Joo52
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Hello there. I'm glad my account wasn't deactivated after about 9 years of inactivity. Go Head-Fi!
Anywho, my question concerns a new set of Audio Technica M50s that I got today. In my standard input setup that I've been using, I'm experiencing pronounced noise with no audio playing. I do not hear any noise with my other cheapo mic'd cans that I use for gaming.
What is my "standard input setup" you may ask? I know you're all going to hate me for this (this is an audiophile forum), but I've been plugging my headphones into the output jack of a cheap set of logitech computer speakers because I found I wasn't getting the volume I needed without some sort of amplifier. Now, I did plug the headphones straight into my computer's audio out and I do not get the same noise that I'm complaining about. I figure the solution to this problem is to get a decent headphone amplifier, however, I'm still very confused as to why my new $150 headphones are noisy when plugged into the headphone jack of a crappy set of speakers, while my $20 dollar cans do not have that problem.
Can anyone explain why I'm getting this noise and also if a proper headphone amp would be the solution?
Thanky
Anywho, my question concerns a new set of Audio Technica M50s that I got today. In my standard input setup that I've been using, I'm experiencing pronounced noise with no audio playing. I do not hear any noise with my other cheapo mic'd cans that I use for gaming.
What is my "standard input setup" you may ask? I know you're all going to hate me for this (this is an audiophile forum), but I've been plugging my headphones into the output jack of a cheap set of logitech computer speakers because I found I wasn't getting the volume I needed without some sort of amplifier. Now, I did plug the headphones straight into my computer's audio out and I do not get the same noise that I'm complaining about. I figure the solution to this problem is to get a decent headphone amplifier, however, I'm still very confused as to why my new $150 headphones are noisy when plugged into the headphone jack of a crappy set of speakers, while my $20 dollar cans do not have that problem.
Can anyone explain why I'm getting this noise and also if a proper headphone amp would be the solution?
Thanky