#7hz timeless drivers
#7hz timeless driver

OH10 are no soundstage size monsters, yet they still draw a bit bigger space than Timeless, definitely deeper, while they excel hands down in terms of imaging and most of all instrument separation.

#7hz timeless driver

In spite of their hybrid driver structure OH10 do not loose points in terms of horizontal coherence vs Timeless – if something it’s actually the other way around, due to Timeless midbass’ lack of refinement facing their often shouty, somewhat artificial timbred trebles. Unlike Timeless’, OH10’s timbre never scants into artificial. OH10’s high-mids and presence trebles are fuller, sparklier, more organic and most of all way more refined than those coming out of the Timeless. OH10’s mids are more recessed – V shape for OH10, U shape for Timeless – yet male vocals in particular sound roughly on par vis-a-vis Timeless’ (relatively) leaner note body there. OH10’s midbass is waaaay better in terms of resolution and texturing, so much so as to not sound offensive let alone invasive in spite of its even higher elevation.

OH10’s sub bass is more extended, more elevated, while still very clean.

This comparison seems particularly meaningful to me due to very close pricing, and very similar presentation tuning on the two products, based on totally different technologies: single planar for Timeless vs hybrid DD+BA for OH10. A warm source is also welcome due to Timeless’ relative dryness in that sense. A source with outstanding bass control is first of all strongly recommended.

#7hz timeless drivers

While not demanding in terms of current as much as many other planar drivers on the market, 7Hz Timeless do require a bit of pairing attention to try and limitate some of its shortcomings. Within the limits of very limited microdynamics and detail retrieval, instrument separation is good on 7Hz Timeless on non-crowded passaged, whereas it goes down the drain on crowded situations where bass’s lack of texture, treble’s lack of refinement and 2D imaging all negatively contribute to deliver an unclean result. Microdetails are virtually inexistent on the low end, and below average on the highmids and trebles where they get lost in the general lack of refinement Too bad that due to the lack of depth instruments are all basically cast on the same line. Furthermore a definite tendence to shoutyness is there, and carefully selecting the source pair doesn’t seem to cure that, resulting in generally unrefined notes delivery, and a certain degreee of fatigueness.ħHz Timeless draws a reasonably wide and quite high stage, with almost absolute lack of depth.ħHz Timeless imaging (macro-dynamics) is above average, or I should say even “good”. On the down side, treble is mostly responsible for the quite evident “artificial” timbre tint often emerging. Only very rarely they inherit some of the trebles’s timbre artificiality.ħHz Timeless treble is quite airy, vivid and reasonably detailed. Occasionally, some more body would be welcome, and some more warmth too.īetter than male, female vocals are clear, detailed and quite bodied. Mids are unrecessed and quite enjoyable, although more on the high end then on the lower end where they do lack some body and warmthħHz Timeless render male vocals reasonably well. While overall speedy as one normally expects from a planar driver, midbass notes feature somewhat “frayed” transients resulting in quite messy resolution, and severe lack of texture. Midbass is as quite elevated in quantity, as much disappointing it is in quality. The timbre is quite evidently planar-lean, with some unwelcome artificial tint especially on the high-mid and high registers.ħHz Timeless offer a quite elevate, fast sub bass with good rumble and nice precision. Midbass although authoritative doesnt succeed in adequately balancing the tonality which can be defined as moderately bright.

General presentation is a quite evident U-shape with important bass and trebles but still unrecessed mids and vocals.