Nixxi
New Head-Fier
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I'm not an audiophile (Sorry for my bad explanations)
I just received my Sennheiser HD 558s but i have a few questions.
Music:
They seem to have a little bit too much bass from what i expected or maybe it's just that i don't have enough burn in on them yet. My Turtle Beach X12s had a bass slider and they sound similar to when the bass slider is set to max. Although on my iPod 5 they don't have the bass issue. Setting the iTunes equalizer to "Bass Reducer" seems to help a bit. The Sennheiser's sound a little more "full"? than the X12s. Perhaps it's the encoding of the file and nothing to do with the headphones but who knows. (Mostly 320 Kbps but ranges.)
Movies:
They sound kinda quiet even on 100% volume (Using VLC Player). Videos on the browser (Youtube, etc) sound good. Perhaps it's the encoding of the file and nothing to do with the headphones but who knows.
Gaming:
No issues.
Currently they're hooked to the back audio jack because the front jack is broken (Fractal Design R4). My motherboard is ASRock Z77 Extreme4 (7.1 CH HD Audio with Content Protection (Realtek ALC898 Audio Codec)). But i noticed the sound sounded less "bassy" when connected to the front jack and the volume at 100% was louder. I usually listen anywhere from 20-30% volume on the front and on the back it's more like 40-60% also Windows seems to detect my headphones as Speakers when i connect them to the back audio jack. I was also wondering if there's a sound card for less than $50 that would improve my listening experience with these headphones.
I just received my Sennheiser HD 558s but i have a few questions.
Music:
They seem to have a little bit too much bass from what i expected or maybe it's just that i don't have enough burn in on them yet. My Turtle Beach X12s had a bass slider and they sound similar to when the bass slider is set to max. Although on my iPod 5 they don't have the bass issue. Setting the iTunes equalizer to "Bass Reducer" seems to help a bit. The Sennheiser's sound a little more "full"? than the X12s. Perhaps it's the encoding of the file and nothing to do with the headphones but who knows. (Mostly 320 Kbps but ranges.)
Movies:
They sound kinda quiet even on 100% volume (Using VLC Player). Videos on the browser (Youtube, etc) sound good. Perhaps it's the encoding of the file and nothing to do with the headphones but who knows.
Gaming:
No issues.
Currently they're hooked to the back audio jack because the front jack is broken (Fractal Design R4). My motherboard is ASRock Z77 Extreme4 (7.1 CH HD Audio with Content Protection (Realtek ALC898 Audio Codec)). But i noticed the sound sounded less "bassy" when connected to the front jack and the volume at 100% was louder. I usually listen anywhere from 20-30% volume on the front and on the back it's more like 40-60% also Windows seems to detect my headphones as Speakers when i connect them to the back audio jack. I was also wondering if there's a sound card for less than $50 that would improve my listening experience with these headphones.
