Came here to discuss this!Maybe a new contender (once more info is available)? I got a promotional email from Audio 46, but the link was dead (likewise on Moon Audio's site). Looks like they released the email a tad early, though it clearly says shipping this starting the 4th.
Closed back sounds good to me… but they look really large. And the design… let’s say I’ve seen better. Also from Dan Clark
I see this sentiment pervade too often in this hobby and it’s just not accurate.
They all do. I have the Aeon 2 closed with perforated pads, so effectively a Noire. The lack of dynamics, and particularly the damping of the trailing ends of tones annoyed me a lot once I actually homed in on what it did. The Stealth has better tonal balance than the Noire, but the dynamics are still very weak, especially at lower volumes because it doesn't have the Noire's bass hump at 100 Hz to provide quantity. The Expanse suffers less because it has more mid-bass to offset those weak dynamics, but they aren't actually better, just masked by the tuning. The Corina on the BHSE seems to suffer the least from that lack of dynamics, but it still trails other headphones. That lack of dynamics is part of Dan Clark's tuning philosophy. Unless he has reversed his position on avoiding transient level overshoots, I would not expect dynamics to improve on any of his newer designs.
I love the looks and form factor but am concerned about dynamics. Most DCA headphones I have heard lack dynamics and sound too sterile and analytical to me. But I am trying to keep an open mind.
Yeah I heard the Stealth and didn’t feel anything or hear anything exceptional. It was like it was dead. Very Little impact or dynamics. Very sterile and lifeless.
What amp did you use? I find them very dynamic.
Fully agree that we get pulled into "shiny new toy" syndrome very often, with weekly or daily hypes a real thing.
Lol they're 2k so forget it
2k is somehow 'mid-range' now. Jesus....
