kiteki
aka Theta Alpha 1
aka Alpha Zeta 5
aka Alpha Zeta 6
aka Nanocat Systems
And many other aliases
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Taken out of context and completely not what I said. JH sounding better than T1, buhahahha, good one.
Beyerdynamic said the T5p has 32 ohm for "ultimate phase fidelity", that and the fact that it's closed-back, what designates it as a portable headphone? There is someone which has put T5p drivers in a a T1 housing as well.
I should have said better -in certain ways-, there is a reason why custom IEM's are popular and people pay over $1000 for them, and it's for using at home, at your desk, just as much as outside.
Have you demoed any? I am mostly an IEM person, but after listening to several flagship headphones I went with the T5p, prior to that I had A2000X and SA-5000.
I have a friend that sold his $2000 STAX rig and happily uses a custom IEM now instead, actually.
Not a fake. I listened to them when I had T5ps at the same time and they were not worth my time. T5p is not good for long sessions because of the brightness and perceived clarity is derived from that brightness.
That makes sense. For the portability (I don't consider T5p portable), looks, and price difference I honestly think I prefer the ES10 overall. I have the T5p right here but haven't A/B'd them, not yet anyway.
Like with everything, tastes.
ES10 is in no way a flagship for AT, check their other headphones.
Regarding caviar; please check my equipment inventory:
Audiophilleo2>Metrum Octave DAC> Woo Audio WA2> T1, Sony SA5000 and JVC DX1000. Not to mention all the gear I had before that.
The ATH-ES10 is a flagship for Audio Technica, in that lineup, isn't it? I know the AD2000, A2000X and 3000ANV are other flagships.
It's clear Audio Technica paid a lot of attention to the sound of the ES10, it's not just a random failure like you posted, I didn't really like the A1000X and W5000 that much though and seem to prefer the sound of the metallic ones.
I think it's quite possible the LCD-2, LCD-3 and K1000 all sound better than my T5p but they are open-air models. You can include Koss ESP950 and STAX as well if you like. Anyway I don't use full-size very often they just gather dust so I think I'll sell them.
I am really liking music on the ATH-ES10 either way.