[FLTWS]

Of course, knowing your beloved, expensive and relatively new toy looses the flagship status is never pleasing … Also, the value of the current Phi in the used market is going to suffer from the CC introduction.

That said, I am not even remotely thinking of selling mines in the foreseeable future, and I am not sure the ceramic coating SQ enhancement "by further improving upon the anti-resonant nature of its all aluminium components" is going to be dramatic.

On the other hand, I am happy to see the new pads, which look more comfy and luxurious, and, based on my experience on how sensitive the Abyss are to pads positioning, I am prone to believe that they will indeed affect the sound presentation as well in a noticeable way. They are not cheap, but I am pre-ordering a pair.

In the end, it is good that JPS provides an upgrade path to current Abyss owners as well.

Do you know if they charge your account when they ship or is it a pre-pay situation?

 

[simorag]

Do you know if they charge your account when they ship or is it a pre-pay situation?

Hi, I placed the order through my dealer, and not paid yet!

 

[Joe Skubinski]

The new ear pads are really nice, sonically, aesthetically, and comfort-wise. I was A/B'ing the finished prototypes a few days ago against the originals, simply put they have more of a real life acoustic.

The new 'paint job' encompasses all aluminum components of the AB-1266 frame. To 'upgrade' to this means to take the drivers out of your current headphone and place them into a new headphone. Due to the cost involved the new aesthetic is not something that can be upgraded to. The ear pad upgrade is where you want to be.

New pads can be ordered from your ABYSS dealer, or preorder here at a special price through the month of June. We've also added an easier to find accessories link on the ABYSS website, will be adding Diana cables, adaptor cables, and more over time.

 

[FLTWS]

Pre-ordered.
Dam, I like this headphone.
But, I do have a hard time seeing what color they are when I'm wearing them.
I need to buy a hand held mirror.

 

[matthewhypolite]

The new ear pads are really nice, sonically, aesthetically, and comfort-wise. I was A/B'ing the finished prototypes a few days ago against the originals, simply put they have more of a real life acoustic.

The new 'paint job' encompasses all aluminum components of the AB-1266 frame. To 'upgrade' to this means to take the drivers out of your current headphone and place them into a new headphone. Due to the cost involved the new aesthetic is not something that can be upgraded to. The ear pad upgrade is where you want to be.

New pads can be ordered from your ABYSS dealer, or preorder here at a special price through the month of June. We've also added an easier to find accessories link on the ABYSS website, will be adding Diana cables, adaptor cables, and more over time.

Hey Joe, I'm definately pre-ordering a pair later today, question though, does the new pads affect the fit in any way? Currently my fit is 2pm/10am rotation and slightly touching my face. Does these new pads change how we would wear the abyss?

 

[draytonklammer]

Man, I expected maybe $200-250, but $325-$395, wow.

I really have to decide how much it matters to me I guess.

I'm sure I'll end up doing it anyways in hopes there won't be more upgrades afterwards, but ouch I apparently needed to set aside a few more bucks.

 

[mulder01]

Man, I expected maybe $200-250, but $325-$395, wow.

I really have to decide how much it matters to me I guess.

I'm sure I'll end up doing it anyways in hopes there won't be more upgrades afterwards, but ouch I apparently needed to set aside a few more bucks.

You didn't think you could be an audiophile and be done spending money did you?

 

[draytonklammer]

You didn't think you could be an audiophile and be done spending money did you?

In my dreams, I would suppose.
And here I was thinking the Phi and Dave would tide me over a bit longer.

 

[Joe Skubinski]

Hey Joe, I'm definately pre-ordering a pair later today, question though, does the new pads affect the fit in any way? Currently my fit is 2pm/10am rotation and slightly touching my face. Does these new pads change how we would wear the abyss?

I have no problem switching between the original and the CC pads without any major adjustment, they are a drop-in upgrade. However, anytime you make a change in the system I would suggest reinvestigating your personal center.

 

[Mikey99]

i just bought a pair, shortly afterwards my dealer found out about the CC upgrade. He notified me immediately, has ordered a pair of the new pads, and will swap them out at no charge.

 

[MacedonianHero]

i just bought a pair, shortly afterwards my dealer found out about the CC upgrade. He notified me immediately, has ordered a pair of the new pads, and will swap them out at no charge.

Curious to see how the new aesthetic changes the look. But I'm all about the sound and I should be trying a set of the new earpads and do an update to my Phi review with regards to the sonic improvements.

 

[FLTWS]

Curious to see how the new aesthetic changes the look. But I'm all about the sound and I should be trying a set of the new earpads and do an update to my Phi review with regards to the sonic improvements.

That would be nice. I plan on keeping the old regardless of how the new pads work for me.

 

[drew911d]

Just preordered the CC pads... Will be nice to tune the sound a bit between the pads with these amazing HP's.

 

[draytonklammer]

Im still considering the CC ear pads myself.
They really don't look/seem different enough to change much.

Joe, maybe you can shed some light on this in terms of what design decisions ended up improving the sound of the Abyss with these ear pads. Has the ear pads material changed as well? I'd be interested if it's a clear comfort upgrade too.

 

[Joe Skubinski]

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