Jearly410
100+ Head-Fier
I have been quite pleased and satisfied with my AQ Nightowl Carbon's for the past month. I am contemplating the addition of the original Nighthawks to my collection. Is there a big enough sonic difference between the two to warrant such a purchase? What, if any, are the major differences? Of course, the former is a closed-back and the latter is semi-open. At the very least, that would mean that the NH's should have a bigger soundstage. How much bigger is the question? Another example would be that the original NH's came with classic(hybrid) pads. Would the use of hybrid pads on my NO's narrow the gap with the NH's? For those who own both NO's and NH's, what do you think? Any input would be very much appreciated.
Somewhere earlier in this thread or the nighthawk thread a measurement was shown of how well the nighthawk and nightowl block noise and how loud they are perceived from a person near you. They were almost identical if I remember correctly.
The nightowls are more isolating than the th-x00 and less isolating than the mrspeakers aeon imo. The circular piece that covers the nighthawks, to make the nightowls, has a gap as an airport, like the th-x00. I suppose if one wanted to, one could remove that piece.