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I work for a cable company and this is very likely the case. For us here, if your house is over 200ft from the street, you will need to have your own poles installed between the street and your house.

I don't think balanced cables would do you much good since your source isn't balanced. It would essentially be a TRRS --> 2x TS cable, but your mobo probably doesn't have a TRRS output. As far as those ground loop isolator things, maybe they might work? The external DAC suggestion works...

Just got the DXRacer. With a whopping 30mins of seat time, I'll say so far so good. The headrest pillow seems pretty much required and I doubt that will last as long as the chair. Luckily I have a stash of similar size/shaped pillows with similar elastic bands that I picked up for a dollar...

I've never had your specific issue (my mobo headphone outs were ok, but USB -> DAC connection causes similar issues for me), so I can't say if it's anything to worry about. Though, if everything else is solid...it's your call. With the FiiO (or any other DAC with optical inputs if you want...

Sounds like electrical noise issues from the pc. Easy fix would be to use the optical out to an external DAC. Cheapest option in aware of would be a FiiO D03K (~$25 USD) as mentioned earlier by jhatfie and I. Of course this doesn't really address the root cause of the issue, but it should...

Does the buzzing still happen when you unplug from computer? If not, does it buzz if you hook it up to your phone (or other portable device)? If there is no buzzing in both of the above situations, then an optical DAC might solve your issues. Might want to try something cheap like a FiiO D03K...

Remember that if you cut down a hollow door....it's hollow. You will need to find some way to fill/reinforce the edge that was cut.

He doesn't NEED to use USB and if he doesn't use USB, he doesn't need drivers. Toslink doesn't need drivers. I would know, I actually use optical connections to my dacs (gustard x20, modi 2 uber, smsl m8). And yes maybe I do have power issues (household, not computer/device) but that doesn't...

USB noise might not be an issue for you, but it is for me and many others. As mentioned, optical takes care of that. No drivers needed.

Trinity Phantom Air which also hasn't been released yet and kickstarter doesn't begin until March. http://www.head-fi.org/t/796729/trinity-phantom-series-new-thread-worlds-first-push-pull-hybrid-iem

I've used/owned a few high end chairs so here's a few notes on them. Disclaimer: I have terrible posture and don't sit properly/as intended in any chair haha. I spend more time at the computer watching anime than I do playing games or doing work these days. I am about the same height and...

I picked up a pair of Sony SBH80's for use at work based on good reviews and I've been satisfied with them. I usually use custom IEMs (64 Audio V6-Stage or CustomArt Ei.XX) with my portables, but the SBH80's are good enough that I don't feel I'm missing much. One thing of note was that I...

If you'd like to see that desk in person, Office Depot sells them under the name "Realspace Dawson". I've used a variant of that desk for several years before building my own desk. Its a cheap desk that's made of cheap materials, but that goes for most desks these days...

I've been using the same setup for several years and I finally got around to revamping it, pretty much all of it. New comps (x2), new displays (x3), new desk. Built the desk myself since I couldn't find anything I liked. New desk is 3ft longer and 1ft deeper than my old desk (8'x3'), it's so...

Actually, most of my music collection is lossless, but it's also not in english so maybe that made the difference. I don't feel the lesson here is that I need to "learn" to appreciate lossless, but rather that I shouldn't be so concerned about it.

That is exactly the case. That's enough for me to believe there is a difference, but not that I should actually care.

0/5 hahahaha. Impressive in its own way? Schiit Modi 2 Uber, Bottlehead crack + speedball, Senn HD650.

I had a similar issue though I never heard it from my speakers (i keep the volume fairly low), but it was clear in my headphones. Switching to a DAC using optical out from my computer fixed this issue for me. I've got a Schiit Modi 2 Uber and a cheap FiiO D03K, either of them worked to fix the...

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Does anyone actually have this "Deluxe" stand linked above? I have a Crossover 32x2-P and just got an LG 34UM95 along with this stand. I don't see anyway to tighten all the pivots and the monitors will just swing straight down parallel to the floor as soon as you let them go. Just wondering...

http://www.mcmelectronics.com/product/50-6170 Use it in reverse (plug the input into the output) and pick up some RCA -> 3.5 adapter cables. I've been using these for years.

The switches themselves are silent. The amount of noise the board makes depends on how hard you slam on your keys.

Haha thanks. Yes I am on geekhack, but I haven't been hanging around there for a while now since I own a board in just about all the major switches and have found my favorite (Topre).

What makes them so special? "Good feeling of oneness with cup rubber" (Too lazy to take a pic of the Realforce box, it says the same thing. The HHKB Pro2 is made by the same company)

The HHKB layout is excellent for programming/typing IMO. It has pretty much the full functionality of a normal layout, but you don't have to leave home row to get to the keys.

The HHKB does have arrow keys and IMO they're more convenient since you don't have to leave home row to use them.

You're right, they're potentially quieter than dome boards.

@all the people who replied to my comment: notice the question mark at the end.

It's called beta for a reason? Edit since people didn't catch the joke: Beta phase 5 starts Sept. 22.

If your computer is good enough, then yes it does look great graphically. My Q6600 + GTX260 is getting its ass kicked.

The ALT/CTRL bar you're seeing is the macro bar (accessed through the config option in the menu). Main thing most people are using the macro bar for atm is quick job changing. The UI is perfectly fine IMO, the only issue I have with it is the lag. The UI somewhat resembles FFXI's, which...

And you're still missing mine. I'm saying you are not going to find a store with a wide variety of mechanical keyboards on display for you to sample (in NA at least). That leaves you three ways to test out the switches: 1. Buy them all and sell off/return what you don't like 2. Find a...

It's pretty easy to tell the Cherry switches apart. There's only 3 switch types you're likely to see in a mechanical Cherry branded POS board - brown, black, or blue. AFAIK the clears, whites, reds, etc, are not very commonly used in their POS boards. So if it clicks, its blue, if it's...

Well, I know what all of those switches feel like so I went and pressed a few keys.

If you just want to try mechanical switches, just keep in mind that mechanical switches are marketed to businesses, particularly for POS. So as you go about your business around town, just keep an eye out and you will find them. A few examples from my area: Saw a board with Cherry black...

L click, R click, wheel click, forward, back, zoom+, zoom-, and that button below the wheel. That's 8.

Mechanical != loud. Some are loud and some are quieter than a standard membrane board. The term mechanical covers a wide variety of different switch types and cannot be generalized so simply.

Ain't that the truth. :confused:

The Razer board's switches: Cherry switches - ML (top), MX (bottom) Definitely doesn't look like MX to me. Doesn't quite look like ML either, but it looks more like an ML than MX.