That thought did cross my mind, but that won't happen. Cable Company and Mr. Axelrod are in separate buildings. Also Mr. Axelrod is very protective of this stuff. Sort of a slight altercation he got into with Anax. Mr. Axelrod chased Anax out the door into the hallway (like followed him in a very creepy manner), not to diffuse the situation, but to make a strong point to Anax that he (Mr. Axelrod) was in the right and Anax was in the wrong. Of course once in the hallway in public view, he sort of altered his tact and started to act civil and shit.Long story...Also the dude at the Cable Company refused to do a comparative listen to the Anax modded HD800 and the Abyss. He just said the conditions were not optimal and the Abyss was better in every way. Anax's HD800's were modded, other excuses, etc. Although he did eventually concede that comparing pro-cons was not his job.
On setup #1 (same was Ultrabike's listen) Mr. Axelrod's Store in Redondo Beach (forgot the name)The Abyss sounded very well behaved with a possible exception of some tizziness around the 10k region? I would say just past the siblance zone. The extent of this was minor to my ears. It was more prevalent with MJ's Billie Jean (not sure which recording, but I suspect it's based on the bass-lite version a la the SACD) Pixies, Alison Kraus, Police, and a few other recordings I used did not trigger this tizziness as much as the MJ track. (I didn't bother with classical because I was not familiar with any of the specific recordings they had on hand.) I know Ultrabike felt the treble was a little bit bright. At this point, I think possible minor treble issue, but still inclusive. I did feel the rest of the spectrum was well balanced.I know some others had described it as bass-lite on HF, however I would not describe the Abyss as bass-lite at all. Although if you are coming from an LCD2/3, it could very well sound bass lite. Bass was very clean and articulate. One of its strong points for me. I loved the bass. Quantity was just right, and bass quality bettered anything I have heard from a headphone.Overall, I'd say it sounds like an HE6, but without that nasty etch of the HE6 and with much better bass. Tight, articulate, controlled, fast. Maybe a tad more bass volume than the HE6. This is a good thing. Comfort was excellent for my larger than average sized head. Tonal balance is similar to a studio-monitor type neutral, but with a little mid-high treble tizz (not that bad.)I have to admit that I was impressed with this listen, even though I could not ascertain the headphones resolving capabilities. It does sound clean, but doesn't have quite the effortlessness of the 007/009/Jades.
they are blocking the vents on the LG?!
A sealed anechoic chamber with the lights out is frightening.
Quote from: Armaegis on June 02, 2013, 05:15:41 PMA sealed anechoic chamber with the lights out is frightening.Very much so. Not unlike the old sensory deprivation chambers. Too much time in one at a shot can induce psychosis.
Quote from: XRG1 on June 02, 2013, 05:20:24 PMQuote from: Armaegis on June 02, 2013, 05:15:41 PMA sealed anechoic chamber with the lights out is frightening.Very much so. Not unlike the old sensory deprivation chambers. Too much time in one at a shot can induce psychosis.Fun. IIRC, that's when you devolve and get to meet this fellow:
