peripherals-and-displays

[maiden current]

why are durock linears so easy to ruin?

i could apply a strawberry seed amount of lube to lube the switch and theyll feel mushy

i lubed 4 switches with 205g0 and i noticed that i couldnt even unlube them

do they already come prelubed?

[daring zenith]

I believe they do

Might want to completely remove all lube then try again

[queen sigil]

i mean if ur adding lube onto factory lube

its gonna be mushy

[daring zenith]

My t1s came with some factory lube

[maiden current]

ive been rubbing the switch with a q tip with rubbing alchohol for the past hour

[daring zenith]

isopropyl alcohol wipes work p well for me

[sharp kindle]

come with oil

[sharp kindle]

@floral lake ?

whyd you react with

jwks come prelubed with oil

doesnt do a lot but it does mean you should clean it off

[shadow bane]

Anyone got a suggestion for decent Bluetooth earbuds? Just something that won't break in 3 months, budget up to $80

Tired of mine breaking in two months

The Raycon e25 appear to be good for the price but I know raycon tends to be paying for brand name

[sly warren]

Do NOT Buy Raycons

[rigid valve]

Can you push to $90

[sly warren]

They make a single sound

Bass

For 80 dollars, buy Moondrop Sparks

[shadow bane]

Yeah

[rigid valve]

Sparks then

[shadow bane]

Alr thanks

[split nimbus]

They're comfortable and you can lower the gain on bass manually if you care. Clarity is decent once you do, still not the best but pretty good

[sly warren]

You can't just take a tone out of the tuning of a pair of headphones. You can mitigate it through EQ. But... I'll let the graph speak for itself.

[split nimbus]

The bass is artificially boosted, you can drop it out easily

Any good sound system can handle an uneven frequency response, so that really shouldn't be a reason not to buy a certain headphone or pair of earbuds. Clarity after you correct the spectrum yes, the out of box performance no

[sly warren]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/716071469724991508/902899765744918588/IEMgraph.png

[split nimbus]

I know, what's your point?

[sly warren]

You can't just EQ out that much bass and expect it to still sound good. The drivers just aren't able to produce a proper tone. Most Android phones have basically no good enough EQ to fix that, and why would you buy Bluetooth if you are going to be using them for your Desktop.

Whereas the Moondrop Sparks are actually tuned well out of the box, and don't sound like a really crap Subwoofer.

[split nimbus]

What android do you have that doesn't support a decent equalizer?

[sly warren]

...

I'm saying none of the bajillion EQ apps that all suck are good enough to EQ out all of that bass

[split nimbus]

The drivers are good decent, that spectrum is artificially generated by the DAC

I can get an equalizer that will drop out all bass entirely, it can handle raycons

Just get an equalizer that doesn't suck

[sly warren]

Still, I think it's a poor decision to buy Raycons in the first place when Moondrop Sparks exist, and on the even cheaper end of the spectrum, QCY T5's exist.

[shadow bane]

I probably should've mentioned

Sound quality isn't a huge issue for me nor is connection range

I just want something that will last more than a month

[split nimbus]

Brass sounds weird on the moondrop imo even after EQ

[sly warren]

Moondrop Sparks

The Sparks and E25's are within 10 dollars of eachother.

[shadow bane]

Yeah I know

[sly warren]

And, the Sparks are definitely worth the extra 10

[shadow bane]

I wasn't talking about that comparison, just in general

All they're for is listening to music at school pretty much

[sly warren]

Ain't no reason to buy sub-par bass boosted garbage for saving 10 bucks when you can have a pleasant sound and high quality for only 10 bucks more.

[shadow bane]

As I just said

I wasn't talking about that comparison

Nor did I say I'm going to buy them

I literally said alr, thanks after yall suggested them

[proud elk]

any recomandations to upgrade fron logitech z333?

[sly warren]

Is that a speaker set?

If it is, Mackie Studio Monitors will be a pretty cheap (comparably to other dual speaker sets) upgrade that should sound a LOT better.

[proud elk]

yep speaker and subufer

[sly warren]

Yeah, Mackie Studio Monitors should be a definite upgrade.

[calm cobalt]

fifine k669 or the siren mini?

samson q2u price is still a bit high and i'm thinking it's not worth getting it over something cheaper like the two i mentioned

need thoughts

[sly warren]

K669 might "work" but it probably won't last.

[timber ridge]

fifine imo over siren

[sly warren]

And the Siren is just gonna be more razer garbage.

[timber ridge]

fifine is actually p solid

[neon root]

siren mini is actually kinda decent

[timber ridge]

i have the mic laying around

[sly warren]

The only Razer products that are good are Mice.

[neon root]

bad mindset but k

[sly warren]

Not really.

[timber ridge]

build quality is a lot better than expected

[sly warren]

Their keyboards are hot trash.

You can buy cheaper and better mousepads.

Their headsets are dog water.

[neon root]

siren mini is fine but its $20 more or so than the fifine but up to you if you want to spend the that or not

[timber ridge]

i wouldnt buy anything razer but their mice

guess you could add laptops to the list

[sly warren]

Yeah, but the laptops are overpriced.

Good-ish, but overpriced.

I hear there's some issues with them. I think with charging?

[timber ridge]

ye but to be fair there is no alternatives towhat theyre offering

there is some srs engineering

[sly warren]

Fair, the Blades are quite thin

Though, the Zephyrus line from Asus is quite competitive.

[timber ridge]

ye its coming close

[sly warren]

Though, I still think the ROG Mothership design is still the best Gaming Laptop design ever.

[timber ridge]

i was gonna mention that, but the gap is still there

when asus updates the g series with 16:10 things should be p interesting

[sly warren]

Cram all the hot stuff on the display with a big honkin lot of fans and heatpipes so that there's actual airflow.

[calm cobalt]

alright

[sly warren]

I still think the versatility of the Q2U plus the Dynamic nature makes it best for most people.

[calm cobalt]

it's hanging around $80

[sly warren]

The Fifine is a Condenser, so it's gonna pick everything up

[timber ridge]

it does

[sly warren]

And I think the Sieren is also a Condenser

[timber ridge]

rtx voice is a must if you have a loud environment

[calm cobalt]

fine with that, i have a silent environment

well, most of the time

[sly warren]

And when I mean everything, I mean EVERYTHING

Mouse, Keyboard, Breathing, desk shaking.

[neon root]

bit of an exaggeration but k

[sly warren]

Not really.

I used to have an AT-2020

it would pick up EVERYTHING, even at low gain levels.

[neon root]

i have an at2020 as well, does just fine

[calm cobalt]

main use of it is discord and games and a bit of school

[neon root]

youll be fine with either, kael

[calm cobalt]

alright thanks for everything

i'd get the q2u if it weren't overpriced where i live

[sly warren]

80 dollars isn't overpriced for it.

[timber ridge]

does the mini force you to install synapse

[sly warren]

Probably.

