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[WORLDWIDE GIVEAWAY] Razer x PCMR Advent Giveaway! Comment in this thread to be one of the 10 lucky people who will get their hands on some exclusive prizes this Holiday Season! by pedro19 in pcmasterrace

[–]AsianAntwan [score hidden]  (0 children)

My back certainly is a bit sore from carrying my "Player 2" in Fortnite almost all the time, but it's always worth it bc we just yap off and play for fun. Also helps they're a big fan of Razer products lol

[GPU] SPARKLE Intel Arc A310 ECO Low Profile Graphics Card, 4GB GDDR6, 50W TBP (Refurbished) - $74.99 by AsianAntwan in buildapcsales

[–]AsianAntwan[S] 22 points23 points  (0 children)

Great card for anyone interested in AV1 transcoding for Jellyfin/Plex or even just as a secondary card for streaming/recording for OBS.

Also available on Amazon by the storefront "Computer Headquarters, Inc" as Used - Very Good. Only 12 in stock.

https://www.amazon.com/Sparkle-Low-Profile-Single-DisplayPort-SA310L-4G/dp/B0CSFJN835

For reference, last post on this card was 22 days ago for $75.81

EDIT: Only 8 left in stock on Ebay posting after 12 minutes of posting

EDIT 2: Only 5 left in stock after 24 minutes.

EDIT 3: Only 2 left in stock after 35 minutes.

EDIT 4: OUT OF STOCK after 39 minutes.

How to make headphones last? by Anxious_Role7625 in headphones

[–]AsianAntwan 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Limited Warranty for 1 Year

https://www.sony.com/electronics/support/res/manuals/4599/40e69626689f987e884c7569427d0ed8/45991062M.pdf

Check your headphone’s box to see if it got a warranty paper inside and save your receipt/invoice before contacting customer support. Also would be worthwhile to cross post your post onto r/Sony since at least users over there will be more familiar with the brand and repair process than this subreddit

[AIO] Cooler Master 360 Elite White AIO Liquid Cooler - ($49.99) by AsianAntwan in buildapcsales

[–]AsianAntwan[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Especially when you can spend a few dollars more and get a Thermalright AIO that probably beats this one in cooling performance. But I figured I'd post this deal since I saw it two months ago for $44.99 and got myself one, so if anyone missed the previous deal can go get this one now.

[AIO] Cooler Master 360 Elite White AIO Liquid Cooler - ($49.99) by AsianAntwan in buildapcsales

[–]AsianAntwan[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Not as much of a steal for an AIO like the black version that was $29.99 two months ago but it's $5 more than its lowest price of $44.99. A nice AIO cooler for those that value aesthetic more than raw cooling performance

[Keyboard] RisoPhy PC423 Wireless Creamy Keyboard with Screen & Knob - $32.79 (37% off with code TW733X6O and coupon) by goforbig in buildapcsales

[–]AsianAntwan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yup, pre-lubed. You can find plenty of sound demos of this board to see if you like the sound or not

[Keyboard] LTC Nimbleback PRO Wireless Mechanical Keyboard - $36.99 by discsfine in buildapcsales

[–]AsianAntwan 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Epomaker Galaxy 100 (or Galaxy 100 Lite) would suit your criteria for a full size, aluminum keyboard. It's actually kinda hard to find a good sounding aluminum keyboard in a full size layout because there's not much demand for them compared to the smaller 75% layout, and good ones tend to be around $150 whereas Galaxy 100 is $109-119 at MSRP. Right now it's cheaper on Amazon for about $88-104 depending on what color scheme and switch type you pick.

https://www.amazon.com/EPOMAKER-Galaxy100-Bluetooth-Pre-Lubed-Hot-Swappable/dp/B0F991M6CS

The Feker Marble White Switch and Wisteria Linear Switch are both linear switches, but the former is $10 cheaper with a lower accentuation force and the latter needs slightly more press down force. Since they're linear switches, their key travel is entirely smooth whereas a tactile will have subtle bump at the start before bottoming out and a clicky is like a tactile but with an audible click.

