HD 280 Pro not satisfied Options

[zerowalker]

Okay so i bought the HD280 Pro as i read it was good, with accurate sound and such.
But i am not satisfied with it, the first is the pressure it gives, it´s like i am on the verge of getting a headache, but still not getting one.
Maybe it will disappear through use, maybe not.

But more importantly, the sound.
even my Cheap AKG something, sound better with the bass.
Now i am not one who wants enormous bass or something, but you know, normal vibrations feeling kind of bass.
That gives you that feeling.

This just, sound like there is bass, but it isn´t there;S

I tried putting on some bass sound through the night, about 10 hours to see if there is any Burn In effect.
It does sound alot better than from when i first listened, cause then it was like a Tin Can or something.
But it still doesn´t give me that Real sound feeling.


sorry for bad explanation, maybe someone knows about these headphones?

I am thinking about sending them back, but i don´t know what to get.
I want something like this, isolation, more comfortable and better sound.


Thanks:)

[tev777]

Are you using any kind of amplifier? I have the same headphones combined with a Total Airhead . If I am listening to bass heavy music my ears literally vibrate. Given enough power there is NOTHING wrong with the bass in the phones.

[saratoga]

Are you using any kind of amplifier? I have the same headphones combined with a Total Airhead . If I am listening to bass heavy music my ears literally vibrate. Given enough power there is NOTHING wrong with the bass in the phones.

Turning up the volume will in fact make bass sound louder given how the equal loudness contours work, but a much better way to accomplish that is just using EQ.

FWIW, heres the foobar2000 EQ settings I use with the HD280s. I came up with it by using replaygain to equalize the loudness of noise in different frequency bands, then adjusted the EQ manually until each band felt equally loud to me.

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[tev777]

Turning up the volume will in fact make bass sound louder given how the equal loudness contours work, but a much better way to accomplish that is just using EQ.

I disagree. Any time you are using EQ you are changing the way the music was made to sound. I leave the EQ off. My desktop soundcard just doesn't have the power to drive the headphones to their full potential. Adding the amp to the chain solves that problem. I don't listen full blast, but with a little extra power I can hear everything top to bottom.

[xnor]

I disagree. Any time you are using EQ you are changing the way the music was made to sound. I leave the EQ off.

Any time you are using headphones or loudspeakers you are changing the way the music was made to sound. You can use an EQ to either equalize for that, or make it sound differently.

This post has been edited by xnor: May 8 2012, 12:34

[tev777]

I disagree. Any time you are using EQ you are changing the way the music was made to sound. I leave the EQ off.

Any time you are using headphones or loudspeakers you are changing the way the music was made to sound. You can use an EQ to either equalize for that, or make it sound differently.

My diety, you guys love to split hairs. OK headphones change the sound, but without them you can't hear the sound. I prefer to change the sound as little as possible during playback (on Sundays, when the moon is full, in a room that is exactly 74 degrees Fahrenheit, with shoes and socks on).