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@Z Reviews - You were right! I just got my double magnet version from Linsoul and they are magnificent! 2021 just got a little better! Money well spent. Thank you.
Recieved mine super fast! Ordered from amazon on the 15 th and got it today. Been using them non stop since like 2 pm and ive been just crying my eyes out listening to music and there has never been a more pleasurable way to enjoy anime. OMG. Plus its perfect for apex. Been using them with the xDuoo TA-10R, 789, btr5, love them in all of those, especially the 10R. Senpai Z, thanks for this man, its perfect for me.
Welp im gonna say go ahead. Cuz to be honest u wont be loosing anything really. I trully love them and they are starting to sparkle a lil more now that they getting some burn in going on :)
Id say a bit more details in general but less fullness to the sounds compared to the TA 10R. With the hybrid i find them to get softer and loose a bit ( just a tinny speck of sharpness) and gain more soundstage, more of that magic that just makes u think "HOLY SHIT". Its gonna be good any ways so dont worry plus the new ta 10r is pretty new, theres no reviews of it yet but im pretty sure its gonna be a good review.
I just got mine today (so these are super early impressions without any burn-in) and they sound absolutely amazing. Anything I throw at them from electronic, hip-hop to jazz and classical just sounds the way I'd expect it to. The bass is fantastic (and in general I find planar bass less satisfying than dynamic but these somehow do it very well, maybe the whole double-sided magnet thing helps), the vocals and various instruments in the mids sound just perfect as well and the highs don't seem to be missing or bother me either. My other headphones are LCD2 Closed (that I eq of course as otherwise it's very wonky FR), Verum One, and the Blon BL30 (that I pad swapped and also heavily eq, this is basically my bass-head set when I just want my head to rattle). These are clearly better than all of these other cans and they're not even burned in. Also, I ordered these on Taobao on Monday night and got them in the UK today which is just amazing. Given that Taobao is also way cheaper than the alternatives this is the route I'd go especially if you live in the US. For the UK you'll have to message them directly as technically they don't ship here. I've just had my sister's boyfriend who's Chinese talk to them and worked something out (total with shipping and 2-year warranty for the double-sided magnet version was £420 or ~570$ and didn't have to pay any import tax).
OK, so I received it and listening for a few hours. I find myself listening louder than I normally would. Background instruments seems to be louder and the vocalist seems to be a few step back. The good is I can hear a lot of details that I can't hear before. The bad is that vocals seem less emotional. I EQ the 3-6k range with good result, but the soundstage definitely shrinks because of it. The bass is quite good, has decent extension and is quite clean. Treble is very detailed and without unpleasant peaks. Imaging is very good.
I could understand if they compressed the signal, that can be physically done with driver design (playing with the membrane stiffness to make louder signals move less), but upwards compression (expansion) needs a bit more logic than that, and I really don't think there's any passive DSP or circuit that can achieve that in this headphone. You're probably earing those small elements in the mix because the dynamic range is really good with these. The same thing happens with depth in a mix, the more dynamic range you have, the more you are able to perceive the "distance" of things (this is also why better DACs with lower noise floor, and more "clean bits" available, are usually perceived as more accurate in spatial representation, not just for the stereo difference). Basically, you convinced me (by making me convince myself) to buy these with that lol
Interesting info! That makes sense about people thinking the sound might be compressed, when really it's just better dynamic range. I feel like it would be really hard to get good dynamic range like that without making things sound messy, but I'm convinced enough after this review to get them lol
So I've had the GL2000s for a couple of days now and I own the LCD-X if anyone cares to hear my noob comparison. The GL2000s sound like speakers on either side of your head, they sound that massive. I think they beat the LCD-Xs in almost everything except maybe bass. They are more detailed, have a bigger soundstage and imaging is just freakishly accurate. I did have the audeze reveal EQ applied to the Xs and while it helps it didn't bring them up to the level of the GL2000. I won't be getting rid of my LCD-Xs because I love them but if anyone is on the fence this is a steal at the price. I own other higher end stuff too such as the L300 LTDs and can honestly say this has moved the bar. I'd be very surprised if anyone comes out with something better this year. Zeos if you read this I do have a headphone that would give it a run for it's money and that's the custom electrostatics from nectaraudio. Do yourself a favor and buy a pair right now because I think they would wow you as much as these did.
@@velko2433 Pretty much just the amount of it. The GLs hit all the notes it's just the Xs have more of it from my brief comparison. Since they're both planars though it'll be easy to EQ a bit more in if that's your taste.
Chinese fan here. Yes, even a Chinese audiophile like me didn't know this brand until this video came out. I ordered one right after watched this. Now i get the GL2000 and its sound quality it's way beyond my expectation. My dt1990 pro and Sundara sound like garbage compare to this, sound stage, imaging, detail, toning, comfort, everything. Really mind blowing.
@@SPL1NGYDUDE it has been banned on the open side yes, but it's not hard to use a VPN to access TH-cam and other US SNS. And if you do not use them to do something illegal, the government would just leave you alone.
I was offered to Demo a pair of Focal Utopia hooked up to iFi Audio Pro iDSD and I was absolutely blown away. It was so musical and alive. Hooked up my most expensive purchase, the LCD 2 and it was far behind the Utopia. I wonder how this $499 can be that good to replace 80% of Z's wall. Also, I listen to the Fostex TH909 and Sony MDR-Z1R in the same session and they weren't really impressive for the asking price. Built quality-wise, both were 10/10 for sure.
"do not write a chewbacca fanfiction where she turns into a real person and seduces me" the facfiction writers watching this video : quickly write it down write it down.
I got my Tin T2's within decent time from the 11.11 sale. And I got my D10S + L30 in normal to good time. No problems, great support so far. I've had really good experience with Linsoul so far.
I've decided that in a few months I would purchase these. Watching headphone reviews is taking up too much of my time. I will buy these and hopefully these would be my endgame
I bought them and they came in 2 days ago. Incredible sound and everything about it shits on my previous HE400i. At first I thought they were pretty similar, then I started playing more and more music and noticing more and more - so I am glad I found this review. You are not crazy, these are actually pretty damn good.
These sound like the most perfect gaming headphones for super cereal gaming and filthy casual gaming. Gigantic soundstage, great imaging, beautiful top end, overwhelming controlled bass, compression to hear all the detail. Some for everything and everyone
3. comment or something but! They just arrived and literally blew my dad and I away, (My dad sold speakers for a good part of his life and retired audiophile). These are worth the buy! The only thing is that now I have 6 other headphones I might not use for a while....
Never any issues with linsoul, quick and super polite customer support when sending a pair of iems back for repair 5/5 stars. Only little detail.. I Live i Denmark and when I first got my iems they got hold back in customs cause they said my clairvoyance IEMs was only worth $30 which customs was sus of and took me a week of waiting, cause they were trying to estimate the real price for import tax (25% of product price including shipping)
I feel you, wish Linsoul had a European warehouse or something. My P1 iems went through the Greek customs, and i got em via amazon.de but got send from China by Linsoul... Not worth the extra costs, as usually here they ask VAT+Customs Fee+Shipping from the customs office to you...disgusting.
Just wanted to say thank you Zeos for keeping things exciting and getting my attention. If it wasn't for you, I never would have purchased the SHP9500 or now these. I adore both of them and they are exactly as you said they were. Haters can't handle the hype. Keep being you.