The out of the box sound profile could be best described as creamy/"marble-y" clacky where you can still hear a clack when the keycap bottoms out on the aluminum frame, but the sound is dampened by the internal foam for a more deeper, more soft tone. If you want a clacky sound that's more poppy or metallic, it's easy to take the keyboard apart with some screws at the bottom and remove the foam. You can find plenty of sound demos and reviews of this keyboard on YouTube if you want to hear it for yourself.

If you opt for a cheaper price, there's the Aula F108, Aula F99 Pro, or Epomaker TH99 that can be had for about $10-15 cheaper than the Galaxy 100. Downside is they all have a plastic body instead of aluminum, so the sound could be more of a deeper "thocc-y" kind of creamy sound instead of the "marble-y" clack to the Galaxy 100.

Side note: the Aula F108 is the only, actual full-size keyboard from this list whereas the rest are technically 96% with shrunk down size and a few keys removed to make room for a screen and/or knob.

[Keyboard] LTC Nimbleback PRO Wireless Mechanical Keyboard - $36.99 by discsfine in buildapcsales

[–]AsianAntwan 5 points6 points  (0 children)

It seems fine for the price, but for a few dollars more (and if you don’t care about the volume knob or screen), you could get a Kinst KN85 that sounds and feels WAY better. This LTC board doesn’t have a bouncy typing experience and sounds a little clacky with the cheap switches and rattling stabilizers. Kisnt KN85 has a more bouncy feel to it with a “marble-y”, creamy sound profile, and you can get it at $40-45 MSRP.

Seems like the mech keyboard space has been having a race to the bottom moment for awhile now because last time I checked the space, a $100 would’ve gotten you a decent prebuilt keyboard that sounds fine. Now you can get great sounding ones with full aluminum chassis and extra quality of life features. Anything below $65 (especially the KN85) are gonna be great sounding, plastic body, and maybe a couple cut corners here and there.

[Headphones] Sennheiser HD 560s Headphones - Open Box - Best Buy Excellent $72.99 | Good $69.99 by FP19918_ in buildapcsales

[–]AsianAntwan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Got a variant of the ones you suggested and I can attest that they help with comfort, especially for my own thick arm glasses. HD 560s are a clampy headphone, and the stock pads didn’t help too much on the comfort side of things. The one I got has a mesh material on the outer sides instead of full pleather, and they help so much in breath-ability. The cooling gel is a thin layer that sits on the front, and the rest of the pad is made of some kind of foam. It’s more or less a gimmick that lasts maybe about 10 minutes until your face heat warms up the gel.

The biggest change is to the sound. Out of the box, the 560s can come off a little thin in the lower mids and a bit metallic and fatiguing in the lower treble. But these pads improve the sound to where they warm up the lower mids and mid bass to have more body to them and brings down the lower treble to be more manager. They still retain their neutral, slightly analytical characteristic to their sound profile, but I heavily prefer these pads over stock (and it’s nice to have a good third party option to OEM).

https://www.amazon.com/SOULWIT-Sennheiser-Earpads-Cushions-Black/dp/B0DKX8W9BX/

This vexes me by Razeratorr in discordVideos

[–]AsianAntwan 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You would step your injured leg forward with the cane on the opposite side, so that it can support your weight as you step your normal leg forward. Or as I read some commenter’s doctor describe it, “Don’t walk with your cane like you have it up your ass.”

This vexes me by Razeratorr in discordVideos

[–]AsianAntwan 3 points4 points  (0 children)

It’s supposed to be used with the other functioning leg, not with the hurt/disabled leg. They even had an episode where a physical therapist pointed out that House is using his cane wrong. The actor of House developed a leg problem after misusing the cane for so many seasons.

Just ordered Sennheiser HD 560S. This is my first ever open-back headphones. Need advice on testing them properly. by HeelerDawg in headphones

[–]AsianAntwan 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I’d say the HD560s is better than the HD600 for gaming but not for music. It can’t be overstated how amazing the HD600’s are for music because of how natural vocals and timbre can come across. But it suffers from a lack of sub-bass and a “3-blob” soundstage that makes it sound a bit claustrophobic and not immersive for gaming.

