[TjPhysicist]

Hey guys..these headphones have their own theme song:

 

[xDaveyJ]

Not everyone. I prefer the Aeon, but I did like the Eikon a lot when I had a chance to listen to it. Eikon has a warmer sound so perhaps a more "musical" presentation than the Aeon, less isolation, less comfort, and heavier. More bass presence but not as tight and controlled as the Aeon. Price-to-performance, Aeon is clear winner.

I've not compared the Eikon to Aeon but my Atticus is another level to the Aeon and it's not even close. Musicality, texture & Tone, Liquidity, smoothness, Impact, vocal body and emotion, micro detail. Atticus is a monster. It beats out all the Ethers too.

 

[Mkoll]

I've not compared the Eikon to Aeon but my Atticus is another level to the Aeon and it's not even close. Musicality, texture & Tone, Liquidity, smoothness, Impact, vocal body and emotion, micro detail. Atticus is a monster. It beats out all the Ethers too.

We all have our own preferences, and there's no accounting for taste.

 

[dawktah2]

I think I'm going to buy the AQ Nightowl, Oppo PM-3 and the MrSpeakers Aeon, then return the two of them that I don't like as much. Does anyone else here run these predominately from a Macbook Pro and/or iPhone? Any recommendations on a portable dac/amp to pair with these that doesn't require a wall socket?

Matthew,

I have the PM-3 and the Aeon. I posted in this thread my comments about the two. End result I put my PM-3 in closet.

I also posted my in-flight experience with the Aeon and the WA8 earlier in this post in this thread

 

[matthewh133]

Matthew,

I have the PM-3 and the Aeon. I posted in this thread my comments about the two. End result I put my PM-3 in closet.

I also posted my in-flight experience with the Aeon and the WA8 earlier in this post in this thread

Appreciate this, great post!

 

[Jearly410]

I've not compared the Eikon to Aeon but my Atticus is another level to the Aeon and it's not even close. Musicality, texture & Tone, Liquidity, smoothness, Impact, vocal body and emotion, micro detail. Atticus is a monster. It beats out all the Ethers too.

I've got an Atticus on the way to hopefully be an upgrade to my nightowl, which I bought to compliment my Aeon. What amp do you use to power your Atticus? I am researching tube amps but haven't come to a conclusion. Thanks!

 

[xDaveyJ]

I've got an Atticus on the way to hopefully be an upgrade to my nightowl, which I bought to compliment my Aeon. What amp do you use to power your Atticus? I am researching tube amps but haven't come to a conclusion. Thanks!

Recently I've been using my little Chord Mojo. Sounds fantastic with the Atticus. My Aeon hasn't gotten much use since getting my Atticus. Phenomenal headphone.

 

[jeffri]

I can recommend Mojo and Aeon combo, it's great. I think most will be happy with that. Mojo has enough power to spare for driving Aeon.

 

[Zachik]

I've got an Atticus on the way to hopefully be an upgrade to my nightowl, which I bought to compliment my Aeon. What amp do you use to power your Atticus? I am researching tube amps but haven't come to a conclusion. Thanks!

I truly believe the Atticus is a BIG upgrade to the nightowl.
Definitely next on my wishlist
And I agree - it is a complement to the AEON. Not a replacement (at least not for me...)

 

[xDaveyJ]

I agree. I also find it an upgrade to the Z1R. Putting my Aeon up for sale, can't touch Atticus.


I liked the Nightowl but couldn't get past that narrow sound.

 

[lithrai]

I plan to order custom cable from Forza AudioWorks. Should I go with pure copper or something else?

 

[joaojp1]

Hi I recently bought a pair of aeon on canjam London this year and I am looking for an external dac/amp now to drive them to their full potential. I currently have an onkyo dp-X1 dap and an asus xonar u7 external sound card and I am looking for a portable dac that I can stack with my dap and/or use as a desktop dac.

Currently I am torn between the ifi iDSD black label and the Chord Hugo 2, I was wondering how much of a step down would the ifi be compared to the Hugo 2 since the price difference is huge.

 

[IamMathew]

Hi I recently bought a pair of aeon on canjam London this year and I am looking for an external dac/amp now to drive them to their full potential. I currently have an onkyo dp-X1 dap and an asus xonar u7 external sound card and I am looking for a portable dac that I can stack with my dap and/or use as a desktop dac.

Currently I am torn between the ifi iDSD black label and the Chord Hugo 2, I was wondering how much of a step down would the ifi be compared to the Hugo 2 since the price difference is huge.

From my POV, if the audible difference in sound quality by buying an HP upgrade is 100%, then the audible difference in sound quality when you do DAC/AMP upgrade is like 5%, max 10%. I think it would be close to 5% in this case. ifi iDSD is rather good from I have read. BTW, you can consider Mojo too.

 

[Oscar-HiFi]

I plan to order custom cable from Forza AudioWorks. Should I go with pure copper or something else?

I think pure copper will pair well with the Aeon, the hybrid would possibly be a tad bright but the differences are not huge. Their Claire HPC 8 wire is an incredible cable and would do wonders with the Aeon.

 

[Musicguy2015]

Hi I recently bought a pair of aeon on canjam London this year and I am looking for an external dac/amp now to drive them to their full potential. I currently have an onkyo dp-X1 dap and an asus xonar u7 external sound card and I am looking for a portable dac that I can stack with my dap and/or use as a desktop dac.

Currently I am torn between the ifi iDSD black label and the Chord Hugo 2, I was wondering how much of a step down would the ifi be compared to the Hugo 2 since the price difference is huge.

As a owner of mojo and Hugo 2, I highly recommend the Hugo 2 if the price is not the issue. Hugo 2 has a mojo filter mode, so you actually can have the mojo-like sounding if you really addictive to its sound. I also connect Hugo 2 to Jotunheim with RCA. I can utilize my balanced headphones collection. (I also have Elear, 650, 400i). All of them are sound much better than using mojo + Jotunheim.

I pair my AEon with Hugo 2 as a desktop solution. I am using the foobar2000 and usb output to Hugo 2 with DoP mode. After I install the DSDTranscoder 1.0.10, I can play DSD 256 without any sound issues. Great sound. Make the AEon sing.

Just my 2 cent.

Thanks.