Got the Double Magnet version years later used. It's as good as you say Z. The stock leather pads gives you a bit more sub-bass which makes vocals sound full bodied and warm. The perforated leather makes them super open sounding, but the vocals might take 1-2 step back. I love them. 👍
My GL2000 was just arrived and it sounds so damn good!!!!!!!!! XD The tuning is actually very balanced, but the sound is more alive than monitoring headphones.
Ugghhh, I just listened to them. Showed up the day before I had to leave for Vegas and brought them. Sitting in my hotel room going through tracks and it’s like a fucking spa for the brain. Not the best fitting headphone, but the sound quality alone is worth any conceivable drawbacks. Work buddy tried them on and was confused, never heard his music sound that good.
@@bosthebozo5273 I did the same thing lol. Mine are supposed to come Monday as well. I was going to have them Friday but DHL choose not to show even though it was listed as attempted delivery let's hope I actually get them. Hope you like yours.
I feel like Andrew is a graph guy... almost like he does not trust his ears unless its backed up with a graph. That said mine get here Friday and I could not be more excited!
I've just got a set of these headphones a few days ago. At first I was cursing you, Zeos, as they really didn't deliver what I expected. They did do instrument separation great out of the box but they had this odd, muted, lifeless sound (hybrid pads). They made some live tracks I had sound good, some electronic stuff too but I was pretty disappointed otherwise. However, 34 hours of burn in later and this headphone is fantastic. It is how you describe it. I listened to the 'phone every 10ish hours of burn in and it was only after roughly 30 hours that they came to life. Once I was satisfied that they'd "burned in", I swapped the hybrid pads out for the leather pads and the additional low-end impact and well extended treble, really made these headphones deliver. They sound big, great instrument separation, decent low-end impact and then a fairly even response right up through the frequency range. I am now very happy with my purchase. From what I can gather, I believe that unit variation has played a part in how these have been received in the community but all's I can say is that I appear to have gotten a good pair. After a proper burn in, they are now my first choice headphone for almost any type of music I listen to. The artefacts from the compression are minor but do crop up every so often. However, not to the point where it ruins my listening experiencing. Fun, smooth and big sums my GL2000.
Finished 70 hr burn in, really great hp. Hooked up to a50s stack which i also got off taobao. Using the perforated oval pads.... Very good sound stage. Bass is definitely good. The other guy andrew definitely is sketchy with his negative bias review. Will be getting the newer d shaped earpads soon to try out
@@theodorezurla496 he deleted my post when i challenged him on his motives. I said that if he trully believed these were comparable but inferior to sundaras, why would he even need to mention aryas? The aryas are in completely price ranges to these. By his own logic, he wouldnt need to mention aryas...but he did..which meant he did the review with Z in mind and mentioned it in his video to take a jab at Z. I also mentioned that he purposely made negative toned statements like "it isnt as bad as it seems" to influence viewers. All of this adds up to seem like he went into his review not wanting to like these hp and was trying to nitpick based on a target harman cuve that everyone knows is inherently flawed
@@cchkuan This exactly what bothered me about andrew's review. if you watch his reviews he is a well collected and judgmental on a technical performance and price based on the harman curve. but his GL2000 review he seemed abit off and tried to trash the GL hard and he didnt ATLEAST make fair comparison to the price range that this comes with compared to other headphones and brought aryas/LCDx in the mix. I'm glad i got the pair before andrews review came out And these are my favorite headphones so far. Though, this is a typical problem with hype in general, you will find people targeting your judgment and not be objective about the matter as of what it is, and take it (indirectly) to the personal level, specially when you are well known in the space like Zeos.
@@alkhalaf89 I think that Andy was a bit irritated by all the hype and laughable comparisons to Arya. I have Sundaras and my friend received GL2000 last Friday. I had a chance to compare them face to face after 24 hours of burning in of GL2000. IMHO, I would still prefer Sundara. GL2000 is just okey, somewhere better, somewhere worse, but definitely worse in price/performance ratio.
I was looking to upgrade my HD 6XX and about 15 minutes into the review I stopped the video and used the Drop link in the description to purchase these. Now to finish the rest of the video! Then waiting a few months for them to arrive in the mail. Thank you for the review!
I finally got my GL2000, let me start with my collection of headphones, i have HD58x,LCD2C, AKG k712, amiron home and HD800s. Listening to the GL2000 is like its my first set of headphones that i have ever owned. imaging, details and the separation of instruments is painfully overwhelming. Fit - I tend to have comfort issue with many headphones as i'm sensitive to my ears touching the driver of the cup, this fits perfect its very deep and fits nicely. weight - its way lighter than my LCD2c and abit heavier than HD800s, prefect weight with the headband/pads so cushy its really comfortable. Low end - you can physically feel the warmth of the low end. I was listening to an ASMR video and the girl was whispering on her HIFI mics and i swear to god i felt the warmth on my ears! i freaked out and thought the ear cup was getting hot. overall, Not super bassy but super gurthy and tight (when the songs requires it). I hope you got the picture. Mids - full and rich at times in certain songs might get a bit too bright on high volume in the upper mids if you are super sensitive to brightness. Vocals : females - as i said could get a bit bright on specifically strong cries ( though not all female vocals. ONLY very specific songs). Overall, the mids are transparent yet present at all times. Highs - detailed, clean and so impactful, I never enjoyed the highs on my HD800s so fatiguing and harsh on many occasions i lower the volume but with the GL2000 it is never harsh. Imaging - I think this one shocked me the most of how precise these pair are, The HD800s has a great imaging but the GL2000 had a more realistic feel and familiarity. Basically, this is a better version of the HD800s in terms of consumer enjoyment with honey on top and less soundstage. Thank you Zeos!
Bought. Thanks Zeos. Finally doing the upgrade. These with the smsl su-8, and the AAA 789, full balanced setup. Upgrading from Senn 650's with the schIIt stack.
Well...After many years of not having some really exceptional headphones, I’ve been on the hunt since Christmas. Reading and watching absolutely countless info. Just when I thought I decided on some, something made me change my mind and keep digging. Was about to throw in the towel and continue to just wait. And wait. Til I saw this and the sound demo. Never owned open back so I’m a lil excited to say the least. Zeos, u sold me dude 👍🏻 I went with Linsoul.
"I haven't had a four knuckle in forever" - Zeos 2021 Interesting. I've been considering getting the Koss ESP/95x, but maybe I should consider these instead. I figure that since you like the Heresys, your taste is probably not too far from mine.
I have the 95X and these now, can definitely say these are far more resolving; no doubt about it. Both separation and sound staging are better on these. The only real advantages to the Koss are it's speed and imaging which is ungodly if you game with them. Though can definitely say the tone of these are far off the Koss. The Koss is slightly on the brighter side without being fatiguing (and I find the Tin T2 which Zeos loves already a bit too much). These are definitely a more fun headphone. These are definitely ill suited for mastering or monitoring while you could get away with the Koss. These are almost on opposite ends as the Koss is slightly bright with lacking bass but still the smack and these have tons of bass but slightly loose treble. Really depends what your preference is in tonality.
I've owned mine for about 6 months now. I was instantly in love with them and after a month of listening I went to my local hifi store and tried a few relevant competitors. What stood out to me was the well rounded treble on the GL2000's. While other sets had shimmering treble, I found them too harsh at volumes that I could push these without laying my ear hairs over. That was the sticking point. Every once in a while I'd like the treble to cut through a bit more, but 98% of the time I don't think twice, especially as I like to listen as close to concert volume as I can without risking damaging my hearing at all. Classical to metal, gaming to movies, I haven't looked back. In fact I just bought a second 2nd hand set for my office, and am selling all my other sets.
