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Broseidon, Lord of the Bro

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  1. Broseidon, Lord of the Bro
    I have been damn tempted by the MBP, now that they reversed course and added ports back. The big stickler is the lack of Upgradeability/repairability.
  2. Broseidon, Lord of the Bro
    Title says it all, my current laptop (Eluktronics MAG-15) has served me well, but it's getting a bit outdated, and it's time for an upgrade. My main use case is Lightroom and Photoshop photo editing, and in the near future I will be editing 4k video. In terms of needs/wants: 1) Needs to run windows. Just never jived with MacOS personally. 2) 15-17 inch screen, with good brightness and color accuracy. Would prefer a non-oled model, as I still get wigged out about burn in 3) Full-size SD card slot. I dislike having to carry an adapter if at all possible. 4) Large battery, I know it won't last long during editing, but for when I'm doing other work or random browsing it would be nice not to be tethered to the wall. 5) Upgradeability. It would be nice to be able to change storage/ram or replace a dying battery. 6) Good speakers. Upward firing if possible, for when I don't need headphones, good audio would be nice. As far as budget goes: anything up to about $2500 USD would work, but if it goes slightly over it's not a deal breaker. Thanks a million in advance
  3. Broseidon, Lord of the Bro
    I have made a decision, I picked up a Schitt Magni 3. Thanks everyone for the information!
  4. Broseidon, Lord of the Bro
    So to make sure im following, if I hook up my speakers to the RCA outputs on the back, they will automatically get muted when I plug the headphones in? just making sure, because if that is the case, this may be the frontrunner for my options
  5. Broseidon, Lord of the Bro
    Yes, I do plan on upgrading down the road. Mostly I said 300 and under because I know sometimes audio stuff can get pretty expensive, so I was covering my bases, lol
  6. Broseidon, Lord of the Bro
    Ah, sorry, forgot to put that in. I do currently use M50x BT, mostly for portable use, but occasionly I will hook them up to the PC. I also have a pair of Phillips SHP 9500s that I use more frequently, and Im looking at sort of future proofing as I may be buying harder to drive headphones in the near future. The big reason for looking at getting the amp is that the line out from my PC is just waaaaaay to quiet, even with volume cranked Its hard to hear stuff sometimes, so I just want something that can push more power to avoid that.
  7. Broseidon, Lord of the Bro
    Thanks Tigerleon, While that does look like a great option (I have bookmarked it to compare to other i'm looking at) Im not a huge fan of the shape, its a bit too tall, I was hoping for something a bit more rectangular so I could slide it underneath my monitor easily. Do you know of anything with similar features with a more low profile? I wouldn't need the screw in speaker connectors, just the RCA type connectors for my particular speakers, if that helps narrow it down. Thanks again
  8. Broseidon, Lord of the Bro
    Hello, I am new to the whole amp/dac scene, I am looking for a combo for driving my headphones because the output from my motherboard is really quiet. I have been browsing online but something that Im curious about is this: I also have a pair of Logitech Z625 speakers hooked up to my computer currently. I would like to be able to use these when I am not using headphones, and then be able to plug headphones into the Amp/Dac and have the speakers mute as they do when hooked up to my motherboard audio. Is this possible? I've looked around and have gotten conflicting information. Any reccomendations are appreciated. I'm trying to target a budget of 300 or lower, but if its slightly higher for features I want or better sound quality I would not be opposed. Thank you in advance for any information you may be able to provide.
  9. Broseidon, Lord of the Bro
    So i ended up trying those actually, (friends have both) and I wasn't a fan personally, what I ended up doing was going to my local best buy and micro center to try out their headphone offerings, I ended up picking up the Audio Technica ATH M50xBT bluetooth headphones, they actually have a standard 3.5mm jack so my modmic fits good, plus I can use em as normal BT headphones when not gaming Thanks for the Suggestion though! much appreciated.
