Extended Audio Test For Speakers & Headphones

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  • Опубліковано 24 гру 2024

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  • @ThatOneDudeNick
    @ThatOneDudeNick 4 роки тому +151

    Learned that i hear much better out of one ear than the other after turning my headphones around and getting the same result.

    • @animepussy8356
      @animepussy8356 3 роки тому +1

      It could be that one of your drivers has sustained light damage and isn't producing sound correctly.

    • @Mez352
      @Mez352 3 роки тому +6

      @@animepussy8356 he turned them around and heard the same

    • @cubicinfinity
      @cubicinfinity 3 роки тому +7

      Actually, I hear the right channel louder, and when I swap ears the right channel still sounds louder.

    • @Mez352
      @Mez352 3 роки тому +4

      @@cubicinfinity thats on your ears bro, get it checked up

    • @cubicinfinity
      @cubicinfinity 3 роки тому +2

      @@Mez352 I'm pretty sure it's my computer. For some reason audio frequencies are diminished with all audio playback on the left channel. Note I said channel, not ear.

  • @OutlierAudio
    @OutlierAudio  5 років тому +60

    This 5-minute test can help you detect a huge range of speaker/audio playback issues: missing channel, swapped L/R wiring, mono summing, channel level offset, speaker sensitivity offset, frequency response offset, EQ processing offset, audio signal or acoustic imbalances, inverted polarity in signal, inverted transducer wiring (woofer, midrange, tweeter), frequency response deviations and limits, buzz & rattles, speaker cabinet air leaks and port noise, transducer damage, DAC aliasing, room modes, bass crossover issues, flutter echos or ringing, echo/reverb processing, compressor/limiter processing, spatializer processing, L/R time domain offset, and more. *So, how clean is your audio?*

    • @stevethea5250
      @stevethea5250 4 роки тому

      MAYBE MY EARS ARE BROKEN HOW DO WE KNOW

    • @Kasrasfriedchicken
      @Kasrasfriedchicken 4 роки тому

      oof i put my center speaker into the woofer port, this really helped

    • @OutlierAudio
      @OutlierAudio  4 роки тому +1

      @@stevethea5250 Ask someone else, do they hear the same problem. Change the speakers/playback device, do you hear the same problem? Standard troubleshooting.

    • @JETJOOBOY
      @JETJOOBOY 4 роки тому

      I bet the more money you pay out...
      The more irritating issues you have to pay to deal with!?

    • @JETJOOBOY
      @JETJOOBOY 4 роки тому +1

      The best headphones earbuds I ever had cost 89 Cents USD... They were excellent... seriously.. I cracked them in the car door one day.. I re - ordered about 5 -7 pairs and gave them to real friends.. then one day.. they disappeared from Fast Tech and that was that... Peak Cheap Hi-Fi was 2015 FACT

  • @Faesharlyn
    @Faesharlyn 3 роки тому +32

    I love that I can see what I'm supposed to be hearing, it really helps narrow down where the equipment failure is happening... and its not my earbud that's the problem. Thank you for making this test available : )

  • @RamBam_99
    @RamBam_99 2 роки тому +4

    Just used these tests to verify a volume issue with some wireless earbuds after cleaning them, this made it really easy to tell that the issue was fixed. Definitely need to use this in the car to adjust my eq in there though

  • @aarneuuk9601
    @aarneuuk9601 5 років тому +5

    Thank you SO much, Outlier Audio, monumental upload!
    This will become an
    ABSOLUTE
    LEGACY

  • @supermananimationsstudios8519
    @supermananimationsstudios8519 4 роки тому +22

    Sounds like im going through a car wash.

  • @HartRaver
    @HartRaver 5 років тому +46

    Best Kraftwerk track ever...

  • @justingreenwald3
    @justingreenwald3 4 роки тому +6

    This is a good test of your ears too. I just realized that mine don't hear this fuzzy noise the same (L vs R).

  • @Rayyarhs
    @Rayyarhs 3 роки тому +1

    Best sound test on yt.

