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Has any of you tried Quad Era-1? (alien.top)

submitted 1 year ago by Finn_on_reddit@alien.top to c/headphones@hi-fi.community

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These are planar magnetic headphones that I've heard good things about their sound quality. But they are pretty expensive. Anyone who has tried them?

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[–] bbuky01@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

I have tried them several times. I find them quite similar to the Brainwavz Alara with a bit better tuning .

[–] anoon999@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

I think they are good for the price, bass is excellent. But the mids lack energy and the highs aren't special imo. Nice but didn't wow me.

[–] Jerecho81@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

I actually have one I'm going to be looking to sell in AVExchange

[–] peder2tm@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

I got them on a bargain sale for 3000 DKK (300£). They are good, but requires EQ to be enjoyable in my opinion. My other references are Sennheiser HD650, Beyerdynamic MMX 300 gen2, Shure srh1540, ibasso it01. The era-1 has the best sub bass but has a dip in the presence region and a bit too much treble that needs to be EQed out. My other headphones are fine without EQ.