Are you running them single-ended, or balanced. I just bought an R5 Saber, and I am looking at buying an Aeon 2 Closed.
Iāve since sold both, but I was running them balanced.
I figured , thanks. Did you upgrade? I am looking for a good portable/transportable closed-back headphone/DAP combo. Iāve been happy with the R5 so far, but Iāve only had it a few months.
I did upgrade to the Cayin N6II, but I did really like the R5. I think an R5 with Focal Elegia would be a very solid combo.
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I tried the Elegia, but I didnāt like the timbre.
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I have been listening to the DCA Aeon 2 Noire for a day now - really happy! These are exactly what I was looking for.
- Good noise isolation. I live by a highway and I wanted some noise isolation - I have the Sony WH-1000xm4 which has ANC but the bass especially is muddy and I wanted something nicer to listen to.
- Theyāre very light and VERY comfy - they can get a liiiiittle hot on my ears after a while but thatās not really unexpected for a closed-back I donāt think. Also I really dig the look of them; theyāre unique and Iāve already had a few people ask about them in meetings, lol.
- Theyāre really laid back but Iām really surprised at the level of detail. To my ears, theyāre likeā¦ a way better version of the Meze 99 (ha, also Noir). I had the Dekoni Blue and was a little nervous about planars since that HP was like jabbing needles into my ears, but yeah it has a very warm, detailed sound signature.
- I definitely hear the bass extension. I wish they had a little more impact on the low end, but Iām spoiled from listening to the punchiness of the Clear Mg. I was surprised to hear DMS say the bass really āpunches hardā because I do think it sounds great but I really donāt hear it punch with significant impact in that way, at least not relative to the Clears.
- I have some Hart Audio cables arriving today for it. The connectors are really stupid, IMO. Iām not sure why they canāt just use a mini-XLR or something.
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Iām considering changing out the stock pads on my Aeon 2 Noires for the Dekoni Elite Hybrids, but Iām nervous as the pads are infamously glued on. Does anybody have any experience doing this?
A few more days with the Noireā¦ What do you think? Are they the best closed back you have?
I really like them. Theyāre very comfortable. Iām still curious about DMSās review as I donāt hear that low end āpunchā he described. Theyāre very laid back, warm but detailed, with great noise isolation and a cool form factor. I would be interested to hear the Aeon 2/X Closed-back to compare them to; while I like them a lot, Iām not sure they command the price they go for (then again, I did pay that price lol).
But I will keep listening!
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ive been hearing, and donāt remember where, but that depending on the amp its bass volume can be drastically different, and if i recall correctly it was all due to the extremely low impedance.
i have no idea because im not experienced with source gear so i wouldnt claim that being right or wrong but maybe try and bring out a packed away amp somewhere if you have it and see if you can get the result with the aeon 2 to change.
but i too donāt have the same experience that DMS seem to have had with these unless i EQ it in the bass
i feel like the noire answers extremely well to EQ in the bass, because there is no noticable bleed/bloat introduced with a 6db gain at 105hz. i would strongly urge you to EQ them if you found the bass volume to be lacking
the noire is my daily driver, how about you?
Not a bad idea, I do have a Loki - Iāll hook it up to the SE circuit of my Bf2/Jot2 and play around with some EQ.
Yeah Iāve only had it for a few days but this will be my daily driver during the day - Iām by a highway so I prefer the noise isolation; at night I prefer to opt for the Clear Mg for just music.
awesome, good stuff!
let me know how you get along with it!
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i feel like the volume is there with EQ but with a lot to be desired with dynamics/bite/attack, whichever is the more correct term but we both know the situation so i think youāre with me. the bass is so present and so clean and itās almost hard to notice there is so much bass there because itās almost like it a shadow of what should have been there physically?
am i being totally weird here? whatās your take?
Yeah I know exactly what youāre talking about, and I was trying to describe that as well. āPunchā, impact, attack, etc. of the bass. Donāt get me wrong, itās present, and as you said itās very clean and I think itās very well done, but on some songs Iām really hoping for that punch that I get on the Clears but the impact just isnāt there. Could be an amp thing as well, not sure.
And these Co-Pilot pads from ZMF has been absolutely fantastic for me! because believe it or not even with these i felt numb on the top of my head after a while of extended use, not with pilot pad though!
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i totally feel the same about my Original Clears relative to the Noire as well, but i think i still prefer the noire over the Clears even though i bought both for bass, but i feel like the Clears is just more vivid down under.
Okay wow, I have to say great call on the ZMF Pilot Pad - I completely forgot I had one laying around from my HP-3 and while I didnāt find the Noire uncomfortable, this fits perfectly and feels really nice!
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oh wow you got a ZMF pad for it too! and it looks really comfy, thanks for sharing really cool! the velcro doesnāt hold perfectly so i may just pick up the originals and see how they do.
if you are trying them out like that iād love to hear more. i cant adjust mine down because i rely on the steel wires to hold the velcro tight because the co-pilot are juuuuuuust too big for the aeons so barely enough to make it work
can you adjust it substantially without it loosening? how do those connect?
i think that the overshoot here due to the portruding headband attatchment is causing a less secure connection but i donāt know. because when i adjust the headband the co-pilot seems to come loose for some reason. seems like it is less secure on there because of the size of the co-pilot
Hello,
I havenāt had the Dan Clark yet.
But you describe a bit what I experienced with the Euforia and the Lcd 2c.
Maybe that will help you.
Everything is great in terms of clarity, midrange and treble.
But bass could be better, also the attacks.
Later I went with the Loki and it was a little better, but then it was too much drive for me.
In other words, the Loki overlapped one clean area with another.
On the dynamic drivers that can be okay but not on the planar.
In general, they resolve completely differently and both drivers have their strengths and weaknesses.
Because I couldnāt get the idea out of my mind, I thought of an Eq that had more bands.
In the end, that was the solution.
With a 15 band analogue Eq I could better determine and control the whole thing.
Of course, this also works with software, but I didnāt know what to do with Apo.
But now with the Eq and Euforia and the Lcd2 c it works.
Since the Aeon is also relatively close to the Lcd 2 C, it should be said that both are relatively very honest headphones.
Both are headphones that reveal a bit of the strengths and weaknesses of the amplifiers.
When I plug the Lcd 2 into the Little Dot Mk1+, itās symbiosis, and when I plug the Euforia without crossfeed, itās a bit bloodless.
The truth is probably somewhere in between as far as that is concerned.
Iām a little critical of the Aeon, which with its 13 ohms starts to distort relatively early.
And this can have a negative effect on an amplifier that is too powerful because it starts to distort sooner.
An amplifier that is perhaps not too powerful could possibly help.
Where there is less power, nothing can distort.
Or look for amps that are Iem capable, as these also have a low impedance and are better designed.
If you have potent amps, you can try to lower the volume in Windows so that you have to turn up the volume more on the amp.
Instead of just a quarter and everything is superimposed.
This is often a mistake in the application because perception plays a trick.
By lowering the volume, more silence comes in and suddenly the details and strings of the instruments come into their own better.
It costs nothing to try before you start looking for amps and chasing ghosts, sometimes this is the better compromise.
Itās also something I learned along the way when I was adjusting the Analaog Eq.
I didnāt realise that I used to listen to totally distorted music.
And thatās really worth its weight in gold with planar headphones when you understand it.