Just for health concerns I don't recommend IEMs/earphones at all even though I have used them myself and I even went ahead to make this video saying I will never recommend such in ear stuff.
Scratch all that below. I am taking a stance against Health big time and I am no longer recommending any products that has a very good potential of ruining your health forever which includes mobile gaming, retro handheld gaming and of course, this being the audio section, IEMs/Earphones.
P.S: I love money and I would love to review everything under the sun and just keep putting affiliate links everywhere BUT I don't want your money if it has the potential to make your health worse. Stupid stance, many will disagree and say "everything in moderation is okay" but I don't. And you are here to read/hear what I have to say.
However, I am forced to reconsider after a friend told me that someone who knows using a headphone also had problems even with using headhpones which I thought was really better than IEMs.
So, I guess all I am left with is speakers if you are a total klutz but more realistically, people who use any audio gear for a long time at high volume should take health concerns seriously and I will go into this more later, on how to actually avoid hearing problems with audio gear but it's going to be a huge effort but I will get to it eventually.
Till then, please check the same from actual ear doctors and what they say and not some random person on the internet.
Bolt:
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Glad you asked…or maybe you didn’t?
Anyways… almost everyone enjoys music that’s a no brainer. People be partying like crazy listening to the crappiest mixing ever known to man, dancing on festive seasons on bhakti/bassed boosted songs, some college student using his 500inr speaker on full volume enjoying his punjabi playlist of 2 artists utmost, or some 1-day couple listening to arijit like he is some divine singer with one ear piece shoved in both of their ears or maybe some naked women on tiktok dancing on a song.
See a pattern here? NO…!? Nevermind… lemme roll back a bit. I think most people will say someone is a audiophile is that person that enjoys music PERIOD. Which is almost true but its not the full story until you get of this cheap ass no hoes youtubers that recommend you audio gear that at times feels like a war crime, makes me wanna stab those motherfuckers!... to me music goes beyond listening and moving my body to a song and i feel like a lot of people feel like that…
They wanna hear not for the sake of the lyrics or that muddy beat drop or a solo instrument that they lust over… over some cheap earpiece or speaker and whatnot recommended by those same no hoes youtubers or got the cheapest stuff on sale at amazon, flipkart or whatever…
Some just wanna hear actual details coming out of their gear like … some just want clarity as in they can separate out instruments in a song that otherwise feels like very linear or maybe just want a vocal centric gear that actually highlights the artist in a way that the artist intended or just want a huge soundstage as in you are sitting right in front of your favorite band and they are playing solely for you.. and not just feel like they are some villain in a movie just because of some song playing on some fucked speaker.. At least fulfil your fantasy listening on a better audio gear ffs!…
Now do you see what im talking about? People who enjoys music as well as the music in a way that the artist intended .. For me this is when one qualifies as a audiophile in my books.
ni6hant:" Fucking hate the bhakti songs bass boosted and also love songs being given bhakti lyrics. I stopped going to gym because they kept playing the same punjabi songs over and over again. I don't understnad the obsession with Arijit Singh at all. Fuck that "Hum tere bin ab jee nahi sakte" song in particular. "
Let me address the elephant in the room.
It's not that just because something is expensive it means it has a better quality.
Even if some fu**ing youtuber says oh it's ₹20k for some headphones doens't automatically make it the best headphones in the world, or god forbid they get a sponsorship from the most a$$ audio company in the world like Ptron cough…. Boat cough cough…. U get the jist…
These same youtubers start calling it the best headphone/earphone in its price range and start barking out the most ass features like 50hrs of playback, its wireless hahahah, you get a button to switch on the most shit anc.. It's better if I just stuff my ear with cotton then use their horrendous anc..
And for audio quality these fu**s only know two things…
Never ever buy from tech youtubers especially indian ones that do phone and gaming pc reviews unless you want to be delusional and think wow i spended 30k on a iem/headphone from his recommendation wow im gonna get the best sound quality in the world.. No bud you ain’t getting s#!t!! You just filled that hoes pocket.
I will recommend some guys like HeadphoneZone on youtube or Andy Audio Vault for starting out on knowledge and recommendation or headphones for iems… and as you learn and start picking out a gear you like you can just start researching for that particular gear and eventually find more good youtubers for their reviews as audiophile community has a lot of intertwined gear so… if you like a gear chances are one guy or another has made a review on that particular gear that you are interested in and at least he will actually educate you about the audio gear that you are going to buy…
But it will be expensive right? And the answer will be a big fat NO! Well unless you want a 500inr audio gear than most probably not…i haven’t heard any good gear in that price range so a no from my side… but neither is a 20k inr starting line for starting out. You can buy a good ranged gear(IEMs) around around 2-7k INR trust me there are some lower option but better not buy them as there are durability issues and unit variances … Especially the companies like KZ and FatFreq, be cautious if buying from them, better save a decent amount then buy your desired gear…
Mechanical keyboards are expensive than normal membrane keyboard but last longer however the most important thing
they are easy on the fingers so you can keep typing all day long on them.
