[Xaviax]

Maybe I'm just REALLY sensitive to bass but the bass on these cans sounds really overwhelming to me. Like it causes my ears to ache after a while in a bass-heavy song.

 

[ubitwarr]

Do you have an eq turned on? Compared to ibud's they will have a ton of bass. Compared to most higher-end headphones they are a little light on bass. If you are coming from ibuds it may take you a while to adjust to the lower frequencies. 

 

[Alghazanth]

If you're coming from something with no bass, this is normal. However, the HD598s themselves are nowhere near bass heavy.

 

[Koolpep]

Wow, this is new. Are you sure they are genuine?

Which headphones did you listen before to? I love the HD598s bass but if this amount of bass hurts you, something is wrong. Don't ever try Ultrasones then

Same question as poster before: did you deactivate any "sound enhancers"? Which setup are you using and which sources and songs?

Cheers,
K

 

[Katun]

Bass on the HD598 is pretty average. It's no where in heck near bass heavy, but isn't bass light either. Yet, it is still slightly tipping on the lighter side.

 

[BrucYSN]

Ye, turn off your EQ man~ the only explanation 

 

[wind016]

wow, this is a new one.

 

[BrucYSN]

Quote:

wow, this is a new one.

who is in the pic~

 

[TheMiddleSky]

To OP:
Time to try ATH AD-Series then (AD900 will be a good start)

 

[Gondee]

Mine were decent. They didn't have a lot of "umph" to them, and they don't come close to Beats if that's what your comparing too.
 
I thought it was a bit on the Low side personally, but not a deal beaker.

 

[swbf2cheater]

yea, that makes no sense to me and cant explain it, a possibility is that they are broken or breaking, as mine as doing similar things.  But mine are not bass heavy, they are just bass thick and muddy now

 

[redwarrior191]

what kind of bassy song are you listening to? i also posted the same impressions last week.. but after awhile..i think it's because my ears are so used to the sound coming from the ibuds.. 
 
here is my thread
http://www.head-fi.org/forum/thread/559692/jeezz-what-is-this-annoying-sound-is-it-my-headphones-fault-or-the-recording

 

[zmd]

Plug them into a better source. They will sound very muddy and sluggish out of a crappy source, because of the impedance spike around 80 Hz. Check out the headroom graphs.