[mwhals]

I ended up ordering an auteur and atticus lol. I'll listen to both and hopefully will sell 1 of them (or my bank account is #$!%%!^!)

Good luck finding the strength to sell one.

 

[smodtactical]

Good luck finding the strength to sell one.

LOL... ya i haven't seen a ton of auteur sales by Atticus I have.

But I agree the pull is going to be strong to keep them both despite having HD800 + 650 combo already. :\

 

[givemetacos]

LOL... ya i haven't seen a ton of auteur sales by Atticus I have.

But I agree the pull is going to be strong to keep them both despite having HD800 + 650 combo already. :\

Haha I have Auteur, Atticus, HD800, and HD6XX in my stable right now (among many others). Those are all great headphones with different strengths, keep them all!

 

[smodtactical]

Haha I have Auteur, Atticus, HD800, and HD6XX in my stable right now (among many others). Those are all great headphones with different strengths, keep them all!

LOL... RIP my wallet brother.

 

[commtrd]

Eulogy read for the dear departed recently deceased wallet? =^) Condolences...

Just bot Gilmore Lite Mark 2, want Auteur, Atticus, and LCD4Z. And eventually want to end up with Yggy and GSX Mark 2. Of course will then need another Norne balanced cable as mine are SE.

It never does end.

 

[felix3650]

I am wondering almost all Auteur owners have or came from Atticus but there's next to none mentioned on Eikon... Are there reasons why people steer clear of Eikon for Atticus?

I'm one coming from an Eikon Padauk to an Auteur Blackwood. The reason for changing is the comfort on my head and Auteur's openness in regard to the Eikon.
Yes the Eikon still is more sub-bass focused and has better isolation but it had a slight peak in the upper mids lower treble (with my gear at least). The Auteur however is smoother with a more effortless sound and that fits exactly my bill

On another note: I'm moving from the iDSD BL to a more stationary setup. Will the Audio-GD R2R-11 be a better substitute? Never heard a R2R ladder DAC.

 

[gLer]

Quick poll (without an actual poll). Who among you would consider the Auteur as your ‘desert island’ or endgame headphone?

If not, why not, and what music do you listen to that you think would be better served with a second or different headphone.

Just stirring the pot for myself because having reached ‘endgame’ with my three headphones and all-in-one amp/dac, I recently heard the Auteur and can’t shake the feeling life would be so much simpler if I could just reach for one perfect headphone that does it all.

Keep in mind, I have an LCD-3F, which has always been my aspirational headphone, and if I were to get an Auteur it would be at the cost of the LCD...

Also keep in mind I have no intention of getting a tube amp. Solid state R2R is what I have and what I’m keeping.

Right, enough from me. Over to you.

 

[Hansotek]

Quick poll (without an actual poll). Who among you would consider the Auteur as your ‘desert island’ or endgame headphone?

If not, why not, and what music do you listen to that you think would be better served with a second or different headphone.

Just stirring the pot for myself because having reached ‘endgame’ with my three headphones and all-in-one amp/dac, I recently heard the Auteur and can’t shake the feeling life would be so much simpler if I could just reach for one perfect headphone that does it all.

Keep in mind, I have an LCD-3F, which has always been my aspirational headphone, and if I were to get an Auteur it would be at the cost of the LCD...

Also keep in mind I have no intention of getting a tube amp. Solid state R2R is what I have and what I’m keeping.

Right, enough from me. Over to you.

It’s my desert island headphone for sitting at home and listening. If I could only have one headphone for everything though, it would have to be an IEM, since you can use them at the gym, on a plane or in the office.

 

[gLer]

It’s my desert island headphone for sitting at home and listening. If I could only have one headphone for everything though, it would have to be an IEM, since you can use them at the gym, on a plane or in the office.

Thanks, I forgot to mention it would be for listening exclusively at home, at a desk. That’s mainly how I listen to music on headphones. When I’m traveling I have IEMs.

 

[smodtactical]

Quick poll (without an actual poll). Who among you would consider the Auteur as your ‘desert island’ or endgame headphone?

If not, why not, and what music do you listen to that you think would be better served with a second or different headphone.

Just stirring the pot for myself because having reached ‘endgame’ with my three headphones and all-in-one amp/dac, I recently heard the Auteur and can’t shake the feeling life would be so much simpler if I could just reach for one perfect headphone that does it all.

Keep in mind, I have an LCD-3F, which has always been my aspirational headphone, and if I were to get an Auteur it would be at the cost of the LCD...

Also keep in mind I have no intention of getting a tube amp. Solid state R2R is what I have and what I’m keeping.

Right, enough from me. Over to you.

How do you like auteur vs lcd3f

 

[gLer]

How do you like auteur vs lcd3f

I haven’t quite figured that out yet. But I reckon it’ll be a head-to-head between those two, with either the Elear partnering the LCD or Atticus partnering the Auteur.

 

[LCMusicLover]

Thanks, I forgot to mention it would be for listening exclusively at home, at a desk. That’s mainly how I listen to music on headphones. When I’m traveling I have IEMs.

Wait, you have a home with a desk on your desert island. All I have is a palapa and a hammock

I have an issue creating a desert island setup, I probably want to run the whole thing out of a DAP -- specifically, my Cowon Plenue 2. But it doesn't really drive my Auteur perfectly. So that makes me lean towards Utopia, even though Auteur is my 'Goldilocks' headphone. Auteur also loses desert island points for being a bit heavy, and especially a bit warm for use in the tropics (where my island is located).

But if you put me on a desert island (say) off the Alaska panhandle and with room for a full-sized rig, then it's Auteur all day.

 

[gLer]

Wait, you have a home with a desk on your desert island. All I have is a palapa and a hammock

I have an issue creating a desert island setup, I probably want to run the whole thing out of a DAP -- specifically, my Cowon Plenue 2. But it doesn't really drive my Auteur perfectly. So that makes me lean towards Utopia, even though Auteur is my 'Goldilocks' headphone. Auteur also loses desert island points for being a bit heavy, and especially a bit warm for use in the tropics (where my island is located).

But if you put me on a desert island (say) off the Alaska panhandle and with room for a full-sized rig, then it's Auteur all day.

Haha, yes, let's just say it's a magical desert island with a desk (and air-conditioning). So you reckon you'd take an Auteur over the Utopia? I like the idea of a "Goldilocks" headphone; currently the Elear and LCD-3 perform that role quite well (the Elear on a daily basis). Each bring their own flavour but are at most slightly warm of neutral and not too dark that I'm struggling for air up top. And both know how to do bass like it should be done. My quest is to find out if the Auteur can take the place of BOTH these headphones, leaving the Atticus to do duty as the unashamedly coloured complement.

 

[commtrd]

Right now my go-to headphones are LCD-X. From what I have read, it sounds like the Auteur would sound somewhat similar to the X. If I could have only one it would definitely be the X, not having heard Atticus or Auteur at all.

 

[LCMusicLover]

...you reckon you'd take an Auteur over the Utopia?...

(resisting an almost uncontrollable urge to begin my reply with 'Well, padna, I reckon if'n I had to choose...')

Seriously, I like both headphones. But I'm gonna be kicking back on my desert island. And while Auteur can get close to Utopia on detail, Utopia doesn't get as close to Auteur on musicality. Utopia is just going to be too much work @ 5:15 with my first rum-infused beverage washing over me.