double post. delete please.
Last edited:
To be honest this is hard to believe. Even though I don`t know every CA headphone but for me they sound great especially with the cloth pads. Not to bassy, but still with a meaty and strong low end, no piercing highs. Very enjoyable with electronic music which i really like. They are easy to drive, without taken hiss like some other iems of CA. The Cascade have also the quality to play older recordings very well. I´ve heard a lot of headphones where in particular older recordings could sound very thin. Some of my 80/90`s music sound really good on them.
Also i like the industrial design and this way of understatement. The matt black of the cups looks and feels nice.
Can't help you with the NDH20 as I haven't heard it, but IMO the Cascade's blow the Sonorous VI away. The Sonorous had decent, slightly elevated bass. Everything else was just okay compared to other headphones around the same price. Definitely worth the extra money to get the Cascade over them.How do the Cascades compare to the Neumann NDH20 and the Final Audio Sonorous VI?
I think I'm going to be listing my Cascades for sale in the next few days. Thought I'd give a heads up here, in case anyone is interested.
I'm finding that the sound signature no longer works for me. I'm pretty much using them to watch shows, when I could sell them and use that money for a Dragonfly Cobalt and stuff. Also, I'm keen to own the Moondrop Kanas Pro. With a touch of EQ to calm the upper range, I appreciate their smooth warmth. Will be a less intense experience than my Atlas, which is just wow.Found something better, or just fancy a change?
I think I'm going to be listing my Cascades for sale in the next few days. Thought I'd give a heads up here, in case anyone is interested.
Yep. Used cloth pads and dampeners. I once loved the leather pads and the bass. The cloth pads cleaned it up and I was surprised at how much I liked that sound over the leather pads.Sorry to hear that. I`m sure that there are better headphones than Cascade.
But I want to ask you if you have heard them with the cloth pads?
For me they are a game changer. I listen to a lot of bass heavy music like techno and with the standard pads (leather), for me it was to much, when listening to my music. The cloth pads reduces this huge midbass and help to bring the bass more in line with the other frequencies. Please don`t get me wrong, even with the cloth pads the bass is prominent. Also Cascade sounds for me a bit more open with c.p.. I prefer a clean and fast bass over a slow or a to thick one. Bass in a headphone for me is very important. When Bass is not sufficient represented, I can`t enjoy this headphone.
On the new Bill Callahan album, it`s a folk album, small instrumentation, most times just a singer with a guitar and additional a bass player. This bass player sounded with the standard pads (leather) really unnatural, just way to prominent. You could get the impression, that this small group plays with two or even more bass players. With the cloth pads it sounded more natural and realistic just better.
Also I want to know, if you tried the acoustic dampeners?
I can promise you, that the sound changes much more between the different pads than between the different a.c.. The sound differences between the different acoustic dampeners are subtle, but between the pads it`s immediatley noticeable.
Fortunately I bought Cascade with both pads and I recognized fast which one works for me better. Maybe it`s worth for you to try the cloth pads.
Yep. Used cloth pads and dampeners. I once loved the leather pads and the bass. The cloth pads cleaned it up and I was surprised at how much I liked that sound over the leather pads.
... I have a large head, but it's more long than round. They have always fit a bit loosely and don't stay in place if I'm laying down. IEMs are just plain better for me. I'd like to go back to trying to sleep with IEMs in, since I haven't been able to do that since my RHA t20.
It may also be a stage in long-term burn in. If that's the case, I'm not interested enough to keep going, as I think I'd rather have the Dragonfly Cobalt for my new Note 10+.
Yes, I`ve readed that people with big heads could get problems with the comfort. My head is medium size and as i`ve mentioned I have problems with the comfort too. The headband design could be better and for me personally it`s the only drawback of this headphone. But okay, there`s space for improvement.
My pair must be burned in. I have to say that I stopped after 75hrs counting and after that period I can`t hear a significant change. Mr. Ball said us burn in is 75hrs, other people said it`s 150hrs or even more. So I`ve orientated to the one who created this headphone.
Especially when I travel, comfort is for me more important than sound quality, I use iem`s too. I think I really have to compare Atlas or Solaris to Cascade, maybe they are better. There is a price difference between them that`s for sure, but I´m interested in how big the differences are. But at the moment I´m satisfied with the Cascades. Powerful and the same time forgiving.