[ThanatosVI]

Can't recommend the omega stand for planar headphones.
A german distributor for audeze (cma in Gräfelfing near Munich) told me on a privat audition, that most of the driver failures in the past comes from using a closed stand.
Hanging the planars on the stand while they're playing music will force the membran to touch the magnets bc of the air pressure introduced by the sealing of the stand.
For planars i'd prefer stands like the Zmf or the Room's by audioline.

Btw.
The stand from staffz93 is a cheap Avantree stand from Amazon, i do own too.

Yeah I read that Audeze are especially vulnerable to that.
Actually good advice. I honestly didn't Think about that before

 

[Newsee]

Can't recommend the omega stand for planar headphones.
A german distributor for audeze (cma in Gräfelfing near Munich) told me on a privat audition, that most of the driver failures in the past comes from using a closed stand.
Hanging the planars on the stand while they're playing music will force the membran to touch the magnets bc of the air pressure introduced by the sealing of the stand.
For planars i'd prefer stands like the Zmf or the Room's by audioline.

Btw.
The stand from staffz93 is a cheap Avantree stand from Amazon, i do own too.

Sounds pretty weird.
1. Why would you play music when HP on stand. ( )
2. What is the difference between Omega stand and your head in this respect.

 

[Chris Kaoss]

Sounds pretty weird.
1. Why would you play music when HP on stand. ( )
2. What is the difference between Omega stand and your head in this respect.

1. I don't know. ^^
That's what caused a lot of the driver failures, they told me.
2. I just can imagine that the stand force a stronger seal on the pads than your head which is resulting in a higher air pressure on the membran.

I didn't researched further on this behavior.

 

[ThanatosVI]

Sounds pretty weird.
1. Why would you play music when HP on stand. ( )
2. What is the difference between Omega stand and your head in this respect.

1. No Idea, maybe some do that when they explicitly burn in their phones.
2. No difference however audeze is also prone to these failures when putting them on your head

 

[340519]

So initial impressions is that these will take some getting used to. They're not like when I threw on the hd600 and said wow these sound great! Songs take on a different flavor with these, and some SSS seem over pronounced on Depeche Mode tracks. The bass is incredible but I will have to get used to the rest of the spectrum.

They certainly are the reverse of the hd800.

 

[340519]

I mean I like them, but the signature is a lot different than the LCD 4s, so I just have to adjust my ears to not expect such a high level of detail. More like what ichos said, just let the music wash over you.

 

[Ichos]

Don't be mistaken , contrary to what you may have read you will soon find out that this are very revealing and resolving.
They shure will not mask sibilance if it is in the recording but they will neither introduce it if it isn't there.

 

[340519]

Interestingly they are 31 ohm but I have the bryston on high gain and around 11 to 12 o'clock to get the same spl as the 200 ohm lcd 4s at 10 o'clock.

 

[Ichos]

I have observed that they need current.
Amps optimized for high impedance loads with large voltage swings don't suit them well.
Intrestengly they pair very well with the humble FiiO btr5 , go figure now!!!

 

[340519]

Ok good to know. The bryston is no slouch so I'm good to go.

 

[Ichos]

Go full throttle!
I am waiting for Empyrean vs Clear comparison.

 

[ThanatosVI]

Go full throttle!
I am waiting for Empyrean vs Clear comparison.

We need the Empyrean LCD-4 comparison

 

[sickmind]

My Meze Empyrean + ADI-2 DAC review and some thoughts about melomania, audiophilia and something more: http://boizoff.com/?p=530&lang=en

 

[Chris Kaoss]

Now i need a comparison between Empy, D8000 and the Hedd.

 

[340519]

Go full throttle!
I am waiting for Empyrean vs Clear comparison.

Yes I have to do the comparisons soon lol.