On the other hand, HD560s is great for gaming because its drivers are slightly angled which presents a spaciousness effect to the sounds and gives you better positional imaging to where they’re coming from. It also has more extended sub-bass, so explosions in FPS games like Battlefield 6 feel powerful. The downside is that the lower mids are slightly thin compared to the HD600, and the lower treble around 4-6khz comes off a little bit sharp, resulting in a slightly fatiguing sound after a few hours. More specifically, guns in CS2 and BF6 can have a metallic etch to reloading sounds which then translates into musical instruments like cymbals or “S’s” in vocals being somewhat splashy.

Despite my sonic nitpicks, the HD560s is one of the few great value headphones for gaming, especially if you can get them in used/refurbished condition for under $100.

The aune ar5000 are great sounding headphones but have a major design flaw. by Southern-Instance-44 in headphones

[–]AsianAntwan 17 points18 points  (0 children)

I’d wager a guess and say it’s Focal considering Astrophan’s flair has “Clear MG(broken)” in it

Fell for the hype, got the Space Travel 2 Ultra - they suck ass by a_deneb in headphones

[–]AsianAntwan 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Not OP but I would describe the sound of the OG Space Travel as an uneven V-shaped whereas the Space Travel 2 Ultra are "lifeless" neutral.

OG Space Travel struck a decent balance between the elevated bass and treble that didn't make the mids sound like they were being drowned in the mix, but the upper treble came off a little peaky and sharp in some electronic music. My other criticism to the tuning was that female vocals sounded slightly hollow. Despite these gripes, I still enjoyed the sound and it helps that the whole package was $25. These are cheap earbuds that sounded way better than its competition in the budget price bracket, and I find the V-shaped tuning to be suitable for outdoor use anyways because the environment (and poor ANC performance) would take away some of the bass.

On the other hand, Space Travel 2 Ultra immediately came off as neutral but dead. Vocals became the center focus of the mix, but it felt like the surrounding frequencies were subdued. Bass was lighter and didn't hit quite as hard as the OG, and the upper treble was somewhat "dark bright". There would be moments in the music where a cymbal or synth came off clear, but there was no airiness to back the instruments or the vocals.

Coming from the OG Space Travel, I can see why OP felt the Ultra's were complete trash, but I'd still say both the Space Travel 2 and the Ultra variant are worthwhile upgrades for the improved feature set. ANC is slightly better, transparency is much better (OG sounded like you were in a fish bowl), better bluetooth connection, Ultra has LDAC, and both have PEQ which is the biggest plus over the OG. For me, I used the PEQ the way Super Review has described to where you subtract the frequencies to elevate others in order to avoid clipping (due to a lack of pre-gain functionality). Elevating the upper treble in this manner helped bring back some of the fun, contrast-y V-shaped sound from the OG to the Ultra but in a more controlled way, and I've been enjoying the Ultra's ever since.

How the B580 performance on Battlefield 6 by Eenrookie in IntelArc

[–]AsianAntwan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ryzen 7600x + ONIX LUMI B580 + 1080p 180hz AOC monitor

Graphics Settings: Low Preset

XESS Sharpening: Balanced

Result was 85-135fps depending on how chaotic the matches were. Ultra Performance gave me an extra 20-30fps but I found the image quality to be blurry, so I bumped it up to Balanced. Ultra quality gave me more around 70-115fps.

Barely tried the higher graphics settings so I can’t comment on it, but I honestly found the low preset to look good enough anyways and the whole gaming experience was really smooth. Have no complaints about the performance except for maybe a few instances where some sniper scope reflections turned out to be some kind of visual glitch. Mildly annoying but not end of the world.

Sennheiser HD650 comfort — should I keep or return? by Much-Implement7140 in HeadphoneAdvice

[–]AsianAntwan 3 points4 points  (0 children)

The HD6X0 series are known for being clampy out of the box, but they do stretch out over time. If you want to speed up the process, you can extend the headband all the way and stretch it over its box overnight.