  • @krayozmines
    @krayozmines 2 роки тому +2

    Thanks! This helped me notice that I need to insert my in ears properly if not it would sound like there's channel in balance. I think because when i insert it wrongly, only half the nozzle is emitting sound into my ear canal while de rest of the sound is hitting the other part of my ear which blocks it from being heard so it sounds uncentered because the volume of one ear bud is softer.
    Made me realize proper insertion is important.

  • @MichaelThomas-be7gq
    @MichaelThomas-be7gq 4 роки тому +4

    Wonderful, thanks, just bought some new Edifier speakers running them through a FiiO 10K... am very happy, apart from I have no hearing above about 13K (shit, I'm getting old). Thanks for putting this up, it all passed with flying colours.

  • @misterguts
    @misterguts 2 роки тому +1

    Hey Outlier Audio, thank you very much!
    I am using your audio tests to debug audio setup issues between my browser and GnuRadio.
    I like the noise sweeps and channel checks, these help ensure that I'm finding all my finger and toes and sources and sinks in the audio chain.
    I will eventually try to hunt DRM and MA3 digital broadcasting from IQ sources in WebSDR and KiwiSDR.

  • @Shamus71
    @Shamus71 4 роки тому +13

    Definitely a great test for car audio.. this really helped me come to a consensus for a happy medium for my new subwoofer and speakers

  • @rishabhanand9751
    @rishabhanand9751 2 роки тому +1

    Bro, this is a very important comment. At 4:52 min, it really showed of the difference in left and right channel problem. My headphone has a very very minor difference between left and right speakers of EKSA e 900 pro that is almost impossible to detect with normal testing as only at specific frequency only, the difference is noticeable. Your video at the time mentioned really picked it up. I have tested with both mono and stereo and now i am confirmed that it has the problem. I think that EKSA is supplying this model faulty only. I think they even don't know about this. This is a really shocking for me.

  • @loejewis
    @loejewis 4 роки тому +7

    Thanks for this! It sounds like there's a slight tonal difference in the monitors I've just bought. Is this an illusion because the sound is changing sides or does everyone else have complete perceived symmetry in tone? I'm even pointing just one ear at the monitors and they're right next to each other, to rule out assymetrical hearing.

    • @OutlierAudio
      @OutlierAudio  4 роки тому +5

      This is really a common thing, to hear slight tonal differences between two (high end) speakers when listening closely to wideband A-B tests. It's almost impossible to have a perfectly indecipherable match in the real world, because of part tolerances and also acoustic asymmetries (although you've somewhat ruled out acoustics). If it's small but significant, you might consider EQ as a fix. For "smart" EQ solutions, have a look at miniDSP or Audyssey MultEQ stuff.

  • @wolf_crown
    @wolf_crown 7 місяців тому

    Finally a real sound test

  • @UCMF4SIJqf75d5wWKVzbTtDg
    @UCMF4SIJqf75d5wWKVzbTtDg 4 роки тому +4

    There is one issue with this - youtube normalize all videos and all of them are significantly quieter than everything else hear able on PC. This test would need to be downloaded and then tested locally however I still not sure if we would download it it would be already normalized. You should deliver us ability to download it in not changed form.

    • @OutlierAudio
      @OutlierAudio  4 роки тому +1

      You're welcome to download the Fast Audio Test files for offline testing here: outlierstudios.bandcamp.com
      If there's enough interest I'll upload the Extended Audio Test as well.

    • @OutlierAudio
      @OutlierAudio  4 роки тому +5

      Just uploaded the Extended Audio Test for download 👍 outlierstudios.bandcamp.com

  • @marciolima7975
    @marciolima7975 4 роки тому +4

    Excelente teste, um dos melhores que já ouvi!

  • @ghifariamal
    @ghifariamal 4 місяці тому

    That's why rain is very calming

  • @JastenAudioVisual
    @JastenAudioVisual Рік тому

    hi sir what is the name of this software spectrum viewer or analyzer?..

