Mr. Speakers AEON

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  1. AllanMarcus

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    I've also read "stillborn".

    I believe it's reasonable to say the Ether C is one of the best closed headphones there is.
     
  2. AllanMarcus

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    Another thought on the AEON. What about pad rolling or replacement? I appears to me that one must get the Mrspeakers replacements. With Ethers one could use ZMF or others. Might have been a smart business decision to make the pad shape non-standard.
     
  3. Ice-man

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    I'm not sure about the status on the pads. Pads were tweaked during the tuning process to be thicker and offer better isolation. Not sure about pad rolling and if there will be any options. That being said, I liked the stock pads and had no problems with them.
     
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    Indeed, I enjoyed Browdy's review a lot. Every sentence clearly shows his affection toward Aeon as well as Mrspeakers' house sound. My take is that if one loves Dan's tuning styles (like me! ;)) will love Aeon.

    One thing noticeable is that this reviewer and @Tyll Hertsens had very different view on flow-c (particularly in terms of treble):

    http://audio-head.com/MrSpeakers-Ether-C-Flow-Review/
    http://www.innerfidelity.com/content/mrspeakers-ether-c-flow-sealed-planar-magnetic-headphone
    Of course different opinions about the same product are never surprising. But keeping this in mind, it might be interesting how these two people differ in evaluating Aeon.

    Personally, it would be better if Browdy clearly stated how long he exposed to Aeon, and what equipment he used to review Aeon..
     
  5. Vtory

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    It's also quite interesting to compare launching situations among Atticus/Eikon (ZMF), X (Noble-Massdrop), and Aeon (Mrspeakers), in terms of information available before pre-order started.

    1. Atticus/Eikon: No measurements available, many subjective evaluations (both from reviewers and shows)
    2. X: Several measurements available (mostly here), many subjective evaulations
    3. Aeon: Two measurements available (IF, Mrspakers), few subjective evaluations

    I prefer 2.
     
  6. Ice-man

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    I thought it would be prudent to offer some critical comments to offer some perspective and no be to head over heals about these.

    1. While I appreciate the direction of the pricing, these are still not cheap. But I do appreciate more accessible pricing for sure.

    2. I'm not crazy about the cups. One piece of carbon fiber would have been preferred but obviously more costly. Imagine something similar to Ether C with maybe some red worked into the weave of the fibers...that would have been sick.

    3. The are not truly all that portable, but more of a transportable.

    4. Not everyone will love the signature. I happen to prefer it over the Ether C but some people will want a more reference (hd800) type tuning.
     
  7. Skyline

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    @Ice-man

    I'm trying to figure out where it stands on the warmth scale since that's a subjective thing for people. How would you place it in reference to the HD650, since that's a baseline most of us have...?
     
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    Hd650 is certainly warmer, even a modded 650. But when compared to an Ether C the Aeon will sound warmer. The bass on Aeon has more quantity and quality especially when listening to bass orientated music like EDM (Infected Mushroom, Daft Punk), jazz where the upright bass is featured or blues where the bass guitar is mic'ed just right (Doug McLeod: Black Nights). The 650 mids have a warmer overall tone than Aeon.

    Aeon could make a great closed planar counterpart to the 650 though. And something that could travel to an office and be easily amped.
     
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    A closed counterpart for the 650 is exactly what I've been looking for recently. Really appreciate your impressions! Very tempted to pull the trigger, but seeing as there are still 180+ available at the discount price, I have some more time to ponder
     
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    Any word on wether or not they are going to make an open version?
     
  11. Ice-man

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    I know that it's "on the table" but I don't have any info as to when.
     
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    Oh dear lawd, you have invoked the HD650 siren. MrSpeakers is now going to sell a ton of these.
     
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    For what it's worth, most of the stuff I've been interested in and doing research on lately has been closed back. The ZMF Atticus and Eikon, the TH-X00 and E-mu Teak, the Audioquest Nightowl and now the Aeon. All of a sudden there seems to be a wealth of new and interesting offerings on the market that are closed back (or at least mostly closed) and I think that's a good thing. I'm glad to see the Aeon coming in at a reasonable price point and in a closed back design.
     
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    You missed z1r ;)

    My guess is because of the need from the consumers. Particularly modern musics (e.g. edm) or gaming/home-theater purposes. All these applications require deep and powerful sub-bass in terms of both quality and quantity.

    In my short acoustic understanding, sub bass from open-back design requires physics a lot in order to lower resonance frequency of the driver. Something like larger surface area or heavier moving mass. Might be costly, might worsen user experience (imagine heavier or uglier headphones!) or might need sacrifice.

    On the other hand, closed back designs have large benefits here, because they can use many tricks (e.g. internal reflection/absorption/diffusion). At the same time, design-wise or cost-wise not much to lose.

    I personally prefer open-back designs THO. Closed-back headphones are generally impossible to reach the same level of airiness and openness as open-back counterparts. But recent offerings such as eikon started to change my such perception. Kudos to technology and research!
     
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    Thinking Fang Bian should look at this thread (and some massdrop-related threads). He has to learn how people differently react to difference pricing philosophies.
     
  16. Ice-man

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    Oh I'm pretty sure that, Fang looked at most of the competitors threads, products and pricing. Some companies approach their decisions with one thought, "if we have the most money in our pocket at the end of the day, we win." I do understand that it's business and the goal is to be successful, but their are different ways to get there. And also to keep your customers long term. Brand loyalty is not just about one purchase.

    I imagine/speculate that Aeon will be Dan's best seller and that his profit will be commensurate. And all the while, he didn't need an extra zero on the retail price.
     
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    I like the design...Ear cup shapes remind me of audeze sines... but with a cool carbon touch.
     
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    @Ice-man, your balanced opinions are much appreciated.

    Wondering if you were able to get a sense for the strength/robustness of the half-yolk mounting of the ear cups. Did they feel pretty solid or would the owner have to constantly handle these hp's gingerly? Every time I look at them I can't help but visualize that yolk snapping somewhere in the lower half. thx
     
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    The new design of Aeon half yoke design, I'd have to say is impressive. I did my own stress testing but of course time will tell. But I feel comfortable saying that the new design is in no way compromised. In fact I'd say that it matches the build quality level of the Ethers.
     
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    Agree, they seemed as sturdy as the C's (which I own). I still wouldn't throw them in a bag without a case (learned that lesson with a pair of SINEs that I broke) but then again I wouldn't do that with that expensive a HP and Dan will likely include a case like he does with the Ethers (I hope). Cheers
     

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