The Mezes are a diamond in the rough. With a Yaxi stPad2 pad swap the 99’s are now the most enjoyable headphones that I own. Well worth the extra $45 for the pads.
32:10 Talking about drum localization. Making me extremely curious as to how the new Tool Album sounds with these 🤤Edit: Maybe introduce that LSD thing you mentioned if you give it a go. 😂
My 2nd ever comment ever on youtube. Thank you Zeos for the enthusiasm, followed your suggestion on 2 of my IEMS, and loved them. I will be getting a pair of these as well. However, Linsoul gave me the worst purchase experience ever on anything on internet. I live 2 hours flight away from China. When I ordered from Linsoul, my IEM took 27 days to get to me. Throughout this wait, I communicated with Linsoul over email and discord. Over the emails all the responses are canned messages. I got impatient and found the discord and talked to Deng there. He was able to communicate to their China team better, but he wasn't able to make the wait shorter, nor change the shipping to local China (SZ) where I have logistic company which I work with on a monthly bases for my business shipments for air or sea. I ship at least once a month from China to where I am and I order a bunch of stuff every single time on Taobao/etc and usually from the date of order to receiving them is less than 1 week, and that is inclusive of waiting for all my orders get to the logistic company in a spread of 3 days. I highly suggest anyone who are gonna buy these stay away from Linsoul.
hi zeos, after fucking 2 weeks of watching countless hours of planar reviews i decided to buy the gl2000 went on drop and they were on sale for 500 dollars and it's the double circuit magnetic version ! it'll be my first pair of high end headphones and the only thing i've listened to before these are the pc38x plugged into my mother board. i bought the ifi zen dac V2 to power them based on the review you recently made. your reviews are verry entertaining, much love
Thanks for the extremely honest review. The GL2000 surpasses all the hifiman headphones owned to date, the last one is the Ananda. I am not going to waste any more money on Hifiman products.. Lack of bass, prominent highs, choppy midrange, and lack of slam, plus they cost too much for what they offer. Hoping to see review on GL850 and GL1200 (ribbon and AMT transducers)
Aaaannndddd $1350 later (for the gl2000 and honey), I’m happy to say I don’t think I’ll be upgrading for a long bloody time. Just ascended to another plane of existence that combo is so good!!!!!
@@theodorezurla496 I can take them off, they are so good! If you are thinking about getting them, do it. you won't regret it! Go check out the hifi guide thread on them
The Focal Elex used to be my bronze medal. Now they have been kicked out of the rankings. Gold: Verite Closed Silver: GL2000 Double-Sided Bronze: DT880 600ohm I personally balance modded Honorable mention: Focal Elex. My second pair as the first came with dead driver from Drop They are wide and natural. About 90% my Verite closed after some burnin. ~15hrs ear time. Over 20 on driver
4:30 RIGHT BEFORE you said this, I went to my saved for later tag and deleted the LCD-X from my cart. How. Did. You. Know. Also, can’t wait to pick this up!! Linsoul makes some dope products, and your channel was the first place I found out about them. Now I have an IEM issue.... ahh good times
To update people curious about shipping from Linsoul... I purchased on the 7th and got my ship notification today, says delivery is Jan 14th, lets goooooo
Also to be noted. I bought on the 8th from Linsoul and has yet to be shipped. They said will be shipped at the end of the month. Sad. But eagerly waiting.
@@mylifeisart same here. I ordered around noon on the 8th. I guess there were a lot of people that already ordered or maybe their supply was more limited than expected
Sooooo..... I'm guessing for gaming, competitive and casual, these will be amazing? I have DT1990s but would not mind having more flavor, sub bass, and sound stage in gaming and music.
I already had my year planned out to get the Quad ERA-1 this year and now this review er has ruined my plans now. I love planar headphones. It’s at a very good price I need to think now,damm you z reviews.
Just looked on linsoul website and states that there is a 7 day returns policy,plus this (A restocking fee (35% of the item’s retail value) will be charged for parcels that have been opened.) not a very good deal
I bought these but the pads they came with are a lot thinner than the ones in this video. I have to agree with DMS, they sound really hollow. These were the first expensive headphones I've ever bought, but it feels like a downgrade from my $20 KPH30i's. I don't know if they changed the design or their QC sucks, but I'm never buying anything from GoldPlanar again.
Fortunately I've seen this video on patreon and placed my order right away. I got from Gold Planar China directly, according to the staff there, they're already low on stock and new stock will only be available in Feb. Not to forget Feb is the month of Lunar New Year in China where they have long holidays, so there will definitely be delays!
You know that you already have great audio gear, when you watch Z go absolute bonkers over the next big thing, and think to your self: I'll keep an eye out and see what the general opinion is for these in six months...
Got mine from Massdrop today. And damn, no doubt they are my best headphones (others being the Koss ESP 95X and Ether CX). You get a huge detail boost over really either of them with more separation and imaging. As for soundstage it seems a bit wider than the CX but not much. But can say these are my first headphones where better amping definitely makes a difference. Even with the Ether CX I couldn't tell any difference between my phone, BTR5, or my SMSL SP200. These things are just perform way better with good amping. Zeos honestly to me might have under sold the clarity and separation to it. I don't regret buying it anymore.
@@justina9914 yeah I was really suprised myself. I knew people like Max Settings said the 95X wasn't top teir in detail retreaval but damn was it more than I expected. While the Koss definitely played sounds I didn't hear before, these were definitely an extra step above them. At least on my SP200. On a BTR5 it only sounded about on par with the Koss. These seem to be a bit more amp dependent then I'm used to. Though I can say I think I finally understand the "ethereal" tambour people always comment on electro stats. The Koss have this effect of making each note have it's own kind of slam to it making it sound more refined though a bit less realistic. Personally I kinda like it, but it does sound a bit unnatural. But these definitely are way less natural sounding than the Koss as their bass really is unnatural. Going back and forth between my headphones the Gold Planars just sound really weird, but they definitely do have more detail recovery. Just without that "ethereal" tambour. It's more that bass is so much more impactful than you expect and way more filled out. Will say though this is because it has really loose bass but somehow still stages different pitches in it. These things really dumbfound me. I guess I'll for now on listen more to Max Settings on what detail retrieval is as he said the Stax L700 made the ESP 95X sound laughable. Maybe he's a little better than Zeos at picking up the nuance of it. Though even now knowing what the ethereal sound is, I still find the Koss to probably be my most natural sounding headphone. It really does sound more like sound is just appearing beside my head vs these which definitely have a dark coloration to it. Plus the Koss you forget there is even something on your head while these things are heavy and a fair bit bigger. Would have been nice to have more like the Mr. Speaker style headband for weight control.
People commenting about a headphone just based on graphs sound like people who comment on a dish just by knowing the ingredients, without tasting it. It seems foolish to me to graph. I know I might be offending the Audiophile community but why does it matter how the graph looks? If you like a set, you like a set. It is that simple. It's a hobby and it is meant for enjoyment of music and not to fight on online forums about which is the best. It is subjective.
It matters if you often use EQ and use proper EQ techniques. I've always EQed most of my headphones to match or be close the harman target. Based on the review I've seen on these headphones that show a graph, they are pretty close to the harman curve. I do agree that graphs don't tell all of it, cause from my experience the same curve on a dynamic and a planar differ SIGNIFICANTLY. They present the sound in such a polarizing way.
