Just wanted to share this to warn someone who would use headphones like me until today.
I'm two months with III which is my first modeler. When it came I tried it into FX return of Mesa Mark Five 25 with a custom 2x10 cab and felt I need to get an FRFR solution to experience the axe versatility. I'm still waiting the ordered FRFR wedge and I'm using only headphones these two month.
Until today I used Marshal Major wired headphones through a Planet Waves TRS 1/8" to TRS 1/4" adapter and was quite happy with them except one thing that made me a bit unsatisfied: almost every factory preset sounded too ambient, i.e. too much reverb to my ears, so that I usually needed to switch reverb off or reduce the mix level. I was also a bit surprised when downloaded someones preset from axe-exchange which also sounded quite different from the demo/video (e.g. Leon's presets).
Today I bought Sennheiser HD 650 which have 1/4" jack so I don't need to use any adapter and plugged them. And ... WOW! Everything sounds different and definitely sounds as meant to be: the reverb sounds nice to my taste in every factory preset, and moreover the amps are now so distinct, different, clear, etc.
The reason is now obvious to me: the 1/8" to 1/4" adapter I have is TRS to TRS, while Marshall's headphones have a TRRS jack with a microphone. In this combination of TRRS inserted to TRS slot it seems the stereo sound is partially summarized in a weird way, in phase or out of phase depending on panning etc., but I definitely heard a stereo sound, not simply right or left.
Now I'm rediscovering the AXE III for the second time after two months of fun! Please be careful with phone/computer optimized headphones and TRS/TRRS adapters and don't repeat my stupid mistake.
I'm two months with III which is my first modeler. When it came I tried it into FX return of Mesa Mark Five 25 with a custom 2x10 cab and felt I need to get an FRFR solution to experience the axe versatility. I'm still waiting the ordered FRFR wedge and I'm using only headphones these two month.
Until today I used Marshal Major wired headphones through a Planet Waves TRS 1/8" to TRS 1/4" adapter and was quite happy with them except one thing that made me a bit unsatisfied: almost every factory preset sounded too ambient, i.e. too much reverb to my ears, so that I usually needed to switch reverb off or reduce the mix level. I was also a bit surprised when downloaded someones preset from axe-exchange which also sounded quite different from the demo/video (e.g. Leon's presets).
Today I bought Sennheiser HD 650 which have 1/4" jack so I don't need to use any adapter and plugged them. And ... WOW! Everything sounds different and definitely sounds as meant to be: the reverb sounds nice to my taste in every factory preset, and moreover the amps are now so distinct, different, clear, etc.
The reason is now obvious to me: the 1/8" to 1/4" adapter I have is TRS to TRS, while Marshall's headphones have a TRRS jack with a microphone. In this combination of TRRS inserted to TRS slot it seems the stereo sound is partially summarized in a weird way, in phase or out of phase depending on panning etc., but I definitely heard a stereo sound, not simply right or left.
Now I'm rediscovering the AXE III for the second time after two months of fun! Please be careful with phone/computer optimized headphones and TRS/TRRS adapters and don't repeat my stupid mistake.