Mercuttio
Key Conspirator in the Quest to Murder Music
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Sa5000 is on my wishlist , glad to know they have similarities
The SA5000 was the fastest headphone I've ever heard. I had one for I think about one or two years. Their ultimate issue for me was not their speed in attack, but that their decay was unnatural. Instruments would "strike" and then seem to just instantly fade away. Made some music feel sort of choppy.
The A8000 has the incredibly fast strike and speed, but the decay is natural. Much easier to listen to on a daily basis.
Several months later, and mine still live in my ears for many hours per day- the only time I had to stop using them daily was when my hair got too long to easily pop them in, and I had to beg my wife to cut it so I could go back to using them constantly.