Techs overload edition

How to request advice:
>Budget
>Intended use (media, source, environment)
>Frequency response preference (basshead, female vocal, treble sensitive, etc.)
>Past gear and your thoughts on them

FAQ:
>Where do I buy IEMs?
Amazon, Aliexpress, Linsoul, Hifigo, Shenzhenaudio, Bloom Audio, MusicTeck, Elise Audio (UK)

>Full Guide (IEMs, Cables, Ear Tips, etc.):
https://rentry.org/c8gqc

>Frequency Response Graph Tool
squig.link

>Budget Wire Over-Ear IEMs:
• Moondrop Chu II (V-shaped) - $19
• Tangzu Wan'er S.G (mild V) - $20
• EPZ Q1 Pro (Harman) - $35
• TRN Conch (bright V) - $35
• Simgot EA500LM (bright V) - $90

>Bullet IEMs:
• Tanchjim Zero (bright neutral) - $15
• Final E500 (dark) - $25
• Tanchjim One DSP (neutral) - $30

>Flathead Earbuds:
• Blue Vido (warm) - $5
• RY4S 32Ω mmcx Plus (V-shape) - $10
• Yincrow X6 (warm) - $10

>USB-C DACs:
• Moondrop Dawn Pro - $50
• Tanchjim Space - $90
• Tempotec Sonata BHD Pro - $90
• Qudelix 5K - $110

>PMPs:
• Surfans F20 (Rockbox) - $120
• Shanling M0 Pro - $130
• HiBy M300 - $200
• Hidizs AP80 Pro-X - $200
• Tempotec V3 - $200

Previous thread: >>100060350

/lmg/ - a general dedicated to the discussion and development of local language models.

Previous threads: >>100085253 & >>100081628

►News
>(04/18) Llama 3 8B, 70B pretrained and instruction-tuned models released: https://llama.meta.com/llama3/
>(04/17) Mixtral-8x22B-Instruct-v0.1 released: https://mistral.ai/news/mixtral-8x22b/
>(04/15) Microsoft AI unreleases WizardLM 2: https://web.archive.org/web/20240415221214/https://wizardlm.github.io/WizardLM2/
>(04/09) Mistral releases Mixtral-8x22B: https://twitter.com/MistralAI/status/1777869263778291896
>(04/09) Llama 3 coming in the next month: https://techcrunch.com/2024/04/09/meta-confirms-that-its-llama-3-open-source-llm-is-coming-in-the-next-month/

►FAQ: https://wikia.schneedc.com
►Glossary: https://archive.today/E013q | https://rentry.org/local_llm_glossary
►Links: https://rentry.org/LocalModelsLinks
►Official /lmg/ card: https://files.catbox.moe/cbclyf.png

►Getting Started
https://rentry.org/llama-mini-guide
https://rentry.org/8-step-llm-guide
https://rentry.org/llama_v2_sillytavern
https://rentry.org/lmg-spoonfeed-guide
https://rentry.org/rocm-llamacpp

►Further Learning
https://rentry.org/machine-learning-roadmap
https://rentry.org/llm-training
https://rentry.org/LocalModelsPapers

►Benchmarks
General Purpose:
https://hf.co/spaces/HuggingFaceH4/open_llm_leaderboard
https://hf.co/spaces/lmsys/chatbot-arena-leaderboard
Programming: https://hf.co/spaces/bigcode/bigcode-models-leaderboard
Censorbench: https://codeberg.org/jts2323/censorbench

►Tools
Alpha Calculator: https://desmos.com/calculator/ffngla98yc
GGUF VRAM Calculator: https://huggingface.co/spaces/NyxKrage/LLM-Model-VRAM-Calculator
Sampler visualizer: https://artefact2.github.io/llm-sampling/index.xhtml

►Text Gen. UI, Inference Engines
https://github.com/oobabooga/text-generation-webui
https://github.com/LostRuins/koboldcpp
https://github.com/lmg-anon/mikupad
https://github.com/turboderp/exui
https://github.com/ggerganov/llama.cpp

Endgame edition.

Request advice:
rentry.org/hpgdoc

>Headphone Power Calc
headphonesty.com/headphone-power-calculator

Don't miss out on EQ
Bear in mind headphones may perform differently between units

Recommended programs:
Windows: EqualizerAPO (+ Peace)
Linux: EasyEffects
Android: Wavelet, Poweramp Equalizer, (Rootless)JamesDSP

AutoEQ (disregard for mid-upper treble):
sai.squig.link
autoeq.app

>gaming
>wireless
>>>/out/

>Sub-$100
• Koss KSC75/Porta Pro/KPH40
• Philips SHP9500/SHP9600
• AT ATH-M40x
• Shure SRH440a
• Fostex TH7

>$150~$250
• DT-880/770 Pro
• Sennheiser HD 560S
• AKG K371/K361/K612 Pro
• Philips Fidelio X2HR
• Massdrop x Sennheiser HD 6XX
• Shure SRH840a
• Fostex T50RP MK3 (moddable)

>$300-$500
• Sash Tres
• Audeze Maxwell (gaming headset, but good)
• Sennheiser HD 490 Pro/600/65
• AT ATH-R70x
• Drop + Dan Clark Audio Aeon Closed/Open X
• Used/Discounted Focal Clear OG (not Mg)
• Argon-modded Fostex T50RP MK3
• Fostex T60RP (mod-friendly)
• FiiO FT3

>$500+
• ask itt

>AVOID:
Schiit - you will receive a broken product and they will charge you for returns.
Hifiman/Moondrop/Superlux and every other chinese headphone brand - Garbage build quality, significant variation between units, fraudulent marketing everywhere. Your headband will snap at some point.

