#peripherals-and-displays

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timber ridge
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the amp right

swift lantern
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liquid spark amp

timber ridge
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not the 4xx

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kk

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you gonna cop ?

swift lantern
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veryyyy tempting

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but that topping stack tho..

timber ridge
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or are you gonna wait for the topping stack

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youre saving way more with the topping stack

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but it cost more

swift lantern
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this one isn't bids it's just solid price, so I'll keep an eye on the topping stack

timber ridge
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arent you planning to upgrade both amp and dac tho

swift lantern
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this would be the amp

timber ridge
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thats jus an amp alone right

swift lantern
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yeah just an amp

timber ridge
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so prob like another 100 on top for the dac

swift lantern
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I honestly don't want to pay too too much for a dac

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I am again skeptical just how much of a difference it could make

timber ridge
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have you looked it up

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like e10k vs ____

swift lantern
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I mean it's same deal as amp really

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this person says this, that person says that

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"warmer" "more clinical" etc

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bunch of whatever

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from what I can tell, the e30 is the absolute max I should ever spend on one, basically

timber ridge
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yea i think e30 is like the pinnacle of $200> amps

swift lantern
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so that combo would be the best, but I'm probing my options

timber ridge
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minus the modius

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and stuff exactly at 200 b4 tax

swift lantern
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I wouldn't spend more than that

timber ridge
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under 150 might be a better price bracket

swift lantern
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like e30 is legit my upper limit

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I don't need bluetooth, yadda yadda

timber ridge
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i still think zen can is best amp for u

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honestly you can jus get a zen dac and if you ever need more power

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upgrade from there

swift lantern
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why would I get zen can when I can get liquid spark

timber ridge
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zen can more fun

swift lantern
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xbass, right

timber ridge
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and imagine not having 4.4 in 2021

swift lantern
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lol wym

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we've been over this

timber ridge
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its niceto have the option

swift lantern
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ig yeah

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if I could find a used zen can..

timber ridge
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and if you ever find yourself with a pair of headphones that is missing that oomph in the low end

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xbass button

swift lantern
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literally every headphone tbh

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could use that xbass

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just always have it on

timber ridge
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i lowkey still want the xbass button

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if i didnt have a cursed experience with the dac

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i would of bought a zen can

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still dunno if it was my pc or the unit tho

swift lantern
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your friggin pc I stg

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no zen cans for sale on ebay, facebook, or offerup

queen sigil
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@timber ridge did fedex give you a really bad estimate for your delivery

timber ridge
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uh

queen sigil
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or is mine really just gonna take 2 weeks to arrive

timber ridge
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i think it arrived on time

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my keycaps and phone had a wonky estimate

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phone came late

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keycaps came early

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but it was only 1-2 days off

queen sigil
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mine says its gonna arrive like

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next week

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so idk

timber ridge
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once it gets out of china its quick asf

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but considering everyone in china is bouta go on a nice long vacation

queen sigil
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yeh that's why im confused

timber ridge
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ggs

queen sigil
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its in the US

timber ridge
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texas?

swift lantern
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I always forget about smsl as well

queen sigil
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but its apparently gonna arrive on the 15th

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its in tenassee

timber ridge
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and i forgot about smsl too lol

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what the

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arent u in cali leo ?

queen sigil
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yes

swift lantern
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WHY

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aren't the tri i3 here yet

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WHYYYY

timber ridge
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o nvm my went to tn too

little crater
queen sigil
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ok

timber ridge
queen sigil
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we didnt need to know

swift lantern
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are they warm and voluptuous

queen sigil
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about your earwax

little crater
little crater
swift lantern
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GIVE

queen sigil
timber ridge
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sassy u need a dac lol

swift lantern
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GIIIIVE

timber ridge
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i never really looked int smsl stuff

little crater
timber ridge
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besides their amps that were like 250

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or so

swift lantern
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records

timber ridge
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after you get a dac, its gonna feel like you unclogged both ur ears lol

little crater
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yeah, I need more audio equipment lol

swift lantern
timber ridge
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kuzu i doubt youll hear a dif from any dac under 100

swift lantern
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or over

timber ridge
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maybe

swift lantern
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smsl makes a lot of class d amps

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wack

timber ridge
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are you referring to a tierlist ?

swift lantern
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amp type

timber ridge
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ah

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i lowkey wanna pick up a hip dac on the side

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for the bass boost

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and portable setup

swift lantern
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in a nutshell from what I can tell, class d is the most electrically efficient, but the most distorting

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whether or not that's even audible, idk

timber ridge
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how do phantoms scale with power

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and ur tri i3s lowkey taking forever

swift lantern
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it's been 2 entire weeks

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the e30 uses Asahi Kasei AK4493

timber ridge
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i dunno if thats good or not

swift lantern
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topping uses CS4398 DAC

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e10k uses PCM-5102 DAC, which afaik is every so slightly wonky

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alright I think it's all bokum

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@timber ridge I think I figured out why topping dacs cost more? maybe

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at least for the e30's case, it is also technically a preamp

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oh it also has a remote, didn't even know

timber ridge
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well they did get a price bump due to tariffs

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it use to be like 129 for the amp and 139 for the dac

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but now theyre equal at 150

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maybe its the remote ?

swift lantern
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Preamp, remote