[neon root]

plug n play im pretty sure

[calm cobalt]

it downloads it automatically

but you can just delete it

[timber ridge]

unfortunate

[calm cobalt]

no need to sign in either

[timber ridge]

id still recommend the fifine over it imo

[neon root]

thats all razer products but you can get it to stop

[timber ridge]

iirc there is an updated version with a dedicated mute switch and detachable usb cable

but it was only on US amazon so idk

unless its more widely available now

[calm cobalt]

yeah i mean it's just my friends who are hearing me not anything serious

[timber ridge]

the adjustable gain knob is nice

if you can get a dedicate mute switch model itd be even better

[calm cobalt]

there's fifine f4 2021 idk if it's any better but they all hover around the same price range

i'll look into the newer ones

again, thanks all you guys are super helpful

[shadow bane]

I know I just asked about earbuds earlier, but suggestions for Bluetooth headphones?

I've realized my ears hurt after a while from earbuds so I think headphones would be a better choice

Somewhere around 80$ max

Could go a bit over

[calm cobalt]

Budget is anything less than 100$, idk what grip would be, I have a big hand so I guess large?

[neon root]

glorious model o/d wireless, roccat kain 200 aimo, roccat kone pro air is $130 but possible sale you never know, Razer Viper wireless/Ultimate however wait for a sale if you decide that; Ultimate can go on sale for as low as $80

also take it with a bit of grain of salt as these mice have rgb but some have very little rgb

also sidebar for those that might talk about glorious qc, they really only have qc issues with their first to second batch and after most issues are fixed or addressed

[sharp kindle]

@queen sigil

greg mat

[queen sigil]

i have my bruhmat

also wasnt that always on taobao

29 yuan too expensive

[sharp kindle]

yes

[queen sigil]

bruh then why u sending it to me rn

[sharp kindle]

because i got it and it is better than your bruhmat

[queen sigil]

i hate you

[timber ridge]

@sharp kindle get me one too

tell ur agent to sneak another mat in

[tame canopy]

if you order a deskmat from a GMK groupbuy, does it get shipped with the rest of the groupbuy stuff ( 1.5 years later), or is the shipping date normal, as in a month.?

[queen sigil]

look at the deskmat info

it should say

[tame canopy]

it just says estimated devivery 2023 Q1, the deskmat specs are just the size

another website just say "will ship as soon as available" but i want to get this thing before im an old man

^about the mat

[timber ridge]

if the times are differnt then it might ship quicker aslong as you dont mix ur order

[tight pulsar]

it should usually ship before the keyset but i haven't paid any attention to recent gmk gbs so i could be wrong

[tame canopy]

do y'all have a general idea of how much earlier? I dont want to wait 6 months for just a deskmat

[floral lake]

that's group buys for ya

[tame canopy]

i would love to get more into mechanical keyboards, but the initial investment is too much for something special

[floral lake]

buying keychron is easiest way

you don't even have to wait long if there's stock

[tame canopy]

i have the C1 rn

[floral lake]

ah

[tame canopy]

foam modded, i need to fix stabs though

spacebar is really bad

and i didnt get the hotswap version, very stupid of me. I cant mod anything easily

might sell this one to my brother and get another board

[daring zenith]

lube

[tame canopy]

yes, but i dont have any tools to desolder

i have an iron, but no way to get rid of the melted solder

[cursive oracle]

I made a fightstick from the Brook Zero-Pi Easy. This is the one I'm keeping for real. Sorry it's not of optimal quality.

Yes, that is a custom Switch theme. The Nintendo PS4.

[rigid valve]

Arcade sticks are always cool to see

[calm cobalt]

This is cool man

[cursive oracle]

Thank you!!

I noticed the plastic was kinda frail, but I went with it.

I was intending to use the top, but the size hole I used was too big. Now the bottom has the controls.

[queen sigil]

i want one of these

:(

but they like 300$

[calm cobalt]

sad noises

[timber arrow]

Hi everyone

Does anyone have a good recommendation for a KVM switch. I have 4 monitors and two computers that I want to be able to share them between.

[steel spire]

g502 is the coolest looking mouse ever

change my mind

[steel spire]

lmao

what mouse is this

t-380 high speed?

[glad yarrow]

Alibaba dolphin mouse

[gritty kettle]

fellas what about the transformer

[glad yarrow]

No dolphin mouse

[gritty kettle]

ok no dolphin mouse

i liked the g502 better anyway

[glad yarrow]

No transformer mouse bad because its no dolphin mouse

[gritty kettle]

so g502?

[glad yarrow]

No

Dolphin mouse best

[gritty kettle]

ahh you missed a comma in the "no dolphin mouse"

[glad yarrow]

Commas are for nerds

[gritty kettle]

that's why i use them

[split nimbus]

What resolution and refresh rates on the monitors

[atomic oyster]

G305

[little crater]

new car stereo doesnt have aux input, so im adapting it to the cd changer port

[gleaming pond]

I don't know what you're doing but whatever you're doing, you're doing a good job.

[cloud ridge]

How do you think hd58x's compare to hd6xx's?

[daring zenith]

get 6xx

58x worse

[cloud ridge]

58x is $50 less

is it worth $50 more?

[daring zenith]

what are you going to use it for

and what budget

[cloud ridge]

||gaming and|| music

[daring zenith]

you prob want smth with better soundstage for gaming

[cloud ridge]

as for the budget, I'd like to spend ~>$250 for the whole audio setup

[daring zenith]

need mic or no

[cloud ridge]

what about music? also i want something to replace these old razer things

[daring zenith]

ye there's still stuff decent for both

like k371 nicer soundstage, and still decently good details

[cloud ridge]

good point. a lot of audiophiles pointed me towards the samson go mic

[cloud ridge]

yeah a lot of people recommended those to me. I know this sounds dumb but one of the reasons i dont like them is looks. also they're closed backs

[daring zenith]

Closed back but yet still better sound stage than 6xx :p

6xx kinda bad sound stage

[cloud ridge]

what exactly is sound stage?

[rigid valve]

One of the two fancy audiophile things that basically means “positional audio”

Soundstage is how big of a position range you can have

Imaging is where stuff is placed in that range

[cloud ridge]

hmm

so is that different from freq response?

[rigid valve]

Yeah

[daring zenith]

yes

Imagine just standing on a stage, bad sound stage is everything sounds like they're coming from 1m-2m away from you, good sound stage might have things sound like they're coming from 1m-10m away

[cloud ridge]

hmmm

[rigid valve]

If you play FPS games and/or games that rely on positional audio soundstage is kind of a big deal

[cloud ridge]

wouldn't that mean good sound stage sounds more washed out?

[rigid valve]

Not necessarily

[daring zenith]

No

[rigid valve]

I can see where your logic lies

[daring zenith]

It means you can distinguish noises that are further away from closer

Not that everything sounds further away

[cloud ridge]

ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

that makes more sense now

[rigid valve]

Headphones with bad soundstage, something that’s supposed to sound like it’s coming from a distance away might still sound like it’s right next to you

Headphones with good soundstage should make it seem as if it’s from a distance away

[cloud ridge]

gatcha

so what would be best for music at my budget?

[daring zenith]

Just music, maybe 6xx plus dongle

[rigid valve]

Yeah

Other options if you’re a bass head

Idk them though

[cloud ridge]

i heard bass isnt always good

[rigid valve]

Yeah

But if you like bass then you like bass I mean what can I say

6XX and K371 would be the audiophile picks though

[daring zenith]

only thing I know for bass above 100$ is emu teak

[cloud ridge]

alright, what about amps or dacs?

