So I recently picked up my first pair of more "serious" headphones.
AKG K550s to be exact.
I really enjoy their sound, yet I find myself pestered by a very odd issue. It goes like this.
Put headphones on.
Wait for it.
Wait for it.
Wait fo... Aaaaaaand I'm falling asleep.
We're not talking mild drowsiness induced by a sense of comfort and pleasing music. We're talking Fighting for Dear Life trying to not crash on my desk.
It doesn't happen every time I use the headphones, but when it does, it usually occurs within 30 minutes.
After I take them off I'm still quite drowsy, but I freshen up within about 10 minutes.
I'm assuming this is what one would call an extreme case of listener's fatigue?
A few days ago I had a headache shortly after putting them on, but I thought it was nothing. Starting to reconsider that viewpoint.
It also seems to happen more towards the evening, but I've experienced this in the morning as well.
I've tried:
- Crossfeed plugin
- Reducing the bass (to an extreme extent, for testing purposes)
- Reducing Treble (to an extreme extent, for testing purposes)
- Repositioning Headphones on Head
No luck.
Tightness is also something I've considered (Though the 550s are know for being notoriously low in the clamp force department). While they're not uncomfortable when on my head, I can definitely feel something like a light pressure "aftermath" on my temples when taking them off.
Admittedly my previous headphones had 0 clamp force to speak off and almost no bass response. Both of these notions are new to me, hah. Could this be an adaptation issue...
...or some weird head circulation problem?
Anyone else ever heard about something of the sort?
I'll have to send them back if I can't find a solution unfortunately, as falling asleep every time I decide to write some music proves very counter-productive.
Would appreciate any insight!
AKG K550s to be exact.
I really enjoy their sound, yet I find myself pestered by a very odd issue. It goes like this.
Put headphones on.
Wait for it.
Wait for it.
Wait fo... Aaaaaaand I'm falling asleep.
We're not talking mild drowsiness induced by a sense of comfort and pleasing music. We're talking Fighting for Dear Life trying to not crash on my desk.
It doesn't happen every time I use the headphones, but when it does, it usually occurs within 30 minutes.
After I take them off I'm still quite drowsy, but I freshen up within about 10 minutes.
I'm assuming this is what one would call an extreme case of listener's fatigue?
A few days ago I had a headache shortly after putting them on, but I thought it was nothing. Starting to reconsider that viewpoint.
It also seems to happen more towards the evening, but I've experienced this in the morning as well.
I've tried:
- Crossfeed plugin
- Reducing the bass (to an extreme extent, for testing purposes)
- Reducing Treble (to an extreme extent, for testing purposes)
- Repositioning Headphones on Head
No luck.
Tightness is also something I've considered (Though the 550s are know for being notoriously low in the clamp force department). While they're not uncomfortable when on my head, I can definitely feel something like a light pressure "aftermath" on my temples when taking them off.
Admittedly my previous headphones had 0 clamp force to speak off and almost no bass response. Both of these notions are new to me, hah. Could this be an adaptation issue...
...or some weird head circulation problem?
Anyone else ever heard about something of the sort?
I'll have to send them back if I can't find a solution unfortunately, as falling asleep every time I decide to write some music proves very counter-productive.
Would appreciate any insight!