Post by Slinger on May 18, 2020 13:36:25 GMT
Jerry has several dozen of these (kidding) so I thought I'd try one. Mine arrived this morning in sexy black, but the colour-choice is fairly decent if you don't think black sounds as nice as red, white, blue, or yellow, or even transparent.
Let's get the Sonneteer blurb out of the way first.
Firstly let me say I'm not surprised somebody lost one, they're quite tiny. The ...Headspace comes with a short 3.5mm to (right-angled) 3.5mm lead, so you don't have to factor buying one of those into the equation. That's a definite point in its favour, as I'm sure many a company would supply that as an "optional" extra and bung two or three quid (at least) on the price.
I'm testing the "worst case scenario" first, which is the free version of Spotify, on my PC using my rather neat and lightweight Klipsch headphones. Verdict: Where it makes a difference I'd have to say it's a negative difference. Too much top end, and the tendency to distort on the crescendos in Mahler's 8th last movement.
Next up, the same track played through the PC/Klipsch as a FLAC file via Foobar: Much the same as before. The distortion is, perhaps, of a better quality.
Having said those things, I would never use either method to listen to music in the normal course of events anyway.
Listening to YouTube I think it delivers a slight improvement, and YouTube playback was actually my main reason for wanting to try the ...Headspace
I'll have to leave it there for now because I want to try it on my second system next and that, currently, is not equipped for cans.
Let's get the Sonneteer blurb out of the way first.
The Bard’s Headspace makes your headphones sound like real loudspeakers.
“I lost my Headspace. I can’t listen without it” Comment on recent re-order by customer.
The main difference between using headphones and listening to loudspeakers is the physical space or air that is between you and the music coming from them. The Bard’s Headspace adds back most of what is lost in this space to give a more real, natural sound.
Most, if not all recorded sound is produced to be heard through stereo loudspeakers. The use of headphones is rarely considered in the recording process as the main way of listening and hence listening through them doesn’t give you the optimal experience. The Bard’s Headspace fixes that.
The real, natural sound that it produces also helps reduce listener fatigue. A common symptom of excessive headphone use.
Please note that these units are hand made here in the UK and each one listened to before we ship.
“I lost my Headspace. I can’t listen without it” Comment on recent re-order by customer.
The main difference between using headphones and listening to loudspeakers is the physical space or air that is between you and the music coming from them. The Bard’s Headspace adds back most of what is lost in this space to give a more real, natural sound.
Most, if not all recorded sound is produced to be heard through stereo loudspeakers. The use of headphones is rarely considered in the recording process as the main way of listening and hence listening through them doesn’t give you the optimal experience. The Bard’s Headspace fixes that.
The real, natural sound that it produces also helps reduce listener fatigue. A common symptom of excessive headphone use.
Please note that these units are hand made here in the UK and each one listened to before we ship.
Firstly let me say I'm not surprised somebody lost one, they're quite tiny. The ...Headspace comes with a short 3.5mm to (right-angled) 3.5mm lead, so you don't have to factor buying one of those into the equation. That's a definite point in its favour, as I'm sure many a company would supply that as an "optional" extra and bung two or three quid (at least) on the price.
I'm testing the "worst case scenario" first, which is the free version of Spotify, on my PC using my rather neat and lightweight Klipsch headphones. Verdict: Where it makes a difference I'd have to say it's a negative difference. Too much top end, and the tendency to distort on the crescendos in Mahler's 8th last movement.
Next up, the same track played through the PC/Klipsch as a FLAC file via Foobar: Much the same as before. The distortion is, perhaps, of a better quality.
Having said those things, I would never use either method to listen to music in the normal course of events anyway.
Listening to YouTube I think it delivers a slight improvement, and YouTube playback was actually my main reason for wanting to try the ...Headspace
I'll have to leave it there for now because I want to try it on my second system next and that, currently, is not equipped for cans.
