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Just got the nuratrue pro’s and I don’t know wtf wizardry is going on with this audio adaptation system but holy shit. I’ve had just about every premium true wireless earphone you could think of and these are significantly beyond any of them in tonal balance, sense of depth and clarity. ANC is very effective but there’s a slight hiss (Bose is the king here). Transparency mode is useable but a bit processed sounding (AirPods is king here). I will be taking them to the gym later tonight to see if they fly out of my ears or not while I do cardio.

Ask me anything on these…

Applying equalization creates phase anomalies. Note that the more expensive the audio equipment, the less likely to have tone controls --and if available, allows the user to fully remove them from the sound path.

My comments were in reply to a parent comment regarding the ear and hearing, which are spatial

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I mean in this day and age where you can buy a 1TB SSD for spare change, do small sizes matter that much?

Why are you talking about sound in terms of spatial detentions?

Right back to jail.

I thought Aeolus, Atticus and Eikon severely lacked clarity/resolution/detail, were very blanketed in the bass and midrange, were very veiled in the treble, had very muffled and unnatural timbre, and had a tiny soundstage with very smeared/muddled/messy imaging and instrument separation. I also thought that Aeolus had bad dynamics/punch/potency/tactility across the whole range, while Atticus and Eikon had great dynamics in the bass, but were bad in the midrange and treble.

I had Atticus and Aeolus for a year before I conceded that I was never going to like them. Eikon I put up for sale quickly when I realized it was just more of the same. It's not that I don't like warm or dark headphones -- I adore HD650, CAL!, NTH-100 and a certain planar starting with V that shall not be named. I also liked LCD-2C.

In addition to the stock pads, I used Eikon suede, Universe suede and Universe perforated suede on Aeolus. On Atticus and Eikon, I used Eikon suede and Universe suede in addition to the stock pads.

As for Ori, it's a long time ago since I used it and I no longer remember what I specifically disliked about it.

Auteur is my favorite headphone. Usually, I find that headphones fall either on the bright side or the dark side of the spectrum, but Auteur is the first pair of headphones where I can't place it on either side, as if it's right in the middle, completely neutral. The upper midrange is perfect to me as well -- not shouty / too hot, nor sucked out / distant. The lower midrange and upper bass have a slight bloom that gives Auteur slightly more body and a hint of warmth. The sub-bass is a little rolled off, but I don't really care as I don't find the bass quality/technicalities to be up to snuff anyway, especially when EQ'd, so I switch to TH900 PW when I want fast, taut, snappy, punchy bass.

The timbre is the most natural I've heard in a pair of headphones or earphones. Usually, I find timbre more or less dry, bright, lush, tinny, muffled, metallic, glassy, shouty, etc., but with Auteur, it's... uncharacteristic. It has maybe a hint of sweetness, likely due to the slight bloom in the lower midrange and upper bass. Acoustic guitar and the violin, which are two of my favorite instruments and the instruments I have the most real-life experience with, sound life-like.

The dynamics are good across the whole range, making everything sound punchy or lively, and acoustic guitar plucks especially sound tactile.

The resolution is very clear and it digs into details like throatiness, raspiness, spittiness, the breath between notes.

The imaging is cohesive and instrument separation is well-delineated. The width of the soundstage is very wide (not quite wide as HD800). The depth of the soundstage is shallow/intimate, presenting me close to the mouth of the singer, which I prefer as Auteur is my midrange and timbre specialist pair of headphones.

Oh don't get me wrong, the Omega's have a more appealing utilitarian look to them, for sure. The Lambda's, on the other hand...

It's worth remembering that "absolute sound quality" (whatever that is) isn't the sole criterion for what makes a headphone valuable. Comfort, isolation, durability, compatibility with your existing devices... these are all important concerns that might justify paying more.

You could try the CCA CRA. I sold my ZSN PRO X because the damn thing is so ear-piercing.

while I'm not disputing anyone's credibility, ultimately these guys are part of the headphone industry. "buy a solid pair of $200-$500 headphones, EQ them to taste, go on with your life" isn't a way to make a living as a head-fi "influencer"

Because it was a simple question (with less than 10 words, total) asking about the headphones themselves, and I never assume what sources people plan to use them with.

because they review as a source of income not as a hobby.

Shot you an email!

$900 cable, WTF?!??!?

Then why would you even consider telling that anything is bright if you can take off the peak in a second?

I find modern Staxs quite beautiful

i love the gold on the STAX SR-X9000

Sure do. Feel free to go through my post history. :)

The first song I like to use with testing a headphone is Trifonic - Lies.

Do you know about EQ?

Oh man, these were the three I read about the most a decade ago when I was looking for my first pair of "good" headphones over $10 earbuds. Unfortunately they were all too uncomfortable, so I went with the AD700 based on its recommendation for comfort.

So I am in the middle of making and tuning more of these but if anyone is interested I can custom tune it just the way a customer may like - I am giving personalized service - you can contact me by email massariaj@yahoo.com or on my web site https://www.jmaudioeditions.com/

Get a used pair on r/AVExchange when you’re ready and find out for yourself