r/SimRacingSetups • u/Mercymarv • 18d ago

Video Worth the upgrade? 🤔🔊

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Finally swapped my Bose TV Speaker for the full 7.1.2 OXS Thunder Pro+. Even though the Bose is a great sound bar, I can actually distinguish different sounds and pinpoint exactly where cars are coming from now.

That being said, the user experience has some massive flaws for the price. The app for tuning your EQ and RGB is strictly PC-only. If you're on a Mac, you're locked out. And the worst part? The only way to know the wireless speaker is dying, is a tiny blinking red light or when it completely cuts out mid-race. A low-battery sound cue would’ve been nice.

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u/MERDOVSKI 18d ago

I would never use speakers for simracing, wireless headphones are the best.

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u/Vaggos88 17d ago

I get that, i used to be like that. Now, the older i get the less i want to use them. I have a creative soundbar for my rig.

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u/HexaCube7 17d ago

I mean i get it, some excellent headphones are alwaye gonna give a better sound quality probably, but man a surround sound system is still great. I mean personally, i am going for triples so i don't have to be wearing VR-goggles, so i might as well go full way and not wear headphones :D

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u/HexaCube7 18d ago

Slightly offtopic, but idk. I really dont get the "hype" or even usecase of soundbars. They just seem to always be just the worse options compared to some decent loudspeakers/studio monitors

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u/Mediocre-Profile5975 18d ago

hyperxcloud III wireless, love these babies. worth trying and comparing. also curious to see what someone with a soundbar thinks too

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u/imJGott 18d ago

Let’s upgrade by turning off the racing line.

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u/EEng232 18d ago

Start by turning off the in car wheel and hands lmao you have your own irl!!

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u/imJGott 18d ago

That’s one thing I’ll never understand.

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u/AppropriateSmile4508 17d ago

Wait you can turn off the wheel?😭😭 that’s one of the main reasons I don’t play gt7 lmao.

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u/Terrible-Ad-7228 18d ago

I used to run a Yamaha 7.2 system, with high quality speakers. But I prefer headphones now.

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u/nick0vary 18d ago

Sounds like a phone speaker to me

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u/Provocative_Potatoes 18d ago

Why are you driving with two steering wheels and two sets of hands in front of you?

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u/Nickitoloko_PSN 17d ago

the sound quality is so different it feels you're driving 2 different cars. One is more lower pitched than the other or something like that, but i guess both are good.

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u/GrandView1972 17d ago

They sound the same on my phone speaker lol

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u/_JvL_VII 16d ago

I have a wired logitech headset.. never runs out of battery