peripherals-and-displays

[small nimbus]

I want mic arm and mic and im willing to spend like 400 or 500 for whole set up

[timber ridge]

you can go the xlr route

but its not as simple as plug in play

[small nimbus]

okay I'll try watching some videos on that

[timber ridge]

the wave is prob the best choice, but they honestly all sound about the same, you wont really tell if you do like an a b comparison

or if youre ghosty

[sly warren]

If you want to go XLR, get a Focusrite Scarlet Solo and whatever XLR Mic you think fits your needs.

[small nimbus]

okkkk ty

[timber ridge]

or, you can go cash out on a mx7

and a nice boom arm

mv7*

[strange ridge]

whats the fifine with the mute i cant seem to find that

[sly warren]

I'd skip the Fifine with a mute, it has a non-removeable cable.

[strange ridge]

ooh okie

[small nimbus]

ah Lance turning into dino

[queen sigil]

the t669 has a detachable cable

[timber ridge]

mv7 is the usb version of the sm7b which is p much the mic that everyone uses

[small nimbus]

whale options only

[queen sigil]

and it coems with an arm

[strange ridge]

so then would that 60ish bundle be the way to go if its fifine

[queen sigil]

but im pretty sure its a cheap arm

But my k669b with a non detachable cable is fine and hasnt been annoying yet

[timber ridge]

you can get a quadcast and make it shine pink rgb for ur stream

[small nimbus]

[sly warren]

Hot damn, only 300 for the USB version of the SM7B?

I might actually just save up for that...

[timber ridge]

its not identical to the sm7b tho

[sly warren]

Well, no.

[timber ridge]

like you can tell a difference

[sly warren]

But I doubt that it's not appreciably worse than a SM7b

[timber ridge]

the wave is prob the best option imo

[sly warren]

Eh, the Wave is IMO not the way to go.

[timber ridge]

only downside imo, is the look of the mic itself

[sly warren]

Elgato ain't an Audio Company

Shure is a tried and true and tested audio company.

[timber ridge]

[sly warren]

I can't think of a really terrible Shure audio product

[timber ridge]

the mv7 is good, but idk if its like 100$ better than its competitors

[strange ridge]

if theoretically this mic which has a pop filter whats a good like mic arm? https://www.amazon.com/FIFINE-Recording-Microphone-Condenser-Headphone/dp/B08P4LTX7Z/ref=sr_1_12?crid=3PJMH8N5KPTNZ&dchild=1&keywords=fifine+usb+microphone&qid=1609290396&sprefix=fifine+%2Caps%2C233&sr=8-12

[timber ridge]

i wouldnt spend more on the boom arm than the actual mic

[strange ridge]

okay

[queen sigil]

lol

[idle topaz]

There isent 1

[swift lantern]

Where did 95x man go

[timber ridge]

who

[tight pulsar]

fortnut aka popcorn

[queen sigil]

what

[last plinth]

the guy who always stirred something up with the audiophiles

[timber ridge]

oh

[wraith roost]

razer is trash. especially their mice.

PSA

[timber ridge]

oof

i would understand if you said everything but their mice

[wraith roost]

everything and their mice

[timber ridge]

but they have some of the best mice in the market

[wraith roost]

maybe for weebs

[timber ridge]

what mouse did you get

[wraith roost]

ditched my basilisk for dark core pro and im never looking back

gone through 2 razer headsets too.

headsets are meh

[timber ridge]

i woudnt get anything from razer except their viper lineup of mice

[wraith roost]

no major complains honestly. except the range on the Nari is trash, and theres an led light, but it doesn't even show if the headset is on or off

[timber ridge]

almost everyone in this channel dont support gamer headsets in general

[wraith roost]

the basilisk would just lose connection for 3-5 seconds randomly.

[timber ridge]

actual headphones and standalone mic >

[small nimbus]

me too

[timber ridge]

aev did you come to a conclusion for the mic situation ?

[swift lantern]

where he go

[queen sigil]

he got dino'd

[burnt thicket]

lol

f

[cosmic fable]

thoughts on razer basilisk ultimate?

[small nimbus]

i think i'll xlr setup but not rn maybe next month

[timber ridge]

dang

so you are cashing out

[shrewd yacht]

can someone give me a real quike recomendation for which i should do either hyperx cloud alpha s or the audio technica ath m40x's with better earcups/pads

[timber ridge]

if you have a standalone mic already jus go wtih the m40x

itll be better in the long run

[shrewd yacht]

ok thank you and what earcups should i get if you know any as im ordering both on amazon

[timber ridge]

brainwavz are on amazon

[shrewd yacht]

ok and do the ear pads look like they are basically cloath?

[timber ridge]

yup

[shrewd yacht]

ok thank you

[timber ridge]

np

[swift lantern]

it would appear drop doesn't have a great track record for returns

[little crater]

rip

just keep em

or resell on fb

[timber ridge]

thats why i try to order strictly from amazon

[shrewd yacht]

Oh would or should I download anything for them once I get them I a software or anything like that

[queen sigil]

@little crater

[timber ridge]

nope

if you wanna fall into the audio rabbit hole you can look at amps/dacs

[shrewd yacht]

Hmm ok

Oh and when I get them how do I put the ear pads on

[queen sigil]

idk if I should respect people who actually take advice from people here

[swift lantern]

don't buy 6xx

[queen sigil]

because on one hand it's nice that they are asking enthusiasts for help

[timber ridge]

there should be a tutorial on the amazon page

[swift lantern]

do not purchase 6xx

[queen sigil]

on the other hand they are taking from advice from rando people on discord

[swift lantern]

well I put in a request with photo proof that I received the unit and that I'm who I say I am so hopefully they'll get back to me

otherwise I'll have to sell them on fb/ebay yeah.