You should join the $10 chat. You’re our kinda pal. I’m a forensics examiner by trade. I enjoy the risk and reward and discovery. I tend to buy things to audit Zeos and run them through the ringer. He knows I’d tear him a new asshole if it was undue hyperbole. I’m here at 5AM eating my words after 2 days treating them as a competitor to my Verite. You can measure all you want, but the measure of a man is his/her ability to act decisively and take risk with acceptance of potential failure
Me too - D shaped non memory foam hybrid pads as the second set - havent even tried them yet as the leather ones are memory foam and really comfortable for me
@@bongofury3176 i recommend trying the hybrid pads, i used the leather pads for about 2-3 weeks before i decided to try the hybrid ones and was pleasantly surprised
These are great headphones ordered per your recommendation, and I'm thoroughly enjoying them. Everytime by Medasin is especially enjoyable for me on these headphones.
Call me boring for liking my things in silver and black but dang zeos you just found me the perfect candidate for my next headphone to try and it fits under a single paycheck :D
Z, if you owned the Hifiman Ananda would you trade for these? Sell the Ananda and buy the GL2000 double magnet - even dollars? Is the sound worthy of selling the Ananda? Thanks in advance
I bought them after seeing this review , it’s US495 on Taobao ( I’m living in China , chi fi heaven here ). It’s exactly as you described it , was using balanced output from Matrix mini I pro3 , now using XDuoo MT604. Very happy with the purchase. The Xduoo is better, more grunt , slam , bass , better details etc. Now I’m wondering how to better this with my next headphone purchase - another chi fi product ofc
can someone explain to me what exactly massdrop does in this industry....stuff is always cheaper there but is it different ? should i trust massdrop vs 1st party for any headphone/speaker? how do they sell things at lower price if it doesn't impact quality
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can you help me out her I'm stuck on what to buy the blon bl05 or the kz zs10
@@obi6868 Try KZ DQ6. Its got subbass.
Sounds demo is blocked in my region because SME :/
If major surgery doesn't kill me on Wednesday, my wife will, when she discovers I've bought these on Thursday.
Hahahaha fkin hilarious. Hope you dont die :)
You gotta keep us updated so we can send the proper respects.
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Worth it
Pre- F chain?
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You are hell of a salesperson! I decided to sell my kidney to get one.
One is all you need anyway!
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God dammit Zeos ... you come right now to France and explain to my bank what is happening because it's all because of you.
Prepare the Cheese and Wine.
He'll have your bank teller ordering one
@@Stork-Fi gosh 🤣🤣 killed me
@@ZReviews You do need to visit France it pains me every time I see the "cheese" In your fridge
You need to try out the real handmade stuff totally different (No offense to US's cheese culture tho
9:15 sound
Yes, the upvotes.
lol imagine watching Zeos for the sound reviews.
@@progste lolololol
@@ZReviews are the pads protein leather or real leather?
"A baby exploded in my head"
- Zeos 2021
I exploded of laughter 😂😂😂😂😂
Stop holding back. Just tell us how you really feel about them ZEOS lol
GAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH
@@ZReviews ARARAR
RAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHH!!!
John Ellison lol...
@Z Reviews - You were right! I just got my double magnet version from Linsoul and they are magnificent! 2021 just got a little better! Money well spent. Thank you.
I just got these and Zeos is 100% right. No hype. Just super awesome sound! :o
Yes. I second that motion
Do you have any other headphones to compare? And what are you driving with? Thank you
The moment I saw Yoko in the thumbnail I knew my wallet was about to get wrecked.
OMG i didn't notice who that was till I read this.. Its been ages, I think Im going to binge on some Gurren Lagann.
Can’t wait to listen to Libera me from hell on GL2000
Recieved mine super fast! Ordered from amazon on the 15 th and got it today. Been using them non stop since like 2 pm and ive been just crying my eyes out listening to music and there has never been a more pleasurable way to enjoy anime. OMG. Plus its perfect for apex. Been using them with the xDuoo TA-10R, 789, btr5, love them in all of those, especially the 10R. Senpai Z, thanks for this man, its perfect for me.
The other reviews got me shook but I trust you and zeos
Welp im gonna say go ahead. Cuz to be honest u wont be loosing anything really. I trully love them and they are starting to sparkle a lil more now that they getting some burn in going on :)
@@mariominayag how does it sound on this 789 because that's what I have
Id say a bit more details in general but less fullness to the sounds compared to the TA 10R. With the hybrid i find them to get softer and loose a bit ( just a tinny speck of sharpness) and gain more soundstage, more of that magic that just makes u think "HOLY SHIT". Its gonna be good any ways so dont worry plus the new ta 10r is pretty new, theres no reviews of it yet but im pretty sure its gonna be a good review.
@@mariominayag wow I'm interested now ..what would you compare the ta 10r to the most?
I just got mine today (so these are super early impressions without any burn-in) and they sound absolutely amazing. Anything I throw at them from electronic, hip-hop to jazz and classical just sounds the way I'd expect it to. The bass is fantastic (and in general I find planar bass less satisfying than dynamic but these somehow do it very well, maybe the whole double-sided magnet thing helps), the vocals and various instruments in the mids sound just perfect as well and the highs don't seem to be missing or bother me either. My other headphones are LCD2 Closed (that I eq of course as otherwise it's very wonky FR), Verum One, and the Blon BL30 (that I pad swapped and also heavily eq, this is basically my bass-head set when I just want my head to rattle). These are clearly better than all of these other cans and they're not even burned in.
Also, I ordered these on Taobao on Monday night and got them in the UK today which is just amazing. Given that Taobao is also way cheaper than the alternatives this is the route I'd go especially if you live in the US. For the UK you'll have to message them directly as technically they don't ship here. I've just had my sister's boyfriend who's Chinese talk to them and worked something out (total with shipping and 2-year warranty for the double-sided magnet version was £420 or ~570$ and didn't have to pay any import tax).
yes. i have it too. i agree
I judge a headphone by how long can Z babble about it. Once I saw it crossed a 45 min mark, I ordered it.
Careful with this. I could complain about something forever too.
@@ZReviews Yeah, I've always gone with the tried and true wallpaper sexiness metric.
Ok... So sexy wallpaper? Check. Zeos blathering beyond 40 min? Check.
"Babe, bring me my wallet!"
OK, so I received it and listening for a few hours. I find myself listening louder than I normally would. Background instruments seems to be louder and the vocalist seems to be a few step back. The good is I can hear a lot of details that I can't hear before. The bad is that vocals seem less emotional. I EQ the 3-6k range with good result, but the soundstage definitely shrinks because of it.
The bass is quite good, has decent extension and is quite clean. Treble is very detailed and without unpleasant peaks. Imaging is very good.
@@jasoncheng123 Compared to other headphones, how big is the soundstage on this in your opinon - - huge, not-so-huge?
