erics75
Headphoneus Supremus
The Auteur sound great with both jazz and classical. The Auteur's neutrality and openness work great with classical, allowing you to identify individual elements within a score fairly easily. it's not quite as resolving as the HD800, but close enough that i never feel i'm struggling to make out what i'm hearing. and the Auteur's dynamic range is incredible as it can so naturally slam hard with low frequency, blare out the loud brass/metal instruments, and softly whisper the subtle elements together at once. that's where i felt the HD800 struggled. it could give you all the sound, but the dynamics felt a bit compressed. bass didn't feel as powerful, and the soft elements had a slightly hard edge that didn't seem natural. just my opinions though, i know classical lovers really love the HD800.
For jazz i do like the Auteur, for much the same reasons as stated above. but i actually grab my Atticus more often on jazz, for a few reasons. first, i find jazz to be more intimate sounding, which fits the Atticus' signature better. also, there's more bass elements compared to classical (at least the jazz i like), which the Atticus presents in a more fun/engaging manner. and i also find some of the horns in my jazz a bit hot/extended. the Auteur's treble extension makes those sections a bit uncomfortable for me, whereas the Atticus' softer treble presentation allows me to maintain a high listening volume without fatigue. horns for some reason really zing my ears, whereas screeching guitars don't. i can't explain it. what the Auteur does exceptionally though is to present a better, more dimensional stage vs the Atticus. i can visualize the performers better, and there is a more distinct delineation between them. sometimes bass frequencies on the Atticus can bleed together, especially if the recording is of marginal quality. the Auteur can better separate the notes, so that i can clearly distinguish the bass string plucks from the bass drum hits.
