Odd crackling with HD 650 and O2/ODAC

Bluethulhu · December 30, 2013

I've been getting this crackling for about a week now, and now it's really starting to bother me. I turn my PC on/restart, boot into Windows, launch Foobar, and play music with no problems. If I listen to music for a while (not even on loud volume), it starts to crackle/pop, almost like bad compression. It progressively gets worse, until I restart again. I don't have any other headphones with me to test, but I'm just curious if this is a common problem that can easily be fixed.

Theo · December 30, 2013

Plug the headphones to onboard audio and see if it's still there

Mecami · December 30, 2013

I'm sure you have some IE's laying around from your smartphone, MP3 player or something?

MayflowerElectronics · December 30, 2013

If you purchased it from us we can take a look. It might be a bad ODAC. Try using the analog input in the front and see if it does it still.

Bluethulhu · December 30, 2013

If you purchased it from us we can take a look. It might be a bad ODAC. Try using the analog input in the front and see if it does it still.

I've been using the analog input and it's still there. I'll try it with my phone next.

MayflowerElectronics · December 30, 2013

I've been using the analog input and it's still there. I'll try it with my phone next.

Weird, if you purchased it from us, send me an email. Might be a bad solder joint.

Lauen · December 31, 2013

Tried changing the USB ports? it might be the cables, but not that likely considering it takes a while.. If other USB ports don't work, try the o2 and odac on a different pc?