[Middy]

Dam those big eyes Orky..logging on now to Mr Speakers now..

 

[Middy]

$26 with shipping don't tell my wife..
I just bought a laptop, broke again..

 

[enthusiast]

Could anybody compare the sonic features to the Ether C?

 

[Stereolab42]

  Could anybody compare the sonic features to the Ether C?

 
Less bass (easily correctable with EQ) but more transparency and detail. Both are outstanding headphones but there is no getting around the laws of physics...

 

[mrspeakers]

1.1 impedessions from foam users? I

 

[RKML0007]

Will have ETHER 1.1 impressions soon Dan, just got them today and updated the C first. I placed the order on the first day and saw that the order was fulfilled same day, but there seems like there was a delay with the post office for a couple days as I tracked it last week.

Are you back from Singapore?

 

[mrspeakers]

Will have ETHER 1.1 impressions soon Dan, just got them today and updated the C first. I placed the order on the first day and saw that the order was fulfilled same day, but there seems like there was a delay with the post office for a couple days as I tracked it last week.

Are you back from Singapore?

I'll be stateside Wed night...

 

[RKML0007]

1.1 ETHER is very nice. For me, the foam sweetens the overall sound and allows for a certain hangtime and decay for instruments. It seems to promote ideal diffusion within the pad that provides me with more spatial cues lending better focus and tighter imaging with vocals while allowing more room and separation for instrumental accompaniment. I feel very relaxed listening to the music and for certain tracks, as Jude likes to say for Chesky recordings he's participated in - I imagine this is what it feels like to be "in the acoustic."

Love what I'm hearing, will continue to enjoy my newly updated 1.1 ETHER - thanks Dan!

 

[Stereolab42]

1.1 impedessions from foam users? I

 
Gives a little more body and warmth to the sound. Nice.

 

[Orky261]

I've been trying to allocate my time to hear the new 1.1 mod. I must say the layering got even better, feels more holographic and I can actually feel the placement of instruments even better (not that the older 1.0 version doesn't have good layering). Some microdetails also surfaced because of this effect, it also becomes a bit warmer and the bass feels a bit more punchy.

 

[organ_donor]

Less brighter, more body, perhaps slightly more bass with the 1.1 foam? My perception has been influenced after listening to most of the TOTL headphones with great amp/dacs in CanJam Singapore. 

 

[Demo3]

  I've been trying to allocate my time to hear the new 1.1 mod. I must say the layering got even better, feels more holographic and I can actually feel the placement of instruments even better (not that the older 1.0 version doesn't have good layering). Some microdetails also surfaced because of this effect, it also becomes a bit warmer and the bass feels a bit more punchy.

Installed my 1.1 yesterday and after a few hours and 2 albums I would have to agree with Orky261 that instrument placement holographic is more defined.  My Cs are not broken in yet so will have to wait for other impressions.

 

[Hardwired]

I installed the 1.1 "upgrade" this morning and took it out about an hour later. I don't like the deadened sound of cymbals, woodblocks, etc. Listening to the Ethers unencumbered is better for my ears.
 
For reference, my sound chain is DX80 -> optical out -> Bifrost MB -> Lyr 2 with Amperex tubes. I can EQ in a touch of bass below 100Hz for fun or do without for accuracy. No 1.1 upgrade for me.

 

[MattTCG]

Hmm...if those are Orange Globes, they have a warm soft presentation already so I can see where you might prefer them without 1.1.

 

[RKML0007]

It's great having tuning flexibility at our fingertips to suit individual preferences!