Possible fixes for astro mixamp 2013

[DaMagicalManiac]

Hey,

so my mixamp pro 2013 that I use with my astro a40 keeps playing up, which is extremely annoying. I really do love the functionality of the mixamp (plus I like the design of the a40 mixamp combo) but really don't want to spend too much on audio gear (Astro a40 + mixamp cost about $250 brand new for me, I know that's not much in the world of audiophiles but before that I used a second-hand turtlebeach x12 which was total crud).

 

1) The least annoying problem is the "hiss" noise it likes to make, really drives me insane. Any solutions to this first problem would be greatly appreciated.

 

2) The most annoying problem is the weird balance between the left and right knob when changing the volume, when turning the volume knob the volume for each earcup changes independantly of the other earcup and usually I am forced to keep it at around 75%-90%. Any solutions to this would also be greatly appreciated

(a way I was thinking of fixing it was to change the volume slider within Windows, but the master slider seems to not have an impact on external DACs such as the astro mixamp so a solution for that would also be nice to know)

 

 

Sorry that I had to ask you guys but this really has been bugging me, many thanks in advance.

[Jyggalag]

Just curious did you make any progress on this? I can't see any way of fixing the volume nob changing the channel balance issue as it seems to be universal. I'm forced to use the voice level nob for general volume adjustment.  

[DaMagicalManiac]

Just curious did you make any progress on this? I can't see any way of fixing the volume nob changing the channel balance issue as it seems to be universal. I'm forced to use the voice level nob for general volume adjustment.  

Well my only solution is to sell it while it's still got value then buy one of the tascam mixers (however their lack surround sound if you want that) such as the us-125m, us-322 and us-366.

Sorry