radug1
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Hi,
First of all, I'm new here, so I hope I'm posting this in the right subforum
I ordered a pair of Senns online, and just got them today. After a few hours of listening, they're kind of a disappointment. Coming from mostly (cheaper) IEMs, they sound pretty tinny, and I'm not referring to the bass quantity. Most songs I've listened to sounded like they were an oversized pair of iPod earbuds - vocals sound sharp, and just about everything else lacks clarity. I've noticed a fair amount of distortion with Ghosts I-IV as well. Frankly, the quality is abysmal, compared to what I was expecting or to what I've read in reviews, and these should theoretically be the highest-quality headphones I've ever owned
So my question is: should I expect them to improve after burn-in? I have iTunes on right now, playing pink noise at slightly above listening level.
It's probably worth mentioning, I'm on an old iBook right now, so maybe the soundcard isn't all that good; and most of my music is at at least 320 kbps.
On an unrelated note, I noticed that they were unsealed when I got them just a few hours ago, and judging by the way they were inside the box (had dust, small hairs and what looked like a breadcrumb or something), and how the cable was tied up, I'm not sure they were completely unused.
So my second question would be, was the box they came in supposed to be sealed in a plastic/cellophane wrapper? All I had to do to get to the headphones was to pull that special tag thing that the Sennheiser box design has, open the box, and take them out. Anyone could have done this, used them, and just put them right back in, and shipped them to me. I may be worrying too much, but I think that since I paid the full price for them, it should be reasonable to expect them to be shipped new.
Thanks in advance for any help
First of all, I'm new here, so I hope I'm posting this in the right subforum
I ordered a pair of Senns online, and just got them today. After a few hours of listening, they're kind of a disappointment. Coming from mostly (cheaper) IEMs, they sound pretty tinny, and I'm not referring to the bass quantity. Most songs I've listened to sounded like they were an oversized pair of iPod earbuds - vocals sound sharp, and just about everything else lacks clarity. I've noticed a fair amount of distortion with Ghosts I-IV as well. Frankly, the quality is abysmal, compared to what I was expecting or to what I've read in reviews, and these should theoretically be the highest-quality headphones I've ever owned
So my question is: should I expect them to improve after burn-in? I have iTunes on right now, playing pink noise at slightly above listening level.
It's probably worth mentioning, I'm on an old iBook right now, so maybe the soundcard isn't all that good; and most of my music is at at least 320 kbps.
On an unrelated note, I noticed that they were unsealed when I got them just a few hours ago, and judging by the way they were inside the box (had dust, small hairs and what looked like a breadcrumb or something), and how the cable was tied up, I'm not sure they were completely unused.
So my second question would be, was the box they came in supposed to be sealed in a plastic/cellophane wrapper? All I had to do to get to the headphones was to pull that special tag thing that the Sennheiser box design has, open the box, and take them out. Anyone could have done this, used them, and just put them right back in, and shipped them to me. I may be worrying too much, but I think that since I paid the full price for them, it should be reasonable to expect them to be shipped new.
Thanks in advance for any help