[CRITICALSHOT]

Word on the street is that the Empyrean's are overpriced Sennheiser HD 650's. Say it ain't so?

 

[kumar402]

Word on the street is that the Empyrean's are overpriced Sennheiser HD 650's. Say it ain't so?

Heard this comparison for first time..Not sure which street has this word out. I am long time sennheiser user. I own 600, 800s and had 650. There is no similarity between sennheiser's tonality and timbre with that of Meze's. They both are completely different sounding. Just because people say it is relaxed sounding with good bass doesn't mean it sounds like 650.
I guess ZMF Aeolus is said as supercharged HD650 in a good way and to be quite frank if any headphone can sound like 650 with better bass and little better treble can't be said as Overpriced as that would be perfect sound signature. so if anyone says it is Over priced 650, I guess it is a complement. It means ppl think it sounds like 650 but I can guarantee better bass is there.

 

[jinxy245]

Word on the street is that the Empyrean's are overpriced Sennheiser HD 650's. Say it ain't so?

It ain't so.
Definitely.
Ain't.
Empy's bass goes much lower and has even more mid bass. 650 is tighter in the bass, more detail in the mids. Empy get's a bit more splashy in the treble, 650 more controlled.
Very different presentation.

This seems to happen almost every time a warm-ish TOTL headphone comes around. "Just like a 650!"
Except it's not.

 

[ken6217]

Word on the street is that the Empyrean's are overpriced Sennheiser HD 650's. Say it ain't so?

This is too stupid to even reply to, but why not.

So what exactly is "word on the street to you? Please cut and paste where you read this.

 

[CaptainFantastic]

Come on, don't be so harsh. He was being a bit funny/playful and basically asking for some comparison views.

 

[ken6217]

Come on, don't be so harsh. He was being a bit funny/playful and basically asking for some comparison views.

Maybe I just got up on the wrong side of the street this morning.

 

[CRITICALSHOT]

Come on, don't be so harsh. He was being a bit funny/playful and basically asking for some comparison views.

You hit the nail on the head!

 

[Hifiearspeakers]

It ain't so.
Definitely.
Ain't.
Empy's bass goes much lower and has even more mid bass. 650 is tighter in the bass, more detail in the mids. Empy get's a bit more splashy in the treble, 650 more controlled.
Very different presentation.

This seems to happen almost every time a warm-ish TOTL headphone comes around. "Just like a 650!"
Except it's not.

I’m glad to know that I’m not the only one who hears some splashiness in the Empyrean. I wish they sounded as smooth as the majority in here say.

 

[jinxy245]

I’m glad to know that I’m not the only one who hears some splashiness in the Empyrean. I wish they sounded as smooth as the majority in here say.

Of course it's your ears/my ears, chain is very important, track/file being used etc. etc. but I'd say it's there.

Not horrible for me, but YMMV, and it obviously will.

 

[Hifiearspeakers]

Of course it's your ears/my ears, chain is very important, track/file being used etc. etc. but I'd say it's there.

Not horrible for me, but YMMV, and it obviously will.

I wanted to love them. I tried hard. But it just wasn’t happening.

 

[kumar402]

I wanted to love them. I tried hard. But it just wasn’t happening.

Try them with a cheap hybrid like Lyr 3 and you will like it. Ly3 is smoothest sounding schiit amp and pairs well with Empyrean.
Or if budget permits then with v281 or Feliks Euforia

 

[freesole]

Of course it's your ears/my ears, chain is very important, track/file being used etc. etc. but I'd say it's there.

Not horrible for me, but YMMV, and it obviously will.

What is splashiness? Serious question as I am curious (genuinely because I wonder if I have heard the same in other setups before). Adjectives used in the audiophile world are funny sometimes and leave you wondering, what does that even mean?

 

[franz12]

What is splashiness? Serious question as I am curious (genuinely because I wonder if I have heard the same in other setups before). Adjectives used in the audiophile world are funny sometimes and leave you wondering, what does that even mean?

Perhaps tornado like shiit sounds that occur around 10khz.

You won't notice this usually with acoustic or classical music which is mid-centric. More noticeable in some electronic tracks.

 

[PeteSTRADAMUS]

I never heard splashiness. Whatever that means lol no waves of the ocean reaching my beach. The only thing that I didn't like was the Dave and Empy pairing where is sounded muffled with the stock cable.

 

[jinxy245]

What is splashiness? Serious question as I am curious (genuinely because I wonder if I have heard the same in other setups before). Adjectives used in the audiophile world are funny sometimes and leave you wondering, what does that even mean?

You make a good point, it's not always clear, nor well defined. I find splashiness to be akin to peakiness, in that there are some spikes in the treble region. cymbals and high hats for instance can sound overly accentuated.

Many find it pleasant, some are more adverse to it. I don't find it objectionable myself, but my ears are definitely aging.