Hi all.
For non-French speakers, here is an English translation of my last post written on the French HCFR forum.
" Otherwise, we can always dream of seeing future comparisons, on HCFR, of all the current range of Kernnerton headphones; let's forget the Odin mk1, Vali first of the name and Magister, whose wearing comfort will not remain as a highlight in the annals, except for those with a delicate scalp (and cervical vertebrae)...
I think that Kennerton is now able to answer to the main high-end headphones of the market, point by point, whether it is for the technicality and the acoustic performances of the headphones, or for the qualitative side: quality of construction; durability; look; originality; but also weight, wearing comfort, possibility of customization and upgrade (like the custom cables), etc ....
Some examples that deserve serious comparisons:
The
Kennerton Magni V3 (closed-back electrodynamic headphones, "graphene" membrane), well-tuned for clamp and clamping (which should be enough to get an adequate bass level), should be able to compare easily to the
Focal Elegia and Celestee headphones.
The
Gjallarhorn GH 50,
Gjallarhorn JM Edition and the
LSA HP-2 (closed-back electrodynamic headphones, "graphene" membrane + "horn") should be easily comparable to the
ZMF Verité closed-back headphones.
The
Vali Neoteric (version 2021) (open electrodynamic headphones, "graphene" membrane) should be able to be compared to the
Focal Clear headphones (of which the last version).
The
Rögnir (to come) (high-end closed planar headphones, carbon driver plate, "honeycomb" diaphragm) should be a very serious competitor to the
Hifiman HE10-RP and I imagine also to the
Focal Stellia.
The
Thekk (high-end open planar headphones, carbon driver plate, "honeycomb" diaphragm) should be able to compare with the
Focal Utopia.
The
Wodan (open planar headphones) (and even more so the
new Wodan 2021 with an aluminum driver plate; "honeycomb" diaphragm) seems to be able to compare (and be a much cheaper alternative) to the
Hifiman Susvara headphones, at least on non-monster amplification, if we are to believe the chief reviewer of 6moons.com ".
Source: https://www.homecinema-fr.com/forum...ues-kennerton-voir-post-1-t30059943-9570.html