subharmonic
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Ok - I'm going to fire this question in here, because it's a fundamental issue with these cans. I tried asking some of these questions in the AMPS section but there were zero biters - maybe the question was in the wrong place.
Don't get me wrong, these cans are excellent - I A'/B'd them against some HD600s and a set of Ultrasone 650s, and they were the clear winner.
But...
They do have a strange low end. Some have said that it's really fast though defined - I agree - but any bass seems to dissipate really quickly, so it's almost at times as though it's very low level.
You see, I use them for mixing tunes I write on my PC( dance music - electro/prog house/breaks). My source is an EMU 1820m soundcard with breakout box (which contains the headphone output) I use to plug in the SA5000. In practise, these cans appear to be very bright.
High end frequencies are very pronounced - I know this as to get my mixes well balanced in the cans, I need to turn down all high end percussion to get the mix sitting right - this means that high hats, cymbals and such get turned way down on my mixing desk.
I'm wondering if I can change something in the signal chain that will compensate for this high end perspective. Would a Zero DAC be any use? (I'm on a small budget.) Would an amp help? (I have an X-Cans V1 lined up - would this help?) Should I be looking at a recabling job? Or should I just bite the bullet and get a different set of cans that are more suitable to the job?
The way I see it, they are good cans - very analytical - but they are tiring - possibly because they are so bright. I do like them, but I'm frustrated by them, so any advice would be greatly appreciated as to how I can get them to sound more neutral.
cheers and thanks in advance!
Don't get me wrong, these cans are excellent - I A'/B'd them against some HD600s and a set of Ultrasone 650s, and they were the clear winner.
But...
They do have a strange low end. Some have said that it's really fast though defined - I agree - but any bass seems to dissipate really quickly, so it's almost at times as though it's very low level.
You see, I use them for mixing tunes I write on my PC( dance music - electro/prog house/breaks). My source is an EMU 1820m soundcard with breakout box (which contains the headphone output) I use to plug in the SA5000. In practise, these cans appear to be very bright.
High end frequencies are very pronounced - I know this as to get my mixes well balanced in the cans, I need to turn down all high end percussion to get the mix sitting right - this means that high hats, cymbals and such get turned way down on my mixing desk.
I'm wondering if I can change something in the signal chain that will compensate for this high end perspective. Would a Zero DAC be any use? (I'm on a small budget.) Would an amp help? (I have an X-Cans V1 lined up - would this help?) Should I be looking at a recabling job? Or should I just bite the bullet and get a different set of cans that are more suitable to the job?
The way I see it, they are good cans - very analytical - but they are tiring - possibly because they are so bright. I do like them, but I'm frustrated by them, so any advice would be greatly appreciated as to how I can get them to sound more neutral.
cheers and thanks in advance!