joeld100
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I just got my iRiver slimX today, and tried it out with my Grado SR60 phones. It sounds fine through the headphone out, so I tried them through the line out, expecting to barely hear them, since the line out is supposed to bypass the usual internal headphone amp. Lo and behold, I can hear them, though its slightly over half of normal volume.
However, when the volume is cranked to 40 on the lineout, it sounded like crap. Listening to Chemical Brothers' Under the Influence, after the first bass drop, you can barely here the person saying "under the influence" cause it is so distorted. However, I can plug in my logitech z560 speakers and it sounds fine at this level, and the grado's in the headphone out at 40 sound fine as well, albiet entirely too loud.
Why is it the lineout sounds bad at high volumes on these phones? Anyone else have experience with this? Thanks
However, when the volume is cranked to 40 on the lineout, it sounded like crap. Listening to Chemical Brothers' Under the Influence, after the first bass drop, you can barely here the person saying "under the influence" cause it is so distorted. However, I can plug in my logitech z560 speakers and it sounds fine at this level, and the grado's in the headphone out at 40 sound fine as well, albiet entirely too loud.
Why is it the lineout sounds bad at high volumes on these phones? Anyone else have experience with this? Thanks