  • @wtficantgetausername
    @wtficantgetausername 4 роки тому +5

    are both the L and R exactly the same?? i play it in 2 of my monitors and L and R dont seem to be exactly the same

    • @JamieMcJapan
      @JamieMcJapan 4 роки тому +3

      I agree, tried this video on multiple speakers and the channel matching section doesn't match on any of them

    • @zzezzobike
      @zzezzobike 4 роки тому

      Huh,I thought that my Beyerdynamic DT880 sound bad or my ears are not equal but now I see I am not the only one hearing the difference

    • @OutlierAudio
      @OutlierAudio  4 роки тому

      Yup, exactly the same. Identical in both time and frequency domains.

    • @wtficantgetausername
      @wtficantgetausername 4 роки тому

      If thata the case, my left ear is worse than my right....

  • @wyattafterglow9160
    @wyattafterglow9160 Рік тому

    on 3:31 ?? is it the same as right or is there a diff tone ?

  • @conorwalsh7512
    @conorwalsh7512 Рік тому +1

    the continuous sine sweep gives me buzzing noises. what do i do next

  • @andrewkamoha4666
    @andrewkamoha4666 6 місяців тому

    0:04 Why this noise is not exactly the same in both channels?

  • @yourbuddybill
    @yourbuddybill 5 років тому +2

    In Continuous Sine Sweep test 7, at end in the ultradark violet portion, I get a slight "fuzz" not quite staticy sound maybe 30% as loud as the tone, for both channels tests. What might that be, just range of the speakers? Bose Companion 2 series III

    • @EnterSpacebar
      @EnterSpacebar 4 роки тому

      That's the speakers dodgy DSP clipping the tweeters probably.

  • @KorekFrost
    @KorekFrost 3 роки тому +1

    What a great and informative video!

    • @KorekFrost
      @KorekFrost 3 роки тому

      What a chad, he hearted my comment!

  • @jpsalis
    @jpsalis 5 років тому +12

    Both ears have the exact same sound, I think something shorted.

  • @Garock2
    @Garock2 5 років тому +1

    Great test!

  • @DenisLiasis
    @DenisLiasis 3 роки тому +1

    I can say with confidence that both of my phone's speakers are working perfectly.
    Although I have a question because they don't sound the same.
    The right one seems to be less bassy and more on the right side of the equaliser. Is this the stereo separation doing it's thing?

    • @OutlierAudio
      @OutlierAudio  3 роки тому

      Could be stereo separation/widening processing like you said, but could also be mismatch in the two speakers - e.g. if you have a newer iPhone, the two speakers are pointing in different directions and probably have different specs for enclosure, transducer, etc. Apple is probably using separate audio processing for each speaker to match them more closely, but that can only go so far.

    • @DenisLiasis
      @DenisLiasis 3 роки тому

      @@OutlierAudio I have an XZ Premium. It has 2 front facing speakers and they indeed sound different.
      The left is more bassy, more clear. The right is less clear, more on the voices.
      Together they do the work. If i have my head in front while the phone is in landscape I can feel the stereo sound, not only hear it. It's warm and really immersive.
      At the point that you play air sounds in your test, it feels like I'm really there when I close my eyes.
      Although when it's speakers play one after one, it seems that they miss something.

    • @OutlierAudio
      @OutlierAudio  3 роки тому +1

      @@DenisLiasis I see - my guess would be manufacturing tolerances on the drivers/enclosures, but really could be any number of things in the audio signal path of that phone, including stereo processing like you mentioned

  • @NSCTripleAgent
    @NSCTripleAgent 4 роки тому +1

    I got a tiny, tiny crackle 2 or 3 times on both sides during the Continuous Sine Sweep test. Any idea what that may be? Yamaha HS8s. Thanks.

    • @bboyshine13
      @bboyshine13 4 роки тому

      same, let me know yamaha hs7

  • @dami5663
    @dami5663 Рік тому

    Why does normal polarity sound centered but inverted polarity sounds more towards the left channel

  • @ShameerAhamediboad
    @ShameerAhamediboad 2 роки тому

    Great Job, Keep it up

  • @alekskot9240
    @alekskot9240 3 роки тому

    oh thank you so much! this helped me a lot

  • @ultradam8694
    @ultradam8694 3 роки тому

    amazing works!

