I just swapped the pads.
Oh god.
Oh god no.
I don't know why they are even allowed on this. There should be a sticker attached to them with the warning "DO NOT USE ON VC".
The default pads i got are the Auteur lambskin solid pads and sound fantastic, warm but not overly warm.
The other pair that i received were the BE2 suede solid pads. Oh god.
They emphasize the upper mids and the headphone gets shouty and bright immediately, together with the less bass i could not bear it for 10 seconds. Soundstage got bigger but the whole headphone sounds so bad. I read that pads with ZMF can make a HUGE difference and i agree, the tonality shift is insane.
BUT: This explains A LOT for some reviews that didn't bother switching the pads / didn't have the right ones...
I warmed up my Echo MK2.
It sounds fantastic.
The bass is very good and vibrates and punches, but i would probably lean more towards a planar bass for my absolute favourite bass experience (maybe just a habit?)
Oh god.
Oh god no.
I don't know why they are even allowed on this. There should be a sticker attached to them with the warning "DO NOT USE ON VC".
The default pads i got are the Auteur lambskin solid pads and sound fantastic, warm but not overly warm.
The other pair that i received were the BE2 suede solid pads. Oh god.
They emphasize the upper mids and the headphone gets shouty and bright immediately, together with the less bass i could not bear it for 10 seconds. Soundstage got bigger but the whole headphone sounds so bad. I read that pads with ZMF can make a HUGE difference and i agree, the tonality shift is insane.
BUT: This explains A LOT for some reviews that didn't bother switching the pads / didn't have the right ones...
I warmed up my Echo MK2.
It sounds fantastic.
The bass is very good and vibrates and punches, but i would probably lean more towards a planar bass for my absolute favourite bass experience (maybe just a habit?)
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