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Lacking treble like the HD650? If so, I call that perfect treble. Personally, I'm hoping the Nighthawk isn't shaped after a love affair with the HD800. But that's just me.
AudioQuest NightHawk Headphone Unveiled Today
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Lacking treble like the HD650? If so, I call that perfect treble. Personally, I'm hoping the Nighthawk isn't shaped after a love affair with the HD800. But that's just me.
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From talking to Joe Harley, it appears that to Audioquest's surprise, the initial run of Nighthawks sold out rather faster than they thought. Thus the delay for the general public. So the next run is scheduled for April. Can't wait, really looking forward to these.
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Initial run? What initial run?
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Maybe I can clarify. We have not completed our initial production run yet. But I think what Joe Harley meant to convey was that NightHawk's demand turned out to be much larger than expected. This presents new supply chain challenges which is partly why NightHawk isn't for sale to customers quite yet.
Thanks Skylar. I'm sure that's what Joe meant and I misheard. Just got the idea Audioquest found demand for the Nighthawks to be far and away higher than anticipated.
No CanJam for me :confused_face: just too far and too late.
I want a pair of nighthawk so badly! :tongue_smile:
When are they going to release them to the general public? What's the best place to order those gorgeous phones?
I want a pair of nighthawk so badly! :tongue_smile:
When are they going to release them to the general public? What's the best place to order those gorgeous phones?
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Well, tbh my impression was it was even darker than HD650 in CES. My opinion may change during CanJam, but I do feel the headphones sounded slightly too dark, even for my taste (and I tend to like dark-sound headphones such as PM-1 and stuffs)
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Perfect! I'm looking or a dark headphone. When will they be ready?
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They honestly sounded like dynamic drivers that were pretending to be planar drivers. I felt the overall distortion was very low and they had a nice sound that was balanced. I need more listening time but I was impressed off of the first listen
oh yeah, would have loved to hear the Nighthawk + Vinni Rossi's AMP/DAC thing that delivered some HUGE bass out of the HD650. It almost didn't sound like an HD650 anymore. HE-560 was nice on his setup too but I preferred Bill P's modified HE-560 which wasn't as strident in the highs and more linear
another takeaway I had was that the Audeze LCD-XC was one of the most overrated headphones I have ever heard.. the LCD-3 and LCD-2F are way better I don't care what some people that payed too much say
BTW song I heard was Otis Redding "The Dock of the Bay." A classic song with well recorded vocals and I didn't hear anything at all that I didn't like about the Nighthawk especially at $599 that is a come up. Another important thing to note is that I recall Skylar mentioning he didn't want them to give off really any tonal characteristic but rather be a window into the music. Well they are very neutral in an enjoyable way much so like the HD650 but a lot better in my opinion.
oh yeah, would have loved to hear the Nighthawk + Vinni Rossi's AMP/DAC thing that delivered some HUGE bass out of the HD650. It almost didn't sound like an HD650 anymore. HE-560 was nice on his setup too but I preferred Bill P's modified HE-560 which wasn't as strident in the highs and more linear
another takeaway I had was that the Audeze LCD-XC was one of the most overrated headphones I have ever heard.. the LCD-3 and LCD-2F are way better I don't care what some people that payed too much say
BTW song I heard was Otis Redding "The Dock of the Bay." A classic song with well recorded vocals and I didn't hear anything at all that I didn't like about the Nighthawk especially at $599 that is a come up. Another important thing to note is that I recall Skylar mentioning he didn't want them to give off really any tonal characteristic but rather be a window into the music. Well they are very neutral in an enjoyable way much so like the HD650 but a lot better in my opinion.
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and it isn't expensive ,i would like to try it!!
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Maybe it only comes out at night when we are all sleeping?
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http://www.soundstageglobal.com/index.php/shows-events/salon-son-image-2015-montreal-canada/180-salon-son-image-2015-features/562-the-nighthawk-experience
'So yeah, it's been a while since I've used headphones other than for occasional listening while I work. I need to investigate a good set of cans. Apparently AudioQuest will be bringing out a full line of headphones, with some at prices more approachable than $699 CAD, which, as of this writing, is just a little out of reach for me.'
From the article. Just something to keep in memory.
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