zenaxe
Fractal Fanatic
I know in the last Headphone thread we had a lot of Blue headphone fans. I spend a lot of time using HPs and I have been using the Lola's of late which are the unpowered version of the Mix-Fi.
I know cans are crazy quirky and even less perfect than studio monitors, which is why I DO have a number of them but on this particular set anyway, it seems like they have this really pronounced 'thing' going on at like 8.5K in the sizzly overtone area and around the 'presence' type frequencies like 3.5K-4.5K that is kind of unrealistic and causes a couple of problems:
1. Those frequencies are extremely fatiguing and can sound harsh when there are too many present, just reduces enjoyment.
2. While there is a lot detail there which is nice, it is causing me to overestimate the amount of those frequencies and this area of some of my presets/sounds does not translate well.
So I guess I am curious what others think about the high end on these cans, I could just have a pair that are a little funky...
And I also wondered if any other folks regardless of what they are using do things like dial a correction curve when monitoring with 'phones? I am considering just monitoring with a couple of notches in those frequencies but am worried about getting stuck in some rabbit hole.
I am also considering switching 'phones, of course, but, ironically, I gravitate to phones that have lots of high end, generally, so a lot of them don't do it for me.
I know cans are crazy quirky and even less perfect than studio monitors, which is why I DO have a number of them but on this particular set anyway, it seems like they have this really pronounced 'thing' going on at like 8.5K in the sizzly overtone area and around the 'presence' type frequencies like 3.5K-4.5K that is kind of unrealistic and causes a couple of problems:
1. Those frequencies are extremely fatiguing and can sound harsh when there are too many present, just reduces enjoyment.
2. While there is a lot detail there which is nice, it is causing me to overestimate the amount of those frequencies and this area of some of my presets/sounds does not translate well.
So I guess I am curious what others think about the high end on these cans, I could just have a pair that are a little funky...
And I also wondered if any other folks regardless of what they are using do things like dial a correction curve when monitoring with 'phones? I am considering just monitoring with a couple of notches in those frequencies but am worried about getting stuck in some rabbit hole.
I am also considering switching 'phones, of course, but, ironically, I gravitate to phones that have lots of high end, generally, so a lot of them don't do it for me.