[rigid valve]

Meizu dongle $30

Pretty much a dac+amp

[daring zenith]

for k371, can prob fit in smth more like zen dac

[rigid valve]

True

Or a Fulla even

[daring zenith]

or schiit fulla if it's not on a long backorder

[rigid valve]

Yeah

[daring zenith]

oh hey fulla isn't on 10 week backorder any more

[rigid valve]

[daring zenith]

and zen dac is 170$ for some reason

damn it

fulla might be the way

[cloud ridge]

are sound cards any good?

[daring zenith]

just get dedicated dac+amp

[cloud ridge]

alright

[tame canopy]

i had a dream about the GMK Chaos theory, does this mean i should buy

[rigid valve]

No it means you should curb your addiction

[tame canopy]

the thing is, i just got into keyboards, this would be the first major keycap set i would buy

and i could always resell for more, except it take a year and a half to get here

[paper thunder]

Idk where else to ask this since there's no networking channel

We're upgrading to 1600mb/s down 250 up and need to move from a gigabit network switch to a 2 or 2.5 gigabit switch. Anyone have any suggestions for an 8+ port 2.5gb/s switch under or at $150?

[paper thunder]

(unmanaged is okay, don't need power over ethernet or any other fancy features. DO NOT WANT A HUB (hub bad for this much network traffic))

[west hornet]

I can check to see what i have when i get home. But i think it might be 1g

[paper thunder]

Yeah our internet speed being 50% over 1gb now is not going to like that

We have a wifi mesh powered by ethernet too so like the entire household relies on ethernet so the upgraded speed will go to waste without at least a 2.5gb in

[split nimbus]

There's nothing particularly wrong with having a switch with gigabit ports on a network that's advertised at 1.5Gbps

[split nimbus]

@paper thunder what's your budget?

Is there any way you can bump it up at all?

[paper thunder]

I found one for $160 frond trendnet with pretty good reviews

2.5gbs

[split nimbus]

Link?

[paper thunder]

(I had $15 Amazon gift card coupon btw)

https://www.amazon.com/TRENDnet-2-5GBASE-T-Compatible-10-100-1000Mbps-TEG-S380/dp/B08XWKF55C/ref=pd_lpo_2?pd_rd_i=B08XWKF55C&psc=

It only ended up being $10 over the budget my dad wanted

[split nimbus]

A bit suspect at first, it seems way too cheap for the claims they're making

[paper thunder]

I've used a lot of trendnet

They have a few $130 5 port ones as well

[split nimbus]

I've seen trendnets around before, not a fan

[paper thunder]

Funny is that their 1gb 8 port unmanaged switches are like $20

6x price for 2.5gb is big sad

[split nimbus]

Yeah, that's how it works

[paper thunder]

I'm aware that's how it worked

[split nimbus]

I'd still lean towards a good gigabit switch

[paper thunder]

We can finally wire all our telephone lines too though

We have telephone over ethernet

Which is stupid because we need stupid adapters

2008 house with stoopid designs

Not all new landlines support rj45

Just a

[split nimbus]

Most landlines don't use RJ45

They use RJ11

[paper thunder]

All our new ones have both

An rj11 and 45

Well all but 1 and we have an adapter for it

[split nimbus]

Did you look into switches with eight gigabit ports and then either a 2.5 or 10Gpbs uplink?

[paper thunder]

Finding ones with just an uplink is a headache tbh

My mom was pushing my dad to have one tonight or she was just going to use a bunch of orbi satellites with rj45 ports

He already purchased it. My mom is kinda a brat when it comes to tech, always a "whatever is easier" even if it's impractical

[paper thunder]

Also it seems weird but our wifi runs off of our Ethernet. We have wifi access points in 3 of the bedrooms because we live in a large 7 bedroom house with 3 floors

So our wifi 6 is dependent on the links too

[split nimbus]

That's not weird at all, wifi is usually hooked into ethernet

[paper thunder]

I meant the fact we need 3 access points for a household

Most people just use 1 with satellites

[split nimbus]

I don't know if I would say most

[paper thunder]

I don't see many people have 3 wireless routers that are configured to act like satellites

Just all our floors are too thick to do satellites, we lose signal

So we have to use Ethernet on each floor

Xfinity is giving us 2400 mb/s in early 2023 and my dad plans to upgrade immediately to that

Even though we don't exactly need it. Currently the most we pull is around 900mb/s streaming and playing games

[bleak ember]

That's why people buy WiFi extenders or actually Access Points...

[split nimbus]

yup

[paper thunder]

Wireless wifi extenders don't work for us

Floors are thick as hell

[bleak ember]

That's why you buy APs

Run just enough ethernet for an AP on each floor

[paper thunder]

Tbf we barely use wifi in my house too. Most of our stuff is wired to ethernet

Our TV's, Chromecasts, consoles, computers, etc. all use ethernet

It's only really for phones

[split nimbus]

ngl I'm getting more and more confused about this network layout

[paper thunder]

XD

[split nimbus]

Eight ports for all of that?

[paper thunder]

Yeah because we also have switches in each room

Like me for example

[split nimbus]

I don't like this at all

[paper thunder]

I have 1 Ethernet port in my room

Which I break up for my switch, Chromecast, desktop, and Xbox

Each bedroom has its own switch too to break things up for all the devices in that room

[split nimbus]

Okay so question, what type of cable do you have run in the walls?

[paper thunder]

Cat5e I think?

[bleak ember]

Most likely

[paper thunder]

Might be 6

They used the highest standard available in 2008

This was a model home

[split nimbus]

If you're wanting 2.5 across the house that's probably going to have to be redone

[paper thunder]

So we have everything from remote controlled lighting to built in security to speaker systems to cabling

Cat5e supports up to 5gb/s doesn't it?

[split nimbus]

It supports higher bandwidth over short runs

[bleak ember]

Rated only up to gigabit

[split nimbus]

Over decent length runs you drop to gigabit

[paper thunder]

55 feet is our longest I think. I can check too

[split nimbus]

In a house that big I kinda expect longer

[paper thunder]

Like if you draw a straight line it's only like 25 feet from point to point

Just longer for running through walls

[split nimbus]

In a seven bedroom house?

[paper thunder]

The Ethernet cabling is on the first floor in the middle

The basement was added after house was built

Which has 2 of the bedrooms

[split nimbus]

That's still a huge house

[paper thunder]

All our cabling is in our under stair closet in the first floor

Okay my dad said most the house is 5e, the basement should be 6, it got built in 2011.

