porridgecup
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I posted this on another forum, but was regarded as if this were impossible and that I'm just experiencing placebo.
I was sitting in a small room with my HE-400i headphones; the door is almost always closed. I normally sit right in front of the door, facing it.
Recently, I left the door open, and I noticed that the bass and sub-bass in songs felt a lot more impactful and "deep". Sure enough, A/Bing with the door opened and closed showed it was definitely not just psychological.
The room is about 8 square feet, and my head is about 1-2 feet away from the door. Hard walls and hardwood floor.
I don't exactly have an objective way to test or demonstrate it, but I do produce music and have done quite a bit of ear training, and I am 100% sure the low end sounds a lot "cloudier" and stuffier when the door is closed.
This has only happened in that really small room. Any larger space, and I haven't noticed any such effect.
Is this a real thing, or am I just crazy? If it is real, do I actually need to get room treatment for small, confined rooms (or just sit in bigger rooms) when using certain headphones?
I was sitting in a small room with my HE-400i headphones; the door is almost always closed. I normally sit right in front of the door, facing it.
Recently, I left the door open, and I noticed that the bass and sub-bass in songs felt a lot more impactful and "deep". Sure enough, A/Bing with the door opened and closed showed it was definitely not just psychological.
The room is about 8 square feet, and my head is about 1-2 feet away from the door. Hard walls and hardwood floor.
I don't exactly have an objective way to test or demonstrate it, but I do produce music and have done quite a bit of ear training, and I am 100% sure the low end sounds a lot "cloudier" and stuffier when the door is closed.
This has only happened in that really small room. Any larger space, and I haven't noticed any such effect.
Is this a real thing, or am I just crazy? If it is real, do I actually need to get room treatment for small, confined rooms (or just sit in bigger rooms) when using certain headphones?