#AUDIOQUEST NIGHTOWL SPECS FULL#

I believe the way they're positioned now, my ears are closer to the driver. The bass impact really made the biggest difference once I got these on my head correctly. Just make sure there's a good seal and the cups are positioned correctly for your ears. All I did was start moving the cups in different positions and that made all the difference in the world. One last thing I noticed, I never had a good seal over my ears. I mostly listen to progressive metal ( Dream Theater, Symphony X, Threshold, Haken) and progressive metal instrumental (Animal's as Leaders, Blotted Science, etc.) with a spattering of progressive jazz.think Jazz Pistols, Chimp Spanner, etc. I usually run low gain at 12 O'clock high and it rocks. My Jot has a brighter signature and paired with the Mimby, I'm in musical bliss. The amp and DAC plays a huge part in my opinion. They also bring the treble up a bit where I don't believe it's needed. I also don't like the suede pads and prefer the leather stock pads as they keep the bass right where it should be. The mids are spot on except for a bit too much mid-bass. These can go deep in sub bass if the track calls for it. The bass hits hard when called for and is tight and fast.no bloat at all. Not THX-00 PH bright but bright versus the HD 650's and even the M1060's. If anything, I believe they're on the bright side.

I now love the sound of the crash, high hat, etc. I don't hear any sibilance at all.it's just right.

I believe the treble is bright versus subdued. I'm truly not hearing the 'veiled' sound where I've read close to a hundred times in all the reviews I've checked out. They all have their pro's and cons with different sound signature, but man I'm loving these and they're keepers. They hold their own against every other set of cans. I believe I have some very nice mid-fi gear (of course IMO ) and have recently compared against all my other cans. It's critical that these are fully burned in before making a decision if you like them or not.Īctually last week I put them up for trade for a tube amp on this site but have decided no way, I'm keeping them. Wholly crap, what I night and day difference. I decided to just put them on the stand and let them burn well over the recommended 150 hours without listening to them again. Then I started headphone swapping one right after the other (Cardinal sin) and I REALLY disliked them immensely. Out of the box I absolutely loved them because they were so different.

First off, my audiophile lingo is just not there so in layman terms.

#AUDIOQUEST NIGHTOWL SPECS FULL#

Right now if I had to keep one I'd go for the 610 but the improvement on the nightowls during burn in has been impressive and they sound good enough at the moment to make me want to reach the full 150 hours before making a decision. For my ears I definetly prefer the 610 but I have had enjoyment out of the nightowls. They are a little brighter up top as well. By contrast the TH-610 are far more netural in the bass, but not lacking at all, and more mid forward. They are a little low in presence but not mid-scooped. For sound signature I'd say they are bass emphasisied and dark ish but still with good trebble extention. I'm currently at the 60 - 70 hour mark and have to say they have really started to improve in the last 10 or so hours. Audioquest recommend 150 hours which seems like a lot. I've always been sceptical about burn in but the nightowls have really opened me up to it. The nightowls are very good headphones but sound awful out of the box. I have a pair as well as a pair of Fostex TH-610 which I can compare against.

Audioquest nightowl specs