So, I know its like impossible, but if you HAD to put a number on it, how much of an improvement is the Phi over the original 1266? In percent please.
Thanks alot.
I couldn't put a number to it because it would be arbitrary and meaningless. All I can say is I auditioned the original AB1266 in November of 2016 for over a week in home, didn't like it, didn't buy it. I auditioned the Phi in November 2017 in home for a week, loved it, bought it. It was all about the small changes in the sound of upper mids and higher frequencies that changed my thinking. Maybe the Phi was more transparent with better transient management, but to remember precisely with a full year between takes it's really impossible to say. I didn't want to listen much with the original, can't get enough of the Phi. Maybe I was just ready to hear it. But everyone hears differently, and we all like different things, a quick run around this website will confirm that.
I didn't notice any changes from burn-in on my (non-CC) Phis.
It may have something to do with the fact that I was content with how they sounded from jump, so wasn't trying to will my brain into finding positive changes along the way.
But also, I was listening to them very regularly during that two-week period, switched the cables twice, went from stock to CC pads, and was constantly fiddling with the fit. But anyway.
No break-in changes from my perspective.
Pre-ordered and added the CC pads as soon as they were delivered.
The difference in pad depth had me make a 1 notch adjustment to get it to feel just like the previous pads, basically a non-event.
Any benefits to the sound have remained consistent since I installed them.
I do think they are a bit more comfortable, the small vent holes around the outside of the ear pad give a softer overall feel when wearing.
Enjoy!
Got my CC two days ago with the new ear pads. I'm having a harder time getting the fit right vs the old pads. I feel more pressure at the top of the ear pads than the bottom. This is with the stitching at 1 oclock position. Didn't have this problem with the old pads. Also the headband seems to apply more pressure on my head. I felt fatigue after about an hour. Does the headband need break in time?
Got my CC two days ago with the new ear pads. I'm having a harder time getting the fit right vs the old pads. I feel more pressure at the top of the ear pads than the bottom. This is with the stitching at 1 oclock position. Didn't have this problem with the old pads. Also the headband seems to apply more pressure on my head. I felt fatigue after about an hour. Does the headband need break in time?
So, I know its like impossible, but if you HAD to put a number on it, how much of an improvement is the Phi over the original 1266? In percent please.
Thanks alot.
Got my CC two days ago with the new ear pads. I'm having a harder time getting the fit right vs the old pads. I feel more pressure at the top of the ear pads than the bottom. This is with the stitching at 1 oclock position. Didn't have this problem with the old pads. Also the headband seems to apply more pressure on my head. I felt fatigue after about an hour. Does the headband need break in time?
Try moving that seam up one notch, that solved it for me, I experienced the exact same situation, a bit more pressure above the ear than below. The move equalized it all the way around, feels like the originals at this point.
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