interesting choice

i wonder when my cpu will come

the thing is that my mobo isnt a bad one but probably it is old enough already

https://www.asus.com/Motherboards/Z87PRO/

I have Z68-V Pro and i7 3770k

Itching to buy something new

But expensive since I want 32 GB RAM etc:p

My setup works fine, even run some VM's to learn stuff

Maybe I'll get something new once Intel come with some CPU's where Meltdown is fixed

ive got a ryzen 1600

i might upgrade to a 8700k at end of year

if funds permit

or just get a gaming laptop

settle down boys we aint #pc-fi

i hope my earbuds come soon

KZ ATE mmcx is a no go

its ever so slightly too big

fixed connectors > deatchable

thats why i only buy computers with potted components

apple ftw xD

@bentech how much are you going to sell your ryzen cpu+mobo for fam <:alismirk:230784726615588865>

ill prob just keep it tbh

got z87 pro + i7 4770k... its pretty good

i just need faster harddicks

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decided to take apart one of the steelseries usb soundcard v2 units

very cute little pcb

big chip is conexant cx20873 dolby turnkey IC

small chip on top side is conexant cx20745 i2s codec

reeee

Mmm lines

What exactly am I looking at here

a frequency response graph

So if I want something good the line is supposed to be as straight as possible?

not quite

that's just frequency response alone

and my rig is a flatplate so it doesnt account for any outer ear interactions, which means the upper midrange and treble will never be properly accurate

but flatter = better in a general trend

oh alright

thanks

freq response isn't as important as distortion
flatter response tends to come hand in hand with low distortion because flat responses target people who care about quality, but I'd look at distortion first then see if the FR works for you

i cant do proper distortion plots atm because my room noise is too high :(

well

tried to take apart my broken zircons

don't do it

lol

heat works but it might as well be welded together

i want my dumb cheap iems to come

right one is the one i ended up melting, left one still has driver inside

i thought it was just pressfit with some glue

NOPE

its okay i have extra blutack laying around

diy earphones

I would delete that before a mod sees it ilves

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i mean it technically fits the topic if you consider music "audio autistic"

tho id rather we didnt have shitposting in here

Makes sense since the Beatles is the audiofool band
Yep I would too

Serious question now
How bad are the apple airpod clones and knockoffs?
Has anyone ever experienced one?

bad

the original airpods are pretty bad, and the knockoffs are even worse

That would explain a lot

if you care in any way about sound quality avoid fully wireless with a 10km pole

Just looking for some convenient options to see if one offers acceptable quality

Maybe the Bose SoundSport Free?

I tried the bose listening tests

The car audio is great but the headphones are all mid focused

I don't like that sound signature

ye the bose anc headphones are nice

imo, at least

I am a filthy bass junkie like Julian <:benis:239668961011040257>

qc35 and wh1000x are both really nice normiephones

I've seen some dude on my bus with some QCY wireless shitboxes I'm fairly sure are like $20 but I haven't bothered to check

Not enough bass for me on both of them when I tried one

Just EQ it in smh

You don't want to see my peace eq, it's like a 30db boost on the <100 range

If only a chink would make high fidelity cans or buds with bass that far surpasses the bluedio t3/jvc livebeat

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maybe takstar ??

€500 is a lot of money for them

I know the pro82 has a bass switch

they're like $60 fam

Anything €100 below or ish is a choice

Pro82 hmm

Oh wait I thought you meant the kannons

The ones with like a built in rumble thing?

It's so hard finding the perfect suiting cans for your preferred bass heavy sound signature.
Anything that sounds like car audio with bass cranked to 11 in the settings is near impossible to find, I miss my dad's audi q7 with bose audio.

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wat

All you need to understand me
https://youtu.be/cedfX-gzHuM

redpill me on lower frequencies

Anything below 20hz is good to break windows

bass is for deaf men without taste

just buy CAL

I just need headphones that sound clean but are so heavy that they start vibrating on my head

get one of those chair vibrator systems

Nah