Dan Fixes Coin-Opsifixcoinops@retro.social
Oct 8, 2026, 10:27 PMThat's where the Gen Z Stare comes from, it's from shit headphones
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- Dan Fixes Coin-Opsifixcoinops@retro.socialOct 9, 2026, 1:23 AM
PUT A FUCKING VOLUME KNOB, a REAL VOLUME KNOB, let us hear it CRACKLE and POP until we TAKE IT APART and CLEAN it, we have a need to periodically maintain and care for things, maintenance-free switches ROB us of the opportunity to fulfil this basic human need in a newbie-friendly non-threatening way, WE NEVER RECOVERED FROM LOSING THE WINDOWS DEFRAGGER
- Dan Fixes Coin-Opsifixcoinops@retro.socialOct 11, 2026, 3:47 PM
different headphones showed up, they had FOUR BUTTONS for forward/back/volumeUp/volumeDown and unfortunately one capacitive sensor for pause/play, the closest I've found yet to sensible headphone controls, but the sound quality was absolutely appalling, worse than you'd get given for free on a plane, so back they go
Do I try one more time or do I reflow a microUSB hole and get some new earpads
- Dan Fixes Coin-Opsifixcoinops@retro.socialOct 11, 2026, 4:52 PM
Wrote them a shitty review then noticed there was an equalizer button, so pulled them out again and gave the three EQ modes a go. They were all shit.
Like these were $20 headphones so I know not to expect miracles but fuck me they sounded Way Way Worse than I expected
jackjackeric@beige.partyOct 11, 2026, 4:01 PM@ifixcoinops why would you ever NOT attempt the reflow
- Dan Fixes Coin-Opsifixcoinops@retro.socialOct 11, 2026, 4:39 PM
@jackeric because these headphones were cheap and everything else about them is falling apart as well
d.riftd_rift@beige.partyOct 11, 2026, 4:08 PM@ifixcoinops I'm adequately fond of Marshall Major series headphones, which have a D pad knob for a control but hey at least it's actually tactile and i can work it one handed accurately even with gloves; not cheap but also the only kind my budding QA tester preteen hasn't demolished. And has a 3.5mm jack.
- Dan Fixes Coin-Opsifixcoinops@retro.socialOct 11, 2026, 4:49 PM
@d_rift can I skip an ad with one press?
Andrew (making toys)ajroach42@retro.socialOct 11, 2026, 5:18 PM@ifixcoinops I missed what your button needs were, but I have not been angry at the sound quality from my Koss Portapros, as long as I remember to set the right bluetooth profile on my PC.
dragonfrogdragonfrog@mastodon.sdf.orgOct 11, 2026, 6:39 PM@ifixcoinops i have headphones with a physical volume slider that clearly needs cleaning, but they're not takeapartable, so i think the best i could do is pour some rubbing alcohol on the outside of the slider and wiggle it back and forth and I'm a bit afraid of how that might go wrong.
- Dan Fixes Coin-Opsifixcoinops@retro.socialOct 11, 2026, 6:50 PM
@dragonfrog deoxit is what you're after