[Kiats]

Clear is a much better bang for the buck than Utopia is anyway. Unless money's no object, some of the flagships are just priced high to anchor a product line and then they can sell lower end cans underneath it. That's my feeling lately. once you go over 3 grand it's really hard to justify the cost. Nobody can convince me Diana is worth 4500 or Susvara is worth 6k.

Pretty sure that's how Hifiman sells Aryas like hotcakes as people think they're getting a no-frills HEK lite for half off

Well, it is like the Sony 1Z and 1ZM2: it is the engineers unleashed to showcase what they are capable of.

All the talk about Hifiman got me to dig up my Hifiman HE1000v2 for a listen on the TAZ. Nice easy going way to start the weekend.

 

[VancityDreaming]

Well, it is like the Sony 1Z and 1ZM2: it is the engineers unleashed to showcase what they are capable of.

All the talk about Hifiman got me to dig up my Hifiman HE1000v2 for a listen on the TAZ. Nice easy going way to start the weekend.

TAZ drives the hifimans well?

 

[nc8000]

TAZ drives the hifimans well?

It might with these ones, it could not drive the HE-6 that I had when I first got the TA

 

[VancityDreaming]

It might with these ones, it could not drive the HE-6 that I had when I first got the TA

I got my TA coming in the mail. Excited to listen to it. Hopefully it will play well with my hd600 and ier-z1r.

 

[gLer]

I got my TA coming in the mail. Excited to listen to it. Hopefully it will play well with my hd600 and ier-z1r.

It's possibly the best source ever made for the IER-Z1R imo.

 

[Vamp898]

It's possibly the best source ever made for the IER-Z1R imo.

Absolutely agree, but if the same is true for the HD600 :X we'll see^^

 

[Kiats]

TAZ drives the hifimans well?

No issues with these. I would not try the HE-6 or Susvara.

 

[Kiats]

Decided to take out an old favourite for a spin with the TAZ. I recall when the Fostex TH900 first came out, everyone was marveling at 1 Tesla driver in a closed can. @Uncle Wilson and his team at Jaben even wore white gloves to unbox to show the headphone. Because the urushi cups were finger print magnets. Plus I recall it was then one of the most expensive pair of headphones around.

Now that price point no longer raises eyebrows. But the TH900 still gives joy.

 

[Kiats]

I don’t suppose anyone has tried the Audio Technica AWKT headphone with the TAZ?

 

[Gamerlingual]

I don’t suppose anyone has tried the Audio Technica AWKT headphone with the TAZ?

I did at E-Earphone. Give it a try. It shines brightly

 

[Kiats]

I did at E-Earphone. Give it a try. It shines brightly

Thanks man. What do you mean by “shines brightly”? Good or bad thing?

 

[Gamerlingual]

Thanks man. What do you mean by “shines brightly”? Good or bad thing?

The treble shines. Bass not as much. I prefer warmer, but these sound very good for the type of sound it gives

 

[Kiats]

The treble shines. Bass not as much. I prefer warmer, but these sound very good for the type of sound it gives

Ah. Got it! I read that the trebles are excellent without being screechy. Will give them a try tomorrow at the Audio Technica showroom. I thought they’d be a great companion to the DMP and TAZ which are on the warmer side of neutral.

 

[Gamerlingual]

Ah. Got it! I read that the trebles are excellent without being screechy. Will give them a try tomorrow at the Audio Technica showroom. I thought they’d be a great companion to the DMP and TAZ which are on the warmer side of neutral.

Nope. They won’t shatter your hearing. You’ll be ok

 

[Vamp898]

Ah. Got it! I read that the trebles are excellent without being screechy. Will give them a try tomorrow at the Audio Technica showroom. I thought they’d be a great companion to the DMP and TAZ which are on the warmer side of neutral.

Comparing to my M11 Plus (which is considered dead neutral), the TA-ZH1ES is much better, but not warmer.

I'd say they have the same level of natural, but the TA-ZH1ES sounds much more 3D/authentic/real, especially in terms of soundstage and is significantly faster.

But to my ears, it's not warmer.