Can you review the quality of using them with, and without the E12 amp connected?
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I think it is a big shame that Bang & Olufsen uses cheap plastic on the housing surrounding the speaker instead of aluminium.
For this price, it should have been aluminium !
I just got a pair of H6s and really like them. I am noticing a little bit of crackling occasionally, but I am wondering if I am just being overly sensitive (as I am sometimes when I just make a big purchase). Is there possibly something wrong with these?
I just got a pair of H6s and really like them. I am noticing a little bit of crackling occasionally, but I am wondering if I am just being overly sensitive (as I am sometimes when I just make a big purchase). Is there possibly something wrong with these?
There should be no crackling. The only time I ever hear anything like that is when the headphone jack turns in the output so it's hopefully just a physical connection issue. You could try cleaning the jack and trying to blow out any contamination from the output socket - they can get a lot of dust in them.
Dave.
It's very faint in the background. I am wondering if it is just due to my sound quality. I am using an iPhone and AAC 256. What would be a good flac track for me to use to test?
I seriously doubt it's the encoding, I use AAC 256 kbs VBR and have no issues either on speakers or the H6 or my Form 2s. I'd try it with another source, that kind of thing has in my experience usually been due to bad contacts, dirty contacts or a plug not completely snapped in, or a defective wire with a bad connection to the plug. And/or try a different set of cans on the iPhone. My iDevices won't play that loudly with the H6, it's not as efficient as the Form 2s but I don't have any real issues.
What headphones have you used before this?H6 is very detailed, so it might just be that you are hearing the recording better. I mean that it is more detailed.It's very faint in the background. I am wondering if it is just due to my sound quality. I am using an iPhone and AAC 256. What would be a good flac track for me to use to test?
I only get crackling when there is not a clean positive connection in the headphone socket, check for dirt or foreign bodies .....On a side note I lost volume on my iPad mic and read a few posts saying hold a vacuum cleaner (crevice nozzle) against the mic for 90 secs..... Bingo it worked might try it on my belly button next [:\'(]
Hmm, that isn't reassuring. I feel like I might just be imagining it. Isn't it really unlikely that brand new headphones would have an issue?
On a side note, I am shocked people think these are weak in bass. I think it sounds perfect personally. Are the earphone vibrating from the bass? No. But the bass is very much present and sounds great in my option.
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