[split nimbus]

Either way, Most cat5e I've worked with can only carry 2.5Gbps for 20 feet or so

Some of the really good ones can get above 30, but those are basically cat6 quality cables

[paper thunder]

We may have to redo cabling then, who knows

Thanks for your insight

We just got $480,000 for refinancing the house, we just redid all the flooring. I'll suggest we look into upgrading cabling too

[split nimbus]

If you want that full bandwidth you might also need to upgrade the satellite switches

[paper thunder]

Yeah maybe

Like the access point for the top floor is connected to my sister's switch which has 2 other devices

And is only gigabit

Her Xbox series X and her Chromecast are wired to it too

We have probably over 50 internet connected devices

[split nimbus]

imo if you have that many devices connected I wouldn't expect any individual device to draw anywhere close to the full bandwidth, so a gigabit connection to each one should be fine

[paper thunder]

Just console wise it's 14 I believe

[paper thunder]

Gigabit per room is what we were concerned about

Especially the living room which has a PS5, XSX, Smart TV, media PC, Chromecast, and a Nintendo switch one it

[split nimbus]

I'd personally go with a central switch with a 10G SFP+ uplink port and run a bundle of gigabit connections to each room

[paper thunder]

Ah a bundle may be better

Me and my dad thought about doing 2-4 ports per room

But the quote they gave us for that 2 years ago was $35,000 and we were iffy on that

Each room just has 1 port and a coaxial cable

[split nimbus]

On the other hand I also doubt that there'd be more than one device using a serious amount of bandwidth to each room at any one time so a single gigabit link should be fine

[split nimbus]

That's way too high

[paper thunder]

2 ports was more for 1 for an access point then 1 for everything else

[paper thunder]

They have to go through the concrete of the basement to route some of it

[split nimbus]

Doubt

[paper thunder]

Between the first floor and basement is concrete

We were going to add more cables

[bleak ember]

Still should not cost that much

[paper thunder]

Like more ports

[split nimbus]

You already have wiring down there, so there are already openings in the concrete

Even if you needed to make new openings it would be a quick bore hole and only run maybe a few hundred for the hole at worst

[paper thunder]

Hmm

All three quotes we got were around that

To redo the wiring to each room

Oh and to add actually telephone lines

Because we hate telephone over Ethernet

It's annoying

So 4 Ethernet ports per room + 1 telephone line + 1 coaxial. The dream set up

[split nimbus]

There might have been some misunderstanding of what needed to be done. That sounds like the cost that I'd expect to see if you were making a long channel through rebar reinforced concrete, laying the cabling in the channel, and then refilling the channel with new concrete

[paper thunder]

Tbh I wasn't living at home at the time he got the estimate either, I was away from home studying so I don't recall everything that needed done either. I just remember my dad asking me if it was worth the quotes he was getting.

They may need to lay in concrete I have no clue

I don't think there's any downsides to us doing our multiple switch system over a few ports a room

[split nimbus]

The big thing is if you have multiple devices that need a decent amount of bandwidth simultaneously in that room

[gritty kettle]

is there any real benefit to getting a mechanical keyboard that isnt waking up the rest of my family?

and needing to sell a kidney

[neon root]

not all mechanical keyboards are loud as theres many different options and theres benefits to them such as making them not loud being one of those reasons and they really arent that expensive as you can make a really good feeling/sounding keyboard for around $100

[gleaming pond]

Mechanical keyboards aren't all loud, if you swap switches to silents you'll be all good.

[gritty kettle]

but what is the main benefit from a $100 mech keyboard and a kb1421 for $2

[gleaming pond]

To not feel as squishy.

[gritty kettle]

they dont lol

[gleaming pond]

And to sound better.

[gritty kettle]

why would i want a keyboard to make noise?

that just sounds like a bad idea

[gleaming pond]

Membranes still make noise....

[gritty kettle]

do they?

[gleaming pond]

Yep.

[gritty kettle]

well i usually dont notice them because i only use an external keyboard when gaming

[gleaming pond]

Also on mechanical keyboards you can customize.

Solder or swap in new switches and swap keycaps.

[gritty kettle]

you can swap keycaps on a kb1421

and new switches sound expensive

[gleaming pond]

But barely any good manufacturers make caps for membrane keyboards.

[gritty kettle]

i could just 3d print them

[gleaming pond]

You can get new switches for as little as $15.

[gritty kettle]

15 us + shipping is more than i make in a month

[gleaming pond]

So then do that yourself, not everyone has access to a 3D printer.

[gleaming pond]

So then get a job.

[gritty kettle]

i have tried for the past 3 years

nobody likes me

[rigid valve]

Then try harder

[gleaming pond]

^

[rigid valve]

Desirable traits and good interview practices add 500% to your job potential

[gritty kettle]

what, hold the manager at gunpoint?

[rigid valve]

Huh

[gleaming pond]

No way you can't find a job for 3 years and try hard enough.

[gritty kettle]

my only good trait is being good at mario kart wii

[gleaming pond]

Get an education.

[rigid valve]

Well then get a proper education

Yeah

[gleaming pond]

Learn how to do things.

[gritty kettle]

i am literally in class rn

[rigid valve]

And…?

[gleaming pond]

Work at a supermarket.

You don't need much education for that.

[gritty kettle]

they have higher standards than hungry jacks have

[rigid valve]

Or do foodservice

Or just do odd jobs here and there while you finish education

[gritty kettle]

oh i forgot to mention that i am 16

that might be another reason

[rigid valve]

Oh, convenient

Most jobs start hiring at 16

👍

[gleaming pond]

SO THEN HOW HAVE YOU BEEN LOOKING FOR THE PAST 3 YEARS?

[gritty kettle]

i wanted a job when i was 13

[rigid valve]

If you get a permit thing you can start working as young as 12

[gleaming pond]

Almost nobody hires at 13.

[rigid valve]

Fair

[gritty kettle]

thats why i didnt get accepted probably

[gleaming pond]

Well conveniently you're 16 now, try to get a job since lots hire at 16.

[gritty kettle]

i got an application into a bakers on friday

but i have never seen a dude working in that bakery

so i dont like my chances

[torn summit]

What are some good keyboards

[floral lake]

keychron

[tight pulsar]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/390607911677591554/904526173529317396/GMK_HALLOWEEN.538.png

pwade with the bangers

[sharp kindle]

So lit

[ionic fractal]

I thought this was droq at first

lol

[merry sundial]

If you hate Logitech's Ghub and have a mouse that can't use LGS - https://support.logi.com/hc/en-us/articles/360059641133

[gritty kettle]

what is a good headset for <100

[timber ridge]

mh751

[desert fog]

rig 800 for an "all in one" solution.

[gritty kettle]

cheapest rig 800 i can find is 200

[desert fog]

rig 800hd is 99 on walmart from 3rd party seller

[gritty kettle]

from jb's the cheapest rig 800hd is 250

[desert fog]

although you can use the LX model too for xbox as it has a pc mode

I dont know what JBs is

[gritty kettle]

jb hifi

like the only good tech store

near me

[desert fog]

you cant order online?

[neon quartz]

TheYeetStreet#7946 has been warned

Reason: Bad word usage

[gritty kettle]

bruh

international shipping is bad

[desert fog]

ok so for context where are you?

[gritty kettle]

australia

[desert fog]

what are your choices at JBs?

[rigid valve]

Rig 800 is gonna be a no

I can guarantee the audio quality is trash

Cheap wireless headset

[desert fog]

the rig, for what it is, has better audio quality than similarly priced steel series trash

[rigid valve]

Best headsets under 100AUD are basically
MH751/752
Koss GMR
Koss KSC75X (best)

[rigid valve]

That’s a very low bar you’ve set

It does in no way make the rig good

[desert fog]

well hes looking for headsets not headphones

[rigid valve]

?

all of the audio devices I listed are headsets

Headset by definition is any sort of headphone or over-ear with a mic

On-ears too

Some consider IEMs with mics to be headsets as well

[desert fog]

i wouldn't consider an IEM with a build in mic to be very good for online multiplayer gaming.

single player yes, but mic quality isn't going to be good

[rigid valve]

Depends on what you get but yes

However back to the original point

@gritty kettle Headsets
MH751
MH752
KOSS GMR
HyperX Cloud II
Koss KSC75X

Rig is a no

[gritty kettle]

what about corsair?