>Recommended DAC/amp brands:
No NEED to spend a large amount of money on a DAC or Amp. Even a cheap JM20 dongle is capable of producing a clean signal. Get something within your budget and based on your output/input needs.
• JCally JM20/Any dongle/miniDAC with an AK4377/CS43131 chip
• White: Geshelli/JDS Labs
• chinese: SMSL/Topping/FiiO
• Expensive: RME ADI-2/Benchmark/etc

Measurements and recommended information (tentative, be wary of shills):
pastebin.com/XK9E6PZ9 (old)
oratory EQ
stereophile.com
audiosciencereview.com
rtings.com/headphones
crinacle.com/graphs
kuulokenurkka.squig.link

old >>99981190

/aicg/ - A general dedicated to the discussion and development of AI chatbots

Maid to Skate Edition

>News
Meta AI released Llama 3 8B and 70B https://llama.meta.com/llama3
Claude Opus on Amazon Bedrock https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/anthropics-claude-3-opus-model-on-amazon-bedrock
OpenAI released the gpt-4-turbo as stable
Anthropic released the Claude 3 family https://www.anthropic.com/news/claude-3-family

additional info: https://rentry.org/aicg_extra_information

>Bots
https://chub.ai
https://chub-archive.evulid.cc
https://booru.plus/+pygmalion
https://rentry.org/meta_bot_list
https://rentry.org/charcardrentrylist

>Guides
https://rentry.org/tavern4retards - https://rentry.org/agnai_guides

>Jailbreaks
https://rentry.org/jb-listing

>Frontends
https://sillytavern.app [SillyTavern]
https://agnai.chat [Agnai]
https://risuai.xyz [RisuAI]
https://docs.miku.gg [Miku]
https://character.ai [Cai]

>Models
gpt: https://platform.openai.com/docs
claude: https://docs.anthropic.com
gemini: https://ai.google.dev/docs
local: >>>/g/lmg
https://rentry.org/meta_golocal_list

>Botmaking
https://rentry.org/meta_botmaking_list
https://desune.moe/aichared
https://agnai.chat/editor

>Meta
OP templates: https://rentry.org/aicgOP
services assessment: https://rentry.org/aicg_meta
try these -> https://rentry.org/weirdbutfunjailbreaksandprompts - https://rentry.org/jinxbreaks
old slaude stuff: https://rentry.org/meta_claude_list
logs: https://chatlogs.neocities.org
aicg botmaking events: https://rentry.org/meta_event_list

maid 2 bake: >>100083936

I won a $400 GC to a small electronics shop. They had an iPad Air on sale for like $450 so I only paid like $70 out of pocket.

It was an impulse buy because they're usually like $700 but I don't actually know if I have any use for this iPad or if I should return in.

The only other thing that interests me from the store would be a new TV but I can just buy a cheap one from Walmart.

What do you use your iPad for? Did you buy the pricey pencil?

Everything is already from China, but in here we discuss the cheap chink shit you see on various sites.

Useful links
>New guide (WIP): https://csg-guide.neocities.org/
>installgentoo wiki: https://wiki.installgentoo.com/wiki/Chink_shit_general
>NEW GUIDE (WORK IN PROGRESS, USUALLY TRASH): https://pad.disroot.org/p/ZxYEUYubPTPDhsEkKobh
>Mergeboss links (Click 3, post yours): https://pad.disroot.org/p/%2Fcsg%2F_ali_game

>What headphones/earbuds should I buy?
>>>/g/iemg
>I want a cheap smartphone what should I buy?
>>>/g/spg/
>I want to buy some sort of emulation device
>>>/vr/hhg/

News!
>>100025265 We discuss zoomers and LEDs
>>100026277 Discussion about tooth whiteners and chink quackery
>>100027094 Anon doesn't know about reverse image search
>>100028427 We discuss blue LEDs and sleep
>>100028959 Anon's $8 cancer tablet case arrived, despite delays to the rest of his order, which he later reviews >>100068942
>>100030857 >What ever happened to partial refunds without returning?
>>100038465 Anon asks for controller recommendations
>>100042373 Anon's $6 order arrives
>>100044346 Anon is confused by how the algorithm works
>>100045138 New policy for delayed orders
>>100045309 Anon buys a Chinesium grater
>>100046948 Outdoor anon's order arrives
>>100047641 Anon asks for advice when buying a powerbank
>>100051121 types of "biodegradable" plastics
>>100054614 Anon's sounding device arrived
>>100056592 towel review
>>100056907 Soldering iron recommendations
>>100063413 Anon buys chink waifu RAM
>>100063618 Do chink sound isolation plates actually work?

Previous: >>100025070

What are we filtering?

> be me
> close to graduating
> look at starting positions for developers
> £25k
> minimum wage is literally £23,795
For the same work, I will literally get paid pennies compared to US
The europoor meme is real

Do virtual assistants serve any actually useful purpose or are they entirely a gimmicky piece of bloatware?

Battle station thread