I recently got this headset, and wow is it good. My only issue is when certain people talk on discord, I can hear a really high pitched ringing. I fiddled with a bunch of settings, computer audio and discord, and nothing seems to solve the issue. It is primarily if not all in my right ear only. Is there something wrong with my headset, or was that ringing always there I can just hear it cause the headset is THAT good? I haven't had any issues with any other application, though I have yet to test if I can hear the ringing on a different version of discord, say on my xbox instead of my pc. Only other issue I've had is occasional static, but I can't tell if it's from the headset or the show/game/etc.
Apr 24, 2024
Absolutely no disrespect, but with the headphone you mention I would stick to the gear you have. If you wanted to sneak your way into this hobby I might suggest a headphone like a Koss PortaPro X (https://www.massdrop.com/buy/massdrop-x-koss-porta-pro-x-headphones#description), or some Phillips SHP9500 (or SHP9500s which is the same).
When I had my Z2300's the laptop I was running them off of was introducing a lot of electronic noise into the audio stream. So when I picked up a little external DAC/headphone amp (a NuForce uDAC3) and connected the Z2300 to it I was shocked at how much better the speakers sounded. That was an older laptop and I don't have the noise problems with my newer laptops, but the internal DACs still can't beat the performance of my external units.
Never used expensive PC sound cards, but if you think the sound is clean then that may be all you need if you're sticking with basic low impedence (low ohm) headphones.
With the right gear, one may be able to tell the difference between a good FLAC file and a 320kbps MP3, but I can tell you that most of what I listen to is 320 mp3's (Google Play Music). I was using Tidal HiFi, but the service is terrible.
I have to get to work, but chew on this and let me now if you have any additional questions.
https://www.massdrop.com/buy/massdrop-sennheiser-hd6xx