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Post by solderdude on Nov 25, 2017 13:37:05 GMT
Measurements and impressions on both the OPEN and CLOSED version are on the website. The Closed version is the better sounding one for sure to my ears.
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Post by timjthomas on Nov 25, 2017 16:10:29 GMT
Great work once again Frans. I was hoping for better with the Open -- especially for that price.
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Post by solderdude on Nov 25, 2017 21:26:33 GMT
I too had high hopes for the open version.
Already have one of the best open headphones out there. A good closed one I also have (HD688) but this one isn't as good as the AEON closed.
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Post by fanda on Nov 25, 2017 21:27:11 GMT
Well, the open version is disappointing. It resembles Ether flow more than Aeon closed... but with too much mid bass bloat.
Looks like the Aeon flow could have used more tuning time before release, but they didnt want to miss the holiday season.
PS: Solderdude, the link to the Aeon closed measurements in the opening post just leads back to this thread.
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Post by solderdude on Nov 26, 2017 8:25:02 GMT
corrected ... the link missed the 'h' in 'https' ... a copy/paste error.
Dan is known for (silent) revisions so the mk2 or mk3 may have a better tonal balance in the future. Funnily enough I do remember the early ETHER to sound better. It was a bit off in the bass and slightly too ETHERial but the ETHER flow did not grab me as much as excellent souding. Thought the AEON closed is his best offer.
Did not hear the ETHER closed yet. Need to hear some others as well there as I just measured them. That takes up a lot of time... waiting for silence in the room... measure each headphone a few time etc.
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Post by Crispy on Nov 26, 2017 12:56:26 GMT
I too had high hopes for the open version. Already have one of the best open headphones out there. A good closed one I also have (HD688) but this one isn't as good as the AEON closed. The AEON closed looks like it would be my sort of dream headphone, it looks so stylish and judging from your report Frans it seems like it is very comfortable with good sound quality, I don't know about what it is like for sound isolation, but would guess it would be good. Shame it is out of my price league
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Post by solderdude on Nov 26, 2017 14:38:00 GMT
Sound isolation is indeed good.
For me out of my desired price range as well.
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Post by tunkejazz on Nov 26, 2017 14:53:39 GMT
Edit : :-(
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Post by solderdude on Nov 26, 2017 15:46:34 GMT
Wass soll ich jetzt denn noch sagen.
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Post by psych0 on Nov 26, 2017 15:59:48 GMT
Thank you for your work Frans, the closed version seems amazing. But the price... Still have high hopes that the HD688 will come out soon.
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Post by solderdude on Nov 26, 2017 16:06:42 GMT
I asked Superlux a few times directly but they say nothing about it.
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Post by tunkejazz on Nov 27, 2017 11:39:43 GMT
Wass soll ich jetzt denn noch sagen. ...I meant the response curve itself, the plot is absolutely fine!
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Post by solderdude on Nov 27, 2017 16:56:44 GMT
That's what I understood as well.
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Post by fanda on Nov 28, 2017 13:36:56 GMT
corrected ... the link missed the 'h' in 'https' ... a copy/paste error. Dan is known for (silent) revisions so the mk2 or mk3 may have a better tonal balance in the future. Funnily enough I do remember the early ETHER to sound better. It was a bit off in the bass and slightly too ETHERial but the ETHER flow did not grab me as much as excellent souding. Thought the AEON closed is his best offer. Did not hear the ETHER closed yet. Need to hear some others as well there as I just measured them. That takes up a lot of time... waiting for silence in the room... measure each headphone a few time etc. Yes. All your hard work and excellent analyses is much appreciated. Keep them coming
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Post by rthomas on Dec 2, 2017 23:17:34 GMT
solderdudeAs you've measured both is the Aeon Closed competitive with the Audeze LCD-4? I know it's blasphemy on Headfi to compare vastly different price points but removing the $4000 price hype does the LCD-4 beat the Aeon in sound quality? Thanks!
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