Tigerwoodkhorns
New Head-Fier
- Joined
- Jan 18, 2010
- Posts
- 37
- Likes
- 0
First off, I don't want this thread to spread to people saying the the uDAC is a POS because "everyone can hear the bass distortion." This is very infrequent and only on certain recordings.
Is anyone else experiencign this?
I have a pair of Sennheiser HD600's and a NuForce uDAC. On certain music I am hearing distortion in the bass, but in the bass only. It sounds like amplifier distortion, but I'm not sure if it is the recording or the Headphones/amp.
I know that the next step is to run it through headphones that are an easier load and then through my stereo to see if the distortion is there.
In any event, only the bass is distorting (not a huge amount, but you can hear it), so I am wondering if the recordings are clipping the bass only, or if it is the amp running out of steam. It seems that if the amp is clipping, the entire audio track would distort, not just the bass. Then again, when I adjusted the bass up on the eq in MediaMoneky, it had just about the same effect, bass distortion only.
I also do not listen very loud, so I am not pushing the amp that hard, but the HD600's are a tough load for a small amp. Again, it is when the bass is more prominent on recordings (like some Beatles MSFL recordings that I have, Amy Winehouse Back to Black).
Anyone else with experience with the HD600 and uDAC having this happen?
Is anyone else experiencign this?
I have a pair of Sennheiser HD600's and a NuForce uDAC. On certain music I am hearing distortion in the bass, but in the bass only. It sounds like amplifier distortion, but I'm not sure if it is the recording or the Headphones/amp.
I know that the next step is to run it through headphones that are an easier load and then through my stereo to see if the distortion is there.
In any event, only the bass is distorting (not a huge amount, but you can hear it), so I am wondering if the recordings are clipping the bass only, or if it is the amp running out of steam. It seems that if the amp is clipping, the entire audio track would distort, not just the bass. Then again, when I adjusted the bass up on the eq in MediaMoneky, it had just about the same effect, bass distortion only.
I also do not listen very loud, so I am not pushing the amp that hard, but the HD600's are a tough load for a small amp. Again, it is when the bass is more prominent on recordings (like some Beatles MSFL recordings that I have, Amy Winehouse Back to Black).
Anyone else with experience with the HD600 and uDAC having this happen?