I'm looking for some help/insights.
I just got my new Sennheiser HD560s headphones and found the treble be somewhat "sharp" and fatiguing, specially when compared to my older HD598.
I haven't done EQing before, for any headsets, and after reading some guides I tried the suggested settings for these headphones from
oratory with the Equalizer APO + Peace.
Going back and forth ON/OFF on Peace I notice that the trebles are much more satisfactory with the EQ, but the overall sound quality is "worse"/less preferred for me.
For example when I'm playing some open world games where there is some ambient background sounds like gush of wind or waterfall, it is transformed into a quite low volume, almost like a static kinda hiss (sorry can't think of any better description and English is my 3rd language so please bear with me). Without the EQ the sound is more present and somewhat more noticeable. I feel like I'm immersed into the world and the sounds are around me vs on the EQ it gets pushed more into the background and far away from me.
I've tried adjusting the different sliders as per the instructions on the oratory's pdf but I'm unable to get this fixed to my liking.
Is there any way to to get the treble spikes to more tolerable without affecting the overall sound this much or is this just a byproduct of the sounds I'm describing being in the treble range the EQ is affecting the most?
Again, this is my first venture into EQ so please excuse me for my ignorance.
Note. I haven't listened to these that much yet and so I haven't had my brain "burn-in" yet. Is it possible that the harshness of the treble is just mostly due to being accustomed to the more softer sound on the HD598 and it will eventually go away / turn tolerable if I just keep listening to these long enough? I've keep switching back to the HD598 because it really feels like the treble on the 560s start to hurt my ears and the EQ is not to my liking.