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For this price range I love recommending a apple USB c dongle DAC connected to any of the ~$100 amps like the magni 3+ which seems to have gotten a huge price drop at $69USD. More power than you need but Greta amp for the price. https://www.schiit.com/products/magni-plus
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9 hours ago, Psittac said:
buy an amp and use one of the products as a pre-amp? The rodecaster duo only put's out 250mw but doesn't give any other specifications so I wouldn't count on it to power much. The Schiit Magni+ and Heretic are on close-out right now, would be perfect.
To play off of this for the 990 I would reccomend the magni over the heretic if you go this route. The 990 due to it being sharp sounds even sharper on op amp based amps I know the differences between the heretic and magni are subtle it's genuinely enough to avoid going with a heretic imo. Good Discrete power just sounds better on beyers.
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4 hours ago, Xavier Higgins said:
Hi there
i have a logitech headset its good but its begin to hurt my head so i would like to check for a new one. And god there is a lot of option. I would like to know some good headset.
- I want to be confort for long hours
- last very long time
I am open to conventional gaming headset or like music headset beyerdinamic, audio technica something like that. I know that if i go for one of these i will have to buy a microphone.
Thanks a lot for the tips
I would go for this.
https://www.bestbuy.ca/en-ca/product/beyerdynamic-tygr-300-r-headphones/16229992
Hard to reccomend a mic at the remaining budget
But this exists and is not bad I would just use a stand with it which brings you over budget. And if your willing to get a stand and go even more over budget. This is better for the use case
Audio-Technica 20 SERIES AT2005USB Cardioid Dynamic Microphone https://a.co/d/6H1BVkg
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On 2/18/2024 at 4:21 PM, Thaldor said:
Also how fucking stupid must someone be to fall for the "Max/MQA" garbage?
Their original intentions behind this i think had a lot of people fooled. But yeah they had a lot of people really buying into it. I saw so many people in various audio groups defending the shit out of it.but mostly cause they were invested cause they had equipment that supported the format.
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On 2/15/2024 at 4:24 PM, Psittac said:
I will say that my most enjoyable headphones are in fact my most expensive ones but part of that is comfort
I feel this so hard. Currently my daily driver is my pair of audio quest nighthawk carbons a notoriously flawed sounding pair of headphones. But I use it daily anyway regardless of flaws bauces it's original price was able to afford it the ability of being super damn comfortable. It also helps this is such a unique sounding headphone aiming for that speaker in an over dampened room sound which is super relaxing and refreshing vs my beyers who like to shout detail at me.
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Try another set of headphones maybe if you can find a higher impedance one. But the DAC or amp maybe shoddy on it. Looking at a listing of it it seems to blast a lot about binaural audio and such. See if you can turn the effects off a lot of the time any added effects to audio make it sound terrible. The only solution I can think of is plug a laptop into it and listen to the piano through the laptop instead of that port.
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7 hours ago, Cocococo said:
I can't speak specifically for the TYGR's but i've tried a lot of Beyerdynamic headphones and always found the treble to be really harsh and piercing (DT990 actually hurt my ears the treble is so overblown) and frankly even a $150 HD560S beats out the thousand dollar T1 for all listening and use purposes, if you just want Beyerdynamic then DT880 is the one to go for (but it is still not as good as HD560S) you can find inline mics for Sennheiser HD600, 650, 6xx, 580 and 660 (they're all the same chassis with the same input, have a look for any of them, super great buy) recently i have seen FiiO FT3's selling for a decent price (these are some of my absolute favourite headphones at the moment, absolutely killer deal) but worst case scenario a PC38x will be a fantastic headset for you
the tyygr is a retuned 990 32 ohm the treble is around where the 880 sits. the mid bass is calmed down and overall is just a more balanced sounding beyer with some fun where the 880 can sound flat and boring its like a nice middle ground between the 990 and 880. it's also 32 ohm so its easy to run off a modern motherboard. you also get that nice benefit of staging that beyers in this price range excel at
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8 hours ago, crispy.ltt said:
Maybe it's just me then. I personally love having wireless charging and I weigh that feature very heavily.
Absolutely fair we all have preferences and what we have on our desks is highly personal.
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9 hours ago, KennethTeka said:
Hi,
I'm deciding between the Beyerdynamic Tygr 300 R and the DT 900 PRO X for my new headphone. I can get the TYGR 300 R with the FOX microphone as a bundle for 239 Euro, the DT 900 PRO X costs the same without an microphone. Is the 900 PRO X worth the extra money or should ik just get the bundle with the TYGR? My maximum budget is 300 euro so I have room to buy an microphone with the DT 900 PRO X but I don't know if its's a better headphone or not. I will use it for gaming and some music.
