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bananerosabroso
5
Dec 8, 2019
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I've logged about 80 hours on these and a lot of what's been said about these is 100% accurate. The sound is very clean, very accurate. Soundstage is pretty good, imaging is pretty good. Bass is there, but lacking in strength/impact. What not many people mention is that there is a slight honk in the midrange... I hear it at about 1k. Perhaps it's just something that I hear when comparing to other heaphones (fostex tr-x00 and hifiman ananda). Overall it doesn't bother me unless, like I said, I do direct comparisons to other headphones. The negatives are that I've found them to be slightly fatiguing, and at $900 I find them to be too expensive. At the black friday/cyber week price of $600 these become great. I paid the $900 for them, but they are not my go to... That honor goes to the hifiman ananda (which I got for $700). Not because of open vs. closed soundstage, but because of the midrange bump that makes them somewhat fatiguing to me. It's not a bad headphone, by any means... I liked the sound signature so much so that I purchased an incoming pair of Aeon 2 closed backs. For home listening closed backs, you wouldn't go wrong with these. But they aren't the most "fun" setup out there. EDIT: I've been listening to the Aeon 2 Closed for a couple of hours... They are more V shaped than the Ether CXs. I think they are a better buy for the money, but you may have other needs in terms of features. But for me, Aeon 2 closed is where it's at for that price.
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MaverickAH
746
Dec 9, 2019
bananerosabrosoI have a little under half the time on mine that you have on yours. I'm not ready yet to make any official assessments but I hear what you hear. I wouldn't describe it as a honk though. I think that the issue is a little higher up maybe in the 4-6KHz range. I prefer to call an upper mid - treble emphasis. I really don't want to lock myself into anything right now as they are still burning in & I have heard some improvement in the short time I've had them. What I will say is that I feel that the thinking behind these is that Drop & Dan Clark said, "As people who believe in modding, we're going to give you as much raw as possible so that you can tailor the sound the way you want with the supplied filters." I haven't touched the filters yet. I do have some more to say even at this early stage but I will save it for when I write my formal review.
Bthrb4u
6
Dec 29, 2019
bananerosabrosoHey man, I'm considering getting aeon flow 2, Ananda or saving for a while to get arya. What would you recommend? Does the aeon 2 have more bass and hit harder in mid bass than ananda? Which has more detail and which do you simply enjoy music out of more. Thanks
bananerosabroso
5
Jan 1, 2020
Bthrb4uOk so two disclaimers... I’ve listened to closed back headphones all my life, so I’m biased towards a more “closed” sound. Also, I’ve never heard the Arya, so I can’t give you advice on that one. Oh, and I’m assuming you can still get the Ananda for 700 that said, I feel the Aeon gives you more bass and sub-bass, and it’s tighter than what you hear in the Ananda. The Ananda is no slouch, but it’s thicker in the mid-bass, but not as tight. Both headphones have a lot of capacity for detail. Like a lot. But the Ananda’s treble feels less aggressive to me. I also hear a slight recess in the mids from the Ananda, which makes it feel more distant, roomier and wide/open. The Aeons are also very wide, but I feel the sound is closer to my head, tighter, and I like the versatility the felt pads give me. So for me, it’s the Aeon, but I also enjoy the heck out of the Anandas. If listen to the kick drum more than the bass, get the Aeons. If you concentrate more on bass lines, probably the Ananda. If they are priced the same, I’d pick the Aeons.
Bthrb4u
6
Jan 2, 2020
bananerosabrosoAwesome ty
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