I could understand if they compressed the signal, that can be physically done with driver design (playing with the membrane stiffness to make louder signals move less), but upwards compression (expansion) needs a bit more logic than that, and I really don't think there's any passive DSP or circuit that can achieve that in this headphone. You're probably earing those small elements in the mix because the dynamic range is really good with these. The same thing happens with depth in a mix, the more dynamic range you have, the more you are able to perceive the "distance" of things (this is also why better DACs with lower noise floor, and more "clean bits" available, are usually perceived as more accurate in spatial representation, not just for the stereo difference). Basically, you convinced me (by making me convince myself) to buy these with that lol
Interesting info! That makes sense about people thinking the sound might be compressed, when really it's just better dynamic range. I feel like it would be really hard to get good dynamic range like that without making things sound messy, but I'm convinced enough after this review to get them lol
Daddy zeos said to put timestamp to 9:17
So I've had the GL2000s for a couple of days now and I own the LCD-X if anyone cares to hear my noob comparison. The GL2000s sound like speakers on either side of your head, they sound that massive. I think they beat the LCD-Xs in almost everything except maybe bass. They are more detailed, have a bigger soundstage and imaging is just freakishly accurate. I did have the audeze reveal EQ applied to the Xs and while it helps it didn't bring them up to the level of the GL2000. I won't be getting rid of my LCD-Xs because I love them but if anyone is on the fence this is a steal at the price.
I own other higher end stuff too such as the L300 LTDs and can honestly say this has moved the bar. I'd be very surprised if anyone comes out with something better this year. Zeos if you read this I do have a headphone that would give it a run for it's money and that's the custom electrostatics from nectaraudio. Do yourself a favor and buy a pair right now because I think they would wow you as much as these did.
Can you be more specific on the bass? What GL2000 lacking there compare to LCD?
@@velko2433 Pretty much just the amount of it. The GLs hit all the notes it's just the Xs have more of it from my brief comparison. Since they're both planars though it'll be easy to EQ a bit more in if that's your taste.
What do you run them on? :)
@@mariominayag Teac UD501 into Topping A90.
Nice. Would these run on a Ifi Zen Can or not enough power?
Who would've thought I could discover AND purchase a brand new set of cans all in one night. All thanks to you my dude. Haha now I wait
Chinese fan here. Yes, even a Chinese audiophile like me didn't know this brand until this video came out. I ordered one right after watched this. Now i get the GL2000 and its sound quality it's way beyond my expectation. My dt1990 pro and Sundara sound like garbage compare to this, sound stage, imaging, detail, toning, comfort, everything. Really mind blowing.
Wowie
How are you on youtube?
I thought it was banned
there's no way this guy could possibly work for goldplanar
@@SPL1NGYDUDE it has been banned on the open side yes, but it's not hard to use a VPN to access TH-cam and other US SNS. And if you do not use them to do something illegal, the government would just leave you alone.
I love the new "audiophile" wall and how I'd recognize a lot of stuff I'll never own or hear
I was offered to Demo a pair of Focal Utopia hooked up to iFi Audio Pro iDSD and I was absolutely blown away. It was so musical and alive. Hooked up my most expensive purchase, the LCD 2 and it was far behind the Utopia. I wonder how this $499 can be that good to replace 80% of Z's wall.
Also, I listen to the Fostex TH909 and Sony MDR-Z1R in the same session and they weren't really impressive for the asking price. Built quality-wise, both were 10/10 for sure.
"do not write a chewbacca fanfiction where she turns into a real person and seduces me"
the facfiction writers watching this video : quickly write it down write it down.
This is why i need a link to the NSFW version of the telegram chat lol
Zeos is doing the Batman routine. "This is not a joke, you sycophant, leave me in peace"
I got my Tin T2's within decent time from the 11.11 sale. And I got my D10S + L30 in normal to good time. No problems, great support so far.
I've had really good experience with Linsoul so far.
An early moment of silence to those 'Save Money' new year resolutions
A moment of silence for the money that used to be in my wallet now please.
I mean, if you buy this instead of LCD-x you technically are saving money loool
I've decided that in a few months I would purchase these. Watching headphone reviews is taking up too much of my time. I will buy these and hopefully these would be my endgame
Do it. They are my end game.
I bought them and they came in 2 days ago. Incredible sound and everything about it shits on my previous HE400i. At first I thought they were pretty similar, then I started playing more and more music and noticing more and more - so I am glad I found this review. You are not crazy, these are actually pretty damn good.
Was about to purchase the LCD-X after listening to them today today, but watched this and bought these instead. Can't wait for them to arrive!
These sound like the most perfect gaming headphones for super cereal gaming and filthy casual gaming. Gigantic soundstage, great imaging, beautiful top end, overwhelming controlled bass, compression to hear all the detail. Some for everything and everyone
3. comment or something but! They just arrived and literally blew my dad and I away, (My dad sold speakers for a good part of his life and retired audiophile).
These are worth the buy! The only thing is that now I have 6 other headphones I might not use for a while....
what other HP do you have and how do they compare with the GL2000 ? .
Never any issues with linsoul, quick and super polite customer support when sending a pair of iems back for repair 5/5 stars.
Only little detail.. I Live i Denmark and when I first got my iems they got hold back in customs cause they said my clairvoyance IEMs was only worth $30 which customs was sus of and took me a week of waiting, cause they were trying to estimate the real price for import tax (25% of product price including shipping)
I feel you, wish Linsoul had a European warehouse or something.
My P1 iems went through the Greek customs, and i got em via amazon.de but got send from China by Linsoul...
Not worth the extra costs, as usually here they ask VAT+Customs Fee+Shipping from the customs office to you...disgusting.
Hi, If I order to London, UK, will the final price for the item be what I pay on Linsoul? Or will there be an additional charge?
I'm trusting you random person on the internet. I got these ordered 🧐
"I'm hoping I did not oversell them today." LOL
😂
if you pay the 15$ express shipping, they ship 3 day china to canada via dhl. 100% perfect
Drop or linsoul?
The thing stopping me would be import fees. Any idea how much those hurt?
@@gamingfreak977 i just bought
Shuoer H27 and the dhl import fee is 21$cad
@@theodorezurla496 linsoul, shenzen also offers the same delivery option to I believe.
@@iamSofaK1nG Ordered them just now. Hopefully it's less than $100 for import but we'll see.
Just wanted to say thank you Zeos for keeping things exciting and getting my attention. If it wasn't for you, I never would have purchased the SHP9500 or now these. I adore both of them and they are exactly as you said they were. Haters can't handle the hype. Keep being you.
F'kin Zeos. You got me so hyped up, I just bought them.
Got the Double Magnet version years later used. It's as good as you say Z. The stock leather pads gives you a bit more sub-bass which makes vocals sound full bodied and warm. The perforated leather makes them super open sounding, but the vocals might take 1-2 step back. I love them. 👍
Got them today along with Focal Clears, gonna be a long night. May or may not have called in tomorrow. I recommend Tipper’s Jettison Mind Hatch
Andddddd how’d it go?
hope you enjoy man
@@br.9055 thes things are sick with electronic music, thick, fat and wide with the hybrid pads. Imaging is crazy, non fatiguing, Keepers
My GL2000 was just arrived and it sounds so damn good!!!!!!!!! XD
The tuning is actually very balanced, but the sound is more alive than monitoring headphones.
Hi,
You have a possible comparrison with an Audeze headphone?
@@skylordsrebornpvpreplays5795 Sorry, no Audeze headphones on hands.
Ugghhh, I just listened to them. Showed up the day before I had to leave for Vegas and brought them. Sitting in my hotel room going through tracks and it’s like a fucking spa for the brain. Not the best fitting headphone, but the sound quality alone is worth any conceivable drawbacks. Work buddy tried them on and was confused, never heard his music sound that good.
I had randomly found these about a month ago, and here you are saying how amazing they are. I shouldn't.. and yet...
@rsgamtech I should not purchase them as $550 is still a healthy chunk of change
😂
I've said that I'm done buying headphones five different times in the past year and now you do this to me. WHY ZEOS WHY!
