MrSpeakers ETHER C

Yes, this changstar thing needs to continue.

Anyone remember this headphone?


On a more serious note: The Ether C FR looks very good. That slight 9kHz peak reminds me of how I hear the UERM. I should really give them a listen if I manage to find them somewhere here in Germany.

 

AKG K812

 

Interesting how much more Tyll liked the closed verses open Ether. Has the "open" Ether changed? Is it better now?

 

DT990



HD800

 

HE90

 

UERM

 

Wow, @Tyll Hertsens review was a big surprise and my interest is definitely piqued for the Ether C now (though I haven't been much of a fan of the modded/1.1 Ether Opens vs. my HD800S).

I think I might hold out for the Ether C Purpleheart 1.3S version though.

 

So how close is the 1.1 to the flavor of the original alpha dog? I gather it is an overall improvement, but the references, by some, to slight thinness, elevated upper-mids and being just a tad light in deep bass and bass impact, are giving me flashbacks to why I eventually unloaded my alphas. I spent so much time fiddling with Dan's "doggy treats" after he released them to try and find that elusive sweet spot where I would stop listening to the headphones and revel in the music instead, but I just couldn't get there. At least with the alphas, my ultimate conclusion was that the front of the driver flitering improved the FR curve but also muddied the bass and further impeded the impact I was missing. Would I be in for more of the same with the Ether C's?

 

Wow, very hard to resist after reading that review and watching the video! I might take the leap. Is it worth the extra money for the DUM cable? I'm generally a non-believer when it comes to cables but open to suggestions.

 

It is hard to believe that a piece of foam could make that kind of difference.

 

Wasn't this the opposite case for the HD800 where the earlier runs didn't suffer from the peak as much?

 

I'm pretty sure that was disproven in an old changstar analysis regarding hd800 variability.

 

A lot of the "variability" with the HD800s turned out to be the pads. Thinner, flatter (older) pads have less of the peak which is why people thought that the older ones sounded better (compare Tyll's measurements for the 5XX S/N one vs the 15XXX S/N).

 

There was a little change in the mesh too wasn't there? We've already seen Sennheiser do quiet updates to the HD6x0 here and there (5xx series too where they made the plastic more rigid supposedly)

 

I might actually sign up for this loaner, sounds like these would be interesting.