You’re right about how everyone hears differently. But if you feel like the original HD800 is below your brightness threshold, then that tells me your audio preferences are vastly different than mine. I cannot listen to the 800 for more than 5 minutes before it is an ice pick to the brain. Even...

The hd560S is already a bright headphone compared to other models in the 5XX/6XX line. These have an even greater peak between 3-4 kHz which is also in the ear gain frequency range. I don’t know how these couldn’t sound sharp/harsh. Hard pass until user reviews start coming in.

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And currently used by Ibasso and in multiple ZMF headphones.

https://www.head-fi.org/threads/dms-project-omega-now-available-for-pre-order.972443/

There’s already a thread for this.

I’m sure it is. That’s a pretty common standard.

Preordered. The tuning looks fantastic and the weight is great, too. I swear it looks like DMS made his version of the ZMF Atrium minus the eye candy. I’ll take it.

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I can definitely confirm I can hear a difference with the Halo output on my Atriums. It’s real and it does good things.

That’s my point! You can spend very little on your source chain and get amazing sound as long as your headphone choice is good 😊 But if your headphones suck, it doesn’t matter what amp and dac you connect them to. Your headphones still suck.

Totally fine to agree to disagree. My Atriums sound amazing even amped by a THX amp and a Modi dac. You can’t make an Ultrasone sound good even paired with a Chord Dave and amped by Chernobyl. To each their own.

Couldn’t disagree with this more. Of course, you can think and believe whatever you want. With very few exceptions, the most important part of the chain is almost always the headphones.

I also enjoy hearing Nomax’s opinions. Do I agree with all of them? No. But I definitely don’t want him to stop posting. I really want to demo this Composer soon.

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That’s a matter of opinion. I liked the SE more.

I’ve never heard that with mine 🤷🏻‍♂️

Both are great but I prefer the Atrium Open. I like its more forward mids, slightly higher quantity of mid bass, as well as its more forgiving nature. It’s just so detailed, pleasant, and musical.

Agree with everyone above. That wasn’t a review. I don’t know what that was, but it wasn’t anywhere near an honest review…

The Halo output is really growing on me. I’m baffled to what is happening to the sound but on some tracks it’s not subtle. Very interesting tech and glad to have it as an option.

You’re confusing input and output. Having the ability to go balanced in, depending on the dac, can double the voltage, usually 4V vs 2V. This sends a louder signal to the amp and so you will definitely be getting more volume regardless of whether the amp is single ended or balanced out.

Atrium are my go to for everything music 😆

I’ll help you out. Google Hifiman.

All Hifiman are known for harsh and elevated treble. It’s part of their house sound. Unless you’re older and have lost some of your hearing, that’s the way it will sound.