[nocturaline]

From Zach:

I can confirm. Although I don't know about the Cherry or Padauk in terms of weight, the camphor is light. The headphones are very comfortable. As for the sound, once again I cannot compare, but I can say that Zach's description is accurate; the sound is very powerful, fast and fun, especially if you like to have a reasonable (not extreme) amount of bass in your music, something everyone should want

 

[captkirk]

Anyone feeding an Atticus with a Schiit Jotty?

If possible, general impressions?

 

[humzebra]

How does camphor compare to paduak? Any direct listening comparison/impressions?

 

[Maxx134]

Hey guys,
I still think padauk is sweetest because of the reddish sheen.
In case anyone hasn't seen,
there is some close up pics of Eikon Pauduk wood in my recent classifieds post here:

https://www.head-fi.org/f/threads/eikons-padauk.855862/

 

[Makiah S]

I honestly prefer to yellow color of both the Camphor and Cherry!

 

[captkirk]

The Padauk is gorgeous, but the few examples I've seen of the Camphor with a slight olive-hue are stunning. Def. my choice.

 

[Maxx134]

Ive been noticing a trend of other manufacturers selecting walnut.
Very nicely grained wood..
I wonder how a Walnut Eikon would look and sound..

 

[mwhals]

Ive been noticing a trend of other manufacturers selecting walnut.
Very nicely grained wood..
I wonder how a Walnut Eikon would look and sound..

Does Maple Walnut fudge count?

 

[verbositynow]

Finally getting a chance to post some quick thoughts on the Eikon and Atticus in padauk:

The Eikon is perfect for my listening tastes out of a Jotunheim. Clean, clear, precise, and outrageously detailed, but never shrill, harsh, or uncomfortable on either the low or high end. Wow, Zach. Just...wow. I listened to Counting Crows' "August and Everything After" and heard all sorts of new details and nuance that I've never heard before. Magnificent!

The Atticus is a blast! Lots of good, rumbly, happy-times low-end to make you bob your head, but it never gets uncontrolled or bloated. Again, phenomenal work! If the Eikon wasn't so dead-on to my listening preferences, these would be my cans of choice!

So...anyone interested in snagging my Atticus? PM me if you are. The wife has cracked down and said "choose one set of high-end headphones." Actually, I think the exact words were "why do you need both of those?"

 

[whirlwind]

Finally getting a chance to post some quick thoughts on the Eikon and Atticus in padauk:

The Eikon is perfect for my listening tastes out of a Jotunheim. Clean, clear, precise, and outrageously detailed, but never shrill, harsh, or uncomfortable on either the low or high end. Wow, Zach. Just...wow. I listened to Counting Crows' "August and Everything After" and heard all sorts of new details and nuance that I've never heard before. Magnificent!

The Atticus is a blast! Lots of good, rumbly, happy-times low-end to make you bob your head, but it never gets uncontrolled or bloated. Again, phenomenal work! If the Eikon wasn't so dead-on to my listening preferences, these would be my cans of choice!

So...anyone interested in snagging my Atticus? PM me if you are. The wife has cracked down and said "choose one set of high-end headphones." Actually, I think the exact words were "why do you need both of those?"

I have heard those exact words from my wife

 

[cptnhindsight]

Been using both the eikon and atticus with my emotiva dc-1 and nfb 1 amp at home. For work I run them off a chord mojo. Really love both headphones equally for different reasons. Zach nailed it in my opinion.

 

[Pharmaboy]

Does Maple Walnut fudge count?

Maple walnut fudge sounds terrific: expansive soundstage, good speed, deep bass.

However, unless you do all listening in an industrial, walk-in freezer, the headphones melt rather quickly.

 

[Erikson2k]

Does anyone have any thoughts on how well an O2 dac/amp combo would run a pair of Atticus headphones. Would stepping up the dac/amp be worth the money with a pair of headphones of this caliber and if so are we talking like a 10% gain or a 1% gain?

 

[Makiah S]

Does anyone have any thoughts on how well an O2 dac/amp combo would run a pair of Atticus headphones. Would stepping up the dac/amp be worth the money with a pair of headphones of this caliber and if so are we talking like a 10% gain or a 1% gain?

I'm not a huge fan of Solid State amps with the Eikon... they tend to make it sound a little looser than what it is,


Also I've got the LCD XC with me for a month or so and just initial impressions

having just a first listen [volume matched] the XC is quite shouty in comparison to the Eikon... it has a more solid bass! YAY Planar bass, but it lacks the mid rage tactility of the Eikon... I'm listening to Mile's Davis "So What" and I'm missing how each of the individual piano notes hit you on the Eikon, granted the XC is a bit more DYNAMIC with the horns, but again the Eikon's just a touch fuller with better tactility, I'm using a WireWorld Red Cable for the XC and I'm running out of the iCan Micro SE [Medium Gain]

Now I run my Eikon out of the Ember II at 35R, when I switch into the LCD XC at .1R on the Ember II [Volume matched]... I get some better tactility in the mid range but it's hit or miss on the Piano, the Horns aren't as shouty any more! But the bass is a little bit looser and the overall image starts to suffer :/ I loose some depth,

Still, So What is only one track of many... and the XC isn't... as tactile nor as resolving of texture as the Eikon... it's often a little smoother and shoutier/thin, in contrast to the Thicker but more texture'd Eikon... but I do like the Planar bass!

 

[Maxx134]

I owned the Audio Technica ATH-w3000anv, and to me the Eikon (Pauduk) is the greater , more musical can.

I also have to note that the Eikons can fool you,
Because they sound great right out of the box.
But in my testing, they opened up more after 3weeks to be more effortless and liquid sounding.
I assume it's the driver surround edge is what needs the break in.