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Apr 25, 2024
SsButerbal
Ringing in PC38X's
I recently got this headset, and wow is it good. My only issue is when certain people talk on discord, I can hear a really high pitched ringing. I fiddled with a bunch of settings, computer audio and discord, and nothing seems to solve the issue. It is primarily if not all in my right ear only. Is there something wrong with my headset, or was that ringing always there I can just hear it cause the headset is THAT good? I haven't had any issues with any other application, though I have yet to test if I can hear the ringing on a different version of discord, say on my xbox instead of my pc. Only other issue I've had is occasional static, but I can't tell if it's from the headset or the show/game/etc.
Apr 24, 2024
itsamepe
Sennheiser PC37X randomly goes bad after disconnecting the cable ?
Greetings, Yesterday I was using my headset like normal with my macbook, just listening to music and on a call with people like usual, and the headset was perfectly fine. The stock wire that came with the headset is extremely long and yesterday it annoyed me very much that it kept getting tangled with itself, so I decided to see if the cable is replaceable. I pulled out the cable from the headset and saw the adapter, and looked online for a replacement. Upon plugging it back in, the audio sounded extremely muffled and washed out. Im not sure what I did wrong to make it mess up like that as I've always taken good care of it, ive had it for about 2 years and its always just been chilling on my desk, but anywho I thought the cable just went bad and ordered a replacement. The replacement came, and the issue is still persistant, so I am not sure what the issue is I've tried multiple different headsets and the issue is not with the port, and I also tried it with my windows laptop and...
Apr 23, 2024
MrChiSox
Big changes coming to my tiny little music room, I've recently purchased a new stack. Currently figuring out where to locate it all and ordering up the necessary cables, it won't be too long before I'm up and running. I am now the proud owner of a brand new stack. It's a European brand called Earmen. Amp, DAC, Streamer & Linear Power Supply. It won't be long!
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Apr 23, 2024
Briankan
Recommendation for my next headphone set? I have Koss 95x
Hey all, What would you recommend I get next and why? I have Koss ESP-95x electrostatic massdrop headphones. These are my first and only audiophile set. I love them. I think my only real requirements is $500 or less for the headphones and that they have a little more low end. I don’t need thump but these are really light on lows…but the experience is still awesome. Also any recommendations on an amp? I only have my electrostatic thingy. I am using the Topping D50 DAC. thx!!
Apr 22, 2024
Simthaniel
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Modded headphones with qudelix at the core
When I received the Qudelix 5K, I had already modified a pair of Superlux HD-681 headphones. I previously soldered my own balanced connections to the drivers, providing multiple ways to connect and...
Apr 14, 2024
brothamike
A decent set of IEMs
I am in the midst of a 300 hour burn-in but, I will say I am enjoying how this set sounds so far. Before I received these which was btw late by a few weeks, I purchased a Sony/Kimber Kable MMCX...
Apr 12, 2024
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Beethoven was a composer. Moonlight Sonata was one of his pieces. This was from a time and in a world of music where the name of a piece was not synonymous with a specific recording of that piece. Otherwise, you could be referring to your nephew Jimmy playing it at his elementary school talent show that you recorded on your old camcorder.
When someone says "Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here", unless they state some live version or demo, we know they mean Track #4 on the 1975 eponymous album, recorded at Abbey Road Studios with Brian Humphries as Engineer or whoever/wherever/whatever.
If you're recommending a piece of classical music you like, you should also add some kind of details as to which performance/recording you're referring to.
Even if you say "Glenn Gould's performance of Bach's Goldberg Variations" there's more than one recording, performance, and mix of that.
Jazz Standards/Music/Performances work the same way too. If you just say "Thelonious Monk's Round Midnight" that really doesn't mean anything. Jazz Standards are played and performed hundreds, thousands of times over or even more and recorded just as many.
Anyways... sorry for getting off topic! In answer to the topic, Pink Floyd is definitely a great one for test tracks. Maybe it's because I listened to them so much when I was younger and still know them inside out, but there's a lot of work put into the mix. Echoes, Shine on You Crazy Diamond, ... even their post-Roger Waters stuff was mixed with a lot of care (though definitely sound like the eras they were mixed in. -- 1 second into "Learning to Fly" and you know it's the early 90s/late 80s for sure.)
Portishead's albums will forever be wonderful test tracks for me too. Glory Box and Roads off of Dummy.
Someone above mentioned Massive Attack - "Tears" (Teardrop), which is totally a great track too... but off of Mezzanine, Angel is the ultimate test track... huge dynamic range, bleeding distorted guitars at its peak, deep penetrating sub bass, snares that slap you in the face, and a sultry vocal track over the top.
Godspeed You Black Emperor - Rockets Fall on Rocket Falls or Sleep. Sigur Ros - Vidrar Vel Til Loftarasa or Track #1 from ( )
So many good test tracks. But really, even if you have a track that doesn't have a huge dynamic range, great spatialization, and etc... as long as you know that mix really well, it's gonna be a good test track. If you're not getting to test in the comfort of your own home, bring some tracks where you know the mixes inside and out. Those will tell you more about what you're listening to than just an unrelative "This sounds really good!"