@Beagle Slightly dark is indeed how I perceive it, but not so dark that it seems murky.
@RPGWiZaRD Yes, I did specifically think of those headphones, and the Ultrasone is much more on the tight bass side of it, it’s strong but not wet and loose.
I generally found the Signature X treble to be polite but present: the hot harmonica mics on Cowboy Junkies’ “Trinity Sessions” are no problem on “Walking after Midnight” and bearable on “Postcard Blues.” That harmonica on “Postcard Blues” is an extreme example, haha. Some recordings just contain their own sibilance… I noticed that the Kakegura theme song (https://songwhip.com/tia/deal-with-the-devil) just drags out the “esses” in the tracks vocals due to all the processing in how that track is produced, but I’m still able to enjoy that energetic jazzy track. With all the effects in that song, the producer should have just used some stronger de-essing filter, lol! Even with a song with sibilance in the recording, the Signature X is more polite than a “reference” tuned headphone, but to go further and dull that specific frequency range in that one song would have required other songs and instruments to feel too noticeably dulled in that range, and lose the sensation of dark but clear that this headphone is managing now. Typically I feel like I can just rock out, most tracks sound great!
Here’s a playlist of some songs I’ve come across so far that sound great with the Ultrasone X… it will change over time, but I’m trying to keep it to just a few tracks (10-12) that really stand out:
@RPGWiZaRD Yes, I did specifically think of those headphones, and the Ultrasone is much more on the tight bass side of it, it’s strong but not wet and loose.
I generally found the Signature X treble to be polite but present: the hot harmonica mics on Cowboy Junkies’ “Trinity Sessions” are no problem on “Walking after Midnight” and bearable on “Postcard Blues.” That harmonica on “Postcard Blues” is an extreme example, haha. Some recordings just contain their own sibilance… I noticed that the Kakegura theme song (https://songwhip.com/tia/deal-with-the-devil) just drags out the “esses” in the tracks vocals due to all the processing in how that track is produced, but I’m still able to enjoy that energetic jazzy track. With all the effects in that song, the producer should have just used some stronger de-essing filter, lol! Even with a song with sibilance in the recording, the Signature X is more polite than a “reference” tuned headphone, but to go further and dull that specific frequency range in that one song would have required other songs and instruments to feel too noticeably dulled in that range, and lose the sensation of dark but clear that this headphone is managing now. Typically I feel like I can just rock out, most tracks sound great!
Here’s a playlist of some songs I’ve come across so far that sound great with the Ultrasone X… it will change over time, but I’m trying to keep it to just a few tracks (10-12) that really stand out:
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