually haven't had it in my mind at all since using this new pad. Which is why when I realized I was having a better time with it, I immediatly pinged ya

I don't eat at my desk so I know it's not food crumbs. I constantly blow my desk off (which admittedly is probably due to the mousepad issue)

[neon root]

you shed any hair or have any pets?

[rancid oxide]

No and yes, but my dog has black hair that I never see anywhere on my desk

[neon root]

also you can try just a better mousepad or a mousepad that offers different firmness and probably a better weave so stuff brushes off a bit more easily

unless its just straight up a texture thing that you dont like the feel of your mousepad

[rancid oxide]

I know we don't like the c-word in here, but I have a corsair desk mat that for the most part caused the issue to go away, but it's still there, just not as bad

[neon root]

might just be a texture thing then if there really is no hairs or dirt getting on the pad

[rancid oxide]

I'm starting to think you are right

[neon root]

tried brushing off the pad onto something white or something thatll make it easy to see if anything comes off the pads?

if it does come down to a texture thing, then probably one of those like half gloves that artists use for their tablets would help

or a hard/glass pad that doesnt have a coarse texture like a cloth pad does

or just a smoother pad

[rancid oxide]

Yeah I picked up a hard pad that seems to have resolved whatever issue I was having. I was just wondering if there were any recommendations on good hard pads that weren't department store quality.

I'm not opposed to glass

[neon root]

oop, was gonna suggest tjexclusive's cera pad since theyre only like $30 usd if you dont mind the small size, otherwise more expensive for a larger size

[rancid oxide]

Texture thing makes a lot of sense. Because it would seem like after I wipe or dust-offed and even wiped down with ISO, I would still feel whatever it is, but it was intermittent. So like sometimes after I brushed and cleaned it would be fine for a little while, other times it made no difference.

[rancid oxide]

tjexclusive?

I don't mind spending $ for quality and my sanity xD

[neon root]

the cerapad kin or original cerapad if you like speed at the bottom of the list
https://tjexclusives.com/product-category/cerapad/

[rancid oxide]

this hard pad was an impulse buy while we were at Big Lot's closing sale. Which it was a very good impilse buy

[neon root]

free shipping US if you live here in the us

[rancid oxide]

hm, that is way to big. My new desk has one of those pullout keyboard tray thingies

[neon root]

their smallest size is too big still?

355 x 305 for the cerapad kin

guess it also depends on how large that keyboard tray is as well

[rancid oxide]

trying to find my tape measure. I have 4 of them and can never seem to find one when I need one

[neon root]

at least you have tape measures. i use how many of my phones can fit in the space and then look up the length of my phone

[rancid oxide]

11in by 41in

[neon root]

that 355x305 is 14x12

[rancid oxide]

hmm. I could have it hang over the back by an inch... but.. Do they have some sort of feet?

[neon root]

ye, forgor if theyve updated them to a full backing or if its still just 4 squares in the corners

[rancid oxide]

They are oos anyways on the pad

[neon root]

oop

the 2 other options, zara and kiah which are the secondcheapest are oos for their small sizes as well

[rancid oxide]

speed or whatever is a nonissue. If I need to raise my dpi, I'm totally fine with that. I'm already at 2400 with my razer

I still often raise sensitivity in games. Although idk if games override windows mouse speed by default.

[neon root]

@rancid oxide oop, forgor this company exists. i havent tried them out but its $30 and probably like $10 in shipping but its a hard and smooth surface

https://www.lethal.gg/products/xten-hard-speed-small

oop. $14 in shipping, total is $47 for me at checkout

13 x 11 inch

[rancid oxide]

Hmm. Looking at the page, it seems a little funky. I think I'll keep an eye on the cerapad.

I appreciate the recommendations.

[oak jungle]

I've seen ads for this on IG, no idea if it's any good but maybe would help you out?
https://deltahub.io/collections/wrist-rests

[rancid oxide]

I appreciate the thought. What I was experiencing was more so on the right side of my hand that rubs against the pad. Kinda hard to explain, but felt like I was constantly rubbing my hand over crumbs even though there wasn't anything there. Since swapping to a hard pad, I haven't felt it and it's been wonderful for my sanity.

[high badge]

If I had to guess the cloth material started having little fiber bundles on top that you felt

[obsidian cypress]

I have been experiencing this.

[rancid oxide]

I would be inclined to think this, but it's been this way for 3 years with cloth pads whether they are brand new or used.

I thought it was possibly deteriorated mouse pad so I bought a new one and had same issue out the box. I have several different pads from different companies and each one feels the same. Like the cloth itself feels different, but the feeling of "crumbs" is still there.

[dapper adder]

maybe you're a cookie

[rancid oxide]

Are you saying I'm a snacc?

[dapper adder]

You're turning into crumbs

[pale cosmos]

He's crumbling under pressure

[queen sigil]

internet people what switch do i put in new keyboard

[white flame]

What are you wanting the switch to sound/feel like

[queen sigil]

idc brah im just seeing what switches people like atm

[white flame]

If I were to build a keeb right now I'd probably do MX speed silver. Fairly cheap for that performance level.

[queen sigil]

hell nah next suggestion

[daring zenith]

return to u4t

[queen sigil]

too lazy

i aint lubing switches ever again

[daring zenith]

you don't have to lube them

[tight pulsar]

ergo clears

finally resoldered the keys on my cypher that were flaky are really like the switches

[queen sigil]

ain’t these doo doo

[tight pulsar]

bruh

they've been goated for a decade

[queen sigil]

i ain’t paying mx prices in 2025

[white flame]

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0C3H7PR1Z?th=1

$11 for 45 switches

Pre lubed

https://www.rtings.com/keyboard-switch/reviews/akko/v3-cream-blue-pro

[tight pulsar]

i'm so out of the hobby what has happened in the last year or two

[timber ridge]

i took a quick glance of the switches about 2 years ago and there was crazy names

you can only do so many combinations with switch materials etc

[neon root]

glass switches

with carbon fiber springs

[ashen crater]

Jello switches

[white flame]

Isn't carbon fiber generally brittle? That would make an awful spring

I also can't imagine the scratching sound that glass would make

[dapper adder]

technically you can make a spring out of glass and it's also brittle

[white flame]

That doesn't mean it's a good spring

[dapper adder]

lmao

[neon root]

nah glass and carbon fiber are the biggest things for gaming mice and keyboards

[white flame]

Glass skates maybe. Can you imagine a glass body mouse lol

[neon root]

glass pad with glass skates on my glass mouse with its glass cable

[white flame]

Fiber optic cable would be nice

[pale cosmos]

@dapper adder @daring zenith is the alc4080 supposed to sound decent?

