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Can changing headphone solve this problem ?
Topic Started: 7 Feb 2007, 06:21 PM (418 Views)
gnos84
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Can someone give me some advice on this matter. I listen mostly to chinese vocals, and everytime when a word with 'SH..' is sang, the sound becomes a little piercing e.g Sheng (noise) . I do understand that good singers do pronouce their chinese words with much precision and it seems that everytime a note like that is hit, the frequency becomes too high for my ears. I am currently using DT770. Anyone knows if a open headphone will solve this problem ? Thanks for reading =) and any advice is most welcome.
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flu_fighter
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I think what you are saying is that you hear quite a fair bit of sibilance. If the source of the sibilace is inherent in the recording, there is really nothing you can do about it. Changing to a pair of darker cans might help reduce it, or if you are using a headphone amp, a darker sounding one with matching interconnects might reduce it significantly.

It is all a matter of mix and match, you just have to try different headphones that would best suit what you are listening to.
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A general cheapo tip from me.
Add extra later of cloths to make the sound signature darker and also more veiled too.

Might be good for you.. However if you insist in changing headphones... i think sennheiser will suit you more(darker sounding).
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Tbln
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If your DT770 is the current model, the problem could be the cans. I found them relatively sibilant compared to it's other siblings above.

This can be made worse by other components in the chain as well.

As suggested, the Sennheiser HD6XX series would be a good choice.

For closed cans, my recommendation would be the DT250.
Enjoy the music!
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