exactly, kind of silly...I am fine with somebody saying they like the susvara more than the TC..I own both but to suggest the TC is a few rungs down is just silly and believe I know this is all subjective but come on lol..I would say exactly the same thing if he put the susvara in rung 5...
My honest feedback, I found the 1266 TC quite a poor performer for the asking price. A fellow local audiophile lent me his pair in exchange for susvara, and I felt bad telling him my impressions when returning to him. I do think Susvara, and to a lesser degree LCD5/ Utopia are more competent and mature offerings.
- Surprisingly poor resolution (a bit hazy and smeared vs things like Susvara, Utopia, LCD5, LCD4, HE6 or HD800
- Tuning is just… not my thing, but even more so, objectively not very natural
- Poor sub-bass - this is what startled me. From all the discussions praising its bass, I was unable to get adequate low bass and this is after 32 figment configurations. The general bass of the 1266 TC is full, powerful, and the presence is fantastic (one of the best), but it’s all happening within 120-250Hz - at least predominantly. It explains why I found the general sound a bit smeared and smoothed over. This is a bass that overpowers the low mids, and makes a lot of vocals sound off. The sound is equally bassy as it is smoothened as opposed to say what an LCD4 or HE6 can render
- Comfort is not good
Now the good things:
- Great soundstage thanks to the floating design
- The treble has a sparkle and shimmer quality to it which offsets the wonky tuning down low and makes it more forgivable. They really do sound like your classic vintage Hi-Fi speakers with a v-shape sound which has a lot of macro dynamics and tactility with a weighty tone, but also make guitars sound present. They’re fantastic with rock and metal, and generally poor recordings
- Tweak-ability. As someone who is super anal and obsessive with fine-tuning all elements and variables with audio, I drove myself crazy listening to these with as many fitments possible - and I love that I have this option
Resolve listens to jazz and music where realism and frequency evenness is preferred over bass response and staging. There's always a subjective element to every review.
I do believe Andrew listens to a lot of metal too, which is quite different of course.
I do know that if I had to compound my preferences with or without taking into account specific music genres, I would definitely come up with different lists. So he did a great job of generalizing it in my opinion
I couldnt tell you exactly the difference but I like what it brings... like a sound that is more flat but I like also without eq like gives you like unexpected thrills. I eould have zo listen a full day and then switch without eq. I am not the guy who thinks you can immediately compare by A/B switching I need to have a long listen session and then differences emerge .... What are your own impressions ?
