Wait! Does this mean Audeze finally managed to make a headphone that doesn't make violins sound like violas?!
@Beefy: Re: “electrostats seem to have stood completely still, while planars and dynamics have come forward in leaps and bounds” — my observations from attending numerous (large) meets for several years before covid have been that no TOTL planar or dynamic beats my SR-007 (v2.5 I guess?) and Carbon combo. Not the Utopia, not the LCD-4, not the piece of shit Abyss, nothing Hifiman (haven't heard their $6k thing though), not the Meze Empyrean (though that thing is pure catnip for bassheads). They're nice, sure, and most have the advantage of not needing much of a specialized amp. But they're not nicer than the current-production 007 or the 1993 SR-Omega (which I don't have, alas, but have had the fortune to try once).
This opinion is unpopular on other forums. 🤷🏻♂️
Maybe this means there's a (local?) maximum in headphone quality, and various manufacturers are slowly reaching it.
@spritzer: What amps do you think the measurements are coming from?
