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HDB 630s getting a refresh in 2027 with the new EU Battery law taking effect?
Right, so this is a bit of speculative question, but would it be possible that Sennheiser will refresh the HDB 630 with upgrades to the sound, ANC and adding AptX Lossless (now that the Momentum 5s have it, i see no reason for a future HDB 630 to not have it).
I'm interested in buying the headphones later during the year (October - December), but with the EU Battery law taking effect and Senny introducing replaceable batteries in the Momentums now makes me think that it might be worth it to wait until 2027 for a AptX Lossless & replaceable battery refresh of the headphones. But what do y'all think?
RIP my WH-1000XM5
Unfortunately while out on a walk, I was caught in a very sudden and very short bout of heavy rain out of the blue. I ran as fast as I could to cover, dried them off & checked if any moisture had gone in. Turned them on after double checking about 30 or so minutes and they wouldn't start their pairing mode, won't connect to my phone & turn off after a couple of seconds. They're probably fried.
RIP WH-1000XM5, it wasn't the hinges that got to you but the rain. Served from September 2023 to today, July 3rd 2026.
Edit: So I tried one more time and they live. No issues whatsoever detected. Absolutely phenomenal.
Does anybody why it's downsampling? HDB 630 with BTD 700's AptX Adaptive mode active.
It should be on AptX Adaptive's high res mode but my S26 Ultra defaults to the old AptX. Utilising Hi-Res Output & the BTD 700 isn't showing up on the USB DAC mode either.
Is it possible to buy the 162 BPM version of Fire in the Night now that JunoDownload has shut down?
I'm really interested in acquiring a FLAC version of Fire in the Night, specifically the 162 BPM version. Is there any way i can buy that specific version now that JunoDownload has been shut down, instead of the Factory Team Mix that's 156 BPM. Thanks.
Is there any cheap public transport passes for 4 days.
Hi everyone. Me and my family will be staying in Copenhagen from the 23rd to the 26th and are wondering if there's a cheaper way to get to and from Glostrup and the city center zones without paying a shit ton for the Copenhagen Card or City Pass. For clarification, we do not care about the attractions included, we just need the transport tickets for 4 days and that's it. The 96 hour City Card is brutally expensive, about as expensive as an entire month's travel for an adult here in Stockholm.
Sverige vinner mot Tunisien och jag klarade körprovet.
Vilken kombination för att starta Måndagen med.
Working in Norway as an Urban Planner, how feasible would the idea be?
Hello, a neighbour from Sweden here! I've been thinking about where to get a job after i get my Bachelor's and Master's in Urban Planning (from Stockholms university). I've looked all over Sweden to see if there are potential opportunities, but then noticed that Norway is a good option as well, given the similarities between the countries. For context, i've lived in Sweden my whole life, and can speak both Swedish and English fluently. I also have a somewhat basic understanding of Norwegian when reading it, since Swedish and Norwegian share quite a lot of grammar and general spelling rules with minor changes between the two from word to word, which means i can understand it on a basic level.
I've got no idea about the Norwegian job market and how difficult it is to get a consultant or government job within Norway without knowing the language itself, nor experience so i'd like some insights. Please do note this is a fleeting thought, so i haven't given it too much thought before. I'd also like to know about trade unions and how effective they are when compared to Sweden's.
Many thanks, neighbours to the west.
Eurobeat FLACs, do they exist?
So i'm beginning to expand my Eurobeat FLAC collection, mainly by replacing the mp3 files. Is there anywhere where I can find the more "underrated" stuff, such as the Avex Super Eurobeat collection, Bratt Sinclaire's Eurobeat or Eurobeat Masters in FLAC format here on the seven seas?
Thanks for your time.
AptX Adaptive issue w/ the BTD 700, HDB 630 & S26 Ultra using PowerAmp Player
Third times the charm. I got AptX Adaptive to start working on my S26 Ultra with the store demo unit but noticed that whenever it did shift to AptX Adaptive with the dongle on heavily deteriorated the sound quality, and the volumes were not synced.
For reference, I've got an S26 Ultra, I was using the Adaptive/Lossless mode with the BTD700 and my music source was from PowerAmp Player (got a mix of mp3, m4a & rapidly growing collection of 44.1 kHz FLACs replacing the lower quality stuff). I'm fairly sure the software was all up to date as well.
For comparison, the older AptX mode sounds like how it should, really good. But once I switch on Adaptive, no matter if I switched to Auracast & back, switch on the headphones first, then the dongle (or vice versa), it produces really bad sound quality, with out of sync volume & echoing sound to accompany it.
I'm not as the store anymore so I'll have to try it later, but is there any fix to this. I'd hate to not use AptX Adaptive considering Samsung are anti-consumer a-holes that rather push SSC over AptX Adaptive.
Borde jag acceptera jobbet?
