hmscott
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Totally the same reaction here. IDK what is being measured, but its not the Ananda I am listening to.Strongly disagree. I have listened to some headphones in my life (HD 660s, AKG 701, Hifiman Sundara, Beyer dt 1990, Beyer T5p and more ) and the Anadas are a fantastic pair of headphones. Its the first pair i own that dont need some EQ ou of the box. The treble is just perfect for me (ok coming from beyer maybe thats the reason) cant hear any sibilance or other things that bother me. In comparison to the Sunandas there is plenty of "subbass
rumble" and i dont see taht the Anandas lacking something in that region.
Both Hifiman headphones are stunning to listen to with enough power. I used the Topping D90 MQA / A90 stack for the EQ testing, but I prefer tubes on both headphones by swapping the A90 for an Xduoo TA-20.
I've tried the EqualizerAPO/Peace with the crinacle and oratory1990 ParametricEQ settings, and I don't like how either exaggerate the Bass / sub-Bass region and as for the rest of the adjustments they are so subtle they aren't very noticeable. Switching back and forth between Tidal with Exclusive Mode enabled and EqualizerAPO ParametricEQ enabled, I prefer the Ananda without equalization.
And the same goes for EQ on the HD660s. I actually disliked EQ on the HD660s much more than on the Ananda. Both are amazing to my ears, out of the box, flat without EQ.
Compared to the HD660s - which is also a great headphone - the dynamic drivers pale in comparison to the Ananda Planar drivers. Night and day experience. I was thrilled with the HD660s for about a day when I first got them, but the next day the Ananda arrived, and the HD660s has sat in its padded case with few exceptions since.
And the HE6SE V2 sounds about the same as the Ananda but needs a lot more power to reach the same levels of detail.
Whenever I dabble in headphone / IEM EQ, I'm soon without it, and happy again.
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