Yeah. If you want to take the pad off, youâd just need to rip that bad boy off! lol
Itâs glued so I guess with a hair dryer you could theoretically take it off w/o damaging it, but then youâd have to glue it back on with some krazy glue or something⊠or perhaps you could wrap the pad lips around the lips of the ear cup? I donât want to try⊠I took the clips off and now I canât put em back in so Iâm using Dekoni pads until Sivga releases their new padsâŠ
Need more time to think about it. Yes they sell pads separately on their AliExpress page. Which is where I suspect theyâll sell their Phoenix pads when theyâre revised.
Iâve been examining the pads and I can tell by the smoothness of the pleather that this is no regular chifi! Neither Dekoni nor Brainwavz can compare in how smooth this pleather feels and it probably has a great impact on reflections and sound! I eagerly await the new pads!
So here is an update for everybody -
I just received my Dekoni Blueâs, and I have to say. Phoenix beats them in terms of bass. This is just based off of memory (if anybody is that interested, I can pull out the Phoenix and do some listening, am just a little bit busy these daysâŠ), so I cannot say anything about the punch or quantity & quality - but one thing is for sure. The Phoenix is waaaay more capable at rumble than the Blue, people considered the Blue model a basshead type of headphone (I personally donât quite hear it, yes there is a lot of presence in the lower region, but it doesnât rumble at all), so if you are a basshead - the Phoenix will most likely satisfy you.
If you are not a basshead, I still believe it will satisfy you, the bass doesnât interfere with the rest of the frequencies, but if you do crank up the volume - you will feel the bass, and I mean feel
Phoenixâs driver is quite literally right against your ear, whereas Blue has thicker pads and the driver is further away. I can also say that the Phoenix did perform better in the treble region, it had more edge and sparkle - Blue is a headphone whose signature is dark & warm, so if thatâs what you are after, then it will definitely satisfy your needs. Phoenix is nowhere close to warm (which I prefer, I am a sparkle lover), but you might experience a roll off in the highest frequencies (what I sometimes call the top top-end)
Hey, it has to be worth it. I can ask again, but I was told that they were meant to be done by the end of the last month.
Sivga makes great headphones, itâs just that a good number of people prefer true over-ear design, rather than on-ear. You also have to respect Sivga for taking their time to release a new set of pads, itâs not easy to create new pads, sound does change - so they are probably testing them out
Iâve had these for almost a week now, and honestly the first day the pads annoyed me, but now I donât even notice that they the drivers touch my ears. Granted I also use Porta Proâs, but I really believe youâll get used to them in a couple days. BTW, they sound great; very neutral, rich, and warm. They also respond to EQ well. I bumped up the bass as I donât really see these as bass cannons like the Fostex cans.
Also, I think these are super comfortable and have no issues with the headband size.
I canât say the Phoenix has more bass than my Dekoni Blue. I did some AB testing in my library and found the blues smoke the Phoenix when it comes to bass quantity and speed. On Link by Dizzi Mystica feat. YUKI (EXIT TRANCE Remix): the vocals are pretty much completely submerged and drowned out by the bass while on Blues, while you can still hear vocals with the Phoenix.
Very weird. I find the bass on the Blues less definte than on the Phoenix - I donât think the Blues have as powerful impact and delivery as the Phoenix - and they donât touch anywhere near to the rumble that the Phoenix can produce. With the Phoenix you can feel rumble throughout your whole head - I can seriously compare the Phoenixâs sub-bass response to the one of a subwoofer.
Dekoni never touches that field. Just play âWhy So Seriousâ by Hans Zimmer, right after the 3:25 mark you will hear the sub-bass hit. The Phoenix rumbles at this part, whereas the Blues donât.
By the way, if you say that the vocals are submerged by bass, that doesnât mean it has âmore bassâ - it means the bass is less defined and overwhelms the mix - âtakes upâ more space in the mix.
You guys are killing me. Im personally looking for warm headphones, since im sensitive to high frequencies, and any hints of sibilance or grainyness in upper mids and treble instantly kills me.
And yet I canât fucking tell with you guys if itâs a warm headphone or not. Is any frequency band more in the spotlight than the other?? It does sound like a good headphone, especially wanting to hear that sub bass, but Iâm tied with nighthawks, since I heard itâs different and that it was a warm headphone. As yet when I hear a guy say itâs nowhere near warm and it sparkles, but at the same time there is an emphasis on bass, Iâm at a standstill.
Your gonna wanna look at frequency graphs for rolled off mids and treble. Some headphones that have a lot of bass can still have a lot of treble(V shaped) i donât find the nighthawks to be fatiguing at all in the high frequencies. Another headphone Iâve heard that have good bass and not crazy highs are the hifiman edition xx, but even then, there could still be some grain in the highs
They are neither warm or piercing. I am sensitive to shouty headphones and sibilance - yet sparkle is something completely else. Itâs the top top-end, you only hear it at the highest peaks⊠and those peaks are supposed to make you squint and feel it in your ears. Usually sparkle frequencies only occur for a short period of time.
It depends how far you are willing to go, if you absolutely hate the higher frequencies, go for a warm headphone. I personally find those very boring and âflatâ. I am also sensitive to higher frequencies yet love sparkle because it gives another dimension to music.
It also depends on the source you pair them up to - tubes are known for making headphones more warm.
Thanks for taking your time to help me! Iâve read your reviews on the other forum as well lol. I honestly listen at all levels, but I do especially love to turn it up loud when I love the music or its adrenaline inducing. I do listen to a variety of genres, currently loving dark synthwave. I donât have any amps, and if I would I may e thought about the fiio btr3k. Maybe Iâm blowing it out of proportion about needing warm specifically, since I can definitely appreciate clarity, but hitting sibilance just irks me.
Donât have any qualms with flat, though Iâve forgotten âtrueâ flat since I do have moondrop startields which are Harman, as my main driver. Im not sure if Iâm a bass head or anything like that, but I do remember on my Sony mdram2s that I loved when I equed them to rumble. I also donât worry about the comfort since I think I have relatively small ears and a small-medium head, though perhaps comes with being barely 18.
Iâm sorry for the massive wall of text , just that Iâm really passionate about music, but at the same time, not having access to a store to try out phones has me very anxy and iffy about anything and everything, despite starting to share the hypeness of any praised headphone.
, just that Iâm really passionate about music, but at the same time, not having access to a store to try out phones has me very anxy and iffy about anything and everything, despite starting to share the hypeness of any praised headphone.