Fortsättning från förra inslaget
Jag har fått in ett telefonsamtal från ett företag som heter ViaSales som är intresserad i en intervju som kommer sedan gå vidare med ett jobb om allt går bra. Problemet är det är en heltidstjänst med en månad i uppsägningstid, och jag hade tanken att jag skulle endast temporärt jobba där under sommaren innan jag avslutade i mitten av Augusti.
Skulle jag fortfarande kunde arbeta där och sedan bara säga att jag kommer att avgå under mitten av Juli för att kunna slippa jobba där under en längre tid. Jag hade konstaterat att jag skulle troligtvis ta ett sabbatsår och arbeta för runt ett år innan jag fortsatte studierna. Kan jag säga att p.ga personliga skäl så måste jag plugga eller att jag har blivit offrat arbete för den inriktning jag pluggar på universitet för att kunna avgå och plugga vidare som planerat?
P.S: Det är en telefonsäljartjänst, de har grundlön för 3 månader ändå, så jag får en grundlön under sommarmånaderna iaf. Är bara intresserad i tjänsten för att tjäna in några tusen under sommaren.
Acceptera sommarjobb med enbart provisionslön, är det värt det?
Kommer att hålla det kort. Jag har sökt efter sommarjobb sedan början av året och har nu vänt mig till säljarjobb för att ingen annan vill acceptera min ansökan. En av de (fältsäljare) har meddelat mig och sagt att de kommer gärna anställa mig (det är heltidsjobb men jag kommer att säga att jag vill sluta p.ga "personliga skäl" under Augusti månad). Problemet är att jag får en grundlön av 80kr/t för 22 dagar innan jag går över till enbart provision baserat på teamets prestation.
Är det värt att tacka ja till de (jag har planerat att ta antingen obetald eller om de har, betald semester under v. 30 & 31, jobba från V. 24 - 29, och sedan jobba V. 32 och kanske 33) eller är det bättre att vänta tills en av de med grundlön svarar?
BTD 700 confusion. How do I enable the 96 kHz mode with the HDB 630?
So i found out that my previous visit to the audio store that I was using the standard 44 kHz. Decided to use the BTD 700 dongle, got it connected to the store's demo pair. As far as I observed, it was only glowing white and only processing at 44.1 kHz, even with a FLAC file, as well as only using AptX even with the BTD700 connected. For reference, I have a S26 Ultra which doesn't natively support anything other than the very old AptX, and I thought the dongle would work.
Could anybody guide me on how to get 96 kHz, the option was enabled in the app and the dongle was connected to the headphones. Excellent headphones nonetheless but I want them to at least play with the AptX Adaptive codec, since Samsung are dicks and will only include LDAC & SSC as their super high res codecs by default.
Tried the HDB 630s and I was blown away
For context, I've been using EQ'd Sony WH-1000XM5s for the last 3 years and had a pair of WH-1000XM3s for the 3 years before that.
I decided to go ahead and go to a local audio store that sells these and also allows you to try them on. My song of reference was Hotblade's Power Two, an unconventional pick for testing reasons, but it's in my playlist.
At first I was a bit underwhelmed by them, they sounded nice and very clean, but lacked details. Then, after a brief stint with the new 1000X Collexion, which felt very similar to the WH-1000XM5, I decided to go back to the HDBs, only this time, I used an EQ from Reddit & turned on UHQ audio.
And what I experienced what can only be described as my ears ascending into audio heaven. With the EQ & AptX Adaptive, they sounded otherworldly. Absurdly clean yet still fairly punchy bass, crisp mids and highs that were just right. These things are incredible sound-wise.
And to add on, the manual ANC selection is a godsend compared to the WH-1000XM5. The WH-1000XM5 at peak ANC performance is still better but the Sennheiser HDB 630 has better consistent performance. I'm seriously contemplating buying these. The 1000X Collexion can't even compare, these make even middling quality MP3s sound fantastic.
In other words, these things are absolutely fantastic and I want these. Thank you for reading my rambling.
Goku except he's actually worth using after the Dokkan Frontiers grind
Giving this man the justice he deserves, plus making the moment an active skill
Battery stuck at 99% (2025 G14)
So i've been using my G14 for just over a year (always limited to 80%) and i've decided to do a battery calibration since my capacity dropped from 69 - 70k all the way down to 40k from one day to the next. I've enabled Full Charge Mode in Asus and upped the battery limit to 100% in G-Helper, but my computer's been charging for a while and it's stuck at 99%.
Is this normal and should i just unplug it and let it calibrate from here, or is there something wrong with it. MyAsus says there's nothing wrong with the battery or the adapter so what gives?
Currently sitting at B3 - B2 for Damage as a casual player (time-constricted because of real life) and my god is it winning a few games, move up to B2, and then lose because of missplays or collective choking. I just want to get to A4 once in my life.
Its really cool seeing one of these trucks in action!