I am really trying to give reasons to talk myself out of buying these right now. I don't need $600 headphones, but I want. Great review.
I felt the exact same way, but I pulled the trigger. They come tomorrow ill get back to you lol.
@@bosthebozo5273 I did the same thing lol. Mine are supposed to come Monday as well. I was going to have them Friday but DHL choose not to show even though it was listed as attempted delivery let's hope I actually get them. Hope you like yours.
It is so crazy going back to this review after watching "the headphone shows" review today I'm blown away at the polar opposite takes on the gl2000!!
I feel like Andrew is a graph guy... almost like he does not trust his ears unless its backed up with a graph. That said mine get here Friday and I could not be more excited!
@@dominicgreen115 same!! I was loving the hype,,,now I got a wave of super negative graphy nerdness hovering around the hype lol :(
I've just got a set of these headphones a few days ago. At first I was cursing you, Zeos, as they really didn't deliver what I expected. They did do instrument separation great out of the box but they had this odd, muted, lifeless sound (hybrid pads). They made some live tracks I had sound good, some electronic stuff too but I was pretty disappointed otherwise. However, 34 hours of burn in later and this headphone is fantastic. It is how you describe it. I listened to the 'phone every 10ish hours of burn in and it was only after roughly 30 hours that they came to life. Once I was satisfied that they'd "burned in", I swapped the hybrid pads out for the leather pads and the additional low-end impact and well extended treble, really made these headphones deliver.
They sound big, great instrument separation, decent low-end impact and then a fairly even response right up through the frequency range. I am now very happy with my purchase. From what I can gather, I believe that unit variation has played a part in how these have been received in the community but all's I can say is that I appear to have gotten a good pair. After a proper burn in, they are now my first choice headphone for almost any type of music I listen to. The artefacts from the compression are minor but do crop up every so often. However, not to the point where it ruins my listening experiencing. Fun, smooth and big sums my GL2000.
Finished 70 hr burn in, really great hp. Hooked up to a50s stack which i also got off taobao. Using the perforated oval pads.... Very good sound stage. Bass is definitely good. The other guy andrew definitely is sketchy with his negative bias review. Will be getting the newer d shaped earpads soon to try out
Nice, let us know if there is a difference soundwise between the pads.
Andrew got us all freaked out lol
@@theodorezurla496 he deleted my post when i challenged him on his motives. I said that if he trully believed these were comparable but inferior to sundaras, why would he even need to mention aryas? The aryas are in completely price ranges to these. By his own logic, he wouldnt need to mention aryas...but he did..which meant he did the review with Z in mind and mentioned it in his video to take a jab at Z. I also mentioned that he purposely made negative toned statements like "it isnt as bad as it seems" to influence viewers. All of this adds up to seem like he went into his review not wanting to like these hp and was trying to nitpick based on a target harman cuve that everyone knows is inherently flawed
@@cchkuan This exactly what bothered me about andrew's review. if you watch his reviews he is a well collected and judgmental on a technical performance and price based on the harman curve. but his GL2000 review he seemed abit off and tried to trash the GL hard and he didnt ATLEAST make fair comparison to the price range that this comes with compared to other headphones and brought aryas/LCDx in the mix. I'm glad i got the pair before andrews review came out And these are my favorite headphones so far.
Though, this is a typical problem with hype in general, you will find people targeting your judgment and not be objective about the matter as of what it is, and take it (indirectly) to the personal level, specially when you are well known in the space like Zeos.
@@alkhalaf89 I think that Andy was a bit irritated by all the hype and laughable comparisons to Arya. I have Sundaras and my friend received GL2000 last Friday. I had a chance to compare them face to face after 24 hours of burning in of GL2000. IMHO, I would still prefer Sundara. GL2000 is just okey, somewhere better, somewhere worse, but definitely worse in price/performance ratio.
I was looking to upgrade my HD 6XX and about 15 minutes into the review I stopped the video and used the Drop link in the description to purchase these. Now to finish the rest of the video! Then waiting a few months for them to arrive in the mail. Thank you for the review!
I'm upgrading from 6XX as well. What are some of your impressions?
I finally got my GL2000, let me start with my collection of headphones, i have HD58x,LCD2C, AKG k712, amiron home and HD800s. Listening to the GL2000 is like its my first set of headphones that i have ever owned. imaging, details and the separation of instruments is painfully overwhelming.
Fit - I tend to have comfort issue with many headphones as i'm sensitive to my ears touching the driver of the cup, this fits perfect its very deep and fits nicely. weight - its way lighter than my LCD2c and abit heavier than HD800s, prefect weight with the headband/pads so cushy its really comfortable.
Low end - you can physically feel the warmth of the low end. I was listening to an ASMR video and the girl was whispering on her HIFI mics and i swear to god i felt the warmth on my ears! i freaked out and thought the ear cup was getting hot. overall, Not super bassy but super gurthy and tight (when the songs requires it). I hope you got the picture.
Mids - full and rich at times in certain songs might get a bit too bright on high volume in the upper mids if you are super sensitive to brightness. Vocals : females - as i said could get a bit bright on specifically strong cries ( though not all female vocals. ONLY very specific songs). Overall, the mids are transparent yet present at all times.
Highs - detailed, clean and so impactful, I never enjoyed the highs on my HD800s so fatiguing and harsh on many occasions i lower the volume but with the GL2000 it is never harsh.
Imaging - I think this one shocked me the most of how precise these pair are, The HD800s has a great imaging but the GL2000 had a more realistic feel and familiarity. Basically, this is a better version of the HD800s in terms of consumer enjoyment with honey on top and less soundstage.
Thank you Zeos!
Bought. Thanks Zeos. Finally doing the upgrade. These with the smsl su-8, and the AAA 789, full balanced setup. Upgrading from Senn 650's with the schIIt stack.
Now that's a nice beefy upgrade 👌👍
This headphone though is a paradigm changer. Makes me question Harman target and all. I cried when I listened to these.
So you liked them?
bump
@@JebsonofJeb Of course!
@@yoyodunno thx
Well...After many years of not having some really exceptional headphones, I’ve been on the hunt since Christmas. Reading and watching absolutely countless info. Just when I thought I decided on some, something made me change my mind and keep digging. Was about to throw in the towel and continue to just wait. And wait. Til I saw this and the sound demo. Never owned open back so I’m a lil excited to say the least. Zeos, u sold me dude 👍🏻 I went with Linsoul.
ok, hearing that pedal sound on the sound demo on my m1060's sold me on this. thank you usa for that $600.
bought these because of you, my aeolus (wich I bought because of you too and a friends recommendation) are dusty now.
3 days until 2025: I didn't change my mind. I'm not buying headphones anytime soon because of these
"I haven't had a four knuckle in forever" - Zeos 2021
Interesting. I've been considering getting the Koss ESP/95x, but maybe I should consider these instead. I figure that since you like the Heresys, your taste is probably not too far from mine.
I have the 95X and these now, can definitely say these are far more resolving; no doubt about it. Both separation and sound staging are better on these. The only real advantages to the Koss are it's speed and imaging which is ungodly if you game with them. Though can definitely say the tone of these are far off the Koss. The Koss is slightly on the brighter side without being fatiguing (and I find the Tin T2 which Zeos loves already a bit too much).
These are definitely a more fun headphone. These are definitely ill suited for mastering or monitoring while you could get away with the Koss. These are almost on opposite ends as the Koss is slightly bright with lacking bass but still the smack and these have tons of bass but slightly loose treble. Really depends what your preference is in tonality.