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Apparently it's not a good preamp but it's there

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Oh and the phantoms don't get too much out of power

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I feel like on the zen can they got just an extra itty bit of slam over balanced but even that could've been my brain

timber ridge
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some ppl say balance improves soundstage n stuff

swift lantern
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Liars

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It's just volume

timber ridge
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read reviews on balance cables lmao

swift lantern
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Nooo

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Liarssss

timber ridge
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idk if its jus their mind thinking it

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or if its true

swift lantern
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Audio-technica dropped new cans

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They mad expensive tho

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$650

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Diamond-like coating 52mm drivers

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4.4 and 3.5 cables included

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Closed back, real wood exterior

timber ridge
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interesting

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maybe competition for teaks

tight pulsar
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going back to the balanced stuff its probably just placebo effect

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(for better soundstage)

swift lantern
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oh for sure

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unless the signal is magically putting something there that wasn't before

tight pulsar
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i have a random usps shipping number and i dont know what it is lol ive bought too many things recently

timber ridge
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prob random keycaps u forgot

tight pulsar
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i have a board coming and crp r3 from dailyclack but i already have an australian post tracking number but it only has 1 update in like 2 weeks idk which it is

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whenever it updates with a location ill probably know but usps v slow

swift lantern
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The tri i3

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Hand em over

timber ridge
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gl with em

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did u sell ur tapes

west hornet
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I don’t think balanced should affect sound, just ensure you are hearing what you are supposed to at the end of the chain

swift lantern
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Oh yeah, never sold those

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I could probably re list them on eBay at this point omegaRoll

timber ridge
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prob

rugged lion
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Am i really bout to get gmk civilization for a 40%

timber ridge
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gmk civilization is nice

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itll look good with a SIX5

rugged lion
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true, i was gonna go with a mercutio tho

timber ridge
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im tempted to get the six5 and gmk civilization jus bc how good they look together

rugged lion
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go for it

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i just hate how the gold modifiers kit is 70 dollars on civilization

timber ridge
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idk

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needa spend my money wisely lol

rugged lion
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that is wise

tight pulsar
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okay finally found out what that tracking number was it was the board

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which means my crp is still mia peepoSadSip

swift lantern
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Liquid spark SECURED

clear lichen
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Anyone else have the KZ ZSNs?

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I'm trying to get them to stop hissing

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it works fine on my phone when I turn off the music the hissing stops

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but on these it just doesn't unless I close spotify and then go to my desktop

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It seems like the headphones just think that spotify is constantly making noise, and therefore they don't turn off until spotify is off

timber ridge
timber ridge
clear lichen
# timber ridge so its a pc only thing?

Yeah, it just seems like some programs mess with the audio detection (Alienware Command Center and Spotify) and the headphones can't tell if anything is making noise

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so it just stays on low impedence mode

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not the same with my phone though

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as the hissing stops around 5 seconds after I stop playing sound

swift lantern
clear lichen
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Could I maybe change some settings so the headphones detect for actual sound and not just programs that can make sound?

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because I could always get a $60 Impedence adapter

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but these headphones were only $25

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so what's even the point if I do that

timber ridge
timber ridge
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seems like a software thingy since its only happening on some things which is not gonna be fun troubleshooting

swift lantern
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No like the seller pm'd me like "quieres?"

clear lichen
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which is super annoying because I have spotify on constantly

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I guess I can just be constantly using spotify or have music off entirely until I get new headphones

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kinda annoying

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but not a huge deal

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and not something I'd spend more than an hour trying to fix

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but, if you guys want uber cheap good sounding corded headphones, these ones were only like $25 and they sound better than any other pair of headphones I own

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Just got annoying static noise

timber ridge
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and ifi makes an adapter for iems

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which help with emi

clear lichen
timber ridge
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yea its steep

clear lichen
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so like more than twice the price of the headphones

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and I really don't care that much for that kinda price

timber ridge
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do you have a dac or amp ?

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or straight from onboard audio ?

swift lantern
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Yeah just need to find a fancier dac now

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It was $75 including shipping and he threw in rca cables

clear lichen
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I'm no audiophile

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I just don't want to pay $99 for like a Schiit Heresy or something

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because I could buy 4 pairs of these headphones with that money

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so I'll prob just go with the AKGs eventually

tight pulsar
swift lantern
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Just realized I probably should've gotten a usb c to usb a adapter

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Well, maybe

timber ridge
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you gonna complete the stack ?

torn summit
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Just ordered

timber ridge
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weird that sundara and zen dac restock on the same day

swift lantern
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Liquid spark dac...

