[Trinkle]

Oh no Composer .... time for a name change ... doesn't sound exactly "musical" like "Corina"/"Celestee"

Edit : That's a personal opinion, the product may make the name sound better

 

[Nomax]

And in the end it is the composer who is responsible for what reaches our ears
(More about that when the countdown is over )

NOMAX

PS.lol

 

[FritzS]

Chelestine

 

[Rob80b]

Don't know about the rest of you, but all this romanticizing which has become prevalent from the likes of Focal (Utopia, Stellia, Elegia), HiFiMan (Amanda, Sundara, Suvana) , ZMF (Atrium, Caldera, Verite) etc is all too much IMHO, but I guess as the pricing approaches owning a car it's to be expected. lol
Still, the new "C" offering from the Austrian crew just might shake things up.

 

[Nomax]

Still, the new "C" offering from the Austrian crew just might shake things up.

For sure

NOMAX

PS.lol

 

[FritzS]

HANS ZIMMER is what?

K..........st

 

[Nomax]

K..........st

Ein sehr erfolgreicher Komponist

NOMAX

PS.lol

 

[Rob80b]

With just its "single ended" option, believe I've got a great match for my K872s, the arrival of a vintage (2002) Bryston B60B integrated. : )
Had a B60B years ago but I replaced it with Bryson's BHA1 head-amp.

 

[canchet]

Hey folks. Seriously considering getting a pair of K872. I currently have a Q701. Do you think the K872 will sound good with metal, rock, 90s alternative etc ?

I’ll be using Audio Gd Master 19 amp and Aune S8 reference DAC / EverSolo Z8 DAC.

If it still helps you, I recently purchased the K872 and also have a Q701 Made in Austria. The K872 has a lot more of detail, I prefer the K872 so far.

 

[Rob80b]

I prefer the K872 so far.

The K872 is rather special in design and performance, my not work with all recordings but can on occasion be an incredible window into a performance.

 

[buke9]

The K872 is rather special in design and performance, my not work with all recordings but can on occasion be an incredible window into a performance.

Agreed. With say Neil Young acoustic works are fantastic.

 

[sofastreamer]

i noticed that the memory foam pads need some warm up time of about 15-20 minutes, until the sound settles from harsh to smooth. than this is still the best closed headphone i have heard and own. after the warm up, they dissapear on my head and the sound is to me just a tad behind the hd800s open back regarding soundstage depth, and overall spaciousness with awesomely precise imaging for a dynamic. glad i bought it out of curiosity. I still need to hear the Austrian Audio hi-x65, which is tuned by the same engineer afaik.

 

[buke9]

i noticed that the memory foam pads need some warm up time of about 15-20 minutes, until the sound settles from harsh to smooth. than this is still the best closed headphone i have heard and own. after the warm up, they dissapear on my head and the sound is to me just a tad behind the hd800s open back regarding soundstage depth, and overall spaciousness with awesomely precise imaging for a dynamic. glad i bought it out of curiosity. I still need to hear the Austrian Audio hi-x65, which is tuned by the same engineer afaik.

I commented to the guys from Austrian Audio the similarities between the 872’s at SoCal and didn’t realize it was the same guy that turned the 872. I listened to the Composer which is an open back and the 812 sounds very similar to the 872 tonally.

 

[Rob80b]

I still need to hear the Austrian Audio hi-x65, which is tuned by the same engineer afaik.

In case you missed it, they recently upped their ante...as buke9 mentioned.
https://www.head-fi.org/threads/the-composer-open-back-flagship-by-austrian-audio.969871/

 

[sofastreamer]

In case you missed it, they recently upped their ante...as buke9 mentioned.
https://www.head-fi.org/threads/the-composer-open-back-flagship-by-austrian-audio.969871/

thank you, new information for me!