How do I recess my bass on my Sennheiser HD280 pros?

[SenorSwag]

I admit, I'm not an audiophile, in fact I'm completely clueless when it comes to some of the more advanced things relating to audio. I was reading a thread on here relating to the Sennheiser HD280 Pro, and one poster said that recessing the mids would bring out the bass. I'm a little disappointed in the bass, so this appealed to me. So, how would I go about recessing the mids?

 

[SenorSwag]

Oops my bad, I meant I want to know how to recess the mids. 

 

[TMRaven]

With an EQ?  Mids are from 250 to 3k or 5k roughly.  Also the most sensitive frequency range to our ears is 3-5k.

 

[formula1]

Op, try this mod.

 

[Silent One]

 You may want to edit your title if I read the post correctly...

 

[formula1]

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 You may want to edit your title if I read the post correctly...

 
true, lol because they already have a not so strong bass. 

 

[ProjectDenz]

I don't think bumping down the midrange increases the bass. You can EQ up the bass but I guarantee all you will get is a bloated farty mess of bass. It's just that the HD280 doesn't have the ability to produce a good or weighty bass.

 

[TMRaven]

EQ'ing the bass up and EQ'ing the mids down is one in the same.  If you're EQ'ing the mids down you'll most certainly have to feed more power to the headphones to compensate for the overall volume loss, in which case the bass will also get more power and become louder overall.  In most cases attenuating certain frequencies should be the proper way to go about EQ rather than only bumping up certain frequencies-- this will minimize clipping and modulation distortion.
 
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[ProjectDenz]

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EQ'ing the bass up and EQ'ing the mids down is one in the same.  If you're EQ'ing the mids down you'll most certainly have to feed more power to the headphones to compensate for the overall volume loss, in which case the bass will also get more power and become louder overall.  In most cases attenuating certain frequencies should be the proper way to go about EQ rather than only bumping up certain frequencies-- this will minimize clipping and modulation distortion.
 
Example:
 

 
Thanks, you learn something new every day.

 

[holden4th]

I own a set of the 280s and they are very underrated HP. They have a neutral SQ and are suited more towards music that brings out both instrumental and vocal quality. Driven by basic sources they don't have a strong bass but it is very accurate bass. It is not bloated or muddy and can go low - all you have to do is drive it there. Any HP that can accurately reproduce the notes of a 64' organ pipe so that I can distinguish between a C and a D is doing exceptionally well.
 
I originally thought that my 280s were wonderful for piano and chamber music but orchestrally, or with hard rock they just didn't seem to cut it. Then I rethought. I always found that my MP3 players struggled to drive the 280s to a decent volume and wondered if that could be the issue. So I spent a couple of dollars and got the ultra cheapo Fiio E3 and was introduced to a new set of cans. Suddenly that coy bass was out there, still accurate and still deep but I could start to feel it. So I went up to the Fiio E7 and this just transformed the lower end weight of these cans (without invoking the bass boost).
 
What I am saying is that despite what looks like a modest 64 ohms of impedance these cans do need an amp to bring out the lower end. Sonically they are beautifully balanced with great clarity in treble, mid and bass. and an amplifier gives the bass some real meat. So don't play around with the EQ, even a basic portable amp will bring these cans alive.
 

 

[LithosZA]

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I admit, I'm not an audiophile, in fact I'm completely clueless when it comes to some of the more advanced things relating to audio. I was reading a thread on here relating to the Sennheiser HD280 Pro, and one poster said that recessing the mids would bring out the bass. I'm a little disappointed in the bass, so this appealed to me. So, how would I go about recessing the mids?

How long have you had them for? It can take a long time to get used to the sound.
I love mine