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Neo_Crimson posted:Uhh even the simplest ones seem complicated and overkill for what I want. There are tons of cheap 2 channel mixers on Amazon if you're just trying to merge two audio sources together with volume control and you don't need anything else to get the audio out of your computers beyond what it already has.
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Neo_Crimson posted:Uhh even the simplest ones seem complicated and overkill for what I want. okay if you don't need a mic input how about something like this? https://www.adorama.com/bemx400.html e: whoops that's mono doesn't get a lot simpler than that, but also it doesn't have a headphone amp built in so you'll need to bring your own. honestly you could just google around for "stereo line mixer for headphones" or something and probably find what you need. Dr. Fishopolis fucked around with this message at 16:06 on Mar 24, 2025 |
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Neo_Crimson posted:Uhh even the simplest ones seem complicated and overkill for what I want. https://www.sweetwater.com/store/de...AMaAsF8EALw_wcB something like this will be way nicer and easier to use, and it has a nifty master volume slider. You'll have to connect one computer to USB (and you'll be able to run a mic through the mixer to that computer) and the other with analog but otherwise it should do the job. trilobite terror fucked around with this message at 00:45 on Mar 24, 2025 |
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Neo_Crimson posted:I was wondering if I could just buy a DAC that does the same thing for less, primarily so I can connect the headphones I have to both my PC and work computer without having to unplug anything or dig out earbuds. Dr. Fishopolis posted:okay if you don't need a mic input how about something like this? https://www.adorama.com/bemx400.html
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I'm hunting for a good pair of wireless earbuds, but my priorities are different than most reviewers so it's hard to get a good answer. My top priority is comfort. I generally don't like earbuds but I'm willing to give them a try again with how nice they've become in the past few years. Whatever other qualities they have are moot if I just don't want to put them on. My second priority is ANC. I had a really good set of Sony over ear headphones with amazing ANC, but my dog decided they were delicious. A good transparency mode is a plus but not necessary. Everything else is a distant third. Sound quality really doesn't matter because I'll mostly be listening to audiobooks. Call quality doesn't really matter because I rarely talk on the phone. I just want something to let me listen to my stories or "turn up the silence" without being obnoxious. At the moment I'm looking at the Sony Linkbuds Fit but wonder if there's any other standout units.
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Gangringo posted:I'm hunting for a good pair of wireless earbuds, but my priorities are different than most reviewers so it's hard to get a good answer. Beats Fit Pro Airpods Pro 2 choose based on your primary ecosystem
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Hi. I need decent bluetooth earbuds with "hooks" (or somehow linked) so I don't lose them. I currently have Power Beats Pro but they're dying and I read some awful reviews of the new version (Apple.com link). Noise cancellation would be super nice. And no open ear - I work in a quiet environment and playing "No no there's no limits" on a loop will probably inconvenience those around me. Any suggestions? Thank you. Unexpected fucked around with this message at 14:12 on Mar 26, 2025 |
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Unexpected posted:Hi. I need decent bluetooth earbuds with "hooks" (or somehow linked) so I don't lose them. I currently have Power Beats Pro but they're dying and I read some awful reviews of the new version (Apple.com link). do the winglets on the fit pro not suffice?
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trilobite terror posted:do the winglets on the fit pro not suffice? Never tried those. I'm clumsy, so I'd prefer something more solid...
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Anyone else got in on the CrinEar Project Meta train? 🚂
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101 posted:Anyone else got in on the CrinEar Project Meta train? 🚂 lol I was going to but they got snapped up so quick I guess I'll just have to listen to my other crinacle tuned IEMs and see how people get on with Meta first before just waiting for a regular production run because I'm not going to pay for the inevitable scalper prices just to get a special number.
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Looks interesting and crin knows ball but my advice with all hype train IEMs is to wait 6 months and see if people are still talking about it. Most of the time, they aren't It probably wouldn't be worth it for me since AirPods Pro 2 are the only IEM I use at home, and I don't care for how 3 kHz keeps creeping up higher and higher on crin's personal targets
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HamburgerTownUSA posted:lol I was going to but they got snapped up so quick I managed to get it right at the start of the first batch because I happened to open YouTube 1 minute after he uploaded. I believe the Meta is donezo now, but he has two more coming that are actually mass-produced. Godzilla07 posted:Looks interesting and crin knows ball but my advice with all hype train IEMs is to wait 6 months and see if people are still talking about it. Most of the time, they aren't Solid advice. I mostly just got them because I like the guys personality, trust him to make a solid set, and can probably sell them for breakeven or more years down the line with them being a limited item.
