Headphone random conversation

[Colif]

none of my earphones have been used enough to require a pad swap yet. I doubt I need to do it for a few more years. I don't use two pairs often and the 3rd, while attached to my amp, is not used that often.

 

[Zed Clampet]

I'm going to uninstall SteelSeries Sonar. It is absolute garbage. It's baffling to use. It locks me out of Dolby Atmos. AND, every time I reboot the computer, it resets, so I have to go back and set it all up again. It's hard for me to believe that the same people who made their awesome mouse software probably also made this.

I'm not sure their DAC is going to work correctly without this software, so I may be getting a new one.

 

[Colif]

I didn't even know they had a dac

https://steelseries.com/gaming-accessories/gamedac

according to AI it doesn't need sonar but sonar opens up features such as noise cancelling and EQ

Only pc related company I would buy a Dac from would be Creative as I could believe they make a good one...

Sound Blaster G8

Dual USB DAC and Amp redefines audio performance for headphones and speakers. Hear everything in hi-res and be in control with Sound Blaster Acoustic Engine.

au.creative.com

 

[Zed Clampet]

Oh god. Not kidding, my headset sounds so much better now with Dolby Atmos and no Sonar. It's night and day. And apparently there's not a real use for Sonar other than what you listed, and I have those functions elsewhere.