[timber ridge]

after your incident, my picks are most likely gonna be 4xx or dt880s

[stoic solar]

honestly thats why i want one of the trusted roles

[queen sigil]

i mean I could see you becoming a techie

[stoic solar]

it sucks having to prove that my way is better than some rando who just typed enough to get a green name

[swift lantern]

considering that happened with 6xx I'm thinking anything by beyerdynamic would destroy my ears

[queen sigil]

especially since you know alot about what you talk about

i just know some keyboard stuff

[stoic solar]

i mean from what ive heard u just have to be very good in a niche

[timber ridge]

kuzu jus get ur iems lmao

[queen sigil]

and thats about it

[stoic solar]

and i feel like im insane in storage

[timber ridge]

leo you think i would be a good techie

[swift lantern]

I'm gonna order the zen can rn actually

thanks for reminding me

[timber ridge]

im like highly tempted to get the zen can

if not im going with topping

[tight pulsar]

hm black or white cable for a silver board

[timber ridge]

depends on the keycaps

[tight pulsar]

og doubleshots

[swift lantern]

anything else I should get while I'm on amazoooon

other than a balanced adapter ofc

[timber ridge]

honestly i would flip a coin to decide lol

[tacit wing]

its not that Razer is trash. their Synapse is trash and doesnt update firmware within specific devices, it is most definitely the reason why your Basilisk is losing connection

you would have to manually check for firmware updates balls deep within their website and its very counter-intuitive

otherwise, Razer makes great mice

[swift lantern]

so can comes with power cable, getting a ddhifi 4.4 adapter

anything else I should consider?

[timber ridge]

can you link me which 4.4 adapter you get

prob will end up getting the same one if i go the can route

[swift lantern]

I just went with the expensive ddhifi one

hey wait

do I need balanced input to get actual balanced output

Like from the dac to the amp

[timber ridge]

im not sure about that

[swift lantern]

DINO

[timber ridge]

i dont think so, but i cant guarantee anything

[tight pulsar]

dont u just need an rca cable

[tacit wing]

well you have to have a dual mono balanced DAC to get actual balanced anyway lol

[tight pulsar]

wut

[tacit wing]

wait

[swift lantern]

you sure an rca wouldn't just do it

YASS

[timber ridge]

hmm

[swift lantern]

it splits the analog signal, essentially

as in, I don't need a fancier dac

[timber ridge]

nice

[swift lantern]

so yeah, anything else I should get while I'm there

hmm, lemme check if meizu is back in stock

[timber ridge]

it is

[swift lantern]

do I even need it tho

[timber ridge]

pick up the i3 lmao

[tight pulsar]

yeah https://www.amazon.com/NeoJoy-Control-Silicone-Rechargeable-Nightlight/dp/B074V478PW/ref=sr_1_3?dchild=1&keywords=cat+lamp&qid=1609299916&sr=8-3

[timber ridge]

i mean you have the e10k

[swift lantern]

If I get the i3 I need it off of aliexpress

they're the only vendor with the balanced option for some reaosn

[timber ridge]

the lamp is op

i got my gf that a while back and its still running strong

[swift lantern]

lamp?

[tight pulsar]

i might pick it up

[swift lantern]

LAMP

I kinda love it but I don't need it

[timber ridge]

you can like hit it

and itll change color

[tight pulsar]

basically everybody that owns on says that but they love them

[swift lantern]

but like I legit already have an LED lamp so like

[strange ridge]

I think as long as you don't blindly buy what people recommend and research it's fine no?

[swift lantern]

and make sure whatever you buy has a return option

[timber ridge]

buying off of amazon >

[stoic solar]

assuming people actually do that here

then again everything i tell ppl to get is the best ever

[strange ridge]

Purdy

[swift lantern]

better than 6xx

[tight pulsar]

also like 100 more tho

[strange ridge]

is there a pair of headphones that can split audio so i have two sources?

[swift lantern]

you can't eq into the 6xx what they got

wdym by 2 sources

like you want them plugged into 2 things at once?

[strange ridge]

so like the arctis have a chat and game audio so i can manually change what i can hear

or will i just have to control it through apps and regular settings

[swift lantern]

[strange ridge]

ill show a pic in a second mid matcj

match

[swift lantern]

I remember my turtle beaches had those too but they didn't actually do anything

they just both functioned as a normal volume knob

[strange ridge]

mine has a chat dial thing that controls it

so i guess it would need a piece of hardware to do it

[wraith roost]

no, razer is trash

[stoic solar]

hi droq

[tacit wing]

[brisk parcel]

boys I started a beginner audiophile's guide to good sounding sh*t on tiktok

y'all should totally look, it's SwabbieN.20

[tacit wing]

Kuzu you have wayyy too much time on your hands

[brisk parcel]

first is the cooler master MH751s, 752s are tomorrow

[tacit wing]

[brisk parcel]

then pc37x, 38x, etc

[swift lantern]

I listened to new music while doing it

so actually I was being efficient

[brisk parcel]

gonna do a mobile edition, desktop, etc

so many editions

so much fun

ooh kuzu don't bother with the 6xx?

spill the tea

[tacit wing]

Ninj are you still selling your 58x for 6xx?

[brisk parcel]

probs lmao

[timber ridge]

mh752s are kinda lacking in the low end tbhj

tbh*

[queen sigil]

I should put o-rings and pudding keycaps on holy pandas

[brisk parcel]

I know, I didn't get to them yet lance

only did the 751s, and they're better because it's stereo and not surround

with the low end at least

cause the surround just kinda expands it, doesn't keep that quantity and quality

though it does stick around a tiny but longer

[timber ridge]

the only differnce is one comes with the dongle

[brisk parcel]

bit*

and that dongle has 7.1 on it

[timber ridge]

yeye

[brisk parcel]

which does do things to the sound

so

[timber ridge]

coolermaster does 7.1 p good for a gamer company

[brisk parcel]

yeah honestly lmao

[timber ridge]

yeye

idk if you saw, but i fell back into the audio rabbit hole

thanks to few folks in this channel

[brisk parcel]

lmao

good

hehehe

and oh yeah dino I am still selling my 58x

[strange ridge]