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At this point I might as well just get CIEMs. ADV Sound already has my ear impressions anyways since they made custom earplugs for me.
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I'm buying an android phone without a 3.5mm jack and need an adapter, I heard the apple one was good but apparently you can't change volume on it, and I live in the UK which most likely uses the EU model which apparently already has gimped volume. Is there a recommended one to buy? I'm not going to be driving anything bigger than qc45s. I bet there's some good chifi for this but I don't want to get something off aliexpress that dies after 3 months of hiss and crackle. e: I suppose there's an outside chance I'd plug my 80ohm dt770 pros in so it would be nice if it could handle that but I don't want to spend too far north of apple dongle prices for that zhar fucked around with this message at 21:56 on Apr 10, 2025 |
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zhar posted:I'm buying an android phone without a 3.5mm jack and need an adapter Crinacle had a video on this very topic recently that you may find informative: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a-jlS_OlSUg
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I'm using this UGREEN USB-C adapter on my Windows PC and it seems to do everything I need it to. I tried the Anker equivalent first because they're a more established brand and it was $1-2 cheaper, but discovered that one would make a small popping noise when starting and stopping audio, but only after you put the PC to sleep at least once and wake it back up again. That was just Windows though. On a MacBook Pro, the noise doesn't happen while in macOS (but did in Windows via Boot Camp). My modern DT 770 80 ohms get way louder than I remember my old 2007 pair getting (normal listening volume is 15-20% versus 70-80%), but this adapter should be able to handle either. Anything beyond 30% volume with any of my over-ears would probably cause hearing damage over prolonged periods. Attempting to use IEMs with it would probably cause some sort of instant trauma. Your Bose QC 45s are powered headphones and have their own DSP, so their input requirements are minimal. Yes, it is possible to run them passively, but they sound weird and mid-heavy, so I'm guessing most people don't use them that way unless absolutely necessary.
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Ended up pulling the trigger on a bare CX31993, cheaper than the cirius one he starts with and probably sufficient for what I want to do. If it breaks I'll try the ugreen. I figure it's better to have one with less power and a bigger usable range for the devices I use most of the time than something overpowered and having to keep it under 50% all the time anyway.Zorilla posted:Your Bose QC 45s are powered headphones and have their own DSP, so their input requirements are minimal. Yes, it is possible to run them passively, but they sound weird and mid-heavy, so I'm guessing most people don't use them that way unless absolutely necessary. I use them passively quite frequently because they don't have an option to use without noise cancelling/transparency which I don't always want. The audio is fine for podcasts/voice, and sometimes I meditate with just the headset on for a bit of isolation but don't want the noise floor and have the timer piped through (although for this case I could just leave the headphones unplugged and have the bell louder).
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My old IEMs finally died so I'm in the market for new ones. The bad news for me is that I know nothing about this space, but the good news is that I don't really like listening to IEMs much anyway so my standards are low. I pretty much just want a pair to wear on the subway or otherwise in public. What I'm looking for is: - Under $200. But I suspect my needs are slight enough that I may be able to go much lower than $200 - Comfortable. I don't really know what this means, to be honest; I've never had a pair of IEMs I'm happy with, so feel free to ignore it. I am wearing medium Comply 200s and they're fine but not particularly great; I've tried larges and they're too big. Feel free to ignore this one - No super strict requirements on ease of driving it, since I'll be using them with my Qudelix-5K. 2.5mm would be nice but as long as I can buy another wire and make it 2.5mm that way it's fine. And honestly it's optional anyway, just a nice to have as long as I can still drive it with an unbalanced connection - I generally prefer a clean, neutral sound, as God and the producer intended When I look up IEMs it's all a bunch of chi-fi companies I've never heard of who are apparently excellent, so I'm not sure where to start on research here. I was eyeing the Truthear Hexa, but was a bit worried as I hear it's quite large physically and thus can be tough on the ears.
