Ah. Internet message boards where people come to react before they read. Let me recap and sober my enthusiasm for the incredulous who are sitting in the back. I have read a fair share of Annihilator users report their disappointment in the quantity of sub bass delivered by the DD driver. I was initially one of those disappointed people. Based on my experience over the past three evenings in the studio, I am here to reassure anyone that’s on the fence about tracking down this wonderful monitor. If you’re into the long game and have the means presently, or down the line, to invest in a powerful, dark of neutral source, then you will be rewarded. The Annihilator should be appreciated as a monitor that is highly capable of scaling along with its source, whichever way you want to take it. Having three dark of neutral amplifiers in front of the Annihilator (my SSL console casting the greatest influence of all of them), it comes across like I remember my favorite Hifiman planars of old. I never expected this out of these monitors. They sound so clean and polite from the N7. I had hoped they would be a part of my portable rig for when I’m writing for work, but now that I’ve heard them in this context, I think I’ll keep them in the studio. We had tried the Odin and Monarch MKII in the studio but they lacked this level of instrument weight and dynamic impact. Kick drums and bass guitars thump and punch with a bloat-less physicality that I’ve never heard from an in ear monitor before. Impressive. At times stunning. And a whole lot of fun. Perfect for boosting low frequency content in 1980’s new wave, post-punk and 1990’s British rock and roll. Spectacular with German dub and contemporary Birmingham techno. I love them so much in the studio, I’m having a longer Martini cable made with a 4-pin XLR connector so I can wear them while maneuvering around the desk when sorting out edits and arrangements.
, I've just booked my flight but I have to wait about three weeks (in order to have cheap tickets).