What do those sell for

[brisk parcel]

well, they're $170 new

$150 on sale

[tacit wing]

58x might be going to a new home tmr

[swift lantern]

don't get them

[timber ridge]

i picked up a pair of nice iems and i gotta exchange my dac/amp

[swift lantern]

[timber ridge]

bc i ran into issues

[brisk parcel]

I also bought the 3 year warranty which is up in July of 2023

[swift lantern]

[brisk parcel]

why kuzu lmao

[timber ridge]

offerup can really be cursed

[brisk parcel]

I kinda preferred them over the 58x anyway, plus me got tuubes 😊

[tacit wing]

Ninj if you like 58x there is no doubt youll be disappointed with 6xx lmao you know Sennheisers more than anyone

[brisk parcel]

well idk about that lmao

[timber ridge]

i have ppl hitting me up then say stuff like, "dang but im like an hour away"

[brisk parcel]

I wouldn't say more than ANYONE

most? probably

but anyone? far from it lmao

fortnut and I just have different views 🙂

[timber ridge]

hes gone

[brisk parcel]

gone?

[timber ridge]

yup

[brisk parcel]

as in

left?

[timber ridge]

idk

jus disappeared

[tacit wing]

that guy is banned in HPHQ server for spreading misinformation

[brisk parcel]

lmao

[tacit wing]

apparently the fortnut account is an alt of someone else

[timber ridge]

natural selection maybe

[brisk parcel]

well I can certainly see why 👀

now kuzu

explain

why you no like 6XX

cause I always love a second opinion

[timber ridge]

kuzu is anti 6xx

[tacit wing]

because he doesnt like neutral and he likes sub-bass

which made me wonder why he got it in the first place

[brisk parcel]

oof

well I mean, hey buddy you got yourself a pretty kick-ass lookin pair of cans

[timber ridge]

but he did say beyerdynamic would destroy his ears

[brisk parcel]

lowkey think the driver housing looks sick af

[tacit wing]

look at the meme he posted

[timber ridge]

something about bein treble sensitive

do the 6xx have like no sub bass at all ?

[tacit wing]

more mid-bass than sub

which i prefer honestly

[brisk parcel]

alright boys Imma get some sleep lmao

go like my tik tok

im a sellout

user is SwabbieN.20

tell your friends

tell your family

[tacit wing]

Xiangling fo today

[brisk parcel]

tell your mom, your dog, your dead family

[tacit wing]

like the video, subsribe

[brisk parcel]

your neighbors

[queen sigil]

brb gonna start yelling in a cemetery about your tik tok

[swift lantern]

no that's not the case

[timber ridge]

its the treble thingy for u right

[swift lantern]

yes

[tacit wing]

no resolution on the highs

[swift lantern]

like none

literally worse than tin t2

like HOW

[timber ridge]

hmm

i might still go with the 6xx

price is kinda steep tho, would prefer to stick under 200

b4 tax

[tacit wing]

880

bright u-shaped bois

[timber ridge]

yeye thats what im most likely picking up

unless i go with 4xx

[tight pulsar]

hm this stab is wacky

might just pick up some more cherry clip ins since im grabbing them for the spacebar and replace all of them

[timber ridge]

i got my gf interested in keebs so she might pick up the drop carina in the near future

but that keeb lowkey has trash stabs

[swift lantern]

DONT GET THE 6xx

[timber ridge]

you guys know any other fully diffused cases

[swift lantern]

https://tenor.com/view/spongebob-angry-shoutung-audience-gif-5898640

DONT DO IT

[tight pulsar]

do i know any or do i know any for a decent price

[timber ridge]

decent price

[tacit wing]

@swift lantern im gonna get 6xx once i sell my 58x

[tight pulsar]

uh theres like the $15 ones for 60s that are translucent

[timber ridge]

she doesnt wanna spend too much

you think itll work with the gk61 pcb?

[swift lantern]

why do you hate treble resolution, dino

[tight pulsar]

yeah they should fit standard pcbs like the gk

[timber ridge]

can u sauce the link

[tight pulsar]

uh they might be taobao links lol but ill drop a few

[timber ridge]

oof

[tight pulsar]

https://item.taobao.com/item.htm?spm=a21wu.241046-cn.4691948847.55.41cab6cb25C19Z&scm=1007.15423.84311.100200300000001&id=562283240178&pvid=437710ae-51ee-4801-8157-0aa6a43188fc
https://item.taobao.com/item.htm?id=593276244940
https://item.taobao.com/item.htm?id=45583909127&price=49-99&sourceType=item&sourceType=item&suid=19a200ec-6208-4d3f-8497-9a8daaad7cba&ut_sk=1.XquixfvMaj4DAHUhg2CbHgVn_21646297_1589419463362.Copy.1&un=89bc3ea319b27b3c1ca0365cb432916a&share_crt_v=1&spm=a2159r.13376460.0.0&sp_tk=wqJqa3BEMXAxQkhjWMKi&cpp=1&shareurl=true&short_name=h.V9Uz7Ih&sm=cbec86&app=chrome

just look up 60% transparent/translucent case and pretty much any of them should work

[timber ridge]

kk thx

32 ohm dt880s is more expensive than the 600ohm model

[swift lantern]

[timber ridge]

pricing on dt880s are so wonky

on amazon at least

990s are cheaper

[swift lantern]

get 990s if you wanna punch your eardrums

[timber ridge]

yea i heard 990s are kinda harsh in the high end

[swift lantern]

and that's coming from people who actually liked the 6xx

[tacit wing]

dont let Naed see allat

[swift lantern]

jam to this

[strange ridge]

Porta pros on amazon are 24 bucks

[tacit wing]

yes

[west hornet]

im just confused ive never heard someone say the 6xx high end was harsh lol, welp everyone is different

[swift lantern]

I'm just built different (my ears are more sensitive)

[vernal plinth]

