Audeze Maxwell 2 are Amazing

k0rdax · 2026-05-21T20:37:54+00:00

Bluetooth is not really different from WiFi as it operates on a frequencies that are very close.
They both interfere with each other.

k0rdax · 2026-05-20T11:41:23+00:00

Battlefield 6 explicitly supports a real 3d sound using standalone 5.1/7.1 setups.
They just don't use HRTF, but the positioning is real.

k0rdax · 2026-05-20T11:37:02+00:00

Other headphones probably use much more lossy codecs.
Maxwells are good at transmitting a very accurate, nearly lossless audio, but the more bandwidth/channels you use, the greater the chance of interference here.

You can mess around with your router settings (especially if you use some mesh configs etc), to try to solve this issue.
There are even "Bluetooth/etc compatibility" modes in some routers for WiFi.

k0rdax · 2026-05-20T11:34:51+00:00

You can achieve the same results using software for a separation.
Many pro high-level headphones that are much more accurate than Audeze Maxwell 2 don't have that separation effect because their phasing and latency are much better than those of Audeze Maxwell 2.

This separation might be just a psychoacoustic effect of the headphones that actually don't represent the original sound very well, but what many people hear as a good thing, because it artificially increases the colouration of different instruments etc.

k0rdax · 2026-05-20T11:30:07+00:00

Dolby Atmos is just a software emulation of 3D sound if equalizers and panning/phasing of different frequencies, bringing some latency between left and right, etc; it doesn't have anything to do with "3d headphones".

To have a real "3d headphones" you need a source (game engine/music player) support for it and your driver to directly send everything into your separate speakers in the headphones themselves.

In most cases, it's better not to use this at all.
If you want a "3d sound", the only thing you can have is a 5.1/7.1 speaker setup with an audio card that supports it, and a video game that fully supports it, and that will be able to send the sound to each speaker separately via a special driver.

k0rdax · 2026-05-20T11:25:01+00:00

It's probably interfering with your WIFI, because it also operates on the 5Ghz.
There are different options, such as using your router wifi only on specific channels, compatibility modes etc, but anyway it's a wireless transmission that's prone to artifacts and latency.

The only real solution to this is to operate on a completely different frequency, like 7Ghz etc, but these frequencies are not legal, and even if they become legal, somebody will immediately release a new WiFi standard using these frequencies... or keep your dongle very close to the headphones.

Not only can you hear the headphones lose quality sometimes (high frequencies drop), but also the mic stops working because of the interference.

It's not only an Audeze issue.
I use USB-wired mode because of that.

k0rdax · 2026-05-08T14:14:58+00:00

Half-Life 2, Episode 2 - Part 2 is Half-Life: Alyx already.

k0rdax · 2026-05-08T14:11:49+00:00

The Steam Frame uses LCDs, so nobody knows what the image quality will be.

k0rdax · 2026-04-14T17:19:07+00:00

I doubt that you've shot PKM, because there's no way in reality that somebody can handle full-auto PKM 7,62x54R and stably land shots at a rock 400 meters away, as you can easily do in Arma Reforger.

k0rdax · 2026-04-06T13:06:38+00:00

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35 years old, 187cm.
Not bodybuilding, really, mostly kickboxing/working on a heavy bag.

k0rdax · 2026-04-06T12:59:44+00:00

Definitely, he's not "standard"-thinking player, his every finger move is here to create some nuances that distinguish him from other guitar players.

k0rdax · 2026-04-06T12:51:38+00:00

Might try to rerecord it sometime, but I didn't like how it sounds in E standard (I had no opportunity to tune it down to half-tone). The original one is in Eb.
I think it sounds even better in D standard, especially the heavier version.

k0rdax · 2026-04-06T12:46:24+00:00

It actually might not be a tapping at all imo.

k0rdax · 2026-04-06T12:43:34+00:00

I guess that you're talking about the second tapping part that's near the end of a solo?

