The nighthawks need more love?? on this forum?? 
I think them being discontinued has a lot to do with them not being recommended as much but im certain this forum is the reason supply is now gone lol nighthawk gang!!
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Dunno about this on the X2HRā¦I think itās a fairly significant U/V from the perspective of elevated bass and some treble sparkle (a little peaky in a couple spots), but I really enjoyed it anyway.
Also +1 on the Nighthawks if you can find themā¦hope Audioquest will decide to bring them back at some point.
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The main reason they are discontinued is because the Nighthawk and Nightowl creator, Skylar Gray, no longer works for Audioquest as he left in 2017.
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eh I should have reiterated that a bit I meant outside of this forum. Never heard of it anywhere but here yet its so good!.
perhaps we hear things differently. I canāt see the bright treble on it whatsoever. I can see it being a relatively neutral treble with a couple peaks though thats about it and it does have some sparkle to it.
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@Griffin i think most people on this forum agree on the hawks lol kind of a cult favorite over here. relaxed sounding, relaxed feeling (comfortable) with a very big soundstage and warm sound sig
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For sureā¦and to each their own
Relative to Beyers and Helios, yes, but still a bit north of neutral, IMO.
Where I primarily hear things differently is with the elevated bass, which to my ears, the X2HR has. All things considered, these factors are what made them enjoyable to me while I had them, and I donāt hesitate to recommend them to anyone who doesnāt have sensitivities to the frequencies where these happen to peak.
I definitely hear the elevated bassā¦ it tends to be muddy with quite the sub bass to it. Mids are definitely clean and smooth. Highs are if altered at all raised by just a little bit and adds some sparkle. I mean. I guess if your this sensitive to treble your better off going certain sennheisers, audeze, and other manner of darker headphones