Help! Bad sound quality?

[Mizuhashi]

So guys, i just got my kingston hyperX cloud. I immediately tried it, but i was disappointed.

 

the sound quality on the unit i got is so bad, it sounds like a not properly plugged headphone. The sounds it produced is piercing my ears and there's no bass at all.

 

i was dissapointed at first, but after a quick 5 mins research. Some say it's because my motherboard might not giving my headphone enough juice to support the 53mm drivers. I tried it on my phone and got the same results.

 

so did i get a bad unit from kingston or my cloud need more juice from amps and etc?

[Dackzy]

5 minutes ago, Mizuhashi said:

So guys, i just got my kingston hyperX cloud. I immediately tried it, but i was disappointed.

 

the sound quality on the unit i got is so bad, it sounds like a not properly plugged headphone. The sounds it produced is piercing my ears and there's no bass at all.

 

i was dissapointed at first, but after a quick 5 mins research. Some say it's because my motherboard might not giving my headphone enough juice to support the 53mm drivers. I tried it on my phone and got the same results.

 

so did i get a bad unit from kingston or my cloud need more juice from amps and etc?

The size of a driver does not have anything to do with how hard they are to drive. What motherboard do you have? Where do you plug the jack in? 

[Mizuhashi]

14 minutes ago, Dackzy said:

The size of a driver does not have anything to do with how hard they are to drive. What motherboard do you have? Where do you plug the jack in? 

You again .

just a motherboard from a 3 years old 550$ laptop, my laptop only have 1 headphone jack. So I'm using this thing idk what's it called 

[Dackzy]

Just now, Mizuhashi said:

You again .

just a motherboard from a 3 years old 550$ laptop, my laptop only have 1 headphone jack. So I'm using this thing idk what's it called 

Oh you are on a laptop. When headphones or headsets doesn't get enough power they sound muddy not loose bass, so I dont think that a amp would do anything. I dont know how they are supposed to sound, maybe try them on a friends pc that has a good motherboard or a dedicated amp and see if the sound changes.

[Dackzy]

And yes it's me, somebody gotta correct and help people.

[Mizuhashi]

10 minutes ago, Dackzy said:

Oh you are on a laptop. When headphones or headsets doesn't get enough power they sound muddy not loose bass, so I dont think that a amp would do anything. I dont know how they are supposed to sound, maybe try them on a friends pc that has a good motherboard or a dedicated amp and see if the sound changes.

Hmm, idk what muddy sound sounds like. My cloud just sounds like a cheap 2$ earphone made from china (no offense), when i tried cranking up the volume to 100%. Idk how to describe it but it sounds the highs is piercing my ear and there's no bass at all. Even a 15$ phillips sounds a whole lot better than this, if the sound quality is really this bad i dont think it would've won any awards..... *the mic works awesome.

 

5 minutes ago, Dackzy said:

And yes it's me, somebody gotta correct and help people.

You're the mvp we all need  

[Mizuhashi]

I dont want my cloud go to waste, imma go to a game center later to try it out since they got a better PCs

[Dackzy]

Just now, Mizuhashi said:

Hmm, idk what muddy sound sounds like. My cloud just sounds like a cheap 2$ earphone made from china (no offense), when i tried cranking up the volume to 100%. Idk how to describe it but it sounds the highs is piercing my ear and there's no bass at all. Even a 15$ phillips sounds a whole lot better than this, if the sound quality is really this bad i dont think it would've won any awards..... *the mic works awesome.

Muddy sound= no detail. Bass is not tight at all, it is a loose at it can be.

1 minute ago, Mizuhashi said:

You're the mvp we all need  

Aww thanks.

[Dackzy]

1 minute ago, Mizuhashi said:

I dont want my cloud go to waste, imma go to a game center later to try it out since they got a better PCs

Good idea, but if they sound bad on them all you can just trade them in again most places gives you 7-14 days.

[Mizuhashi]

16 minutes ago, Dackzy said:

Muddy sound= no detail. Bass is not tight at all, it is a loose at it can be.

