I also wish they would have done something like that....

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My impression is that for certain applications, studios WANT a headphone that is colored like the HD800 so it lights up problem spots in the recording, gives you a kind of worst case scenario.  Because like you have said, if a recording is perfect it won't be problematic on fairly colored gear.  So if they use something that is actually neutral, they might have to use more of their brains to figure things out. 

That idea partly comes from the fact that almost all "studio monitor" headphones seem pretty bright.  What do you think Luis?  Would your Paradox work for all studio applications (in terms of sound signature)?

I have found that the "coloration" they tend to have is that they are strictly mid-centric. Most studio headphones (excluding the sales pitch type like the Sony ones) really tend to put the focus on the mid-range which makes some of them seem a bit bright to those accustomed to hearing full-range headphones.

As for my Paradox...it depends what engineer is listening. Mastering...I know they can pass. Mixing....pass. Monitoring...pass. However, this is me rating them. A lot of engineers, particularly mix engineers have hearing loss, especially in the highs, making them prefer bright headphones like the HD800 to something more balanced like the HE500.

When it comes to hi-fi, the phrase "Know thyself" is paramount. Last time I had my hearing checked (about a year ago), I could hear clearly from 20Hz to 19kHz. For my age, I was told that was fantastic. I'd be surprised if a mix engineer could hear well above 12kHz.

For my profession my ears get checked every 5 years, and they still work very good too. I find most headphones bright though, not speakers, just headphones.

I am pretty keen to listen to Sennheiser HD700 , they are not available in the UK yet but only 1 more month to wait, I will line up my favourite tunes and have a listen, hoping they are close to Grago GS1000i which I can't afford!

Let's say I know more about these than I would want to reveal at this time (what do you think usually happens when I get my grubby hands on a headphone?   ) EQ is great tool. EQ actually works very well on LCD3 and HD800. I hope this answers your question.

PM me to remind me again about this question when the product actually hits retail.

Apologies for the 3 year bump...

I'm new here, going through threads reading about HD800 vs HD700 vs HD650's.

I'm curious if you ever posted about the quality of the HD700's after eq'ing them to tame the 6khz peakiness? (I searched but didn't find much discussion about the HD700 & eq).