Do you still consider them a way better version of the Meze 99? I have the Meze 99 Meze 99 Noir so I am curious what you think now. How would you compare the bass of those two?
Is this your favorite closed back you have?
You mentioned the Aeon closed X. That would be a good comparison. $400+ difference.
if anyone has the Aeon with ZMF pilot pads let me know if you can adjust freely without the pad loosening or just coming loose.
sorry for the spam hope thats okay, definitely donāt want to pull the trigger on it without knowing the possible challenges so i wanted to push a couple copypastas
Do you mean adjusting the length via the rails on the side? Yeah Iām not having any issues with that at all. Thereās a very slight bulge on top (which is also showing on your picture) but otherwise Iād say itās a pretty good fit.
Great!
had issues with the velcro on the co-pilot loosening with each use when taking them on and off my head where i pull the drivers apart to fit them onto my head. If it doesnāt sort itself out with attempts of refitting them to the band ill have this in mind, iāll end up on pulling the trigger if the issue continues
thank you alphamarshan!
on another note, did you try and EQ up the bass around 105hz?
Hi M0N. Do you think the THX amps or something like a SMSL SP400 or Topping A90 would be suitable for the Aeon 2?
Slight preference to topping but both are ok and really nothing more, they have good control and power delivery for the aeons and drive them decently, but the aeons will feel somewhat restricted in low level information like microdetail and microdynamics, somewhat boxed in spatial recreation, and meh timbre
which kind of sucks because aeon 2 (noire pads/noire) can get incredibly wide from right to left. got the Sinxer SA-1 coming this week so im excited to see if it retains the width of the V280, i donāt expect it too really because of the price difference but iām excited to see how much im going to be sacrificing with the downgrade
Replaced! It actually wasnāt that scary - I followed along with the YouTube video and that helped a lot.
So I perceive a very slight bass boost, which is great, and also Iād say the replacement pads are just as comfortable as the stock ones, if not maybe even slightly more so because they donāt really āstickā to me the same way the stock ones do.
But in listening, I would say they are incredibly similar to the stock pads lol. Depending on the song, I may have trouble identifying which pads were which, unless there was a distinctly bass-driven song where I would know it was probably the Dekoni pads. The FR graph on their website pretty much confirms that.
Also the stock pads that came off were not damaged at all and the adhesive still seems pretty sticky? Iām keeping them and I wonder if there would be a way to swap them back in at some point in the future if I felt like it. Would be nice to know I have an āextraā pair of pads just in case.
TLDR: Dekoni sheepskin pads are great, but so similar to the stock pads that itās probably not worth the $70, but YMMV. 
really really cool stuff, thanks for that! ask Dan Clark for a set of double sided tape! the tape has to come from somewhere before it gets to the pads!
with your impressions in mind it seems like a really really good buy, especially since the stock aeon pads roll over the memory foam and misshapes the pads all the time, it is super annoying having to deal with that so i may jump on it myself since your impressions of them is so super! thanks again!
NOTE THE LEFT PAD RELATIVE TO THE RIGHT
it really sucks having to deal with that, may be the shape of the pad or the build idk, but iāve never seen Dekoni pads doing that so i may take my chance, what do you think about this? have you had the same issues?
BTW there is a video from Dan on a fix but i never got mine sorted out, they should really fix this internally
Hmm I see your picture but no I canāt say Iāve had the same issue. I will say that I have noticed a small indentation in the front from my glasses but thatās it. Iāll see if the Dekoni are more/less malleable as I use them though.
Hey everyone. I am just wondering whether I should take Crinacleās ranking with a grain of salt? He gave the technicality of the Aeon 2 a C, which is what he gave the Koss Porta Pro or the Sony noise cancelling headphones. Surely that canāt be right?
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@DMS Hello not sure how active you are these days, i hope all is well!
So i wanted to ask real quick if you could elaborate on some of the thoughts you had in your review of the Aeon 2 Noire when it comes to what you had to say about the bass
Both me and āAlphaā in the quotation above owns a pair each but we are both unsure if we understood you correctly i think because he doesnāt seem to get it either, when you began talking about the bass being āinsane bass,ā when i heard those words i expected a good bit of bass volume but that is not what i am hearing and @alphamarshan doesnāt seem to either, iād love if you could elaborate on that, or if you donāt feel like it thats okay too ofcourse.
and keep the reviews coming! 
What amp are you using? Aeon 2 like a lot of current to get super punchy.
oh really? you think it is super punchy?
i am using the sing sa-1, was using violectric v280 before but not sure about their current, but ive heard that aeon2 require a lot of it
The two amps you mention have Lots of power.
Maybe itās just a case of different people having different ideas of strong bass?
yeah something like that, or something to do with experience, im not sure, but i really dont feel like dynamics is a strong side of the aeon 2. i dont know why but it seems like it becomes more dynamic on certain songs, maybe its just my mind playing tricks on me or just simply down to my limited experience.
but sometimes i feel like either you have it for on giving an accurate impression of audio or you donāt, which isnt entirely fair either because everyones physiology is a little different and there is talk about that making a difference as well, but i dont want to be judgemental just because someones impression doesnt line up with mine, hell for all i know i may be the one talking absolute crap about what any particular gear actually sounds like. audio feels complicated sometimes, but its all to how much you want to overcomplicate things yourself i suppose
Donāt really know since I have only tried the drop version and not the rt myself, but it would seem that way
I just bought a used pair of DCA Aeon 2 Closed to replace my Focal Elegia, which have wonky tuning and sound good only with types of music (strings, acoustic, piano, classical) that I donāt listen to very often. Couldnāt be happier so far.
The Aeon 2 Closed have MUCH better tuning than the Elegia for rock, alt-country, funk and the other types of music I enjoy. Not nearly as aggressive in the mids or treble, and Iām willing to sacrifice some of the detail to avoid the wonky tuning and occasional stabs of an ice pick from harsh mids or treble.
Very power-hungry, though. Wouldnāt think of running these straight from a phone. They need an amp, preferrably of at least 1 watt at 32 ohm.
Still, very delighted with these running off a JDS Atom+ stack.
Maybe itās because I came to the A2C Closed from the Focal Elegia, but every time I listen to the wonderful A2C, I think, āWhereās this excessive or hot treble that needs to be tuned with the included pads?ā
Iām glad the pads are available, but the stock tuning is working beautifully for me. Again, I think I got so accustomed to the Elegiaās aggressive mids and treble and wonky tuning that the A2C is SO much less fatiguing. Not quite as detailed as the Elegia, but Iāll take that trade seven days per week.
My only complaint so far about the Aeon 2 Closed are the pads.
I have the Noire fenestrated pads on mine. Yep, theyāre deep and plush, but I think theyāre almost too plush.
The foam isnāt quite dense enough, and the pads compress very easily. That provides great comfort if you donāt have big or odd-shaped ears. But the pinnae on my right ear sticks out more than my left, and itās touching the driver grill a smidge due to the soft foam.
I think I can adjust the headband to fix it, as one of my ears is slightly higher on my head than the other. Rejiggering to adjust to that usually fixes some fit woes.
DCA should do two things with the pads on its next generation of Aeon (Aeon 3?): Make them slightly more dense and make them easily detachable. Now, theyāre glued on instead of held with magnets or plastic pegs. Not wise.
But sound-wise, these babies are the beesā knees. Digging them.