Aww thanks.

ah thats it, no detail at all m8.

thanks again man, i'll keep u updated later

[Mizuhashi]

but, if it sounds great on other PCs. what should i do and what should i get ? i usually play with my laptop at home

[Dackzy]

4 minutes ago, Mizuhashi said:

but, if it sounds great on other PCs. what should i do and what should i get ? i usually play with my laptop at home

I would say that you should look at a external sound card not an amp and dac , just to make sure they mic is fine.

[Mizuhashi]

3 minutes ago, Dackzy said:

I would say that you should look at a external sound card not an amp and dac , just to make sure they mic is fine.

what's the difference between external soundcard and amplifier ? after seeing some of them online they look the same and most of them have amps ....

[Dackzy]

2 minutes ago, Mizuhashi said:

what's the difference between external soundcard and amplifier ? after seeing some of them online they look the same and most of them have amps ....

well a sound card has a mic input while an amp and dac are for headphones and speakers only. A soundcard has a dac and amp in it.

 

Edit

a sound card is usually not as good as a dac and amp combo that costs the same.

[Mizuhashi]

1 hour ago, Dackzy said:

well a sound card has a mic input while an amp and dac are for headphones and speakers only. A soundcard has a dac and amp in it.

 

Edit

a sound card is usually not as good as a dac and amp combo that costs the same.

Ah okay man,

thanks for the advice :3

[Dackzy]

Just now, Mizuhashi said:

Ah okay man,

thanks for the advice :3

No problem  

[Mizuhashi]

6 hours ago, Dackzy said:

No problem  

after some more research, i contacted my seller. Turns out i got a bad unit since he said that this doesnt happen to any of his customer, i'm sending it back to him and he'll deliver me a new one hopefully an awesome working one c;

[Dackzy]

2 hours ago, Mizuhashi said:

after some more research, i contacted my seller. Turns out i got a bad unit since he said that this doesnt happen to any of his customer, i'm sending it back to him and he'll deliver me a new one hopefully an awesome working one c;

nice man

[Mizuhashi]

On 3/14/2016 at 0:23 PM, Dackzy said:

nice man

Update : my seller just received my headphone back, he said there was no problem with it. the bass is great and the sound is great. maybe my motherboard just sux , so now the only solution is getting an external sound card. i can't spend much money on buying a soundcard, can u recommend me a low end soundcard but enough to power this baby ?

 

[Dackzy]

Just now, Mizuhashi said:

Update : my seller just received my headphone back, he said there was no problem with it. the bass is great and the sound is great. maybe my motherboard just sux , so now the only solution is getting an external sound card. i can't spend much money on buying a soundcard, can u recommend me a low end soundcard but enough to power this baby ?

 

No sorry since everything under 90$ is just what you get on most motherboards.

[Mizuhashi]

1 minute ago, Dackzy said:

No sorry since everything under 90$ is just what you get on most motherboards.

well that was expected .... i'll just go to a local store and try every soundcard and see which one works lol

[Dackzy]

Just now, Mizuhashi said:

well that was expected .... i'll just go to a local store and try every soundcard and see which one works lol

Yeah.

[Mizuhashi]

1 minute ago, Dackzy said:

Yeah.

what about something like this ?

http://us.creative.com/p/sound-blaster/sound-blaster-x-fi-surround-5-1-pro

i think the 60$ price tag is still within my reach at least for an immediate solution

[Dackzy]

1 minute ago, Mizuhashi said:

what about something like this ?

http://us.creative.com/p/sound-blaster/sound-blaster-x-fi-surround-5-1-pro

i think the 60$ price tag is still within my reach at least for an immediate solution

I dont know that sound card but I would maybe take this ones http://us.creative.com/p/sound-blaster/sound-blaster-digital-music-premium-hd

[Mizuhashi]

2 minutes ago, Dackzy said:

I dont know that sound card but I would maybe take this ones http://us.creative.com/p/sound-blaster/sound-blaster-digital-music-premium-hd

same price as the headphone damn... i'll do some more research when i get my headphone back.

thank you for your reply man, much obliged.