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I have been using a Valvo tube for quite a while. Settled with it at least a year back, seems very transparent to me.
Just pulled the trigger on a pair of W3000. I have only owned AD900 and ESW9 in the past (both good headphones) and at $999 AUD, I thought the flagship woody ATH was worth picking up. Be interested to see how they pair with my Violectric V200 and sound in comparison to T1 and LCD2.
Just pulled the trigger on a pair of W3000. I have only owned AD900 and ESW9 in the past (both good headphones) and at $999 AUD, I thought the flagship woody ATH was worth picking up. Be interested to see how they pair with my Violectric V200 and sound in comparison to T1 and LCD2.
Just pulled the trigger on a pair of W3000. I have only owned AD900 and ESW9 in the past (both good headphones) and at $999 AUD, I thought the flagship woody ATH was worth picking up. Be interested to see how they pair with my Violectric V200 and sound in comparison to T1 and LCD2.
I'd be interested in your thoughts on the W3000ANV versus the ESW9. I'm very satisified with the W3000 and have been thinking about picking up a pair of the ESW9 for travel and the office. I've also thought about the CKW1000ANV but can't find many opinions on those.
I'd be interested in your thoughts on the W3000ANV versus the ESW9. I'm very satisified with the W3000 and have been thinking about picking up a pair of the ESW9 for travel and the office. I've also thought about the CKW1000ANV but can't find many opinions on those.
I have both, and actually they are both the only Japan-imports I own. The ESW-9 is simply not in the same league, not just construction-wise (as pointed out above) but even sound-wise. It was my first "head-fi-level" product before I even knew the term and I was delighted at the time about the improvement it gave me over my previous gear, esp when used with the Fiio e7 + LOD cable connected to my classic, another tentative step down the head-fi path. I enjoyed many hours of listening to that combo (and wanted more)
But if I go back to it now right after listening to the W3000 or even the W5000 (which is in some ways even more removed), it's just not very good, or perhaps I would rather say not to my taste anymore after listening to all the high-end cans. It is very pop-oriented with too much not-well-controlled bass (while still not managing to go as low as the W3000) and a bit muffled or perhaps just lacking the clarity I have come to enjoy (using the same component chain than my full-size headphones before anybody asks)
It will very likely be on the market in a nice ATH hard case pretty soon, since the closest portable solution to my current taste is the Shure 535 IEM + Fiio E17 (surprisingly close actually, albeit a bit uncomfortable after trying various tips... on the other so much more isolating than the ESW-9)