I tried the ksc's on it in my new case and...

It sounds

Kinda good?

Tf

Normally I can tell the onboard audio but maybe it's the choice of case cable to the front header?

I can't work it out it sounds really good rn for some reason LOL

Maybe I'm just really tired or something

Been working constantly on the setup through the last couple months

[daring zenith]

Uh I have not looked at sound chips past alc1220, maybe they've gotten good now...?

[pale cosmos]

1220 is the same as 4080 but chipset instead of direct

Idk I did just update to a new driver

And I nuked nahimic off it

Maybe that was what was needed?

It sounded...really good

I'm sure not perfect but a long way from what I remember

Maybe it's the ksc's

Can't work it out...

Lol

[obsidian cypress]

AKG finally confirmed the order for the headphones! Expected to arrive January 16th.

[snow briar]

[thorn grove]

@neon roottempted to order a artisian zero

[neon root]

buy buy buy

[thorn grove]

[neon root]

just get soft if you dont know what to get

[pale cosmos]

@daring zenith @dapper adder Tried my dac side by side

I actually don't think I'm crazy

Which is really odd cos I DEFINITELY noticed the difference when I first upgraded

To the DAC+AMP

Maybe something about my setup is running really well rn? The audio sounds like, unusually good from the ALC4080

[daring zenith]

With just ksc75 or with anything else?

[pale cosmos]

Haven't got out my HD's to try yet but the KSC's yeah

Lol

[dapper adder]

lmao

[pale cosmos]

Ok yeah you're right

Lol

On the KSC's I can't tell, but my senny's sound worse on the realtek vs the DX3+

I think the KSC's actually sound better in this situation which is weird

Oh god

This is so

BLEH

Tf LOL

[plush atlas]

Koss cult

[frail shell]

What is a good quiet keyboard and mouse (Bluetooth). that doesn't break the bank?

[queen sigil]

depends how big ur bank is

[ashen crater]

Budget?

[frail shell]

Not that big haha, just had a baby. Those things suck your bank account. Look at max 100. I know logi has some quiet ones around 40. But don't know the quality

[ashen crater]

G305 is pretty good in terms of quality, not really the quietest tho

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CNK3B6VQ?tag=hipyo-20&th=1&linkId=bf683709494bebadd69260d2b2e90f3d&ref_=as_li_ss_tl&geniuslink=true&psc=1

[ashen crater]

This after tax should come out a bit more than 70 bucks

If you dont like the keyboard style i could recommend a couple more

Its also not hotswap if you care about that

[frail shell]

I don't care too much about hotswap. I would like a quiet keyboard. So I'll have to look and see how this one is

Thank you!

[ashen crater]

Heres a link to the g305 as well https://www.amazon.com/Logitech-LIGHTSPEED-Wireless-Gaming-Mouse/dp/B07CMS5Q6P?source=ps-sl-shoppingads-lpcontext&ref_=fplfs&psc=1&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER

Id also recommend looking at some of the razer deathadders too

[obsidian cypress]

I am loving these!!!

AKG 701

[obsidian cypress]

@ashen crater should I plug my new headphone into my motherboard or my Microphone? My mic is the Razer Siren V2 Pro. Motherboard is MSI X670 Pro WiFi

[queen sigil]

motherboard

or just buy a cheap dongle

[ashen crater]

just your mobo yeah

[obsidian cypress]

If I recall, you had suggested a piece of software I can use to adjust the headphones?

[ashen crater]

with alc4080 on your board unironically you should be fine just rawdogging it

[obsidian cypress]

alc4080?

Is that the audio chip I assume?

[ashen crater]

onboard audio ye

[obsidian cypress]

good or?

[ashen crater]

good

leave it be

it has proper drivers from what ive heard

[obsidian cypress]

Gotcha. couple things I have noticed so far with these headphones

1. EXCELLENT CLARITY (I have used other +500$ headphones from friends but none sounded this clear)
2. Great highs and mids but lows are not as punchy as mentioned
3. The band fits perfectly on my head but the ear cups are rather stiff
4. The overall build quality feels solid albeit I wish the heads were metal though that'd make them way to heavy

My only complaints are that the ear cups are a bit stiff and that if the headphone cable gets damaged I have no way of fixing it

the unpacking experience ofo these were awesome. every thing felt like I was opening up the next best thing and felt really exclusive with the way the headphones were displayed in the box and how the interior was lined with felt and etc

I might look into a dac though because they sound a bit quiet at times and I'd like to boost the bass a little bit.

actually hold up, just realized my Deezer audio was set to 50%

nevermind these are way more than loud enough lmao

I take back what I said about volume

[obsidian cypress]

@ashen crater thanks for helping me decide to go with these headphones. I feel like a kid experiencing their birthday and Hanukkah/Christmas at the same time

[ashen crater]

For the ear pads you might enjoy mesh more if you can get them for those cans, otherwise the velour should break in with time

[obsidian cypress]

gotcha

[ashen crater]

Also you should check warranties and stuff with the cord

Some have proper coverage

[obsidian cypress]

Doubt it means much to most but knowing each K701 headphone is labeled with their own unique number feels nice

[obsidian cypress]

gotcha

[ashen crater]

Lol i get that feeling yeah

[obsidian cypress]

Not sure how true this is but I read somewhere each K701 headphone is hand tested and assembled.

[ashen crater]

I dont know too much about that personally, but i do love akgs general quality control

[obsidian cypress]

Great headphones though I don't think I'd pay $550 for them on a normal day haha. at $200 these are a snag imo from this experience

[ashen crater]

Also speaking of build quality, for that price its honestly a miracle it doesnt have many shortcuts either, youd be surprised how many expensive headphones cheap out on frames, even on high end planar stuff

[obsidian cypress]

I know what you mean. I have friends with very expensive headphones and it bugged me

[ashen crater]

Im guessing its more of a "sale" thing than a sale

Still great for the price regardless

[obsidian cypress]

I used to have a couple of limited edition Xiaomi Dragon headphones

those were great but the build quality felt iffy.

