SASH Deux & Tres; impressive planars from Ukraine

[Ilomaenkimi]

I suggest not to get your hopes up too high if you are a bass head because the sash tres has neutral bass in terms of quantity, everything else is exceptional, especially the way they resolve the mids. But you can always use the eq to boost the bass and you can see some users using the tres with eq with satisfactory results.

That is only a positive thing. Sash's bass level is just spot on.
And quality is top tier.
No need for eq.

Edit:
I have Fiio FT1 if i want elevated bass.

 

[feank]

Anybody can compares to Edition XS?

 

[phthora]

Anybody can compares to Edition XS?

The Tres SE is decidedly better. More resolution, more natural sounding, better bass, more heft to the sound.

 

[Astral Abyss]

The Tres SE is decidedly better. More resolution, more natural sounding, better bass, more heft to the sound.

Way better quality too.

 

[Thomasr]

The Tres SE is decidedly better. More resolution, more natural sounding, better bass, more heft to the sound.

Anyone compared to the Arya Organic or HE1000 Stealth?

 

[phthora]

Anyone compared to the Arya Organic or HE1000 Stealth?

I own the Arya V2 and the HEKSE. The Tres SE is easily on par with the Arya. Coin flip on that one depending on one's taste. The HEKSE beats it on resolution and the technicals, but I like the Tres SE more subjectively.

 

[feank]

The Tres SE is decidedly better. More resolution, more natural sounding, better bass, more heft to the sound.

Bass quantity and extension is better on the Tres SE?

 

[Ilomaenkimi]

Bass quantity and extension is better on the Tres SE?

Tres:
https://kuulokenurkka.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Sash-Tres-45ohm-freq.jpg

Tres SE:
https://kuulokenurkka.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/graph-14.png

 

[feank]

Tres:
https://kuulokenurkka.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Sash-Tres-45ohm-freq.jpg

Tres SE:
https://kuulokenurkka.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/graph-14.png

Yep but against Hifiman Edition XS

 

[Ilomaenkimi]

Yep but against Hifiman Edition XS

Hifiman:
https://kuulokenurkka.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Hifiman-Edition-XS.jpg

 

[Thomasr]

Tres:
https://kuulokenurkka.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Sash-Tres-45ohm-freq.jpg

Tres SE:
https://kuulokenurkka.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/graph-14.png

Gotta love how flat this bass response is all the way down to 20hz ... and in my experience you can EQ a pretty big bass shelf (like +5db below 60hz) and the headphones just go "sure, no problem!"

 

[phthora]

Bass quantity and extension is better on the Tres SE?

The biggest difference is that the Tres SE has substantially more impact and fullness to the bass. This gives the bass much more presence than the graph would seem to indicate. Extension is the same really, but I find that I can listen to the Tres at higher overall volumes (and thus get a bassier sound) because the treble is not as elevated as on the XS.

 

[feank]

Gotta love how flat this bass response is all the way down to 20hz ... and in my experience you can EQ a pretty big bass shelf (like +5db below 60hz) and the headphones just go "sure, no problem!"

Thanks Thomas!

 

[Ilomaenkimi]

The biggest difference is that the Tres SE has substantially more impact and fullness to the bass. This gives the bass much more presence than the graph would seem to indicate. Extension is the same really, but I find that I can listen to the Tres at higher overall volumes (and thus get a bassier sound) because the treble is not as elevated as on the XS.

I can confirm that. In my opinion Tres SE does not need eq at bass.
There's good amount of impact, fullness and punch at the bass.

 

[Astral Abyss]

Question for any of you that might know:

On the Sash website, in the list of color choices for the Tres SE, there's a selection for "wenge". Does that actually use wenge wood, or is it just wenge "colored"?