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InFortunaWeLust t1_j251kvq wrote

What do you mean by "I heard that the EQ on these don't really shine."?

For me EQ is a must with these, I myself am using 'IEF neutral over-ear with bass' profile i found and it really fixes the sound for me. The mids were recessed but I changed to ZMF lambskin pads and while they are still not forward, there is now more impact to the sound making them push through when needed.

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None098 OP t1_j253ied wrote

I saw a couple reviewers state how the EQ on these is worse than the normal 800S, but I agree with you on the point that changing the pads on these helped tremendously! I changed the EQ to resemble the normal 800S but with more emphasis on the lows. I like bass and I listen to a lot of hip hop! ( I’m better off getting some closed back headphones I know) BUT I love the sound stage on these and it makes listening to music a BLAST!!

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InFortunaWeLust t1_j254s9f wrote

EQ works good on these. I listen to Hip Hop aswell, although I sometimes prefer the HD-58X for hiphop cause it doesnt separate all the sounds in the mix + puts the rapper's voice more forward in the presentation. So you hear the music all blended together and behind the rapper so to say. But the HD-8XX sound amazing with well mastered music of anykind, you got an amazing setup there!

I got my 8XX with zeo's code for 700bucks and some change and for this price its one of the deals of the century imo. enjoy

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None098 OP t1_j2588u6 wrote

Right now I’m pleased with my set up, but I would love to get more pairs of headphones over the next couple of years!

That’s awesome! I got my HD8XXs for 900, but I actually got my ADI-2 for 900 and some change! Huge deal that I got from Sweetwater and it was brand new :)

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