Ive read that the Senn 280 lacks alot of bass, would using a computer equalizer be effective in giving it good bass, or would you get that "somethings missing" feeling.

Jeez, I am embarassed to admit that I never worked up an EQ curve on the HD280 before I gave them away. Mind you, I gave them to my brother because I thought they sound pretty damned good out of any source. Mine also had amazing bass response. Why don't yours? Possibilities:

1) They require a damned near perfect seal. Any little gap in the pads and bass will vanish. Obviously glasses are a problem, at least until the pads take a set. Long hair will certainly cause a problem.

2) Break-in may be important. Mine were in perfect physical condition, but I bought them used. No idea how many hours of what type of music were on them, but it could be a factor.

3) Product variation. Maybe they are all different, and I (or rather, my brother) got lucky. This one bothers me a lot, actually.

4) Personal taste/calibration. My HD280s had so much bass that complaints really surprise me. Ask anybody here, I am a bass junkie! Either these cans vary like crazy, or the complaints are from people who think the DT770 has flat response. This is not an insult, just an acknowledgement that some listeners are used to a more pronounced bass presentation. In this case, nothing else will even come close, so give up and embrace the DT770 Thudmeister.

Did I miss any scenarios? I guess that driving electronics could be a factor, but the HD280 are pretty easy to drive.


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Try the mod linked in my sig (the blu tak mod). After it's done, you feel like you have two woofers placed right next to your ears.

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I use the HD 280 Pro, and I have not heared the claimed lack of bass. The bass in the Sennheiser is not exactly "boomy", it is clean and clear. I prefer the clean "monitor-sound" of the HD 280 Pro, but this is typicaly a matter of personal taste...

I used the 280's with my audigy2 platinum for quite some time. There should be no complaints in terms of bass presence; in fact, I find the 280's to be a little too bassy at times. The problem with the bass is that it's not that clear the deeper it gets gets easily distorted without proper hardware. My new 650's on nothing but the audigy2 don't have this problem; I can turn the bass and volume all the way up (which is a good deal louder than listening volume) with no distortion (unlike the 600's). Either you've got a really bad soundcard, a bad pair of cans, or a bad sense of sound :b

I think the HD280s are wonderful but do lack a little bit of mid-bass, but have plenty of deep bass. I like them very much the way they are, but I think adding a little mid-bass could improve them, in fact I add a little bass to the HD280s sometimes -- if YOU like them better that way, don't listen to us cranky jaded head-fi freaks.

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Winamp's equalizer is probably one of the weaker equalizers I've used, but it has very nice sound. Should be good enough for your purposes.

I worked out an EQ setting for my KSC-50's for rock that sounded good, but now that I have my Grados I really don't need an EQ...it sounds darn good already! The high highs are very present and detailed, and the low-end bass is very deep and nice as well. BACK ON TOPIC...

Just download Winamp 2.91 (it really whips the llama's...) and the MAD decoder. The main area you're probably looking to boost is the bar all the way on the left. The next 3 bars are mids (low, medium, high). The next three bars are your highs, and the last bar all the way on the left is the highest of highs. Use this to make your music sound sharper/flatter or brighter/muddier.