I am haveing flashbacks to @stoic solar ‘s song

[tight pulsar]

i have come to the conclusion that kuzu just has a bad taste in headphones :p

[swift lantern]

I have come to the conclusion that you can't hear high hz

listen with your ears, not your brain

[tacit wing]

[timber ridge]

f to kuzu ears

[swift lantern]

bro I can hear the mice repellent and I can hear 14hz bass

my ears are objectively great

I also have superb peripheral vision and I can see good in the dark

[tacit wing]

[small nimbus]

mice repellent

[swift lantern]

those thingies people put in their cars

they beep at a super high frequency

[small nimbus]

kuzu is modern bruce lee

dont see with your eyes guys see with your ears

[swift lantern]

I cannot do the 1 inch punch I'm just saying

don't let price and expectations factor into it

don't let your brain screw you up

[west hornet]

they use that for mice? i thought they use those high frequency things on stoves or stores to get kids away

[swift lantern]

lol

they are pretty annoying

[west hornet]

that's why its a great way to passively scare off kids xD

[queen sigil]

I cant do the one inch punch but I can do the 100m sprint

[tacit wing]

japanese shoegaze is

put some 990 Pros somewhere you want kids and mice away

[swift lantern]

oh yeah no one ever answered, anything else I should get before I send the order for zen can?

[strange ridge]

you should buy some beats

[timber ridge]

get some iems

[small nimbus]

no beats pls

[strange ridge]

only beats

[small nimbus]

???

wdym only beats

i would rather listen with a can of beans then beats

underwater

[strange ridge]

ight buy some beans then keep the cans

[small nimbus]

beats only good at being worst

[strange ridge]

i was memeing on em

[timber ridge]

beats have good budget options now

crazy amrite

[strange ridge]

ima need the pudding

yo imagine pudding keycaps style but headpones

headphones*

[queen sigil]

stop

[strange ridge]

I stopped

[last plinth]

ew

[molten spire]

should i get a model o, razer viper ultimate, Logitech G903 LIGHTSPEED, or Razer Basilisk Ultimate'

[golden bear]

I said viper ultimate

[timber ridge]

uh those are some very differnt mouse

whats your grip type

[golden bear]

causse he's doin fps games

and its a good mouse

[timber ridge]

mow if fps

[golden bear]

but yeah these people know more tthan me

[timber ridge]

mow is basically an updated viper ultimate

[golden bear]

I thought viper is still better for FPS games

and mow was good for minecraft lol

[timber ridge]

they basically have an identical shape

mow is cheaper and has type c

[queen sigil]

what makes a mouse "good for minecraft"

[timber ridge]

g

[golden bear]

drag clicking

[timber ridge]

oof didnt mean to type that

[golden bear]

capabilities ont he model O

lmao

[timber ridge]

but mow if fps

but if you use palm grip idk

[golden bear]

mow is bad for small hands

[timber ridge]

it may work but will be uncomfortable

[molten spire]

what is mow

[golden bear]

model o

[timber ridge]

model o wireless

[golden bear]

both are very good mice regardless though]

[timber ridge]

model o wireless is basically an updated and cheaper viper ultimate

g903 is a bit outdated but not bad

basilisk doesnt really fit in the bunch

unless you do full palm grip or some

[molten spire]

i do full palm grip and sometimes claw grip

[timber ridge]

the mow and viper ultimate is more aimed towards ftip and claw

honestly you can do what i did since im guessing the basilisk is in ur price range

you can get a g502 and a mow

[desert bronze]

G903 is agood heavy mouse, gpw ultralight is very good if you dont mind the price

[molten spire]

ok

[timber ridge]

one for gaming one for productivity

[swift lantern]

one mouse to rule them all

[timber ridge]

if you wanna look into wireless ergo mouse, you can check out pwnage ergo mouse

[small nimbus]

owo wbu naga for ergo

[swift lantern]

I seriously thought you were speaking jibberish for a second

[timber ridge]

at a quick glance it looks like a bunch of mumble jumble

[small nimbus]

uwu

[timber ridge]

x_x

[swift lantern]

bought the zen can

pog

[timber ridge]

pog

im waiting a bit

[swift lantern]

really hope sennheiser gets back to me on that stuff

[timber ridge]

when are you gonna pick up some iems

[swift lantern]

soon as the t2 stop workin

so like, 50 years

[timber ridge]

oof

are you done with headphones for a while lol

[swift lantern]

yeah for a good bit

next year I might try those 95x's who knows

or like, idk, I don't really know where I'd go from here

[timber ridge]

pricey cans

if those dont satisfy you, you might have to quit the audio stuff

[swift lantern]

if those don't do it next thing I think I'd try is just more expensive planars

maybe one of them there lcd's

lcd-1 maybe

90mm planars ain't as big as 101mm but... hmm

[timber ridge]

gl

i jus need an amp, dac and new cans

[swift lantern]

cans that aren't the 6xx

right

OOGA

[timber ridge]

if they were under 200 i would of probably picked them up

rn its 4xx or dt880s tbh

prob gonna get 250ohm tho for the dt880s

[swift lantern]

man I really don't know if I can vouch for sennheisers at all now

but if even the audiophiles say the dts are too bright

dont

unless you plan on bass boosting the crap out of it

[timber ridge]

i heard that the 990s are really bright but the dt880s is kinda the sweet spot out of the lineup

[swift lantern]

I mean, you know my philosphy, doesn't matter what they do out the box as long as you can get them to do what you want them to do

[timber ridge]

6xx should be fine for me tho

but i think i would prefer the sound signature of the two cans i mentioned earlier

[swift lantern]

dont get the 6xx or I will spank you

[placid dune]

They good tho

I'm not even going to read the previous messages lmao

[swift lantern]

my ears say no

[placid dune]

Why

[swift lantern]

treble resolution BAD

[placid dune]

Huh

[swift lantern]

like really bad

[timber ridge]

if i get a cheaper dac, i might pick up the 6xx

[placid dune]

Reviews said it was clear idk

I'm assuming you've got enough power to drive them too lol

[swift lantern]

well I've used the 6xx, and I've used the phantoms, and the phantoms are BETTER

just went back to my old cans for fun lmao

[placid dune]

Something like 300 ohms resistance

[swift lantern]

what a world of a difference

[placid dune]

You tried returning them?