God bless u ZZZZ 4 being real n no stoic response to nirvaNA IN A CAN !!!
I've owned mine for about 6 months now. I was instantly in love with them and after a month of listening I went to my local hifi store and tried a few relevant competitors. What stood out to me was the well rounded treble on the GL2000's. While other sets had shimmering treble, I found them too harsh at volumes that I could push these without laying my ear hairs over. That was the sticking point. Every once in a while I'd like the treble to cut through a bit more, but 98% of the time I don't think twice, especially as I like to listen as close to concert volume as I can without risking damaging my hearing at all.
Classical to metal, gaming to movies, I haven't looked back. In fact I just bought a second 2nd hand set for my office, and am selling all my other sets.
I have never had planar and my first headphone are Meze 99 classics. I’m thinking of this GL 2000 now. Very much obliged and a double salute Capt. 😇🙏
The Mezes are a diamond in the rough. With a Yaxi stPad2 pad swap the 99’s are now the most enjoyable headphones that I own. Well worth the extra $45 for the pads.
@@jeremymanton5320 very much obliged👏😇
32:10 Talking about drum localization. Making me extremely curious as to how the new Tool Album sounds with these 🤤Edit: Maybe introduce that LSD thing you mentioned if you give it a go. 😂
My 2nd ever comment ever on youtube. Thank you Zeos for the enthusiasm, followed your suggestion on 2 of my IEMS, and loved them. I will be getting a pair of these as well. However, Linsoul gave me the worst purchase experience ever on anything on internet. I live 2 hours flight away from China. When I ordered from Linsoul, my IEM took 27 days to get to me. Throughout this wait, I communicated with Linsoul over email and discord. Over the emails all the responses are canned messages. I got impatient and found the discord and talked to Deng there. He was able to communicate to their China team better, but he wasn't able to make the wait shorter, nor change the shipping to local China (SZ) where I have logistic company which I work with on a monthly bases for my business shipments for air or sea. I ship at least once a month from China to where I am and I order a bunch of stuff every single time on Taobao/etc and usually from the date of order to receiving them is less than 1 week, and that is inclusive of waiting for all my orders get to the logistic company in a spread of 3 days. I highly suggest anyone who are gonna buy these stay away from Linsoul.
"Compress all my shit bruh...BRUH" hmmm kinda Sus Zeos....I'm buying them 🤣
hi zeos, after fucking 2 weeks of watching countless hours of planar reviews i decided to buy the gl2000 went on drop and they were on sale for 500 dollars and it's the double circuit magnetic version !
it'll be my first pair of high end headphones and the only thing i've listened to before these are the pc38x plugged into my mother board.
i bought the ifi zen dac V2 to power them based on the review you recently made.
your reviews are verry entertaining, much love
I love the fact that he forgot the name of Heddphones...
I think he meant the Raal SR-1a
@@hugevibez well until he confirms it...I'm sticking with my version as it's funnier.
@@sameermana2003 Confirmed. I linked the HEADDphones in the description. How can you remember that stupid name.
@@ZReviews not HEADDPHONE, HEDDPHONE........ yeah.
Thanks for the extremely honest review. The GL2000 surpasses all the hifiman headphones owned to date, the last one is the Ananda. I am not going to waste any more money on Hifiman products.. Lack of bass, prominent highs, choppy midrange, and lack of slam, plus they cost too much for what they offer. Hoping to see review on GL850 and GL1200 (ribbon and AMT transducers)
So, it sounds like it's safe to say these could be an endgame headphone for the masses. Would that be a correct assumption?
Aaaannndddd $1350 later (for the gl2000 and honey), I’m happy to say I don’t think I’ll be upgrading for a long bloody time. Just ascended to another plane of existence that combo is so good!!!!!
Ill be running mine off the ifi dsd sig. Hope its equally juicy!
I'm still contemplating getting the honey ..that extra 700$ is killing me lol lmk if it's really worth it ..ps I own a 789/su9 and a ifi hipdac
There ARE graphs for that though... Though pretty much no one does anything other than Frequency Response these days.
I feel like I originally subscribed because of your ability to sell me things I can't afford
Just got mine... they are unreal, soooooo good!
Do you have any other headphones to compare them to and what is your amp that you are using? Thank you
@@theodorezurla496 I have 58x, fiio fh7, meze neo, ZMF aeolus... powering with a ifi idsd sig and a topping DX7 pro
@@dominicgreen115 and does the gl2000 blow them away?
@@theodorezurla496 I can take them off, they are so good! If you are thinking about getting them, do it. you won't regret it! Go check out the hifi guide thread on them
@@dominicgreen115 Even to the aeolus? I haven't heard them but interested in both.
I'm spending my stimulus on these. Thanks Zeos.
Cost me $38 or so. Best $40 headphone in the history of headphones (I’ve had them for 2 days)
Zeos how does these sound against the Focal Elex? Which one would you buy?
The Focal Elex used to be my bronze medal. Now they have been kicked out of the rankings.
Gold: Verite Closed
Silver: GL2000 Double-Sided
Bronze: DT880 600ohm I personally balance modded
Honorable mention: Focal Elex. My second pair as the first came with dead driver from Drop
They are wide and natural. About 90% my Verite closed after some burnin. ~15hrs ear time. Over 20 on driver
4:30 RIGHT BEFORE you said this, I went to my saved for later tag and deleted the LCD-X from my cart. How. Did. You. Know. Also, can’t wait to pick this up!! Linsoul makes some dope products, and your channel was the first place I found out about them. Now I have an IEM issue.... ahh good times
To update people curious about shipping from Linsoul... I purchased on the 7th and got my ship notification today, says delivery is Jan 14th, lets goooooo
Aw yeah!! Can't wait for people to give impressions. Hoping I get a shipping confirmation from Linsoul for mine soon
Also to be noted. I bought on the 8th from Linsoul and has yet to be shipped. They said will be shipped at the end of the month. Sad. But eagerly waiting.
@@mylifeisart same here. I ordered around noon on the 8th. I guess there were a lot of people that already ordered or maybe their supply was more limited than expected
@@yoyodunno mine was on hold in Cincinnati for customs check, delivery date is now Friday the 15th
@@mylifeisart I’m hearing end of January
Just ordered a pair from Amazon UK, cheers Linsoul UK. This will be my third pair of planars recommended by Z.
Sooooo..... I'm guessing for gaming, competitive and casual, these will be amazing? I have DT1990s but would not mind having more flavor, sub bass, and sound stage in gaming and music.
The 1990s are hard to beat in any area really. No kidding you might have to jump to like the 800s to really be wowed
I can confirm these are fantastic. Music is the only thing keeping me going
This is probably my 5th time watching this video and bad guy good audios video, Just waiting for my pair to show up on Monday.
worth the wait for sure- I lub mines
Same here
I already had my year planned out to get the Quad ERA-1 this year and now this review er has ruined my plans now. I love planar headphones. It’s at a very good price I need to think now,damm you z reviews.
Just looked on linsoul website and states that there is a 7 day returns policy,plus this (A restocking fee (35% of the item’s retail value) will be charged for parcels that have been opened.) not a very good deal
I bought these but the pads they came with are a lot thinner than the ones in this video. I have to agree with DMS, they sound really hollow. These were the first expensive headphones I've ever bought, but it feels like a downgrade from my $20 KPH30i's. I don't know if they changed the design or their QC sucks, but I'm never buying anything from GoldPlanar again.
