JimBob1971
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Out of interest did PolkManiac ever write his conclusion on the M4U 2s v Ultrafocus 8000? I had a look but couldn't find it.
Out of interest did PolkManiac ever write his conclusion on the M4U 2s v Ultrafocus 8000? I had a look but couldn't find it.
I received my replacement set for the 'popping' issue in the right ear but mono/centre sounds seems to be slightly to the right.
Can anyone suggest a rough guide as to what is acceptable in terms of stereo balance? The first set were perfectly balanced so that anything in the centre would sound as such. If 0 is directly in front and 90 is directly to the right then this pair are between 5% and 10%. I wore the phones back to front and the sound now came more from the left (whereas the original pairs didn't) so it isn't my hearing or imagination
I'm loathe to send them back and buy yet another pair. Am I being too picky?
IMO, if you can hear an imbalance, it is not acceptable.
IMO, if you can hear an imbalance, it is not acceptable.
I concur
I've been driving my new M4U 2s off my iPod. Good stuff, although the sound reduction is not what it might be in some situations. But that's not really why I bought them so no biggie. But I plugged into my Denon DRA-455 and disaster. This is a room-system amp with a headphone jack as opposed to a headphone amp but still... On active, the sound was fine but a LOT of noise at low volumes but on passive, unlistenable. Clipping and massive ditortion. I aborted for fear of damage. I had wondered about the low input impedance of the M4Us in passive mode but this appears to be a real manifestation of it. Any suggestions?
Fair enough, but that does knock out the noise reduction mode. At least the M4Us have a passive mode; your reply suggests that eg Bose QC15s can never be used as "normal" headphones in a headphone jack.