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Re: Audio Quality Sucks (music and videos)

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Originally Posted by JokeZony0u View Post
perhaps not quite the audiophile as you may be...the music and video quality sounds great with my Bose headphones.

But I guess I'm more of a bass kinda guy..so I might not have noticed some of the things you have
The Bose headphones are not high sensitivity drivers (in an electrical sense). That is why you don't hear the noise with them.

If you had high sensitive headphones, you would most certainly be able to hear the noise (at least while watching video on the phone).

It's easiest to hear while watching something with no background music but dialogue - I noticed it first on Family Guy.

If you're into bass, you should check out the Beyerdynamic DT770 (80ohm) headphones. You won't want to wear them out and about (they are ugly compared to the Bose headphones) but the sound is in a completely different league. You'll be amazed!

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You may have a faulty device, or a lot of EM noise wherever you tested. I use high end earphones and speakers and don't hear any noise (or EXTREMELY low) when listening to music, even solos where there is extended silence.
What headphones do you use?

As I said, this noise is not heard even with all high end headphones (though it should be with almost all high end IEM's). The problem comes when driving high sensitivity (in an electrical sense) headphones.

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I was going to suggest getting a hold of another VZN pro2 and play the exact same song with your earplugs and see if its noticable. If it is noticable then you are truly a audiophile.
Well this is not the typical snake oil stuff here. At least while watching movies, any idiot off of the street could hear it. It's a rhythmic, obvious, irritating noise.

You know what it sounds exactly like? If anyone of you build computers, do you remember what old onboard soundcards sounded like? IT sounds like the onboard sound of a 8 year old $30 motherboard while the computer is accessing the hard drive. It's that same rythmic chirping sound.

For reference, my Super.fi Pro 5's have a rather high 119 dB sensitivity rating and an impedance of 21 Ohms.

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