Sony Z7M2.. honestly a disappointing headphone. for the retail MSRP of $600 I would never pick this up, but for $400.. it's still an iffy recommendation. Only IF you want a more mid detailed version of Sony's consumer 1000XM headphones then would this ever be recommended, i.e a subset of...

Looks like it's quite similar to the Fostex TH610s then? nice detailed mid forward headphone without much to show in the other frequencies?

Not sure what headphones you guys are listening to. I think Radiance has quite a lot of bass. More in quantity than my Denon D7200s actually. Radiance has actually the most bass out of any Focals I've listened to (Elear, Elex, Clear, Elegia)

Yes, the 1540s are tuned to be less reference and more 'consumer' friendly i.e closer to Harman target but the 1540s have decent detail for $500. I think they are actually fairly close to HD600s in detail (or perhaps similar to HD599s which are a step below the 600s in detail). The 1840s on the...

Agreed that the technical performance doesn't match the price, however I think I've tried enough headphones across all price ranges to say that there's quite a few expensive headphones that have underwhelming technical performance. In general, Focal / Hifiman / Sennheiser seem to be quite good...

Audio-Technica AWKT vs Denon D9200 so what do I think about these two flagship Japanese wooden closed backs? I think the AWKTs are an acquired taste, for those who want an especially bright upper-midrange forward headphone then the AWKTs are definitely that, but the tuning can be considered a...

Ok so I haven't tried the Dan Clark E3s everyone's been raving about, but I just got the Audio-Technica AWKTs and don't mind saying that these are definitely up there, endgame TOTL tier closed back headphones. The best way to describe these are they have the 'W' shaped tuning of my Denon D7200s...

It seems like the knowledge to make a good closed back and a good open back are different. From what I can see, Audeze (LCD XC), Senn (HD820) and Hifiman (Audivina) closed back offerings are definitely more divisive than their open back offerings. On the other hand, Dan Clark seems to actually...

I think out of the ones you listed, DCA Aeon 2 Noire is generally considered the most all around appealing. It's the best tuned out of those. I have the Aeon 2 (non Noire) and it's almost reference level tuning very neutral and balanced. LCD-XC and Audivina are divisive headphones and need to be...

Says a lot about Audeze when I've literally never heard of anyone really liking their stock tuning and everyone has to EQ them to sound good lol

Posting my closed back headphone collection and my impressions: Focal Bathys - overall a nice dynamic soft v sound sig, probably the most detailed exciting wireless headphone I’ve heard yet Bowers Px8 - a more flat, refined and relaxed sound sig, not as exciting as the Focals but it has...

Got the AT AT2000Ti, along with the Fostex TH900 and the DCA Aeon 2.. these 3 together pretty much cover all the bases. You want super airy sparkling high end? That's the AT2000Tis. You want super slamming low end? That's the TH900s. You want general balanced detailed tuning all around with a...

Unboxing + impressions of the Noble Audio Khans, comparing it to my previous IEMs (AK/Campfire Solaris X). So far, this is the most expensive and the best sounding IEM me and my friend have ever heard. It's balanced on the trebles, mids and bass. Nothing is too excessive or recessive. The mids...

Got my RS6, unboxed it and doing a comparison to my AK SE100 here... so far seems like the RS6 (with firmware 1.3 update) sounds a bit more lively and enjoyable than the SE100 although not quite as technical or warm as the SE100. They are both on the same level SQ wise I would say but different...

Since I use both setups - a Motorola Razr Fold (amazing smartphone for music since it has the giant secondary screen) + Shanling UA2 and also an AK SE100 dedicated DAP. Pros of dongle + smartphone: -dongle uses your existing smartphone and is thus a cheaper setup -sounds arguably as good as an...