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  • #177
    Anonymous
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    Using ‘The Regulator’ preset, my left earphone periodically buzzes or cracks a little bit… only the left.

    Any suggestions (other than simply using a different preset =) would be greatly appreciated!

    Thanks y’all!

    (ps – I’m using low/mid-end Ultimate Ears in case that helps at all…)

    #4653
    Anonymous
    Guest

    Could be that you have the volume turned up too loud. Turn it down and see if that stops it. You might be over-driving the head set. The Regulator preset is a very hard driving preset. It’s much louder at default than any of the others, especially in the low end. I’m sure you found that out just by listening. 🙂

    Reply if needed.

    #4654
    Leif
    Keymaster

    Sounds like blown headphones, mayasecret. If the transducers (whether headphones or speakers) have been played too loudly for too long, they will get damaged, and subsequently make a buzzing sound when fed a lot of bass. I’m sure you have heard this before in regular speakers 🙂.

    There is no workaround other than either turning the bass down or turning the volume down. The best solution is to replace the headphones. Check head-fi.org for recommendations. 🙂

    ///Leif

    #4655
    Anonymous
    Guest

    Hey, thanks for the replies!

    However, they’re somewhat new… and it’s only a couple of songs that buzz…

    Also, the scope maxes out top and bottom for these few tunes (looks like I’m throwing Breakaway off the wall when they play =), so I’m hoping that it’s just a problem with the song…

    Thanks again y’all!

    😀

    #4656
    Leif
    Keymaster

    Are you looking at input or output?

    If it’s the input, the distortion is in the song already.

    If it’s output, turn Final Drive down 😉.

    ///Leif

    #4657
    Anonymous
    Guest

    [quote author=”Leif”]Are you looking at input or output?

    If it’s the input, the distortion is in the song already.

    If it’s output, turn Final Drive down 😉.

    ///Leif[/quote]

    He’s in the Personal forum so he probably hasn’t got a final drive control!

    Stuart

    #4658
    Leif
    Keymaster

    Oops! My bad, nice catch, Stuart 🙂.

    Then it’s definitely either the song or the headphones. Breakaway Personal does not add distortion, unless you turn the bass up way way too high.

    ///Leif

    #4659
    Anonymous
    Guest

    oh yeah, it’s the song… I’m TOTALLY satisfied with Breakaway, which is still working perfectly…

    =)

    #4660
    Leif
    Keymaster

    Awesome!

    Glad we could help you get to the bottom of it. 🙂

    ///Leif

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