eliminate hiss

[howl]

how would I limit the hiss on a player if I have a pair of ER4P?

 

[Mweisbrod]

amp or eq, your choice?

 

[howl]

thanks for the fast reply. EQ? the player has a built in EQ (Sony S618) but even at the EQ turned off there is hiss... So I guess an amp would be my best choice? Do volume attentuators do anything?

 

[tennisplyr3]

i think the problem is with your source, which is the player. correct me if i'm wrong, but i think an amp would amplify any bad things you hear in the source, so you'll still have hiss. i think attenuators work by cutting off all sound below a certain amplitude, so you might lose some detail in your music.

 

[markl]

Hiss is good for you. Hiss contains valuable audio nutrients, vitamins and minerals. Neil Young sez: "all the magic hapens in the tape hiss". He's right.

 

[Aleksandros]

Quote:

Originally Posted by markl /img/forum/go_quote.gif Hiss is good for you. Hiss contains valuable audio nutrients, vitamins and minerals. Neil Young sez: "all the magic hapens in the tape hiss". He's right.

I believe tape hiss is not the same that bad player/amp hiss.
If the original recording has low/inexistent hiss, is the added hiss still magical?

(3rd post)
Alex

 

[howl]

i do notice however when I plug in my Sr-60s there is virtually no hiss from the player...maybe Its time for me to buy a P to S converter?

 

[riffer]

Just make sure it is the amp and not the recording.

You would be amazed at how many CD's have hiss.

 

[Assorted]

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Originally Posted by riffer /img/forum/go_quote.gif Just make sure it is the amp and not the recording. You would be amazed at how many CD's have hiss.

If the impedance is high enough, it would even eliminate hiss from old recordings transferred to CD.

Here's what I recommend doing:

Get a radio shack attenuator. It's a very cheap piece of wire and stuff that would reduce the hiss on your source. Most people don't use this because it significantly degrades the SQ, but if you're one of the those people that can't really tell, then good for you. You've saved yourself some extra money.

If the attenuator doesn't work, you can try an impedance adaptor (or the P > S converter, which is the same thing). 75 ohms is usually good enough, but the ER 4P will sound more "lose". It may not be sibilant anymore, but it will become a little slow on the bass. It works good for my purposes, because I like the sound signature with the adaptor.

If those don't work, an amp will likely eliminate hiss. It should be something that is IEM friendly, which won't produce it's own hiss. Some DAPs work great with amps, and not so with others. It's up to you to be the judge for whatever works best for you.

 

[Fitz]

Quote:

Originally Posted by markl /img/forum/go_quote.gif Hiss is good for you. Hiss contains valuable audio nutrients, vitamins and minerals. Neil Young sez: "all the magic hapens in the tape hiss". He's right.

The funny thing is, this is probably more accurate than some of the misinformation being presented in this thread.

 

[lottocdr]

yea, a volume attentuater would remove that noise

 

[howl]

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Originally Posted by Fitz /img/forum/go_quote.gif The funny thing is, this is probably more accurate than some of the misinformation being presented in this thread.

oh yeah? enlighten me then Fitz have you ever had hiss problems with your AKGs

 

[facelvega]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mweisbrod /img/forum/go_quote.gif amp or eq, your choice?

Quote:

Originally Posted by tennisplyr3 /img/forum/go_quote.gif i think the problem is with your source, which is the player. correct me if i'm wrong, but i think an amp would amplify any bad things you hear in the source, so you'll still have hiss. i think attenuators work by cutting off all sound below a certain amplitude, so you might lose some detail in your music.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Assorted /img/forum/go_quote.gif If the impedance is high enough, it would even eliminate hiss from old recordings transferred to CD. Here's what I recommend doing: Get a radio shack attenuator. It's a very cheap piece of wire and stuff that would reduce the hiss on your source. Most people don't use this because it significantly degrades the SQ, but if you're one of the those people that can't really tell, then good for you. You've saved yourself some extra money. If the attenuator doesn't work, you can try an impedance adaptor (or the P > S converter, which is the same thing). 75 ohms is usually good enough, but the ER 4P will sound more "lose". It may not be sibilant anymore, but it will become a little slow on the bass. It works good for my purposes, because I like the sound signature with the adaptor. If those don't work, an amp will likely eliminate hiss. It should be something that is IEM friendly, which won't produce it's own hiss. Some DAPs work great with amps, and not so with others. It's up to you to be the judge for whatever works best for you.

Wow.

 

[4ki]

(shrugs)

I like Assorted's post. Personally, I use an airline 'adapter' (just a glorified resistor) that came with my super.fi 3's for when I feel that a given audio source has too much noise. The SQ doesn't really degrade, at least to my ears. This has only been necessary for phones below 40 ohms.

 

[locu64]

I read a book once about the healing properties of high frequency noise.