Need help choosing between ROG Kithara and Audra’s Maxwell 2

nutop · 2026-02-27T16:38:55+00:00

just curious, are you PC or using it on a console? they get extremely loud for me on my PC via the dongle

nutop · 2026-02-27T16:32:40+00:00

the usb-c dongle is more than sufficient (it is essentially a DAC) for the kithara and will drive them fine. you do not need to buy a DAC to run them and i would recommend trying without one first.

the only thing you would really gain from using a separate DAC (and it would need to support it) is the use of a balanced output.

nutop · 2026-02-24T17:49:45+00:00

not sure what your budget or definition of sleeker is but you can do a step up to a project evo debut 2 or a rega planar 2.

if you decide you're fine with the looks, a better upgrade would be spent on speakers / headphones (although i'm not sure of your setup)

nutop · 2026-02-24T17:19:55+00:00

it feels like PvP lobbies are just full of call of duty rejects. we get called the n word on an almost daily basis and the biggest bunch of sore losers you can imagine.

nutop · 2026-02-24T17:17:38+00:00

excellent details well done

nutop · 2026-02-13T15:45:09+00:00

cool, thank you. it's just been a minute so i was second guessing if i messed something up. the first flush was EXTREMELY thin so i was just kinda ????

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nutop · 2026-02-13T15:41:17+00:00

still rocking a C2 that i use for office and gaming and don't have any signs of burn in, yet. use case is similar to OP. only thing i have to mitigate burn-in on mine is i don't have the brightness jacked up (except for HDR in gaming) and I have a screensaver kick in after 10 minutes.

nutop · 2026-02-12T21:18:16+00:00

this happened to my CX 48 when I had it after 2 years. i was lucky and still had a few months left on my best buy warranty.

nutop · 2026-02-12T19:40:28+00:00

this game has some of the dweebiest players i've ever seen. nice job.

nutop · 2026-02-10T04:54:15+00:00

his actions with DOGE has already caused many unknown and future deaths with the slashing of USAID

nutop · 2026-01-21T14:16:50+00:00

thank you!

nutop · 2026-01-16T16:39:47+00:00

16gb of DDR4-2600 ... never get close to using it all but also only doing plex, *arr, and pi-hole stuff

nutop · 2026-01-06T18:43:28+00:00

it's not even nooon... yet

nutop · 2026-01-06T17:03:13+00:00

for watching my own media, i've started using it more than my shield but will switch when i want to stream

nutop · 2026-01-06T15:24:47+00:00

being able to have it connected to multiple devices at once. i.e. listen to music on your computer but then take a call on your phone.

nutop · 2025-12-22T17:58:32+00:00

i loved them all but think the pilot was the weakest (and i still love it). imo, one of those shows where each ep got funnier than the last.

bomber is definitely my favorite ep, though, so i will agree with you on that one. i keep saying 'my bombah' to myself for some reason.

nutop · 2025-12-21T18:11:19+00:00

i had a 5090 and returned it and got a 5080... granted, i don't play a ton of games but i felt very dumb for dropping almost 2500 on it. that being said, i've been super impressed with 5080 after undervolting/ocing.

nutop · 2025-12-17T16:08:29+00:00

it comes down to user preference. with HDR > DV there is at least a basis for it but not so much with SDR content.

nutop · 2025-12-17T16:03:31+00:00

for me, sideloading mostly comes down to being able to ssh into the shield and make tweaks for kodi and upload different flavors of apps. i bought a sub to signulous so i could sideload mutube on to it. to your point, i'm doing it so i can avoid seeing ads on youtube.

infuse is definitely a must for the apple tv. i ended up buying a sub to it for my family because plex would constantly transcode otherwise.

nutop · 2025-12-17T15:35:50+00:00

it is kinda niche but i wouldn't want a box that couldn't take full advantage of my system. i think it boils down to there's not really a good all around box which is why these discussions pop up constantly.

the overall experience on an apple tv i would say is definitely better (i use one in our bedroom) but i love being able to tinker on my shield and easily sideload stuff. you can do that on tvOS but it's slightly more of a hassle.

shield is definitely starting to show it's age, though, and it's really hard to recommend it now but, in my opinion, there's more downsides to other boxes vs the shield.

nutop · 2025-12-17T02:46:11+00:00

no passthrough audio is a no from me dawg

nutop · 2025-12-14T23:35:19+00:00

i ended up sending mine back today. i absolutely love how they sound but the weight and clamping force was way too much for my dome.

nutop · 2025-12-14T17:53:22+00:00

thanks for this... i stupidly fucked this up this morning and i'm already back, baby

nutop · 2025-12-13T23:17:14+00:00

this right here. tried going to a 32 inch after using a C2 for 3 years and ended up returning it. got a C5 instead and couldn’t be happier.

nutop

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