TheObjectivist
New Head-Fier
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evening gents,
Its my first experience with headphones and i'm a bit perplexed. Reviews found on Headfi claim the Denon D5000s can produce respectable sound yet I feel they sound awful. I purchased a pair ~2 weeks ago and have given them a good 15 hours of break in and am still dismayed.
I believe that I may need to upgrade my equipment to get the sound I had hoped for, but i'm not sure what needs to be improved.
My computer is the sole source of music fed to the the denons. I only use wma lossless and flac files from zune or foobar, and have them plugged directly into the "front" output on an Auzentech X-meridian (gen 1) card.
Problems with the sound:
1. there is little detail, and the amount present is covered in"mud"
2. as I listen, I feel no emotion. Its as if i'm hearing sound, but..... who cares? Its just noise
3. the top of the notes sound metallic and there is too much sibilance. The pronounced "ssss" drives me insane
4. i feel pain as if its playing notes too high with nothing in the middle to balance, followed by a massacre of bass
Questions:
1. is my gear bad? Am i forced to lose the sound card and get an amp/dac combo?
2. is it possible that these d5000s simply arent very good?
3. have i been accustomed to home hifi and cant adjust to headphones?
4. must i allow a longer break-in period?
I have been forced to work in the bay area for a while so I have nothing to listen too except these damn headphones. I dont have my audio equipment to plug trhe phones into to see if they would do a better job.
If i'm stuck here for at least 6months in an apartment, then I want to have something respectable to listen to.
Specs of the sound card:
C-media oxygen CMI8788 audio processor
4 24bit DACS AK4396VF for 7.1 playback
for some reason, i cant post links or specs about the card.
Let me know if anyone has suggestions,
cheers,
Brian
Its my first experience with headphones and i'm a bit perplexed. Reviews found on Headfi claim the Denon D5000s can produce respectable sound yet I feel they sound awful. I purchased a pair ~2 weeks ago and have given them a good 15 hours of break in and am still dismayed.
I believe that I may need to upgrade my equipment to get the sound I had hoped for, but i'm not sure what needs to be improved.
My computer is the sole source of music fed to the the denons. I only use wma lossless and flac files from zune or foobar, and have them plugged directly into the "front" output on an Auzentech X-meridian (gen 1) card.
Problems with the sound:
1. there is little detail, and the amount present is covered in"mud"
2. as I listen, I feel no emotion. Its as if i'm hearing sound, but..... who cares? Its just noise
3. the top of the notes sound metallic and there is too much sibilance. The pronounced "ssss" drives me insane
4. i feel pain as if its playing notes too high with nothing in the middle to balance, followed by a massacre of bass
Questions:
1. is my gear bad? Am i forced to lose the sound card and get an amp/dac combo?
2. is it possible that these d5000s simply arent very good?
3. have i been accustomed to home hifi and cant adjust to headphones?
4. must i allow a longer break-in period?
I have been forced to work in the bay area for a while so I have nothing to listen too except these damn headphones. I dont have my audio equipment to plug trhe phones into to see if they would do a better job.
If i'm stuck here for at least 6months in an apartment, then I want to have something respectable to listen to.
Specs of the sound card:
C-media oxygen CMI8788 audio processor
4 24bit DACS AK4396VF for 7.1 playback
for some reason, i cant post links or specs about the card.
Let me know if anyone has suggestions,
cheers,
Brian