[RX7PHILE]

Hi,
I recently bought a sansa clip (4gb) and find it's not loud enough with KSC75.
Well, just enough when I turn up the volume about 90% of its maximum even with the volume set to "high".
I have c240 and don't usually turn it up more than 70% of its maximum.
Is it normal, or something wrong with the player I bought?
Thanks.

 

[Armaegis]

That's normal. The clip/clip+ is not a "loud" player.

 

[Punnisher]

I'll try this combo when I get home. My theory is that you're either:

1. Listening way above safe levels.

2. Listening to very, very quiet music.

My guess is number one though.

 

[TheRockies]

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Originally Posted by RX7PHILE /img/forum/go_quote.gif Hi, I recently bought a sansa clip (4gb) and find it's not loud enough with KSC75.

Perhaps your settings are for normal volume and not high. Try this:
Settings->Volume->High then give another listen. I use the Portapros and the KSC75s and it is plenty loud.

 

[Albinoni]

Quote:

Originally Posted by RX7PHILE /img/forum/go_quote.gif Hi, I recently bought a sansa clip (4gb) and find it's not loud enough with KSC75. Well, just enough when I turn up the volume about 90% of its maximum even with the volume set to "high". I have c240 and don't usually turn it up more than 70% of its maximum. Is it normal, or something wrong with the player I bought? Thanks.

Have you considered a CMOY amp?

 

[RX7PHILE]

To TheRockies,
The volume is already set to 'high' in 'settings'.

To Albinoni,
I have a Cmoy amp, and it gets much louder with it of course. But, I don't usually carry the Cmoy amp with me when I go out.

To Punnisher,
I don't usually listen that loud at all. But who knows. Maybe I'm slowly becoming deaf.

 

[userlander]

I think that's about right for the clip. I usually listen around 80%, going up to 90 once in a while for certain songs. 100% is generally too loud.

Like Armaegis said, the clip is not an especially loud player. But if a certain level is as high as you can go anyway, what difference does it make if that's 90 percent or 10 percent? You still can't go above it either way.

 

[RX7PHILE]

I have always thought it's not a good idea to run headphones at close to maximum level, because that may degrade the sound quality. But, I haven't notice any of that yet though. Maybe I just like to have some headroom.

 

[scytheavatar]

The KSC75 is not exactly an easy headphone to drive, so for you to have to crank up the volume knob is expected. I play my KSC75 at 90-100% volume and my ER4p at 75% volume on my Fuze.

 

[foreverfi]

Is Clip deploy the new EU regulation on sound limitation? I was told that the new regulation controll the volume under 100DB (some said 85 db). if so, to most ears, it is not so loud.

 

[faichiu]

usually, don't expect high output power from small player.

 

[userlander]

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Originally Posted by faichiu /img/forum/go_quote.gif usually, don't expect high output power from small player.

Lol, yeah - the thing is barely the size of a box of matches -- what do you expect, a woo 2?

 

[callanish]

I think driving the 60 ohm ksc 75's are a bit much for the clip. You could adjust the equalizer for more volume or use mp3gain to get more sound out of your tracks, but I find anything above 32 ohms on the clip and you're always pretty close to max.

 

[BassoonHead]

Quote:

Originally Posted by TheRockies /img/forum/go_quote.gif Perhaps your settings are for normal volume and not high. Try this: Settings->Volume->High then give another listen. I use the Portapros and the KSC75s and it is plenty loud.

Thank you, thank you, thank you!!!
I felt my Clip+ a bit 'mellow' as well.

 

[jjinh]

Quote:

Originally Posted by TheRockies /img/forum/go_quote.gif Perhaps your settings are for normal volume and not high. Try this: Settings->Volume->High then give another listen. I use the Portapros and the KSC75s and it is plenty loud.

op mentions its on 'high'

just tried my ksc75 with my sansa clip. I usually try to listen to music softly, on the clip I think about 60% on 'high' is loud enough, but I can understand some of you listening to close to 100%

If you need a louder player I highly recommend the cowon d2. I usually listen to it at 20-25%. However it is approx 2x the size of the clip