@@carminedesanto6746 No, the Empyrean 2 is actually USD$$2,999.00, just as Thomas mentioned in this video. Furthermore, the Susvara can be purchased for USD$4,500 directly from HiFiMan.
Mids were too recessed for me on the Empy 2's otherwise, everything else was generally good without any major issues. In particular I feel the presentation was too v-shaped, and upper mids came across as less resolving. They weren't necessarily lean sounding, but recessed and pushed back. I enjoyed the more flat/neutral tonality of the Dan Clark E3 more than the Empy 2. I felt the E3 was more articulate, dynamic, detailed, immersive, and impactful, however it needs a tuning filter or pad swap to clean up its 3.5-4kHz peak at the pinna region, which is not very agregious but it is there. I appreciated that mids on the E3 sounded lush and full without being warm or dark. I also feel it had the better resolution. Overall, this suits my tastes better for less than the Empy 2's pricepoint. However, I may revisit the Empyreans again later on as it does set itself apart nicely in the market.
6:48 That recession in the vocals ….like my LCDX (2021 Creators Edition) ..fabulous on music(OST) ,edm and intimate recordings…for vocal centric music..Sen’s 650’s on tubes .
I think you would find these to be significantly different from the 650s with a tube amp. Whether you would like the increase in transparency is another matter. Worth a try, I would say. In the interest of science...
The white accents are jarring. The question of a flat response versus more of a 'fun' sound is a good one. Bass cannons can't be beat for some music, like my ridiculous Yamaha YH E700As, but neutral cans like my little Senny HD250BTs sound much more natural.
The question I detect that manufacturers of high-end phones are asking is "how do we build headphones that are quite satisfyingly fun and natural?". They want to strike a balance. And the Harman curve is in fact an estimate of what that requires (problem being that the curve is hard to track or OEMs are finding the curve isn't quite right). Maybe this is made impossible due to the variations in recordings, but in our experience, the recorded deviations from some imagined neutral balance aren't huge. And OEMs are asking because at these price points fewer listeners will have multiple pairs of headphones. And few (?) listeners will tolerate having to try different headphones on each recording to find the "right" one. Or having to carry multiple headphones. None of that should stop people from having multiple sets of headphones if they enjoy changing things up, of course!
GM ☕️
First ..and one day I hope to have these in my headphone collection…as my end game!
Great video, have a great week.😎
I would rather pay more for the Susvara. 😊
@@ReverendDr.Thomas
Likewise. 🤪
Well..the Sus’ is around $8k CDN ..the Meze’s $3K CDN …..let your wallet and conscience be your guide.
@@carminedesanto6746 No, the Empyrean 2 is actually USD$$2,999.00, just as Thomas mentioned in this video.
Furthermore, the Susvara can be purchased for USD$4,500 directly from HiFiMan.
@@carminedesanto6746, the Empyrean are CHEAPER in Canada? 🤔
Excellent review.
Thanks for watching!
Great review.
Mids were too recessed for me on the Empy 2's otherwise, everything else was generally good without any major issues. In particular I feel the presentation was too v-shaped, and upper mids came across as less resolving. They weren't necessarily lean sounding, but recessed and pushed back.
I enjoyed the more flat/neutral tonality of the Dan Clark E3 more than the Empy 2. I felt the E3 was more articulate, dynamic, detailed, immersive, and impactful, however it needs a tuning filter or pad swap to clean up its 3.5-4kHz peak at the pinna region, which is not very agregious but it is there. I appreciated that mids on the E3 sounded lush and full without being warm or dark. I also feel it had the better resolution. Overall, this suits my tastes better for less than the Empy 2's pricepoint.
However, I may revisit the Empyreans again later on as it does set itself apart nicely in the market.
6:48 That recession in the vocals ….like my LCDX (2021 Creators Edition) ..fabulous on music(OST) ,edm and intimate recordings…for vocal centric music..Sen’s 650’s on tubes .
I think you would find these to be significantly different from the 650s with a tube amp. Whether you would like the increase in transparency is another matter. Worth a try, I would say. In the interest of science...
Well,as I said for musical pieces (movie OST ..for example) my LCDX works wonderfully.
in planar category I never heard better than erzetich phobos v2021 for vocals, they somehow remind me of sennheiser mids but cleaner more precise
I’ll be sticking with my Q701s for my neutral open backs.
How do these compare to the Meze Elites?
The white accents are jarring.
The question of a flat response versus more of a 'fun' sound is a good one. Bass cannons can't be beat for some music, like my ridiculous Yamaha YH E700As, but neutral cans like my little Senny HD250BTs sound much more natural.
The question I detect that manufacturers of high-end phones are asking is "how do we build headphones that are quite satisfyingly fun and natural?". They want to strike a balance. And the Harman curve is in fact an estimate of what that requires (problem being that the curve is hard to track or OEMs are finding the curve isn't quite right). Maybe this is made impossible due to the variations in recordings, but in our experience, the recorded deviations from some imagined neutral balance aren't huge. And OEMs are asking because at these price points fewer listeners will have multiple pairs of headphones. And few (?) listeners will tolerate having to try different headphones on each recording to find the "right" one. Or having to carry multiple headphones. None of that should stop people from having multiple sets of headphones if they enjoy changing things up, of course!
@@thomasmartin2219 for the Harman Curve I chose my AKG K371's, they're great with my THX Onyx DAC.