They came in late day, I've spent some time comparing with the 7520 (and even pulled out the 7506 for a 3-way). It's a legacy product on the BLUE site, and BLUE is the Amazon seller. I was considering a change in tracking headphones, and while considering AKG K371 and looked up BLUE yesterday on a whim and saw the Lola on sale, $150, 40% off, on Amazon (returnable), gave it shot. Same use case, primarily tracking vocals, scrutinizing tracks. Of course, the RT sounds more like the ZMF than the NightOwl so wtf. I guess it's what some might think of as an 'warm' or 'analog' type sound vs a 'cold' or 'digital' sound from the RT. As a micro example, the piano notes during the introduction to the song Echoes hit your ear with the RT but arrive more softly, almost numbly with the Nightowl. Strictly from a neutral point of view, the RT tends to stay out of the way and allow the music to play. Soundwise I think the RT is the superior headphone. The Nightowl isn't holding up well as the leather suspension band isn't well connected to it's anchors. I love the lightweight suspension design. The RT demands plenty of electrons be available in the various ways they can be.īoth are comfy and stupid looking on the head. The Nightowl plays louder with it's saner. If I recall correctly, the felt pads tamed both the bass bloominess and the treble peakiness. This is with the included filter in the RT and the leather earcups in the Nightowl. The Audioquest Nightowl has much darker sound that emphasizes the midbass and tilts downward from there with a treble peak or two, but otherwise, comparatively syrupy. The DCA Aeon RT has more neutral sound, with a gentle cupping at the frequency extremes but not quite a V shape imo. I like them both equally for different reasons.
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