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Harmonicdyne Zeus: measurement, pad rolling, and review [updated measurement]

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Harmonicdyne Zeus - frequency response Tonality: Warm neutral. The first thing you hear would most likely be the elevated upper-bass/lower-mids region. Bass is strong but in a 'wooly' and 'thumpy' way, not as tight or punchy as planars. Mids are quite neutral concerning. A bit recessed around 1.5khz but this is balanced out by the lower … Continue reading Harmonicdyne Zeus: measurement, pad rolling, and review [updated measurement]

Gold Planar GL2000 and GL850: measurement, review and pad rolling [updated graphs]

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With both of these now sold I want to talk about them a little in retrospect (btw all headphones tested on the site are purchased). From what I gather Gold Planar has been the OEM for many headphone and speaker drivers before releasing their own models, the GL-series which include GL2000 (planar), GL850 (AMT) and … Continue reading Gold Planar GL2000 and GL850: measurement, review and pad rolling [updated graphs]

Review of HiFiMAN Edition XS – Compared to Ananda and HE1000 V2 [updated measurement]

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Edition XS - see measurements here, extra comparisons with HE6SE V2 and GL2000; measurement of third-party pads TL;DR: open and airy but well-balanced tuning leaning ever-so-slightly to the bright side, with the typical Hifiman dip at around 1-3khz making mid-range instruments less forward or aggressive. Great layering and separation. Good all-rounder for different music genres. … Continue reading Review of HiFiMAN Edition XS – Compared to Ananda and HE1000 V2 [updated measurement]

[LEGACY] Grado GH4: Measurement and Pad Rolling

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Grado GH-4 - frequency response measurement Default GH4 sound: typical Grado peak at 2khz, followed by raised treble between 4k-9khz. Slight bass bump at 100hz but rolls off very rapidly below 50hz, so there's little sub-bass. This gives bass a kind of 'bouncy' character. Let's then get into pad rolling (measured with legacy KB006X pinnae): … Continue reading [LEGACY] Grado GH4: Measurement and Pad Rolling

[LEGACY] Measurement and Pad Rolling of Focal Elear & Clear

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the Focal Derby TL;DR: tuning-wise the Clear and the Elear are basically the same headphone the two measuring extremely close with the same pads Caveat: build quality differs though, the Clear is better built and does not suffer from driver failure issues the issue on the Elear can be fixed by resoldering the connection wire … Continue reading [LEGACY] Measurement and Pad Rolling of Focal Elear & Clear