However, many mechanical keyboards in India including the expensive ones come with pre-soldered keys(switches),
though these switches are supposed to last long, one quick reviews of them will tell you that in a few months
one of the keys stop working and the only way to fix it is
to send it back to the manufacturer which is a pain if it's even available. However, swappable switches, keyboard where you can just
change the switches if one fails on the fly are the way to go, but there is just one keyboard as of now having
the same thing which is:
₹1.6k Mechanical Keyboard - Excellent Cosmic Byte Vanth 100% Blue/Red Switches Buy from Manufacturer or
Amazon India
Videos: Swappable वाला mechanical keyboard क्यों लेना
चाहिए | Mechanical Keyboard Swappable
हीं लो, चाहे outemu swappable ही क्यों न हो |
I have two of this keyboard and have recommended this to many people. It's the only keyboard that has swappable switches in budget although it can only use Outemu Switches at least it's better than not having that functionality. It's a big keyboard but it's a damn useful keyboard. Since you will be using a big keyboard and if you have just one keyboard make sure to get a full size one with the numpad. I know gamers like smaller keyboard so that there is playable area beside the keyboard BUT don't get a small size one if it's your only keyboard. Get a full size one, once you have one full size keyboard than you can go with a small size one.
<Rs.1700→ Cosmic Byte Pandora TKL Mechanical Keyboard Upgraded with Swappable Switches: Buy from Manufacturer or Amazon India (Outemu Swappable Only)
<Rs.2200→ Cosmic Byte Firefly TKL Per Key RGB Mechanical Keyboard Upgraded with Swappable Switches: Buy from Manufacturer or Amazon India (Also Outemu Swappable. There used to be this keyboard which was swappable with Cherry and Gatreon also but it was discontinued)
Only get the above keyboard if you already have a big keyboard or are very very sure that you don't need extra keys. Also avoid any keyboards that have a weird layout for example this keyboard where they have crammed the arrow keys into the layout. You don't want to fuck with muscle memory ever. You will be working soon and it's always better to have the full size keyboard standard layout that's used everywhere in your muscle memory.Or with this keyboard where they removed the gaps between Function keys at the top. No one knows the future. You might end up in a different place or the keyboard that you get used to now might stop manufacturing later. You NEVER FUCK WITH MUSCLE MEMORY and form muscle memory for standard things.
With all that warning here are the other keyboards that I might only recommend who knows that they definitely don't need the full size keyboard:
The reason you don't see cheap mouse here is because of muscle memory. When you start using an input device like a keyboard and a mouse for a long time your brain slowly starts to adapt to it. A terrible mouse will ruin this muscle memory. Make sure you have turned off mouse acceleration for the same reason.
Logitech
G102 on Amazon India: Black or White. Video: Hindi Old Review
Yes, yes I know about the double click issue very well. The fact is this is the only brand in India giving
two years of warranty on the product BUT more importantly a support that works. When
your mouse does have the double click issue and you're not willing to fix it yourself with WD-40, you can just ship the mouse to your local service centre and
they will repair/replace and send it back for upto two years. This can't be overlooked. Even though
there are other competitive mouse like the Razor Deathadder
Essential for almost the same or sometimes a cheaper price, the fact is unless you're fine
fixing stuff yourself you will end up with a double click mouse in one year only.
Now the mouse has a pretty good sensor for the price that doesn't stop registering when you flick your mouse too hard AND THAT IS IMPORTANT. Most budget "gaming" mouse just don't register your flicks and that's important for a gaming mouse.
If wireless is your main concern and you have gotten used to the G102 mouse shape, this is your main go to mouse without adding a lot of weight and having let go off the hassle.
Videos: Logitech G304/305 : The affordable wireless gaming mouse for the masses that's actually decent | Logitech G203, G304, G402 & G502: Which one to get and for who
If you have been using a light mouse (~85gms) then getting this will require a certain learning curve and your aim will be off in competitive FPS games where the flick is important part (AWP Flicks) for a few months AND you will have to increase your sensitivity which will be a pain. Remember this. After I got used to the weight on this mouse I was pretty fine with it during gaming.
Sensor: The main reason to get this over the other cheaper mouse is a better sensor, however I still recommend going with G502 below instead.
Usability: The main thing this mouse has over the others is the extra two buttons on the top left which I mainly use for volume adjustment. The lack of the button just under the scroll wheel really is a shame though.
Videos: Logitech G203, G304, G402 & G502: Which one to get and for who | Fixed Scroll wheel on mouse with WD40 and cleaning ft. Logitech G402 | Fixing the constant disconnection on my Logitech G402 - CRAP VIDEO. MANY THINGS WRONG. DON'T WATCH
If you have been using a light mouse (~85gms) then getting this will require a certain learning curve and your aim will be off in competitive FPS games where the flick is important part (AWP Flicks) for a few months AND you will have to increase your sensitivity which will be a pain. Remember this.
Usability: Lots of buttons although some mapping require you to run their pathetic software in the background. The scroll wheel on this is the main reason to get it. Once you get used to it, there is no going back.
Videos: Logitech G203, G304, G402 & G502: Which one to get and for who
WARNING: These thermal pastes requires getting into laptops and you will have to learn a few stuff below and a bit of practice to handle it properly. If you can't be bothered or don't want to risk it, get it done from someone else.