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Perhaps

timber ridge
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that keyset has too much going on

swift lantern
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I keep forgetting there's websites to just like, watch tv

calm cobalt
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Hi, someone is using logitech g733 headphones? Is it worth of buy? I'm using right now logitech g pro wired and thinking to buy something wireless to be more comfortable in work and gaming but I'm worry about sound quality in wireless headphones is it much worse?

swift lantern
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compared to other gaming headphones, I'd venture to guess not really

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dang they ugly

calm cobalt
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They have to have good sound and be comfy not looking, in these days video reviews 50% of time it's how they looking and if they have rgb, hardly mentioned about headphones sound :D

timber ridge
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if you wanna stick to gamer headsets, cloud 2 wireless are decent gaming headsets

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although id avoid most gamer headsets, bc they are usually trash sounding

calm cobalt
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I don't want bluetooth headphones i had few and usually they are trash with noise when nothing is played i heard 2,4 GHz are much better i don't want to change headphones every time when I want to play game watch film or listen music that's ridiculous to buy headphones for every thing you want to do not even mentioning about money

timber ridge
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then cloud 2 wireless for a wireless gamer headset

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havent watched too many reviews, but considering the wired cloud 2s are okay sounding, they shouldnt be any dif

west hornet
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Perhaps pc37x around the price of g733

timber ridge
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think he wants a wireless headset

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otherwise id recommend the pc37x lol

west hornet
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Oh wireless

timber ridge
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yea

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kinda cursed lol

vocal wadi
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Guys is the durgod venus with box jades good?

stoic solar
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box jades r pog

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tfw had to swap from jades to browns again

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family was getting annoyed keeeek

tight pulsar
vernal plinth
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That was a while ago

daring zenith
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@tight pulsar what you want

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And also I was probably thinking tactile

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Not clickie

queen sigil
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I feel like alot of people will eventually grow out of clicky switches

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since for most people they choose clickys just because of the sound

swift lantern
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ok we need to destroy zeos

tight pulsar
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why

swift lantern
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for being crinj

swift lantern
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ok so something really bizarre about the gold planars

west hornet
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i guess but standard 3.5mm trs is unbalanced iirc

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hmm actually idk because each one looks to be one channel

swift lantern
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I mean yeah, I guess it's possible just interesting to see

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well again and again.. it seems people are giving the detail to the sundaras

rugged lion
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clicky switches are just tactiles with a clickbar inside

daring zenith
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@rugged lion I mean, HP is tactile, not clicky..?

queen sigil
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keyboard still isnt here

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sad

timber ridge
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f

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if you got any other color you would of had it already

queen sigil
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wow lance

timber ridge
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iss the truth

queen sigil
tight pulsar
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greetech browns left detroit should he here tomorrow wew

daring zenith
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Wasn't that the really cheap switches you got?

tight pulsar
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yeah

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$13 shipped for 90ish

daring zenith
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Holy panda

tight pulsar
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hewlett packard

rugged lion
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lol

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i know

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im saying that clickies are tactiles tho

daring zenith
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Yea

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But that wasn't my purpose in the message

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I personally like most tactiles, but not clickies, and was asking about other tactiles like holy panda

rugged lion
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ohh

clear lichen
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back in stock nice

daring zenith
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Damn that's nice, C2 back in stock

clear lichen
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I got a $18 dell PC included keyboard currently

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This is gonna be nice

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don't buy em all before I get the chance

queen sigil
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my keyboard better be here tmrs

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tmrw

timber ridge
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where is it rn

sand igloo
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will an hdmi switch that supports 4k@30hz be able to support 1080p75hz?

bleak ember
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Most likely

queen sigil
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uhhhh

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i mean you can try to search up what generation of HDMI it is

little crater
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gamers i have an issue

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the tube amp is really good at amplifying, in fact its a little too good

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it picks up all the noise from my system

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i have no idea what im supposed to do

timber ridge
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get a dac

little crater
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i have one

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its one im selling, but i pulled it out to test

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its a pcie card tho, so that prolly why

timber ridge
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is your amp usb power or using a separate power source?

little crater
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it gets power from sata cable

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i worry that any usb dac is gonna pick up the same interference

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if i power up a raspberry pi off a usb port and touch the ground plane, i hear the same noise

timber ridge
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most dacs use usb only for data transfer

little crater
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do you think the issue will go away if it has a separate power source?

timber ridge
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and have a separate ac adapter for a power source

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and possibly, i had problems with my zen dac

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and i got an ac adapter and the issue was still present

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i might jus be cursed tho so idk

little crater
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i was looking at the raspberry pi dacs

timber ridge
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how much do they go for ?

little crater
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like this one is the most expensive

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it would be nice to just have a mini linux audio player, and not deal with my desktop pc

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ive already got a pi laying around, and ive heard good things about these

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also

timber ridge
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have you looked into more traditional dacs ?

little crater
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i couldnt tell you if i had because i dont know what that means 5Head

timber ridge
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like a modi

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or liquid spark

little crater
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oh

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ive known of them

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honestly, im kinda digging the raspberry pi approach, i wouldnt mind separating my music from my absurdly noisy pc

timber ridge
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isnt it gonna be connected to your pc still for data transfer ?

little crater
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nah, you can install spotify on linux

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it would just run on the pi

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buuuuuuut ive been doing more google fu, and i think im just getting a normal dac lol

timber ridge
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can you get foobar on it ?

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well any music player tbh

swift lantern
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Pcie is notoriously noisy

timber ridge
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@swift lantern you think I should swap my a50s for a zen can ?

