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Yeah, I know, but those were a few days of testing and mostly it was a slightly hint of sibilance, I could detect with the HD800 and T1, except for some bad recorded pop/rock songs.
In my opinion, a headphone like the HD800 should be able to handle poorly recorded music just as well as an excellent classical recording. This is, for me, a major criterion for any headphone. Of course no headphone can turn a bad recording into a good one, but it should at least present it in a way that does not offend one's ears. Though it should be mentioned that even the stock HD800 does this much better than most (any?) other bright-ish headphones.
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Btw. I just tried out your EQ-settings and have to say, that the HD800 sounds totally veiled now. Not good, IMHO.
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Having HD600 and HD650, too, I think you should learn to accept and love the better/other sound of the HD800 without EQ and it will grow on you.
Of course, one could call the resulting sound veiled, if the "stock" sound is what you are looking for, which is perfectly legititmate of course. However, for me the HD800 has exaggerated treble: this makes them sound even more detailed, or rather, it focuses the sound on very small details. This is perfectly fine, perhaps even desirable, for (instumental) classical music (or similar), but to me at least, it sounds very unnatural. Live concerts, both acoustic and amlified, never exhibit this amount of high frequencies - to my ears at least, but keep in mind everyon's ears are different. Also, the HD800 does not need this elevated treble to sound very detailed, unlike some lesser headphones that use boosted treble to create a fake detailed sound.
That's why I'm aiming for a more balanced/rounded presentation, in this case achieved by lowering the treble to be more in line with the rest of the frequency response.
Also, personal preferences aside, I don't know just how much influence the type of EQ used has on the sound quality. I've tried some foobar plugins myself, and all of them made the resulting sound somewhat artificial and muffled - perhaps that's what you are experiencing, causing the "veiled" sound. Using a hardware GEQ, I experience none of these issues, as long as reasonable adjustments are applied (too many and/or too strong adjustments will affect the sound in a negative way). As a result, the HD800 retains all of its positive qualities, while losing the (IMO) undesirable treble elevation. Also, I've found that my settings answer very well for general listening, not just for certain genres (or recordings). I do adjust the bass on occasion, depending on my mood and on the recording, but otherwise I've found that no adjustments are necessary. As usual, Geschmackssache
I'll gladly try your suggested EQ settings as well.