do the Ultrasone HF5 780 and the Audio technica ath-m50 cause fatigue after prolonged use?

[SmettMark]

I am in doubt between buying the Ultrasone HF5 and the Audio Technica ATH-M50. However, I heard that the Ultrasone HF5 can cause fatigue because of its heavy bass. Does the M50 have the same problem? Which one causes less fatigue?

 

[KG Jag]

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I am in doubt between buying the Ultrasone HF5 and the Audio Technica ATH-M50. However, I heard that the Ultrasone HF5 can cause fatigue because of its heavy bass. Does the M50 have the same problem? Which one causes less fatigue?

 
Do you mean the Ultrasone HiFi 780, 580, both or something else?

 

[SmettMark]

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Do you mean the Ultrasone HiFi 780, 580, both or something else?

780

 

[SanjiWatsuki]

The Ultrasones are more known for fatigue, but that's because they present the treble in a weird way. It's a fatiguing type of treble. 

 

[SmettMark]

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The Ultrasones are more known for fatigue, but that's because they present the treble in a weird way. It's a fatiguing type of treble. 

Does the audio technica ath-m50m have the same problem?

 

[SanjiWatsuki]

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Does the audio technica ath-m50m have the same problem?

Not in my opinion.

 

[KG Jag]

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Does the audio technica ath-m50m have the same problem?

 
Both are bright--but not as bright as the Grado SR line.  Whether that brightness is a problem for either or both will vary by individual sensativity and preference.

 

[Dubstep Girl]

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The Ultrasones are more known for fatigue, but that's because they present the treble in a weird way. It's a fatiguing type of treble. 

+1, they can be fatiguing, mostly at louder volumes its noticeable.
 
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Both are bright--but not as bright as the Grado SR line.  Whether that brightness is a problem for either or both will vary by individual sensativity and preference.

 
i thought m50s had slightly rolled off highs

 

[SanjiWatsuki]

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Both are bright--but not as bright as the Grado SR line.  Whether that brightness is a problem for either or both will vary by individual sensativity and preference.

M50 FR
HFI-780 FR
 
The HFI-780 is -significantly- brighter in the upper treble.

 

[KG Jag]

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M50 FR
HFI-780 FR
 
The HFI-780 is -significantly- brighter in the upper treble.

 
I agree that the 780 is brighter than the M50.  How that plays out in the total sound signature is a separate question.  Whether one likes that (or another) sound signature is a second separate question.  A graph alone is not likely to give a definitive answer to either.