Review: NAN-7 planar magnetic headphones

Intro: Today, we turn our attention to the NAN-7, a planar magnetic headphone made by a boutique Chinese manufacturer goes by the name of 'A-NAN'. Previously, the predecessor NAN-6 was also reviewed here. While I found it to be a worthy side-grade to the HE6se, offering a unique tuning that sets it apart from its …

[LEGACY] NAN-6 and HE6SE V2 planar headphones: pad-rolling and look-back (UPDATED NAN-7 pads)

Welcome to another pad review. I bought these for test so you don't have to blind buy and take risks. This time it's mainly for the Nan-6, but I will also include graphs of the HE6SE V2 at the end of the article. You can also see how different types of pad material and structure …

Harmonicdyne Zeus: measurement, pad rolling, and review [updated measurement]

Harmonicdyne Zeus - frequency response Tonality: Warm neutral. The first thing you hear would most likely be the elevated upper-bass/lower-mids region. Bass is strong but in a 'wooly' and 'thumpy' way, not as tight or punchy as planars. Mids are quite neutral concerning. A bit recessed around 1.5khz but this is balanced out by the lower …

Gold Planar GL2000 and GL850: measurement, review and pad rolling [updated graphs]

With both of these now sold I want to talk about them a little in retrospect (btw all headphones tested on the site are purchased). From what I gather Gold Planar has been the OEM for many headphone and speaker drivers before releasing their own models, the GL-series which include GL2000 (planar), GL850 (AMT) and …

[LEGACY] Grado GH4: Measurement and Pad Rolling

Grado GH-4 - frequency response measurement Default GH4 sound: typical Grado peak at 2khz, followed by raised treble between 4k-9khz. Slight bass bump at 100hz but rolls off very rapidly below 50hz, so there's little sub-bass. This gives bass a kind of 'bouncy' character. Let's then get into pad rolling (measured with legacy KB006X pinnae): …