I am using Klipsch x7i. Apple iPod. I noticed in the last couple of weeks that some tracks on my iPod have developed a strange audio effect.
Symptom:
Indistinct, muddy, reduced frequency range with a reverb sound that makes them sound like poor live recordings. Some tracks start even with intermittent response.
I have now found new tracks with the sound effect, but many play normally
What I did to trouble-shoot
I replaced the tracks with new m4a files (not the same files, newly compressed versions).
I quit the player and rebooted the iPod.
I made sure all EQing was still turned off.
– the sound files sound the same as before
I listened to the files with another pair of over-the-ear headphones, they sounded clear and as normal.
I played some files on my iphone with the X7i's – they had the same audio problem.
All this suggests th eX7i's headphones are creating this effect. Could this be possible? Could it be a problem with the mic feeding back?
Any ideas, please? thank-you.