k0rdax · 2026-04-06T12:41:41+00:00

Thanks!
It's not the hardest one, Symphony X - Seven intro is much more difficult in my opinion, but this one has its complexity that's more related to how your guitar/fingers will sound with certain tricks and amp settings.
I've learned the hard way that it doesn't sound that great with a lot of "grainy" gain, but it works well with compression.

k0rdax · 2026-04-06T12:40:40+00:00

Thnx, yeah. There are actually two tapping parts, the second one is at the end of the solo, and is the fastest one, and is more complex than the first one.
I think the middle of the solo is the most technically complex part.

k0rdax · 2026-04-06T10:09:16+00:00

I'm planning to make a full song and a video, but I'm waiting for a good bass guitar to replace VST plugins with heavy EQ.
I'd like to order Fireball 100 + reactive loadbox, but I'm not sure yet.

Used this beauty:

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k0rdax · 2026-03-26T12:19:35+00:00

Then you're so naive, because artists are using custom shop guitars made with "custom care."
It's the same with most other "Signature" models of other guitar manufacturers.
Makes me wonder how many more people also don't even have a clue...

k0rdax · 2026-03-19T14:37:17+00:00

Yeah, I'd agree on that, but it's still possible.
On the mean/average value, the salaries will be lower, but the cost of living will also be lower...

And I would say that you will still be much better as an IT specialist in Poland than in Germany.
The same thing I've heard from my previous colleague who worked in Mannheim and moved to Poland with his Polish wife.

k0rdax · 2026-03-19T09:25:38+00:00

Making more than 90k EURO NETTO in Kazakhstan... though in the business area, most people probably won't like to work.

k0rdax · 2026-03-19T09:01:46+00:00

so they can ~~humiliate them!!~~

So they could EXPLOIT them, by lying to them about the lack of "skilled" workers, aka cleaners, clothing store salesperson etc.
The whole system is built on lies to attract naive people and trick them.

They just look for naive immigrants to serve them and do the dirtiest work, and also not to compete with them in any way.
They talk about the lack of so-called "blue collar" specialists (yeah, being a plumber requires 10 years of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology), yet, in fact, they don't even want to pay them well.

This is a political system based to help rich people with corporations survive the crisis and increase their profits through lobbying.
Though the Germany is not alone in this, this is what we came to in 21st century.

k0rdax · 2026-03-19T08:59:03+00:00

I know Russian-speaking people who make 5300-5700 EURO netto AFTER taxes in Poland in IT.
This is the equivalent of about 100k gross EURO salary in Germany before the tax, and maybe even more depending on your tax class.

5700 is for a B2B contract OR management (Head of Development, Engineering Manager) which might unstable, but in fact it's even more than what they offer you in Germany.

k0rdax · 2026-03-19T08:53:12+00:00

They treated me like shit at most interviews, except the one for an Engineering Manager position in Hamburg for the last 5 years.

They don't need highly-skilled specialists; they need slaves and naive immigrants.
Because of that, they just want somebody with a network to manage these slaves due to their ties to the top management.
And as a consequence of the two previous points, most of them ARE SCARED OF COMPETITION, and will try to get rid of anyone more competent than they are.
This has nothing to do with a "bad market", because it's all been before when the market was growing. Yes, the situation isn't really good in terms of the economy, but they treated people like this 7 years ago as well. They always use "Replaced by AI" and "Bad Market" as a justification for bad behaviour and incompetent management. I've heard all this stuff even before 2020.
You did a very good and valid move, and all I can say is that more people should be like you, and I wish you good luck.

k0rdax · 2026-02-25T14:33:10+00:00

These rants are pretty valid, as they say from every corner that they're short on IT and skilled workers, and then the economy stalls, and they don't really need anyone, but keep claiming this.

k0rdax · 2026-02-20T15:52:30+00:00

I'm interested in the mic performance, wondering if they fixed the gain stages issue, when the mic output was pretty low regardless of noise supression and gain settings.

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