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| 19503 |
i got the HS80Ms today lol. but i think im returning them, WAAAYYYY too much bass and too little mids is my first impression. but im gonna let them play for a week and see. there are things i definitely like with them which totally lacked in my previous ones so i need to think about it. maybe the hs50 would be better here but im afraid those doesnt have the things i like about the hs80. i was sick of thinking so i had to do something. maybe putting a sock in the bassport will fix the bass-problem but the mids are still too low imo. i really like the bass too, its just too much of it.
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| cryophonik |
| quote: | Originally posted by 19503
i got the HS80Ms today lol. but i think im returning them, WAAAYYYY too much bass and too little mids is my first impression. |
Most of that can probably be attributed to your room. Case in point, I have the HS80Ms and I have the exact opposite problem in my room - not enough bass and too much midrange. Do you have bass traps? |
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| Mad for Brad |
| move them away from the wall. Also you need some sort of painting for that boring wall. What a buzz kill. |
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| 19503 |
| its not possible with any threatment here as its my livingroom. maybe some paintings. if i drag them out from the wall i will tripp on them and crash them into the floor. i give up lol. |
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| Mad for Brad |
| just a little bit. Having them right against the wall will really compound the bass. Also try moving the entire setup a bit to the left, space them out more, and sort of angle them a bit. And the paintings won't do anything other than look pretty. That is the only reason I mentioned them. A white wall isn't really that exciting. |
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| cryophonik |
| Also, have you adjusted the switches on the back? There are several, including low-cut (100 & 80 Hz) and selectable boost/cut for mids and highs (0 & +/-2dB). Between cutting the lows, and boosting the mids/highs, you should be able to dial something that works for your room. |
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| tehlord |
Weird, I don't find the HS80s bassy at all. In fact the old RP6s sounded bassier tbh, and the midrange is right in my face too.
Must be how yuo've got them backed right up against the wall. |
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| 19503 |
| ya i guess my room is too small and that i have standing waves between back wall and where my couch is on the oposite wall, like 3,5m. im trying both 80Hz cut, -2dB on highs, +2dB on mids, and it helps alot but the rolloff on 80Hz is abit too fast so im actually loosing everything down there hehe. i believe smaller speakers with front mounted bassport or no bassport at all would be best here. its a shame because i really liked the low mids on them, its big, open and majestic and mixing midbass must be a dream on them. also drums sounds great on them imo, but i couldnt get into how the represent leads. its almost not present. |
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| tehlord |
| It may be worth trying them for a week first and seeing how your mixes translate once you're used to them a bit. The first render I did of the first thing I mixed on the HS80s was all over the place. |
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| Mad for Brad |
| quote: | Originally posted by 19503
ya i guess my room is too small and that i have standing waves between back wall and where my couch is on the oposite wall, like 3,5m. im trying both 80Hz cut, -2dB on highs, +2dB on mids, and it helps alot but the rolloff on 80Hz is abit too fast so im actually loosing everything down there hehe. i believe smaller speakers with front mounted bassport or no bassport at all would be best here. its a shame because i really liked the low mids on them, its big, open and majestic and mixing midbass must be a dream on them. also drums sounds great on them imo, but i couldnt get into how the represent leads. its almost not present. |
have you tried the roll off ? it isn't a very steep curve. |
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| 19503 |
| who the invented bassports anyway? it sucks. |
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