[Dipesh]

God damn ..don't have time for that .

 

[Dipesh]

What a enjoyable headphone though. Wonder how Aoleus will be compared to Atticus.

 

[zach915m]

Wish I can stain the wood with black stain.@zach915m. Any idea how I might be able to do that ?

To do it properly, you would have to strip the varnish (not easy or fun), sand it smooth, dye it, sand it, dye it again, sand it, seal it, sand it, seal it again, sand it, stain it, sand it, varnish it, sand it, varnish it, sand it, and put on a final coat of varnish.

By the way, you need 24 hours between each varnish application so it sets properly, and a full week for the final coat to cure.

Also, be careful not to deform the cups with all that sanding.

Yeah - to stain the wood after the headphone is finished it would likely take longer than us building a headphone from scratch - just a lot of effort to disassemble, refinish and reassemble.

 

[vintinfinity]

Let’s consider some tracks. The first song I listened to on the Atticus was “Steam Powered Aereo Plane” by John Hartford. Besides being one of the most brilliant bluegrass songs ever written, this track is particularly interesting to me because of certain production/engineering choices. Although the band John was using at the time featured John Holland (who played with Charlie Parker) on bass, through any set of cans I’ve ever used before the Atty, the bass is just too low. So low that I have avoided listening to the song through headphones for years, because every time the song really kicks and Holland’s bass comes thundering in, well, through headphones, it just didn’t thunder. Enter the Atticus. Man, this is the way this track is supposed to sound! This is how it would feel if you were hearing these guys live, with the bass controlling the rhythm and thus, in many ways, the entire unfolding of the song.


Next I listened to Colter Wall, a young Canadian country singer who is the heir to the throne left vacant by the likes of Johnny Cash and Waylon Jennings. Listen to the song “Plain To See Plainsman” from Colter’s most recent album through the Atticus and tell me if you’ve ever heard a male voice sound better, richer, or more alive. Sorry Tyll, but I definltely don’t agree that voices through the Atticus sound “artificial and obviously reproduced.” No no no no no. This is just wrong.


Finally, if you really want proof that the Atticus is the best set of cans for acoustic music on the planet, listen to “Deep River Blues” by Doc Watson from his first, self-titled album on Vanguard. I played in a band with a dude who owned a gorgeous vintage Martin D-18. I spent a lot of time playing, pawning over, and protecting that guitar. I recorded with it and on it, and I know it’s sound like I know the timbre of my father’s voice. When I heard “Deep River Blues” through the Atticus, it sounded like Doc was in the room with me, playing that gorgeous D-18 that they lent him for those early records (man I wish he hadn’t switched to Gallaghers). I don’t know if it’s the fact that the cans have wooden cups, or the way they are tuned, or maybe both and more, but they recreated the experience of what you hear when you play a D-18 flawlessly. Impeccably. Unbelievably. It almost felt like I was the one fingerpicking.


Ok. Thanks to anyone who read through this diatribe. I’ve just been so blown away by these headphones, I had to put my thoughts to paper. Next step is to try them as studio monitors. I hope my voice sounds half as good as Doc’s did when I listen to my recordings!

Edited the first few paragraphs of your quote out to save space... just wanted to thank you for the track suggestions. Totally outside of my normal genre selection but quite enjoyable. I love the vocals on Plain To See Plainsman. Very natural on Atticus indeed. Just got to Deep River Blues. Nice change of pace. We’ll see what playlist Tidal makes for me after this one.

 

[Dipesh]

Tempted to get 2k cable

 

[Dipesh]

Edited the first few paragraphs of your quote out to save space... just wanted to thank you for the track suggestions. Totally outside of my normal genre selection but quite enjoyable. I love the vocals on Plain To See Plainsman. Very natural on Atticus indeed. Just got to Deep River Blues. Nice change of pace. We’ll see what playlist Tidal makes for me after this one.

Deep river blues sounds wonderful with the setup I have. If you have suggestions for blues let me know. always expanding , exploring and looking.

 

[ProfFalkin]

Deep river blues sounds wonderful with the setup I have. If you have suggestions for blues let me know. always expanding , exploring and looking.

 

[Dipesh]

Thanks mate

 

[Wheel Hoss]

Deep river blues sounds wonderful with the setup I have. If you have suggestions for blues let me know. always expanding , exploring and looking.

Albums with special synergy with the Atticus:

Bruce Springsteen: Nebraska
Chris Thile: Not All Who Wonder Are Lost
Colter Wall: Colter Wall
Doc Watson: Doc Watson
Jack Johnson: Best of Kokua Festival
Jerry Garcia, David Grisman: Shady Grove
Jerry Garcia, David Grisman, Tony Rice: The Pizza Tapes
John Hartford: Steam Powered Aereo-Takes
John Lee Hooker: It Serves You Right To Suffer
Merle Haggard: If I Could Only Fly
Mississippi John Hurt: Today!
Muddy Waters: Folk Singer
Nick Drake: Pink Moon
Norman Blake: Whiskey Before Breakfast
Norman Blake, Tony Rice: Blake & Rice
Peter Rowan, Tony Rice: You Were There For Me
Ricky Skaggs, Tony Rice: Skaggs And Rice
Silvio Rodriguez: Silvio
The Allman Brothers Band: Brothers And Sisters
Tony Rice Unit: Manzanita
Willie Nelson: Red Headed Stranger
Yo-Yo Ma, Chris Thile, Edgar Meyer: Bach Trios

 

[erics75]

This sums up the Atticus experience best for me:

 

[Dipesh]

Nice
Try Maximum the Harmone

 

[zach915m]

Has anyone seen this yet?



It's adorable and I have no idea who made it as they didn't tell us about it. Anyways - if you made this, send me an email! I love it! And all the details are accurate and in depth.

I can only imagine how much time and effort went into this, I really appreciate the idea of the channel aside from our headphones being reviewed.

 

[erics75]

Has anyone seen this yet?



It's adorable and I have no idea who made it as they didn't tell us about it. Anyways - if you made this, send me an email! I love it! And all the details are accurate and in depth.

I can only imagine how much time and effort went into this, I really appreciate the idea of the channel aside from our headphones being reviewed.

That was AWESOME! I couldn't stop laughing.. Whoever did that put a lot of effort into it, great job mystery puppeteer!

 

[Jimkrell]

That is awesome! But where is part 2? And who knew Santa is actually a Terminator?

 

[erics75]

I'd like to see an Avenue Q version of that review...