$400 approximately

[ashen crater]

Ive been rocking a cheaper pairs of pc38x, theyre plastic frames but for 140$ they are stupidly comfy and have great drivers

Price ≠ quality

[obsidian cypress]

those are now what about 10 years old? unfortunately some kids at school a while back had the great idea of messing with them and snapped the headband in half

[obsidian cypress]

very true

[ashen crater]

Yeah i hate kids lol

[obsidian cypress]

those headphones were among the early wireless headphones that actually had pretty solid sound quality and excellent battery.

[ashen crater]

Regardless, hope you have fun with your new headphones, being able to notice little details and stuff you never could hear in music is one of my favourite things with nice headphones

[obsidian cypress]

their fun perk is that they have a built in voice mod

it was made for kareoke

[ashen crater]

Ah there explains the price then

Bluetooth is stupidly expensive to match a fraction of corded

[obsidian cypress]

lmao yes

[ashen crater]

You can spend 800 dollars on bluetooth headphones that would match the quality of $200 corded

cough sony

[obsidian cypress]

Yeah from a quality standpoint I'd say they traded blows with my Blackshark

despite being bluetooth which shocked me

[ashen crater]

I do hope good cans get more accessible as time goes on, awful headphones are way too plentiful now even despite the fact headphone audio quality has been pretty much perfected for decades now

Theres a reason old high end headphones still match extremely high end stuff today

[obsidian cypress]

feels weird using over ear

I am so used to closed back headphones

[ashen crater]

Oh yeah open back over ears are by far the best audio quality headphones offer

Doesnt make you feel like youre trapped in an echo chamber

Only thing it hurts is bass

[obsidian cypress]

I know that feeling lmao I wear headphones like 8 hours or more a day

so sometimes I get nauses from the music playing for so long

haven't had that so far

[ashen crater]

Youd be surprised how much it helps ear health too

Closed backs are more prone to infections

All that humidity build up is awful for your ears

[obsidian cypress]

interesting, I upped the volume and the bass is now surprisingly as punchy as my blacksharks without the echo effect

albeit the highs and mids are also much more noticable now

[ashen crater]

Try a bit of mixing too, although if you want more reference be careful lol

[obsidian cypress]

reference?

oh like how a artist intended a song to sound?

[ashen crater]

Yup

[thorn grove]

Hmm

[hearty trellis]

What are some good keebs under 100 bucks

[pale cosmos]

Bridge75

[dapper adder]

Dell oem keyboard frfr

Jk

[hearty trellis]

Which version?

[hearty trellis]

Cause I see there's multiple

[pale cosmos]

The plus

[hearty trellis]

Yeah nvm shipping costs as much as the keyboarf

[pale cosmos]

Oof

Yeah not really worth then lol

[rancid oxide]

I bought the EVGA Z15 as my first hotswappable mechanical keeb. I enjoyed it thoroughly until I upgraded to something more spendy. Might give it a check out. Can buy on Amazon and use for a couple weeks, return if not satisfied.

Don't get the Z20.

[hearty trellis]

I'm upgrading from a super gamer mechanical keyboard

I'm trying to step away from them a bit

The aula f75 is really nice

But I don't want to pay 25 bucks shipping on a 70 dollar keeb

[rancid oxide]

Never heard of this. Got a link?

[hearty trellis]

It's a razer blackwidow V3 tkl

I'm just saying it's ultra targeted at gamers

https://epomaker.com/products/epomaker-aula-f75?srsltid=AfmBOoobRMfVZ0MCXUZyDr2d1co4Uem9NTKiuv9k6tWgQR600lkL0snM

And if you're talking about the aula

Enjoy

[rancid oxide]

Oh gotcha. I'll give the Aula a look. I currently have a Apex Pro tkl. It has so many features and I use every single one of em.

[rancid oxide]

I'm so used to hall sensor switches now that idk if I could go with a traditional mech keeb

[hearty trellis]

I mean there's also the MADLION 68 HE for that

Cheap hall effect but I don't know if I'd want to go there

They released an aluminium version for around 90 bucks

[rancid oxide]

68 Pro?

What's a wireless keeb like? Is there a noticable latency in keystokes compared to wired?

[pale cosmos]

Decent iirc

[hearty trellis]

The 68 pro is the aluminium version

[hearty trellis]

It isn't wireless it's a wired 8khz polling rate board

[rancid oxide]

gotcha. I suppose I was asking in general.

[hearty trellis]

There's probably some delay

But nothing noticeable

Wireless mice have gotten so good they're practically better than wired

So id hope that applies with the keyboards too

[rancid oxide]

aye, I don't notice a difference in my naga pro v2 when using it wireless or while it's charging.

[hearty trellis]

I mean the viper V3 pro with it's 1ms delay is insane

[rancid oxide]

It's the hyperscrolling and left/right scroll wheel clicks as well as the swappabl side plates that do it for me

[hearty trellis]

Yeah fair enough but if I had the choice I'm going viper all day

[slate basin]

I spilled a bit of smoothie on my keyboard and I unplugged it immediately, cleaned it out and when I plugged it back in the inputs were mostly wrong and the spacebar acted as enter, and hitting windows key a few times pulled up the control alt delete menu, and then a little bit later it was flashing with the hotkeys I had entered a while ago. the keyboard is royal kludge rk61. I plugged in my old keyboard and it was fine
what should I do to fix it?

[hasty quail]

What did you use to clean it, and how long did you leave it to dry before you plugged back in?

[dapper adder]

the issue is likely it's dirty on the switches

the biggest issue of spilling liquids that arent water is that it gums up the contacts and such

[slate basin]

dish soap on a q tip and then turned it upside down for an hour or two, it looked fine so I put the key caps on

[slate basin]

it is possible to for that to mess up switches that weren't near the spill?

[dapper adder]

depends

"cleaning" it could have also made it worse

[daring zenith]

Take it apart completely, it's hotswap so you can take every switch off and the plate off and look at the PCB, my guess is there's something on the PCB bridging weird parts. During that, you can take a look at every switch and make sure nothing got into the switches

[slate basin]

thanks

[cobalt wagon]

what is a good keyboard for 70 dollars

[fleet otter]

Ducky

can someone help i’m confused , so I want the beyerdynamic DT 990 pro 250 OHM , so do i need an amp , mixer and , microphone with it for it to be suitable for gaming?

