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Hi Confispect, can you please do a confront between phonaks and panas talking about sound quality? Are the phonaks that good that you sold your shures? I'm waiting to get my phonaks delivered
Ayo addsfsds, i'm not sure what you mean by confront, I think you mean compare...?
Anyhow, the Pana's and the Phonaks are polar opposites like night and day the only share one thing in common I'll describe the Phonak and post a link of me describing the Pana's (The link for the Phonaks would be from a year ago so...)
The Phonaks are and always will be a very good purchase, starting with the lows the lows extend extremely far and deep I'm not sure if you could call it Hippo or atrio far but they go very deep. These lows come in the 'punchy tight' form with acceptable body but bassheads definitely will want to EQ or use the black, or green filters (Green's separate) These do not produce dynamic bass, which would offer much more body, a sense of naturalness and reverb...pana's, like i said you might find it lacking. Do not get me wrong these put out 'accurate' bass, very nice bass quality is produced, but at far as 'massive' bass quantities you will not get. Moving on to the mids, everyone describes mids different I would say these are smooth, not recessed and not pronounced, but in line with the rest of the signature. The mids provide a almost unsurpassed detail with plenty of sparkle, these have a HINT of warmth but not enough to classify as as warm, or lush.(PANAS)
Very smooth and almost liquid guitars sound great but no where good and natural as the Pana's which offer more 'body' reverb and presence, you'll hear people taking a breath before put there lips to a sax on the Phonaks but you'll swear you were inside there throat with the Pana's break taking is the title I'd give to the Pana's but both have there own 'wow' factor, so when your 'wow'ed' imagine that times 4 with the Pana's. The Pana's mids is what I would call 'lush. If the mids or the highs is to much and more bass is need the black filters can be used at the cost of a slightly smaller soundstage. Moving on to the highs never are they sibilant I repeat to my ears, they are devoid or harshness but seem to go endlessly and forever. The highs have nice sparkle, sound crisp but never sound forward, but beg to be noticed. Soundstage is above average,just another thing that is not up to par with the Pana's greatness. Instrument separation is equal to the Pana's or pass it they both separate good but the Pana's SEEMS better because every sound coming from it is more felt, more thick, more lush the timbre is spot on something the Phonak's don't have the grace of having, also the naturalness is refreshing coming from the Phonak's more pick-a-part signature. I repeat when you finally hear the Phonaks, and are delighted by their details, and micro detail the Pana's do this 4 times maybe times natural a talk show host feels like she's right there. Lets be clear. ultra clear the Phonaks offer what most phones dont....clarity but the Pana's take this 4 steps farther by making that person sound....real you hear her breath, the intake her sigh......wow is all to be said.
So there you have it, I would fully suggest the Pana's over the Phonak's it's a step-up Phonaks don't get you into the music like the Pana's. Upon hearing them they will seem great, highly detailed with clarity that will astound you.
The pana's........read the review
http://www.head-fi.org/forum/thread/476883/panasonic-czs-hje900-appreciation-thread-and-pending-review/435
This is what I would say, the Phonaks are on the way listen to them when they get there, then buy the pana's later, there only 89.99 what's to lose. Make sure you remember (I got this feeling your going to love the Phonaks and forget) These have two different sound signature's get the phonaks you'll experience a phone that dissects everything you throw at it, get the Pana's and get a phone that allows you to lean back and become surrounding by details coming from left right everywhere! it's more natural the Pana's make you feel you went to a jazz club the Phonaks a studio with the doors open.....I prefer the Pana's but am not selling the Phonaks so.....your choice.
Pana
ro
Naturalness
Detail
Soundstage
Timbre
Dynamic feeling of presenting details in a armature way (MUSICIAL!!)
Details hold hands with reverb, astounding instrument serperation, and a rubberband snap effect.
Slightly wide soundstage
Ability to pinpoint anything!
No overbearing bass to trample the mids, balance at it's finest, (Accurate, deep, natural, body, reverb)
BUILD QUALITY (BUILT OUT OF RoCk, basiclly)
Pana:cons
Might require you to sit down to have a talk with it about which tips it likes best.
Might require some to Eq to for those in the 'basshead' category
Phonakro
Clarity
Detail
Able to pick stuff apart
Isolation
Accurate Bass (low quantity) (Good quality)
Never land highs without harshness
Good instrument separation
Above average sound stage
Pin point cues
Phonak: Cons
Bass might not be good enough for some
BUILD QUALITY (CORDS AS WELL AS HOUSING)
To describe the Pana's to the core I leave you with this, (THIS WILL BE REPEATED)
The Phonaks play sound waves, the Pana's play music.
