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Aune AR5000 Headphone Review

Rate this headphone:

  • 1. Poor (headless panther)

    Votes: 5 2.8%
  • 2. Not terrible (postman panther)

    Votes: 34 18.8%
  • 3. Fine (happy panther)

    Votes: 77 42.5%
  • 4. Great (golfing panther)

    Votes: 65 35.9%

  • Total voters
    181
I see the AR5000 quite often compared to the HD600/650/6XX. I own a HD650 and like it. Although these are not the most exciting headphones imo.
Will the AR5000 be noticably different from the HD6's and as such worth buying? Or will it be more of the same?
Both are excellent, and will come down to a question of taste. I auditioned the AR5000 for about an hour in a store along with the 600 and another known headphone in the same price category, but not the 650. What impressed me about the 600 is that comfy midrange focus (apparently, the same with the 650). However, the Aune excels in many areas. For one, the bass is fast and every note can be heard, without sounding at all boomy or overpowering. I never knew Supertramp had such a wonderful bassist. The bass is uncanny. The highs are extended without any harshness. In fact, the highs are so pure that you wish there were more - and this is coming from someone who is allergic to highs and boomy bass, or even constant sub-bass. Orchestral music sounds expansive, whereas the 600 sounded more claustrophobic. Wagner tubas sound they way they should (on the Aune) - the glory of the gods.
Also, the Aune is very comfortable to wear, with very little clamp. I wore it this summer and was never bothered. The clamping force is very light and cushiony.
 
The impedance of this headphones is nearly flat, so 22 ohm output impedance of my amp will not cause problems?
Or am i wrong?
 
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I think I'm starting to understand what you guys (or girls) are talking about. I think many people 'conform' to certain targets and I think this is where all the discrepancies come from. I don't 'conform' to any target consciously. I already know what I like to hear and what my personal 'target' is. I'm an audiophile who also does music production (film/instrumentals). These are two very different worlds. I bought the Aune for purely musical enjoyment. I have different headphones that will give me different sound signatures. I don't eq each one so they all sound the same, frequency wise. The Aune, as far as frequencies go, is pretty close to my ideal. I do have a tendency - a big one - to favour evenly balanced sound. Of course, I would prefer better front-to-back imaging and seperation, but that has nothing to do with frequency response. So, I guess it makes me pretty old-fashioned.
front-to-back imaging and separation has a lot to do with frequency response. try messing with eq when listening to a pair of headphones. you will definitely find that imaging and separation will change when you change eq drastically.
 
The impedance of this headphones is nearly flat, so 22 ohm output impedance of my amp will not cause problems?
Or am i wrong?
Science says you will be having 0.9dB less bass and about -1dB less treble than when driven from a (close to) 0 ohm output.
Usually this goes the other way and some dynamic headphones will have a bit more lows and a tiny bit more treble when driven from a higher output impedance source.
 
After months of using these headphones, I can confidently say they are the most versatile pair I've ever owned. The sound quality is pristine and smooth, free from the distortion that plagues many others. They handle EQ adjustments beautifully and maintain a well-balanced default frequency response. While the soundstage isn't the widest, the depth is truly remarkable for a custom-designed dynamic headphone.
 
Yeah, very nice low distortion for low-mid price headphone! What material is used for drivers and pads?
Driver is multi layer polymer driver. The main layer is almost certainly PET and the damping layer on top I dont know.
The earpads are hybrid, they are fabric with the outer side made from fenestrates pleather.
 
After months of using these headphones, I can confidently say they are the most versatile pair I've ever owned. The sound quality is pristine and smooth, free from the distortion that plagues many others. They handle EQ adjustments beautifully and maintain a well-balanced default frequency response. While the soundstage isn't the widest, the depth is truly remarkable for a custom-designed dynamic headphone.
How wide compared to HD490 Pro or 560S or HD6xx?
 
I have received my AR5000 for 3 weeks. Here are my findings:
1. Very well made, like much more expensive headphones (like my Beyer T1)
2. The position on the ears significantly change the sound signature. Putting them forward, deeper bass, less treble, less balanced vocal to tonality. Putting them right in the centre, imaging is superb, centre image detailed and tonally correct, but bass volume drops. Pairing them with a warmish source, Shanling H5 in my case, and maintaining the position in the centre, I get good balance from top to bass, not just open-back headphone compromised type of balance, but balance like voices in real life. With this source, in this position, I get very good imaging, musical and accurate all at the same time. No fuzz with EQ needed.
3. Easy to drive. Higher end sources do make them sound better, they reflect the upstream sonic characteristics quite well.
4. Comfortable to wear.
5. Not the most transportable, because the earcups are quite big.
6. Very good value for money
7. The mids are very good, I prefer listening to vocal with these than with the HD650 which sounds a little veiled in comparison. Soundstage is wider too.
 
