SenjStevo
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Sent a cheque to Sugden Audio UK first class on Wednesday afternoon and received a pair of brand spanking new Ergo 2 headphones today(Saturday morning). Great service. I'll get my Ergo amp from them soon, if they have it in stock.
The Ergo 2s cost £149 delievered and the Ergo 1 £109 i think according to the email correspondence with Sugden.
There is another a few other threads about this headphone, going back and a great post by Duggeh which basically sold these to me.
Here are my first impressions:
1. These are very comfortable, i really mean that, they are more comfortable then my pretty comfortable 595s. You can wear these in bed, i just tested because it pretty important for me. I didn't expect that. They are also very light.
2. You can run these unamped, well strictly speaking i havn't tried, but i'm using a really cheap Behringer MA-400 Headphone Amplifier(which is probably about as good as a cheap stereo one) straight out of my newly acquired Cambridge DX-1. As expected the Ergo sounds better then the 595 after initial listening, and i expect to notice more difference as i listen more, if i listen to my 595s again that is
I am really enjoying the sound, it seems so musical, not harsh at all, just natural, while the Behringer made the 595s sound harsh, and slightly irritating. I'm looking forward to listening to these properly tonight and even more so when i get the amp.
3. The finish isn't great, the foam behind my ears is attached by a sort of sticky tap, which isn't completly covered. If my hair was short this wouldn't be a problem but since my hair certainly needs a cut, it has attached itself to me a few times with slightly painful results.
4. Like most people seem to say positioning seems important. The speaker pads are pretty big and as you move the phones up and down the sound noticably changes. I'm pretty happy so far with the natural resting position that the frame has been set at, where my ears are about 2 thirds down(kinda hard to judge without seeing myself). Moving further down brightens the sound a little.
The Ergo looks pretty rigid but it can be adjusted. I havn't tried because i'm happy with the position.
As you can see the adhesive is slightly exposed on this pad.
It's the same on the other pad.
My 595s and Ergos
Hmmm how i'm i going to solve the hair problem?
Hair cover is set! I'm ready to rock!
I've never heard Buckley sing so beautifully. Grace is taken to the next level.
The bandana is a success! The Ergos are comfort monsters!
My Ergos in their bed, and my modest rig.
And there we have it. I'll update this thread after some more listening and after i get a decent amp of course. After listening to OK Computer my thoughts are the Ergos are a little slow for rock, but this could be my imagination... dunno yet, as i've not heard comparable cans. Back to the bliss!
The Ergo 2s cost £149 delievered and the Ergo 1 £109 i think according to the email correspondence with Sugden.
There is another a few other threads about this headphone, going back and a great post by Duggeh which basically sold these to me.
Here are my first impressions:
1. These are very comfortable, i really mean that, they are more comfortable then my pretty comfortable 595s. You can wear these in bed, i just tested because it pretty important for me. I didn't expect that. They are also very light.
2. You can run these unamped, well strictly speaking i havn't tried, but i'm using a really cheap Behringer MA-400 Headphone Amplifier(which is probably about as good as a cheap stereo one) straight out of my newly acquired Cambridge DX-1. As expected the Ergo sounds better then the 595 after initial listening, and i expect to notice more difference as i listen more, if i listen to my 595s again that is
3. The finish isn't great, the foam behind my ears is attached by a sort of sticky tap, which isn't completly covered. If my hair was short this wouldn't be a problem but since my hair certainly needs a cut, it has attached itself to me a few times with slightly painful results.
4. Like most people seem to say positioning seems important. The speaker pads are pretty big and as you move the phones up and down the sound noticably changes. I'm pretty happy so far with the natural resting position that the frame has been set at, where my ears are about 2 thirds down(kinda hard to judge without seeing myself). Moving further down brightens the sound a little.
The Ergo looks pretty rigid but it can be adjusted. I havn't tried because i'm happy with the position.
As you can see the adhesive is slightly exposed on this pad.
It's the same on the other pad.
My 595s and Ergos
Hmmm how i'm i going to solve the hair problem?
Hair cover is set! I'm ready to rock!
I've never heard Buckley sing so beautifully. Grace is taken to the next level.
The bandana is a success! The Ergos are comfort monsters!
My Ergos in their bed, and my modest rig.
And there we have it. I'll update this thread after some more listening and after i get a decent amp of course. After listening to OK Computer my thoughts are the Ergos are a little slow for rock, but this could be my imagination... dunno yet, as i've not heard comparable cans. Back to the bliss!
