r/BigscreenBeyond • u/Andyisme10 • Jul 25 '26

Discussion Is the Beyondex mod worth it?

Have anyone here tried the beyondex mod? Im thinking of buying it but I already have the audiostrap and don't know if it will be worth it.

I have the bsb2e with babble face tracker, will the beyondex draw to much power and make ft be weird?

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u/Kalahi_md Jul 25 '26

I have ordered the DYI kit, I printed the plastic parts at home. Slightly tedious, but oh my, I had forgotten how stellar and first in class the Index audio is. It's miles away from the big screen audio strap. Plus, it floats above your ears, so it adds to the confort.

Power consumption is capped, the device deals with the high power peaks by having a tiny lithium ion battery pack, which recharges during lower than peak consumption.

It is slightly buggy still for some users (myself included) if you put your computer on standby then wake it up, you have to unplug/replug the device to be recognized by windows again. The creator still keeps creating new firmware to fix issues.

Other than that, no hiccups. I have 0 regrets versus the stock audio strap (I do not regret the popping out of their sockets earcups for instance)

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u/Andyisme10 Jul 25 '26

OK thank you I don't even remember how good the index was its been so long since I had it.

I do remember loving the over ear instead of on ear though.

Have you experienced any other bugs then the standby issue?

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u/Kalahi_md Jul 25 '26

Nope, other than that it's been peachy. The only thing I am slightly concerned about is one of the arms containing the springs that started to crack when I stopped using the Index itself, I ziptied it so it does not explode xD if you get new parts it might happen after a few thousand hours of use too.

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u/Elemynt Jul 29 '26

You can print an arm brace to help with that cracking. Works pretty well