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In Reply to: Listening to recordings - does it "condition" our brains? posted by John C. - Aussie on July 23, 2021 at 17:36:56:
" . Yes, as reviewed they were super comfortable and reproduced imptressive bass, but that is where my enthusiasm stopped as the rest of the frequency range sounded flat and uninvolving compared to what I previously heard via the Sennheiser HD800S "
That is roughly what I heard too when I auditioned Amiron Home.
John, I know you through these forums as a classical music listener. Classical Music and headphones can be a a difficult mix to combine successfully. The majority of headphones are designed to please the majority of listeners and these are not classical music fans. A comparatively neutral headphone frequency response (such as with our Sennheiser HD800S) will sound bland to that great majority, lacking e.g. head banging bass and emphasised detail. So most modern headphones are deliberately given a response that helps to meet that market's expectations ( I suspect Amiron is in that category). So typical is that form of frequency response that it has even been given a name. It is called the "smile" response ; emphasised bass/midbass, suppressed midrange and elevated treble.
So I think that you just heard what you heard. If you were a 25 year old clubber settling down to an evening of dance beats or other modern pop music then you may well have liked them better.
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