TakeT H2? Anyone?

One of my friends told me his taket h2 beats abyss driven by wells headtrip straight out of the box. I took that with a grain of salt... Anyone ever heard them? How well do they seal?

 

I had owned it briefly with the matching Trafomatic amp designed for it a few years ago. It had a very unique sound of its own that could not be described as typical electrodynamic, electrostatic or anything I've heard. If memory serves, it was ethereal in a way that reminded me of an e-stat, but punchy and dynamic at the same time with a speaker-like presentation. I know I'm not making much sense, but it was a weird experience.

I was initially wowed by it not because it was great sounding, but because it didn't sound like anything I've heard. However, at the end of the day, I realized I couldn't get accustomed to its sound. It was unnatural and eerily haunting (not in a good way), and worst of all, didn't sound like it was playing real music. You would definitely know what you're hearing is artificially reproduced music, when the very purpose of hi-fi audio gear is to fool you into thinking you're listening to the real stuff.

I wish I could describe it better, but I had only owned it for a short time years ago and its rather eccentric nature only makes it more difficult for me to make analogies to other headphones you guys are familiar with. This headphone may appeal to those of you who are looking for something completely fresh and original, but for me, I would take a well-driven modded HD650 or SR-007 MK1 over it any day.

 

Haha I remember reading your review on these babies a few yrs ago, good memories.

What continues to bug me is---I find myself liking bose phones more than anything else out there except koss. Two yrs ago I auditioned a pair of abyss driven by Kobo 394 and wasn't all that impressed, to the point which I feel like the hype's unjustified. Yeah they got one hell of a bass slam, bass body's incredible blah blah blah, but that's the exact reason I sold my LCD3 + Headtrip for a pair of portapros---to my ears planar's are artificial. It may sound unbelievable, but portapros & bose ie first gen makes me smile much more than audeze's offerings, same applies to LCD4s, HE1000s, HE60s, SR507s, etc. They're all driven properly yet I ended up selling all of them and kept returning to Koss and Bose. Just last yr one of my friends in China shipped me an e-stat amp specifically designed for ESP950 (slightly modified STAX T2 with 620V Bias) and that's the only time I wowed for an e-stat---believe it or not, that combo makes 009+BHSE or Woo WES shy away in shame IMO, dynamic & bass wise these koss stats are unbelievable when driven properly.

So here I am, looking for something special in TakeT. One of those headfi threads about TakeT mentions they don't even clamp your head and will wobble back and forth while you tip tap to music......On the plus side, lots of users including u mentions their monstrous bass & ethereal presentation. I've loaned my friend's Abyss, paired with either kobo394 or headtrip for quite a while so it's safe to say I dislike them. Their bass may sound authoritative but that kinda scare me---proly my ears are much more consumer-tuned & I'm wondering if I can find the same qualities in H2s just as those in portapros or boses? My friend's in Mexico so I won't be able to reach his takets for quite a while

 

Yeah, just ordered one on ebay for 490 bucks. Ppl on headfi mentions the several changes in damping over the yrs so rly don't know which version I'd end up getting... On a side note, aren't the ESPs underpwed driven by stax amps? They're 620V bias after all.