mandrake50
Headphoneus Supremus
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I haven't heard the 560 in a couple years, but I do remember how they sound. I just wouldn't be able to do any detailed comparison.
HE-560 will have a dip around 2khz that AFO sorta has, but not as bad.
HE-560 will have a lot more emphasis around 4-6khz than AFO giving it more snappiness.
These two things are what makes some, including me, to find the 560 sound lean to perhaps even thin. I have to withhold comment on the AFO until I actually hear them. So far, from the descriptions, the AFO does not sound like this. Personally I like listening to the Aeon closed more than either of my 560s. One of which has 90% of the Jerg mods done to it. This is not about technicalities or something as relative as sound field, it is about tonality. Which, for 95% of the listening that I get to do, has far more impact on my audio pleasure than the rest of it.
I am real curious as to what people think about the bass reproduction on the open versus the closed. I read some reviews that claimed the AFC was somewhat lacking in bass. I think it is pretty balanced in that regard. I have some Jazz with some serious bass, including upright bass, and the AFC makes that instrument sound quite natural. I can hear/feel the lowest fundamentals in organ concertos. So, if the open does nearly as well, I think I can be happy with it.
BTW, I do recognize the differences in the AFC versus some headphones that are known for being bass head cans. But for most of my listening I prefer something on the order of the AFC.