seraphsword

Hey Brad, thanks for the assistance. I grabbed a pair of studio monitor headphones (ATH-M50x) and they do seem much better. The sound may still take some getting used to, since the CDP-130 default was a lot different, but it seems like something I can get grow into. Thanks again.

Hi, I just got my S3000 yesterday, and I may be having a problem. When using headphones, the sound seems "muddy" to me, with all of the piano tones sounding as though I have cotton stuffed in my ears. This is with all the sound modes and with both headphone jacks. I've also checked to make sure the headphones are fully plugged in. I'm comparing this to the CDP-130 which is what I have been using for the past 5 months. The sound on the 130 just seems "cleaner". I can also get clear sound even with the volume less than half way to max, whereas the S3000 seems very quiet by comparison. Now this may just be a problem of inexperience on my part. I'm still very new to piano, so maybe the S3000 is what a piano is supposed to sound like, and the 130 sounds are just unnaturally bright. It's a tough thing to evaluate when you simply don't have years of familiarity. It's also a tough thing to demonstrate, since I doubt I could get a reliable recording through my headphones. Another element of the problem, which again may just be my inexperience, is that the lower octaves seem to dominate the sound of the upper octaves. Like if I'm holding a whole note chord on my left hand, the sound seems to overpower the notes I'm playing with my right. This wasn't my experience with the 130, so I don't know if it's just differences of the sound engines, or expected resonance on the S3000, or something else entirely. This is with a decent pair of headphones, the Sony MDR-XB950. Now, maybe it's the extra bass on these that's the problem, but they are the same ones I used on the 130 without apparent issue. I'm going to have to find another pair of headphones to evaluate that possibility. I live in an apartment, and most of my time on the piano happens early in the morning or late at night, so I tend to need headphones out of courtesy to my neighbors. Playing with just the included speakers does not seem to have the same issue, though I would expect some differences from sound bouncing around a room versus beaming directly into my ears. So, my question is if anyone else has experience with the two models (CDP-130 and PX-S1000/3000) and feels like this is just typical behavior, or if I might have a genuine issue. It may simply come down to finding a more experienced player in the local area and seeing what they think of the sound. Thanks for any assistance or input.