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lowkey missing the xbass button

swift lantern
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Mmmm perhaps

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Have you used the darn thing yet

timber ridge
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did ur come with rca cables ?

swift lantern
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It comes with rca cables and a 1/4" adapter

timber ridge
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and not yet

swift lantern
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It also does come with the power brick

timber ridge
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but I can imagine me wanting the bass on some cans

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bouta order the l30 so I'ma tryna decide

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if I keep my a50s I'ma go with black

swift lantern
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The l30 amp?

timber ridge
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if not then silver

swift lantern
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Wyd

timber ridge
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dac

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e30 I ment

swift lantern
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E30

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Yeah I'm thinking I might go with that for a dac as well

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Idk, liquid spark is probably fine though

timber ridge
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the xbass button was so nice

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and it was good bass

swift lantern
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Xbass is nice but the 3d is wonky and bad

timber ridge
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yea

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might jus but a hip dac on the side

swift lantern
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Xduoo also has bass

timber ridge
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true

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I'ma brb

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I'll talk about it later

timber ridge
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anything else i should be looking at under 200

swift lantern
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Topping nx whatever

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Remember the xduoos are bricks though

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Gives them best price:perf

timber ridge
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id take the nx4 out of the bunch bc of micro usb

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not so epic

errant falcon
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my headphones are sitll not here

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they left on a flgiht from china like a week ago

cunning hearth
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dallas

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no

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change ur name rn

errant falcon
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it looks like the SHOP app screws up the dates

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cause it said it left on the 4th

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so not a week but still

vernal plinth
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Why would it be in jfk if you are in dallas

errant falcon
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Im in New Hampshire

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XD

vernal plinth
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Oh lol

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Sometimes packages land in jfk for me and i live in alaska so IDK why they do that

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Why u hate dallas so much

calm cobalt
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Plastic like unfortunately. And you're right, timbre has nothing to do with frequency response.

queen sigil
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keyboard arrives today

cunning hearth
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ree

timber ridge
queen sigil
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I have stock fekers and milky caps

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ima lube then next week or something

timber ridge
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stock milky is prelubed right

queen sigil
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yes

timber ridge
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is ur keeb out for delivery yet or no

queen sigil
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yes

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supposed to arrive before 12

queen sigil
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assembly time

frigid night
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YEA PREBUILTS ARE TRASH
JK

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BTW BETTER NOT BE STINKY BROWN SWITCHES

timber ridge
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cholax alt?

queen sigil
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?

tight pulsar
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behold

west hornet
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nice packaging

queen sigil
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uh oh

tight pulsar
queen sigil
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oh

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nice

tight pulsar
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also like 85 of these are stock and theres like 3 that are lubed lol

west hornet
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send me em

queen sigil
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lol

tight pulsar
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cant really capture it on video but man these stock ones are scratchy af

vagrant abyss
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Anyone use any voice programs for yeti microphones? like voice meeter

timber ridge
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i use nvidia broadcaster but i dont have a blue mic

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@queen sigil where the sound test at

queen sigil
timber ridge
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are you gonna put in switches how kbd wants you too or jus do it normally

queen sigil
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i took out the pcb

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and did it kbdfans style

timber ridge
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ic

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stock stabs op amrite

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and i feel like kbd cheaped out on the pcb lol

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since they want us to hold the back of it when putting in switches

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unless its for noobs who push too hard or put switches with bent pins in and destroy the socket

tight pulsar
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probably both

queen sigil
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@tight pulsar help my backspace and enter stab isnt returning

timber ridge
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F

tight pulsar
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uh do iso and split backspace

queen sigil
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ah yes with my hotswap pcb

tight pulsar
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sounds like a hotswap issue Oh_No

timber ridge
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kbd doing leo wrong

tight pulsar
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what stabs u using

timber ridge
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im assuming stock screw ins that come with the kit

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dunno which they use

tight pulsar
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do u have any other stabs laying around you could try

rugged lion
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overlubed stabs?

queen sigil
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no

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no

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overtightened plate

rugged lion
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oh

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oh

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i understand

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gentlemen im lost

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idk what keycaps i should do

queen sigil
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random aliexpress

rugged lion
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idk if i can justify gmk for a 40%

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my options are gmk, epbt, and osa sleeves rn

queen sigil
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amazon

rugged lion
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split spacebar

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so random cheap ones wont work

queen sigil
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bet

rugged lion
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im prob gonna use it to game too so idk if gmk is the best idea

tight pulsar
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just get blanks for like $40

rugged lion
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possibly

queen sigil
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ok i shall get a quick sound tes

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test

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this spacebar is so poppy

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a bit quiet

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might to another one

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spacebar needs more lube

tight pulsar
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oh man replaced the oring with a 70a one and taped the second flex cut this thing is deep af now

queen sigil
timber ridge
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not bad

queen sigil
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finally flashed my keyboard

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god that took way longer than it should have

tight pulsar
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qmk?

queen sigil
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yeah'

last plinth
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how to avoiding dust

queen sigil
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it just didnt let me flash it

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took me like 5 attempts to get it to enter the bootstrapper or whatever mode

timber ridge
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mans got a shiba themed setup lmao

queen sigil
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yo

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just the keycaps

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they were 30$

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so shush

timber ridge
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dont you have a desk mat?

queen sigil
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not here

clear lichen
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My RGB Keychron C2 is shipping rn

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excited as hell

queen sigil
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nice

queen sigil
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gateron cap switches come lubed

cunning hearth
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yes

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but theres no need bc it’s already lubed

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just extra work

timber ridge
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prelube is super in consistent

rugged lion
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most lube is inconsistent

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most people suck at lubing hence why lubing lowers value

timber ridge
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wdym by lowers value ?

