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QTIIPP t1_iu8jq8g wrote

Haha yep - that’s basshead territory for sure. As some others have pointed out, that’s around 2X the Harman target bass shelf, and to my ears, is unnatural and even at times, straight up overwhelming to me (and I LOVE good bass).

Cheers

I will note that as you’ve pointed out, music choice and mastering matters a lot here too. Orchestral stuff often doesn’t have a lot of info in the low end below let’s say 100hz, so for someone who likes a lot of that, I would expect a pretty massive increase to bring it to “normal” levels.

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Leidanav OP t1_iu969cb wrote

When I listen to older recordings from lesser known orchestras, it's a total crapshoot how the mastering is done. Many of them hardly have any bass to speak of, and to bring it back up to normal levels requires quite the shelf. I guess if I end up using these same presets to pop and rock, it does hurt my ears, so perhaps I'm somewhere in the middle. Thanks!

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QTIIPP t1_iu96gs5 wrote

I still think you’re a basshead… 😋 but nothing wrong with that!

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