solderdude
Grand Contributor
Seal issues with X-60 have a profound effect on the bass.
How does the coupling issue manifest for you?The main issues in terms of inconsistencies are likely to be in the mids / trebles, and as the pads wear out over time (which they do quite quickly). I did eventually find the Hi-X65 a coupling nightmare, but not at lower frequencies .
Thanks. With time I'll get to read and learn from it.No worries. Solderdude actually wrote an excellent crash course on how to read frequency response curves:
Frequency response
home back to Learn back to How to interpret graphs published: Mar-18-2017, updated: Sep-6-2020 Frequency response deviations, as well as phase response, are so called ‘linear distortions̵…diyaudioheaven.wordpress.com
Edit: here's another introduction to frequency response graphs written by Crinacle:
Graphs 101: How to Read Headphone Measurements – In-Ear Fidelity
A guide to reading frequency response graphs of headphones and IEMs.crinacle.com
Thanks a lot for your input. I'll try to listen to and compare between the X-60, Dan Clark and Audeze.For bassheads or people wearing glasses with thick arms they sure can be light on bass and not 'fun'.
These are 'accurate' monitoring headphones so tonally 'neutral' with small emphasis on treble which is because they are intended for monitoring where a small emphasis there 'helps' in finding problems in a mix and ensures recordings (the end product for consumers) does not sound bright nor sharp when mixing using these.
These are not 'hifi headphones for music enjoyment' in the sense that they do not have a 'speaker-in-room' alike midbass emphasis like some of the typical 'hifi headphones'.
Instead the bass level is very much like the Elegia but without the recessed upper mids that one has. There is much more 'clarity' in the X60 and 'brightness'.
Because the 'tilt' of the tonality of the X60 is closer to that of good nearfield monitors and the Elegia more 'speaker in a room alike from a few meters away' they sound different despite having similar bass to mid response.
In this price range it is among the best.
There is NO such thing as 'the best' headphone.
Sure... one can look for the highest 'recommendation' or the highest 'compliance to a target' number but that actually might mean nothing on your head.
How much we like to believe that a plot made on their specific personal fav. test fixture and target is exactly how it will sound/perform on your head alas more often than not is no reality.
One can find a 'best' headphone for themselves though. That might be different than what others like best or what is higher in some ranking list.
I cannot possibly tell you which headphone you might like best.
All I can say is that when you prefer nearfield speakers (from less than 1 meter away) and hearing 'details' and need room for your ears the X60 basically is a very good choice.
When you like a more 'distant' speaker-in room sound without Harman like bass but more 'relaxed' in the upper mids and treble you would do better with Elegia.
I could see the bass sounding weak if 3-6kHz ends up at the higher end, that affects bass perception for sure, especially when 70-80Hz is consistently recessed.
How does the coupling issue manifest for you?
No not really and so did I.I already have. Is there a specific part you'd like to draw my attention to ?
No not really and so did I.
Edit: if you have recommendations on topic and some more competitive ones to recommend I would be interested.
I ment HRTF in generally and as wide and granular as possible.
Doesn't this defeat the purpose of buying the best cables?
Something that caught my attention is the very thin coiled cable on the top of the AA's earpieces, given how thick and expensive some cables are. Doesn't this defeat the purpose of buying the best cables?
Thanks. I can't see the image very clear. Seems to be from this link? https://sourceforge.net/projects/peace-equalizer-apo-extension/ If so, I'll have to find something for Apple. I tried the EQ from Spotify but is very limited.They have a brighter tuning at stock, due to their intended purposes for being monitoring headphones, keep in mind that your brain has adjusted to the Elegia, and will need to put in time with the Hi-X60. Do you wear glasses? that affects the seal on these, which can hurt bass performance.
Try Equalizer APO with the Peace plugin, and give the attached EQ a shot.
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