We are definitely moving forward!
On that we agree on. This isn't professional. As I mentioned, people are calling them out on headfi, and also saying that if they think the methodology is flawed, a better response would be to reach out and suggest improvements, not to "shoot the messenger"
It is a futile effort to try and confront Abyss with this directly. They are in the business of selling expensive crap and they're not gonna abandon that anytime soon, even in the face of proof showing that their products are crap. If they cared about science and objective measurements, they wouldn't even be peddling audiophile BS like this. No, the people that this review is for are the customers that would have been suckered into their marketing scheme. Spread the word.
You won't hear me complain.
Well, as a customer, I do care how they react. I own one of their products and did call on them to respond better. At the end of the day, for me, good manners, being civil and being able to take criticism are important. While I can't unbuy from them, I can decide to spend my money elsewhere in the future
Having a good relationship with customers is an extremely important and underrated part of business. I support JDS Labs bc their service is amazing.
Abyss / JPS talking about the importance of measuring equipment, as well as knowing how to use it, while simultaneously selling $5k cables... hmm.
I tried these headphones briefly. They sounded OK, though I do recall detecting an unpleasant graininess (for lack of a better word) that could be explained by the distortion Amir uncovered. The lack of padding on the headband and general strange fit was surprising given the price. Overall, I feel they're overpriced and overrated (though to be fair, this is true of many "flagship" headphones targeted at audiophiles). YMMV.
The issues with this headphone primarily have to do with distortion, not tuning. As stated in the review, the distortion limits one's ability to EQ the headphone, which some would consider a severe limitation for a headphone that costs $3000.
But its very unlikely that the distortion figures when on a head are actually anywhere close to that. As explained earlier, a planar driver with no front-volume seal will have immensely higher distortion figures.
Amir found the sound "gritty". It's been awhile since I heard them, but I recall detecting a "graininess" (hate these audiophile terms). Either could be explained by distortion, though who knows. Do you have these headphones, or have you listened to them?
Thank you. This is helpful.
Measurement microphones are capacitor type they don't use magnetic fields....it's scienceOkay, well it might be something to consider if every planar you get to measure turns out like crap.This isn't a "does one cable sound better than another" type argument. Microphones are all about those magnetic fields. It's science.