[rigid valve]

All bad

There is not one good Corsair headset

[desert fog]

And the Koss GMR are not good

[gritty kettle]

i have heard that the hs45 surround is good

[rigid valve]

They are

[rigid valve]

It’s not

I can guarantee

[desert fog]

the ksc 75 are great

[rigid valve]

My man you just recommended a Rig, how much do you really know about headsets

[desert fog]

for 100 bucks what do you think he's going to get my guy

[rigid valve]

Any of these lmao

And they will all be better than any Corsair Steelseries Razer
And guaranteed better than any wireless headset under $100

[desert fog]

you recommended some on ears. Which have a crap in line mic. GMR's which are made from the most fragile materials known to man

[gritty kettle]

what about gsp 300s

[rigid valve]

If you have a problem breaking GMR then that’s a you issue

And if you really bashing KSC75X for being on-ear then that’s also a you issue

Doesn’t make them any worse

[desert fog]

no, its a Koss issue. Theyre great for being on ear.

[rigid valve]

By any stretch of the imagination

[desert fog]

doesnt make them great for immersing yourself in a game

like a good over ear headphone would

[rigid valve]

What does that even mean

[gritty kettle]

what about gsp 300s

[desert fog]

i was responding to two different things

[rigid valve]

KSC75 have some of the best soundstage under $100, if not THE best soundstage

Makes them amazing for gaming

[rigid valve]

Doubt

[desert fog]

i know that, i have several different headphones, including the ksc 75.

[rigid valve]

Ok

So why would you recommend against them?

"Immersion" and performance are two drastically different concepts

[desert fog]

well if he wants to spend 100, to game. A regular on ear headset is going to cover more bases than those.

[rigid valve]

KSC75X are, from an audio perspective, the objectively best headset for gaming under $120-130

[rigid valve]

Wrong

KSC75 have better tuning. Better soundstage. Makes them literally just better

[desert fog]

and the mic?

[rigid valve]

the lack of sub-bass makes long sessions less stressful on your ears

[rigid valve]

Surprisingly good

Completely sufficient for gaming

Not good for much more, yes, but for gaming? Fine

[desert fog]

im going to disagree on the mic being good

[rigid valve]

That's great

Doesn't make you correct

[desert fog]

ditto 😉

[rigid valve]

KSC75X is perfectly fine for gaming

For music recording? Trash. For singing? Trash

For just talking to people whilst gaming?
Absolutely sufficient

I am going to assume that you have a discrete mic and are arguing from the perspective of someone who has a discrete mic

In which case, you should put things into perspective

If you're used to good headset mics then I gotta tell you man.
You don't need to be crystal clear all the time to be a good communicator while you're gaming

That's simply not how communication in games works

It's all very simple things, nothing that requires more than a couple seconds of transmission and reception

There are no complex sounds involved.

[desert fog]

the inline mic on the KSC 75 picks up everything along with comms

[rigid valve]

That's how every condenser mic in the world works

Hardly something to complain about

[desert fog]

my rigs dont

[rigid valve]

Yeah because they likely use Dynamic

different type of mic

[desert fog]

right

[rigid valve]

But that doesn't make their mic better

or the output better

Headsets are a complex cocktail of many factors, and the KSC75X checks the most boxes whilst being extremely comfortable and cheap

[desert fog]

so why would his team mates want to hear everything along with it? for 100 he can get something else that is going to give good sound quality and a better mic

[rigid valve]

"good sound quality"

[rigid valve]

Push-to-talk exists, you know

it's been around for a while in fact

[desert fog]

really?

is that a thing?

[rigid valve]

And regarding the sound quality

[desert fog]

never would have guessed

[rigid valve]

A cheap wireless headset will never match the KSC75X in output

That just isn't gonna happen

If you need heavy bass to feel "immersed" in a game then that's fine

[desert fog]

i love using PTT in the middle of a fire fight so that i can use my lapel mic

[rigid valve]

But it doesn't validate your recommendations

[desert fog]

i don't think hes looking for audiophile quality

i think hes looking for a gaming headset that has a mic

[rigid valve]

If we're getting into your capability to press a key on the keyboard whilst pressing other keys on the keyboard then just get a separate headphones and mic setup

[desert fog]

but i digress

[rigid valve]

there is no audiophile-grade headset

imma just be straight up

they don't exist

not until you get into the $400+ range

[desert fog]

exactly

[rigid valve]

but you can have good audio without audiophile audio

and that's my goal

to give people good audio

rig is not good audio

ksc75x is

Don't trust me? Take it from a hardcore audiophile who's tested dozens of IEMs and multitudes more of headphones. https://crinacle.com/guide/gaming/

[desert fog]

how did i know you were going to link Crinacle

at least it wasn't Z reviews i guess

[rigid valve]

I don't know, maybe you knew you were wrong before you even recommended Rigs

which would be amusing

[rigid valve]

Honestly, when it comes to youtube Z has at least some stuff right

[desert fog]

I actualy have the PC38xs in the thumbnail

[rigid valve]

But I can't bring myself to trust any youtube audio enthusiast

[rigid valve]

Nice

[desert fog]

if he could find a set of those even lightly used for around 100 he would be all set

[rigid valve]

It would be hard, but yes

PC38X retail for like $200 though

[desert fog]

in the down under yes

they were 120 in N.A the other day

[rigid valve]

They're 170USD right now

It's not a stretch that one could find a pair used for $100

But it would take some digging

[desert fog]

even the PC37x would be an awesome AIO solution

less bass response but i dont think hes jamming to dubstep

TSYM could even get some SPH9500's with a boom pro and have excellent headset

not sure what they retail for there but here they're like 75 bucks

[gritty kettle]

got some

[rigid valve]

Uh

Congrats?

[gritty kettle]

thanks

[rigid valve]

Personally not my choice, but if you like em then I mean what can I say

[gritty kettle]

the dude in the shop said they were good

[rigid valve]

Dude in the shop says everything is good

[desert fog]

the good thing about corsair headsets are their mics are usuallly really good

for what they are

[gritty kettle]

i got those because they have 7.1 surround

and apparently thats good

[rigid valve]

Disputable claim

[desert fog]

virtual 7.1 is like the oatmeal raisin cookie of the headset world

you think you're getting something, and its actually garbage.

[rigid valve]

It’s really more like the kale walnut cookie of the headset world

People online say it’s good and then it’s not

I gotta make myself some kale walnut cookies

…

[desert fog]

only good virtualized 7.1 is from a higher end sound card

like my friends sound blaster x7. i ran my fidelios through those and jesus i was floored

[split nimbus]

they cheap, pretty decent for cheap

[tame canopy]

i think he was talking about 7.1 surround being good

[west hornet]

what happened here

[west hornet]

hey i like oatmeal raisin 😦

[gritty kettle]

i asked for a recomendation for a gaming headset

[west hornet]

ahh

that explains

[granite wedge]

anyone have some good recommendations for closed-back headphones for around $50?

[queen sigil]

lizard salesman

literally their job to sell you stuff

most likely they know just as much as you

[digital ether]

anybody know a good mic

under 100 aud

[ivory fable]

Samson q2u should be

[graceful jetty]

I recently upgraded my speakers to a proper PC system from BOSE, but I miss the multiple inputs from my old amplifier.

