We just got one in, haven't listened yet. I did put it up on the AP 555 and was surprised to see how rolled off the highs were. Unusual... That said there's not much above 15K on most recordings but still it seems a departure from other Topping designs. Planned to give it a listen tonight...
Mine came with FW 1.40 and did the upgrade to 1.50 but no audible difference for me. I am currently listening mid-gain, 10-11 o'clock and it works wonderfully with Stealth. It is impressive how much performance they can sqeeze in such a small device these days.
Mine came with FW 1.40 and did the upgrade to 1.50 but no audible difference for me. I am currently listening mid-gain, 10-11 o'clock and it works wonderfully with Stealth. It is impressive how much performance they can sqeeze in such a small device these days.
Mine came with FW 1.40 and did the upgrade to 1.50 but no audible difference for me. I am currently listening mid-gain, 10-11 o'clock and it works wonderfully with Stealth. It is impressive how much performance they can sqeeze in such a small device these days.
Might be the new fiio q9 that's supposed to be the desktop version of the m17. Been waiting for it but seeing that the go Blu sounds much better than a souped up m17, I have lost interest.
So I got my hands on these Stealth as I was interested in it as an office headphone since it is so hyped up.
What a total piece of trash. My ears touch the inside of this headphone like some cheap ass $300 Sony WH-1000XM5 bluetooth headphone. How is this even possible on a $4000 headphone? This is an automatic 1/10.
Now let’s go to the sound. It sounded great at first. Now I could somewhat relate to the hype. But when I grabbed my AFC 2 Noire as a comparison, I came back to earth. The Stealth basically could have been the new $999 AFC 3, as the Stealth simply sounds like an AFC 2 Noire that is tuned more neutral with a bigger soundstage.
I also had the new Focal Utopia 2022 with me, and the Stealth has the exact same weak ass dynamics like all AFC 1, 2 and Noire headphones. It again supports the case that the Stealth could have been released as the AFC 3 as the Stealth sounds like an AFC headphone.
If the cups were large enough so my ears don’t touch the inside of the headphone, maybe I could have considered spending $4000 on an AFC 3?? But with this huge flaw, not a chance.
So I got my hands on these Stealth as I was interested in it as an office headphone since it is so hyped up.
What a total piece of trash. My ears touch the inside of this headphone like some cheap ass $300 Sony WH-1000XM5 bluetooth headphone. How is this even possible on a $4000 headphone? This is an automatic 1/10.
Now let’s go to the sound. It sounded great at first. Now I could somewhat relate to the hype. But when I grabbed my AFC 2 Noire as a comparison, I came back to earth. The Stealth basically could have been the new $999 AFC 3, as the Stealth simply sounds like an AFC 2 Noire that is tuned more neutral with a bigger soundstage.
I also had the new Focal Utopia 2022 with me, and the Stealth has the exact same weak ass dynamics like all AFC 1, 2 and Noire headphones. It again supports the case that the Stealth could have been released as the AFC 3 as the Stealth sounds like an AFC headphone.
If the cups were large enough so my ears don’t touch the inside of the headphone, maybe I could have considered spending $4000 on an AFC 3?? But with this huge flaw, not a chance.
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