Pharmaboy
Headphoneus Supremus
(pharmaboy spits sunflower seeds in dugout)team thick pads
(pharmaboy spits sunflower seeds in dugout)team thick pads
reminds me to share this gem I found on FB a couple of weeks ago. @goldwerger can relate.(pharmaboy spits sunflower seeds in dugout)
I am among the most treble-averse here. But that doesn't mean I'm resolution-averse. And what I found with the Caldera Open was so much resolution, more than any planar I'd lived with until now. True, I probably traded away a couple % of resolution to gain the smoothness and freedom from "edgy" sound that the mantle mesh + thick pads bring ... if so, the tradeoff was totally worth it. The sound of the Caldera Open is now completely locked in for me, and it's still one of the most resolving headphones I've ever heard.I am firmly on Team Mantle Mesh and Stock Pads. I still want to test the hybrid and pleather BOKEH pads, as well as both thin Caldera pads, but I really like what I hear.
Yes, the mantle mesh dampens treble, but 1) nowhere near the extent of the thick pads, and 2) it actually raises the treble in some spots, making the treble response flatter overall.
There were definite positive qualities without the mantle mesh, but the 'SSSS' sounds were too stabby at any volume and I had to listen at a lower volume overall. With the mantle mesh and stock pads, I can crank it a little bit and really get into it.
If you're for EQing, the stock pads and mantle mesh combo allows for very simple wide-ranging EQs instead of a dozen narrow bands. Perhaps a high shelf and low shelf to taste.
+1spectacular soundstaging, epic bass, and faithful-to-the-music timbre of instruments and voices.
It makes you wonder if we experience the same degree of variance in respect of our other sensory systems. I might just be high though.Interesting to see these radically different choices. It must come down to ear anatomy. To me the mantle mesh with stock pads dampens treble a lot more than the thick pads without the mesh.
The degree of variance we experience is different for all individuals and true for all senses.It makes you wonder if we experience the same degree of variance in respect of our other sensory systems.
I’m team stock as well, but I haven’t tried the mantle mesh. The siblance hasn’t gotten to much at all. Only on certain songs, and if I’m listening for more than like 3 hours a day lolI am firmly on Team Mantle Mesh and Stock Pads. I still want to test the hybrid and pleather BOKEH pads, as well as both thin Caldera pads, but I really like what I hear.
Yes, the mantle mesh dampens treble, but 1) nowhere near the extent of the thick pads, and 2) it actually raises the treble in some spots, making the treble response flatter overall.
There were definite positive qualities without the mantle mesh, but the 'SSSS' sounds were too stabby at any volume and I had to listen at a lower volume overall. With the mantle mesh and stock pads, I can crank it a little bit and really get into it.
If you're for EQing, the stock pads and mantle mesh combo allows for very simple wide-ranging EQs instead of a dozen narrow bands. Perhaps a high shelf and low shelf to taste.