Since I game on both PC and console, I gotta swap audio cables every time I want to switch.

Is there such a thing as an audio switch, and would you recommend it?

[graceful jetty]

Considering buying something like this: https://www.amazon.com/Panlong-Switcher-Composite-Selector-Consoles/dp/B00KXVBB3Q/

[gleaming pond]

discrod

Wtf is discrod.

[daring zenith]

@cursive sentinel Do you have an amp/dac?

[calm cobalt]

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07KWY57MR/ 😍

im getting these next for sure

id get a pair of HD 6XXs or k612's but they're openbacks and i have too many open-backs lmao

definitely plan on getting 6xxs though, but now that im getting this one I'll probably get another planar first. aiming for the Sundara next which im excited for

[timber ridge]

get k361/71 instead

[cursive sentinel]

no im just wanting to use it for gaming mainly on my pc

[cursive sentinel]

are those for gaming? or for everything else like studio and what not?

[daring zenith]

What was the budget again? @cursive sentinel

[cursive sentinel]

best buy has a couple corsair headset's on sale and I was just going to try and keep all the peripherials the same

id like to keep it around 150-160

[daring zenith]

Well, "gaming" is usually just a modifier people put in the name, doesn't say too much on its own

Do you need a mic like on a headset?

Or do you have a standalone mic?

[cursive sentinel]

its not mandatory I guess I can always just buy a stand alone

its not like im playing professionally anymore or anything

[daring zenith]

Go for like fifine k669 or fifine q2u mic if you do go standalone

[cursive sentinel]

id rather not sacrifice quality of headset or sound, just to have a damn mic lol

[daring zenith]

@cursive sentinel headphone wise, do you know if you prefer open or closed back?

[cursive sentinel]

not sure honestly, im assuming that has something to do with the band over the head?

all I do know is I want wireless! im tired of having it come apart when I stand up or need to do something

[daring zenith]

No, it has to do more with earcups

Well, wireless makes it more difficult

[cursive sentinel]

oh, my bad

[daring zenith]

It's fine

And how do you feel about bass?

[cursive sentinel]

oh I like decent bass

[daring zenith]

I'll ask it this way, do you like good bass or love good bass

[cursive sentinel]

love it!

im taking it the corsair virtuoso aren't very good then??

[daring zenith]

To quote one reviewer, "A beauty to hold.. Terror to hear"

But well, good wireless headphones are rare and usually expensive

Well actually

[cursive sentinel]

maybe I should get something cheaper like $70 for now, then get something like what price later? 250-300?

i know I dont want to waste money on something I wont be happy with just to satisfy my needs now...

[daring zenith]

https://www.amazon.com/Sennheiser-Momentum-Cancelling-Headphones-Functionality/dp/B08KYHJ8QL/
Well actually, renewed Sennheiser momentum 3 might be a decent idea.

[cursive sentinel]

I was actually looking at a pair from that company but the RS 175

the momentum 3 better or the rs 175? I know more expensive doesn't always correlate to a better product

[daring zenith]

Rs 175 seems very inconsistent in signature and not the most accurate

And a good bit of leakage (of sound)

[calm cobalt]

they're studio/audiophile headphones

[daring zenith]

Funnily enough, if you wear glasses, you're somewhat screwed with rs175, as it seems that just by having glasses can really mess with bass response

[calm cobalt]

"gaming" headphones are pretty much always sub-par

[calm cobalt]

oh yea, ill definitley look into those

[daring zenith]

K361 pro should also be nice @calm cobalt

Wait

[calm cobalt]

I just checked crinacle's headphone rating list, and the k371's got 2 stars, so ill definitely do some more research into those

[daring zenith]

612 pro

Got confused with names for a second

Ignore what I said

[calm cobalt]

yea i know which you mean

the AKGs?

[daring zenith]

But k371 can be fun for closed back

Ye

[gritty kettle]

What are some good keyboard switches, I have heard that Cherry MX blues are good

[tame canopy]

no

im calling trolls right now, nobody has ever said that in the history of ever

and if ur really serious, you need to look farther into what you want. Everyone has different preferences, and you may end up hating what some other person recommends you

the first question to ask ur self is, "what typing feel do i want" There are linear and tactile switches (we dont talk about clicky). Linear is completly smooth on the keypress, and tacile has a sort of bump in the middle. Watch some youtube videos as Im not super knowledgeable, and other can probably explain better than i can

[tight pulsar]

@west hornet have u seen sound euphonium

[west hornet]

i have not lol

is it any good

[tight pulsar]

i'm only on ep5 but it's really nice so far

instruments are very well done

[calm cobalt]

eyyy got the asrock game blaster soundcard working

sounds pretty alright, first impressions

although i am only using my IEMs. i wonder how it'd handle my planar magnetics 🤔

[floral lake]

Someone can actually like blues

There's just not many

Cause they're loud, scratchy and clicky

[tame canopy]

as a beginner in keyboards, blues aren't really the way to go. I think it sets a standard of loud and annoying that may scare people away from the hobby. I think its totally cool if someone likes blues though, just get yourself some kalihs though if you like clickeys

[tight pulsar]

that seems to be a pretty popular consensus

although i've been really interested to try some vintage cherry clickies (pale+dark blue)

[cursive sentinel]

thanks bud but yeah I don't wear glasses I have contacts lol...sometimes I do wear those tinted gaming glasses if its really late and I have been playing awhile, but I hardly ever use them as I don't game anything like I used to

[cursive sentinel]

ahh ok thanks tho bud...any recommendation's on a headset for games like bf2042, csgo, and occasionally listening to music and watching media

[calm cobalt]

i'd avoid headsets entirely, as they're never good value. go for a good pair of headphones, and a good separate mic. As for the headphone recommendation, I dont know the best for gaming, but I know the Fidelio X2HR is good paired with a vmoda boom pro as a gaming headset. Also, although the x2hr is still worth getting for 150, it usually goes down to around 120 or so, so i'd wait for it to go on sale. also, it's an open-back pair of headphones so im not sure if you'd want to go with that because of the sound leakage.

[rigid valve]

“Never good value” is like

Ehhhhhh

It’s a very diehard audiophile thing to say and fails to consider the many other factors that normal people consider when purchasing an item

The basic headset recommendations are like
Koss KSC75X
HyperX Cloud II
Drop Pc37X
Drop Pc38X

[desert fog]

dont forget the RIGS!

lmfao kidding

😆

[desert fog]

the fidelio x2hr with the vmoda boom pro is my main right now. I like that combo with my soundblasterx g6 A LOT.

[torn summit]

Anyone know a good custom keyboard that won’t break the bank

[floral lake]

custom is one you build yourself

prebuilts is probably ones you're looking for

[timber ridge]

bakeneko been in stock for a while

[calm cobalt]

Yup. And none of those you listed are very good...

[torn summit]

I meant like the base pcb and stuff

[timber ridge]

get a bakeneko lol

[icy mural]

Question. Can I get replacement legs for my HyperX Alloy Origins Core?

[icy mural]

Like. Where ca I get them?

