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VisceralVoyage420 t1_iy91pji wrote

Reply to comment by super_smoothie in Focal Clear are melting my ears and not in a good way (review) by super_smoothie

Strange, the DT 770 (250) is a lot harsher on the treble than the DT 1770, is the DT 1990 really THAT different from the 1770? I did have the treble peak EQ'd down a bit on the 1770, but it wasn't anywhere near as bad as the 770. Did you try to EQ the 1990 to remove the sibilance?

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super_smoothie OP t1_iy92ov2 wrote

Ear sizzling is the best way I can describe the 1990s. The 770s had a bit of sibilance too but acceptable for me. When I owned the 1990s(about a year and a couple months ago) I wasnt very knowledgeable about EQ yet. If I owned them today, I'd definitely give it a shot because they were great otherwise. They were very heavy too which I didn't think I'd ever care about but was pretty noticable. I just feel like I get 80% of the sound with the 770s and have found signatures I like better at this point.

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Lohikar t1_iyafnwt wrote

The 1770s have something like 5 dB less treble than the 1990s, normalized to 1000 Hz. They're either missing treble (except the peak) or have too much mids depending on where you normalize.

In my experience the 1770s are duller sounding than the 1990s without EQ, but the 1990s can also be actively unpleasant on treble-hot content.

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