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[deleted] t1_j0tkm6a wrote

Soundstage is a subjective thing and is perceived very different by everyone.

Ive heard people tell me about headphones such as the HD 800 sounding as though sound was coming from in front of them, whilst for me only the sides rech beyond the cups but frontal image, no matter the headphone, will never leave the inside of my head.

Regarding detail: Every headphone will reproduce every sound, what varies is the loudness of that which results in different frequency responses.

A lot of headphones people call detailed are just boosted in the treble really.

Instead of straining your ears to try and hopefully maybe imagine ti hear something that might not be there, ask yourself:

Do I enjoy the sound more? If not, then don't bother.

All this "give em time" ain't something I believe in, as you are essential forcing yourself to get used to something you dont really enjoy.

I hate blue cheese but I am sure Id get used to it eventually if I just ate it every day but thats hardly a solution to the problem of blue cheese tasting bad :/

But the Hifiman to have one thing up their sleeves, if the out of the box sound aint to your liking: Low distortion (in most of their headphones) allows for equalization.

You can change their sound as you see fit and thus turn em into something you enjoy, without getting horrible distortion out of them.

If you don't wanna use EQ or simply think the grado sound is peak headphone, then just send em back, since youve obviously found your ideal headphone :)

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Accomplished-Edge426 OP t1_j0tlrfk wrote

I never said I think Grados are the zenith of headphone technology. I just simply have been out of the headphone scene for a while and never got around upgrading as I don't really use headphones that much so I couldn't justify the purchase.

Also, I wasn't that impressed with the Grados either when I first got them. The sound is just Okay but the Ergonomics and build quality are straight out of the 1940s.

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[deleted] t1_j0tpwlf wrote

Well if Grado aint your benchmark it sounds to me as though you have yet to find a sound signature that leaves you not wanting anything more.

Thus Id like to propose once again the use of EQ.

Tune away what you don't like and add what you feel is missing. The Hifiman take EQ really well.

But are you impressed with the Hifiman build? I found even the HE 1000 to feel like a mere toy when compared to many cheaper headphones. Hifiman also has a bad rep regarding durability, deservedly so.

Lets hope your pair survives beyond the warranty period, should you decide to keep em :)

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Accomplished-Edge426 OP t1_j0trxxv wrote

The build is decent, probably a soild 7/10, I don't feel like going full whistling diesel on them but they don't feel like they'll crumble like particle board. But if I drop them on a hard floor from about 5ft its mostly likely gonna be game over.

Anyways.. When it comes to EQ'ing how do you go about that?

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P.S I also forgot to mention when I first got them. They arrived before the amp so I plugged them into my pc and listen to a few songs. And for a split second I got this crazy imaging/sound stage phenomena of the symbols of a drum moving away from me in every time they were struck. I thought that this was surely a sign of things to come but I have yet to hear it again. Quite vexxing.

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[deleted] t1_j0tsegx wrote

I use equalizer apo and peace gui on windows (its free)

For me its easy, since I like Harman as is, I just look up oratory1990s preset and go with that.

If you don't even know what you are looking for I'd suggest starting with his preset (if available) and the just start playing with bass and treble adjustments

If there is no preset available, you gotta fiddle about with it by ear.

You cna reas up on thing in this FAQ:

https://www.reddit.com/r/oratory1990/wiki/index/faq/

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No-Context5479 t1_j0yftry wrote

I can help with the EQ

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Accomplished-Edge426 OP t1_j0ygltf wrote

How do I EQ it to sound like a HD600?

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No-Context5479 t1_j0ygr41 wrote

It won't sound exactly the same because of HRTF differences brought about by the cup style, the clamp levels, the driver type used (Planar Vs Dynamic) but it will have the similarities of an HD600 after...

But why though?

I'd send the preset to your DMs soon

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