[wazzupi]

can I just say how fking amazing zombies - The Cranberries sounds with the AFOs my god.....

 

[subguy812]

The eagle has landed..

 

[jinxy245]

The eagle has landed..

Great shot!

 

[gken92]

So i have the focal elear, and apart from that huge dip at the upper midrange, it is more or less the perfect headphones for me. So im trying to find another set of headphones to complement the elear. Do you think that the difference in sound signature between aeon flow open and focal elear is big enough to complement focal elear? No place to audition them in my area unfortunately

 

[BuddhaBruce]

So i have the focal elear, and apart from that huge dip at the upper midrange, it is more or less the perfect headphones for me. So im trying to find another set of headphones to complement the elear. Do you think that the difference in sound signature between aeon flow open and focal elear is big enough to complement focal elear? No place to audition them in my area unfortunately

They would be a great compliment to the Elear.

 

[BunnyNamedCraig]

So i have the focal elear, and apart from that huge dip at the upper midrange, it is more or less the perfect headphones for me. So im trying to find another set of headphones to complement the elear. Do you think that the difference in sound signature between aeon flow open and focal elear is big enough to complement focal elear? No place to audition them in my area unfortunately

I can't speak for wether the dirrence will be big enough for you, but like @BuddhaBruce said, it is a great compliment to it.

 

[BobJS]

Were the headphones still sibilant to you after burn in and using the different dampening filters?

I can’t hear sibilance on my pair but of course I’m running a different chain.

I just got my pair on Tues (12/19). I cannot imagine, for the life of me, how anyone could think these were sibilant. Out of the box, I thought these were a big, very warm mess.

I've been playing them continuously since (with many hours actually on my head!), and they are starting to sound pretty great to me. I can't know if there's really a physical burn-in going on, but my brain is loving it. (FYI, I'm a HD600 guy in the HD600 vs HD650 spectrum)

 

[Spandy87]

I just got my pair on Tues (12/19). I cannot imagine, for the life of me, how anyone could think these were sibilant. Out of the box, I thought these were a big, very warm mess.

I've been playing them continuously since (with many hours actually on my head!), and they are starting to sound pretty great to me. I can't know if there's really a physical burn-in going on, but my brain is loving it. (FYI, I'm a HD600 guy in the HD600 vs HD650 spectrum)

Physical burn-in is real. I used to be on the fence about that but I had the luxury of being able to compare in-store demo cans that had countless hours on them and the brand new ones I bought out of the box side-by-side. Massive difference between the two. This was enough evidence I needed to accept that burn-in is real.

 

[Phantaminum]

I just got my pair on Tues (12/19). I cannot imagine, for the life of me, how anyone could think these were sibilant. Out of the box, I thought these were a big, very warm mess.

I've been playing them continuously since (with many hours actually on my head!), and they are starting to sound pretty great to me. I can't know if there's really a physical burn-in going on, but my brain is loving it. (FYI, I'm a HD600 guy in the HD600 vs HD650 spectrum)

It’s possible he’s more sensitive than us and may need a darker headphone. The highs were a tad hot for me when I first put them on but after listening to them for a full two weeks the highs mellowed out and now they’re fantastic. Never sibilant though.

It’s a natural feeling going from the HD600/650s to the AFOs. Enjoy the heck out of them. I have!

 

[BobJS]

Physical burn-in is real. I used to be on the fence about that but I had the luxury of being able to compare in-store demo cans that had countless hours on them and the brand new ones I bought out of the box side-by-side. Massive difference between the two. This was enough evidence I needed to accept that burn-in is real.

Oh, I acknowledge that it's real. Without doing the actual test you describe, though, I don't think it's possible for an individual, over time, to discern how much of the change he hears is due to actual physical changes vs. brain accommodation and acclimation.

I'm also a little skeptical that physical burn-in always seems to result in changes for the better, if you know what I mean.

 

[swmtnbiker]

I just got my pair on Tues (12/19). I cannot imagine, for the life of me, how anyone could think these were sibilant. Out of the box, I thought these were a big, very warm mess.

I've been playing them continuously since (with many hours actually on my head!), and they are starting to sound pretty great to me. I can't know if there's really a physical burn-in going on, but my brain is loving it. (FYI, I'm a HD600 guy in the HD600 vs HD650 spectrum)

Don't forget that you have four different tuning options available to you with the AFO.

 

[wazzupi]

A sabre dac makes these things sound like a high end version of the hd650 or at least my setup which is a smsl m8 optical to a cayin iha6 balanced I'm currently looking for a new dac. I've been leaning towards the sonica lately.

 

[jinxy245]

A sabre dac makes these things sound like a high end version of the hd650 or at least my setup which is a smsl m8 optical to a cayin iha6 balanced I'm currently looking for a new dac. I've been leaning towards the sonica lately.

There's a lot to like about the Oppo. I'd love to hear that paired with the AFO.... I'll finally get to hear them at CanJam NYC. I so can't wait.

 

[wazzupi]

There's a lot to like about the Oppo. I'd love to hear that paired with the AFO.... I'll finally get to hear them at CanJam NYC. I so can't wait.

Ill most likely be going to canjam NYC road trip with a few friends !!

 

[subguy812]

My initial impressions from last night are very positive for out of the box and on the head. Excited for the future.