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No-Context5479 t1_iu7vtzt wrote

Bass Shelf beyond 150 is interesting to me to say the least... Anything beyond 150 Hz sounds extra muffled and bloomy to me

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Leidanav OP t1_iu7w4ia wrote

It just depends on the headphones/pads. Maybe it's the way it sits on my glasses (lack of good seal?), but I seriously have a big dip if I don't have my shelves go up that high on some cans.

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blorg t1_iu8t38j wrote

Hifiman open backs tend to actually boost the bass a bit if you don't have a good seal, you get very low sub-bass roll-off but a boost from as low as 20-25Hz up.

Example for the Ananda, (source). They vary on the extent to which they do this but most do, break the seal on a Hifiman and usually perceived bass will significantly increase, not decrease.

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