Hello,
I used a Boze QC 35 II for 9 months. My colleagues promised me a great sound and top notch ANC. I agree with the ANC, but was disappointed by the sound. I later discovered those things called "codecs", and that the Bose had not the best codecs available. I then encountered the word "audiophile", and discovered the world of expensive wired headphones. "That's it", I thought! I'm an audiophile that needs to spend at least 300 euros on a pair of wired headphones. Ho I'm aware that's not a lot of money for an audiophile. But my budget wouldn't have allowed me to spend more than 500 euros, after I bought a Roland digital piano 2 weeks ago. I stumbled upon the Meze 99 Classics, it was sexy, available in my region (Belgium) and only priced at 309 euros (363 USD) !
I received it 6 hours ago, and I don't know what to think. It does pack a bit more punch in the bass (is this the expression?) than my Bose, but apart from that, is it really better? Ok, so the problem is maybe that I don't hook it to the right gears. I listen to itunes, I tried it on my laptop, which was ok, but not a revelation. Then I figured, let's try to hook it to the Logitech Z906 I have with my desktop PC, maybe there are stuff in this piece of hardware that will make my experience better. Well, not. Actually I was only able to get a sound in the left ear. I plugged the Bose and got the same result. I searched the web to no avail, and finally remembered that I had a front panel on my PC where I could plug my jack cable. And now I'm listening to itunes wondering whether it's itunes not delivering the quality I want, or my sound card (I have a Realtek ALC S1200A on my motherboard), or the headset, or my ears not hearing properly.
So my question is: how to get the best of my Meze, is it possible to improve my experience without buying multiple expensive pieces of hardware? Another sound card? One of these things called a "DAC Headphone Amp"? I'm new to all this and really confused.
Any help entering this world would be much appreciated.
I used a Boze QC 35 II for 9 months. My colleagues promised me a great sound and top notch ANC. I agree with the ANC, but was disappointed by the sound. I later discovered those things called "codecs", and that the Bose had not the best codecs available. I then encountered the word "audiophile", and discovered the world of expensive wired headphones. "That's it", I thought! I'm an audiophile that needs to spend at least 300 euros on a pair of wired headphones. Ho I'm aware that's not a lot of money for an audiophile. But my budget wouldn't have allowed me to spend more than 500 euros, after I bought a Roland digital piano 2 weeks ago. I stumbled upon the Meze 99 Classics, it was sexy, available in my region (Belgium) and only priced at 309 euros (363 USD) !
I received it 6 hours ago, and I don't know what to think. It does pack a bit more punch in the bass (is this the expression?) than my Bose, but apart from that, is it really better? Ok, so the problem is maybe that I don't hook it to the right gears. I listen to itunes, I tried it on my laptop, which was ok, but not a revelation. Then I figured, let's try to hook it to the Logitech Z906 I have with my desktop PC, maybe there are stuff in this piece of hardware that will make my experience better. Well, not. Actually I was only able to get a sound in the left ear. I plugged the Bose and got the same result. I searched the web to no avail, and finally remembered that I had a front panel on my PC where I could plug my jack cable. And now I'm listening to itunes wondering whether it's itunes not delivering the quality I want, or my sound card (I have a Realtek ALC S1200A on my motherboard), or the headset, or my ears not hearing properly.
So my question is: how to get the best of my Meze, is it possible to improve my experience without buying multiple expensive pieces of hardware? Another sound card? One of these things called a "DAC Headphone Amp"? I'm new to all this and really confused.
Any help entering this world would be much appreciated.
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