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ATH M50 problem

post #1 of 9
2/10/12 at 7:19pm
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Hello,

I purchased a set of Audio Technica ATH-M50 and I've been noticing crackling/fuzzy noise at 320kbps, but not at any lower qualities, even for the same songs (Parallel Universe- RHCP). Did I get unlucky with my headphones, or is there something wrong with the music files?

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post #2 of 9
2/10/12 at 7:23pm

Have you tried plugging them to another source? maybe you can try a different album?> 

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post #3 of 9
2/10/12 at 7:28pm
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I have the exactly same problem when playing through laptop, desktop, cd player and zune hd, also when listening to Stadium Arcadium and Experience Hendrix.

The crackling usually appears during choruses.

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post #4 of 9
2/10/12 at 7:41pm

What about your listening level, you turn the volume all the way up? it looks like the problem is on the headphone. 

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post #5 of 9
2/10/12 at 7:45pm

Give a specific track so that others who have the m50 might give a listen. I never heard any such thing when I owned mine...

 

Sorry missed your above post...

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post #6 of 9
2/10/12 at 8:05pm
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I usually put up to about half way. Sent you a pm Matt.

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post #7 of 9
2/10/12 at 8:17pm

Yeah. I have my m50's on right now. Just give me a song and tell me what parts get the crackling. 

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post #8 of 9
2/10/12 at 9:35pm
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Quote:
Originally Posted by lschell View Post

Yeah. I have my m50's on right now. Just give me a song and tell me what parts get the crackling. 

Sent you a PM
 

 

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post #9 of 9
3/24/12 at 1:49pm

Sorry to be late for the party, I hadn't logged in for ages.

What you are hearing there is actually in the recording. That distortion is the cause of poor and over-loud mastering which plagues that Red Hot Chilli Peppers album.

Lots of people were shocked by how distorted that album was (I mean bad, crackling distortion, not nice amplifier one) but since most people use crap equipment that crackling noise can't be heard (on MP3s that sound gets "fuzzed-up").

The fact you can hear the mastering distortion on that album is a sign that the headphones you have are good quality.

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