[ashen crater]

Gaming isnt really important there, youd just need an amp for that much impedance, but id recommend a DAC in that setup too

Microphone just depends on your usecase

If you just want a mic you can get something cheaper like this https://www.amazon.com/FIFINE-Microphone-Condenser-Streaming-Youtube-A6T/dp/B09Q2ZZGH2/

[queen sigil]

hell nah

maybe if ur a fortnite streamer stuck in 2016 then sure

[obsidian cypress]

Status update on the K701 from AKG. Spatial Imaging is alarmingly good and the clarity is impeccable. Audio quality is no slouch either.

My only wishes are 2 things:

1. Softer earmuffs, while these are getting softer they are still quite stiff

2. I think an amp would be a good idea for them as they can be a little quiet at times though that's mostly just me. More than loud enough for the average joe.

[high badge]

Is there any significant difference between these sensors other than the polling rate?

they'd all go into the same mouse, so everything else is identical

[obsidian cypress]

Just curious, are you building a mouse?

[high badge]

not quite

[high badge]

Keychron has the M3 and you can pick a polling rate

[obsidian cypress]

Oh okay.

[high badge]

so I'm asking whether going 4k would matter whatsoever

I distinctly remember that higher polling rate mice increase CPU load

but that's all I know really

[obsidian cypress]

iirc it has something to do with how many times it updates your input per frame generated.

[dapper adder]

Are you a gamer

Competitive

[obsidian cypress]

Me?

Or

[dapper adder]

Blackhole

[obsidian cypress]

Ah.

[dapper adder]

If not, then just stick with 1k honestly

[obsidian cypress]

i forgot, did I tell you I got the pc to work again @dapper adder?

Thanks for the tip on letting it train for a long while

The thing took about 40m to train and had to do it a few times

[dapper adder]

was it me?

[obsidian cypress]

You were heating up your car last night iirc

Oh I got people mixed up.

🤦‍♂️

To many names to remember.

[dapper adder]

Looks like it's only $10 more? And the 8k is the same price??? Idk if my site is just bugging or what

[obsidian cypress]

I misremembered NotDarvan for iGetMen somehow

[dapper adder]

Lmao

Not even the same colour role

[obsidian cypress]

https://tenor.com/view/mental-health-mental-health-crisis-mental-health-resources-to-do-breathing-exercise-gif-25663967

[high badge]

I'd like to be but I suck lol

most I'd do is CS

[obsidian cypress]

I need to start normalizing my schedule, these varying late night shifts are killing me

[dapper adder]

Might as well stock with 1k then

[high badge]

but I think even 1k mice are good to learn the basics and move up later

[dapper adder]

Higher pulling rates also mean higher power draw

Less battery life

Though the 1k polling rate mouse also has RGB which is even less benefit for more power draw lol

[obsidian cypress]

How much does a good all metal frame full size keyboard cost? My keyboard hasn't been detecting itself as well lately.

[dapper adder]

They start at like $120? Depends on the size tbf

[obsidian cypress]

Full Size as I actually run out of keybinds lmao

[high badge]

Keychron runs between 80 and 120 for a full-size

[obsidian cypress]

Those are modular if I recall?

[high badge]

Hotswap on every key

[obsidian cypress]

That means I can change both the keycaps and switches correct?

[dapper adder]

Keycaps have pretty much always been easily hot swapped

Even beamspring if you could find compatible keycaps back then

Though not buckling spring, the keycap is part of the switch for that

[obsidian cypress]

gotcha

[dapper adder]

This isn't relevant information for you though

Short answer for your question is yes

[obsidian cypress]

I know this is a extremely niche request.

How can I make it so that when my keycaps are pressed down completely that it sounds like two pieces of metal banging against each other?

Imagine two hollowed pipes making impact

[dapper adder]

Well

There's 2 ways

[obsidian cypress]

One idea I had was a all metal frame and metal keycaps

[dapper adder]

You get a software that can trigger a solenoid for every keypress that hits a metal plate

Or you use a software that plays a sound when you press a key

It's pretty much impossible to make switches sound like they're hitting metal since they're all made of plastics, from both a friction standpoint

And also an electrical standpoint

Back in the beamspring era, aka like early 1980s? They had used the solenoid method

To simulate typewriter sounds

[daring zenith]

you can probably extend the keycaps so that keycaps bottom out and hit the plate instead of the switch bottoming out somehow

but you'd have to get a metal plate too

[obsidian cypress]

I had a similar idea just now.

I was thinking of adding a plate that raises the frame

[high badge]

Honestly quiet >> metallic clang

[daring zenith]

without modifications the keycaps should never hit the plate

[high badge]

Ask me how I know

[daring zenith]

switch bottoms out first

[dapper adder]

It would just sound like a stick poking a metal plate, and not really something hitting it

[obsidian cypress]

so when the keycaps hit the frame

[dapper adder]

If you want a loud keyboard, IBM model f reproduction
It will cost you a pretty penny though

[obsidian cypress]

It's not necessarily about how loud.

It'

[dapper adder]

But it's probably the loudest still commercially ish available keyboard that exists today

[obsidian cypress]

It's the sound produced I amm interested in

[dapper adder]

It sounds like a piece of plastic slapping a PCB

As well as a spring hitting a barrel

Because that's exactly what it's doing

[obsidian cypress]

THAT SQUEAK

MY EARS

[dapper adder]

Might be a stabilizer squeak

[obsidian cypress]

The squeak killed me

[dapper adder]

I have no idea what you're looking at rn though lmao

[obsidian cypress]

I looked up this keyboard

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KHUl3uvJDKU

[dapper adder]

Was it the intro squeak

[daring zenith]

you could also get some clicky switches

[obsidian cypress]

Hmm, I just had an idea.

What if I used a hollow piece of metal that extends the frame high enough for the bottom of metal keycaps to make contact?

[daring zenith]

what exact kind of sound are you looking for

[dapper adder]

https://youtu.be/34qtFz7TPJA?si=tzlXuHP39YBd_19H this was what I meant by solenoid

[obsidian cypress]

Imagine two pieces of metal hitting each other with a minor ring followed up

[daring zenith]

you want hollow thing hitting hollow thing or solid hitting solid

[obsidian cypress]

let me find an example

Still trying to find a example

but imagine two piece of metal hitting each other causing a shockwave like sound

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

@daring zenith

Imagine a hammer hitting an anvil

ideally with a bit less thump from the low end

[dapper adder]

You ain't getting this from a keyboard

[snow briar]

i got you https://youtu.be/XSHaTrc5Lcs?si=-aVfLj8ToFBB2N4J&t=571

[obsidian cypress]

My ears... these muffs are painful

[obsidian cypress]

While not the sound I was looking for this thing is awesome

I am confused by what that solenoid does

[snow briar]

loud noises

[snow briar]

these are good switches if u want a loud yet pleasant sound https://youtu.be/MMSLm3pXcoE?si=s9P4ugl_hL2PjFg5

[obsidian cypress]

that is surprisingly... pleasant.

