I'm 57 - I've played videogames pretty-much since they were invented (or at least made available to the general public!) - I've also written them, modified them, bought and sold them and so on I tell you that because there are SO MANY games which have no competitive aspect - games which reward puzzle solving skills or planning/logistical skills or musical/rhythm skills - games which teach programming or how to play an instrument or a million other things - games which are nothing but tools for creativity or which are nothing but "fidget spinners" to kill time! :) "Videogames" is a term like "music" - it encompasses such an enormous range of things that it's impossible to dismiss it as something you don't do/aren't interested in - no-one "doesn't do music" and soon no-one will "not play games" I suspect. Of course there is the elephant-in-the-room which is "gaming stuff is generally terrible quality junk with a lot of RGB lights in it" - marketting a quality audio-product at gamers is interesting as I think there's a market for quality desktop DAC/headphone amps amongst people who despise 'gaming headsets' (hello ZReviews!) but I have a feeling 'gaming' was included here for no reason than to attract attention on Kickstarter (which has a LOT of games on there!!)???
I love the demonstration of the tone controls from 9:17 min on! This has really a worth. Your videos are so refreshingly different from the usual UA-cam Bla Bla Bla Reviews……
UAC refers to the USB Audio Class .... UAC1 runs on older windows and most game boxes, it will run up to 96ksps 24 bits in stereo or 48ksps in 5.1 audio. UAC2 is for windows 10 later than version 1702, Windows 11 and most Linux and Mac systems... it will run up to 384ksps and 32bits or 192ksps in multi-channel sound. Many DACs are not fully UAC2 compliant and will shut down the windows onscreen volume controls and the volume controls on multimedia keyboards. This makes them useless for home theatre use where you're running the show from screen with a wireless keyboard. So people are advised to check this out before buying.
I got a DAC as a christmas present. It was a Fiio BTR7 - and that has the alternative USB options, Option 1 works with my Switch, Option 2 works with my PC! The BTR7 is very good, I have to say... but I'm not an audiophile!
UAC1 specifically needed for PS5, and limits the available DACs rust can be used with it (frustratingly). Being able to switch is a game changer for anyone with a pc and PS5 in the same location. Only other DAC I've found to work (and proved myself) is IFI Zen Dac2.
You look just like a gamer to me as i resemble you in some ways. However thank you for your time and efforts to share this with us ancient gamers that need all the audio assistance we can get. Keep up the good work, and try some gaming again!😂
I love the forced subtitles. Nothing beats a little self-deprecation for helping to keep a person grounded in reality. Signed, a self-confessed plum who actually enjoys being wrong sometimes. 😉
Next time send it to me, I'm a gamer, I'm happy to become your dedicated gaming reviewer 😉 It would be totally fine for Zoom. In fact, this sort of DAC is ideal for any PC user who uses their mic, it doesn't just have to be gaming.
Thank you. I've yet to hear music from you that I don't enjoy. I assume they are all yours? Thanks for the great and humorous unboxings. Humorous to me, anyway. If I recall, you expressed some disdain for them in another video a while back. I like the light sarcasm either way. :)
David, as much as I try I don't get headphones. Last year I bought Sony's top of the line and they're fine, but as I find with most headphones, there's no soundstage. Every headphone I've tried always has the audio seemingly coming from the top of my head. Is it me? Am I missing something? N.B. both of my ears are fine.
Same with me. I experience sound as if coming from the top of my head, though at an angle that lets me discern left, right, front, back. It is why I listen with speakers now whenever possible.
I'm only competitive when I become half decent at something.... If I know I'm rubbish then I can live with the losess, until I cross the line where I think, "I'm getting better at this". Then It's competitive!
@@AudioMasterclass My example is when I started playing pool at my local pub. I was terrible - walking over me was a doddle, and I accepted it, but I knew I was getting better. So, after 3/4 months I got the hang of it and started beating the resident pool 'jock', and boy was he annoyed. Six months later, I would be a grimly determined bastard on a pool table! Oh, I play chess to a decent level, thats the ultimate competitive activity.
I'm 57 - I've played videogames pretty-much since they were invented (or at least made available to the general public!) - I've also written them, modified them, bought and sold them and so on
I tell you that because there are SO MANY games which have no competitive aspect - games which reward puzzle solving skills or planning/logistical skills or musical/rhythm skills - games which teach programming or how to play an instrument or a million other things - games which are nothing but tools for creativity or which are nothing but "fidget spinners" to kill time! :)
"Videogames" is a term like "music" - it encompasses such an enormous range of things that it's impossible to dismiss it as something you don't do/aren't interested in - no-one "doesn't do music" and soon no-one will "not play games" I suspect.