  10. Broseidon, Lord of the Bro
    i guess its possible that I might have clicked one accidentally and not noticed, or maybe when the soundblaster control panel started up maybe it auto-selects something
  11. Broseidon, Lord of the Bro
    Really? when I did it it improved pretty drastically. voices and music used to sound muffled and now they sound a lot better. Maybe im losing it, lol
  12. Broseidon, Lord of the Bro
    So, been fiddling around with it a bit ( no major gaming test yet, my mouse took a dump so im waiting on a new one) but so far its really quite impressive, I undervolted the CPU a bit more then the OEM did to get a bit better temps and battery life, I average anywhere from 6-8 hours of general use browsing the web and watchin youtube videos. I also used it for the main reason I was looking at it: photo editing with Lightroom: I was able to edit a large catalog of photos doing some fairly in depth editing and didn't burn much battery, according to windows battery estimate It could do that for about 4-5 hours, and Id belive it, it did get a bit hot during this and the fans did kick up, but it was actually pretty well behaved as far as noise and temps go. If you do end up getting this laptop, UPDATE THE DRIVERS, Eluktronics has a list on their site, it improves a lot of things quite significantly, most noticably the speakers, they were garbage out the box, but a quick driver and software update and they are muuuuch better. if you wanna know anything else lemme know and i'll look into it.
  13. Broseidon, Lord of the Bro
    Hey all, I am in search of a pair of headphones that are compatiable with the V-Moda Boompro that are travel friendly (folding preferred but okay with them just being fairly small too.) I'd prefer over ear but id settle for on-ears if theres nothing else available. thanks for any help
  14. Broseidon, Lord of the Bro
    Ima bookmark this thread and I'll let ya know, cause I ordered one of em. Got the 32gb 1660ti model cause I didn't feel the 2070 upgrade was worth the extra heat
  15. Broseidon, Lord of the Bro
    Oh yeah, I forgot about A-Mount, lmao
  16. Broseidon, Lord of the Bro
    Sort of looks like a K-Mount for Pentax to me, but it also looks similar to a Nikon F mount. Im sure its one of the two becasue of the slot drive I see for AF. whats the brand, focal length and aperture of the lens. I may be able to identify it by that information
  17. Broseidon, Lord of the Bro
    Canon usually puts pretty good preamps into their cameras, the only realy downside with the videomicro is that you can't turn down the gain, Forcing you to try and turn down the preamp in camera. So any noise that is there has to be removed with a bit of post process editing. I use mine with an olympus camera, which has a fair mediocre preamp, it dumps a lot of static into the recording. And using a bit of editing in audacity I can pretty easily remove hiss. heres how thats done: A dedicated recorder like the Zoom will have better audio, but then you will have to sync them up in post. Not terribly difficult, of course, but it is an extra step. plus plugging the zoom into your camera will still have the hiss from the cameras preamp show up regardless, so you'd still have to remove it should it prove bothersome.
  18. Broseidon, Lord of the Bro
    I second this reccomendation. I own the videomicro personally, and for its size its great!
  19. Broseidon, Lord of the Bro
    Min around 7-8 if possible. would also be nice if they manufacture has some sort of "quick charge" for topping off real fast, but not a requirement. one thing to add as well, though I wish i didnt have to specify this, Id like to have a full size sd card reader, a lot of the newer premium laptops are getting rid of them, and id like to be able to not have to carry a sd card reader dongle
  20. Broseidon, Lord of the Bro
    From the US, Budget up to around 1500 freedom units, but can go a little higher if needed, i'd be willing to forgo some weight savings for better battery life, but don't wanna haul around something that weighs almost as much as my desktop.
  21. Broseidon, Lord of the Bro
    Hey, They gotta afford to pay the lobbyists somehow
  22. Broseidon, Lord of the Bro
    I was thinking of this model specifically https://www.dell.com/en-us/shop/dell-laptops/xps-15/spd/xps-15-9570-laptop/DYCWB1647H
  23. Broseidon, Lord of the Bro
    Hello, new user, long time lurker. I'm on the search for a new laptop for Photo and light (mostly 1080p) video editing. I've had my eye on the XPS 15 9570 for awhile and I'm stuck on wether or not the 4k screen is worth it for the battery life penalty. I'm posting to see if anyone either; has this latop or suggestions that may be offer better specs or features. Thanks in advance.
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