  • @TdSharp
    @TdSharp 2 роки тому

    Just found out that my front left speaker wasn't connected (toddler likes to mess with things). Super helpful!

  • @ikealamp53
    @ikealamp53 4 роки тому

    My B&W 606's passed the test flawlessly.

  • @Hakkar6993
    @Hakkar6993 3 роки тому

    Very useful and thorough test, thank you!

  • @piscesk9595
    @piscesk9595 4 роки тому

    Does Left and Right share the same sound from 0:04 to 0:30? My newly bought speaker doesn't sound like the same. Thank you.

    • @DenisLiasis
      @DenisLiasis 3 роки тому

      That's because only one of the two speakers works dummy

  • @borisblafhaas380
    @borisblafhaas380 2 роки тому

    great test for my edifier S3000 pro speakers if they are functioning correctly. thank you so much. (and glad to know im not deaf yet.....)

  • @VtuberRex
    @VtuberRex 4 роки тому +1

    Thank you so much now i can test my bluetooth headset

  • @jennykhan5
    @jennykhan5 3 роки тому

    Thankyou,I Dropped My Phone in Water Bucket
    This helped a lot!😁😁

  • @Meilybloomy
    @Meilybloomy 4 роки тому +1

    4:55 At this test i get a crackling sound on my earphones, is it normal?

    • @olileclerc7672
      @olileclerc7672 4 роки тому

      Ivo Zamora yes it’s the video

    • @Meilybloomy
      @Meilybloomy 4 роки тому

      @@olileclerc7672 Thanks, i get really paranoid in regards to the quality of my audio xD

    • @olileclerc7672
      @olileclerc7672 4 роки тому

      Ivo Zamora no problem bud :)

  • @eatmywhopper
    @eatmywhopper 4 роки тому

    extremely useful, thanks

  • @aepokkvulpex
    @aepokkvulpex 3 роки тому

    what do i do if my left and right speakers have different tonal sounds? Like #3 channel matching sounds off

  • @Elevated805
    @Elevated805 4 роки тому

    Thank you!

  • @roporsche
    @roporsche 4 роки тому +1

    cool -snakes vs underwater and snowstorm.... thx 4 sharing

  • @kilbeam99
    @kilbeam99 4 роки тому

    The polarity test is throwing me for a loop. The inverted version sounds much more centered! That has to mean that my car speakers are inverted right?

    • @OutlierAudio
      @OutlierAudio  4 роки тому

      Does it sound more centered with the inverted signal, in all 3 signal ranges (low, mid, high)? If so, you might be better off flipping the polarity on one side. That said, car audio is extremely tricky because of all the reflective surfaces, the positions of the speakers, and the fact that the driver is off center. Even the best stereo soundstage will still be a compromise in a car, and a polarity flip won't have as clear an impact as it would on a home/studio listening setup. A couple more things to watch out for would be: if you have no subwoofer, the wrong polarity could kill your low bass, and also some modern head units have delay settings per-speaker, so this will have an impact on speaker phase (and polarity) as well. Finally, if you optimize completely for the driver, your passengers' sound could get bad.

  • @ruinfox4108
    @ruinfox4108 2 роки тому

    You know whats weird, during hte Channel matching - treble part my right ear is slightly higher pitched than my left, and on the bass part my right ear sounds like something rattling loose inside but left ear sounds perfect, i use DT990 pro 250ohm

  • @forthcomingphenomenon
    @forthcomingphenomenon 3 роки тому

    fantastic, fixed my crackling

  • @Jittery_XBZ
    @Jittery_XBZ 3 роки тому

    can someone explain no.7? i don´t get it

  • @vaughngaminghd
    @vaughngaminghd 2 роки тому

    Quite a difference in the frequency response between my L+R headphones

  • @SuperPiccolo82
    @SuperPiccolo82 4 роки тому

    Often waiting for that beat to drop at the fade off.