[timber ridge]

think youre gonna hafta contact cs

[sand spade]

Facecam time for my stream looking at the c920s pro

Watcha think

[ivory fable]

Depending on how big of a steamer you are, you can start off using your phone camera with ip webcam for free

[sand spade]

I hit affiliate in like 2 weeks and wanna set something up once and not sweat it

[queen sigil]

id get a c922 for the 1080p

[sand spade]

I think 920s pro is 1080p

[undone tide]

I need some good audiophile headphones under 150 without requiring a dac good for pairing with a pc

[rigid valve]

Open or closed back

[undone tide]

difference?

[rigid valve]

Open has a mesh-type material in the back, usually better soundstage, leaks sound

[undone tide]

oh yeah doesnt matter

[rigid valve]

Ok

[undone tide]

if it sounds better then open

[rigid valve]

Also why no dac

[undone tide]

budget

[rigid valve]

So you have $150

You could just

Get headphones with a DAC??

[undone tide]

i want dt770 but was told may require one

[gleaming pond]

Don't get DT770 then.

[rigid valve]

I think you’re confusing dac with amp

[undone tide]

maybe.. not sure the difference really. I had steelseries headphones for a while for my first official build and the rotating part broke on it so i've been using a sony bt speaker and my webcam as a mic

i dont mind still using webcam as a mic but i really want some headphones and dont want any gaming crap anymore

[rigid valve]

Anyways for closed backs I would say K361 + Meizu Dongle… in terms of open backs maybe K612 Pros or DT880s (lotta treble)

[calm cobalt]

@undone tide Fidelio X2HR :)

Yea the k612 and the 880s are good too

[undone tide]

k612 vs the x2hr?

[calm cobalt]

Hmm

I'd be biased since I've used the x2hr but never the k612

[undone tide]

they both have amazing ratings

[calm cobalt]

They're both very respectable though, so I'd suggest doing your own research. Also don't go off Amazon ratings lol

[undone tide]

ended up getting the dt 770's 80 ohm. may get a schiit fulla eventually but ill wait till i can afford it

[calm cobalt]

Any good mics for less then 300?

[neon root]

theres lots of good mics under that price point. depending on your needs theres a few good mics under $100

elgato wave mic:1, razer siren mini, fifine mics are good, theres a samson mic that people recommend dont remember which one it was but i think its around $100 as well

could also go xlr route with some things like audiotechnica higher some better stuff from samson, shure has a usb mic i think as well and some good xlr mics around and under the $200 range

[calm cobalt]

Mostly record and dampen ackground noise

I live in a house of 3

[rigid valve]

Lotta good kids for like 100

[rigid valve]

Stay away from any and every mic labeled “condenser”

Samson Q2U is a popular choice, $90, good for most casual use

If you wanna spend more then yeah go XLR

Idk anything about that realm, best ask Ghosty I think

[neon root]

nothing wrong with a condenser mic

[calm cobalt]

Yea those are definitely a good option for closed-backs, although if you're going for sound quality primarily, I always prefer open backs

[undone tide]

its the ones i can get sooner, it'll be an upgrade either way. I've heard raving reviews on them everywhere I've looked so thats what I'm a bit more comfortable getting

[calm cobalt]

Alright

I've actually actually planning on getting dt 770 pro 250ohms as my next headphones since I need a good pair of closed backs

[undone tide]

and they're actually only $144 on amazon right now

well the 80 ohm

[timber ridge]

dt770s are super bloated with muddy bass imo

and beyer trebble to top it off

[calm cobalt]

Which ones do you have?

[timber ridge]

i use iems 98% of the time otherwise i use sundaras or k371

[calm cobalt]

you dont have dt770's?

[timber ridge]

ive tried them

[calm cobalt]

which ones

[stuck latch]

are dt990 pro's good?

[timber ridge]

think they were 80ohm

[calm cobalt]

general consensus is that they are

[timber ridge]

but i wouldnt really touch anything in the dt lineup unless its 880

and the general consensus for dt990s is not good

but it depends on what community youre asking, i think ninja or something has them so most of the gaming community likes them

[calm cobalt]

https://crinacle.com/rankings/headphones/ here's this guy's opinion

joshua velour and some of the other well-known headphone guys like the 770 and 990 250ohms as well

im just saying it worth looking into

[timber ridge]

i havent tried dt990s but from what a lot of ppl have said and how the 770s were, it lines up p accurately

[calm cobalt]

yea i eventually wanna give the 990s a try as well, but that'd be after i finally get my hands on 6XX's and Sundaras

[timber ridge]

"We don't recommend Beyerdynamic DT770/DT990 and any related headphone except perhaps the DT880. Treble response is unrealistically high - more treble does not mean more detail. Bass response is flabby and bloated. They're also not futureproof at all - there's no detachable cable or easy part replacement like other headphones in the price range. Their popularity is because of Ninja / other celebrities using them, rather than their sound production quality - you can do much better in the price range that they sell for."

something from hphq

theres a lot more about dt too

but thats jus 1 of many

[calm cobalt]

i actually didnt even know ninja used those

[timber ridge]

thats why they blew up in the gaming community

[calm cobalt]

its really dumb how people just buy stuff because famous person has it

[timber ridge]

i can dm you a link to the server if you wanna look up more related comments about it

[calm cobalt]

sure

[queen sigil]

i got one person at school who tries to talk about how great his gk61 with nk creams is and his amazing dt990pros or whatever

and his triple monitor setup

he's fun to talk to

[neon root]

at least he's not bragging about his banana splits he found out about through tiktok

[rigid valve]

or his drop carina wit holy pandas

[timber ridge]

Basically the Fortnite setup

[rigid valve]

forgetting the Model O ripoff

but yes

[tame canopy]

I got my Dt-770s because they seemed to fit what i wanted, never knew any gamers had them. As a bassist, i would say i personally like the bass, doesnt feel bloated (but i dont really have much to compare them to (and i happen to be pretty biased)). RHCP slap and Primus sound clean so im happy.

[split nimbus]

Boba all the way

[oblique trail]

Does anyone know of a good monitor on Amazon for under 120ish?

[tame canopy]

i recommend going to Costco, they sell a couple good ones for much cheaper than what you get them online. Im not very knowledgeable about monitors though so im not giving recommendations

[timber ridge]

with black friday around the corner id wait and watch the market for monitors

[calm cobalt]

what is better im going to buy a spartha x to go on it
https://www.amazon.ca/SteelSeries-XXL-Gaming-Mouse-67500/dp/B00WAA2704/ref=pd_sbs_21/136-4029460-3989156?pd_rd_w=qXjwj&pf_rd_p=290bbede-2610-4048-b146-cdc2ccb8f183&pf_rd_r=XYCZBFCG0SMTDEEARNB4&pd_rd_r=4d4f6b4c-0c73-4109-a7a3-ab2c0f7ac754&pd_rd_wg=M48iI&pd_rd_i=B00WAA2704&th=1

https://www.amazon.ca/Glorious-3XL-Extended-Gaming-Mouse/dp/B07JVF3M5D/ref=pd_sbs_29/136-4029460-3989156?pd_rd_w=qXjwj&pf_rd_p=290bbede-2610-4048-b146-cdc2ccb8f183&pf_rd_r=XYCZBFCG0SMTDEEARNB4&pd_rd_r=4d4f6b4c-0c73-4109-a7a3-ab2c0f7ac754&pd_rd_wg=M48iI&pd_rd_i=B0164KY294&th=1

[atomic oyster]

Anyone have experience with the everglide aqua kings switches? I got some and don’t know how I feel about them

They’re nice to look at though

[neon root]

wouldnt recommend either unless you want a really slow "muddy" feel

in the pins theres a mousepad guide

[gritty kettle]

is the razer basilisk v3 a good pick for a mouse?

because i am thinking of that or the corsair m65

[neon root]

i wouldnt recommend any corsair peripheral. the basilisk is good. if something with a somewhat similar shape but more weight then the g502 is also a good choice

[gritty kettle]

whats wrong with corsair peripherals?