[dapper adder]

switches by themselves generally cant make a loud noise like you are requesting

loud in the sense of the anvil ring

[obsidian cypress]

My thinking was to go for a slick and probably quiet switch and somehow get metal keycaps that'd smack a metal frame when I press down

[dapper adder]

you would have to type very hard to achieve the sound

also typing on a mechanical keyboard, generally you might not always bottom out your keys

as compared to with a membrane or typewriter

[obsidian cypress]

So I took a peek, it seems when I press down normally it leaves about 1mm between the bottom of the keycaps and the frame

[dapper adder]

typewriters were loud because you basically had to jab the keys to swing the "hammer", so people trained on typewriters were used to VERY heavy keystrokes

you would not be doing typing with all your fingers, at least before the elctro mechanical typewriters came out

like the ibm selectric

[daring zenith]

I'm wondering if there's any all metal switches now

Like metal stem hitting metal bottom housing

[dapper adder]

i wonder if that would even make a good sound

there's just so little mass

[daring zenith]

Probably not since the contact area would be small but

It's still metal on metal

Might've been manufactured when all metal keyboards were all the hype

[dapper adder]

i feel like it might even still sound like bottoming out the key regularly? unsure since most people nowadays dont type like they're trying to kill the keyboard

[daring zenith]

Actually wait doesn't the keycap hit the upper housing first

I'm trying to figure out where it contacts when bottoming out and you could just swap those parts for metal equivalents

[dapper adder]

i think it's the bottom of the keyswitch

[pale cosmos]

I'll make you the bottom of my keyswitch in a minute

[obsidian cypress]

so not me? xD

[daring zenith]

So which is the point of contact :p

[obsidian cypress]

Thank you Darvan, and MR11 for all your help.

[obsidian cypress]

This makes it way easier to understand how switches work

[daring zenith]

Do keep in mind that white bit is the click jacket, the stem is solid there for linear and tactile switches

There's some nice gifs somewhere, lemme look for them

[dapper adder]

hard to tell (copied the exact length on all the purple lengths)

https://tenor.com/view/mechanical-keyboard-switches-keyboard-switches-mechanical-red-switch-gif-20599739

hmm bottom stem moves on this gif lmao

https://tenor.com/view/keyboard-switches-clicky-switches-blue-mechanical-keyboard-gif-684417487539136971

ok the click jacket does hit the bottom it seems since it launches down

[daring zenith]

Soo metal click jacket plus metal bottom housing

[dapper adder]

the bottoming out would either be on that bottom stem part or the keyswitch, though i think it's more likely to be the bottom
it would make more sense for the click jacket to be metal since that would likely have the highest velocity ?

unless like i said earlier, you're typing like you're trying to break the keyboard lol

[obsidian cypress]

I will take what I can get

[obsidian cypress]

the white moving part is the click jacket?

bottom housing I assume to be that lower green half

[daring zenith]

Ye

[dapper adder]

only problem is that the click jacket doubles as the switch thing for the conductors, so we'll need a different method of triggering the switch

i guess an optical switch would work fine

but that's a bit more specialized

i dont think you can diy optical yet

[daring zenith]

Screw it, diy HE switches

[obsidian cypress]

I'd actually enjoy that I think.

I enjoy anything DIY that doesn't require $2,000 worth of machinery lmao

So am I correct in understanding that in order to pull this off I will need:

• Hotswapable keyboard with a metal frame
• Metal keycaps
• DIY metal switches for the keycaps

[dapper adder]

no metal keycaps

too heavy

[daring zenith]

The metal switches part is the most unrealistic to get

[dapper adder]

the metal switches which would be the source of the sound would be very hard to get, you would have to figure out a way to engineer and fabricate them

and you would also need to figure out a way (optical, or hall effect), and then also make a pcb and controller for it since i dont think there's any diy solutions for those

[pale cosmos]

You know

[obsidian cypress]

... I'd need to make a custom keyboard pcb?

[pale cosmos]

A new keyboard is acceptable

[dapper adder]

you'll need a skillset of a mechtronics engineer basically to make the keyboard that you want

[pale cosmos]

I picture 343 like patrick and the bull worm episode

[dapper adder]

just for the metal clicking sound

[obsidian cypress]

I know. this all started when I asked stating I had a niche request but idk if it';s doable or not

[pale cosmos]

What

That was a gif

[dapper adder]

why would felix say that

they played this on the radio???

[pale cosmos]

https://tenor.com/view/patrick-star-boi-spongebob-strong-gif-12277474

[obsidian cypress]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e9aPYyRICds

[dapper adder]

typing on marble ???

lmao

[obsidian cypress]

i was very confused by that

Wait a moment

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2xTrOPHlqQA

listen to that spacebar

I NEED TO KNOW HOW HE ZGOT THAT SPACEBAR TO SOUND LIKE THAT

[pale cosmos]

Why does his keyboard sound like he's mining in a mountain cave

Now I know what full metal alchemist keyboards sound like ig

[obsidian cypress]

that sound

I want my keyboard to sound like that so badly

except on every key

[pale cosmos]

You will actually spend a fortune for that

Metal keys are expensive af

And I don't think that's totally achievable tbh

[obsidian cypress]

I learned a long time ago 😢

$150-300 for a full set

I found a set of electroplated keycaps on sale that I currently use but the plating is wearing away

Learned the hard way why you spend the extra to go full metal rather than plated when buying keycaps.

[dapper adder]

how do you even electroplate plastic

[soft dune]

At microcenter there is this red pulsar xlite v3 for $57 and a new demon slayer x2a for $60 on sale

I might cop that x2a

It has 4 side buttons

Also it goes hard as hell bruh

The es version is also $60 but that sanemi one goes crazy

[soft dune]

Copped

I love micro center

Bro this weighs 50g thats nuts

[soft dune]

57g but still thats very light

[sharp radish]

Would anyone here happen to have any experience adding custom gifs to the Rog Ryuo III 360 ARGB Anime Matrix?