For your needs if your just gaming I would stick to just getting the tygr no bundle. And get a good cheap dynamic mic with an arm like a Samson q2u. The dt 900 is good but not that much better than the tygr specifically for gaming. For general sound quality it's definitely better but 100 euros more? Debatable
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3 hours ago, crispy.ltt said:
I'm sure that there are some better headsets with the "base station" option. However, relieving myself from that is just different and it's hard to grasp unless you use the product for a long time. For me it really removes the management from the headset. I've got enough stuff at home that requires charging cables, it's nice to eliminate some of those "chores" if you can call it that. Not to mention cables having to be taken in/out of use constantly.
As for the energy transmitted by the induction charging, as far as I've read about it. The energy from induction chargers is so low that it generally doesn't reach outside the charging device itself. Regardless, the fact that it's located near your head shouldn't make a difference since you never charge it in that location anyway. Without any opposing magnetic field the spool in the headset itself shouldn't really pose any risk as it's "inactive".
I wear induction capable earbuds for 3-5 hours a day at work so It can't possibly be that bad given the size of the QI-charging market.
But what do I know, I'm not an electrical engineer.Lol neither am I . I use galaxy buds pro 2 for 8 hours a day at work. Most wireless charging earbuds don't wirelessly charge in the case though. It's the case itself that is wireless charging capable. The earbuds tend to charge through contact points on on them works the same way as airpods as well as xm5s and I'm pretty sure all wireless earbuds. Cause .asking contact to charge us the most efficient way to charge them allowing use to stretch the battery life in the case. I mean I dot. See much of an issue as to why Qi charging couldn't work aside from shit just being expensive to implement and it's not something a lot of people are begging for. The hardcore gamers out here are all converting to really good wired solutions anyway cause it's better for performance.blockquote widget
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1 hour ago, crispy.ltt said:
Hey,
I've had a bunch of different headsets through the years but my current one is special, beyond anything I've ever had before. Possibly not in the most rational way, but for me it's both the best and the worst headset I've ever had. Just like many others I've went through my handful of Steelseries Siberia V2 over the years. Some because they simply broke, some because they've worn down (I may have abused a few and exercised my free throw a bit too enthusiastically at times). But that's not the headset I wanna talk about.
I switched over to a Steelseries Sibera 800 back in 2016 and I loved having a wireless headset. It allowed me to move more freely in my apartment and just upped the game for me when it came to quality of life. The dual-battery system with the little hub on my desk made sure that I (almost) never ran out of battery which was a game-breaker. Unfortunately, as the years passed, I would find myself swapping batteries a bit more frequently. In fact, significantly more frequently. The batteries had lost a noticeable portion of their capacity which triggered the search for a replacement.
To say the least, finding a replacement for this headset was not easy. I had grown accustomed to never running out of battery, never having to grab a charging cable. For the past 3 years I've had the comfort of (almost) never having to pause what I was doing at the PC because of my headset. While I initially enjoyed the dual-battery system, It had started bothering me. The hub would many times not recognise that a battery was inserted which would lead to me swapping battery just to find out that battery was at 0% charge. What started out as this great feature for comfort had degraded into the exact opposite. This is where HyperX steps into the picture.
I finally found something that could be the replacement I was looking for.This headset blew my mind reading about it. I had never seen a PC headset with wireless charging. So I bought it and was beyond excited about this feature...and goddamn if it wasn't the best headset I had ever experienced. I paired it with an IKEA HEKTAR desktop lamp that had a wireless charging pad and it felt incredible. While the wireless charging pad only had 5W induction charging, it didn't really matter. The headset had a staggering 30hrs battery time which was 5-10 hours more than other competitor headsets could offer at the time. This was the best headset I had ever had and nothing I knew came nearly close.
5 Years later.
The wireless charging is still king. It is the only headset with this level of comfort. However, the headset has not been pain-free. A couple pointers:
- The sound is not great. The quality is acceptable and while I only listen to music/movies/series using my SONOS multi-speaker system it wouldn't hurt to have better sound. Other headsets I've tested have noticeable better range, clarity, etc. than what these can offer.
- The sound is NOT great. The headset have had an issue with crackling noises for at least 1-2 years, and it's only gotten worse. I've tried everything to fix this and there seems to be no way around it unfortunately.
- The microphone is sub-par. The quality has degraded over the years to the point where I'm cutting to where half of what I'm saying sometimes is not being picked up. The microphone position is extremely sensitive, I have to make adjustments very frequently to make sure it's set in front of my mouth.