  • @Rlts_wf3
    @Rlts_wf3 2 роки тому

    Well I have static and crackling sounds on my left ear bud. Great.

  • @PK-pt3qq
    @PK-pt3qq 2 роки тому

    - 3:33 - Fajnie, gdyby w tym czasie były wyświetlane wartości aktualnie odtwarzanego dźwięku w Hz dużymi cyframi - co prawda są małe na podziałce, ale to nie to samo .. :) ..
    - Fajnie też, gdyby jakiś dźwięk "pływał pomiędzy głośnikami" ( np. ze skrajnie lewej strony do skrajnie prawej i z powrotem..) - byłoby wtedy słychać nie tylko centralne i skrajne wartości - pomogło by to wyeliminować ewentualne problemy ze zniekształceniem dźwięku przez odbicia od przedmiotów i ścian... :)
    - A tak w ogóle - super sprawa ten test ;) ..

  • @PanzerKatzeWagen
    @PanzerKatzeWagen 5 років тому +1

    help my right channel has a different tone and has slightly lower volume

    • @Vysair
      @Vysair 4 роки тому

      I can relate which is what prompted me to buy a new and different model from completely different brand that is two times more expensive....yet I still hear the the problem so I conclude it is a software that had nothing to do with the hardware of your earbud or earphone. I tweaked the audio balance to fix it though may pose problem in gaming. You might be slightly tone deaf on your right ear and mine's does not because this problem does not suffice in my other device.
      The problem occured in my Android 10 phone while this seems normal on Android 7.1 samsung tablet

    • @DenisLiasis
      @DenisLiasis 3 роки тому

      @@Vysair that explains why one is called right channel and the other is called Left channel. They are different channels and sound a bit different. The one is towards the right side of the equalizer, and the other speaker on the left. That's why they are called stereo speakers.

  • @yanivbalas1
    @yanivbalas1 4 роки тому

    THANKS!!!!!

  • @ofiji750
    @ofiji750 3 роки тому +1

    I get so scared when that sine sweep happens

  • @420anonymous
    @420anonymous 4 роки тому

    Studio headphones sound fine, even when reversed. Guess I'll need a hearing aid for my right ear later in life.

  • @xxg.tester7851
    @xxg.tester7851 5 років тому +2

    Ok its very good

  • @there-is-weeping-in-the-at1746
    @there-is-weeping-in-the-at1746 4 роки тому

    Amazing

  • @AntonWingfield
    @AntonWingfield 2 роки тому

    I thought I had a problem with channel being quieter on my amp - changed speakers around and the other speaker went quiet. Tried different outputs, same problem. Plugged headphones in, same problem. Tried my laptop jack, then my DAC through the laptop, then my phone - same problem. Ordered a new amp, then while I was waiting realized I hadn't tested my headphones this way directly through my phone or the laptop. Guess what - SAME PROBLEM. All the white noise sounds lower in pitch and varyingly quieter on one channel on all of my devices through all of my sources. Of course I've switched everything around to make sure it's not just my ears. New headphones on the way, I'll update when they arrive. Losing my mind over here, almost suspecting this video to be a practical joke! But I probably just have cheap gear. Just found the same thing with bluetooth headphones from my phone and my laptop, so I don't think it's cables - crappy audio drivers I guess. Sennheiser HD6XX should help me figure it out. I'll find some better sources. Will update

  • @LuizFelipe-lk1hs
    @LuizFelipe-lk1hs 3 роки тому

    Can you make a 30 minute version with different tests on it? I don't even listen for the test anymore, it is just nice to listen to it

  • @johnvierneza15
    @johnvierneza15 5 років тому +1

    Love it. simply love it

  • @darklinggolem
    @darklinggolem 5 років тому +5

    One, One. Dammit

  • @Daivik9
    @Daivik9 4 роки тому +1

    This hurt my ear but I also found out that my echo show is better than my ipad speaker

  • @владимирсергеев-д7ш

    у меня такой в ресивере пионер для кинотеатра стоит -для калибровки 7 динамиков

  • @jurumal
    @jurumal 3 роки тому

    How is the "Stereo Width" test achieved if both channels are playing the exact same tones?