I have received my AR5000 for 3 weeks. Here are my findings:
1. Very well made, like much more expensive headphones (like my Beyer T1)
2. The position on the ears significantly change the sound signature. Putting them forward, deeper bass, less treble, less balanced vocal to tonality. Putting them right in the centre, imaging is superb, centre image detailed and tonally correct, but bass volume drops. Pairing them with a warmish source, Shanling H5 in my case, and maintaining the position in the centre, I get good balance from top to bass, not just open-back headphone compromised type of balance, but balance like voices in real life. With this source, in this position, I get very good imaging, musical and accurate all at the same time. No fuzz with EQ needed.
3. Easy to drive. Higher end sources do make them sound better, they reflect the upstream sonic characteristics quite well.
4. Comfortable to wear.
5. Not the most transportable, because the earcups are quite big.
6. Very good value for money
7. The mids are very good, I prefer listening to vocal with these than with the HD650 which sounds a little veiled in comparison. Soundstage is wider too.
First post? Welcome… but I shall warn you that these mostly subjective “findings” are not……ahem….. “welcome” in this forum. You may consider posting on Head-Fi instead https://www.head-fi.org/.
 
I have received my AR5000 for 3 weeks. Here are my findings:
1. Very well made, like much more expensive headphones (like my Beyer T1)
2. The position on the ears significantly change the sound signature. Putting them forward, deeper bass, less treble, less balanced vocal to tonality. Putting them right in the centre, imaging is superb, centre image detailed and tonally correct, but bass volume drops. Pairing them with a warmish source, Shanling H5 in my case, and maintaining the position in the centre, I get good balance from top to bass, not just open-back headphone compromised type of balance, but balance like voices in real life. With this source, in this position, I get very good imaging, musical and accurate all at the same time. No fuzz with EQ needed.
3. Easy to drive. Higher end sources do make them sound better, they reflect the upstream sonic characteristics quite well.
4. Comfortable to wear.
5. Not the most transportable, because the earcups are quite big.
6. Very good value for money
7. The mids are very good, I prefer listening to vocal with these than with the HD650 which sounds a little veiled in comparison. Soundstage is wider too.
Congratulations on your purchase :)
 
They would only measure similarly after EQ when measured on the same fixture under the same conditions (also SPL) and then EQ'ed to the same target and remeasured on the exact same fixture under the exact same conditions.
Measure the found EQ on another fixture or on your own head and they will not measure the same nor sound (exactly) the same because there is more to headphones than just an FR measurement on a fixed SPL using sweeps.

Of course with EQ determined on the same fixture the tonal balance will be much closer to each other than without EQ.

Without EQ the K612 and AR5000 will sound quite different in the upper mids and treble mostly.
 
The AR5000 is actually two headphones in one depending on how you position your ears in the cups. Placed back in the cups and you get a warmer sound signature, whereas you get increased vocal balance with your ears placed more forward.
Both signatures sound different to any Sennheiser 6 series with better bass and subbass. There is also a slight drop in energy around 1k that mimics the sort of sound you encounter over most Hifiman’s.
It’s also a very easy headphone to drive meaning that you can use it on the go with a simple dongle or mp3 player. Mouse farts will power this can to uncomfortably loud levels.
"Mouse farts will power this can to uncomfortably loud levels." said by a user with a picture of a cat. The whole thing was realistically funny to me :)
 
"...even though it is made out of metal, it is extremely light."
That's not correct. They are light because the earcups are made of plastic, but in a very perfect way, so you didn't even notice it.

".. HD6XXX.."
You mean HD6XX, I think.

I registered just to address these points :)

Someone wrote above that Aune AR5000 is on the same level of quality like the beyerdynamic T1.
Anyone who takes this seriously has only themselves to blame. That's a ridiculous comparison that comes from the fact that the person certainly doesn't own a T1!
I recommend watching the beyerdynamic production video of the T1, which is available on the web, to get an idea of the effort involved. It is a genuine “Made in Germany” product .-)

There are many other statements here in the forum that could be commented on. But, one have other, important things to do.

Cheers
 
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