Well I consider myself fortunate enough to be blessed with the ability to audition and own some of the best in ears in the marketplace of today and the past few years with the only limiting factor being my ability to hide purchases from significant others and my own beliefs regarding diminishing returns. As of right now I hate the situation in in as I have come to be the owner of Senor Zeus and Señorita Athena and possibly the Apollo as I really ******* dig their soundstage. I'm the oddball who doesn't put a lot of value in the whole "flat is where it's at" mentality that so plagues the community I have grown so fond of. Shy of a selective few reasons I can think of no reason this enhances the music to be the powerful mediator it is. Music is meant to move you wether that's from point a to b, from happy to sad moods, or in my case deadening the pain of seeing someone suffer and being able to do nothing more than make them laugh even if just for a second. I saw someone mention earlier the UMPro 50 as something it has never been known to be and want to try and clarify. The Athena is the closest to the umpro 50. The Zeus soundstage is far more vertical and slightly wider than directly above my forehead than the noticeably immediate soundstage the Umpro offers. The umpro is also not a bright headphone- by anyone's measure. I'd suggest hearing tests, equalizer checks, and equipment if you thought otherwise as it's quite pronounced to be a warmer and even borderline darker headphone. It still is outstanding. I own it, the w60 and many other totl headphones and the first time I heard the empire ears lineup was easily in the top "this is it" moments I've experienced ever since getting into this hobby. The two driver headphone is an absolute mindblowlingly fantastic offering making me want a few to give to those I've been discussing audio related things with at work who still need the Come-to-Jesus talk regarding their belovedly bloated and bassy Beats. The zues leaves me wondering why I've been so hesitant to listen to them even though I bought them relatively recently and they still sit in their case. I'm a huge fan of empire ears from their customer service which needs no introduction, the free Gatorade, and their music minded individuals I've had the pleasure of speaking to regarding many things and I've got no doubt their relatively small operation will grow to be fairly large with their continued pursuit in improving their offerings, understanding their customers needs and wants, and making offerings for both camps- those who identify as audiophiles E____Q or those who prefer to be tapping their toe without even knowing it. I want to write a review but I've been particularly busy with a rather stupid court case.
