You're not doing a very good job reading any of the posts tonight, Eagle Driver. S/he/it said that s/he/it's NOT SURE what's causing the pain. It MIGHT have been the highs, but s/he/its ears are still hurting even after cutting the highs out. So how can it be the highs that are causing...

Eagle Driver, I'm not sure how you gathered that I love bassless phones from my post. I was telling subxeon that the bass is what's hurting his (and my) ears, not that I dislike bass. I spend about 3-4 hours each day with my headphones on, and while I'd love to have the bass pumpin' all...

It's not the treble that's hurting you, it's the bass. The 7506s always hurt my ears after a while because they've got too much bass! Turn the volume down, and take the bass down a few bumps. I don't use my 7506s much for that reason. They sound brilliant in short listening sessions, but...

Quote: Originally posted by fredpb I have had SR60's and SR125's. They were both so bright I got rid of them. They are just too much for some recordings. They will make a crummy system sound better, but some music is painful. Thank you. It feels good knowing I'm not the only one!

Quote: Originally posted by KR... is your pair burned in? AKA how many hours have they been in used, Grado headphones need about 50 hours before they sound their best. Also a good amp will help tame the highs. Hi KR, I got them second-hand, so I assume they're burned in. I let...

Quote: Originally posted by r3cc0s order comfy pads Hey r3cc0s, I did get the RadioShack comfy pads. They're ok, but I find that they don't do such a good job cutting the highs, and you lose too much of the lows with them. What I actually ended up doing was getting the comfy...

Quote: Originally posted by SumB The music is part of the problem. What you're listening to was probably mastered using a headphone with poor high frequency response such as the V6/7506, and further boosted for playback on boomboxes and Blose speakers. I don't really see how the...

I had the same exact problem with my SR-80s. You should be able to find that thread with a search. I tried mine on multiple sources, and I still found the highs to be a little too shrill, especially on hi-fi recordings. Eventually I got used to the highs and I use them mainly to listen to...

The first thing you want to remember when making your decision is that headphones that sound the best are not the headphones that you should use to mix and master with. People tend to enjoy extra bass and treble in their music, so a lot of headphones come with hyped responses in this range. You...

Hey guys, I've been a lurking for quite some time, and I decided to finally join in with a post, so here goes. To give a little bit of a background, I'm a music-lover turned songwriter. I mainly write electronic music and do all of my production, engineering and mastering on my own (with a...