I thought the mids were the weakest part of the Diana Phi sound but my ears have been spoiled with Susvaras and it’s probably a reflection on how strong the treble and bass is.
The sound signature is V-shaped but in a good way, it’s not a s&@t sandwich! I was really enjoying the listening to them earlier.
The Diana Phi soundstage is meant to be bigger than the Susvara, I didn’t think there was much difference but I’ve been listening to AKG K1000 for the last week with the flaps as wide open as they go, the sound stage goes on forever.
The perfect headphone would have Diana Phi treble, Susvara mids, HE-6 bass, and the K1000 sound stage.
If you’re only going to get one pair of headphones, it has to be Susvara. They put everything together better than any other headphone I’ve listened to provided you don’t listen to rock and metal or power amp them.
My problem with Susvaras is they were my only headphone for a long time. I was wowed by them initially because of how many things they did well, then started listening to other headphones that do one thing particularly well.
After listening to the Diana Phi, I’m even more curious about what Abyss 1266 TCs sound like. From what I’ve read, the TCs don’t work as well with 300b tubes as some other TOTL headphones and I don’t think I could ever give up the tonal sweetness of 300b tubes.
I had a Cayin HA-6A before the HA300 and much prefer the sound of 300b tubes to the KT88 and EL34 tubes you could switch between in the HA-6A.
The sound signature is V-shaped but in a good way, it’s not a s&@t sandwich! I was really enjoying the listening to them earlier.
The Diana Phi soundstage is meant to be bigger than the Susvara, I didn’t think there was much difference but I’ve been listening to AKG K1000 for the last week with the flaps as wide open as they go, the sound stage goes on forever.
The perfect headphone would have Diana Phi treble, Susvara mids, HE-6 bass, and the K1000 sound stage.
If you’re only going to get one pair of headphones, it has to be Susvara. They put everything together better than any other headphone I’ve listened to provided you don’t listen to rock and metal or power amp them.
My problem with Susvaras is they were my only headphone for a long time. I was wowed by them initially because of how many things they did well, then started listening to other headphones that do one thing particularly well.
After listening to the Diana Phi, I’m even more curious about what Abyss 1266 TCs sound like. From what I’ve read, the TCs don’t work as well with 300b tubes as some other TOTL headphones and I don’t think I could ever give up the tonal sweetness of 300b tubes.
I had a Cayin HA-6A before the HA300 and much prefer the sound of 300b tubes to the KT88 and EL34 tubes you could switch between in the HA-6A.