Did you connect it to your source? Listening through a station - usually they bump up the bass on every headphone. At J&R they had Senn HD448s, connected to whatever station, and they sounded really, really bassy. A little while later, I got to plug them to my source and was surprised to hear them sound quite light on bass - very neutral and not the same bassy HD448 i heard before. If you're listening through a display unit, you are not really listening to the headphone, since their source is FAR from neutral.
The mids and highs on my M-80 are crystal clear. I find them to be more balanced than my M50 and I don't feel like the bass is overwhelming at all, probably the same amount as the M50 but better quality to my ears. Punchy and definitely a slight bass hump but not overwhelming. This is coming from someone who owns a KRK KNS 8400, which everyone calls bass-light, but I happen to think they have a good amount of impact and body. A big part of getting the best SQ with the M-80 is when you break the pads in over time and have them mold to your ears. The seal has a big impact on SQ with the M-80.
Edited by roma101 - 9/21/12 at 6:41am
The mids and highs on my M-80 are crystal clear. I find them to be more balanced than my M50 and I don't feel like the bass is overwhelming at all, probably the same amount as the M50 but better quality to my ears. Punchy and definitely a slight bass hump but not overwhelming. This is coming from someone who owns a KRK KNS 8400, which everyone calls bass-light, but I happen to think they have a good amount of impact and body. A big part of getting the best SQ with the M-80 is when you break the pads in over time and have them mold to your ears. The seal has a big impact on SQ with the M-80.
Edited by roma101 - 9/21/12 at 6:41am
