brooksfosho
New Head-Fier
Thanks shahkhan, Electrolite, annasoh323, and DavidA for the messages. Much appreciated!
Great to know about the sound stage. It's been a while since I've used the 990s, so even if the soundstage is noticeably worse comparatively in games (both competitive and, of course, BOTW!) or certain recordings where stage is emphasized, I'm sure they'll still be a major step up compared to my current headphones! Their imaging is supposedly superb as well from what I hear.
I'll have to check out AutoEQ, I appreciate it!
I'm almost certain that I'll appreciate the high half of the "V" not being as pronounced with the 58x's. Would you say that the bass is noticeably lacking with the 58x's in comparison? I'm by no means a basshead, but I do appreciate a bass that you can feel when the music calls for it (especially the sub-bass). I'm coming from a pair of HyperX Cloud 2's (not exactly an audiophile's dream cans!), so as long as the 58x's bass is closer to the 990s than it is to my current headphones, I'm sure I'll be more than satisfied!
I remember once switching to the beyer while playing Breath of the Wild and, for some reason, everything felt more open. I think that the relatively increased bass and treble created a greater sense of impact and space respectively which made for a different sort of presentation. I've never felt the stage on either headphone was really lacking (both have caused me to turn my head thinking my phone was ringing or something was happening around me). Overall, I just feel like I can listen to the 58X longer and generally reach for it more often. But, to my largely untrained ears, I enjoy them both, as well as my secondhand AKG K7XX Massdrop collab (they just recently developed a loose wire that I haven't gone about trying to troubleshoot yet).
Great to know about the sound stage. It's been a while since I've used the 990s, so even if the soundstage is noticeably worse comparatively in games (both competitive and, of course, BOTW!) or certain recordings where stage is emphasized, I'm sure they'll still be a major step up compared to my current headphones! Their imaging is supposedly superb as well from what I hear.
But personally I suggest you try the 58X EQ in GitHub, it's a project called AutoEQ, in my opinion the EQ there is slight better than Oratory's
I'll have to check out AutoEQ, I appreciate it!
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I have the DT-990 premium and they are slightly modded so don't put much weight on my impressions.
My DT-990 are usually driven by BH Crack or Ember with output resistance set to high and I don't use EQ due to logistical reasons on my main system and my HD58X is usually driven by headphone output of my UD301 or Lyr2. My only issue with the HD58X is that it has a bit of grain in the upper mids/highs at times while the DT-990 has no such issues to me. The DT-990 is a bit more "V" shaped sound signature while the HD58X is a bit more mid centric to me so it depends on what you want and what your preferences are.
I'm almost certain that I'll appreciate the high half of the "V" not being as pronounced with the 58x's. Would you say that the bass is noticeably lacking with the 58x's in comparison? I'm by no means a basshead, but I do appreciate a bass that you can feel when the music calls for it (especially the sub-bass). I'm coming from a pair of HyperX Cloud 2's (not exactly an audiophile's dream cans!), so as long as the 58x's bass is closer to the 990s than it is to my current headphones, I'm sure I'll be more than satisfied!