odib said:

  Decided to give my 2011 Mixamp a make over using some sandpaper and shoe polish. It turned out pretty alright but I'm still deciding whether to change the knobs to real aluminium knobs.

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Definitely go for aluminum knobs. And exchange the LEDs to white.

odib said:

Decided to give my 2011 Mixamp a make over using some sandpaper and shoe polish. It turned out pretty alright but I'm still deciding whether to change the knobs to real aluminium knobs.

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Sweet project!

odib said:

  Decided to give my 2011 Mixamp a make over using some sandpaper and shoe polish. It turned out pretty alright but I'm still deciding whether to change the knobs to real aluminium knobs.

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Looks good. do you disassembled it it ?

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monty1089 said:

  Ok so this is a follow up to my previous post whereby i bought the Astro Mixamp 2011 version:

The mixamp arrived today ahead of schedule. Almost like 2 weeks early to Sydney, Australia

I tested it and it's brilliant. I could not hear any hiss from the volume levels i checked. I didn't go too high as i didn't want to damage my hearing  
I would say i went to around 60% volume by turning the volume knob towards 2pm. However i will test higher volumes later on.

Also i compared this to my Turtle Beach DSS and seriously couldn't tell a difference in game audio. They sound the same to me. However i bought this for the chat feature which the original DSS lacks.

I plugged a modmic 4.0 into the mixamp with an adapter and people heard me fine without any distortion or muffled voice. I could hear people fine as well.

All in all well worth the money. I don't know how the 2013 Mixamps and onwards work as i have never tested it but this one is pretty good as well.

Also a nice feature the 2011 mixamp has is the ability to connect multiple devices to it since it as optical, coaxial and standard RCA inputs.

I have posted a photo below showing the 2011 mixamp and if your interested you can purchase it from ebay:

 

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did they fixed the chat on this mixamp ? because i had the same version and the chat didnt worked for me 1-2 years ago.
 
edit: i repaired my old astro mixamp 2011 and it looks like that sony realy fixed the chat problem. now im thinking of selling my new mixamp pro. does someone of you noticed any difference in soundquality between these two mixamps ?

odib said:

  Decided to give my 2011 Mixamp a make over using some sandpaper and shoe polish. It turned out pretty alright but I'm still deciding whether to change the knobs to real aluminium knobs.
 

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do you disassembled the mixamp ?

mystic mac said:

did they fixed the chat on this mixamp ? because i had the same version and the chat didnt worked for me 1-2 years ago.

edit: i repaired my old astro mixamp 2011 and it looks like that sony realy fixed the chat problem. now im thinking of selling my new mixamp pro. does someone of you noticed any difference in soundquality between these two mixamps ?

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I still think theres a problem with the mixamp noisegate and the ps4 noisegate. I believe someone posted earlier about how you can work around it, but my friends complained to me that my mic was hard to hear while using the mixamp and ps4. I ended up going to the x7 for a variety of reasons, but the chat quality is better there. YMMV

I'm curious, what do you guys use for your handhelds like the vita and 3ds?
I ordered the xiaomi piston 3 because I feel my 558s are too bulky.

mrkingdomhearts said:

I'm curious, what do you guys use for your handhelds like the vita and 3ds?
I ordered the xiaomi piston 3 because I feel my 558s are too bulky.

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XBA-H3 and headphone out

yethal said:

Definitely go for aluminum knobs. And exchange the LEDs to white.

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I don't know if I'll be able to change the LEDs since my soldering skills aren't that great.

mystic mac said:

Looks good. do you [COLOR=000000]disassembled[/COLOR] it it ?

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Yes I disassembled the Mixamp. I removed the volume knob, then nuts and lastly the screws on the circuit board. It was all pretty easy actually.

As someone that has participated in this thread on and off for a while now, I've made a purchase that somewhat goes against the flow. I've taken my Modmic off of my AKG K240 Mkiis, restoring their status as headphones and bought myself a pair of HyperX Cloud 2s.
 
"But Napalm, why would you do such a thing?" I hear you ask. There are a few reasons.
 
Firstly, I personally didn't like the look of the pairing of Modmic and my AKGs (not that I care how I look, but I care how the headphones look themselves. Yes, I know I'm weird). I think it looks nice with some headphones, but with how I had to position the Modmic in relation to the headphone cable, it just looked a bit messy. Also, the mic holder had become partially unstuck, so it seemed like a good time to remove it.
 
Secondly, my journey with headphones is far from complete. I have other headphones I wish to buy in future and am still contemplating what route I will take when it comes to a mic to pair with them, so in the meantime I need a headset. I also like the convenience of a dedicated headset.
 
I also think it is important to periodically check to see that you aren't just making sweeping statements like "gaming headsets suck" with no experience of contemporary offerings. I've read comments from some people that compare  the HyerX Cloud 2 favourably to other more expensive dedicated headphones and they have received pretty much universal acclaim, so curiosity got the better of me.
 
I'm still breaking in the Cloud 2s and so will reserve judgement. What I will say though is that when I moved from my old Turtle Beach PX21 headset to the AKGs, it was very obvious that I had upgraded. With the Cloud 2, it is more a case of give and take.

SHP9500 killer? Description compares it to the X1, and looks Boompro compatible.

https://www.massdrop.com/buy/lasmex-l-85-headphones

mrkingdomhearts said:

I'm curious, what do you guys use for your handhelds like the vita and 3ds?
I ordered the xiaomi piston 3 because I feel my 558s are too bulky.

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Sometimes I wish I had a handheld besides my phone... But for my phone, I also like IEMs (RHA S500i or my CIEMs by CustomArt).

change is good said:

SHP9500 killer? Description compares it to the X1, and looks Boompro compatible.

https://www.massdrop.com/buy/lasmex-l-85-headphones

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At the moment I'm trying to see this, Massdrop is undergoing maintenance. I'll check it out later!

I said that I tried and liked the SPH9500, right? Got lucky enough that a friend bought a pair... And I also filmed his Mixamp Pro setup.

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Sometimes I wish I had a handheld besides my phone... But for my phone, I also like IEMs (RHA S500i or my CIEMs by CustomArt).
At the moment I'm trying to see this, Massdrop is undergoing maintenance. I'll check it out later!

I said that I tried and liked the SPH9500, right? Got lucky enough that a friend bought a pair... And I also filmed his Mixamp Pro setup.

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Yeah I just had to sell mine, along with the CAL woodies. Needed the funds. Very sad to see it go, but oh well.

I have my eyes on those I linked from MD, but it will be a little while until I can buy anything else. I find it interesting that they have an X1 kind of look with L2 portability. Never heard of the manufacturer, though, and no impressions are to be found yet.