proteinpig
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Hi everyone,
I am a super n00b in the headphone world. I spent most of my last 15 days reading posts on head-fi to zoom upon the ideal cans for my needs and my budget ( I am an engineering grad student and hence my purse is not very fat :| ).
As you would have guessed by now, I ended up buying the much praised M50. They arrived yesterday night. I listened to them immediately out of the box (without an amp and plugged into my HP notebook) and was not very impressed. I read several posts describing the burn in process for M50. I let my laptop play music on them for 15 hours (while I went to the lab and did some research). I came back tonight and tried them again. I am slightly worried now. I don't find them to have punchy bass as described (though there is still some amount of bass) . Also, the upper mids / highs sound really harsh and piercing to my ears. I mostly listen to alternative rock and pop music.
Do I find them lacking in bass because I am a basshead? I love the sound from my Image S4s that I have been using for over 200 hours. I find them to be very sweet sounding with abundant bass whereas the M50 sound like they are going to pierce my ears. The drums on the M50 sound incredible. But the vocals are razor sharp and metallic.
Is it because they need more burn in time ( 100 hours? )? Can someone confirm if they had a similar experience before they were completely burnt in ?
Eagerly waiting for replies.
Thanks.
I am a super n00b in the headphone world. I spent most of my last 15 days reading posts on head-fi to zoom upon the ideal cans for my needs and my budget ( I am an engineering grad student and hence my purse is not very fat :| ).
As you would have guessed by now, I ended up buying the much praised M50. They arrived yesterday night. I listened to them immediately out of the box (without an amp and plugged into my HP notebook) and was not very impressed. I read several posts describing the burn in process for M50. I let my laptop play music on them for 15 hours (while I went to the lab and did some research). I came back tonight and tried them again. I am slightly worried now. I don't find them to have punchy bass as described (though there is still some amount of bass) . Also, the upper mids / highs sound really harsh and piercing to my ears. I mostly listen to alternative rock and pop music.
Do I find them lacking in bass because I am a basshead? I love the sound from my Image S4s that I have been using for over 200 hours. I find them to be very sweet sounding with abundant bass whereas the M50 sound like they are going to pierce my ears. The drums on the M50 sound incredible. But the vocals are razor sharp and metallic.
Is it because they need more burn in time ( 100 hours? )? Can someone confirm if they had a similar experience before they were completely burnt in ?
Eagerly waiting for replies.
Thanks.