rugged lion
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lowers value

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like if ur buying a board if the switches are lubed it lowers the value

timber ridge
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if anything hand lubing switches should raise the value

rugged lion
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most definitely not lol

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doesnt matter how much effort it takes

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most ppl suck at lubing

timber ridge
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i have yet seen lubed switches go for less than retail

rugged lion
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no obviously

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i mean switches that are in a board

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will lower the price of it

tight pulsar
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if its lubed by an at least semi competent person it adds value but if it isnt lubed by a competent person it doesnt increase or it decreases it

queen sigil
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mine were pretty consistant

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and they are pretty smooth

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id say they are basically the best value linear

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short of things like taobao or whatever secrets nachos

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has

tight pulsar
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its not really that secret lol theres a bunch of stuff in other servers

queen sigil
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I mean

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taobao is scary

stoic solar
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🅱️opus

swift lantern
#

🅱️ opus

timber ridge
swift lantern
#

Idk

timber ridge
#

gg

tight pulsar
#

pros and cons of asgard 3 vs modius?

timber ridge
#

asgard 3 is the 2in1 right

#

or am i thinking of the wrong product

tight pulsar
#

yeah you can run it amp only or get a dac in it

#

just comparing the amp to the modius

timber ridge
#

youd lose the balance option

#

and you wont have as much power

#

compared to a magnius

#

but its still more than enough tbh unless youre copping hifi stuff

twilit pewter
#

What type of macro board would y’all recommend?

queen sigil
#

literally just any numpad

#

lol

swift lantern
#

Dongle here tho

tight pulsar
#

personally id want something that supports qmk/via

swift lantern
#

Ok the dongle is cool and all but it is flimsier than i thought

timber ridge
#

meizu one right

swift lantern
#

Yeah

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It gets rid of my phone's built in equalizer stuff

#

Cuz it thinks it's loudspeaker

#

However it does allow me to get phantoms to desirable volume whereas before could not

timber ridge
#

starting to question if i actually needed a balance amp

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o and i read a review, apparently the static in my zen dac is common among ifis zen lineup

#

so im not cursed

swift lantern
#

Weird

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Didn't have that issue

#

And no, you probably don't

timber ridge
#

if i were to go unbalance, prob would of gone with a magni

tight pulsar
#

that a topping dac?

swift lantern
#

I gotta admit I love the idea of having the screen

#

Even if it doesn't really do anything practical

tight pulsar
#

honestly im in the exact opposite boat as u i dont care for screens at all

timber ridge
#

yup topping dac

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out of the sub 100 dacs, apparently the topping e30 performs the best

west hornet
#

Ye screen doesn’t help a whole lot, but it looks cool xD

swift lantern
#

get new usb cables
cables don't work for MY phone but do work for others

dense radish
#

^
That, my dear chat member, is my situation with a hand-me-down computer that accepts only one ethernet cable and no others, regardless of category. Ultimately had to buy an external ethernet plug to work around that.

queen sigil
#

uh

#

what?

swift lantern
#

apparently it's a moto phone problem and not a cable problem

#

I'm actually SUPER upset about it cuz these cables are like, primo

#

really nicely braided, metal casings on the endings???? And an LED indicator light at the end

timber ridge
#

get a new phone ez

swift lantern
#

I mean I was gonna anyway

#

but originally I was thinking another moto, now I'm wondering if I should go with something else

timber ridge
#

ik you hate google

#

so maybe oneplus ?

swift lantern
#

currently looking at tcl 10

#

6gb ram 128gb internal 256gb max expansion android 10 lookin tasty

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(oh and it's 5g capable)

#

oh and 4500mah battery (oh and a headphone jack thank god)

timber ridge
#

i forgot about the tcl 10

#

and im debatin if i should swap my a50s for an asgard or magnius

#

actually jus gonna stop looking at amps lol

swift lantern
sand igloo
#

what's the best headset for below $50?

calm cobalt
#

hi all, so i wanna get these o-ring sound dampeners, are these ones good? does it matter which i get? and will i still get clicky noise?

cunning hearth
#

doesn't really matter which ones, the o rings will reduce the sound of your switches, but they will also make it slightly mushier

calm cobalt
#

so like

#

wdym by mushy @cunning hearth

cunning hearth
#

like ther'es a little bouncy type feeling at the end bc of the o-rings

calm cobalt
#

o

#

i still want the normal key clicking feel but i just want them quieter, i have BLUES, and i didnt realize what that meant at the time of buying this keyboard, as i wasnt as good with keebs as i am now (still not good but i know what the colors mean lol)

#

but anyway is there a way to get the same feel but slightly quiet the keyboard?