- The physical comfort was great (emphasis on was). This is nothing new. Leather wears down and loses its cushioning effect eventually. The downside is that the top headrest leather piece can not be replaced and at this point I'm getting worried I'll end up like Tyler1. It's not great.
- The software is horrid (well maybe). It's not necessarily about the software, it's about the connection to the software. The headset constantly loses connection with the software which prevents me from making any changes to f.e. keybinds for the side buttons. To be honest the software UI is quite ok, it's very simple and straightforward.
- The game/chat volume toggle does NOT exist. This headset desperately needs a toggle to control both chat and game volume channels. I have to constantly adjust volume of browser/applications/discord/games which is not great.
- They're kind of bulky and I wish they were slimmer but I digress.
Despite all these issues, this is still the best headset I've ever had. Having wireless charging is everything and I feel that it brings incredible value to this headset. I feel it's time for a replacement but the problem is that there isn't one. HyperX has since discontinued this model and there is no way for me to purchase a brand new one (I would if I could).
Why has no other peripheral company picked up on this? Correct me if I'm wrong, but I can not manage to find a single headset with QI-charging.
There needs to be more gaming headsets with wireless charging and it saddens me that there are no other options on the market.
Do I sacrifice the one feature that I love the most to improve on the other aspects of a headset? Or do I live through the cons until this headset eventually dies on me?
After all, it is the best (and the worst) headset I've ever had.While it's not that great sounding compared to even other wireless options like the Maxwell the Astro a50 wireless + base station come with some sort of charging base when your not using it. I do wonder if there is some sort of issues presented with wireless charging. Maybe some sort of issue generated by the wireless energy transfer as to why we don't see it more often. But wireless headsets have only started sounding decent pretty recently so stuffing more and more features is expensive. Im just surprised we don't see more of the base station solutions. But personally my favorite solutions is howsteel series artist does it by providing removable rechargeable batteries allowing for better continuous gameplay and ensuring device longevity to an extent vs non removable batteries that will just die eventually
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4 hours ago, WarmEngine said:
How do they compare to both the KRK Rokit 5 and Yamaha HS5 in your personal opinion?
Hard to say I don't really have them here to compare. Sad to see they are that overpriced they should $200-250 each. I find the krks far too bassy personally for actual production work whether it be monitoring but are really in speaker for stuff like DJ'ng or listening to hip hop or EDM. The t5v are closer to the HS5 both aim for neutrality but the HS5 is notoriously unforgiving it will reveal anything wrong with the mix and is not the most enjoyable thing to listen to for enjoyment but if your doing production work it's great. The t5v to me strikes a nuce balance between the 2 it's revealing enough to use for production but it's also musical enough for enjoyment.
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1 hour ago, WarmEngine said:
Not familiar with iloud brand but will look them up. Since I replied I've raised my budget slightly. I looked at the Yamaha HS5 ($400/pr) and KRK Rokit G4's ($370/pr) in Guitar Center today to compare them side by side. They didn't have the KRK Classic 5's ($300/pr) unfortunately so wasn't able to test those out. The Yamaha's had really solid clarity and high/mid range but lacked low end and had a rear facing bass port and my speakers are within 1 foot of a wall and in the corner of a room next to a window as well which concerns me. KRK's excelled with low end but suffered in the higher range but had a front facing bass port. What do you like in that $400 range?
If you can afford the HS5 also co spider the Adam t5v should run about $400 as well as the JBL 306p mk2 both are great. I personally like the sound of the Adam t5v better as I find it more neutral.
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4 hours ago, dHdx said:
I've done that. Audeze said that the problem is likely on my end, since it does not present in devices other than my PC, which makes sense.
The "my end" problem is the part I can't figure out lol
Damn yeah that is hard. Since your running AMD are your motherboard drivers up to date?
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8 hours ago, WarmEngine said:
$200 to $350 would be ideal and obviously $200 is better BUT if there's a drastic difference between $200 and $350 I'd rather spend the extra money. The same goes with $350 and if that's not enough for a quality monitor that sounds good and will last I don't mind increasing slightly. The KRK Classic's are $200 a pair which seems incredibly cheap as I'm pretty sure I spent $300 or $350 on the current pair 10+ years ago when they came out in like 2009-2010 or so. Thanks for your help.
I did a bit more research and from what I can tell my current KRK Rokit's are G2 (whereas the new Rokits are G4's) so mine are 2 generations old.
I mean generations. Don't really matter if the speaker sounds good it sounds good. Im currently rocking headphones from the 80s and it sounds great.
