Looking for DCA Aeon 2 Noire alternative

[paudio]

Amazing thing happened, local service mailed me that they will replace my headphones with the new ones, free of charge!

Hey that's great news!

 

[holdingpants01]

just received them, brand new pair, super happy, sound great! Now I'm thinking the one I bought originally maybe were demo units sold as new, as on these all joints are much stiffer and the headphones smell nice like a new unit should, which I didn't experience before

 

[paudio]

just received them, brand new pair, super happy, sound great! Now I'm thinking the one I bought originally maybe were demo units sold as new, as on these all joints are much stiffer and the headphones smell nice like a new unit should, which I didn't experience before

Awesome! Glad it all worked out in the end.

 

[Shane D]

just received them, brand new pair, super happy, sound great! Now I'm thinking the one I bought originally maybe were demo units sold as new, as on these all joints are much stiffer and the headphones smell nice like a new unit should, which I didn't experience before

Still going strong?

 

[holdingpants01]

Still going strong?

Yes, no problems since

 

[holdingpants01]

Yes, no problems since

a year and 3 months later the problem came back, just on the other side. There's some design flaw in those headphones and replacements just delay the onset of the issue without fixing it. I'm done with these and the company for the time being and I'm actively looking for an alternative again.

 

[staticV3]

The culprit appears to be a dodgy 2pin connector used to connect the LEMO jack to the driver:

Aeon 2 Noire channel imbalance, crackling, and passive electronics

So I got an Aeon 2 Noire at canjam a couple months back, and recently, I've been noticing some channel imbalance with the right cup, where it'd be about 4, 5 decibels softer than the right. But I decided against going with an RMA immediately since I'd already RMA'd the original unit for...

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Very simple fix if you can do basic soldering (and are willing to void your warranty )

 

[shezzy10]

really sorry to hear about your experience. Sounds like you've been through the ringer with these! I'd be interested in hearing what you end up settling on as i am getting the up-grade-itis. I have a pair of Beyerdynamic T5p second gen, which are my first foray into audiophile headphones, which sound amazing (compared to the ATH-W1000 woodies i had previously)

 

[holdingpants01]

The culprit appears to be a dodgy 2pin connector used to connect the LEMO jack to the driver:

Aeon 2 Noire channel imbalance, crackling, and passive electronics

So I got an Aeon 2 Noire at canjam a couple months back, and recently, I've been noticing some channel imbalance with the right cup, where it'd be about 4, 5 decibels softer than the right. But I decided against going with an RMA immediately since I'd already RMA'd the original unit for...

www.audiosciencereview.com

Very simple fix if you can do basic soldering (and are willing to void your warranty )

Thanks! I forgot about that, will try to do it as I don't have warranty anymore anyway. I just hope I can reuse the pads as they're rather expensive

 

[Jimster480]

Thanks! I forgot about that, will try to do it as I don't have warranty anymore anyway. I just hope I can reuse the pads as they're rather expensive

Please keep us updated here if you are able to fix them.
I would hope that DCA fixes the design in the future.