#

and im not buying another keyboard i cant

#

@cunning hearth (sorry for pings lol if u want me to not ping just say so)

cunning hearth
#

if you want to quiet your keyboard, you could put foam inside or get a deskmat

calm cobalt
#

whats a deskmat?

wise token
#

like a mousepad but big

calm cobalt
#

oh

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those ones that like

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fit the keyboard and mouse

cunning hearth
#

yea

calm cobalt
#

can yall link me a good one on amazon?

cunning hearth
#

that one looks good too

calm cobalt
#

ima ask my mom if i can buy it

tight pulsar
#

hd820 on drop for 2k what a deal

queen sigil
#

klooks liek a broadcasting thing

west hornet
#

and that looks more like a drum pad than a keyboard xD

queen sigil
timber ridge
#

space could use a tiny bit more work

#

some of the peeps on reddit of stuff lowkey got perfect stabs

queen sigil
#

I think they just lubed the wire and not the actual housings'

timber ridge
#

i would lowkey be surprised if they lubed the housing

stoic cliff
#

it does yeah and yeah i got one from arktek and the camera doesnt think its in a usb 3.0

tight pulsar
#

just epsi mod the stabs ez

timber ridge
#

anything seem wrong with this? planning to get it

west hornet
#

Sus

timber ridge
#

any recommendations under 20 on amazon

timber ridge
#

@queen sigil are you gonna permantly be running the shiba keycaps or are they temp

queen sigil
#

until I get my BOW keycaps

queen sigil
#

I neab

#

mean

#

if you could find me a 136 key or whatever key

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for a 65%

#

on amazon

timber ridge
#

i think those and hk gaming are the only decent ones

#

besides ydmk, but they make a lotta oem profile keycaps

devout fiber
#

Are Sennheiser HD 2.30g headphones good

timber ridge
#

never heard of them til you mentioned them lol

#

but sennheiser tends to make eh close backs

#

for around 100 bucks i would go with akgs for closebacks

devout fiber
#

well theyre on sale for like $30

gloomy berry
#

No reason not to use a Zen DAC for gaming right? As long as you don't need a mic........

timber ridge
#

you can use your mic and zen dac in gaming

#

you jus cant plug your mic into the zen dac like some other "gamer" dac/amps

gloomy berry
timber ridge
#

for the mic or zen dac

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or both

gloomy berry
#

Well, the mic is with my headset on a 3.5mm jack to speaker/mic splitter

#

I'll probs just use the HyperX for gaming if I need a mic

#

I mostly do SP so I'll use the Zen with AKG headset for my good games

timber ridge
#

after you hear how the two sound, youre gonna wanna use it all the time lol

gloomy berry
#

Yeah but I don't have a standalone mic

#

so

#

XD

#

that will be next on the list

#

sigh

timber ridge
#

if youre on a budget, best options imo is q2u and fifine mic

gloomy berry
#

Could get like a ModMic though I guess

last plinth
#

ok model o wireless stopped squeaky right click

#

fixes by itself

#

spueaky scroll wheel still happens tho

#

dont really care

swift lantern
#

Why earbud no here

queen sigil
#

Membrane mouse

#

linear mouse

timber ridge
#

kuzu never getting his iems

timber ridge
#

hope theyre less sketchy

loud rampart
#

what are some good keyboard brands?

timber ridge
#

flowchart in pinned messages

#

but to answer ur question, keychron

west hornet
#

Sus

#

Those actually look familiar for some reason

timber ridge
#

already ordered them

#

need cables asap and oneday shipping op

loud rampart
#

i dont really know what im looking at

elder pumice
#

are gaterons good keyswitches? i wanted to get a keychron k4 v2 with hot-swappable gateron browns, but i dont know if they're known for being atrocious or something

timber ridge
#

and gateron browns are fine

loud rampart
#

thank you

timber ridge
loud rampart
#

is that just the look or do i have to switch keys

queen sigil
#

Get a keychron]

#

mac support

loud rampart
#

thats my issue

#

are they for mac? like do i have to get a separate version?

west hornet
#

most keyboards will rebind some the keys to fit mac, but some like keychron have some specific bindings for macos and last i checked keychron does even come with the keycaps for mac

loud rampart
#

so the spare key caps that come with the keyboard are to replace the ones for mac?

west hornet
#

i think it comes with the mac ones preinstalled and windows keys as spare

loud rampart
#

i was looking to buy the k1 v4 and i got worried because i saw mac keys

west hornet
#

they work fine with both operating systems

loud rampart
#

also whats with the lightbulb key?

west hornet
#

f1 and f2?

loud rampart
#

no the spare key that comes with it

#

for the k1 v4

west hornet
#

oh not sure what that one is for, brightness if i took a guess? lighting presets?

loud rampart
#

maybe

#

now for my last question

#

are there customizable key caps for the k1 v4?

west hornet
#

mm not sure, maybe but the k1 uses low profile switched and seems to be different stem

loud rampart
#

thats what im talking about

#

like is there low profile custom keycaps

west hornet
loud rampart
#

so kprepublic sells them

timber ridge
#

mb was fixing wires but yea keychron works

#

jus waiting on rca cables now

cunning hearth
swift lantern
#

yeaaaaah

#

also didn't even realize that the 1/4" adapter I got was a two pack

west hornet
#

honestly for headphones id even get external hardware just to get away from internal soundcard, they are always a pain

#

looks nice tho

swift lantern
#

overall I'd have to give meizu dongle 8/10 and yeah that's just cuz build quality

timber ridge
#

did youget the adapter off of amazon ?

#

bc i accidentally got a dual pack too when i bought one a while back

swift lantern
#

Yeah ugreen

timber ridge
#

topping remote came with no batteries

#

lowkey lame

queen sigil
#

they have a switch to change it to mac mode

loud rampart
queen sigil
#

LEFT SIDE

#

of the keyboard

#

caps

loud rampart
#

thank you

#

oh is it above the esc key?