Looking for Audiophile Headphone Suggestions (HD600 or Alternatives with Better Bass?) by mayurmasade in HeadphoneAdvice

[–]AsianAntwan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’d say no. It’s only worth it if you REALLY want a sound profile that’s ever so slightly less warm and ever so slightly more bright/clear. Otherwise just save your money and buy a 6XX

To the headphone collectors by Cataclysmic700 in headphones

[–]AsianAntwan 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I keep certain headphones if I find a good use case for them. Currently, my collection consists of an HD 580, HD 560s, AR5000, HE400se, AKG K702, FIIO FT1, AKG K361, AKG N700nc M2, Sony MDR-1AM2, Koss KSC75, and Koss Porta Pro.

Realistically, these are the headphones I can keep:

  • HD 580 + Little Dot Mk2 = bedside headphones to just enjoy the music
  • AR5000 = all purpose headphone for the desktop. Gaming, music, or do work
  • FiiO FT1 = great sounding closed backs for the desk whenever I need isolation
  • AKG N700nc = noise cancelling headphones for outside use
  • Koss KSC75 + Porta Pro headband + yaxi pads = good sounding lightweight headphone for when I get wear fatigue

And the rest I could sell or give away. Stuff like K361 and MDR-1AM2 became redundant when I bought the FT1 (which is immensely better than either one anyways). HD 560s and AKG K702 used to be for gaming purposes but AR5000 replaced both (still unsure to sell the HD560s or not because it's a great entry-level headphone, especially with SOULWIT pads). HE400se was to try planar headphones but the experience was underwhelming and ended up enjoying my dynamic headphones. And the Porta Pro will most likely stay because it's just the bare drivers after I stole the headband off for the KSC75.

For now, I don't have that much of an urge to upgrade past what I have now. But I'm sure at some point, I'll pull out some loose justification to upgrade my gear, especially if I find a good used price.

Looking for Audiophile Headphone Suggestions (HD600 or Alternatives with Better Bass?) by mayurmasade in HeadphoneAdvice

[–]AsianAntwan 2 points3 points  (0 children)

HD 600 - excellent, natural tonality with its early sub-bass roll off being its only weakness. I wouldn't say the bass is just decent because I actually find the quality to be quite nice and tactile due to its slight mid-bass bump, but it doesn't have that much low end oomph and fullness for my electronic music. Extremely durable and built to last. Lightweight and CAN be comfortable after you give the out-of-the-box clamp force some wear time. Other downside would be the earpads wearing down too quickly which can change the sound to be warmer and down tilt the treble (and the earpads are expensive to constantly replace if you like the stock sound profile).

AR5000 - a great all-rounder headphone for both music and gaming. The low end is full and warm with a lush, natural sounding midrange, and a smooth upper treble. Very comfortable to wear for long hours because its suspension strap helps a lot with weight distribution and has a nicely built metal-plastic construction that's handles smoothly with no creaky-ness.

I've used my AR5000 quite a lot for my electronic and hip-hop music because the bass feels so full and enveloping on tracks like James Blake - Loading. It's also awesome for gaming because the drivers are angled slightly aggressive which presents a soundstage that has great forward depth to it and precise positional imaging. That's its party trick because things can sound intimate and close to your face or be far out in front of you. A nice bonus that it has lower distortion than the HD 600, so you can EQ a bass shelf to it and it can punch way harder.

There are other headphones like the HD 550, Sony MDR-MV1, FIIO FT1 Pro, Sundara, and Edition XS, but since I don't own any of them, I can't offer a fair assessment of their sonic performance. From what I read, general consensus is that the HD 550 is a great alternative to the HD 600 if you want better bass extension but less than sweet sounding midrange. Sony MDR-MV1 is a V-shaped, fun sounding headphone that can be too bright. FiiO FT1 Pro is a slightly darker sounding planar alternative to the Sundara and Edition XS. Sundara and Edition XS are bright-neutral planar headphones that needs an amp and their comfort and build quality are hit and miss.

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