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klogg4 t1_j8qoc5y wrote

If you get the same sound out of your monitor and motherboard, maybe your headphones are boomy by design? Wouldn't be surprised if that's how you perceive DT177x.

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Norbert_Chiselchest OP t1_j8slr02 wrote

But they sounded perfect through the LG monitor. Do most people use DACs? Does anyone plug directly into the motherboard?

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Coalbus t1_j8tol03 wrote

I have the 177x and they are a bit boomy on known-good DAC/Amps. Not terrible but definitely a bit bloated. It may be that the LG actually reduced the lower frequencies and you got used to that sound so by comparison they sound wrong.

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Norbert_Chiselchest OP t1_j8yvws2 wrote

Yeah, I might have accidentally "corrected" the headphones by running them through the monitor. Ended up getting a cheap DAC and they sound great again.

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