[soft dune]

This mouse is thinner than the x2h, and with my grip it can easily rock left or right because the skates arent wide enough

Kinda brutal

[white flame]

Get new skates?

[soft dune]

The mouse came with some superglide ones so ima try that

[pale cosmos]

I like superglides

They're glass, extremely slippery if you're not used to it

But smooth af

[soft dune]

Dude this is brutal it can tilt from right clicking

I dont think superglides will help

[pale cosmos]

Yeah if you aren't liking the sliding feel on ptfe, then superglides will def make it worse lmao

[soft dune]

Nah like it rocks left and right, its not wide enough for me

Man that sucks

It looks so cool

[dapper adder]

Send a photo on the bottom of the mouse

What is the glide placement for that to happen

[soft dune]

My x2a vs my brothers x2h

This guy said he got some dot skates and that fixed his problem

See how his mouse is wider in the back

I can intentionally try to tilt it and it wont move, while mine will rock when just right clicking

Didnt know there was this amount of autism put into mice

[dapper adder]

That is quite interesting

[soft dune]

I wonder if I get the cut ones and leave the middle part empty
https://www.pulsar.gg/products/x2-ptfe-skates?variant=44194579316990
https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/962468071354810459/1332867111940390992/image.png?ex=6796d0ba&is=67957f3a&hm=ef89ef96a4ee99962881b3505f86c747dda1067855c4d743ca7845b5e88a3dbc&

[tight pulsar]

does anybody have experience with ergo/vertical mice here

[ashen crater]

Got my first dual monitor setup and im tryna figure out if theres a way to have applications open up on the monitor i open them up on vs them only popping up on my main monitor? Its annoying having to move it over especially if i have my main monitor swapped over to displaying my switch for example

[obsidian cypress]

Iirc you can split your screens into those desk spaces

I haven't tried in a long time but I believe you can do that and it will accomplish what you want.

[ashen crater]

Hm i might try and figure that out, thank you

When you say desk spaces is it like a program or?

[obsidian cypress]

It's a windows feature

Do you know how on Mac laptops you can swipe between different spaces that act as a separate desktop space?

It's the Windows version of that

[ashen crater]

Oh yeah i know what you mean

Wouldn't that impact performance a good a bit tho?

I'll have to test it out lol

[bold crescent]

any keyboard recommendations? looking for something around 70-80 euro max, full keyboard preferred

pls no clicky

[hollow flower]

Anything Keychron basically

[ashen crater]

Full keyboard is difficult, not many at that price that arent at least a smidgen dodgey

[ashen crater]

https://epomaker.com/products/epomaker-galaxy100-qmk-via

See if you can get that

Idk how to specifically move over to euros lol i will imagine its gonna be a bit overbudget tho

Also do you really need a full layout board?

And if you want an ISO layout keychron here is basically your only real option for that

[hollow flower]

Don't get an epomaker, dropshipped pieces of 💩

See if you can find a Keychron K10, should je around 80ish euros

[ashen crater]

Holy i genuinely didnt know that, thank you for the info ill make sure to keep people away from them

Looks like k10 is OOS

[soft dune]

What about gamakay

I think gamakay aint bad

[daring zenith]

OOS on Keychron? Check Amazon, sometimes stocked on Amazon still

[soft dune]

The tk75 is like 2/3rds of what it used to be and they now have a full size
https://a.co/d/0yBspdA

[hollow flower]

If you can't find the K10, Lemokey X3 is also a solid option

Or Keychron V6

[queen sigil]

anything by akko epomaker royal kludge etc are good options

just find something that wont have bad shipping

[hollow flower]

Royal kludge keyboards literally catch fire...

[obsidian cypress]

Doesn't use up a lot of cpu performance but definitely a bit of a ram hog.

[queen sigil]

is it trackball time

[tight pulsar]

maybe

but i'm getting more into cad and figured i might get something nicer on my wrists

[ashen crater]

tried it and it kinda sucks for what i want, the only change i want is just being able to choose what monitor i open something on but still have access to it on both without reopening applications n what not

or at least be able to open something on my second monitor at all without being forced to drag it over from my main monitor

[oak jungle]

try resizing the window (i.e not fullscreen) then closing it while it's windowed

should reopen in the same spot

win+shift+L/R arrow also moves the in-focus application across monitors

[ashen crater]

welp that keybind alone is exactly what i was picturing LMAO

thank you i didnt know itd be that simple 😭

might make a hotkey for that tbh

[high badge]

Epomaker is dropshipped garbage tho
RK is a fire hazard
Never heard of Akko

[queen sigil]

cheap is cheap

you get what you pay for

[high badge]

Fire hazard = not even free is cheap enough

Besides you can get a significantly better keeb for barely more

[queen sigil]

for 40$ all key boards might as well be the same

[ashen crater]

youre telling me 80 euros is cheap

its not quite keeb enthusiast grade for sure

but it aint cheap

especially nowadays you can get some supremely quality keyboards for really good prices

[soft dune]

Gamakay

tk75 is like 60% of what it was when I first bought it like 1.5 years ago

They have a hall effect that is also going gown over time

I think its called the tk67 or 65 or smth but its on a flash discount rn

[pale cosmos]

I know that one, very good if you don't mind the branding on it

[soft dune]

The tk75 i have is pretty quiet they were not capping

[soft dune]

Are you talking about the tk75

[pale cosmos]

Ye the gamakay

I nearly got the Phoenix switch one

Stupid quiet keyboard

[soft dune]

The tk75 programming stuff makes no sense

[pale cosmos]

Very very nice

[pale cosmos]

I don't normally pay much attention to that stuff

I have basic key usage, if I need something particular I use a stream deck so yeah

I'm not a very good judge in that regard

💀

[oak jungle]

8bitdo vs gamesir wireless latency, ouch

https://youtu.be/TNUf2LI-K8o

[buoyant steeple]

y'know, i found those old 3.5mm apple earbuds in my drawer and placed them on, somehow they sound extraordinarily good and i don't know why

this suggestion was probably a joke but still how are they still good for $19 earbuds

