AEON, MrSpeakers' New Closed Back Planar Magnetic Headphone

[GrussGott]

Honestly If you listen to a desk setup, I would upgrade to atleast something like a D30/A30 Topping stack.

@Jimster480, you got me down on that topping stack, you should get commission Two quick questions:

(1.) will the A30 properly drive the Aeons (again Topping recommends 16 Ohm)?

(2.) would the DX7/A30 over the D30/A30 combo provide WAY better sound on the Aeons in your opinion?

Thanks again for all the help, the knowledge is much appreciated!

 

[Jimster480]

@Jimster480, you got me down on that topping stack, you should get commission Two quick questions:

(1.) will the A30 properly drive the Aeons (again Topping recommends 16 Ohm)?

(2.) would the DX7/A30 over the D30/A30 combo provide WAY better sound on the Aeons in your opinion?

Thanks again for all the help, the knowledge is much appreciated!

The DX7 has better Sq than the D30 in terms of detail resolution. I'm not sure the exact requirement for the Aeon power but the DX7 can do 640ish mw unto 32 ohm which honestly should be enough.
It has enough power to drive My 150 ohm Yamaha YH-2s (which is a vintage planar headphone).
The A30 is a great amp though also with a ton of power if you need it (upto 1550mw).
The difference is also in the price though, the DX7 is around 150-160$ more than the D30/A30 stack.

Since I had the D30/A30 stack first I actually use my A30 with my DX7,

As far as the impedance compatibility, I used a 8ohm set of headphones just to test it and it worked fine and didn't sound any different.

 

[thebkt]

Well, I bought my Aeon's to use at work and so far, they're doing a fantastic job. I've been driving them easily with a FiiO E10k and though sure, they don't sound as good as on my home setup, but they still sound great. Comfort throughout the day is great and the case makes transport back and forth a breeze.

Below are a couple of images of the pad issue I mentioned above. I definitely feel like the left ear sounds stronger than the right. After a closer inspection, it appears that the foam in the right pad isn't sitting correctly within the pleather wrapper, or the pad itself was fit too far back within the earcup. The left pad has a nice even seal around the whole cup, where as the right pad exhibits a clear gap between the pad and earcup on the front side (note the overhang on the back side of the right pad). I'm not too worried though. These things happen, and as I said earlier, this is the only issue I've noticed so far and I remain massively impressed with these cans!

 

[mrspeakers]

There's a tolerance on the seam for the ear pads, the melt-line can vary by +/-1mm, so it's normal that some pads won't appear to go to the edge, the part actually probably goes to the edge internally, but the pad "underhangs" by up to 2mm from the edge. Please understand that matching hand sewn pads with very complex geometry is not like making a round donut pad with a machine, and variation is normal. However, for other reasons I want to fix one of these pads and we'll take care of you...

 

[TonyNewman]

My Aeons were at my door this afternoon when I got home today - love that.

First impressions are very good.
Comfort - check.
Build quality - check.
SQ - check.

No doubt these cans will improve with some extra hours on them, but already they are sounding great across the FR. No obvious issues anywhere to my ears.

And I LOVE the isolation. Very, very good to shut out the rest of the world for intimate listening.

My HD800S and HEKv2 do quite a few things better, but they are not closed back cans and they cost quite a bit more than the Aeon.

For a closed back headphone, with excellent isolation, to sound as good as the Aeon does is quite a feat. I MUCH prefer it to the Ether C and Ether Flow that I owned previously.

For those that found the Ether offerings a touch on the bright/thin side (I am one of them) the tuning in the Aeon is much more pleasing to my ears.

NOTE - I am using the extra foam pads provided in the box. Put them in right away.

 

[GrussGott]

well, I've been convinced to take the leap but am wondering about matching ... I'm also now convinced I need a DAC / Amp set up and have narrowed down to Modi Multi-bit/Jot or the Chord Mojo.

My question to the experts: Will I hear significant improvements with the Mimby/Jot setup over the Mojo? I love the portability of the Mojo but I'll almost always be using these desktop. Thanks!

 

[rnros]

@TonyNewman
And they do really need the 80 to 100 hrs to hit full stride.
My first impressions were similar.

 

[Jimster480]

well, I've been convinced to take the leap but am wondering about matching ... I'm also now convinced I need a DAC / Amp set up and have narrowed down to Modi Multi-bit/Jot or the Chord Mojo.

My question to the experts: Will I hear significant improvements with the Mimby/Jot setup over the Mojo? I love the portability of the Mojo but I'll almost always be using these desktop. Thanks!

Don't go with the Modi Multibit.
Honestly it sounds like complete trash.
Chord Mojo is going pretty far up the chain, and its more of a portable unit.
But if those are the two choices the Mojo is a no brainer.

But honestly as I said before I think you would be okay with a D30/A30 stack lol, no need to go splash out $600+ all at once

 

[SLC1966]

Don't go with the Modi Multibit.
Honestly it sounds like complete trash.
Chord Mojo is going pretty far up the chain, and its more of a portable unit.
But if those are the two choices the Mojo is a no brainer.

But honestly as I said before I think you would be okay with a D30/A30 stack lol, no need to go splash out $600+ all at once

I have both the modi multibit and mojo. Mojo is similar or even more engaging. But modi multibit with Eitr and Magni 3 or Vali 2 is outstanding and imho tops mojo. But their is added cost and loss of portability vs. Mojo

 

[GrussGott]

Chord Mojo is going pretty far up the chain, and its more of a portable unit.But if those are the two choices the Mojo is a no brainer.

I have both the modi multibit and mojo. Mojo is similar or even more engaging. But modi multibit with Eitr and Magni 3 or Vali 2 is outstanding and imho tops mojo. But their is added cost and loss of portability vs. Mojo

thanks guys! I love the topping price, but the Schitt 5-year warranty and local support has kinda won me over to their side ... So the Mimby / Jot stack seems like the way to go buuuuutttt ... most people that have both or similar seem to be implicitly or explicitly saying go mojo.

@SLC1966, given you have the similar set up, and it sounds like you're saying that between mimby/jot stack and the mojo there won't be a huge difference (right?) so would that be your recommendation even given the Mojo is a few years old now?

 

[mrspeakers]

Off the grid until Monday, but info@mrspeakers.com is there for support today and tomorrow. Have a great weekend!

 

[Mkoll]

I've owned the Mojo and own the Mimby. I prefer the Mimby over the Mojo. In fact, I prefer the iDSD BL over the Mojo, but only by a hair. All are good DACs that the Aeon sounds great with.

IMO, YMMV, etc.

 

[AxelCloris]

Cleaned up some recent posts as we're going off topic. Please keep the topic of discussion related to the Aeon.

 

[Magick Man]

I honestly can't decide which I like better, the Aeons or the Audeze LCD-XC, and given the price disparity that's quite an achievement by Dan @mrspeakers. Obviously I like them for different reasons; the LCD-XCs are warmer, more lush, and have a velvety smoothness, while the Aeons have superior clarity and balance. I give them both 9/10, but for different reasons (price notwithstanding). However, unless you're a true basshead, I have to give the edge to the Aeons due to value and comfort/weight (the LCD-XC weighs, quite literally, almost 2x more than the AEON).

The only thing I'd change would be a slight tuning adjustment (+2dB @125Hz), but they EQ so well that I just do that myself.

 

[Roybenz]

Given the price difference, and being closed back as opposed to open, it's amazing how well they do against the HE1000v2. At the moment I'm happy that I'm where I want to be with both open and closed headphones...famous last word etc....

I do agere, do you have balanced cable for the aeon?

Have Anyone tried a balanced 4-pin xlr for the aeon?