Fortunately I've seen this video on patreon and placed my order right away. I got from Gold Planar China directly, according to the staff there, they're already low on stock and new stock will only be available in Feb. Not to forget Feb is the month of Lunar New Year in China where they have long holidays, so there will definitely be delays!
The GL2000 Are on Massdrop and Aliexpress For information
Damn I held for literally 44 min and I almost held myself from buying these, got my neumann ndh20 yesterday and I love them. Can’t wait for these!!
You know that you already have great audio gear, when you watch Z go absolute bonkers over the next big thing, and think to your self: I'll keep an eye out and see what the general opinion is for these in six months...
True.
Got mine from Massdrop today. And damn, no doubt they are my best headphones (others being the Koss ESP 95X and Ether CX). You get a huge detail boost over really either of them with more separation and imaging. As for soundstage it seems a bit wider than the CX but not much. But can say these are my first headphones where better amping definitely makes a difference. Even with the Ether CX I couldn't tell any difference between my phone, BTR5, or my SMSL SP200. These things are just perform way better with good amping. Zeos honestly to me might have under sold the clarity and separation to it. I don't regret buying it anymore.
@@Skylancer727 wow holy shit. Even more detailed than koss esp 95x? That's insane
@@justina9914 yeah I was really suprised myself. I knew people like Max Settings said the 95X wasn't top teir in detail retreaval but damn was it more than I expected. While the Koss definitely played sounds I didn't hear before, these were definitely an extra step above them. At least on my SP200. On a BTR5 it only sounded about on par with the Koss. These seem to be a bit more amp dependent then I'm used to.
Though I can say I think I finally understand the "ethereal" tambour people always comment on electro stats. The Koss have this effect of making each note have it's own kind of slam to it making it sound more refined though a bit less realistic. Personally I kinda like it, but it does sound a bit unnatural. But these definitely are way less natural sounding than the Koss as their bass really is unnatural. Going back and forth between my headphones the Gold Planars just sound really weird, but they definitely do have more detail recovery. Just without that "ethereal" tambour. It's more that bass is so much more impactful than you expect and way more filled out. Will say though this is because it has really loose bass but somehow still stages different pitches in it. These things really dumbfound me.
I guess I'll for now on listen more to Max Settings on what detail retrieval is as he said the Stax L700 made the ESP 95X sound laughable. Maybe he's a little better than Zeos at picking up the nuance of it.
Though even now knowing what the ethereal sound is, I still find the Koss to probably be my most natural sounding headphone. It really does sound more like sound is just appearing beside my head vs these which definitely have a dark coloration to it. Plus the Koss you forget there is even something on your head while these things are heavy and a fair bit bigger. Would have been nice to have more like the Mr. Speaker style headband for weight control.
got mine and I thank you sir! (double magnet) worth the hype they are that good! thanks Zeos
People commenting about a headphone just based on graphs sound like people who comment on a dish just by knowing the ingredients, without tasting it. It seems foolish to me to graph. I know I might be offending the Audiophile community but why does it matter how the graph looks? If you like a set, you like a set. It is that simple. It's a hobby and it is meant for enjoyment of music and not to fight on online forums about which is the best. It is subjective.
How could you say something so controversial yet so brave?
@@pointlesspotential9376 🤣
It matters if you often use EQ and use proper EQ techniques. I've always EQed most of my headphones to match or be close the harman target. Based on the review I've seen on these headphones that show a graph, they are pretty close to the harman curve. I do agree that graphs don't tell all of it, cause from my experience the same curve on a dynamic and a planar differ SIGNIFICANTLY. They present the sound in such a polarizing way.
You should join the $10 chat. You’re our kinda pal. I’m a forensics examiner by trade. I enjoy the risk and reward and discovery.
I tend to buy things to audit Zeos and run them through the ringer. He knows I’d tear him a new asshole if it was undue hyperbole. I’m here at 5AM eating my words after 2 days treating them as a competitor to my Verite.
You can measure all you want, but the measure of a man is his/her ability to act decisively and take risk with acceptance of potential failure
I dare you to post this on audiosciencereview
I should have bought them last week when I heard you call them your lord and savior on DMS's livestream
bought yesterday, hurry up Linsoul
I had them in 5 days. Ordered right before it exploded. Advantages of $10 tier
thanks ZEOS. this is going to be my first planar headphones.
I'm proud to say that I held up to 34:00 min mark before buying them.
well done Sir - I only got to 21.00
I ordered mine. Now just have to upgrade my dac/amp setup. Liquid Gold X here I come, and still trying to decide on a dac
Smsl su-9 would be a dope match 👌
I received a product with D shaped "hybrid" pads, I'm concerned that reviewers are not receiving a 1:1 product
Hmmm. Mine had the same pads stock that his did. I'm wondering if it's a manufacturing thing?
Me too - D shaped non memory foam hybrid pads as the second set - havent even tried them yet as the leather ones are memory foam and really comfortable for me
Where did you purchase them?
@@bongofury3176 i recommend trying the hybrid pads, i used the leather pads for about 2-3 weeks before i decided to try the hybrid ones and was pleasantly surprised
These are great headphones ordered per your recommendation, and I'm thoroughly enjoying them.
Everytime by Medasin is especially enjoyable for me on these headphones.
I suppose I should add I'm listening from a monoprice dac/amp combo on a balanced xlr cable
Zeos, how does this compare to the Meze Empyrean? Do they beat that as well, sound wise? Thanks for my bed time story!;)))
Call me boring for liking my things in silver and black but dang zeos you just found me the perfect candidate for my next headphone to try and it fits under a single paycheck :D
Z, if you owned the Hifiman Ananda would you trade for these? Sell the Ananda and buy the GL2000 double magnet - even dollars?
Is the sound worthy of selling the Ananda?
Thanks in advance
He's not gonna answer but if he says these kill the LCDX then the answer is probably yes
@@jaredferguson2999 Z did reply some days ago. He said " no trade". I sold my Ananda & my DT177X and bought open-box Arya. I'm done!
@@oblio44 Z came in clutch 💀 excellent gear hope you enjoy
Man now I want to see you re-review 009 in unleashed mode lol
Someone send him 009s please
GoldPlanar GL2000 the movie, your welcome ;)
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I bought them after seeing this review , it’s US495 on Taobao ( I’m living in China , chi fi heaven here ). It’s exactly as you described it , was using balanced output from Matrix mini I pro3 , now using XDuoo MT604. Very happy with the purchase. The Xduoo is better, more grunt , slam , bass , better details etc. Now I’m wondering how to better this with my next headphone purchase - another chi fi product ofc
Zeos describing his downhill from these heaphones is like post nut depresssion
Interesting, would really love to see how it compares to the Zeos
Im the zeos
@@ZReviews Hahahahhaah
@@ZReviews see we made some people laugh haha!!
Excellent review mate :)
what I meant was with Zeus(made the silly mistake knowingly)
can someone explain to me what exactly massdrop does in this industry....stuff is always cheaper there but is it different ? should i trust massdrop vs 1st party for any headphone/speaker? how do they sell things at lower price if it doesn't impact quality
They agree to buy BULK from a manufacturer and then sell at a reduced cost to you.
I ordered the Tin P2s cause you told me to from Linsoul. Ordered on Saturday, arrived on Wednesday.
Picked em up on Drop. And now.... The long wait begins.
*Nights Watch Oath
Dude, I ended up paying like 50€ more because I got them on Linsoul.. Are you kidding me? April? Nah bruh thanks