The_Blood_Raven
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Thanks Zach
I think overall I probably will prefer the Sound of Eikon. I am no means of audiophile or hi-fier, but I like my hd800's (not hd800s) treble presence and the soundstage and imaging
I listen to a lot of female jpop, and sometimes classical. Occasionally with some dance music and trans, but again female centric.
So, reading all the forums and info, it looks like between Eikon and Atticus, Atticus have more forward mids than Eikon, but Eikon has more treble presence. And I am no bass head either, so maybe Eikon will suit me well.
As you mentioned, it seems, the differences are very subtle unless doing a hard a/b comparison. Maybe I shouldn't really worry about which wood to go with except the color and looks
I highly doubt the Eikon, or any ZMF headphone, will have HD800 like treble presence. Zach tunes around linear, but very smooth sounding treble. I'd say his treble preferences are a bit more forward than the HD650, but not by a lot. Definitely more smooth than the HD800's aggressive treble.
The Eikon should be an excellent compliment to the HD800, in my opinion. Smoother, much more intimate in soundstage, a bit more warm, but still fast and clean. Seems like a perfect duo to me.
Now, that comes the question, if aged Padauk will actually turned dark brown? or will it stay reddish... or actually cheery wood becomes tan overtime.
That's an interesting question that I had not even thought of.