XGeneX88
100+ Head-Fier
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I've wanted to talk about this because it's something that's been really bothering me as of late...
I purchased an open-box Arya from Hifiman directly, performed my standard burn-in and immediately fell in love with the sound. The treble and bass both had a characteristic to them which were very impressive and had a "wow" factor right off the bat. The bass was deep and had a "diffusion" to it like I've never heard which made them stand out from the rest of my "stable". The treble was incredibly detailed and precise unlike my other headphones as well (even my HD800S). These were my endgames for Jazz... Unfortunately.. I had a build problem with my pair which caused me to swap for another pair. Here is where my annoyances began.. ENTER - revision model. I get the replacement pair and what the heck.. they look different. Instead of the advertised mesh on the back, I see cloth covering the driver. Okay.. I did my standard burn-in and try them on. To my disappointment the headphones sound different.The treble is still great but not as high or detailed as the previous set (no longer better than my HD800S). The bass... good but no more diffusion effect like the previous pair and sound like plain bass on other "good" pairs I own (no longer standing out of the crowd).
My honest opinion is that the Revision model is quite terrible compared to the pre-revision model. I've had the "shakes" and been searching for a pre-revision model on here ever since because Hifiman claim they no longer have any more pre-revision models for sale.
My question - Have any of you guys ran into similar feelings/comparisons between the two? I don't understand why Hifiman would've done this to their product now and altered the sound in such a negative way. It also bothers me that the cloth in their opinion is an "improvement" while all current ToTL headphones are being made with the standard patented mesh and do NOT use this cloth covering. I feel this was done to cut a cost, not improve the product.
Thoughts?
I purchased an open-box Arya from Hifiman directly, performed my standard burn-in and immediately fell in love with the sound. The treble and bass both had a characteristic to them which were very impressive and had a "wow" factor right off the bat. The bass was deep and had a "diffusion" to it like I've never heard which made them stand out from the rest of my "stable". The treble was incredibly detailed and precise unlike my other headphones as well (even my HD800S). These were my endgames for Jazz... Unfortunately.. I had a build problem with my pair which caused me to swap for another pair. Here is where my annoyances began.. ENTER - revision model. I get the replacement pair and what the heck.. they look different. Instead of the advertised mesh on the back, I see cloth covering the driver. Okay.. I did my standard burn-in and try them on. To my disappointment the headphones sound different.The treble is still great but not as high or detailed as the previous set (no longer better than my HD800S). The bass... good but no more diffusion effect like the previous pair and sound like plain bass on other "good" pairs I own (no longer standing out of the crowd).
My honest opinion is that the Revision model is quite terrible compared to the pre-revision model. I've had the "shakes" and been searching for a pre-revision model on here ever since because Hifiman claim they no longer have any more pre-revision models for sale.
My question - Have any of you guys ran into similar feelings/comparisons between the two? I don't understand why Hifiman would've done this to their product now and altered the sound in such a negative way. It also bothers me that the cloth in their opinion is an "improvement" while all current ToTL headphones are being made with the standard patented mesh and do NOT use this cloth covering. I feel this was done to cut a cost, not improve the product.
Thoughts?