My guess is that these two cables were developed specifically for each model. And vice versa, the long cable makes the owl sound hawkish. This is evidence of the intensifying convergence between the high-fidelity and high-technology worlds, and. Higher sound level, more detail, more in your face. AUDIOQUEST NIGHTOWL CARBON & NIGHTHAWK CARBON. If I plug the short into the hawk it sounds more like an owl. My owl came with a short thick cable, the hawk with a ca double length thinner cable. However the Audiotailor Jade OTL headphone amp is a clear winner with both headphones.Ĥ The cable plays a role. The Denon DA10 does a nice job, and can be transported easily. Sold: Audioquest NightHawk and NightOwl, Moondrop Kanas Pro, Blessing 2, QDC SS4. Betula wrote a detailed review about NightHawk and NightOwl with the 3 different pads: Hybrid (original Hawk), Boost (full protein leather) and velour pad. Othere than that only the paint is different AFAIK. It is nice to have both alternatives!ģ I found that both the hawks and the owls benefited by better amplification than what the Fiio x3 can deliver on its own. amplifer audioquest nightowl carbon combo dac stack at 10:34 AM Thread Starter Post 1 of 9 ammthe New Head-Fier. The NightHawk Carbon has different earpads (2 pairs: protein leather boost and velour) and a different cable. These recordings have more atmosphere, while the SW remix in the dowloaded PCM file is more "detailed" and "analytical". This is certainly an interesting alternative to the SW remix, although with some shortcomings. A more sophisticated, more mature version of the award-winning NightHawk, NightHawk Carbon boasts. I have not listened much to these, and was impressed that the recordings sound so good, but then again, I used a very good recording chain (Lyra Atlas cart, Io phono preamp), although with a less good recorder (Korg) than the one I use now (Tascam). But also, quite different.Ģ Listening to my recordings of the original Yes vinyl albums, made in DSD format (vinyl rips), made seven years ago. I found both very good, good enough to get the sense of Wilsons remixes compared to the original Yes albums. With interesting results.ġ Using the Qobuz 24 - 96 download that I purchased and transferred to my Fiio x3g2 DAP. I often like his work, as artist as well as producer, and have no prejudice. The SW remixes of Yes are controversial in the sense that some like them, others not.but I think most agree that the sound is quite good on the remixes - as is usual, with SW, in my experience.
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