Maybe faulty unit

[swift lantern]

I am in the process

[placid dune]

Ic

[swift lantern]

I'm wondering if that could be possible

cuz like they were legit sibilant

[placid dune]

Should be

I got my nuforce edc3 replaced

[swift lantern]

do you know what sibilant means

[timber ridge]

might get some 6xx since i picked a pair of "fun" iems

[placid dune]

But I also got to keep old ones

No clue what sibilant means tbh

[swift lantern]

it means when the treble peaks, it hurts my dang ears

[placid dune]

Oh, that's the word

Like beats

[swift lantern]

like most headphones under $100

[placid dune]

They suck so badly lmao

[swift lantern]

but even if they sounded ok

the 6xx weren't comfortable for my giant head

[placid dune]

Couldn't even listen to crab rave without pain using beats

[swift lantern]

the beats are muddy and sibilant at the same time?

[placid dune]

Physical and ear pain

It's uncomfy

And sibilant

[swift lantern]

but the Phantoms are big and cushy

and they got that extra resolution so they sound good

[placid dune]

Hmm

[placid dune]

Will take that into consideration

[swift lantern]

they are just built kinda wonky

[placid dune]

When I want new cans

[swift lantern]

and they require a mod or two to reach their full potential

like these have the headband bent a bit to have more clamp, and all the inner foam removed

[timber ridge]

the build is wonky on 6xx?

[swift lantern]

no on the phantoms

6xx have really solid build

[timber ridge]

oh ok

[swift lantern]

too much clamp really

started to hurt my head pretty quick

my gigantic head

[timber ridge]

since youve tried 2 open back cns

whats ur ops on open back

compared to closed or semi open

[placid dune]

I assume open nice

[swift lantern]

it makes infinitesimally less difference than you'd think

[placid dune]

Oh, really?

[swift lantern]

it's nice for comfort

[placid dune]

Huh

[swift lantern]

but it does jack squat for staging

SQUAT

[placid dune]

squats

[swift lantern]

and doesn't affect sub bass as much as I thought it would

yeah so still not recommended for like, commuting or whatever

but just fine for home use, even if your computer makes a bit of noise or whatever

[timber ridge]

o, i thought bass response would be a big dif

[swift lantern]

it really is like Naed said i think

there's less "pressure"

[timber ridge]

thats cool

[swift lantern]

but the bass is definitely still there

and if you A/B them you'll likely not prefer the closed back again

yeah if Thieaudio could just 6xefiy their phantoms, they'd be a giant killer

I swear't

and by 6xify I mean, streamline the manufacturing, make it cheaper

[timber ridge]

im planning on ordering strictly off of amazon so the 6xx prob wont be an option

but they have 400i and 4xx on amazon

[swift lantern]

why strictly amazon

other places have return policies you know

[timber ridge]

ik

but p much everything i want is already on amazon

[swift lantern]

well the majority of the monoliths are on amazon

as well as hifiman

[timber ridge]

only thing i was gonna get that wasnt on it was schiit stack or 6xx

but im going topping route

[swift lantern]

the phantoms are on amazon too but for more moneyyy

[timber ridge]

topping dac and possible zen can or topping amp

[swift lantern]

be honest do you want the topping dac just for the screen

[timber ridge]

from the reviews ive watched, the topping dac outperforms schiit's offerings

but amp wise theyre p similar

[swift lantern]

I like the look of topping's stuff

simplicity done right imho

schiit is too simple, gross

[timber ridge]

i like schiit's offering too

[placid dune]

I just have a USB audio interface thing

[timber ridge]

if i were to go that route, i would would get schiit's darker lineup

heresy and dark modi 3

[placid dune]

Schiit is good tho I hear

Very good

[timber ridge]

yea def solid stuff

[swift lantern]

idk if I have weird ears now or not

I wish I could have a second pair of 6xx to be sure

[timber ridge]

a lot of ppl do topping dac and schiit stack but its kinda weird since youre spending more on ur dac than amp

[swift lantern]

or are they stupid and they require a $500 amp to sound good?

[timber ridge]

schiit amp^

[placid dune]

They need 300 ohms to drive

[swift lantern]

seems a bit pointless to spend that much on a dac

[placid dune]

That's all I know

[swift lantern]

300ohms isn't a unit of power it's a unit of resistance

my amp can power them adequately

[placid dune]

Okay

[swift lantern]

but idk if there's some sort of audio magic that could occurr

people tend to say the 6xx "scale" well

[placid dune]

R=i/v

[timber ridge]

kuzu after you try the xbass button its gonna be hard to get a new amp that doesnt have it

[swift lantern]

TRUE

if it's like the fiio bass switch I'll leave it on forever

[timber ridge]

its so op

i turned it on occasionally to not spoil my ears

[swift lantern]

dang maybe I'm like absurdly sensitive to treble or something

got that bass switch on and still have a 5db boost to lower bass

bass switch isn't same as eq bass though, as you know

[timber ridge]

its basically like a eq preset built in

unless im wrong

[swift lantern]

nah

it does something to the signal on a hardware level

it's almost like an extra little smidge of amplification

[timber ridge]

ic

[swift lantern]

idk how to explain it but it just sounds different than adding it with eq

[timber ridge]

are you a fan of the zen can's design ?

