I think so. It's on the "reference" sounds which has no bass boast or exaggeration i can identify in my two 15mins listening sessions. i demoed again on the other day with both the shop's re leaf headamp and through my btr7. Both gives similar sound signature.
I'm not sure i described this correctly: i felt like the sound stage is a bit diffused and the vocals come from a bit far away then normal but the image is not that "tall".
A report of the arrival of the second lot shipment appeared on Twitter from @kansan.
(A series of photos were posted on the account. Recommend to see.)
Kansan says an interesting thing: "highest sound quality per gram in my experience"
I made a scatter chart of price (x) and weight (y).
If available, the price is from e-earphone, the largest headphone shop in Japan. All include VAT (10%). From the previous post, HEDDphone (718g, 218.9K yen. too heavy) and ATH-W2022 (450g,1320K yen. too expensive) were omitted.
The chart indicates;
1) There is a weak positive correlation between price and weight (R^2=0.25).
2) Planer and electrostatic headphones are expensive and heavy. YH-5000SE is an outlier.
3) Dynamic headphones include both heavy and light.
Time to show my previous post again. Only ATH-ADX5000 is lighter than YH-5000SE.
For d8000, the sound quality must be 65% better than YH to have better "sound quality per gram" index. 54% for Utopia, 35%for Elite, and around 30% for Stealth/Expanse.
That is just a bit silly. How do you describe/measure one gram of sound quality?
I think, the original poster merely wanted to say 'the lightest top level sounding headphone'. (Or if we count the ADX5000, the lightest top level sounding planar.)
It was just a good sounding, playful statement. You guys are overthinking it.
What if, for someone a 400g flagship headphone has higher sound quality per gram level than the 5000SE has? Then the 400g headphone will sound a few grams better for him than the 5000SE. Is it one gram golden sound quality or just a gram of silver sound quality? Silly.
I get it. I do things weight distribution, clamp, and material/build have big impact on comfort - to the point where, personally, I find some 600g headphones more comfortable than some 400g ones. But I do get the benefit of weight reduction. The 800s is always surprising light on my head..
Time to show my previous post again. Only ATH-ADX5000 is lighter than YH-5000SE.
For d8000, the sound quality must be 65% better than YH to have better "sound quality per gram" index. 54% for Utopia, 35%for Elite, and around 30% for Stealth/Expanse.
Btw I’m getting a GS3000x from modding it to detachable cable (and also changing pads to something a human can wear comfortably) - the original, awful, heavy and janky fixed cable probably accounts for half that weight in your chart
I think, plenty of people would argue with that statement. I know several enthusiasts who prefer other TOTL planars to the Susvara or the Abyss. It is personal taste and preference.
As @betula put it well, it's a matter of personal taste.. always I guess when it comes to sensory experiences..
To my taste, I like the Caldera as much as the Susvara (which I currently have on), just for different moods/genres/feel. They are so different, they occupy a different spot in my collection. I love them equally.
I don't like the 1266 as much as those, because its wonderful bass is offset by mids that aren't as good as the above to my ears (also, form factor/convenience is a real issue for me). But a friend did bring them and we played them in my system and I reconsidered my initial assessment. Jury is out. But I still prefer the above for my tastes......
The CA-1a I found underwhelming. I simply don't think they are in the same league. The SR1A I understand are fabulous, but I never heard them so I can't have an opinion
As far as "nothing has bettered", that's a super broad category. Every headphone has tradeoffs and strengths. For example, I prefer my R10 to the Susvara for what is the most organic and natural sounding mids and spacial presentation I know. I prefer my X9k for its more exapnsive sound stage. And my Caldera for its meatier, and more visceral bass. But the Susvara has more tonal balance than all of them, and that's its super power. And is on par in its resolution with the best headphones out there (perhaps the X9k edges it a bit)
anyway, a rambling... I agree the Susvara is a world class exceptional headphone. But they all have trade offs, and there are no absolutes in our hobby
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