I wanted to share this noise control tip with anyone who is trying to use their dongle as a DAC to feed into a separate amplifier: If you are struggling with noise when converting the dongle's 3.5mm output to an input that your amplifier will accept, I am having great results with 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! I was listening to music when I decided to do some A/B testing between my Aune X1S and an onboard soundcard. I was truly shocked as how much of a difference there was actually, the Aune being much brighter and having a lot of (I think) ringing in the upper range of the frequency spectrum, so...

Hi everyone! :beyersmile: As the thread says, can you please help me with my question: "How much distortion is too much?" You see, I love distorted music (yes) - but I'm starting to get quite worried about my headphones. I definitely do not have the sound-knowledge to be able to determine...

Occasionally, after streaming Qobuz using mConnect for about half an hour or so a type of distortion will be heard. It will cease if I pause and restart playback. I am using mConnect on an iPhone 12. I have a USBridge setup as an UPNP server. The USBridge is hardwired to the router. The USB...

Some time ago I noticed the highs on my left ear started sounding weird. I noticed it after getting my Fostex T20RP-Mk3, so at first I thought it was them but was too lazy to actually make sure it was the phones and nothing else, for warranty sake. It's not a super obvious problem, it comes at...

I’ve been using my FiiO X3ii and Schiit Vali 2 for 3-4 years now. Originally I was only playing mp4a’s and mp3’s from my player. Recently I started reloading certain favorite CDs onto my computer as FLAC files at 44.1kHz 16 bit. Also recently I’ve started downloading some choice albums from HD...

I have similar issue just like this post from 2015 and for mine, it happened on my fifth or sixth year of using it, its gone so horrible that just by skipping one youtube video, I can get the distortion twice or even three times. Even worst when I'm playing a FPS game and it distorts right at...

I've been looking at graphs for THD for different headphones on Innerfidelity and have noticed a pattern that exists regardless of driver type: nearly all headphones have harmonic distortion in bass frequencies that reach audible percentages; why is this?

My LG G7 with QuadDAC turned on is acting really weird... On normal mode everything is alright, but with QuadDAC it distorts too much at maximum volume (sounds like severe bass clipping)... And also, normal mode does not make hissing noises while rotating the plug and QuadDAC does, and it does...

I am currently using an older 2011 iMac, streaming through services like Apple Music and now Tidal. I have a Hifiman Edition X V2 paired to an IFI IDSD Black label as my DAC an a Woo Audio WA6 as my Amp. Now that I've gotten my equipment and source out of the way, I am experiencing what sounds...

Hi, Lately have a peculiar problem with my Sennheiser HD 380 Pro. These are well built and excellent quality for money with the sound quality always ready to delight. However, recently I checked they crackle and distort beyond a volume level. Especially the bass frequencies distort and have to...

I just bought the Vmoda crossfade and I'm noticing this rattling / buzzing sort of noise coming from the left can. Its very noticeable when the bass is heavy. I used a simple tone generator and it picks up at 60Hz at 6dB or so.. and everywhere below that frequency range. Is this expected? Or...

Hey Guys, Trying to understand something in regards to distortion. A bit of background and the question will follow after in bold which you can skip directly to. I currently have a Creative E5 Soundblaster DAC/AMP. It's great, because the in-built software allows you to store multiple EQ...

Sup. Have any of you noticed a background hiss in Passenger's Young As The Morning Old As The Sea? I can notice it in both FLAC and MP3. Im not sure if I got 2 distorted files, or if it is supposed to be there as a sound effect. Tell me what you think.

I am having a very odd issue that I was hoping that someone smarter than me might know how to deal with or at least what the cause is. I am running a DAC with two RCA y-splitters, one connection to my headphone amp, and one to a receiver. When the receiver is turned off (as in not standby, but...

Hey guys; I've owned my first set of cans (Sennheiser 598's) for about a year now; they sound great until I crank the volume, at which point I get distortion. I have them plugged in to the output on the volume control hub on my computer sound system (Logitech Z-2300). Is distortion typically an...