[swift lantern]

it look ok

if I were them would've gone opposite material comp

annodized outside shell, rougher inside plate

[timber ridge]

not a fan of high it looks like stacked

doesnt really look like anything else

[swift lantern]

it's not a square and it doesn't have feet does it

[timber ridge]

i think it has feet

idk how zen does it

[swift lantern]

none of the pictures have feet

[timber ridge]

its like 40 bucks more than the zen dac right

[swift lantern]

yah

[timber ridge]

and they include a 50 dollar ac adapter

[swift lantern]

well y'see that's a capitalism thing

ac adapters really only cost like $1

[timber ridge]

true

the knob on the zen dac is buttery smooth

[swift lantern]

wait actually, are those RCA on the back input or output

don't look like they're labeled

[timber ridge]

wish it had a tad bit more resistance tho, but its really nice

the stock usb cable thingy sucks tho

jus an fyi

[swift lantern]

zen can isn't usb tho

[timber ridge]

o yea

i forgot its jus an amp

hip dac/amp is tempting

[swift lantern]

the rca is input

good thing I got that cable beforehand

i'll have to change it up but personally for my e10k it didn't have feet or nothing and it went all over the place

so I velcro taped it

[timber ridge]

do amps usually not come with rca cables

[swift lantern]

input/output or like the actual cable itself

[timber ridge]

cable itself

[swift lantern]

I don't think they do

cables aren't that expensive tho thankfully

[timber ridge]

zen can comes with it so you can pair it up with a dac easily

[swift lantern]

wonder why they even have dacs that do 32 bit 768k blee blah bloo

like, I guess for production

cuz I mean as far as music goes, even 24 bit is silly lmnao

[placid dune]

Is there even an audible difference between 16 and 32 bit

I can't seem to find one, but maybe because Spotify

[swift lantern]

spotify doesn't do 32 bit wth you talkin bout

the bit depth of a music file has to do with it's level of quantization complexity which tl:dr relates to how much dynamic range it can have

[placid dune]

Aahh

[swift lantern]

24 bit can have more dynamic range in theory but it's not like.. useful

[placid dune]

So it is Spotify's fault

Also I totally meant between 16 and 24

But apparently I have numerical dyslexia

[swift lantern]

spotify don't even do 24 last I heard

you can't have a 24 bit mp3 at the moment

[placid dune]

Well, at least my audio interface can do 24bit

48khz

[swift lantern]

yah that's about standard

get me in contact with fortnut I need to talk about the 95x

[placid dune]

The nut is furious

Wondering

What's the diff between amp and preamp

[swift lantern]

basically: preamp is for microphones and speakers, amp is for headphon

that's as far as I know

[placid dune]

Okay

Makes sense

[small nimbus]

wideus welcomeeeee

[tacit wing]

the preamp came before the amp, hence pre

[swift lantern]

Wait dino don't you have 5xx

[placid dune]

What's the 5xx like?

[golden ibex]

What comp speakers are you guys rocking? I see the Bose Companion 2 are on sale, but looking for suggestions

[timber ridge]

promedia 2.1 is really good

[placid dune]

some old bose speaker

[tight pulsar]

man these feker panda springs suck a s s

[timber ridge]

they shipped already ?

[tight pulsar]

yeah i just bought a few from somebody a few days ago

so now i have t1s, kiwis, a u4, a gat silent brown (may be slightly destroyed), and some feker pandas, soon to have cherry clears/browns/blue-browns and greetech browns

ah yeah theyre completely dry they sound much better with lube

[timber ridge]

whats ur tierlist for tactiles rn

[tight pulsar]

uh lol the only ones ive actually used in a build were the kiwis

but probably u4>kiwi>t1 havent tried the feker or gat brown much

[timber ridge]

if u4s wernt silent, i would of picked osme up

[tight pulsar]

well its ur lucky day he makes unsilent ones with a long pole stem

[timber ridge]

i already picked up t1s so gg

[tight pulsar]

might throw these fekers in the top row on my linear build lmao

[timber ridge]

arent bobas like .70 per switch

[cunning hearth]

Nachos whats ur fav linears?

[tight pulsar]

really broken in/good vint blacks are nice and jwks with cherry tops are also nice

basically once you get to a point everything feels close enough smoothness wise so u just care about sound

[timber ridge]

what do cherry housing do to jwk linears

[tight pulsar]

makes them sound deeper

[timber ridge]

im throwing my jwk linears in an abs case

hopefully it wont sound too bad

[tight pulsar]

pog updated kitting march cant come soon enough

[timber ridge]

ooo is that an ic?

[tight pulsar]

yeah

really excited for it cause a good og sav set with the cyrillic sublegends like that is like 900+ :/

[timber ridge]

looks like something epbt would make

[tight pulsar]

there was an epbt version a bit ago but thats jtk tripleshot and muh thic abs

[timber ridge]

kinda sad i skipped night sakura

i dont have keycaps picked out for my silver build yet so im still looking

i really want kuroshiro but do not wanna pay resell prices

[tight pulsar]

og doubleshotssssss

[timber ridge]

lowkey on a budget for keycaps

think the most im spending is like 130 b4 tax

and shipping

[tight pulsar]

i got og doubleshots for my 60 for like 70 shipped on mm

[strange ridge]

mm?

[tight pulsar]

r/mechmarket

@timber ridge also just sayin but beige is kinda the best

[strange ridge]

ahh ty muclear

[timber ridge]

looks good

im not quite sure what keycaps i wanna get tho

im plannin on getting hk gaming keycaps for a while then maybe transferring to something else

[timber ridge]

i would recommend if he ships with the gpu uninstalled

https://drop.com/buy/blon-bl-05s-iem

YOOO

35 BUCKS

33*

if its not shipped properly, the gpu can be ripped out of the pcie slot during transit

huh

[amber oracle]

question: does a broken pci-e slot sound bad to you?

how about a broken connector on the GPU?

[timber ridge]

atleast he'll have intel graphics to back him up

make sure youre not getting scammed for 90 bucks either

[amber oracle]

none of what any of us have said above is a "this sounds like a good idea" verification on your actions @normal barn

[tacit wing]

yes

[timber ridge]

o dino i got some drainer flacs

[last plinth]

Pepega Clap WR

during shipping if the gpu is installed it can rip off

[swift lantern]

Durag

[grizzled lintel]

does anyone know if the NZXT AER P fans are any good?

