Guest Anonymous Posted October 7, 2003 Report Share Posted October 7, 2003 My player is brand new and when I listen to recordings there is a constant backround noise (hissing). It's not loud but it bothers me a bit especially if I listen to music in the bed at night when there are no outside noises. I can hear it when I use the earphones that came with the unit, but not when I use my bigger headphones. So I think the problem might be the earphones? It can be heard even when I turn the volume to zero and the hissing doesn't increase when I turn the volume up. It stops if a pause the md. It doesn't matter if the recording is sp/lp.. or done via optical/usb, the noise is still there. Is this normal or is there something wrong? It's not a big thing but just wondering. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted October 19, 2003 Report Share Posted October 19, 2003 I noticed a humming noise on my MZ-N910 but it only occurs when the unit is used while placed in the docking station. I can't say I've noticed any hiss or humming noises apart from that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
syko Posted November 27, 2003 Report Share Posted November 27, 2003 The hissing in the background is normal. It happens in all MD players (including my MD-MT20, MZ-R500, MZ-N707 and MZ-N910). It directly relates to the sensitivity of your earphones/headphones. Assuming that impedance is sensitivity (it probably isn't but oh well...), the earphones are at about 16ohm impedance and the headphones are about 24ohm impedance so I guess that the earphones play louder because of a lower impedance and therefore higher background hiss. I too play my MD players at night just before I go to sleep and background hiss can get me off my nerves. The good thing with the N910 is that if I find that Vol 01 is too loud, I can adjust the EQ settings and lower all bands. Also the bass is not *muddy* when at very low volumes. Blame it on MegaBass. I hated the MegaBass when at low volumes because it sounds horrible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mAjEsTiC Posted November 27, 2003 Report Share Posted November 27, 2003 i di'n think Sony still used MegaBass on their newer units...oh well i spose u learn something new everyday... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
syko Posted December 1, 2003 Report Share Posted December 1, 2003 I only know that MegaBass exists on N707 and previous but I'm not sure about any model later than that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mAjEsTiC Posted December 1, 2003 Report Share Posted December 1, 2003 yeh i kno the lower ended units used them...sorry i was referring to the high end models such as their flagship models... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BerkY Posted December 1, 2003 Report Share Posted December 1, 2003 There is no MegaBass on the N910 and N10 or even N710... Sony uses a 6-band EQ now and u can try to adjust the bass from there. What setting are good to pump up the bass btw? Is it the first two bands? Cheers BerkY Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mAjEsTiC Posted December 1, 2003 Report Share Posted December 1, 2003 yep...the lower bars (closest to the left hand side) refer to the lower sound frequencies (basically alters the "bass" levels)...the middle bars alter the mid-range of the sound spectrum and higher bars (closest to the right hand side) alter the high end frequencies (basically alters the "treble" levels)... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BerkY Posted December 1, 2003 Report Share Posted December 1, 2003 Yup worked it out by trial and error Now all i need is me EX-71's to come hehe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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