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rana · 03-19-2009, 03:45 PM

I hear the cracklings as well. I don't think they have anything to do with the headphone, since I have tried 4 different sets and have the same issue with all of them.

Do you know what is the bitrate and sampling frequency of the MP3 files you are trying to play ? It may be an issue with the Kindle not able to handle very high bitrates (the MP3s I have tried are all encoded by me at 320kbps).

This could also explain why it happens for some MP3s but not all.

I will re-encode some of the tracks with a lower bitrate (anywhere between 128kbps and 256kbps should be fine in most cases) and try again.

03-19-2009, 03:45 PM	#12
rana Gadget Freak Posts: 113 Karma: 312 Join Date: Mar 2009 Device: SonyPRS505,Kindle1,NokiaN810,VilivX70, SmrtQ7,JoinTechJE100,NookColor	I hear the cracklings as well. I don't think they have anything to do with the headphone, since I have tried 4 different sets and have the same issue with all of them. Do you know what is the bitrate and sampling frequency of the MP3 files you are trying to play ? It may be an issue with the Kindle not able to handle very high bitrates (the MP3s I have tried are all encoded by me at 320kbps). This could also explain why it happens for some MP3s but not all. I will re-encode some of the tracks with a lower bitrate (anywhere between 128kbps and 256kbps should be fine in most cases) and try again.