Right, more akin to the Atlas but to my ears they lack that warmth that the Lyra and Cascade have in spades. That's why I say sub bass boost as they have the impact and texture in the lowest lows but don't bleed into mids as the other two can exhibit. The Lyra being the worst offender here. I don't find the Polaris nearly as warm as the Lyra which have a bigger hump in the upper lows and lower mids by comparison. I'm willing to bet the Polaris is pulled back in this region as they don't have the same amount of presence here compared to the Lyra when swapping back and forth. Vocals have a different texture and presence between the two. Although I am still trying to nail down those intricacies.
I find Polaris v2 to be very warm...interesting..
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