The thing I can reccomend within your budget is the iloud micro a lot. But if you value stereo imaging you'll probably prefer the KRK rockits 5. If you had a budget of $400 I could give more options but it seems inflation has caught how ith a few of my other reccomendations.
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5 hours ago, dHdx said:
Yes. The Dongle is for wireless audio. Lower latency Bluetooth, from what I hear. But the Headset can also be connected to the PC via USB. I only have issues when my audio source is the USB Dongle connected to my PC.
I've tried the steps that you described. All Drivers and Firmware are up to date and Windows Audio Enhancements or Sampling rate make no difference.
That's rough. I would try to contact audeze at this point maybe they have a fix as you may not be the only person experiencing this.
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Lots of great new and used monitors to be found what is your budget?
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Update your video drivers , download any audeze related driver/software needed. When you say hooked up to the dongle is it wired or wireless? Check your audio settings to make sure your at the highest quality output and make sure there are no audio enhancements turned on.
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50 minutes ago, Tigerleon said:
That says it all. Even when you used a good setup and you were unable to distinguish the difference then there is no point. There is a limit to devices and files and it doesn't matter how much you spend after a certain point. If someone says otherwise. Hello alien with 100x better hearing.
I made a edit to my comment I called it double blind originally. That was a mistake.
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I'm a bit late to this thread. I've run blind tests for myself. Using my liquid spark DAC and Asgard 3 off my PC as a source and a friend to run it for me and note down we both agreed to use his pair of HD 800s. We ran 20 songs we were very familiar with and did 3 runs. Going into this I already knew I wasn't super sensitive to this already but wanted to do a more comprehensive test than before I was correct 8 out the 20 times on our first run , 11 out of 20 time on our second time, and 7 out of 20 time on my third run. My friend who definitely has better hearing than me (he's younger and both have gotten our ears tested fairly recently) barely did better. He got 10 out of right first run , 12 second run and 10 again third run. This was of course using Spotify premium and Tidal all music used was downloaded and settings were set to highest possible quality. We were both consistently guessing the majority of songs correctly when at the lowest quality settings for Spotify vs flac on tidal though. I will admit this testing method was probably flawed and I could have used my more expensive DAC but I wanted the sound to be as neutral as possible for the setup that I had regardless I think was good enough for me to come to the conclusion the Spotify premium is good enough for me.
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16 hours ago, Freezen said:
Currently upgraded from Logitech desk speakers to an EPOS I SENNHEISER GSP 302 Closed Acoustic Gaming Headset and wondering if a DAC/Amp is worth it? If so, recommendations would be appreciated.
I noticed a big difference going to the headset and am wondering if it would be better yet with a DAC. Right now my headset is plugged into the 3.5mm plugs on my G110 keyboard because the cord isn't long enough but have tried directly plugging into the motherboard (ASUS Prime Z690-P WiFi) with no big difference in audio quality in the headset.The first questions one must ask when contemplating this is really does my current gear make noise? And is it loud enough. If you are hearing audible noise like static that isn't supposed to be there or something that sounds like coil whine then getting a external DAC may be a good idea.
Is it loud enough?if your headphones sound quite when cranked then maybe an amp is needed. The thing is all of that is already built in to your motherboard , and in this case your keyboard. An DAC is not functional without an amp and anything that can convert digital to analogue is a DAC.
Do my headphones sound correct? This is a hard one to explain. Headphones have sound signatures you may have seen charts with wavy lines called frequency response charts. Those are measurements letting us know what a machine hears and what we are expected to hear telling us how a headphone sounds in respect to each frequency. It tells you what it likes to put forward , and what it likes to hold back on. It can tell you if it's bass heavy or likes to show off mids more. There is a lot to this and I can go into higher detail but basically there are signs of underpowered headphones beyond just volume. If the bass sounds thinner than it should if the treble seems piercing and uncontrolled if there is just a lack of what the headphones are supposed to sound like there is potential for you to need a bigger amp or more likely your headphones are defective.
upgrade headphones and find volume , noise , or it not sounding how its supposed to . But mainly focus on volume and noise. In your case if it sounds clean I wouldn't bother getting a amp/DAC.
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On 12/12/2023 at 2:28 AM, PedroBento1996 said:
hey, i'm looking at the same choice rn and i was wondering what your opinion would be if the senheiser was 100€ cheaper than the sony (it's usualy 30 but i can get it on sale rn) thanks!
xm5 has battery issues right now where they can potentially blow yup in your ears i would not trust any sony TWS at the moment until it's fixed and the next model comes out. i know the title say xm4 but this extends to the xm5 as well.
do I need a DAC for my setup
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Yup, if you got the 990 I would have said yeah personally. Newer beyers are thankfully pretty easy to drive.