DAC/Headphone Question

[crownroyal1]

Thanks for looking! Why, when using the dongle, do my crappy $30 Sennheiser buds sound exponentially better than my $100 ones? makes no sense? The bass but just in general, it is night and day. The cheap ones are closer to the Usonic than the $100 ones. Any thoughts?

https://www.amazon.com/Sennheiser-M...013WQINNE/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_product_top?ie=UTF8

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001EZYMF4/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o04_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

 

[*justintime*]

Thanks for looking! Why, when using the dongle, do my crappy $30 Sennheiser buds sound exponentially better than my $100 ones? makes no sense? The bass but just in general, it is night and day. The cheap ones are closer to the Usonic than the $100 ones. Any thoughts?

https://www.amazon.com/Sennheiser-M...013WQINNE/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_product_top?ie=UTF8

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001EZYMF4/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o04_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

How can we give answer on this? First of all sound taste is different for everybody.
And a 100 dollar headphone says nothing about sound quality. Look at Beat headphones sounds like crap and costs a lot of money.

Just plug it in an other audio device and you should hear the same difference.

I found the Usonic way to bassy. While others like that.

 

[crownroyal1]

How can we give answer on this? First of all sound taste is different for everybody.
And a 100 dollar headphone says nothing about sound quality. Look at Beat headphones sounds like crap and costs a lot of money.

Just plug it in an other audio device and you should hear the same difference.

I found the Usonic way to bassy. While others like that.

I have used both of these on my HTC M9 for 2 years(ish) and the more expensive one sounded much better than the cheaper ones as you would expect, but for whatever reason, using the dongle, they don't. It sounds awful. The difference is huge. it is not subjective. I am baffled.

 

[*justintime*]

I have used both of these on my HTC M9 for 2 years(ish) and the more expensive one sounded much better than the cheaper ones as you would expect, but for whatever reason, using the dongle, they don't. It sounds awful. The difference is huge. it is not subjective. I am baffled.

What it's lacking than?

Only thing i van think of is the impedance difference
C300 16 ohm
Momentum 18 ohm

I have the Momentum (also 18 ohm) over ear and it sounds decent. Not great... But OK.

 

[crownroyal1]

What it's lacking than?

Only thing i van think of is the impedance difference
C300 16 ohm
Momentum 18 ohm

I have the Momentum (also 18 ohm) over ear and it sounds decent. Not great... But OK.

Yeah, it is so tinny sounding, i am shocked. I will try again tonight on my M9 and see. but the cheap ones sound full and "fine" with the dongle, as expected I guess, where the "better" ones sound tinny, no bass at all. And I am not talking like Beats type bass, or even Usonic. Just nothing.....Oh well, thanks for the response, it will remain a mystery I guess!

 

[Galactus]

What it's lacking than?

Only thing i van think of is the impedance difference
C300 16 ohm
Momentum 18 ohm

I have the Momentum (also 18 ohm) over ear and it sounds decent. Not great... But OK.

Yep, the adapter perhaps isn't driving them properly for whatever reason.

 

[Badelhas]

Very interested in this thread. Any more users care to share their experience regarding this? I have the HTC 10 and sound quality is very important to me.

Cheers

 

[pumah350]

Very interested in this thread. Any more users care to share their experience regarding this? I have the HTC 10 and sound quality is very important to me.

Cheers

The new setup on the U11 takes a small hit in audio volume when you are plugged in as opposed to the 10. In my car the U11 could stand to be a little bit louder (I may install a DAC to boost it) but in my truck which has a much more robust sound system, the U11 performs fine and I have plenty of volume to spare. So it all just depends on your specific audio sources, from headphones to home and auto. For me, the Usonic headphones are fine for on the go.

 

[crownroyal1]

The new setup on the U11 takes a small hit in audio volume when you are plugged in as opposed to the 10. In my car the U11 could stand to be a little bit louder (I may install a DAC to boost it) but in my truck which has a much more robust sound system, the U11 performs fine and I have plenty of volume to spare. So it all just depends on your specific audio sources, from headphones to home and auto. For me, the Usonic headphones are fine for on the go.

I agree, the audio is very good. For whatever reason, one of my "better" headphones won't play nicely with the U11 which is why i started this. The usonic and my cheap buds both sound great as does bluetooth through both my car and speakers.