pouskidis
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Are you sure? Just tried it, I didn't like the sound, it wasn't as rich as before. Didn't help much with the vibrations either...
Don't know why you guys mod these, they are perfect stock IMO: great soundstage, width and depth, for closed phones, especially in the price range, and surprisingly good separation as well. Maybe not the best imaging or speed, but these are Sennheisers we're talking about. Pretty balanced, a bit on the warm and dark side, but I love it. They are a very comfortable, relaxed, natural listen without being boring.
Simply because they sound sooo much better! Going back makes them sound like a cheap useless set...
For me, a 3 open hole for HD-439 and a 3 open hole with the towel mod for the HD-449 are the PERFECT sound listening mods for these headphones.
Don't know why you guys mod these, they are perfect stock IMO: great soundstage, width and depth, for closed phones, especially in the price range, and surprisingly good separation as well. Maybe not the best imaging or speed, but these are Sennheisers we're talking about. Pretty balanced, a bit on the warm and dark side, but I love it. They are a very comfortable, relaxed, natural listen without being boring.
I think that a 3 open hole for the HD439 is for bass-heads, not PERFECT. Stock, this headphone is great for the price and not a cheap useless set...
I Agree with you, partially. Without the bass mod (with one hole without the tape for example) this headphone is better, The bass lacks punch when is stock IMO, with the bass mod sound similar (but not equal, by far) to my HD 558.
Im suprised to hear your state that says "the hd 558 were too bassy for me", very surprised because all the graphs shows a different thing, however the graphs dont show everything (For Example: The graphs says that the hd 439 have more bass than hd 558 and my ears hear the opposite)
Well to my ears the HD439 has a tighter, punchier bass presentation, whereas the lows of the 558 sounded more atmospheric and loose/uncontrolled, coloring the mids heavily and making the whole sound a bit thick for my tastes. The HD558 were also darker to my ears, which could explain greater perceived bassiness. The 439 is warm in tonality, but relative to the 558s they sound more balanced.
Surprising.
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Because this graph shows the opposite. I put the graph of the v-moda M80 because its known for be polite in the highs department, and have much more highs than hd439.