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[Guest]

Alright... All I can afford is pasta Bolognese.

Someone buy some fan fictions cuz I was convinced to buy a new CPU upgrade

 

Fan fictions here! Someone buy some fan fiction!

Any fiction you want, I'll make you a fan!!

[sub68]

4 hours ago, fpo said:

Maybe it was the headsets I had or something... Previously I used the Sennheiser hd280

Makes sense the older 280 is super narrow sounding like no sound stage.

The 58x are pretty wide.

 

UR22's is a respectful interface.

[Guest]

Just now, sub68 said:

Makes sense the older 280 is super narrow sounding like no sound stage.

The 58x are pretty wide.

 

UR22's is a respectful interface.

It's not even like the sound stage. 

 

It's like.. the snowball is flat or muted; sounds kinda like a higher quality razer gaming headset mic if that makes sense. 

Idk... Getting rid of it now. 

Hopefully someone will be happy to get it for like $10~.

It was 40$ 6 years ago. MSRP brought it to 50 or 60 now. 

Easy mic. 

[sub68]

Just now, fpo said:

It's like.. the snowball is flat or muted; sounds kinda like a higher quality razer gaming headset mic if that makes sense. 

Ohh that way ok. 

1 minute ago, fpo said:

It's not even like the sound stage.

Sorry I was thinking on headphones 

[Guest]

6 hours ago, sub68 said:

 

Sorry I was thinking on headphones 

They are headphones. 

 

It's not the soundstage that made the difference if I were to declare. 

 

You were not wrong in all your declarations. 

[sub68]

41 minutes ago, fpo said:

It's not the soundstage that made the difference if I were to declare. 

ok, hmm older 280 pros arent the best sounding things ever made.

so I see

[benny_r_t_2]

Keychron Q3 Navy Blue barebone

 

Kailh Box V2 Brown switches

 

Keychron OEM PBT dye sub 1.6mm thick keycaps

 

This will be my first time using Via or hotswap switches.  First time using kailh box v2 browns or anything like this really.  Pretty excited.

 

*  It's working and so thoccy

 

[nbrowser]

I normally don’t buy box sets but this one is special.

[8tg]

More CDs I traded Skyrim for Nintendo switch for

this is after new jewel cases

Some of these will need disc polishing but if they read fine they should be ok

generation efx here is a radio promo cd, not a retail copy, which is cool

[benny_r_t_2]

"BenQ Screenlamp Plus" rests on top of monitor to illuminate my desk without taking up space:

 

 

And a tiny acrylic keyboard switch work bench, grease & oil, tiny tools, and a quick release switch tool.  I was thinking i might lube the switches and experiment with different springs.  But man these parts are tiny!  I'm new to working with hotswap switches and taking them apart.  It is fun, reminds me of playing with LEGO.

[Skyesgaming]

Bought some items during the Boxing Day sale. Finally going to update my dads computer after fixing it up earlier this year. Hopefully he likes it when I finally get it put together. 
 

[8tg]

Picks and pry tools, tweezers, precision screwdriver set, sodimm heatsinks and a thermal pad

[demonix00]

New headset because the cable was starting to break down exposing the wires, so I decided that the replacement should have no wires unless it's being charges (at least it came with a braded cable).

[Bitter]

2 hours ago, Skyesgaming said:

Bought some items during the Boxing Day sale. Finally going to update my dads computer after fixing it up earlier this year. Hopefully he likes it when I finally get it put together. 
 

 

Your nails match your GPU box

[Bitter]

Couple tools for work to replace one I snapped. Odd failure but I've been beating the hell out of it for years.

[soldier_ph]

@AluminiumTechhas gifted me 15 Bucks on Steam to make up for the KZ Zex Pro because I didn't like them and with 7 Bucks out of my Pocket I bought:

For 7 Bucks this is a good deal. Another one of those EOL Games added to my collection, nice.

 

[Guest]

5 hours ago, Skyesgaming said:

Bought some items during the Boxing Day sale. Finally going to update my dads computer after fixing it up earlier this year. Hopefully he likes it when I finally get it put together. 
 

your dad & I will have very similar computers.

[Guest]

Gang's all here! 

 

Now I gotta figure out how tf to update my bios to use Ryzen 50000 without bricking my motherboard ...

Then I have to consider if I should make a spiritual successor to that famous video game I worked on this one time

[Guest]

Forgot to show off my other latest purchase!!

Sorry about that

 

Spoiler

Yes I did post my groceries lol

 

and proof I'm not a real gamer.... I shower with soap

 

 

 

[Bitter]

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08LV4SMH9

My set of these finally came in to replace my very aged M-Audio AV40. Can't really compare since the caps in the AV40's need to be replaced but the new speakers of course sound a lot better.

[dogwitch]

Bought 2 of this new at 90 each.(close out sale of a office store)

 

[GamerDude]

A 2TB Kingston SSD for games on my main rig, it's at my friend's place back home....

 

A set of cable to improve on aesthetics.....

 

[seanondemand]

New coffee grinder! Needed something that could get super fine for making espresso with single origins and such.

 

 

[s_k]

Genuinely surprised about these. I'm an audipohile, but I like practicality as well so Bluetooth is sometimes just a good idea.

Wanted a pair of BT headphones that weren't earbuds as my ears are weird and it's always a hassle (although I used my JBL TWS120 for years). 
Didn't want to overspend, so started reading up on reviews, listening to some headphones in stores, finding that everything cheap just sounded horrid.
Either incredibly harsh and boomy, or completely muddy and lacking any sort of transparency. 
Then I found some reviews on these and I kept noticing that people say they sound pretty flat, never hyped. Found a cheap pair in an opened box and gave them a shot. 
And my goodness, they are not bad. They remind me of AKG's cheaper wired offerings (35-40usd price range) like the K52. Nothing extremely exciting, but generally really pleasant. The highs are calm and still quite transparent, midrange and stereo imaging are actually really good. Never agressive, never muddy or hollow. And the low end is nice and round, with plenty of pressure but not too much boom. It doesn't go super deep, but what is there, is good. I generally do not like Sennheiser's sound signature at all (hiss booommm, even the 600+ usd ones) so this was a pleasant surprise. The ones I do like are the HD25 and these do remind me of them somewhat.  
Only after using them for a few hours I realised they come with an App. Installed it, and that immediately completely ruined the sound. Even at its 'neutral' setting it's agressive and boomy. This is the setting at which they sound most neutral:

Yet, as soon as I uninstalled the app, everything was back to normal, phew. 
Great pair of cheap bluetooth cans for people who don't fall for the hyped sound of beats and skull candy, and who actually want to hear some refinement in their music, which is a tough call at this price range.
Long battery life (25h), no noise cancelling bullshit, easy pairing. Other than play/pause and volume there's nothing. They are also pretty comfy for on-ears.
Best 30 bucks I spent this December :D. 

[SimplyChunk]

44 minutes ago, s_k said:

I'm an audipohile

I'm not sure what one of thems is?