[ViralRazor]

Well I don't know..
 
Recently I've spent about an hour or so with the aviators, and while I only have one pair to compare them with (M50s), I don't see all the 'hype' about them.
 
They do mids better than the M50s (guitars mostly) but vocals seem a bit too far away, and not as powerful as the M50s. Also they're lacking the sparkle I love about the M50s. They're sound just seems too smooth and boring.
 
Are my ears just dumb? Or do I like the audio technica house sound too much? OR are the aviators not as good as hyped?
 
 

 

[NinjaSquirt]

They're hyped. There's a reason why people here have a general displeasure towards brands like Bose, Skullcandy, and Beats. They're overpriced and overhyped.

 

[ViralRazor]

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They're hyped. There's a reason why people here have a general displeasure towards brands like Bose, Skullcandy, and Beats. They're overpriced and overhyped.

Problem with that is that these are hyped by head fi . The rest of the skullcandy range, bose range and beats range and shatted on by head fi.

 

[Arbite]

They arent really hyped by head-fi so much as surprising. The simple fact is, compared to the rest of their range, the aviators are actually quite good. I'd put them on par,with the m50's.

 

[NinjaSquirt]

No one can deny that there is FotM on Head-Fi, recently it seems to be "let's be more accepting towards mass-market/hip brands." Consider the V-Moda headphones, I don't know what they sound like but there's certainly are forces behind the promotion of it's acceptance on Head-Fi.