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Why do some songs have the right side missing audio ?

post #1 of 12
2/5/10 at 12:57am
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At first I thought my Denons were breaking. On some songs the right headphone would be missing some audio. I'd then try other songs and it would be perfect on both ears unless the song called for a pan. I decided to try the ad700's and see if they had the same problem. And sure enough the right side on the same songs would mess up. I then wanted to see if it was my audio so I went to another source and had the same issue. This seems to happen like once every couple of weeks. Any ideas ?
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post #2 of 12
2/5/10 at 1:01am
Is your source ok?
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post #3 of 12
2/5/10 at 1:10am
That, my friend, is stereoness. That a word?
Same here. But maybe slight hearing problems. Had 5 different sources, different songs, right side sometimes seemed weaker, mostly in lower freq.
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post #4 of 12
2/5/10 at 1:13am
Completely missing or partial incompleteness? If its partial, get yourself a crossfeed filter to mix the tracks a bit. Some producers/older producers have EXTREME stereo seperation which doesn't really bother loudspeaker users
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post #5 of 12
2/5/10 at 1:13am
Had something similar with Foobar (or was it winamp) running Mono. What sources are we trying? and tracks..

Edit: We talking no sound, or weak sound, or what?
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post #6 of 12
2/5/10 at 1:23am
So...you're saying that it's your headphone that is flipping out, not the song itself, right?
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post #7 of 12
2/5/10 at 2:33pm
Mono record?
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post #8 of 12
2/5/10 at 5:22pm
Thread Starter 
Same song, 3 different sources, 2 headphones and 1 speakers.. all have the same issues with any combo of those. Like the bass line will be in both, but the right one wont have voices or highs.

I was just thinking it might be poorly recorded music, but I hear it prob once every 2 weeks from random songs.
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post #9 of 12
2/5/10 at 5:45pm
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Originally Posted by Folex View Post
Same song, 3 different sources, 2 headphones and 1 speakers.. all have the same issues with any combo of those. Like the bass line will be in both, but the right one wont have voices or highs.

I was just thinking it might be poorly recorded music, but I hear it prob once every 2 weeks from random songs.
It's probably just the song. I've heard songs where the heavy bass line is only on the right or left (which is retarded IMO).
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post #10 of 12
2/5/10 at 5:57pm
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Originally Posted by krmathis View Post
Mono record?
Close....

Im guessing that the songs the OP hears it on are generally older, classic rock? Perhaps some cheaper blues & jazz stuff when they first got into stereo?

Older music was first off not mastered too well in general (especially rock and cheap blues/jazz pressings), and secondly mastered for records.

On a vinyl record the tracking error AND record wear is worse on the right channel than the left. Dont ask why. The people who made the records knew and understood this and took it into account their early attempts at "pseudostereo" recordings and mixed the vocals a little to a lot heavier to the left to compensate and make better use of that channel. Newer cartridges with lower tracking forces & better stylus shapes reduce record wear greatly and modern records are mixed to play "centered", but it was a serious problem at the time.

Now why it matters for a (Im assuming digital, although maybe a new pressing of a vintage record too) new copy of whatever it is you are playing: Quite a few CD's of old music are rips from the records, or perhaps from the master tape if it is still around. Very few of the unmastered recordings remain, so its all we have to get this music.

Records do have some faults, but please dont start on the inferiority of records until you can show us a 50 year old CD that plays properly Plenty of people have plenty of 50 year old records that sound great. See you in 30 years, except you wont have too many 50 year old CD to play against my 80 year old records.
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post #11 of 12
2/5/10 at 6:26pm
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Originally Posted by nikongod View Post
Records do have some faults, but please dont start on the inferiority of records until you can show us a 50 year old CD that plays properly Plenty of people have plenty of 50 year old records that sound great. See you in 30 years, except you wont have too many 50 year old CD to play against my 80 year old records.
Simple; I'll burn a CD based on a bit-perfect disc image. All I have to do is keep transferring my lossless files as I upgrade computers.
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post #12 of 12
2/5/10 at 7:15pm
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Some of my music is as new as 2010 that it happens on.
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