[Badas]

I just placed an order for the Aeon Open.

 

[koover]

I just placed an order for the Aeon Open.

Awesome. Welcome to the club. Truly looking forward to your take!

 

[TK16]

Got mine yesterday, Black Dragon cable came in today. Burning em in 24 hrs and burning in a pair of LM Ericsson 2C51 square getter in my MJ 2. Reserving judgment for a few days.

 

[abvolt]

I just placed an order for the Aeon Open.

I think you'll really enjoy them I sure do..

 

[zishanhifiaudio]

I got one . Yes . it a little heavy .But good quality

 

[Badas]

I think you'll really enjoy them I sure do..

I can't wait to use with the WA22.
FYI: My WA22 is behaving since I had it rebuilt.
I have a new appreciation/love/respect for the WA22.
It responds very nicely to the right HP's.

 

[abvolt]

That's awesome glad to hear your wa22 is working better I remember you having issues with it, enjoy your new hp's their simply great sounding..

 

[TK16]

48 hours in the cans sound much better than the start. I took out the stock 1 notch white damper or whatever it's called. Detail suffered with it in.

 

[WholeMilk]

I got one . Yes . it a little heavy .But good quality

I'm surprised that it's on the heavy side, I think it's one of the (if not the most) comfortable planars out there.

 

[WholeMilk]

48 hours in the cans sound much better than the start. I took out the stock 1 notch white damper or whatever it's called. Detail suffered with it in.

Good to conform with many people observing that they do have significant burn-in, thanks for sharing!

 

[koover]

48 hours in the cans sound much better than the start. I took out the stock 1 notch white damper or whatever it's called. Detail suffered with it in.

Are you listening with no tuning pads? I find it the most pure. The black one is ok but I prefer no pads at all.

 

[TK16]

Took the 1 that was pre installed off and not using any, may try the others later. This is my 4th pair of planars and easily the most comfortable.

 

[abvolt]

Are you listening with no tuning pads? I find it the most pure. The black one is ok but I prefer no pads at all.

I agree I was using the black pads but removed them it sound better at least to me..enjoy

 

[Mark Up]

Everyone seems to like pad-free, but agrees that before and even after burn in, they could use a touch less treble in a few hot spots, perhaps if they make an ASO (Aeon Semi Open) for more sub bass like their closed, and more overall warmth like the open, they tweak the drivers to have a bit less higher end peaks people unanimously notice (even treble heads), while not affecting other areas of their highs. It could result in their not needing tuning pads, they will be in that zone. Kind of like the Meze 99 high end. It's detailed but smooth, and only super treble heads say it's lacking in their Neo version (the Classic has more, and for those of us more sensitive to treble, it is a bit too much at times). Other than a bit of mid bass bloat, and occasional peaky mids, the Neo are close to my ideal sonic vibes.

 

[SCBob]

I prefer the AFO without pads, using it with Hugo2 and a Danacable. I tried other combinations and, while this is a relatively expensive combination, for desktop use at work it has been great. If the office surroundings get a bit noisy I swap the AFO for my AFC and enjoy things a bit differently.