[little crater]

newegg wtf, literally ordered yesterday

they gotta be using teleporters or sumthn

[last plinth]

#AD LMAO

[timber ridge]

what did u pick up

oh @swift lantern how much was the zen can b4 tax

[golden bear]

whats a good headphone for gaming

only requirements is that it need to fit comfy around my ears and top of head

no mic needed

[west hornet]

Ye I ordered something from wegg last week, shipping was faster than expected

[golden bear]

i ordered something from wegg, was supposed to come 6 days ago

[west hornet]

Lol

[tight pulsar]

shipping is wacky rn

i ordered something from cali and it came here like a day late, but i have another package that was sitting in detroit for 22 days (both usps)

[rugged lion]

Keyboards? 2
Quality? Low
Hotel? Trivago

yeah

thank u

wired

ofc u like the 300 dollar one more than the 900 dollar one :(

[golden bear]

my package changed from ups to usps for some reason

[tight pulsar]

ups and fedex offload packages to usps if they get overwhelmed

[rugged lion]

the one on the right is a nk65 ee with koalas and hk bee thats like 300 ish

[rugged lion]

the one on the left is an id80v2 with tealios and gmk spirit thats like 800-900

is what good

[golden bear]

but UPS is still tracking it

[rugged lion]

whats ur budget

[tight pulsar]

bruh lmao thats not 900

[rugged lion]

im including shipping

[tight pulsar]

if u paid that much u overspent by a lot

[golden bear]

prolly not USD nachos

[rugged lion]

id80v2 is 250 , tealios (im including all the lube and stabs) 130, gmk spirit iirc was like 400

bc it was unopened, base + novelties

[tight pulsar]

well theres ur problem dont buy off mm

[rugged lion]

bro

the gb is well over lmfao

gmks unopened sell for a lot

[tight pulsar]

that doesnt make it worth 400 lmao

[rugged lion]

unopened base + novelties?

[tight pulsar]

for both sets like sub 200

[rugged lion]

yeah for an unopened gmk set that makes sense

let me look rn at the paypal price

on what i paid

[timber ridge]

very creative name

[tight pulsar]

bruh im just saying thats not a good price to buy it at

[rugged lion]

oh im tripping 300

so 220 130 300 thats 650

see now im checking the shopify and i spent almost 30 dollars on candy from zeal lmao

[marsh mortar]

Well then. .. there goes my keyboard.
Anyone got any advice for mechanical keyboards?
Was thinking on getting a Corsair K70 with brown switches.

[rugged lion]

i cannot recommend against that any harder

what is ur budget

and what size

[marsh mortar]

ehh, sub 200, prolly 150 give or take
full sized

[little crater]

get a tkl

unless you really need that number pad

[swift lantern]

Get Any mech with any switches just get what you want

[queen sigil]

keeyyyy booooaaarrrdd

uh

leopold fc980m

or a keychron k8, c2, or c1

[sly warren]

My new headphones are a few stops away!

[queen sigil]

or a leopold 750

[little crater]

https://www.amazon.com/Razer-BlackWidow-Tournament-Chroma-Tenkeyless/dp/B075LT1NS1
on sale pog

[sly warren]

Eww

[queen sigil]

leopold is better quality keycheon is more features

[queen sigil]

[little crater]

hush

[sly warren]

If you want a TKL just get a Keychron K4

It's cheaper, and even has wireless capabilities.

[queen sigil]

ill recommend razer

once they make keyboards cheaper than red dragon

[little crater]

wireless keyboard? meh

[sly warren]

Meh? Wireless keyboard is pretty nice.

[little crater]

keybaord dont moove tho

wire fine imo

[last plinth]

finally gold 1 agane

[queen sigil]

wireless keyboards are like 90% looks

[last plinth]

sova op

[queen sigil]

and like 10% usability

[marsh mortar]

will take a look at them, thanks.
im just looking for options before making any final decisions

[little crater]

arrow keys look painful on that model

gonna be hitting 0 and 1 constantly

[queen sigil]

last time I played valorant my friend queued with me (hes d2) on an alt account (g1) and bottem fragged

ended up getting me placed in g1

[last plinth]

lmao

[queen sigil]

and now i get called a smurf every game

[last plinth]

ur in na right

[queen sigil]

yes

[last plinth]

ok

[sly warren]

5 stops away...

My new Koss UR40's

[little crater]

my new Pro4AA gonna be here tomorrow newegg crazy fast shipping

[queen sigil]

tragic

[little crater]

have you ever played R6S ranked with coppers

they really do be built different

like defects chucked out of the factory

[last plinth]

lmao

[sly warren]

I typically end up in like, Bronze in R6S

Not by my own volition

But because stupid people.

[little crater]

solo queue does that to a man

[sly warren]

Not that my aim is great

It's also not literal dumpster garbage.

[little crater]

you dont need that great aim to be silver

[sly warren]

And the way people in Bronze play makes my brain hurt.

[little crater]

you just have to know how some of the game works

[little crater]

you aint seen copper

its all smurfs and stupid people

[sly warren]

I watch VarsityGaming's Copper to Diamond series

It's quite hilarious how stupid Coppers are.

[little crater]

that must be interesting

[queen sigil]

i have r6 but i have 0 game sense

never learned the maps, agents, or tactics

[sly warren]

Map knowledge is like, 80% of Siege

[little crater]

map + op knowledge

[sly warren]

That and fighting the horrible sound engine

[little crater]

facts

[sly warren]

Hopefully that Y6 Sound Engine redesign will fix the major issues with sound

[little crater]

no amount of expensive audio gear can help you

when there are no footsteps

[queen sigil]

irl r6

[sly warren]

Yeah, I'll bet even someone with HE-1's would not be able to have a fun time finding people in Siege

And HE-1's are like, literally headphones and an amplifier that cost 10 grand just for a down payment.

