Questions tagged [headphones]
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Can you reduce noise by decreasing input impedance with a resistive load?
A general question but inspired by a specific example so framed as such.
I have powered studio monitors attached to a computer's unbalanced headphone port, and there is some amount of underlying ...
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Question about Hi-Res Audio printed on headphone box
I've noticed that the Sennheiser HD 650 has Hi-Res Audio printed on the box but the ATH-AD2000X box doesn't seem to have that. I was wondering what that meant for the ATH-AD2000X, is it not also Hi-...
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Is there a way to do this?
I have a group of 7 people that play RPG games together. The shop they play at gets a bit noisy due to amount of other people playing. Is there something like headsets with mics that we could use so ...
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Is it safe to use headphones with mono jacks into stereo jacks on a modern PC?
If I understand correctly, plugging a mono jack into a stereo socket would short the right channel of the stereo to the ground.
Yet most audio amplifiers have a short detection/protection circuit in ...
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My final mix sounds damp
My final mix, mastered amateurly by me, sounds damp when I play it at low volume in my Bose QC 35 II headphone.
It feels like it is sitting really deep in the headphone; i'm comparing it pro songs at ...
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Binaural vs Stereo: should be audio tracks be designed for headphone listening, in general?
Stereo sound was designed for speakers at a certain distance/angle to the listener.
It is now uncommon for people to have such setup, as many people listen either with headphones, or casually (mono ...
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Multiple bus headphone switch
I'm looking for a device with two stereo inputs and two stereo outputs which will allow me to switch between the two inputs independently on the outputs (I'm not sure what the correct term for this ...
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1/8" Headset to XLR
I have a Focusrite Scarlett 2i2 interface connected to my PC. It has XLR mic input and 1/4" headphones output, while my headset has regular double 1/8" jacks.
I was wondering if it's safe to ...
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Iphone listen through headphones while recording through its microphone?
Can’t find a simple solution to this.
I have prepared a clicktrack for the singers in my chorus.
For a singer who only has an iphone, is it possible to listen through headphones, and simultaneously ...
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Bluetooth headset for both iPhone and TV
I would like to buy a wireless bluetooth headset (not earplug, but something light) like the walkman headsets were in the old times.
I am completely new in this topic. As I understand for the iPhone ...
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Latency in bluetooth headphones?
I am thinking of buying some bluetooth headphones because the cabled ones I have make guitar playing difficult while wearing them (the cable touches the neck of the guitar and generally it doesn't ...
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Grado SR80 headphones, measurements with multimeter
Started with muffled, scratchy sound on the right ear. Was pretty sure it would be a loose connection, but once inside the can, found no loose connections, no electronics, just two solder terminals ...
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How can I hook two headsets with mics up to the same PC/laptop, allowing them to freely talk to each other?
I am involved in broadcasting for a school and want the two broadcasters to be able to communicate with each other through the headsets. We had this setup functioning properly on a laptop using a ...
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Which external DAC to use with igrados headphones?
I have igrados for listening to music from my ipod-touch/nexus 4, and I'm considering buying an external DAC to improve the sound quality if possible.
Since igrados are very entry level and not very ...
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How to choose headphones for best noise-cancelling?
I'm almost completely ignorant on the matter.
I have used since 2016 the Plantronics BackBeat PRO and I found the noise cancelling very good but it does not remove the noise of the train brakes when ...
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Better to mix subs in headphones or through monitors?
When making sub basses for a rubbish trap song is it better to mix through speakers or headphones?
I have BX5 M-AUDIO monitors and Audio Technica ATH-M30 headphones.