[neon root]

it was not a joke. the normal apple earbuds that come with the phone are really good for a free* pair of earbuds

decent mic as well

just apple gets memed on so much that people forget they do have some quality

also god dang thats a bit of a old message

[oak jungle]

yeah the shape also just doesn't work as well for some people ears. other than that they're quite solid

mic is great for free/$20, though I hate when people hold it too close to their mouth

[neon root]

ye shape is no good if your ears arent meant for it. if they had one with ear tips instead, theyd bang for the budget earbud market

[buoyant steeple]

the only problem is if i'm moving, they fall out easy

i'm genuinely impressed by how loud they get compared to something like the AirPods, when I use someone's AirPods I have to crank the volume to 70-90 to hear anything, while with the wired apple earbuds I can hear things perfectly at 35 volume

[neon root]

i genuinely think you guys just have a lot of ear wax. i have my airpods at around 40-50% volume 🤨

unless i just hit the airpod lotto twice with my pairs

[oak jungle]

Yeah I use first gen airpod Pros and typically listen around 30%

Which my phone says is ~55dB

50% is the absolute max I'll use. It's not painful or anything but I don't really see any benefit from going higher

Phone puts that ~63dB

Not sure if those "measurements" (really just estimates I assume?) are accurate tbh. 55db would fall under "rainfall" and 63 under "conversation"

Then again it seems like an iPhone™️ monitoring AirPods™️ would be fairly accurate

[ashen crater]

You need to take a look at KZ earbuds for sure

You can get them for 20 bucks cheapest and still get exceptional quality for the price, ive owned many and theyre phenomenal

And you can just grab an Anker usb-c to 3.5mm jack adaptor

For like 10 bucks

https://www.amazon.com/Anker-Adapter-Female-Samsung-Devices/dp/B08Z3B5QL3?crid=OT2X63O6E5MO&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.xzUmbLo2JatyAVXQPPZBflqFDC1wWBBfzkxEtkQVkQBgct4ntKZyJ0mToDafBTKtdCRCpNHo_uxVge5SH63463vDyOtLx-e7dAg1p8kvE7zdm-NxFV7E6XIFrGSuGiN_jAJNn2jc6TcrmCgX1DiXapzsmgAmqcA5AeDTsmsfPV3LPsdd9xy29nk9MkpMvFZ2LJktmtxukhTV8WOcAtySkw.mwzk15nl7obfqt5tuwRKDio5L3RuG5-OuOABkRmUroI&dib_tag=se&keywords=samsung+usb+c+to+3.5mm+audio+adapter&qid=1723233357&sprefix=samsung+usb+c+to+%2Caps%2C213&sr=8-4

Oop link moment

https://kz-audio.com/

Id recommend looking at the prices both on their aliexpress page (only go there via the link on the site) and Amazon

[buoyant steeple]

Oh no, these things are perfectly clean- Gen 3 airpods

They just don’t get as loud as the. 3.5mm earbuds.

It’s probably due to the lack of any sort of isolation

but doesn’t explain the wired earbuds coming out on top considering they don’t have any isolation either

[bold crescent]

hello

[hollow flower]

Here

[soft dune]

I remember getting some as16 and after a while the mesh grille broke

I couldnt find any replacements

They are just hanging over a lamp rn

They also have a lot of products like thermalright so i have some research to do if i ever do buy another one

Oh the as10 seems pretty good

Pretty neutral like my dt770

[soft dune]

Nvm

[hollow cipher]

I need some good thin warm gloves while on my pc

Any recommendations?

Something that isn’t fuzzy or too thick that it’s annoying while gaming

[dapper adder]

alternatively, mini desk heater

i dont like gloves for pc, because you lose alot of tactile feeling for typing and such

[hollow cipher]

So maybe fingerless

[hollow cipher]

Called a pc

[dapper adder]

true lol

you could probably duct the exhaust to blow at your hands

but there's also those mini ceramic heaters and such for your desk

[hollow cipher]

Im moving to a lian li A3 which would blow directly onto my desk

And I own a 14600k and 7900xt

so basically max heat

[rugged lion]

can anyone give me a recommendation for a mouse

broke mine the other day

was the glorious model o, wondering if theres something better that i should get instead of reordering

[hollow cipher]

Price range?

[rugged lion]

anything within reason

[hollow cipher]

I love this mouse https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0BXBC26X8?tag=rtings-mc-p-amazon-20&ie=UTF8&asc_campaign=&asc_source=&asc_refurl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rtings.com%2Fmouse%2Freviews%2Frazer%2Fbasilisk-v3-x-hyperspeed

G305 Lightpseed is $30 too

[obsidian cypress]

How long does it take for the ear cups on the K701 headphones to become soft?

My ears are still getting soar from how stiff they are.

Or am I wearing them wrong? The cups are wrapping around my ears and sitting on the flat bit at the bottom where people usually put ear rings.

[shadow bane]

I'm liking my free g502 hero

[white flame]

G502 is heavier than many people like but I do like mine too

[hollow cipher]

i had 2 different g502 in my lifetime

both of them broke

my razer basilisk x still lives 4 years later

$30

[white flame]

Yes logitech switches can be bad on older revisions

My current one has been going for a few years after getting my original one warrantied

[shadow bane]

It's definitely on the heavy side but its better than my orochi v2 that was micro disconnecting

Idk if that's a real term but I'm not sure how else to describe it

In a year or so I might go for something higher end/lighter and give this one to my brother

[white flame]

USB dropout that sounds like

Bad connection somewhere, often the cable

[shadow bane]

I've only heard of that being a cpu related issue before with am4, is that an issue the reciever could have?

Ah alr

[white flame]

Where the cable meets the connector and the internals of the mouse are weak points if it doesn't have strain relief

[shadow bane]

It's wireless so prob something internal or the USB receiver

Either way got a free replacement so not a big deal lol

(Bc I'm stupid but we'll ignore that)

[white flame]

Yeah that'll be the receiver or transmitter most likely

[hearty trellis]

basilisk essential im guessing

we're mouse brothas 🗣️

or basilisk x hyperspeed?

[hearty trellis]

mate ali express have some good mice

if you want ultra competitive light weight mice

[hollow cipher]

That one

Was thinking about updating to the newer V3 one

But why swap something that still works perfectly

It’s also been thrown around in a backpack a ton and still no issues

[gaunt forge]

Nice

I wish I went that route, but I at least learned how to fix broken mice

[hollow cipher]

Lol the dongle it uses is in worse condition

[hollow cipher]

Meh not worth to fix a cheap mouse

[gaunt forge]

Who ever said cheap?