Of course there is the elephant-in-the-room which is "gaming stuff is generally terrible quality junk with a lot of RGB lights in it" - marketting a quality audio-product at gamers is interesting as I think there's a market for quality desktop DAC/headphone amps amongst people who despise 'gaming headsets' (hello ZReviews!) but I have a feeling 'gaming' was included here for no reason than to attract attention on Kickstarter (which has a LOT of games on there!!)???
I love the demonstration of the tone controls from 9:17 min on! This has really a worth. Your videos are so refreshingly different from the usual UA-cam Bla Bla Bla Reviews……
UAC refers to the USB Audio Class ....
UAC1 runs on older windows and most game boxes, it will run up to 96ksps 24 bits in stereo or 48ksps in 5.1 audio.
UAC2 is for windows 10 later than version 1702, Windows 11 and most Linux and Mac systems... it will run up to 384ksps and 32bits or 192ksps in multi-channel sound.
Many DACs are not fully UAC2 compliant and will shut down the windows onscreen volume controls and the volume controls on multimedia keyboards. This makes them useless for home theatre use where you're running the show from screen with a wireless keyboard. So people are advised to check this out before buying.
There we go, exactly the kind of comment I was hoping for. Gamer comments dive in too.
@@AudioMasterclass
Now that you know what it is, maybe you can check it in future reviews.
Buyers will thank you 😉
I got a DAC as a christmas present. It was a Fiio BTR7 - and that has the alternative USB options, Option 1 works with my Switch, Option 2 works with my PC! The BTR7 is very good, I have to say... but I'm not an audiophile!
@@shadowside8433
Okay ... but when you plug it into your PC does the on-screen volume slider still work?
(And yes, I am making a list)
UAC1 specifically needed for PS5, and limits the available DACs rust can be used with it (frustratingly). Being able to switch is a game changer for anyone with a pc and PS5 in the same location. Only other DAC I've found to work (and proved myself) is IFI Zen Dac2.
You look just like a gamer to me as i resemble you in some ways. However thank you for your time and efforts to share this with us ancient gamers that need all the audio assistance we can get. Keep up the good work, and try some gaming again!😂
I love the forced subtitles. Nothing beats a little self-deprecation for helping to keep a person grounded in reality.
Signed, a self-confessed plum who actually enjoys being wrong sometimes. 😉
The older I get, the closer reality looms.
Next time send it to me, I'm a gamer, I'm happy to become your dedicated gaming reviewer 😉
It would be totally fine for Zoom. In fact, this sort of DAC is ideal for any PC user who uses their mic, it doesn't just have to be gaming.
Thank you. I've yet to hear music from you that I don't enjoy. I assume they are all yours? Thanks for the great and humorous unboxings. Humorous to me, anyway. If I recall, you expressed some disdain for them in another video a while back. I like the light sarcasm either way. :)
All my musical meanderings. I don’t remember disparaging Fosi in any way but if I did I’d counter that I use their V3 and V3 mono daily.
David, as much as I try I don't get headphones. Last year I bought Sony's top of the line and they're fine, but as I find with most headphones, there's no soundstage. Every headphone I've tried always has the audio seemingly coming from the top of my head. Is it me? Am I missing something? N.B. both of my ears are fine.
Same with me. I experience sound as if coming from the top of my head, though at an angle that lets me discern left, right, front, back. It is why I listen with speakers now whenever possible.
I'm only competitive when I become half decent at something.... If I know I'm rubbish then I can live with the losess, until I cross the line where I think, "I'm getting better at this". Then It's competitive!
I’ve heard this before and it is definitely a thing. My hypothesis is that win-win activities are good. Zero-sum not so much.
@@AudioMasterclass My example is when I started playing pool at my local pub. I was terrible - walking over me was a doddle, and I accepted it, but I knew I was getting better. So, after 3/4 months I got the hang of it and started beating the resident pool 'jock', and boy was he annoyed.
Six months later, I would be a grimly determined bastard on a pool table!
Oh, I play chess to a decent level, thats the ultimate competitive activity.
Please don't say "Power" like that anymore, it scared me.
Your annoying unboxing music is becoming less annoying (the one with the claps a few weeks ago was SUPER annoying).