[johnmatrix]

Has headphone listening changed the way you hear?
For me it has. With my um2s, I realized I was not listening with my left ear as critically as my right. Which is strange, because I am a leftie. Now I am rediscovering all my music and enjoying details I never heard before.

 

[joelongwood]

I think it has improved my hearing, at least for music. I hear things from speakers that I was not aware of before.
Of course, my beautiful wife would disagree on the improved hearing thing, as she has to yell to get my attention. "It's the Etys, honey."

 

[kramer5150]

Yeah...

I used to really like boosted bass and midrange/treble projection for everything. Most of my cans have this sound signature... Similar to many mid-grade home theater systems. But Im finding its has its limitations. Dont get me wrong, I love my KSC75 and DT770 but there are many times I prefer the flatter spectrum of my e2c and MDR CD-870.

My home theater system now doesnt sound that great. It Images superbly of course compared to headphones. But theres ZERO midbass... I mean its like John Deacon, John Myung and Geddy Lee dont even exist in the mix. I usually prefer headphones for concert DVD watching, even my DT770 has better midbass/midrange.

Garrett

 

[Tech2]

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Originally Posted by johnmatrix Has headphone listening changed the way you hear? For me it has. With my um2s, I realized I was not listening with my left ear as critically as my right. Which is strange, because I am a leftie. Now I am rediscovering all my music and enjoying details I never heard before.

Yep.

Now that I've heard things I've never heard before, I can hear the same things on my run-of-the-mill HT set up or in the car. For instance, I've been listening to Steely Dan since, well, forever, and I never realized Donald Fagan had a speech impediment (specifically, a lisp) until I listened with my Senns. Now I can hear it on my car stereo, even though I din't notice it before.

I've also noticed that I don't hear quite as well with my left ear as my right. The left is not quite as sensitive, and the right sounds a touch louder causing the music to be ever slightly off-center/balance.

Oh, and now all my other gear sounds crappy.

 

[The Monkey]

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Originally Posted by joelongwood I think it has improved my hearing, at least for music. I hear things from speakers that I was not aware of before. Of course, my beautiful wife would disagree on the improved hearing thing, as she has to yell to get my attention. "It's the Etys, honey."

I agree.