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I apologize in advance if a previous thread has already discussed this matter, I searched through the forum but did not find anything similar.
So I had my weekend filled with many headphones and amplifiers and EQ tools to toy with. I did read about the frequency response chart and about what range is responsible for what in music reproduction. A prime example is the guideline picture in Soldierdude's website ( https://diyaudioheaven.wordpress.com/tutorials/how-to-interpret-graphs/frequency-response/ ).
To be precise, I've A/B tested HD800s, HD650, AKG K371, Beyerdynamic DT1990 and Audeze LCD2/3 in random orders, both in stock forms and when EQ'ed to certain targets and whims. To my ears the audezes and HD800s were easily superior when it comes to "slam" and "impact" of sound. Saxophones and trumpets were crisp and vivid, bass notes were very weighty and so on, the rest. This occurrence happens when I try them in stock form and even after EQ (oratory1990 target applied). I did use the FR chart as a guideline to make adjustments but no matter how much gain or Q I adjusted (I even boosted something up to 10dB in Roon), it was not able to create the same impactful sound I hear in 800s and LCD2/3. Is it something related to the transducer or did I do something wrong?
For the record, I did not do volume-matched, blinded A/B test so I can accept the answer that it's just my uncontrolled hearing. However with headphones like HD800s and AKG 371, there are simply no way I can hide my perception from noticing those headphones the moment I put them on my head.
p/s: If it matters the source I tested was Topping A90/D70, the headphones have different connection types so some were SE some were balanced.
So I had my weekend filled with many headphones and amplifiers and EQ tools to toy with. I did read about the frequency response chart and about what range is responsible for what in music reproduction. A prime example is the guideline picture in Soldierdude's website ( https://diyaudioheaven.wordpress.com/tutorials/how-to-interpret-graphs/frequency-response/ ).
To be precise, I've A/B tested HD800s, HD650, AKG K371, Beyerdynamic DT1990 and Audeze LCD2/3 in random orders, both in stock forms and when EQ'ed to certain targets and whims. To my ears the audezes and HD800s were easily superior when it comes to "slam" and "impact" of sound. Saxophones and trumpets were crisp and vivid, bass notes were very weighty and so on, the rest. This occurrence happens when I try them in stock form and even after EQ (oratory1990 target applied). I did use the FR chart as a guideline to make adjustments but no matter how much gain or Q I adjusted (I even boosted something up to 10dB in Roon), it was not able to create the same impactful sound I hear in 800s and LCD2/3. Is it something related to the transducer or did I do something wrong?
For the record, I did not do volume-matched, blinded A/B test so I can accept the answer that it's just my uncontrolled hearing. However with headphones like HD800s and AKG 371, there are simply no way I can hide my perception from noticing those headphones the moment I put them on my head.
p/s: If it matters the source I tested was Topping A90/D70, the headphones have different connection types so some were SE some were balanced.