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nrook posted:My old IEMs finally died so I'm in the market for new ones. The bad news for me is that I know nothing about this space, but the good news is that I don't really like listening to IEMs much anyway so my standards are low. I pretty much just want a pair to wear on the subway or otherwise in public. Gonna be that guy and suggest Beats Fit Pro, now that Tim's bribe to Trump went through, and everything they make is suddenly no longer subject to tariffs... 🤔 
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nrook posted:I am not interested in wireless IEMs. Whatever Crinacle recommends or makes in your preferred budget then
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Mister Facetious posted:Gonna be that guy and suggest Beats Fit Pro, now that Tim's bribe to Trump went through, and everything they make is suddenly no longer subject to tariffs... 🤔 They are subject to tariffs, unfortunately. At least, inasmuch as the list of exemption codes go. Headphones were moved from the code for voice communication devices (8517) to their own different category in 2024 (8518) and did not make the list of exempt codes. Whether that's enforced the way it's supposed to be is anyone's guess
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Yeah if they’re still cheap now it’s because they’re in stock. Once they start coming in from abroad you’ll see prices go up and stay up
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nrook posted:My old IEMs finally died so I'm in the market for new ones. The bad news for me is that I know nothing about this space, but the good news is that I don't really like listening to IEMs much anyway so my standards are low. I pretty much just want a pair to wear on the subway or otherwise in public. The big change when I got back into audio after a decade away was the revolution in affordable, quality personal audio products driven by Chinese manufacturers. These manufacturers and their anime waifus seem strange but there's good reason that their products drive discussion instead of the legacy manufacturers in the IEM space I wouldn't bother with a 2.5mm cable for an IEM. It's a fragile connector, and no good IEM should require the extra power from the Qudelix's balanced output 7Hz Zero 2 is neutral-with-bass-boost and it's like $25 USD as of typing this. You can feel the cost-cutting in the cable and the tips that come with it, but if you can tolerate the accessories, the sound is genuinely quite good. The bass boost is well executed - no Mud City bass boost like you see on most consumer wireless headphones - and a bit of a bass boost is nice for the commute If you hate the cable and tips that come in the box with the Zero 2, you might as well step up to the Truthear Hexa which is one of the few IEMs that has flat bass instead of an elevation in the bass. The shell is funky ergonomically, so order from Amazon to instantly return it if you don't like it. The bass is solid even if I'd prefer a higher bass level, and it's pretty good through the mids and treble
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I'm gonna be on a boat for a while. Boats are typically pretty loud, and I need to sleep. So I'm thinking I need in-ear headphones with good ANC. I'm not particularly concerned about overall audio quality. The catch: for various reasons, I need them wired with a 3.5mm connector. Bonus points for: small profile so they aren't annoying to side-sleep with; durability of the cord Budget: $100-200. I guess.
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i picked up a Qudelix-5K and a short Hart Audio cable to turn my old-rear end K702 set into a wireless setup. the controls of the 5K aren't super intuitive with how you have to press a certain half of a button for a different control, but the sound quality is great and the model-specific EQ profiles are solid. the factory tuning on the AKGs are kinda thin and narrow compared to newer Focal, Sennheiser, and Hifiman models I've tried, but the EQ on the Qudelix app does a great job at bringing out the most of these 15+ year old beaters. the K702 doesn't require too much power, but the 5K drives them well past loud enough.
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Niyqor posted:The 5k does great. I use it daily with my Sennheiser 490 Pros. I really need to get a short cable. e: nevermind my wife just saw me with it on while making dinner and she wont stop laughing at my “nerd helmet” TenementFunster fucked around with this message at 05:07 on Apr 15, 2025 |
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What's the current pick for bullet-style earbuds? I like my Final E1000s a lot but I want another pair to leave in my bag. I could just get another [they're only $30] but wanted to see what else was out there. I have weird ears so most shaped IEMs don't fit properly [but for some reason Moondrop Space Travels do]. The Tanchjim one is appealing because of the removable cable but would that make them even more fragile? Open to suggestions E1000s for reference: 
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I am thrilled with my Moondrop Golden Ages: sound, fit, price, anime girl on the box. I could probably stand to get a pair of wired IEMs that check those boxes and still have the distinctive oval nozzle. Any suggestions?
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I think something's up with the plastic of the ear cups on Beyer DT Pro X cans. There have been a concerning amount of reports of a crack forming near the mini-XLR in and when I checked my DT 900 Pro X, despite seriously babying them sure enough there was a crack. Mine were narrowly still in warranty and did merit a replacement via Sweetwater's warranty. My DT 700 Pro X haven't had the issue, but I'm nervous about 'em now. I was going to pick up some of the DT-770 Pro X, but I've been hesitant after that.
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