I have found that this problem can be dealt with with a suitable DAC / amp combination.
In my case, the ifi iDSD signature & xBass & 3D is switched on, then the Arya really blooms 
(like all HiFiman headphones, by the way)
Hey, I just wanted to give a quick update on this. The folks over at Sendy are sending another one just in case there was an issue with original one (big thanks to them), but itâs going to be Chrono who reviews it on the channel not me - but Chrono is someone whose takes I trust. We do have slightly different preferences, but itâs one of those things where I go âyeah I can see thatâ.
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Yea just watch his recent vid on the Audeze LCD-X. He did a great job. I will be interested to hear his thoughts and what he does EQ for this headphone.
I think the Sendy Peacock is good (with certain types of music genres)⊠but the more time I spend with it and compare it to the LCD-X and the HE6se V2⊠I am a bit torn. All 3 are different in their own way. Gun to my head I would probably just say âkeep the HE6se V2â. I didnât feel this way originally about the headphone though until I did a few of the mods as suggested and upgraded to the Burson Soloist 3XP, it really changed for me.
This is what I would personally do - that sale price was/is crazy.
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I can testify to your advice with regards to the HE6se V2âs and the iFi Pro iCAN. Hmmmm.
I just posted my review of the Peacock in the Acho Reviews thread:
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oof
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I usually heavily disagree with DMS, but he gave valid reasoning as to why he doesnât like it.
Iâm so confused, whatâs going on with SIVGA lately? Did they hire a different team of engineers?
Guess my sample wasnât broken, lol.
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Itâs entirely possible that itâs not the same folks who developed the Aiva - this type of thing does happen, although I donât have any explicit knowledge of that in this case.
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Yea I ended up returning mine a few weeks back seeing as I kept trying to change the sound and justify the purchase. I like the comfort⊠but I did struggle with what DMS and Resolved mention about the air gap issue. I did bend them inwards but I was still having problems. Musicteck did work with me on the return and understood my issue with them.
I donât know if Iâve ever seen such a brutal review.
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yeah, DMS is usually nice about how he criticizes things he hates. he didnât hold much back on the peacocks though. if those frequency response charts are consistent among more samples iâm gonna guess that itâs just one of those tunings that you have to like. comparing to him hating the gl2k, which stock tuning on is kind of a wreck, i could see hating them for a lot of music but with a little bit of tubes and some old genres i actually found some things i liked with the stock gl2k tuning but it was just horrible for most of the stuff i usually listen to.
I do see the problem in the midrange (based on the FR chart) making DMS hate it that much, in combination with the airgap behaviour (he is very picky about headbands), and resolve as well.
That said, DMS hated the nighthawks a ton and heâs straight wrong about that one, but I still respect his views and dont think there are different versions of the peacock, my conclusion is; Idk what im doing here, farewell fellas.
EDIT: seriously the thing that really impacts me is DMS and Resolve liking the Peacock less than the GL2000, I can only think that specific midrange and headband problems made them really dislike it.
Long time lurker, first time poster - I feel like I have to chime in as I enjoy the Peacocks quite a bit. Theyâre the most comfortable pair of headphones Iâve tried, but I get that comfort will be different for everyone so not going to judge any reviewer on that.
What I think is an issue here in particular is that reviewers canât really separate their own personal preferences from a more objective analysis of the headphone. DMS for example seems to prefer a more neutral sound signature i.e. the HD6xx or better (more neutral).
These are NOT THAT at all and at this price-point this confuses a lot of people. I totally get why, but at the same time must every $500+ headphone sound essentially the same in order to be considered âgoodâ?
I am not sure Iâd be as glowing about them as Zeos was in his review, but I definitely think theyâre worth the price if what youâre looking for is a more laid back, warmer sound that nonetheless retains plenty of detail. There simply arenât many of those. Warmer tends to be associated with less detail, less âfidelityâ etc. and I feel these are in some ways succeeding in breaking away from that. They also offer one of the most impressive soundstages Iâve heard, particularly with live recordings.
That being said theyâre not for those looking for tons and tons of analytical detail or a brighter sound signature. However a reviewer should be able to look past that and evaluate the headphone on their own turf. As someone who dislikes the fatiguing analysis of most headphones in this price range, I can appreciate them for what they are even if not perfect.
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The problem I have with DMS is that most of the time he has a very amateur approach.
I can agree about the part about separating your personal preference and the actual sound signature/performance of a headphone/IEM.
Sivga P-IIâs are not my cup of tea because I like brighter and more analytical headphones, but I gave it a positive review because they are good headphones. Thatâs the way any reviewer should approach reviewing⊠unless they are specifically trying to tell everyone if something meets their personal preference or not (not very useful for the majority of the readers).
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I doubt he cares about fame. He owns his own marketing company and works for AbyssâŠ
He has a die-hard fan base like Zeos does, but among forums heâs just considered as a kid on the block (no hate intended from my side).
From what I can tell, DMS does YouTube purely for fun. Most of the time he doesnât even receive the headphones from the manufacturer. I think usually he gets them on loan from The Headphones Community or elsewhere.
I think devaluing DMS to just a âkid on the blockâ is rather diminishing. Heâs an audio engineer with a preference towards neutral, thatâs not uncommon for vast amount of audio reviewers out there. Josh, Resolve, Crin. They all preference neutrality.
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Iâm with you on that.
Iâm just speaking based on the number of people bashing him in the forums.
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