I’d recommend an AutoEQ app, like Poweramp Equalizer or something else. The Rtings preset for XM5 sounds great. I tweaked it a bit, and it sounds clearer than Bathys now. Technicalities are pretty close, surprisingly.
Bathys still has a wider stage, but I can’t fix the timbre and bass issues with EQ.
The wider stage issue is probably due to that the Sony ones use more passive noise cancelling. It gives Sony great ANC, but it hurts the sound quality which gives them that muddled sound that I just can’t fix.
I’d recommend an AutoEQ app, like Poweramp Equalizer or something else. The Rtings preset for XM5 sounds great. I tweaked it a bit, and it sounds clearer than Bathys now. Technicalities are pretty close, surprisingly.
Bathys still has a wider stage, but I can’t fix the timbre and bass issues with EQ.
The wider stage issue is probably due to that the Sony ones use more passive noise cancelling. It gives Sony great ANC, but it hurts the sound quality which gives them that muddled sound that I just can’t fix.