A/V new heaphones question

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  1. Da_BaCoN

    Da_BaCoN Minimodder

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    i just picked up a pair of new heaphones (nothing special) and i seem to remember hearing/reading that playing music through the heaphones for a few hours at a relatively high volume helps to "burn in" the heaphones? is this right, or am i just talkin jibba-jabba? :p
     
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    blip1882 What's a Dremel?

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    Burn in is real enough but most people I know just let it happen naturally or leave music playing through them at relatively ordinary levels. I suppose that higher volumes would equal more stretching of the diaphrams... but I doubt it would dramatically speed up the burn in process.
     
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    does it really matter which type of music is playing or anything, or just as long as something is going through? (i'm thinking it doesn't matter)
     
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    i seem to be having a little problem. i tend to be getting some crackling/interference in the headphones and can't figure out why. i thought maybe my sound card was too close to another pci card, but there's nothing around it. any ideas?
     
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    blip1882 What's a Dremel?

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    As for the music, it doesn't really matter. Theoretically, you would want music that covers a broad frequency spectrum, but in reality it shouldn't make too much of a difference.

    As for the distortion, it could be a lot of different things ranging from EMI to driver issues. Have you tried the headphones with other equipment?
     
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    as far as the distortion goes, i've tried the headphones on other things (cd player, etc.) and i don't get it there, so should i try moving my sound card to a different pci slot?
     
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    if you want to re-install drives and stuff

    generally, sound cards have tons of drivers

    but try to move something else

    or try dusting it, dusty cards aren't happy cards :p
     
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    i'll try that, bruno, but what i can't understand is why i only get distortion from my headphones and not my regular speakers? :confused:
     
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    Is the output level on your soundcard set too high? (most people have it on max and wonder why things sound distorted :rolleyes: ) or any equalizers `enhancing` the bass?
     
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    that is a good point

    well, I'm stumped
     
  11. blip1882

    blip1882 What's a Dremel?

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    Hmm.... That is very odd. The only thing I can figure is that it could have something to do with different levels of impedence between the speakers and the headphones... The headphones might have a really high impedence while the speakers might have a really low one... But I've never heard of that happening before... very strange.

    I'd still check your system for oddly set EQs or other "enhancements" and re-install your drivers (never know, it might just go away...)

    Anyway, I'm going to keep thinking on this one and get back to you.
     
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    no, first thing i did was check the levels of the EQ and try messing with those to see if it helped at all. i'm thinking it might be driver-related now since my system's been having a lot of "quirks" (i've been having video card driver issues too). i'm hopin to get everything backed up and reinstall soon and i'll see if that does the trick...
     

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