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So I just unpacked my brand new Audio Technica ATH-M50X headphones that I purchased for around $120, and when I plugged them into the headphone jack on my computer with one of the cables that came with the headphones, the audio quality didn't sound nearly as good as I expected. It sounded quieter than my old $50 Sony headphones from Walmart and even a bit muffled. I am shocked given all of the rave reviews of these headphones. Am I doing something wrong? 

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yeah, youre using onboard audio

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Have you tested it on your phone/different PC aswell?

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5 minutes ago, BOTBALL said:

So I just unpacked my brand new Audio Technica ATH-M50X headphones that I purchased for around $120, and when I plugged them into the headphone jack on my computer with one of the cables that came with the headphones, the audio quality didn't sound nearly as good as I expected. It sounded quieter than my old $50 Sony headphones from Walmart and even a bit muffled. I am shocked given all of the rave reviews of these headphones. Am I doing something wrong? 

get a dac/amp and it'll improve the sound by a huge amount.

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Ahh, the quality sounds much better when I plug it into my Nexus. It must be the computer audio. 

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4 minutes ago, SeanAngelo said:

get a dac/amp and it'll improve the sound by a huge amount.

I have a Focusrite Solo compact interface. Does that suffice. 

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Just now, BOTBALL said:

Ahh, the quality sounds much better when I plug it into my Nexus. It must be the computer audio. 

yeah, you should reinstall your drivers and use the rear ports on the motherboard and not front.

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R9 3900X - Peerless Assassin 120 SE - Asus Prime X570 Pro - Powercolor 7900XT - 32gb LPX 3200mhz - Corsair SF750 Platinum - 1TB WD SN850X - CoolerMaster NR200 White - Gigabyte M27Q-SA - Corsair K70 Rapidfire - Logitech MX518 Legendary - HyperXCloud Alpha wireless


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250gb 970 Evo (OS) - 2x500gb 860 Evo (Raid0) - 6x4TB WD Red (RaidZ2)

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Hifiman HE-400i - Kennerton Magister - Beyerdynamic DT880 250Ohm - AKG K7XX - Fostex TH-X00 - O2 Amp/DAC Combo - 
Klipsch RP280F - Klipsch RP160M - Klipsch RP440C - Yamaha RX-V479

 

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GTX 780 DCU2 // 8600GTS // Hifiman HE-400i // Kennerton Magister
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1 minute ago, BOTBALL said:

I have a Focusrite Solo compact interface. Does that suffice. 

yes it does :) hook it up to that, not your motherboard audio

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8 minutes ago, SeanAngelo said:

yes it does :) hook it up to that, not your motherboard audio

When I plug the headphones into the jack on my interface, I hear no computer audio. I know the jack is working because when I turn live monitoring of my mic on I can hear my mic through my headphones, but when I turn it off, I hear no audio coming from my computer. Is an additional connection from the interface to my PC required besides the USB connection already established? 

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