Glad you are enjoying them, pretty unique phones 
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Understatement to say the leastā¦ Almost did not see notification of responseā¦ was lost in tunes!!!
You were the first to put the bug in my earā¦ I appreciate all you have shown me and I thank you ā¦
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Inception is a very powerful thing 
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Being stuck with my Tin T2s and Nighthawks (all my other headphones are somewhere I canāt get to mid-quarantine), Iāve pretty much been rocking the Hawks all day every day. Earlier today I used the Tins for the first time in a while for doing chores and, damn, it felt like plain sound to me. I think I understand now what detail is in the Nighthawks, and boy do I appreciate it a lot more.
I also tried EQing it a little to raise the highs but it gave me fatigue pretty quickly so uh, letās stick to the default.
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Ok not to be too crude here but: Who the fuck invented these phones? The sound , the direction , The imaging, The comfortā¦ All are incredible!! I am at least a 55 year fan of music and I have never heard a set like this. I am in my 60s and appreciate good quality but have never really tried to describe what I personally hear but one thing I have found with these is I am hearing sound on albums that I have listened to for years and years that I have never heard beforeā¦ I would like to say I am speechless but obviously not. To @Mon I say Thanks again. To all the other passionate fans of these I say : You Lucky bastards have been withholding this secret from me !! LOL!!!. I truly do not know as of this point whether it is my amp/ dac (Asgard 3) or what but Damn these rock!!
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What if I told you there was more information being withheld lol
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Oh like you havenāt cost me already LOL!!
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They sound pretty great on anything Iāve heard them on lol a3 is fantastic thoughā¦ glad youāre liking them so much 
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I truly thought after so many years of listening to all genreās of music and mostly on high end or at least upper/ mid equipment that I knew what I was talking about but I am now I find I am but a newb and have had my eyelids ripped off by the knowledgeable people here. Hoping to gawd this is endgame but quietly knowing I am in for a long downward spiral into the bliss that is ātrue qualityā. I have been on this blue marble a long time but feel like I just wokeā¦Shit ! If the Elex is anything close to this I am in trouble!!!
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(whispers) Elex is betterā¦
Lol, it sounds like you absolutely love them, not just like them. Thereās quite a few reasons why they are my favorite headphones I have ever tried. They are truly unique and special.
The old question on burn in: How do YOU think the Nightawks adapt to burn in. Does the sound change?
Does it tighten? Loosen? Does it really need 150hrs?
I think it does tighten up a tad bit, overall the sound seems to get more defined and a little less wonky, imaging becomes a little more defined as to where sounds are coming from too.
I am not sure about 150hrs, but I do know I could tell a difference by week 2 of using them especially.
Awesome! I am loving these and was curiousā¦ I do not always use headphones as unfortunately I guess I live alone and can use my nearfield monitors 24hrs a day. Of course work all week but weekends anyways. I am quite intrigued by their signature though. Thanks for the insight of a Hawk vet!
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No problem! I love them. Sometimes I actually feel like the presentation almost sounds like speakers in a closed room. Which may explain Audioquest saying they were going for a āloudspeaker inspired presentationā.
Does anyone knows how these compare to Fidelio X2? Would they be considered an upgrade?
I would personally say they are a good upgrade, they have more controlled low end that is more detailed, quicker, more impactful and also more accurate timbre imo. I think the midrange performance is large upgrade as itās not bloated, good timbre and very good detail with a really nice natural sound, and no real bass bleed. For treble itās a bit more recessed than the x2 but imo a higher quality more refined treble response. For soundstage the x2 is wider, but imo the hawks recreate a space inside the cups thatās really interesting, more impressive imo.
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Oh wow, perfect upgrade for me then. It seems that they improve on exactly what annoys me in my X2 - lacks of mids and piercing highs sometimes. Might consider getting these!
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Best of luck finding a good deal!