I agree, something is off, I don't think most people on head-fi can afford to drop $3k on a product that's been so heavily delayed and sell it within the week of its arrival for a loss.
Maybe I'm far too suspicious.
Meze EMPYREAN - the First Isodynamic Hybrid Array Headphone
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I agree, something is off, I don't think most people on head-fi can afford to drop $3k on a product that's been so heavily delayed and sell it within the week of its arrival for a loss.
Maybe I'm far too suspicious.
ken6217
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I wonder if is vendors skirting the rules of the For Sale Forum. Jude would have to into that.
What a strange comment. At least one seller I recognize from a German forum, and he plainly does not like the Empyrean.
I myself listened to it for 30min. I loved the build quality. Sound-wise, wasn’t sure yet. Will give them a second chance but they will need to offer something which neither the Utopia nor z1r has.
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ken6217
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Nothing strange about it at all. Not anymore strange than 3 people selling a headphone that has been talked about and in such demand with under 10 hours on them.
Yep. I recently had the same experience with the Ether 2.I'm not surprised. The Empyrean is for sure a great headphone but doesn't fit all of us. If you like headphones with a little bit more energy in the mids or upper frequencies, the Empyrean should not be your first choice.
Means if you are a Stax (except 007) or HD800(S) lover, keep your fingers away from Empyrean. Except you are looking for a headphone with a completely different tonal tuning.
That's just my opinion.
It's been getting all these rave reviews, and I did like the Ether Flow Open quite a bit. But when I heard it for myself on gear I was familiar with, it was immediately apparent that it definitely wasn't for me. It was waaaay too warm and soft sounding IMHO.
And now it looks like Meze decided to go with the much more mellow tuning of the two different versions I heard last year, which I went into detail about here:
https://www.head-fi.org/threads/mez...-array-headphone.871859/page-24#post-14162205
For anyone who prefers their headphones to have a more lively tuning, this is a huge missed opportunity. This could easily be resolved by offering two versions of the Empyrean, one with the lively tuning and one with the mellow tuning.
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Ah. I compared ether 2 and the empyrean side by side, and Ether 2 was noticeably more lively than the empyrean (with the velour pads) from the mids to the upper mids.
ken6217
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Well in a way they did by offering two different ear pads.
I do know what you mean about the Ether 2, but that’s the faulty of the reviewers. Especially when they said it has such great bass. I have the Ether Flow Open and bought the Ether 2, but sent them back to Mrspeakers for refund. I thought that it was not great sounding at all.
I bought the Empyrean on a whim and love it. Selling my EFO. The Empyrean gives me the sound I’ve had always been looking for in a headphone.
I do know what you mean about the Ether 2, but that’s the faulty of the reviewers. Especially when they said it has such great bass. I have the Ether Flow Open and bought the Ether 2, but sent them back to Mrspeakers for refund. I thought that it was not great sounding at all.
I bought the Empyrean on a whim and love it. Selling my EFO. The Empyrean gives me the sound I’ve had always been looking for in a headphone.
Quadfather
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I drive at $1,200 car, but most of my headphones and digital audio players cost more than that. I am as happy with an old 2004 Malibu as I would be with any other car, but when it comes to my music equipment, it has to be perfect.
Quadfather
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Please keep us posted
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True story. Ether 2 puts a greater emphasis on the midrange, while the empyrean on the bass. Ether 2's bass is quite resolving though.
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Got my EMP yesterday, and loving then.
The sound is extremely smooth, and for sure have a mellow flavor. Siblience is entirely absent. Some emphasis on bass. They are not for people who like highly energetic trebles. There is a touch of Utopia's signature in it to me.
I think EMP will complement my Susvara and hd800s well.
The sound is extremely smooth, and for sure have a mellow flavor. Siblience is entirely absent. Some emphasis on bass. They are not for people who like highly energetic trebles. There is a touch of Utopia's signature in it to me.
I think EMP will complement my Susvara and hd800s well.
ra990
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I'm interested in how far into the mix you can hear with the Empyrean. How's the detail retrieval compared to the Utopia or Abyss Phi?
The details are all there, but unlike many, they are presented in a rather passive way. Like, if you pay attention, you can find everything in there, but EMP do not proactively push those details to your ears. The signature is very suitable for ultra long listening sessions.
FritzS
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I'm not surprised. The Empyrean is for sure a great headphone but doesn't fit all of us. If you like headphones with a little bit more energy in the mids or upper frequencies, the Empyrean should not be your first choice.
Means if you are a Stax (except 007) or HD800(S) lover, keep your fingers away from Empyrean
That's just my opinion.
And why not anyway?
Please let everyone have their own experience, otherwise only prejudices will be generated!
In any case, I find it worth listening to other headphones without prejudice.
There could be an aha effect and you can get what you were missing so far!
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