My local shop has both. I'm not promising anything, but I'll try to remember next time I go there.

My understanding of FR-to-taste conversion goes like this: 200Hz-1kHz is the fundamental frequency range for most instruments, vocals included. These are the body of the sound. In case of distorted guitars I like to call it 'the roil'. 3kHz is the sensitivity peak that's responsible for things...

Yeah, it's a matter of taste. I disliked the idea a woodie with comparatively recessed mids. Technical ability-wise AWKT is more value per dollar than AWAS I'd say, because the latter is a mid-ranger really. I'd give a kidney for an AWAS with mellower treble and technicality of a flagship to be...

R70x makes market evaluation a bit wonky. They are priced around 300 and punch way above their head. And the range from 400 to 1000 is barren as it is. Anything mid-fi is a sidegrade/taste-based choice from R70x. If you want better you have to sell your kidneys for a flagship. Weird isn't it.

Forgot to actually answer to your observation. AWAS are fine as they are honestly, like a different take on the already flawed ESW10 sound signature, I welcome that. It's just that there's no reason to get them now when I know for sure I can get them for their true value in 3 years' time...

I have almost no experience listening to stuff that came out after around 2013. Had to take a chunky respite from this hobby because reasons. Been looking to get back right into the sin from not so long ago. I think I even had a head fi account, but it's unrecoverable now. I must note that I'm...

To each their own, of course. On the other hand, I now believe there's an upgrade path from R70x; so far none of the flagships I have listened to failed to impress me in proportion to their price. There's Focal Clear that's been slipping away from me though. Amp matching with ADX5000 is gonna...

Today I had an opportunity to listen to the new AT flagship line at Scheherezade in Seoul. All listening was done from a Hugo Chord TT2 they had. Genres: female singer-songwriters, technical brutal death, bluegrass, gyaru pop, classical, EDM, atmospheric black, yuki kajiura, gothic/death doom...