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Great impressions. I may end up having to bite the bullet and snag a Hilo before it's over with... It's
calling to me
I thought a bit about crosslinking to
post #590 in one of the Lynx Hilo threads, but concluded that it is predominantly about the beyerdynamic T 5 p. Fully exploring the qualities of Lynx Hilo probably should be done with other headphones (ie. tools) anyway.
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I know what you mean about the enjoyability of the sound on the T5p. Interestingly, I wouldn't compare it with the 650s (which I have and don't really care for that much-- too veiled and muffled sounding for my tastes), but with a more treble-focused and edgy (in a good way) LCD-2.1, at least from a musicality perspective (if not much else sonically). You have the option of really listening into the music and going incredibly deep into the details of the sound-- or just laying back and letting the music wash over you without any additional deliberation or attention required. Really remarkable cans, in my humble opinion.
There may be a misunderstanding here, or we may think and write passed each other. I mentioned Sennheiser HD 650 and Denon AH-D7000 as other headphones with enjoyable qualities that are good enough to forget about or look passed what they aren't necessarily masters at. I didn't mention them as headphones with similar sound signatures as beyerdynamic T 5 p.
I believe Sennheiser HD 650 will vary between headphone amplifiers. Lynx Hilo seems to provide some more top than Grace Design m903. Both combinations are enjoyable.
I have tried Audeze LCD2.2b and LCD3 with more than one well suited headphone amplifier for each, but I didn't understand them, especially Audeze LCD2.2b. Audeze LCD3 was more normal, but both are (very) top shy. The same week I demoed HiFiMAN HE-6 which to our surprise worked very well with my Grace Design m903. HiFiMAN HE-6 left me with a good impression.
There are other headphones than T 5 p and the others mentioned that enable you to listen deeper into the recording/music, for example the above mentioned beyerdynamic T 1, Sennheiser HD 800 and STAX SR-009. Denon AH-D7000 probably bests the T 5 p as well, but I will have to check this to be reasonably sure. Misunderstand me correctly though. T 5 p does give you details, soundstage and more.
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By way of a quick update on my previous impressions, I've got to say that I was wrong about the bass on these-- and I think I know why: if you listen to these with damn near any real noise going on around you, the bass just disappears. Evaporates into thin air. Damnest thing I've ever seen... But when you listen in a quiet environment, the bass becomes incredibly present, detailed, visceral, and there. I've been listening to Massive Attack's 100th Window every night as I go to sleep, and they are just incredible with how they handle the bass on those tracks. I can just feel myself melt into the music, and it's just... amazing. Beautiful and engaging beyond all words. (I think I've inculcated a Pavlovian conditioning in myself now that's strong enough to put me in a near-coma after the first 10 seconds of 'Future Proof').
I have only listened at home in what most people will consider quiet (or even very quiet) conditions. I don't have air conditioning (we don't need it), ventilation (old house) etc. Noise only from occasional passing pedestrian or car, rain (not much yet), wind, neigbour's outdoor activity (little during winter evenings).
The bass is there and goes quiet deep, but the level is less than for example Denon AH-D7000 and beyerdynamic T 1, at least at my low loudness levels.
You doze off as well? I seem to quiet often often doze off while listening to headphones.
