JamminVMI
Headphoneus Supremus
My ears (also in their 60s) look for neutral to warm, and avoid bright. Don’t honestly know if my hearing loss is normal or weird, though. I have Sundara open, and the closed cans I like are my Dan Clark Aeon RT and Ether CX, both of which are neutral. I also like (true confession here) the darn Meze 99s (I have Drop’s noir version). They’re the most fun $200 I’ve spent (in audio). They’re overly bassy, but toe-tappingly fun. I’ll ‘fess up to calming the bass with one of the Lokis, but those headphones make me smile, when I’m just listening for fun.I’m in the market for a pair of closed headphones and was wondering if someone in their 60’s needs to worry about cans that are perceived as bright. I think I hear pretty well even if my wife doesn’t agree so I’m only assuming I have normal age related hearing loss. So the broad question is how much an old fahrt should take into consideration brightness? Sure, try something and make up one’s own mind but I don’t have the luxury of traveling for listening sessions so relying on sifting through reviews is a big part of my decision making. I have been intrigued by the new closed Sundara but there’s little to go on so far.
Agree it’s early days on Sundara closed, but I‘m interested to read more about them. I like the open version a lot! But hearing? I only know what I like, not what frequencies are at a deficit for me… HTH