[hollow cipher]

Especially when I would need to get a heat gun or buy new rubber pads

If you mouse is fancy then yeah fix it

[gaunt forge]

I got a 160$ mouse and fixed it for 2 dollars

[hollow cipher]

That’s different

[gaunt forge]

+30 for tools

[hollow cipher]

I was talking about my $30 mouse

New pads would cost more than a new mouse lol

[oak jungle]

The rubber under my thumb on my viper is wearing out :(

[gaunt forge]

Also easily repairable imo

[gaunt forge]

Tear it off and put on different tape

Don't replace it

[gaunt forge]

You'd be surprised, more cheap parts are available even on amazon

[oak jungle]

Yeah I'd def try that before throwing it out. All the switches still feel good

[hollow cipher]

Is the Razer Basilisk V3 X HyperSpeed an upgrade from a v1?

[gaunt forge]

if it's battery powered then maybe not

unless ur ok with a heavy mouse that uses AA's that need to be purchased

pretty sure the other variants are rechargeable from the computer and lighter

[hollow cipher]

My current mouse uses 1 AA

[bold crescent]

razer deathadder v2 x hyperspeed? is it good?

[sweet wigeon]

should i buy a scyrox v8 or are there better options?

[ashen crater]

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0BXBC26X8?tag=rtings-mc-p-amazon-20&ie=UTF8

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09GK3LTVC?_encoding=UTF8&th=1

id honestly pick the deathadder first

logitech g305 is a good option at 30 to 35

[soft dune]

https://gamakay.com/collections/keycaps-for-you/products/gamakay-137-keys-muddle-headed-duck-keycaps-set

Ducky

[queen sigil]

no thanks

[soft dune]

Ducky

[restive sedge]

Any small white+rgb mice that are of decent quality?

[ashen crater]

1 dollar, 1 gazillion dollars?

[oak jungle]

https://www.amazon.com/Razer-DeathAdder-Essential-Gaming-Mouse/dp/B094Q1GJSD

shape isn't for everyone

oh it's also not rgb, just white lighting

this maybe? https://www.amazon.com/Logitech-LIGHTSYNC-Wired-Gaming-Mouse/dp/B07YN73XN6

oh I also thought I read cheap/budget for some reason lol

evga mouse for $10 lol
https://www.amazon.com/EVGA-Customizable-Profiles-Ambidextrous-905-W1-12WH-KR/dp/B09QBYWN8T

[soft dune]

Yo what

evga mouse evga mouse

Bro what its 75g and can do 8k polling

I love evga

[dapper adder]

considering that my left click is barely working now, and that my mouse was like 15 bucks canadian, from like 8 years ago, i think it's time to change it lmao

honestly idk what to get, i've been looking at rtings, and all their office recommendations were also wireless, though honestly i would rather have it be wired so i don't have to deal with batteries
i don't play any fps games (and if i do, they're not competitive, and more casual, like doom or whatever). and i am lazy so i would rather just have the mouse plugged in all of the time

a nice scroll wheel is honestly the main thing i want, since that's pretty much the main thing i use on a mouse (being able to free wheel seems interesting and might actually be useful for me? idk, if it allows me to scroll smoothly on screen, rather than going one notch at a time, i would like that, but if it doesn't, then i wouldn't necessarily need or want it), and perhaps "easily" replaceable switches (soldering is fine for me, just getting the mouse body apart and back together would be nice if it was all screwed down without any rivets and such)

currently considering the Logitech G502 X, though i would rather spend under $80 cad
i've also looked at the keychron m6, which even has a thumb wheel and is $72 cad (+ shipping?), though idk how easily disassemble-able it is

though the more i think about it, the m6 is a better buy than the 502x lol, though idk if there's really any other good competitors

looking into it further, it looks like the m6 is also quite easily disassembleable so unless there are decent alternatives, i'll be getting that

i do dislike that they also hide some screws under the glides but whatever

[oak jungle]

this is pretty common for mice unfortunately

[dapper adder]

yeah

😔

also feel free to leave the reply @ on for my replies lmao

i don't really care

well, i would prefer the @ to be on so i can see the notif

[oak jungle]

yeah I tend to not ping if it's not critical to the convo

anyways the m6 looks pretty nice

[dapper adder]

looking at the manual, you can repair a dongle for the mouse, though i dont see keychron selling them 🧐

probably can only get replacements from contacting support ig

[dapper adder]

i've bought the mouse since there wasnt any other reccs in case it randomly goes oos lmao
after shipping it was $85 cad

[gaunt forge]

Many do. Unfortunately they may not be here with us for long

[soft dune]

fr

[dapper adder]

i just looked at my past order history and i bought a g305 for my laptop back in 2022, and it was 60 bucks (amazon, free shipping)
this mouse only costs $25 more after the shipping ong and can be used wired (unlike the 305)

i also just discovered the g309 from the amazon listing page since i wanted to see the current price (the g305 currently costs $68 bucks, so it has gone up in price) and damn that's ugly LMFAO why does it dip down like that???

look at this 💀

[gaunt forge]

dont buy it

g305 so much better bang for buck and still in stock

literally zero reason to get it

[dapper adder]

no no, i was looking at the mouse i bought in the past then saw this monstrosity lmao

[gaunt forge]

ah

still, Logitech fell off in terms of new peripheral releases

also wow you spend 60 on ag305?!

[pale cosmos]

Man

All I can say is

Wow that looks so 2009

☠️

[dapper adder]

it just looks like a bug

[pale cosmos]

Ladybug

[gaunt forge]

Potato

[dapper adder]

it's gonna spread its wings and fly

[pale cosmos]

Ah yes the biggest of bugs

The potato 🥔

[gaunt forge]

Potato.

[dapper adder]

you're australian, you should have heard of the potato bug frfr

[pale cosmos]

I was about to eat a potato

[dapper adder]

boil them mash them put them in a stew

[pale cosmos]

This is ominous

[dapper adder]

po tay toe bug

[gaunt forge]

potato.

[soft dune]

[gaunt forge]

https://tenor.com/view/potato-emmy-emmy28potato-gif-24833658

[queen sigil]

yo can my keyboard hurry up bro

im getting the true GB experience with it getting delayed like a month

🕐

[tight pulsar]

which one

[queen sigil]

neo ergo getting delayed by cny i think