Message from @Kaytee

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2017-07-08 21:28:43 UTC  

shit those heat sinks would run you like $2 a pop easy if not more

2017-07-08 21:28:58 UTC  

that pot's $2 in quantities of 1

2017-07-08 21:30:37 UTC  

also i'm not sure how assembled it comes, do be aware the tpa6120 is a small surfacemount part

2017-07-08 21:30:46 UTC  

so get your drag soldering tip ready

2017-07-08 21:31:35 UTC  

and it might even come in the QFN package, and if so get your hot air station / reflow oven ready

2017-07-08 21:31:54 UTC  

i do have all that

2017-07-08 21:31:56 UTC  

only a true wizard can hand solder qfn packages

2017-07-08 21:32:41 UTC  

@Kaytee got hot air station

2017-07-08 21:33:52 UTC  

got a solder stencil for 20-pin qfn?

2017-07-08 21:34:10 UTC  

thing's 4mmx4mmx0.5mm, not exactly gonna do that with a spool of solder hot air station or no

2017-07-08 21:34:13 UTC  

need paste and stencil

2017-07-08 21:34:42 UTC  

Would the Behringer UMC22 be a good interface to go with a NW/BM-800? I'm looking into moving away from my gaming headset, but I also don't want to blow the bank, and I hear USB mics can be a pain

2017-07-08 21:34:45 UTC  

hopefully they used the 20SOP version

2017-07-08 21:34:50 UTC  

i have anything i could ever need where i work

2017-07-08 21:34:54 UTC  

that one you can reasonably do with a steady hand and a drag tip

2017-07-08 21:35:21 UTC  

huh

2017-07-08 21:35:26 UTC  

my pc is having a hard time driving these

2017-07-08 21:35:30 UTC  

my phone can do it fine

2017-07-08 21:35:47 UTC  
2017-07-08 21:37:13 UTC  

@Raggle Fraggle anything with 15v-48v phantom power is fine

2017-07-08 21:37:26 UTC  

also behringer is a good brand

2017-07-08 21:37:29 UTC  

from tests we've seen that's all that's necessary to power it without quality drop off

2017-07-08 21:37:57 UTC  

like, it's not super extra pro tier but it's gonna be better than 99% of twitch streamers have as a given

2017-07-08 21:39:35 UTC  

I don't think you even need an audio interface personally if you're only using it for gaming, but that's just me and my experiences

2017-07-08 21:39:53 UTC  

i think it'd be worth it if you're trying to do twitch or youtube, but

2017-07-08 21:39:56 UTC  

honestly, it would mostly be used for chatting on Discord/in-game stuff, and *maybe* some amateur commentaries/goofing off; I just would rather have something of better quality than my HyperX Stinger's headset mic

2017-07-08 21:40:09 UTC  

how much of a maybe is this?

2017-07-08 21:40:20 UTC  

because yeah it's valuable for videos and streams

2017-07-08 21:40:33 UTC  

because you can adjust levels really easily with a spare hand

2017-07-08 21:40:48 UTC  

I figure it's better to be a bit overkill than going full cheapo

2017-07-08 21:40:56 UTC  

i get that

2017-07-08 21:41:04 UTC  

I wouldn't call a phantom power box cheapo, most people balk at that even

2017-07-08 21:41:16 UTC  

my next pc's gonna be a ridiculous quad xeon box with 128GB of ecc ram, because fuck it

2017-07-08 21:41:33 UTC  

aint no kill like overkill

2017-07-08 21:41:44 UTC  

even if i could get by fine on 64GB of ram and just a single higher-end xeon

2017-07-08 21:41:47 UTC  

https://www.amazon.com/Behringer-Micropower-Ultra-Compact-Phantom-Supply/dp/B000FG795I/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1499550076&sr=8-1&keywords=phantom+power+behringer this is fine for most people I imagine but yeah if you want to go to the next level get the audio interface

2017-07-08 21:41:57 UTC  

so @Kaytee lets say we found a good amp board for me, what should i look into for DAC

2017-07-08 21:42:06 UTC  

plus the Blue Yeti that I was also considering not only isn't /csg/ material, but would be a pain to deal with as far as accessories go since it's mostly proprietary shit

2017-07-08 21:42:11 UTC  

@Goa i'd stick with the ele dac personally

2017-07-08 21:42:39 UTC  

it's just a pcm2704 reference design in a box, perfectly fine for anything a human can hear

2017-07-08 21:42:45 UTC  

but i want something a bit better and with right chanel working