I think that Seinheiser 560S might have been an retarded choice for a phone...........
I think it doesn't have enough power to drive them fully.
I don't think even my integrated soundcard is enough........
I'm pretty sure having headphones somewhere between 50%-80% volume is probably a sign of that
Is Seven Nation Army supposed to have a slight hiss in the background?
@lunarised
Thanks. I've never heard it there so I want to know if I'm hearing inadequacy of the DAC or not
The hiss sounds like a cymbal fade out to me, so if that seems to be what you're hearing, its all good
@lunarised
I called it hiss but static is probably a better word to use and I could hear it immediately once I hit play. It's the first song I heard in though so I dunno.
@coyote @lunarised High impedance headphones are like 200 and higher though
@coyote
It isn't just impedance that's important but also sensitivity.
Your phone is not powering the headphones properly, hence the quiet. You need a more powerful headphone amp, or headphones that require less power.
A shorter cable than stock will not stop audible hiss/noise/static.
Oh, and Jack White is a notorious audiophile, AKA he records all his albums with analog studio equipment on tape, you're probably hearing the hiss from the analog tape equipment.
@coyote
So I downloaded a few FLAC albums of the white stripes and I think you are right, I think it's a hiss from a tape. Jack White is a retard.
The shorter cable is better imho, unless I'm huffing major copium. The volume is now enough at 50%.
@lunarised
The shorter a cable is the less noise it has, technically, but the stock cable is already well below the noise floor and I doubt it'll make a difference unless the problem is elsewhere in your chain (amp probably)
@coyote @lunarised
Also the short cable is straight up 3,5mm, while the long default one isn't so they ship a conversion with it.