Newbie here. I have just posted back my Aeon Closed X to Drop - (will have to fight for a VAT return from customs once I have proof of refund, in a couple of weeks). I'm also returning the Airpods Max today as I don't love them, and they are pretty heavy.
The main reason I returned the Closed X is that it just sounded a bit thin in the mids. I liked the overall tonality, but the mids just bothered me. Now I am not powering them with a proper headphone amp, but rather an Apogee Boom interface (which has much more power than the average interface). I accept there may be small gains using another amp, but I need to use the interface as I pump my Fractal Amp modeller through it for recording and montioring via headphones as I play guitar. The Boom didn't seem to struggle with driving them, and long term I could have been tempted to put a Magni in between them. For that same reason, EQ is not an option, as I need to listen to the interface inputs live for direct monitoring, so I cannot apply an EQ to adjust. For that reason I also ran the Closed X with the white single notch default pad as the most comfortable tuning.
edit: Primary usage is music listening, secondary is gaming and live monitoring of guitar. Otherwise I'd just get the Beyer again.
I come from the DT880 Pro - which has great mids for guitar but isn't great for just listening to Apple Music whilst I work, and is OK when I am sim-racing where I also need headphones.
I have had the LCD2F which I enjoyed, aside from comfort / weight, Ether C which I found uncomfortable and lacking bass, RS1i which I enjoyed, but it is so long ago that I can't recall much, other than I am sure I'd have liked more lows. I've also had time with other phones: I recall being wowed by the LCD3 I demoed before I got the LCD2F years back, and the Oppo PM2 was pretty nice. I recall liking the Focal Elear, but maybe it was a bit shouty. The HD6xx was both uncomfortable and a bit too mid fowards.
So I am now debating where to go next:
- Go cheap with an open box Sundara?
- Order the Aeon Open X to get the Aeon Closed comfort and general tonality, but with thicker mids?
- DT1990 Pro as an improved 880 Pro?
- RS2x for lightness, but maybe too much brightness
- Wait for a good used deal on the Meze 109 Pro
Anyone have any thoughts?
The main reason I returned the Closed X is that it just sounded a bit thin in the mids. I liked the overall tonality, but the mids just bothered me. Now I am not powering them with a proper headphone amp, but rather an Apogee Boom interface (which has much more power than the average interface). I accept there may be small gains using another amp, but I need to use the interface as I pump my Fractal Amp modeller through it for recording and montioring via headphones as I play guitar. The Boom didn't seem to struggle with driving them, and long term I could have been tempted to put a Magni in between them. For that same reason, EQ is not an option, as I need to listen to the interface inputs live for direct monitoring, so I cannot apply an EQ to adjust. For that reason I also ran the Closed X with the white single notch default pad as the most comfortable tuning.
edit: Primary usage is music listening, secondary is gaming and live monitoring of guitar. Otherwise I'd just get the Beyer again.
I come from the DT880 Pro - which has great mids for guitar but isn't great for just listening to Apple Music whilst I work, and is OK when I am sim-racing where I also need headphones.
I have had the LCD2F which I enjoyed, aside from comfort / weight, Ether C which I found uncomfortable and lacking bass, RS1i which I enjoyed, but it is so long ago that I can't recall much, other than I am sure I'd have liked more lows. I've also had time with other phones: I recall being wowed by the LCD3 I demoed before I got the LCD2F years back, and the Oppo PM2 was pretty nice. I recall liking the Focal Elear, but maybe it was a bit shouty. The HD6xx was both uncomfortable and a bit too mid fowards.
So I am now debating where to go next:
- Go cheap with an open box Sundara?
- Order the Aeon Open X to get the Aeon Closed comfort and general tonality, but with thicker mids?
- DT1990 Pro as an improved 880 Pro?
- RS2x for lightness, but maybe too much brightness
- Wait for a good used deal on the Meze 109 Pro
Anyone have any thoughts?
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