The Argons are quite clear and detailed. The bass is clean and textured, although it is not that punchy. The Clear in contrast is very punchy. The Clear has less pronounced treble (slightly under the Harman curve), while the treble of the Argons is a bit harsh for me (slightly above the Harman target I guess). Same harshness as the HD 560s. I don’t find a reason to EQ my Clear so far.
I enjoy my Argons with a bit EQ for treble taming, they are quite good! But… I am very treble sensitive though!
Clear’s sound stage ain’t that bad actually, people say it is quite “in your face”. A small, but pleasing bubble around your head. Argons have that + much wider sounds to the sides.
These are my first impressions.
I tried the leather Alpha pads, but I didn’t like them. It’s true they add a very nice amount of bass, but the mids were weirdly affected and not natural, maybe they make some V-shape. If you don’t care as much about the mids, they make the sound fun indeed.
Yeah, and surprisingly the bass was cleaner and tighter with Alpha pads, which I still can’t achieve with suede pads with EQ.
My EQ skills are still mediocre I guess, or pads just change sound differently.
Yeah it was real eye opening how a pad change can achieve things you can’t get otherwise. EQ isn’t my thing. Tube and pad swaps are more interesting to me. That being said I would recommend a -2 db EQ at 10khz for these headphones regardless.
The T60rp Argon may be a little bright for my tastes. It does have rather good and unique qualities, namely its soundstage and fat, round shaped bass. Its treble isn’t terribly “tuned” neither; there’s just too much of it. I’m considering purchasing the Ether C Flow tuning kit in hopes that they could add that slight change.
Running them with the suede pads currently. I have some Cowhide pads from an earlier pad roll, but they lowered and changed the tuning of the treble too much.
I don’t blame ya there. Some people expect T60 Argon to be basshead cans but they’re pretty hot in the treble. I EQ down the treble at 9-10khz, and I normally never EQ.
I initially got the T60 Argon’s because I wanted to try out a V shaped headphone. Currently my “bassy” cans would be my 177X, which was another headphone I nearly regretted purchasing but found a perfect pad pairing in the Dekoni Suede. They now have a really nice W shaped tuning that works with practically everything.
Ordered a T60rp conversion (w/ suedes): 12/27/20
Shipped to Modhouse: 1/7/21
Received T60 Argons today: 5/6/21
and… well worth the wait.
I need much more time to compare, but they put more of a smile on my face than my Aeon 2 Closed. Not saying they are better, but I’m not disappointed. They are bright, but unmodified they were borderline uncomfortably harsh to me. The bass has impact, you’re just not going to swim in it.
I will (since you asked). Most of what I have is Chi-fi (and some Schiit). My first thoughts were from a P50/D50s/A50s stack along with my relatively new xDuoo MT602 (tube rolling already). I have a D90/A90 pair also feeding a Schiit Vahalla 2 (not suitable for the T60 Argons),an xDuoo XD05 Balanced BTR5,etc. As far as headphones, I have “THESE” as well as Dan Clark Aeon 2 Closed, the GL 2000s (modified), HD600s, HD6XX, M40x’s, and a cadre of KPH30i’s. Hart Audio cables on everything (except M40x, KPH30i) so I can take advantage of balanced where applicable. Going to take a bit to assess my thoughts, but I highly doubt I’d say the Argons aren’t worth the cost/wait.
My musical tastes are as varied as you could possibly imagine, so they are gonna get a workout. Jazz, classical, pop, classic rock, dance/electronic, metal…
My 2 cents on the peaky treble… The first time I listened to my T60 Argons I almost regretted the purchase (and the very long wait). But now I honestly can’t hear the peaks. It could be my ears, but I use so many different headphones I dont think it’s just my ears. The treble is still brighter and clearer than most other headphones but the harshness seems to have vanished.
Maybe this is my first noticeable experience of actual driver burn-in? Either way they now sound sooooo good!
Or maybe it’s the Dethonray Honey?
But my point Is the harshness can be overcome without… Without EQ
