[csf101]

Hey guys,

My AT-m50s came on the 30th. They sound great, the problem is though is that most of the music files I have are lower quality files, which makes crackling noises on the Headphones very noticeable. Pandora is good, however, I still hear a lot of crackling from the music? I'm starting to fear that something may be wrong with my Headphones. What should I do? Switch to buying CD's for every song I want? Upgrade to Pandora 1? I'm a noob to this kind of stuff, so I'm not really sure what's up. D:

Any answers are appreciated.

 

[Darkblade48]

It could be the headphones that are defective, or it could just be the source.
 
Have you tried listening to CDs? They should not have the same cracking sound as low quality MP3.  If you are still hearing cracking noises, then it could be the headphones.

 

[csf101]

Of the two CD's I own right now, one sounded okay, but the other one did have some crackling in it too. I'm still not to sure what's wrong yet.

 

[ssrock64]

Even with ultra low-bitrate files, it shouldn't produce unlistenable crackling unless your computer's sound card is complete crap. Did you listen to any CD's outside of your computer (on a dedicated player) or have you tried just turning the volume on your computer without playing anything?

 

[elbastardo]

Also, if you have any other cans or IEM's to use, see if the crackling persists while playing through those. I had this problem with FLAC playing through my Asus soundcard before I got my DAC...and I heard the crackling in every can and IEM I own.

 

[PlayerN07]

As the others have stated, perform a process of elimination. Do not condemn one thing just yet.

 

[csf101]

ssrock I have tried listening to them on several different devices, the crackling is still there.

elbastardo I only have a pair of Skullcandy Hesh headphones besides this one, but I didn't notice any crackling in them. :/

 

[Darkblade48]

It sounds like it may be an issue with the M50s then.
 
 

 

[elbastardo]

I would RMA them and get another pair.

 

[csf101]

It looks like I'm going to have to return them then.

Thanks for the help though guys.