[little crater]

theres hardly any vertical sense of sound

above or below, its like, all just left or right

[sly warren]

And the full cost of a pair of HE-1's is 59,000 USD

[little crater]

painful on plane

yeah HE-1s are pog

maybe someday, when i got money to burn

[sly warren]

Just invest in Bitcoin when it crashes again.

[little crater]

i could, but i dont like stock market

too spooky

[sly warren]

Bitcoin isn't really the stock market.

[little crater]

well, same difference

[sly warren]

You just buy like, 100 bitcoin when it gets dirt cheap, and then wait for it to spike in price.

https://giphy.com/gifs/stonks-stonk-YnkMcHgNIMW4Yfmjxr

[little crater]

is it really at 28k rn?

[sly warren]

Yeah

It's at a high right now.

[little crater]

whose paying 28k for a bitcoin

[sly warren]

Nobody

[little crater]

that would be so risky

[sly warren]

They are holding onto them or selling them.

[little crater]

selling to who

[sly warren]

Likely using them to buy a product.

[little crater]

oh

[sly warren]

You can use BTC to pay for some products.

It just isn't as widely usable as say, a US Dollar.

Yessss, my UR40's are about to arrive

[swift lantern]

adv3 superbass

[sly warren]

Well, my UR40's feel really great on the head.

They basically disappear on my head.

And the sound is damn good for the 33 dollars I paid.

[tacit wing]

finally selling my 58x offerup guy otw

might get me some iem's if he pays me with Chase QuickPay

@sly warren from what ive heard theyre basically over ear versions of kph30i

them budget koss headphones always perform beyond their price, the value youre getting is the best

[sly warren]

Yeah, the people on /r/iPod discord made me a Koss convert.

Step 2 is the Meizu dongle

[swift lantern]

I want to try the 95x

but I also wanna hear about those mods or whatever

[strange ridge]

Are the koss r80's any good sound wise

[tight pulsar]

bruh why are mx blues oos on novelkeys who tf is buying them

[fair raft]

Anyone have a good recommendation for an interface + XLR mix combo under $75 combined?

[sly warren]

Lol

Nope

Focusrite Scarlet Solo is the cheapest good XLR Interface.

Maybe the UMC22

[tacit wing]

finally sold my Sennheisers

[sly warren]

Which ones? I think you said 58x's?

[tacit wing]

yes

6xx time

[sly warren]

Why though?

Just to piss off @swift lantern

?

[tacit wing]

i like mids and centralized vocals

and i have functioning ears

[swift lantern]

maybe I got a defunct unit

[sly warren]

It's 6xx related, I had to.

[swift lantern]

I don't have another one to compare to

[tacit wing]

the guy i sold it to also has 6xx and when he tested my 58x out he said its not as shouty

[swift lantern]

oh so you are just stinky

and I'm right

[tacit wing]

[tacit wing]

im missing one headphone from my hanger

https://tenor.com/view/kaneki-gif-7633459

@swift lantern maybe dekoni or drop replacement pads are for you

it softens the mids and highs and basically makes your 6xx darker

[swift lantern]

pads would NOT fix that

[tacit wing]

lmao yes

[swift lantern]

bass boosting didn't fix it

nothing would fix that lack of detail

the driver just can't do it

so idk if I got a bad pair or what

[tacit wing]

oh no i thought you said it ws harsh

[swift lantern]

yes

[tacit wing]

yeah it doesnt have detail, pads wouldnt fix that

but it will soften the highs big time

[swift lantern]

not necessary

Phantoms better

[tight pulsar]

well duh theyre like twice the price

[swift lantern]

not mine

[tight pulsar]

cool

[tacit wing]

[strange ridge]

so r80 no go?

[sly warren]

R80 what?

[strange ridge]

Koss

[swift lantern]

$50

they look comfortable enough tho

[strange ridge]

Amazon has them at 40

Just not sure how they sound so I guess I'll do research and hopefully someone here's tried them

[sly warren]

Looks like the R80's are a very good neutral sounding headphone.

[swift lantern]

do kinda wish they'd revamp those aesthetics tho lmao

[sly warren]

And use more metal...

[swift lantern]

not even that

just like.. the pads n stuff

the design overall

[sly warren]

If Koss made "Pro" versions for another 20 or 30 bucks and used Metal headbands and metal construction, they would likely have a lot more people buying them.

Though, Koss warranty is pretty ace.

If anything just flat breaks from use, pay 9 dollars for shipping, and they will either repair them, or get you new ones.

[calm cobalt]

I need some help

I wanna get a 60% keyboard that’s kinda clicky but not obnoxiously loud. I don’t know a lot about switches or good brands but if there are any recommendations reply me

[strange ridge]

im sure there are aftermarket pads to remedy that issue

also saw the superlux hd-668b just browsing and searching along

[queen sigil]

buuudgeeet

[calm cobalt]

I mean

I don’t wanna spend a dumb amount of money on a neckbeard discord moderator keyboard

Maybe like 120 bucks?

https://www.logitechg.com/en-us/products/gaming-keyboards/g613-wireless-mechanical-gaming-keyboard.920-008386.html

[queen sigil]

lol what

[calm cobalt]

This one was like 80 dollars on sale

But now it’s like 120

[queen sigil]

dont bully my expensive keyboards

dont get logitech keyboards

if you want a conpact keyboard get a keychron k2, k12, or k6

dont get optical switches they trash

i recommend hot swap keyboards if you wanna try other switches

keychrons are tall keyboards so I also recommend a wrist wrest but you dont need one

ABS keycaps, prelubed and clipped stabs, etc etc keyboard stuff

[calm cobalt]

Okay cool. I think 120% are like the ones with two sets of 1-0 keys right?

Cuz I’d prefer something medium/small size

[queen sigil]

100% is a full size keyboard

60% is only numbers, alphas, and mods

65% is numbers, alphas, arrows, and nav keys

75% is numbers, alphas arrows, mods, nav, and function keys

just look at the keyboard yourself

K2 is 75%, k6 is 65% k12 is 60%