First of all, sorry if it is a dumb question but I have not found any satisfying answer regarding the matter.

I currently rock the 6xx with the E10k and they are really good for vocals and instruments. The bass is enough but I have realized that turning the bass boost does elevate the impressiveness at the expense of detail. I mostly listen to instruments and vocals so details are always my priority.

The problem is bass is that if I increase it, it lingers too long and drowns out the smaller details in the strings or rustling leaves for example. Is there a way to increase bass but make it dissipate quicker if that makes sense? Increasing bass makes it like the bass is reverberating in a big room. Kinda like putting the bass drum of an orchestra in a acoustically treated room so you hear the powerful bass but it does not reverberate too much to drown out the strings. I hope that makes sense.

Correct me on this but on my limited understanding, EQing means changing the decibels of the frequency? If so, maybe EQing certain frequency for certain loudness would solve that? So the louder bass is punchy but when it fades, it fades quickly because frequency is the same regardless of loudness?

Thanks in advance.

  • noerthman@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    This is probably because the onboard DAC in your laptop is not transparent. You should check your laptop spec sheet for details, but most likely yours has an entry level ALC/Realtek chip, which are known for being pretty lousy.

    If this is the case, then yeah you would find most amps brighter than your laptop out.

    • BrutalFeather@alien.topOPBEnglish
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      10 months ago

      That makes a lot of sense. I have a Asus TUF 505 GT with Realtek drivers installed so it might indeed be a Realtek chip.

      Thanks for the clarifying answer.