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The AFO vs EFO sound is fairly different. EFO offers a more classic "audiophile" sound, as I'd describe it, with more energy in the 3-5K region for a brighter upper midrange. It has a larger soundstage, and probably a bit more sub-bass, while the AFO is a more forgiving and easy sound, with more overall bass impact.
I happen to not feel AFO has a "small" soundstage. I don't know exactly how everyone views this, but I view it as the distance from the front to the back of the soundstage. AFO is a bit "closer" in front, but nearly as deep. I am guessing that many people perceive or describe soundstage based on how close to the front the vocals/1st layer of instruments are, whereas I tend to consider the farthest objects. I suspect this may be why some people find the soundstage "close" while others hear it as deep. For this reason, I think most people will find the EFO to have the larger soundstage, but IMHO that's not going to be a universal conclusion.
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There's also the confusion between soundstage and "air", where the perceived distance of tones isn't contributing much to the assessment.
I don't think I've seen "air" confused with soundstage. Air is an attribute of clarity and "dark space" around the highs that give the sense of shimmer to cymbals, for example. The Stereophile reference definition for "Airy" is:
Pertaining to treble which sounds light, delicate, open, and seemingly unrestricted in upper extension. A quality of reproducing systems having very smooth and very extended HF response.
Read more at https://www.stereophile.com/content/sounds-audio-glossary-glossary#YGBLUgoFS3TH3OTu.99
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You know what I have yet to mess with the filters yet! I was going “white lights” across the board (filter light and crossfeed). I play around with the filters probably tomrorow. Good call though, thank you for reminding me of them ha.@MTMECraig Hugo2?! That’s my dream setup with my Aeon Open & Closed. A bit out of my price range but maybe one day... Currently rocking the Schiit Mimby & Jotunheim. Which Hugo 2 filter do you find you enjoy the most while listening to the Aeons?
I happen to view a large soundstage by the furthest sounding instruments or ambient cues in a recording as well, not just by how far or close the most intimate cues are. By that token, I don't find much depth in the Aeon Open, which is weird, because I've found nearly all planars I've listen to to excel in depth. It's the one thing that prevents the Aeon Open from sounding truly lifelike with acoustic recordings.
I've found that with headphones, the less damped they are, the better their soundstage. The Aeon Flow feels too damped. However, its damping scheme is also probably why it has such a good frequency balance. Getting a headphone with the ergonomics and frequency response of the Aeon Open while resulting in very minimum damping schemes aka Hifiman is the promised land.