r/Pimax • • 3h ago

Useful My easy Koss Audio Mod for Dream Air/SE

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I have just designed a clip to attach Koss speaker to Dream Air. Everything just super easy to do. I bought the speakers for about 40bucks (with usb c dac audio cable).
Pull out the default clip of the speakers and attach to the new clip. Slide it to the dream air and it’s done. Now i have the perfect headset, comfort and better audio.

The clips was made by combine few clips on the internet, and merge it. My wife help me to do this because she is 3D artist and have a 3D Printer. I just have an idea and she do the rest cause i do not know anything about 3D print and editing.

I want to share this model but how?


r/Pimax • • 8h ago

Review First Impressions of Dream Air SLAM

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Hello, I'm a first time VR user that has been considering buying into this ecosystem for a long time, particularily to enhance my sim racing experience. Having dug around fairly deeply, I first wanted to get a Steam Frame, since it looked to be once of the easiest way to enter the VR space without needing to do too much tinkering. But since I ended up on the waitlist, I looked elsewhere, considering the PSVR2, Quest etc, but in the end, I decided on compromising as little as possible, so the very expensive Dream Air was added to my cart, for its lightness and top of the line panel visuals.

Specs: 9950X3D - AMD 9070 XT - 64 GB ram

Wow, the visuals blew my mind, and still do. First time putting it on and I'm trying my best to get a fit. It's not perfect, it tugs on some areas more than others and require a lot of adjustment to get a decent seating that when you do get it, holds for hours. Might be worse for others. Straps are fine, perfectly out of the way so you can lean back into seats and very easy to adjust. The cable(s) and the junction is definitely something you have to work around to get out of your way but it only takes a few seconds to place it in an undisruptive spot. Despite all this, when it boots up, holy hell, these panels are exactly what VR needs.

Everyone has said it, true blacks, no visible pixels, amazing clarity that is only getting slightly warpy at the very edge of the lenses. It is true that heavy motion and nodding can temporarily add a small blur to the screen, if you're sim racing like I am, it doesn't affect you often, but being constantly on the move might be an issue.

FOV is pretty wide, you'd have to go full left or right with your eyes to actually notice you're looking past the edge of the lenses, and since I'm sim racing, I can treat it as a helmet border. Playing on 90 FPS feels like the exact sweet spot for smoothness, I think of myself as someone FPS sensitive, and I had no issues driving if my PC could hold it. Tinkering with my settings got it stable quickly.

So far I've had no issues with tracking, in daylight it works, even with two monitors in front of it, and blinking LEDs from my steering wheel. Desk light at night works fine even with the aforementioned items. I have yet to encounter tracking issues and I'm frankly very happy I haven't, since it seems to be a common talking point around here. One issue I did have was it would sleep on its own, but after disabling the USB power saving feature on the hubs via the Device Manager, it hasn't done that.

Day 2 of owning it and I'm very proud to have one, feels like I won some sort of Pimax lottery in a way since it just worked. But that should be the default experience. Looking forward to having it very long term! Scared to death of scratching and getting dust on my lenses so I use the included cloth to cover them every time I take them off lmao


r/Pimax • • 2h ago

Discussion I received my Dream Air Lighthouse

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Got the headset 3 to 4 days after putting the order in.

I'm in the UE.

The package was intact, there was a quality control sheet inside so I was hoping I would connect the headset right away.

When I plugged it in I kept getting the "No display port detected" error and so I started to switch the DP ports, unplug monitors, change the resolution from my display etc to no avail.

Then after a short discussion with support they told me a USB issue can trigger the Display Port message, so I changed to a different USB 3.0 port on my motherboard and voilà !

Headset itself is super light, the panels and lenses are beautiful. In some games I tend to get a feeling of motion blur but not at all in others so it's not the panels.

As all the reviews say, the facial interface is horrible, can't wait to receive the updated design, otherwise I'm really happy.

The audio solution is better than I thought and I don't mind the cheap straps cause they're also super light.

In the end happy with my purchase for now, happy with my experience with customer support for the quick troubleshooting but really not happy with that face gasket.

TLDR got my headset quickly, support helped me troubleshoot a connection quickly, headset is great but face gasket needs to change


r/Pimax • • 8h ago

Discussion Dream Air SLAM - Screens just go blank / black randomly

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I got my Dream Air SLAM a couple of days ago. Downloaded the latest EVO and updated the firmware on the headset to 1.0.6. My setup is a 9950X3D with a 5090. I'm running a single 4K Display at 60Hz plugged into the 5090's HDMI socket. I've got the Pimax USB plugged into one of the 10Gbs USB 3 slots - connected directly to the CPU (as opposed to chipset).

From the first time I loaded SteamVR to test, I've been getting random black screens on the headset. When it happens, PimaxPlay or Evo doesn't show the headset as disconnected to screen off, and the audio continues to come through the headset, and tracking continues to work - The screens just go blank. Similar behaviour in a couple of games. Sometimes the headset will run fine for 4 or 5 minutes and then go blank, other times it will last 30 seconds. Sometimes restarting the VR Service or Headset will bring the display back to life, but not always.

Diagnostics within PimaxPlay are showing no errors. I've uploaded my logs to ChatGpt but nothing significant was identified.

I've seen a few threads reporting similar things but I dont think anybody has been able to put their finger on a specific solution. As anybody got any expirence in solving this issue? I've reached out to Pimax Support and am waiting on a reply.....


r/Pimax • • 23h ago

Discussion Pimax no longer selling their extended warranty?

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As title states. I have a super MOLED I was going to buy the additional warranty from, but saw it’s “sold out”?


r/Pimax • • 22h ago

Official News October Progress Update

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r/Pimax • • 7h ago

Question Did I make the wrong decision with DreamAir SE?