#

i see what looks to be 2 switches

timber ridge
#

one switch may be bt switch

queen sigil
#

no its literally on the side of the keyboard

#

one is BT one is OS

loud rampart
#

oooh ok i get it now

tight pulsar
#

its a dip switch

loud rampart
#

do you guys have issues with how thick the k8 is?

queen sigil
#

I mean it's def tall

#

but it still works

loud rampart
#

i didnt realize how thick they were and was curious if there was any pain after long play

timber ridge
#

v2 models kinda fixed the issue with the introduction of an angle, but its still on the thicker side of keyboards

#

it shouldnt be enough to cause pain, but just taller than your average keyboard

#

but everyone is different, so i cant speak for everyone

loud rampart
#

what is the thinnest without going low profile?

timber ridge
#

im not sure tbh

loud rampart
#

oh jesus the k2 v2 isnt as thick as the k8 i was looking at

timber ridge
#

whats your budget ?

#

and what are you looking for in a keyboard

queen sigil
#

im pretty sure they are all basically the same hieght

timber ridge
#

yea pretty much

#

there is like slight differences in height, but barely any

loud rampart
#

im looking for something that is tkl but doesnt hurt after long use

#

and for it to be quiet due to my family not liking the loud clicking from my g512 blue clicky

#

so maybe reds or browns

timber ridge
#

budget?

loud rampart
#

$100 after tax

#

i can go $10 over if need be

tight pulsar
#

a steeper and taller board just forces you to have better posture Oh_No

loud rampart
#

i already have good posture so thats good to know

timber ridge
#

if you need a silent keeb, i would go with a cheap hotswap and outemu silent switches

#

keychron c1 and outemu silents on the side

queen sigil
#

i mean I think he needs a mac

#

keyboard

loud rampart
#

no i need a windows

timber ridge
#

keychron is mac compatible isnt it ?

loud rampart
#

i was worried about the mac because i have a windows

timber ridge
#

itll work fine

#

we have a few keychron users in here

#

with pc

loud rampart
#

so you recommend i go the c1 or c2 with hotswap?

timber ridge
#

if you dont wanna get in trouble by ur parents for gaming late at night, id get one of them with a hotswap pcb, then swap the switches with silent switches

loud rampart
#

oh they are all out of stock

timber ridge
loud rampart
#

wtf they were showing out of stock for me

timber ridge
#

they sell out quick

royal sandal
#

Only 60% tho

timber ridge
#

its a budget keeb thats goated

loud rampart
royal sandal
#

Gib

#

Me want

#

For gayms

loud rampart
#

lol

#

i hope you arent into rgb

timber ridge
#

yea but id get that and some silent switch to swap out

royal sandal
#

I am but I can do without

#

Maybe get some strips and use them as backlights

#

Get some clear caps

timber ridge
#

that has rgb

#

im p sure

queen sigil
loud rampart
#

it does but its all out of stock

#

the one you showed me is white led

timber ridge
#

o

#

rgb looks trash with good keycaps anyway

#

so dw about it

loud rampart
#

true

#

my only issue is i plan to build a orange/black rgb pc so

queen sigil
#

rgb goblin @royal sandal

loud rampart
#

we shall see how that goes

queen sigil
royal sandal
#

Stfu leyo

#

I like my are gee bee

loud rampart
#

its also nice to have static colors

#

anyways if those come back instock what would be a good alternative?

royal sandal
queen sigil
#

Rgb goblin

#

razer keyboard

loud rampart
#

LOL

queen sigil
timber ridge
#

dw leo called my keeb joke themed

#

but its eva themed

#

pain

royal sandal
#

Good RGB software for a good keeb

timber ridge
#

joker *

royal sandal
loud rampart
#

im more of a logitech rgb fan

queen sigil
#

Razer software

timber ridge
#

yup

queen sigil
royal sandal
#

Haven’t done an Eva theme with my RGB yet

loud rampart
#

i really wanna get the g915

queen sigil
#

my kbd67lite probs has better RGB than ur razer keyboard

#

even tho its a "gaming keyboard"

loud rampart
#

lol

queen sigil
#

the RGB looks pretty nice but RGB is kinda gross

loud rampart
#

to much is gross imo

royal sandal
#

You can always turn it off

loud rampart
#

true

#

the keyboard i have is like a beacon when its on cycle

sand igloo
#

too much rgb can be really tacky

#

you have to reach that happy medium

loud rampart
#

good point

stoic solar
#

i have the best kind of rgb

#

white leds only

queen sigil
#

caps

stoic solar
#

yep better than razer trash 100%

calm cobalt
#

What some good wireless headphones for around 100 cad can have mic included but doesn’t matter can go upto 120 cad

stoic solar
#

good

#

wireless

#

pick one

calm cobalt
#

Huh

timber ridge
#

theres not really anthing tbh

calm cobalt
#

Oh

#

What about skull candy hesh 3

timber ridge
#

id jus save for xm4s or pandas

queen sigil
#

Pandas

#

arent those like 400

timber ridge
#

yea

#

although i havent been really up to date with wireless

#

ik soundcore and mpow were doing things in the budget range, they may have some decent options

small nimbus
timber ridge
#

time to move on lmao

small nimbus
timber ridge
#

one day

#

youll retire the qc35

small nimbus
#

that will be the saddest day of my life

stoic solar
#

i adore my qc25

timber ridge
#

man

#

the qc35 fanbase insane

small nimbus
#

but the cord is busted

#

and you can't remove it from the headset so i never bothered replacing

stoic solar
#

yes ucan

#

source: had qc15

small nimbus
#

idk my wire was like not removable it was just inside the headset

stoic solar
#

what wire @small nimbus

small nimbus
#

ill show when I go back to my parents place bc they're their

stoic solar
#

ok!

