[amoeba1126]

I am not going to gain anything with penrose planar versus steelseries astro??.?

Only wired headsets that measure up to the Penrose IMO are the ones made by actual headphone companies, such as Sennheiser and Beyerdynamic. Steelseries, HyperX, Logitech, Razr... these are companies that just so happen to also make devices that produce sound. Turtle Beach and Astro are a definitive step up, but they were never companies that looked to make high quality headphones and speakers. To put it simply, from a sound perspective the offerings of these companies can only dream about reaching the feet of the worst products from actual headphone companies.

 

[ex0du5]

Okay that's odd. I removed the earcups and tried them and I can't perceive any imbalance at all. But taking the earcups off made me realize just how much the earcups themselves contribute to the sound itself, as the headphones sound dramatically different with them off.

And I realized that when I put the headphones on and they're off, the seal between the left and right earcup sounds different, like there's a different density in the foam or something. So I think the imbalance is coming from the earcups themselves, though I can't see any visible difference between the two.

So this might not be a driver issue after all.

 

[Mad Lust Envy]

Hmm, swap the right pads wit the left one and see if the balance switches. And yes, ear pads can DRAMATICALLY alter sound of headphones. It's generally why I don't tend to pad swap in general in fear of losing the qualities of the headphone in general.

 

[ex0du5]

Hmm, swap the right pads wit the left one and see if the balance switches.

Good call. Brb.

 

[amoeba1126]

Okay that's odd. I removed the earcups and tried them and I can't perceive any balance at all. But taking the earcups off made me realize just how much the earcups themselves contribute to the sound itself, as the headphones sound dramatically different with them off.

And I realized that when I put the headphones on and they're off, the seal between the left and right earcup sounds different, like there's a different density in the foam or something. So I think the imbalance is coming from the earcups themselves, though I can't see any visible difference between the two.

Both MLE and I did state that how you wear headphones really matter, which is also why changing ear pads can so often produce less than desirable results. The human head is not perfectly symmetrical. One side of the head can be shaped a bit differently. An ear could be slightly higher or lower, bigger or smaller. The closer sound is produced to our ears, the higher possibility we notice differences when we are hearing it off-axis. My suggestion is to wear the headphones in front of a mirror and see what makes the imbalance go away and what makes it stay.

 

[ex0du5]

Hmmm yeah imbalance is still there, so maybe it's not the earcups. Could just be because I only hear higher frequencies without the earcups. Maybe a frequency response imbalance between the two drivers?

 

[ex0du5]

Both MLE and I did state that how you wear headphones really matter, which is also why changing ear pads can so often produce less than desirable results. The human head is not perfectly symmetrical. One side of the head can be shaped a bit differently. An ear could be slightly higher or lower, bigger or smaller. The closer sound is produced to our ears, the higher possibility we notice differences when we are hearing it off-axis. My suggestion is to wear the headphones in front of a mirror and see what makes the imbalance go away and what makes it stay.

I mean that could be the case, but I've never experienced this with any other headphones. Are planars just more likely to exhibit this for some reason?

I should mention that the imbalance is very slight. But it's enough to shift the sound left maybe an inch to the left within my head, which does make it somewhat noticeable.

 

[amoeba1126]

I mean that could be the case, but I've never experienced this with any other headphones. Are planars just more likely to exhibit this for some reason?

I should mention that the imbalance is very slight. But it's enough to shift the sound left maybe an inch to the left within my head, which does make it somewhat noticeable.

Headphone design or issues with the headphones would cause this. If one cup is loose or the pad foam is different, it can cause this. If the placement of an ear pad is off when wearing headphones, it can cause this. Hell, even excessive ear wax can cause it though that tends to be more consistent. One of the drivers being defective can cause it.

 

[waltdisneypixar]

Can you remove penrose earpads and buy new ones?

Where for example?

 

[amoeba1126]

Can you remove penrose earpads and buy new ones?

Where for example?

Yes. You can buy exact replacements in different colors from Audeze themselves on their website or from Dekoni.

• https://www.audeze.com/collections/accessories/products/mobius-standard-ear-pad-replacement-kit
• https://dekoniaudio.com/product/dek...ar-pads-for-audeze-mobius-penrose-headphones/
• https://dekoniaudio.com/product/dek...ar-pads-for-audeze-mobius-penrose-headphones/

 

[waltdisneypixar]

Are the earpads big enough for everyone?
I mean i had playstation gold headset and they were way to small thar hurt my ears

I have astro a50 gen3 and they are ok. I wish a bit larger but i am okey with astroa50 playing long sessions

The other day i had to send back the new Sony WH1000XM4 because from the moment i put them on they were hurting my ears ( hurting the width) from right to left of my ear


So if anyone could tell me how the width od these penrose are

 

[amoeba1126]

Are the earpads big enough for everyone?

This review measures the dimensions of the earpads.

 

[waltdisneypixar]

This review measures the dimensions of the earpads.

Lol i know because i was the one i told him to do it for the video lol
Buuuut he didn't measure the width

 

[KMann]

I mean that could be the case, but I've never experienced this with any other headphones. Are planars just more likely to exhibit this for some reason?

I should mention that the imbalance is very slight. But it's enough to shift the sound left maybe an inch to the left within my head, which does make it somewhat noticeable.

The best way to identify imbalance is using mono. If you can play a mono test track it will be obvious if three is an imbalance.

 

[amoeba1126]

Lol i know because i was the one i told him to do it for the video lol
Buuuut he didn't measure the width

The Dekoni's show height and width which should be similar if not the same to Penrose