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While measurement differences can occur in the treble range, the lower end should have much less variation, once fit is established. The sound reminds me of my speaker system more than most headphones because it feels less intense and analytical. HarmonicDyne will continue the tradition of designing and carefully manufacturing the best headphones that are accessible to every audience. The Left (blue) and Right (red) channels are measured on a flat plate coupler with IEC60318-4 ear simulator.
HarmonicDyne has made its global success through several crowdfunding campaigns, including the Helios, Zeus, and Poseidon headphones. Overall, Athena is a different headphone, not an upgrade to Oriole, and Oriole is more beautiful, and also has a smoother sound, so if you’re easily fatigued Oriole is better, while Athena can be a bit more edgy and more resolute, at the cost of also being quite a bit more fatiguing. i'm really loving these headphones, the low bass is good and not over powering, these work really well with a balanced cable (didn't even use the standard cable just with tripowin cable), comfortable to wear. At the end of the day, if you’re looking for a super punchy, dynamic sounding headphone that will be great for most music styles, and which has super good resolution, clarity, and a full, warm bass, Athena is a V-Shaped headphone that’s fully recommended in today’s review, and one that I found to be the most comfortable entry-level headphone out there at this moment. They also continue HarmonicDyne’s trend of embedding each of their earphones with some unique aesthetic quality to make them stand out.The tuning provides enough bass for a cinematic experience without sacrificing clarity or positionality.
The insulation layer will keep you safe from electric shortcut and the protective outer wrapping is nice to the touch and prevent noises from microphonics- the echo of the cable rubbing against any surface. The cheaper HE400SE bests the Athena in technical performance thanks to its planar driver advantages. And I believe this discrepancy between measurement and perception is strongly associated with what ISO equal loudness contour around 80-90 phon suggests.
At only 320 grams, they’re already on the lighter side, but the company did a great job of balancing clamp force with distributing the weight across the headband. The opening comfortable for my ears, but it is probably on the medium size, and perhaps larger ears may find it less comfortable. Of course, the amplitude of actual music is not constant but dynamic, and my listening volume at peak is higher than 80 db spl at 1khz. When listening to tracks like “ No Sanctuary Here” or even “ Bombtrack” (which is obviously less electronic), they do come across as being a little bass heavy but that is more related to the higher mid ranges (which I will get to in a moment). The midrange is perfect for guitars, and makes them sound juicy, and super pleasing, male voices are strong, bold and forward, while female voices are also somewhat forward.
Optimal weights were determined through randomized and programmed self-test iterations wi With that said, I also do feel like it is already a bit dampened, and perhaps EQ would help as well.The ingenious introduction of glass adds the richness of texture and transformed the Athena into not just a competent HiFi headphone, but also a sophisticated decoration piece.
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