wolfen68
Headphoneus Supremus
I listen to my 200 kbps vbr mp3's on my two portable DAPs. I've noticed that regardless of which headphone I use or which DAP I'm listening to, I can sometimes BARELY hear a "static-like" sound, usually on the right channel.
The static is repeatable each time I listen to the tune, and it seems to occur during times of congested sounds on a recording. I've also heard it in other circumstances such as on the Joe Walsh - "Rocky Mountain Way" recording. During the electronic "wow, wow" notes, I can barely make out the static on the tail end of those notes.
It really sounds like the Grado "grattle" to me, except that all my headphones will do it. I may only hear this in one out of ten songs.
I'm wondering if this is a common compression artifact with a name, or is it a common studio mixing error? Maybe I have a loose hair in my right ear
I plan on doing some personal research and comparing my mp3's to my cd originals, but the sound is so slight and difficult to detect.....I thought I would ask here first.
Edit: Oops! I should have put this in "Dedicated Source Components"
The static is repeatable each time I listen to the tune, and it seems to occur during times of congested sounds on a recording. I've also heard it in other circumstances such as on the Joe Walsh - "Rocky Mountain Way" recording. During the electronic "wow, wow" notes, I can barely make out the static on the tail end of those notes.
It really sounds like the Grado "grattle" to me, except that all my headphones will do it. I may only hear this in one out of ten songs.
I'm wondering if this is a common compression artifact with a name, or is it a common studio mixing error? Maybe I have a loose hair in my right ear
I plan on doing some personal research and comparing my mp3's to my cd originals, but the sound is so slight and difficult to detect.....I thought I would ask here first.
Edit: Oops! I should have put this in "Dedicated Source Components"