timber ridge
daring zenith
#

lol what

#

@timber ridge audiophile life starts at 2 years old

astral lion
#

whats a good mic arm

#

my mic kinda annoying on my desk

west hornet
#

lol

#

that kid may be cursed forever now with audiophile disease

barren elm
timber ridge
#

baby_shark.flac

high fulcrum
#

looks beautiful

tight pulsar
#

geon released the target price for the frog tkl looks nice (in won)

stoic cliff
#

logitech streamcam or brio price isnt a issue

shy reef
#

Best mic stand for a blue yeti under $30

queen sigil
#

im pretty sure all the mic stands under 30$ are basically gonan be the same quality

timber ridge
#

yea pretty much all the same

#

id just get whatever is best rated on amazon

timber ridge
#

cables are actually good quality feeling

cunning hearth
#

those look cool

west hornet
#

sus

#

they look nice but that reminds me i have to go find a cable to order now

timber ridge
#

gl

cunning hearth
#

how’s the amp/dac

timber ridge
#

its really good

#

i am missing the xbass button that ifi gives tho

rugged bronze
#

Think I'm going to get 2x Noctua NF-D12 and 2x Noctua NH-A14 for my PC. Assuming the bigger ones will bring more airflow and be quieter?

cunning hearth
#

more airflow yes, not so sure about quieter

timber ridge
#

bruh

#

this a50s is really good

#

but i lowkey think i might benefit from the zen can sound sig more

#

sub bass is too good

golden bear
#

help

#

me repoly

#

@opal mesa

#

they will all prove you wrong

opal mesa
#

bruv

queen sigil
#

huh

golden bear
#

leyo

queen sigil
#

what

golden bear
#

debunk his argument

#

im in a meeting i cant type too much now

queen sigil
#

ill debunk his recommendation and back up your recommendation

golden bear
#

ok ty

queen sigil
#

okay "gaming keyboards" are always a bad deal unless you need like a keyboard for 30$ then get like a red dragon or a random OEM keyboard

#

Cheap parts, cheap switches, non-detachable cable, bad quality case, etc

#

cheap keycaps

golden bear
#

he likes bluetooth

queen sigil
#

While the anne pro 2 is alot better than most gaming keyboards it's still just straight up a bad value

golden bear
#

he also likes how the annepro can remap fn keys

queen sigil
#

unless the annepro wants to lower it's price to like $80 with hotswap and gateron switches

#

and prelubed and clipped stabs

#

keychron would still be a better value

golden bear
#

alright ty

timber ridge
#

no reason to get any 60% prebuilt over 70 bucks when the gk61 exist

#

and the newer variant of it, forgot name

queen sigil
#

unless you want a prebuilt

timber ridge
#

doesnt hk make a prebuilt version of it

tight pulsar
#

yall are gonna love this typing test

rugged bronze
# cunning hearth more airflow yes, not so sure about quieter

Deciding between the Noctua NH-A14, Noctua Industrial 2000 RPM, and Noctua Industrial 3000 RPM. I need the best airflow to noise ratio, felt the Corsair ML140s were a bit too noisy... But it cooled my GPU from 81 C to 75 C. What should I buy?

timber ridge
#

the remote is actually op on the e30

#

you can have a set volume on your amp then never touch the knob again

#

jus use the remote

tight pulsar
#

behold the greatest typing test made

neon root
#

hand reveal da_heck

tight pulsar
#

also considering how bad these switches are they feel good

neon root
timber ridge
#

how did u even see that lmao

tight pulsar
#

yeah

neon root
#

you underestimate my power

shy reef
#

Anyone have the model O wireless if so how is it

west hornet
#

razer has weird macros

gloomy berry
#

Hmmmm

#

Is it worth getting the 5 VDC external power for the Zen Dac or just use USB power?

little crater
#

idk about u but my usb power is messy

gloomy berry
#

Hmmm

#

K

#

So I try on USB first

#

If noise issues, I'll get/make a 5 VDC supply for it

little crater
#

yeah pretty much

gloomy berry
#

Sweet. Might even have a regulated 5 VDC supply around here somewhere

timber ridge
timber ridge
gloomy berry
#

I honestly probably have a filtered 5 VDC power supply in a box somewhere

#

If I needed one

timber ridge
#

kinda odd that ifi doesnt supply one although they make their own

#

and they supply everything else but that lol

gloomy berry
#

I found it on Amazon

#

It's an extra $50 lol

timber ridge
#

yea its steep

timber ridge
#

they give you rca cables and an adapter

#

almost no other company gives rca cables

gloomy berry
#

I made a 5 VDC supply once in an Altoids tin with a 9 volt battery

timber ridge
#

do you still have it lol