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...

AK is a great brand for those looking for a DAP player that is 'plug and play' and doesn't require much tweaking - because AK is one of those companies that prefer you do as little tweaking as possible and listen to the music using their style. That's why the AK 'house' sound is brought up a lot...

What IEMs or headphones are you using? from what I've seen in this thread, the RS6 is VERY fickle about the IEM pairings

Fantastic information here. Thanks. Just want to mention though that there is another R2R DAP other than the LP ones and that's the Hifiman R2R2000 I'm not sure if anyone has one or compared it to one though

Generally its true but with diminishing returns. My bet is say a $3800 Luxury&Precision LP6 Pro isn't 3 times better sounding than the RS6 but it's better sounding by some percentage. Same with the AK SP2000T or Lotoo Paw Gold Touch or some other expensive DAP. and same with IEMs and headphones...

Of course. I wouldn't expect the RS6 to beat the SP2000T. It's $1100 more expensive. If you had said that they were even close, then that's a HUGE win for the RS6 value wise.

Yup, I got that from the translation as well, thanks. I guess Dethonray is more of a low key newer Chinese brand that only a few people know so I guess I am not expecting to see that in that comparison, but its good to see the $400 more expensive RS6 be considered a higher ranking, by the price...

Anyone compared the DX240 to the Hiby RS6 yet? or the Dethonray Prelude DTR1+?

So how does it sound compared to the $400 more expensive RS6? I would also be curious to hear a comparison to the equally priced iBasso DX240 too if anyone has the deep pockets to try all these :)

The low price is surprising to me as well. This is their cheapest IEM on offer, currently along with the Dianas. And it's 100% in house which I believe is a first for AK. And a planar magnetic driver in an IEM is not very common at all. I wonder how it compares to electrostatic drivers used in...

Anyone compared the RS6 to the DX240 and Dethonray Prelude DTR1+? These are the ones I'm looking at and most interested in. They all use very different tech, but similar price points.