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Thuraash t1_iy5r3q4 wrote

Reply to comment by tiny_rick__ in Just EQ in resolution. by TheFrator

Personally, I find EQ an interesting toy, but to my ear, when EQ'ing a headphone that was already good, it causes more oddities and distortions than it helps. I screwed with all kinds of curves for my HD6XX (it was the main reason I bought the ADI-2), but the artifacts and imperfections that resulted eventually returned me to the stock sound.

I tried messing with the VOs as well, both via the RME and Roon's rather awesome DSP interface. Either way, I could make it sound different in a whole lot of ways, and I could make it sound better for a few minutes' listening. However, I could never make it better, and again, I'm back at stock.

Turns out, Zach knows what the fuck he's doing with headphone tuning. Who'da thunk?

And EQ'ing my Sony WH-MX2 headphones was an exercise in futility. There isn't a force in the universe that can make those shitcans sound good. It's a lucky thing they don't need to sound good to do their job.

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agentzune t1_iy8iniy wrote

The 6XX is pretty much perfect the way it is. Just keep your pads relatively fresh and you are good to go.

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Thuraash t1_iy8xz6i wrote

It's a very well-sorted set of headphones. I ended up replacing my pads with the ZMF perforated leather pads a year ago when I'd crushed the stock pads down to roughly the consistency of cardboard. The ZMF pads sound really good as well. Different than the stock velour pads, but good.

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