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Has anyone else tried these? I was recommended them by a guy in the Oculus/VR thread in games. I was looking at the Beyer's that've been recommended a lot in this thread but drat they are expensive.
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quote:Takstar HI 2050 So I picked up a pair of these and have them plugged in to the jack on the backplate of my Asus Z87-C motherboard. Unfortunately I'm experiencing a background hiss at any/all volume levels. Is this likely to be a faulty audio unit on the motherboard or do I have a bad pair of headphones, or should I set things up differently somehow?
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Retarded Pimp posted:Try plugging it into another source, like a decent smart phone or mp3 player and see if you get the same result. I am a loving retard. Thanks for pointing out the obvious test to me *facepalm* Yeah looks like it's the sound unit on the motherboard. Kind of disappointed in Asus really. Wonder if I can put the old striker extreme sound card thing on this motherboard...
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So it turns out the issue with my new headphones having a hiss when plugged into my PC was just the right channel. I updated the Realtek driver (it's an Asus Z87-C motherboard) and the hiss only occurs when I select 'headphones' in the realtek software that pops up when I plug them in to the audio jack. What the gently caress realtek  I am fine using the 'Front left and right speakers' option instead, but will this affect positional audio in games?
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There've been a few discussions over last few pages but no real results: does anyone have recommendations for in-ear bluetooth headphones, mid-range (£50 - £80 or so), that are decent? My bro got me some JBL E25sfor Christmas which were all good until after 6 months they started falling apart due to constant use. Also they do have some annoyances like having to hold a button for about 10 seconds just to turn them on or off. Anyhow Amazon refunded me the cost of the JBL's so I am just checking if anyone knows of better quality ones. I can't really see any alternative on Amazon at the moment that has the following: 6hrs+ battery life Not total poo poo build quality/sound Use case: everyday for music & radio/podcasts on commute There are some Jaybird models, and that's a brand I've seen recommended in this thread, but most of them have crap reviews on Amazon? Maybe I should just go for the JBLs again and hope for a less lovely unit?
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Dogen posted:BeatsX maybe? You can get em for about a hundred bucks in the US so that ought to be in your range.
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Someone earlier in the thread recommended BeatsX for a ~£100 pair of Bluetooth IEMs, but looking at the amazon reviews there are common hardware faults and plenty of other issues (including the battery life being a fair bit less than advertised for quite a few people). Anyone have any good alternative recommendations?
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Does anyone have a recommendation for mid-range bluetooth IEMs? I have been using Anker Spirit Pro for the past year but managed to break one of the earpieces: https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B07BMV5T2N/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1 They were decent and actually quite robust (I just managed break them by getting them caught on something in an unusual way, on one of the plastic parts), but I figure someone might have come out with something better in the past year? When I last looked it was surprisingly hard to find a set of mid-priced ones which actually have decent build quality, battery life and also good sound. The Spirit Pro's build quality + battery life were fine but volume was a bit low. e: hmm it seems like everyone is recommending BLON 03's for IEMs, perhaps I should just go for those + one of the plugin bluetooth receiver things? Never used that kind of setup before El Grillo fucked around with this message at 13:16 on Dec 18, 2019 |
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ddogflex posted:You could use the BLONs with a Moondrop Littleblack cable and have the drape-around-back-of-neck thing. I have been using mine like that some. All-in you'd be at like $60-70 and have great sound quality. Weirdly the Littleblack doesn't seem to be available in the UK... there's one company that would ship it via Singapore but it would take 20 to 40 days. Anyone know of other recommended Bluetooth adapter cables? I imagine there's a lot of poo poo out there, and there doesn't seem to be a huge amount of useful info. If I got something with only like 6hr battery life or crap amp, it would be a real pain in the arse.
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Has anyone tried the Cambridge Audio Melomania 1's? Fully wireless bluetooth IEMs. They have good reviews. Cambridge Audio has a pretty good rep, right?
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^^Thanks! Although the Soundcores are more like £150, so maybe I'll look at their range of wired Bluetooth ones instead as I assume I can get something better quality for the same price (with the inconvenience of the joining cable but to be honest I really don't mind that..) e: gah, they aren't selling any midrange wired Bluetooth ones, just cheap stuff. I seem to go round and round in circles with this stuff. El Grillo fucked around with this message at 00:40 on Dec 21, 2019 |
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Anyone got any brand recommendations - I'm looking for decent quality/mid-range (£50-£100) wireless IEMs, preferably ones with silicon ear lock pieces (like the 'sport'-type IEMs tend to have, to keep them in your ears). I see some stuff by Jabra out there, are they usually not poo poo? I honestly find buying wireless IEMs a complete pain in the arse. Never seem to be any good mid-range options, only cheap poo poo or really expensive ones which still often have bad QA issues or just feature flaws (4 hour battery life etc).. hoping someone here can point me in the right direction this time!
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Any in-ear bluetooth buds for phone - podcasts/music - that people would recommend right now? Looking for something under £100 ideally. I hate buying bluetooth earphones because there has always seemed to be a quality/price gap between £50-£150 where there's just nothing good between crappy £20 tinny rubbish, and very expensive £150 stuff. Mostly I'm looking for something with vaguely decent quality and a decent battery life 6hrs+, which doesn't cost the earth.
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The Perfect Element posted:Anker Soundcore Life P2... https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07SJR6HL3?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share I was very tempted by Sony wf-1000xm4's, which were going for £165. But apparently they only come with memory foam ear buds which cause some people discomfort and have fit issues, so I didn't feel like it was worth the tag.
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A few posts up someone recommended a set of Ankers to me
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I thought these Jabra earbuds would fall out, every wired earphones I've ever had kept falling out of my ears (including bluetooth with a neck wire). But these things are super light and I have had no issue with fit or them falling out at all.
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Anyone know a good basic set of wired over-ear headphones, with velour/similar fabric earpads, for general film/gaming/etc. PC use? I have a broken as gently caress set of Takstar HI 2050's that I've been using for years. They are great. The thing I most care about is comfort, as long as audio quality is good (for a layman/non-audiophile). It seems weirdly difficult to find something as comfortable as my old Takstar's. A lot of over-ear headsets seem to have either (a) round earpads (whose ears are round?? there must be some reason why people make them like this but it sure isn't comfort. I prefer something that actually encloses the whole ear. Maybe I just have big ears, ok.); and/or (b) really uncomfortable headbands, that are too small/squeeze the top of your head, or have a kind of suspended double-headband strap underneath the main headband which actually presses down even more on the top of your head. As you can tell I know nothing about headphones. Here's what the Takstar's look like, for reference: 
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