[Dynamo5561]

Is there a headphone that has a similar sound signature to the TC? I keep reading things about the bass and was wondering if the tonal balance is similar to the Z1R

The tonal balance is not comparable to the Z1R. I have not found an IEM that sounds close to the 1266. I heard some oppinions about the Thummim that it has some characteristics of the 1266.

The closest headphone I found to the 1266 is the quad era-1:

The tonality is quite similar. I would even call it a mini 1266.

The only headphone I can think of as a reach to the TC would be the HE-6.

I personally found the 3-5KHZ peak at the HE6 too much and it totally destroyed the HE6 for me. I find the quad era-1 much more similar to the 1266. But nothing comes close to the 1266.

 

[GenEricOne]

Dont want to hear about a price increase? Well, people tends to only want to read and believe in what they like.

You can ask Abyss to lower the price lol. But that is not going to happen. A price increase is more likely to happen in the context of inflation and material shortages.

I have little doubt a price increase is coming when a better product is available. Just don't cite one order that hasn't shipped for a suspiciously long time.

I do doubt an unchanged AB1266 TC will receive a price increase.

 

[thomasu]

For anyone who has also tried the Diana - is the clamping force on the 1266 completely different? I found that I couldn't wear the Diana for more than an hour because of the pressure it put at the top of my head and my temple area

 

[Womaz]

For anyone who has also tried the Diana - is the clamping force on the 1266 completely different? I found that I couldn't wear the Diana for more than an hour because of the pressure it put at the top of my head and my temple area

I have not tried the Diana but I can say that there is zero clamping force with the 1266. If anything it’s a very loose fit that tends to get the best results .

 

[jaboki]

I couldn't wear the Diana for more than an hour because of the pressure it put at the top of my head and my temple area

This solved everything for me: https://www.head-fi.org/threads/dia...byss-headphones.777618/page-184#post-15935215

 

[WafflesID]

For anyone who has also tried the Diana - is the clamping force on the 1266 completely different? I found that I couldn't wear the Diana for more than an hour because of the pressure it put at the top of my head and my temple area

You actually don't want clamping force with 1266. A seal kills the bass.

 

[WafflesID]

Ok I'm almost afraid to ask, but I just got the formula s + powerman and....I think the volume knob is reversed. Shouldnt xi (11) be full volume?

 

[jlbrach]

it is correct lol

 

[WafflesID]

Ok I'm almost afraid to ask, but I just got the formula s + powerman and....I think the volume knob is reversed. Shouldnt xi (11) be full volume?

Gotta say, I am preferring the FS+PM over the TToby. The tuning is just perfect Glad I did it. I'm back to pads 3 and 9 with toe in 9 and 3 with toe out was softening some of ttoby's brightness. **edit jfc i even typed this backwards.

 

[ken6217]

Ok I'm almost afraid to ask, but I just got the formula s + powerman and....I think the volume knob is reversed. Shouldnt xi (11) be full volume?

Just set the pads to 9-3 and have the thick side of the pads face front and toe out. This will reverse the reverse.

 

[WafflesID]

it is correct lol

oh good but it makes more sense to go UP for volume up. And seriously, volume should go to 11.

 

[WafflesID]

Just set the pads to 9-3 and have the thick side of the pads face front and toe out. This will reverse the reverse.

I tried reversing the XLR cables and putting the headphones upside down and using pad as a chin strap....I think I've got this crap figured out now

 

[deuter]

Ok I'm almost afraid to ask, but I just got the formula s + powerman and....I think the volume knob is reversed. Shouldnt xi (11) be full volume?

That was so immediate, did you get a good deal?

 

[WafflesID]

That was so immediate, did you get a good deal?

pretty good. TToby was pretty fatiguing for me, and I just couldn't quite shake the feeling that the pairing wasn't optimal. Like Nirvana was really hard to listen to. Figured, if it didn't make that much of a difference or if the ttoby was better the FS+P combo sells pretty quickly used around here, and it was just a really expensive experiment. Now I'll probably use the TToby for a really good speaker setup (as intended).

 

[WafflesID]

I wonder how much of this opinion is because of fitment issues. For me, when the fitment was off, it was very underwhelming. But, once I got the fitment down, it was amazing.

If Abyss can figure out their earpad/headband/fitment setup to a KISS method, where it just works out of the box without having to play with fitment, there would be a lot more people loving these headphones.

I'm really starting to subscribe to the idea that the 1266 should just come with the Formula S + Powerman.