I've recently been wearing headphones for gaming and general Youtube channels (about a month) almost exclusively. My right ear sometimes sounds like has static, I thought maybe it was just the right audio so I turned the headphones around but my right ear still had the issue. It doesn't ring...

My new headphones (he1000 stealth) suddenly happened to have loud static noise (static interference/hissing) at the moment when i turn on my audio setup. The static noise was still there even when not playing audio on my PC. So, I tried to use my fingers to bend over the stock cable, and the...

So. I am playing video games with my friend but his microphone is pretty bad and distorts or clips when he is talking. Especially when he is rasing his voice. It's like a buzzing sound that can be quite piercing in my ear as well. Could this damage my headphones? I got the TYGR 300 R. I am...

Hi, everyone, I tried cleaning off earwax off both cups of my headphones by wiping the metal speaker grill with a microfiber cloth and a cotton bud dabbed with rubbing alcohol with a little pressure. The bass is now weak and sound quality not as great as before. Are the headphones damaged?

I need some help with a newish Focal Elegia I've been running it in for a month now using a music source with an inbuilt amp Volume level 14% is my normal listening volume and running in volume. It may be slightly loud for some people with some music tracks. While I was running it in at that...

Hello, I bought my little brother an SMSL SP200 a while ago as a gift. I recently found out that whenever our mom cleans his room she unplugs his amp. He said that every time she unplugs it or re-plugs it back in, she wiggles the head of the power cord a lot instead of simply pulling/pressing...

I was listening to my usual music, until at a certain point I heard this very bizarre phase-swap-out, kind off. The right channel is much quieter now at 1500Hz (for example, there is like continuos peaks and dips now throughout the whole range on the right side). My question is, what in the holy...

Pretty basic question, I guess. I was testing some IEMs with the original Quake (1995). It's fun for testing sound positioning. However, the sound quality in games like that is abysmal. We're talking about 8-bit audio here, 22050 khz for some. Scratchy, boomy garbage tier. My question is, can...

I bought a pair of Audeze LCD-XC and I just love the thease headphones. (Previously I had an Opp PM-3). The dealer also suggested to buy a Chord Mojo, and it seems that it smoothens the sound, but not much difference compared to the MacBook. Anyway, I was happily living with both until last...

Is it expected or probable that an IEM/headphone could become damaged by connecting it to a ‘normal’ headphone output at full volume? Does this / how does this vary by kind of transducer? An underlying question might then be, do transducers (and if so, how does it vary) have intrinsic defenses...

Hi, new poster on this site :). Recently acquired some Dt770 pro 80 when my ath m50x headband broke. initially i was dissapointed by sound and was aware that an amp might resolve the issue. Before purchasing an amp i tried an amp from an old set of (not very good) bookshelf speakers my dad had...

Hi, so I would like to know whether or not you can tell an IEM is damaged by listening to it. I'm a bit paranoid about it so I would just like to ask it here. So I accidentally dropped my Campfire Andromeda from about half a meter and people say BA drivers break easily from drops. They sound...

Hi, so I would like to know whether or not you can tell an IEM is damaged by listening to it. I'm a bit paranoid about it so I would just like to ask it here. So I accidentally dropped my Campfire Andromeda from about half a meter and people say BA drivers break easily from drops. They sound...

First of all, I am an audio newbie, so I might not use the correct terms and some of the text might be sentenced a bit off as a result of that. So I have not noticed any problems with my DT770, but yesterday I wanted to plug in my 2.1 stereo set so that I can get some sound switches when I need...

Hello there, I just have a quick question, I own the Sennheiser HD 579 and a Creative Soundblaster Z internal soundcard, I just played this (got halfway through, just once): At 100% volume but with -6dB on Preamp, the bass was actually amazing for an open back, I also got great sub bass, but...

Hello Everyone, Pre-face: I have VERY limited knowledge about electronic internals / why things break. I am seeking advice with how to go about getting my Audio Alchemy DDP-1's power supply repaired as it is out of warranty and I cannot operate the DAC without it (plus I love this DAC and...

Hello, two months ago while I was listening to music with AKGs included in my Samsung S8, right half of them stopped working. I was ok with that and I thought I was just unlucky. But yesterday it happened with my over-ear Sennheiser Momentums!!! Do you think it is coincidence, or phone could...

Dear Head-Fi community, This is my first post, so there might be a slight possibility this thread is in the wrong place. Recently I did something stupid and I'm wondering if it could have damaged my headphones. I wanted to listen to some music during take-off in an airplane. Because of the...

I have an old Channel Islands VHP-1 amp and when I measure its DC Offset it's very close to 0v, showing 0.0 mV on my multimeter. But when I change the volume, gain setting, or turn off the device the DC Offset can spike up to 30, 80, 175 mV respectively, then slowly make its way back down to 0mV...