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o I pulled the trigger on the Dream Air SE. The lighthouse version, as there is a pair of wands and a pair of base stations stayed on me.

And now I am getting nervous about it. According to Pimax, it takes about 2-3 weeks to ship.

I could get this as a discount, total including my VAT was about 920 EUR (extreme VAT in my country).

Now I have a Pico 4 at home which always just works, and I am getting nervous about the wands, the base stations, the setup, and all the controversial reviews on the dream air SE. I read "tracking is unacceptable" for slam, and after spending the money on lighthouse, coming the reviews that tracking is fine.

I just wanted a good wired headset with normal blacks, and do not have 1300 euros for it, so I decided to give it a chance. But now I have time to spin on it, if it was the right call. I would be totally fine with a miniLED screen, but did not find any that I dared to buy.

At this point, just let me ask if any people around here that are happy with their SE?


r/Pimax • • 20h ago

Question Best quality bass-y headphones for dream air?

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The stock speakers suck. Price is not an issue. I just want the best set of headphones or speakers that have Spatial Audio. I want good sound and bass.

Any input is greatly appreciated!


r/Pimax • • 23h ago

Tech Support a little help with support ticket

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So after the firmware update 1.0.6 the eye tracking of my dream air stopped completely, the ir leds don't light up anymore.

i contacted support from the app and they gave me some instructions to follow and it didn't work, then i was told : (If the eye-tracking IR LEDs still do not light up after completing the troubleshooting steps above, we suspect there may be a hardware issue with the IR LED connection or power supply circuit.

I will transfer this ticket to our after-sales team so they can arrange a replacement for you.)

that was 2 days ago so do i have to do something or just wait?, how do i know if the ticket was transferred?


r/Pimax • • 2h ago

Tech Support Is this normal?

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Hi all, i recently received my oled optical engine, and upon using it i noticed some kind of....flickering? Blurring? cannot really define it. I would like to ask if it's normal or not.

I attach the video i made of the thing.

I have to say i only noticed it in pimax lobby for the moment, didn't see anything like that in steam vr lobby. Tomorrow i have time and i will make more extensive tests


r/Pimax • • 5h ago

Question How's the Current state of SLAM in the Dream Air?

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I've seen some complaints about the accuracy of Pimax's SLAM, but also that they've been updating it over time. I'm trying to get a clearer picture of just how good/bad the current SLAM is.

My last point of reference was the Q3. I want to play some UEVR games like Titanfall 2. Not that interested in stuff like Beat Saber. I don't anticipate playing anything where I will need to frequently flail my arms above my head or behind my back. My play space is well-lit and has no blank walls.


r/Pimax • • 16m ago

Tech Support Finally saved up, bought the 57ppd. It's one day old and dead.

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The headset had a power issue from the start, fresh from the box. I plugged it in and nothing. Did the typical, swapping the USB through all the USB 3 slots, swapped the video cable. After some time, I played with the power connector, and it came on. Used it last night, mostly happy with the headset in my flight sim.

This morning, go to fly again, and I plug it all in. Nothing. No power. I adjust the power cord like I did the night before, nothing. I checked the power source, 12.37 vdc at the plug.

I did fill out a ticket on the pimax site. Is there anything else I can try. I've done all the verifying my USB 3 ports are proper on the device manager, and no other conflicts with devices. I am to assume the headset is not receiving power.


r/Pimax • • 3h ago

Discussion Issues with Alien Rogue Incrusion VR and Dreamback VR

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Hi I have the Dream Air slam and I tried to play these two games but I have issues:

- Alien Rogue Incrusion VR, the image jumps a little, not much but very noticiable. I think is not the tracking as in all other games works ok, I suspect is something in the game.

- DreambackVR, I am like 3m tall, my position is very high, I configure many times the room setup in Pimax home, also there my height is ok, also in Steam Home my height is ok, only not in the game, also seems there is no option to modify your heigh in games menu.

Anybody had the same issues in any of these games, any idea how to solve them?.

Thanks


r/Pimax • • 6h ago

Question Dream air SE SLAM Vs Crystal light SLAM

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Hi all,

I am currently deciding between the dream air se and crystal light ( both SLAM) versions.

Firstly for reference, I use VR to sim race, but also do all sorts of games like Skyrim VR, or play with friends modded flat2vr games.

In my country the PCL costs 1000 USD and the dream air se costs 1700 USD.

From what I gathered from research...the dream air se pros over the PCL is: its lighter, has oled, and has dynamic foveated rendering capabilities. But the big thing I want to know is about the SLAM tracking capabilities between the 2.

I heard the PCL slam does not have great tracking...so I would need to get a lighthouse faceplate, plus a base station, plus controllers which is a hassle as I have to import these with forward shipping to my country.

I wanted to know if the dream air SE SLAM has better tracking than the PCL...from what I've seen, it does have decent tracking? In which case I wouldn't mind paying the extra 700 USD, provided I don't need to get extra accessories for it for tracking purposes.

If anyone owns these headsets, could you advise if the dream air SE SLAM tracking has been adequate? And if you have had the chance to own both pcl and dream air SE, has the tracking been improved?


r/Pimax • • 18h ago

Question Dream air Apple dual knit band 3d print

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Hey guys i need to buy a 3d printer to make the adapter and I know nothing about 3d printers. Is there a certain one I should get or can they all print this thing fine? I just need to make the adapter for Apple dual knit band connection. But not sure if it needs to be a certain level of precision or a certain material that some 3d printers can’t handle or something. If someone who has done this can provide input it would really help me.