[proedros]

Hi guys, update on EVR:

everything sounds perfect on the first impression but after about 10 hours of listening. I know what is missing now. Imaging and highs. Will Zeus serve me better if i want the better imaging and better highs?

unless you are a basshead maniac , Zeus XR will be spot on

yeah but having more highs is going to come at the cost—by default—of a bit of the vocals, I imagine. hence the V in EVR...

Zeus XR has great mids , no fear there

 

[twiceboss]

unless you are a basshead maniac , Zeus XR will be spot on




Zeus XR has great mids , no fear there

how's the openness and soundstage of the zeus compare to evr?

 

[olddude]

Again, have not used EVR but Massdrop Zeus is very wide and very open. Transparent is the word I keep posting here. The only way you will know what is what is to try one or the other.

BTW the Zeus XR has two tunings, the original XlV and the R, with a switch to choose which you want. The XlV has more forward mids, the R is a bit flatter. I rarely use the R setting. The MassDrop Zeus is the XlV.

 

[gazzington]

Again, have not used EVR but Massdrop Zeus is very wide and very open. Transparent is the word I keep posting here. The only way you will know what is what is to try one or the other.

BTW the Zeus XR has two tunings, the original XlV and the R, with a switch to choose which you want. The XlV has more forward mids, the R is a bit flatter. I rarely use the R setting. The MassDrop Zeus is the XlV.

Is the Zeus good for lots of musical genres?

 

[cr3ativ3]

Is the Zeus good for lots of musical genres?

i heard from a friend that zeus can get harsh with metal and some recordings

 

[gazzington]

i heard from a friend that zeus can get harsh with metal and some recordings

Thanks. I notice you have a lot of iems I'm interested in, cl2, Andromeda, Solaris and legend X. Which set do you like best?

 

[cr3ativ3]

Thanks. I notice you have a lot of iems I'm interested in, cl2, Andromeda, Solaris and legend X. Which set do you like best?

the Andromeda Gold is still on the way, should arrive in the next 2 days

but to answer your question : Legend X

 

[twiceboss]

Thanks. I notice you have a lot of iems I'm interested in, cl2, Andromeda, Solaris and legend X. Which set do you like best?

I like cl2 but needs eq for the performance. It has really low thd for eq. Evr was good but not enough

Edit: it's like isine needs cipher(DSP which is built in EQ), CL2 needs eq to push the potential of the driver. To my ears cl2 driver is ahead than isine.

 

[proedros]

Is the Zeus good for lots of musical genres?

zeus is balanced so any genre works well , i listen to well recorded 70s-90s stuff from many genres (rock/pop/disco/funk/soul/ambient/electronica/prog house) and everything is fine

like i said , unless you are a basshead maniac zeus xr is jack of all trades

being happy with it for the last 2 years (pairing it it with sony wm1a) and no upgraditis thoughts

 

[olddude]

Zeus is relatively reference. Many genres do not play well with reference. As to what you heard from your friend, who knows? I wouldn't expect Zeus to be good with metal or EDM.

 

[diadack]

Haha ok thats a good one[/QUOTE]

it’s not a joke. Your opinions are your own and everyone is entitled to their own subjective opinion. And that’s how that’s how they sounded to me.

 

[proedros]

Zeus is relatively reference. Many genres do not play well with reference. As to what you heard from your friend, who knows? I wouldn't expect Zeus to be good with metal or EDM.

metal is a harsh genre by nature ,so i assume it was probably some hot/badly mastered albums

zeus is transparent ,garbage in = garbage out

metal is not the most gentle music for the ears , i have zero harsh/sibilance with my music but like i said it's all well produxed/mastered albums....

 

[mr.karmalicious]

Pretty sure Zeus wouldn't be good for hip-hop lol

 

[cr3ativ3]

Zeus is relatively reference. Many genres do not play well with reference. As to what you heard from your friend, who knows? I wouldn't expect Zeus to be good with metal or EDM.

i didnt heard it myself , but check out Sabaton - Great War ( album ) he said its harsh with Zeus

 

[proedros]

lucky for me ,i am not into metal/rap/hiphop so Zeus is just great for my music