    • @OutlierAudio
      @OutlierAudio  3 роки тому +2

      The filter parameters are the same, but the noise itself is entirely uncorrelated and will appear as two distinct sources at the Left and Right speakers

  • @leekulaleen6198
    @leekulaleen6198 5 років тому

    the best

  • @mikesun9009
    @mikesun9009 3 місяці тому

    I just learned that 20 year old Sony PC speakers kick major ass lol

  • @JETJOOBOY
    @JETJOOBOY 4 роки тому

    Is this testing my Hearing or headphones?

    • @OutlierAudio
      @OutlierAudio  4 роки тому +1

      Both, and more 👍 Just as when "listening to music" or "listening to speakers" you're actually listening to the entire signal path including the original recording mechanisms and also your own hearing.

  • @ikealamp53
    @ikealamp53 4 роки тому

    It looks like I hear nothing above about 15/16 Kh. I guess at the age of 44 that's pretty normal. Haven't checked with earphones yet, just speakers.

  • @goodoc8248
    @goodoc8248 4 роки тому

    this is like an ear massage

  • @jcspotter7322
    @jcspotter7322 3 роки тому

    It's official, my speakers are trash, time to upgrade

  • @zephyrdrake_
    @zephyrdrake_ 2 роки тому

    Thought I was going crazy, turns out one of my ears is being weird atm.

  • @nicthemasterclown1974
    @nicthemasterclown1974 2 роки тому

    Well great i need to clean out my right ear

  • @voidthat
    @voidthat 2 роки тому +1

    nothing 4:26

  • @pavankesa3967
    @pavankesa3967 3 роки тому +1

    right head set is not testing

  • @LegendaryMaoMao20
    @LegendaryMaoMao20 2 роки тому

    I just bought a new phone, and the top speaker is much quieter than the bottom

  • @akashshrestha01
    @akashshrestha01 4 роки тому

    great

  • @lycandusk7263
    @lycandusk7263 4 роки тому

    right earbud isn't as loud and also has a problem with bass

  • @wheretonow3106
    @wheretonow3106 5 років тому

    knuckles to you.

  • @K05M1C
    @K05M1C 4 роки тому

    Can't hear out of my right headphone

  • @munch9290
    @munch9290 Рік тому

    just found out the sound in my ear buds is reversed

  • @straightlinestraightline1710

  • @ronin6928
    @ronin6928 3 роки тому

    3:40 4:13

  • @PazzoTDS
    @PazzoTDS 4 роки тому

    my left speaker is weak as f

  • @arumugamsuresh2635
    @arumugamsuresh2635 2 роки тому

    i also found out that blood can come out of my ears

  • @vapervop
    @vapervop 5 років тому +7

    First

  • @michaelriddle9674
    @michaelriddle9674 5 років тому +1

    Second.

  • @akshz.413
    @akshz.413 4 роки тому

    Quarantine day 182940203

  • @darrellahuriri2766
    @darrellahuriri2766 2 роки тому

    Hn

  • @psyoni4286
    @psyoni4286 8 місяців тому

    test full nonsense

  • @JETJOOBOY
    @JETJOOBOY 4 роки тому

    The expensive part costs NOTHING as it is possible to get FREE EMULATED Audio EFFECTS emulated onto a Smart Phone for NO MONEY AT ALL but at least KNOWLEDGE has become MORE valuable than technology and software!
    Rich kid says.. I bought all this "Perfect Hi Fi Software but I don't know how to STOP IT MAKING MY "Music" from sounding like TURDS!!!!
    "I will pay you to help me enjoy my Bad Ass Beeeeats"
    MWHUUUHAHAHAHAH!

  • @christhomas148
    @christhomas148 Рік тому