[Tenzo]

Quick question. I've experienced treble fatigue with ADG1X and returned em after a couple days. Sadly I haven't been able to find a headset that's comparable for competitive gaming (soundstage, neutral, imaging).

If I buy them again, would my ears adjust over time where it's no longer fatiguing, or am I just causing more damage?

 

[tjc303]

I'm not an audiologist, but pretty sure that the fatigue will eventually cause your ears to be unable hear the certain fatiguing frequencies.  
 
I've personally noticed this effect in my right ear (slightly) from talking on the phone.

 

[redone13]

You can adjust to it but it is probably best to fine headphones that don't fatigue you.  My ears would feel like crap after mixing on HS80Ms for a while but with A7Xs, I can go on for hours.   My HD650s do bother my ears after an hour or two but I am not sure if this is fatigue.

 

[Gowry]

  You can adjust to it but it is probably best to fine headphones that don't fatigue you.  My ears would feel like crap after mixing on HS80Ms for a while but with A7Xs, I can go on for hours.   My HD650s do bother my ears after an hour or two but I am not sure if this is fatigue.

I agree. Find some non-fatiguing headphones. I've had headphones that sounded really good but couldn't live with. It's not just the headphones, though. Sometimes it's the combination of equipment. You could try something like the antlion modmic so that  you can use headphones of your choice.

 

[Gowry]

You could also consider a yeti or snowball mic.

 

[Logistics]

I think it's interesting that everyone is discounting the headphones, themselves.  Perhaps, you should simply change your amplification.
 
I have had the Sony MDR-V700's since about the time they were first released.  I don't recall what I first used them on, but the majority of the time they were used on a Soundblaster Live! for gaming and music.  Yes, there was quite a bit of fatigue from the highs during music listening at reasonably high volumes.  One day, I got a bug to modify my SbLive!, and I replaced the 10uF electrolytic filter caps between the main DSP and the output opamps with a low value film.  If I recall correctly, they were something along the lines of 0.1uF, and were likely something like a metallized polyester cap.  The fatigue vanished, even at very high volumes.  I'm not even going to cover how much better it sounded--just want to point out that the fatigue was due to the garbage output I was getting from those electrolytics.
 
What are you running your headphones off of?
 
-Matthew

 

[Tenzo]

You could also consider a yeti or snowball mic.

That's really not an option for open mic situations. They pick up too much keyboard and mouse clicks unless you put them in front of the keyboard which isn't optimal. I've tried the external setup.

I may try the closed back version. In my situation voice comms is more important than audio quality. I'm just trying to find the sweet spot in the middle though.