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PutPineappleOnPizza t1_j9u2gfv wrote

Reply to comment by [deleted] in Hifiman Edition XS and Moondrop Venus - Mid-fi Meh by slooploop2

I'm always surprised when I read stories of people who spent a lot of money on cans to then simply go back to their 600/650 setups. I still want to try a ZMF headphone one day though.

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GarugaHunter t1_j9u40xg wrote

I think it's because they don't try to be something they're not.

They're not really price constrained, they do all they want to do regardless of price.

I suppose they don't go for other things like speed / bass response etc. What they do have is universally liked midrange capabilities and really good timbre.

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AnOldMoth t1_j9xch98 wrote

That's kinda why I don't like them, they have like two strengths and the rest is very meh.

Three blob, very little separation, very narrow and closed sounding, everything kinda smears together and sounds hollow. Mids sound good, timbre is decent, but it lacks on everything else.

It's just far, far too little for me. I can get good mids and timbre with some EQ, I can't really get the rest without absurd measurements that we don't have an a convolution filter.

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CPOx t1_j9u4qko wrote

I used to have a modded HD650 and then got a ZMF Atticus.

I thought the improvement with the Atticus was basically negligible and sold them within a week of ownership.

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slooploop2 OP t1_j9u5bk9 wrote

As much as I love my Caldera, my HD580 does get about as much, if not a little more use…

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