Z reviews

[Cantaloupeman]

Okay. I am not sure if i should believe this guy. Zeos says a lot of headphones are good and he seems trustworthy but is he a full on audiophile and if not is tek sundicate more of an audiophile. Zeos said that the hd668b has most exaggerated soundstage ever in a headphone with the hifiman pads, however he says the as series is focused and better for gaming. I have heard the ad series has the best soundstage but is z reviews telling the truth here? Or should i believe tek syndicate who says they have a tiny bit better soundstage than closed cans? Thanks

[imkinger]

10 minutes ago, Cantaloupeman said:

Okay. I am not sure if i should believe this guy. Zeos says a lot of headphones are good and he seems trustworthy but is he a full on audiophile and if not is tek sundicate more of an audiophile. Zeos said that the hd668b has most exaggerated soundstage ever in a headphone with the hifiman pads, however he says the as series is focused and better for gaming. I have heard the ad series has the best soundstage but is z reviews telling the truth here? Or should i believe tek syndicate who says they have a tiny bit better soundstage than closed cans? Thanks

For fuck sakes,Open back will allways have better soundstage then close back,go to a shop and just try both of em out.

[ShadowCaptain]

18 minutes ago, Cantaloupeman said:

tek syndicate

Not sure I would call them experts in anything

 

Audio is an entirely subjective thing, you really have to try stuff out for yourself

[Guest]

I am unimpressed by Z reviews. He doesn't have a particularly good ear; the conclusions he reaches in his reviews are very pedestrian and lacking in the nuance or technical background of Innerfidelity or NoAudiophile.

[johnt]

He is more of an entertainer than anything else. Sometimes he points out issues with some products that some would consider a deal breaker. But he is generally subjective... he doesn't exactly hide his subjectivity.

 

I personally think he's funny.

[Cantaloupeman]

What shop would have superlux headphones? That I can try?
 

[sobe]

Pretty much ignore any and all YouTube reviewers when it comes to headphones... No matter what people try and tell you, Z or TekSyndicate are NOT good sources for information regarding headphones. The only one I would remotely trust that does YouTube videos would have to be Tyll.

[Dackzy]

20 minutes ago, sobe said:

Pretty much ignore any and all YouTube reviewers when it comes to headphones... No matter what people try and tell you, Z or TekSyndicate are NOT good sources for information regarding headphones. The only one I would remotely trust that does YouTube videos would have to be Tyll.

I dont watch that much youtube about headphones so who is Tyll?

I sometimes watch z-reviews but that is mostly for fun, since his hearing is bad and it's sometimes so stupid, that it makes it fun. I would never listing to what he says about headphones, but he has made a okay list on reddit with speakers, headphones and all that stuff.

[sobe]

20 minutes ago, Dackzy said:

I dont watch that much youtube about headphones so who is Tyll?

I sometimes watch z-reviews but that is mostly for fun, since his hearing is bad and it's sometimes so stupid, that it makes it fun. I would never listing to what he says about headphones, but he has made a okay list on reddit with speakers, headphones and all that stuff.

http://www.innerfidelity.com/writer/16537

[spwath]

Better than others, but don't relly on him solely.

[Guest]

1 hour ago, Dackzy said:

I sometimes watch z-reviews but that is mostly for fun, since his hearing is bad and it's sometimes so stupid, that it makes it fun. I would never listing to what he says about headphones, but he has made a okay list on reddit with speakers, headphones and all that stuff.

 

Like his headphone reviews, his speaker reviews are generally sweeping and devoid of any clear description of what something sounds like. Compare any of his rambling speaker "reviews" to one of the write-ups at noaudiophile.com. Not only does noaudiophile provide measurements, and a very clear verbal description of the sound, he often accurately anticipates sonic characteristics and problems based just on the physical design of a speaker, indicating an in-depth background and knowledge in what he is talking about.

[Pomfinator]

I watch him cause he's entertaining, there are kernels of truth within his videos, but most of it is just masked by the gigantic amount of subjectivity in his testing.  

 

His lists are generally alright, I completely disagree with many of the descriptions he puts on them though.

[Dackzy]

6 minutes ago, Pomfinator said:

His lists are generally alright, I completely disagree with many of the descriptions he puts on them though.

Yeah I also disagree with most of the descriptions I have read he had put on them.

[Cantaloupeman]

Thanks so much guys. I now have both ad700x and hd668b I almost feel the 668s have better directionality and soundstage but they are hella uncomfortable. The drivers touch my ear and they are hot. Hifiman velours might be good, but are they that much deeper?