Dan Clark ÆON CORE Headphone Review

[badziew]

Really? My HE600 have a much more open sound than my Noire XO and previously owned Noire X. If I buy the Core they will sound more open than the Hifiman?

I feel like they really avoid placing sounds inside the head, the soundstage seems to extend pretty wide, but it's not very deep.

 

[ngs428]

Received my pair today. Polarity is correct. Comfort is very good. Little heavier than I thought they would be, but the sound is spot on so far. They sound great!

Would have been nice to pay what my distributor did, which is $540USD. Receipt was in the box from the direct ship.

 

[SoySalsaPicante]

I just received my pair yesterday and I love them. Improvements on the Aeon 2 Noire are more natural tonal balance, especially the elimination of the sibilance I experienced with the Noire, and then the bass is more even and neutral, just what I wanted. These replace a pair of Sennheiser HD 480 Pro for me (which in turn had replaced said Aeon 2 Noire), which I felt had too much bass, and didn't sound as open/spacious.

 

[Laika2]

I just received my pair yesterday and I love them. Improvements on the Aeon 2 Noire are more natural tonal balance, especially the elimination of the sibilance I experienced with the Noire, and then the bass is more even and neutral, just what I wanted. These replace a pair of Sennheiser HD 480 Pro for me (which in turn had replaced said Aeon 2 Noire), which I felt had too much bass, and didn't sound as open/spacious.

These may replace Verum 2'w and Moondrop Para 2s. Most likely will be rotated as sometimes I use the standard receiver headphone jack which works well with those two cans but I hear you are a bit crippled in output with the Dan Clarks without a good external.
Thanks, I'm encouraged, have some Sen 650's and have moved on from them.

 

[EJH]

Worst thing about all this is that I very much like how these sound... I felt more boxed in using Hifiman HE600, and those were open, for crying out loud :< even compared to AKG K1000, Core doesn't feel like a closed pair of cans.
Bass is about perfect in terms of amount, and I can't complain about its quality.
Midrange is great, with forward vocals having proper timbre, exactly how I like it.
Treble isn't piercing at all despite being nice and clear.
Comfort is a cherry on top, no complaints there either.
All in all, I hope these QC issues can be definitively resolved.

Did you reach out to Dan? “EDIT: I believe your unit is SN 519, correct? Your unit's measurements are below, and you can see phase is correct. We have your measurements and your unit is in-phase. Still, contact me offline and we'll figure it out. ”

 

[badziew]

Did you reach out to Dan? “EDIT: I believe your unit is SN 519, correct? Your unit's measurements are below, and you can see phase is correct. We have your measurements and your unit is in-phase. Still, contact me offline and we'll figure it out. ”

No, my unit is 748.
I'll probably send a PM soon then.

 

[EJH]

No, my unit is 748.
I'll probably send a PM soon then.

If possible, let us know what they say. Hopefully they'll make good. I would think they'd have to given the warranty.