Well, another pair of headphones pushes the Elear further down on my list it seems. I’m not complaining though, this is exactly why I created this thread!
During the day I’ve tried doing some more reading on various things mentioned yesterday. Read your full review on the AEON as well as this comparison with the Eikon, which like I mentioned put the AEON right on my list of headphones. I could see myself owning both the AEON and Eikon at some point, question is which end I should start at.
Also went back and read some more about the HE-1000 as suggested by @saidentary. I don’t think they’ll make my list right now. While I can see the value in purchasing a used pair of headphones, there is something special about new products for me. A new pair of HE-1000 would take my entire budget, which is not what I had in mind right now (and also not what you suggested).
As for the MZ2-S amp, it seems very interesting, but I am having a hard time figuring out how to make it fit in my budget. Definitely will try and see if I can make it fit somehow. Only thing I’m worried about is how it seem to reveal everything, heh. Might give some of the stuff I listen to a hard time. Maybe I could just listen to those things on a different source, we’ll see.
Another thing I’m trying to figure out is the DAC part. I’ve read more about Chord and their DACs, and I’m quite a bit more interested in them now. Question is how much I would gain with a 2qute or Hugo 2 compared to a Mojo. The Hugo 2 would also be very hard to fit in my budget. But like mentioned, my plan was from the beginning to not have to feel the need to upgrade in a couple of years, be it Hugo 2 or a Mojo 2 (potential future product I assume). Maybe I’m overthinking it, I don’t know.
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This is a really cool offer, and I think I’ll take you up on that
Tried putting together a list as short as possible, don’t want to be too much of a bother. List structure is; Artist – Album – “Track title”. I listed “Any track” on two albums, which means just that, every track can give me feedback I’d be interested in. So, if you could just demo one song on each album that would be awesome! Would cover plenty of ground for me. Anyway, the list:
Epica – The Quantum Enigma – Any track (Except for “Originem” I guess)
Sonata Arctica – Unia – “Caleb” or “My Dream’s But A Drop Of Fuel For A Nightmare”
Hizaki – Rosario – Any track
I appreciate the help from everyone so far, and if anyone has anything to add based on this new wall of text, I’d take all the input I can get![Big Grin :D :D](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)
During the day I’ve tried doing some more reading on various things mentioned yesterday. Read your full review on the AEON as well as this comparison with the Eikon, which like I mentioned put the AEON right on my list of headphones. I could see myself owning both the AEON and Eikon at some point, question is which end I should start at.
Also went back and read some more about the HE-1000 as suggested by @saidentary. I don’t think they’ll make my list right now. While I can see the value in purchasing a used pair of headphones, there is something special about new products for me. A new pair of HE-1000 would take my entire budget, which is not what I had in mind right now (and also not what you suggested).
As for the MZ2-S amp, it seems very interesting, but I am having a hard time figuring out how to make it fit in my budget. Definitely will try and see if I can make it fit somehow. Only thing I’m worried about is how it seem to reveal everything, heh. Might give some of the stuff I listen to a hard time. Maybe I could just listen to those things on a different source, we’ll see.
Another thing I’m trying to figure out is the DAC part. I’ve read more about Chord and their DACs, and I’m quite a bit more interested in them now. Question is how much I would gain with a 2qute or Hugo 2 compared to a Mojo. The Hugo 2 would also be very hard to fit in my budget. But like mentioned, my plan was from the beginning to not have to feel the need to upgrade in a couple of years, be it Hugo 2 or a Mojo 2 (potential future product I assume). Maybe I’m overthinking it, I don’t know.
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If you want to know what's better for your music, list off some band names. I listen to metal but not enough to know all the little variations by name. Fortunately I've got Tidal so I can demo some stuff and let you know.
This is a really cool offer, and I think I’ll take you up on that
Epica – The Quantum Enigma – Any track (Except for “Originem” I guess)
Sonata Arctica – Unia – “Caleb” or “My Dream’s But A Drop Of Fuel For A Nightmare”
Hizaki – Rosario – Any track
I appreciate the help from everyone so far, and if anyone has anything to add based on this new wall of text, I’d take all the input I can get