[neon root]

fairly overpriced, pretty mediocre

can get better products at same price point or cheaper

[gritty kettle]

g502 is 150, basilisk is 100

i would relly like a g502 because they are very nice, but it is out of my budget

[neon root]

what g502 are you looking at?

or are you in a different country?

[gritty kettle]

aus

[neon root]

ah, nvm then

[gritty kettle]

m65 is $70

[neon root]

still wouldnt recommend the corsair one. you could wait to see if either the razer or logitech one drops in price or look for other mice with somewhat similar shapes that could potentially be cheaper there

[gritty kettle]

good point, also black friday is soon

[timber ridge]

general consensus on them are bad, overpriced and overhyped

[wild jetty]

I have headphones plugged into my pc. They are getting audio from everything but Minecraft Idk what to do

Do you knwo

[wild jetty]

Do you know?

[tame canopy]

look at minecraft settings

or restart it

[gritty kettle]

F3+t

[granite wedge]

If you're lubing springs with a brush, do you need to apply it to everything or like just the outer and inner ends of the spring
when modding a keyboard

[steep pelican]

Ive heard that only the ends really matter Which is why a lot of people just donut dip em

[granite wedge]

doesnt that have inconsistencies unlike brushing

if u dip in krytox 205g0

[steep pelican]

Spring lube isn't really the most important part of the lubing process, and no, i would guess brushing is more inconsistent

[daring zenith]

I mean

bag lube @granite wedge

if you have 105g0, bag lube is easily the way to go for springs, if you have 205g0, you could make bag lube work if you really wanted, but uses a lot of lube

[tight pulsar]

lsd oil also works good for springs

[daring zenith]

Uh

I hope that's a i and not a L

[little crater]

me when im typing and some of the lsd oil gets absorbed into my fintertips

https://imgur.com/a/w1RL1dW

[tight pulsar]

lsd oil

korean community used to use it a lot several years ago

[west hornet]

Is that… the entire movie

[little crater]

yes!

fantastic gif

[undone tide]

schiit fulla great pair with dt 770? find them a bit quiet in some scenarios so far, figured i might as well figure out what amp ill get

[little crater]

fulla 3 good amp

p basic, honestly its a good pair with most things

[undone tide]

well now its fulla E

[little crater]

owo

thats new

[undone tide]

im confused though, looking at the magni it has higher power delivery for the same price

[little crater]

magni doesnt have a dac built in

line inputs

80ohm 770s?

or 250

[undone tide]

80

[little crater]

yeah fulla totally fine

imo preferable in this situation bc it comes with mic input

assuming ur mic is analog output

[undone tide]

im much more familiar with car audio so this whole pc audio is a whole different world to me

[little crater]

ahh cool

car audio pog, i actually am working on my car rn

[undone tide]

i have a webcam so i use its mic since my last gaming headset broke lol

[little crater]

oof

[undone tide]

what's funny is the mic on it sounds just as bad as my arctis 7 wireless

[little crater]

lmaooooo not suprised

arctic kinda doo doo

[undone tide]

yeah they broke at the swivel

i was taking them off to go take a crap and

they broke

i was drunk too so it really elevated my anger

[little crater]

if you wanna go the more expensive route, you could get a modi/magni stack

[undone tide]

lets just say they found themselves in the trashcan at speed

[little crater]

feel that heh

[undone tide]

eh im not trying to spend a whole lot so i will probably just get the fulla

playing alien isolation, idk if the game itself is quiet or what

[little crater]

90 dollars more, but it would be a good investment for when you upgrade your 770s

to something that needs the power

inevitably

[undone tide]

bc i was playing generation zero last night and it was louder

[little crater]

oh huh

could be settings related

[undone tide]

i checked computer audio and the volume mixer shows alien isolation not really going much over 10/100

as far as playing audio goes

[little crater]

could be in game audio settings

[undone tide]

it was at 100 too

so maybe its just a quiet game

inevitably im gonna need a amp anyway

[little crater]

yea

[proud elk]

what are some good over the ear anc on the go headphones

[halcyon zealot]

is the Beyerdynamic DT 900 PRO X any good?

[ivory fable]

What budget?

[proud elk]

259 pound

[deep egret]

is the Logitech Pro X headphones worth it cause my G635 are breaking down sadly

[ivory fable]

senheiser momentum 3 wireless is 279 on Amazon atm if you could spare 20 extra

Possibly cheaper somewhere else

Both wh 1000xm3 and xm4 are in budget too

[proud elk]

any worthy diff

[ivory fable]

And bose 700

[proud elk]

between em

[ivory fable]

Ehh can't remember the exact changes

[queen sigil]

@halcyon zealot

refer to this

[timber ridge]

should probably get that pinned lol

[halcyon zealot]

so 1770s or 1990s then?

[queen sigil]

@timber ridge u wanna help this man

im not good with aaudio

[timber ridge]

im not too good with mid range stuff

usually at that point you know what you want and go for headphones that have the sound signature youre looking for

[deep egret]

anyone know some good gaming headphones

[floral lake]

cooler master mh 751/752

[deep egret]

@floral lake have you used logitech Pro X wireless headphones by anychance?

[floral lake]

neh

but reviews says they're okay

[deep egret]

okay cause i want to make sure cause i might buy those

[potent badge]

fellow nerds - anyone here use powerline adapters for gaming? better than wifi? as good as normal ethernet direct to router?

[rigid valve]

It’s pretty damn awesome

I would say better than wifi, but I’ve never tried direct router connection

[potent badge]

nice ok thank you!

[white flame]

A agree. Connection is much more stable than wifi. Latency is decent. The only thing that might be a problem is speed, depending on your home's wiring.

[calm cobalt]

what would be a good keyboard for coding/gaming? please help

[potent badge]

Cool thankx. moving into a new house on monday - and figured it might be worth trying powerline for $50 vs wiring the house for cat5 for $1500 heh

@calm cobalt i just bought the hyperx alloy origins for 70 at best buy and its amazing. got the white pudding keycaps they make too and its sick

[rigid valve]

Keychron is the brand under $100

Assuming you wanna grab and go I would say Leopold, Varmillo, Iquinix

[west hornet]

Bruh 1500usd for house wiring

I pay maybe 400usd in materials

[split nimbus]

I second keychron. Usually I tend towards tactile switches like browns for programming/typing

Linears like red are nice for just straight gaming, but they always seem kinda weird to type on to me

[steep pelican]

My typing speed from gat yellows to holy bobas increased by like 20 wpm lol

[daring zenith]

Damn

[steep pelican]

Now that im back on cherry reds im slow again

[daring zenith]

I third keychron

Keychron nice

[neon root]

i would fourth but i havent even used my keychron yet

too lazy to build it