![]() ![]() ![]() The NightHawk was an open design, over-ear headphone while the NightOwl this time is a closed design. The new NightOwl doesn’t replace the NightHawk. (Even though the word is it uses the same drivers). If you didn’t like the original NightHawk I’m pretty sure you’ll love the new NightOwl, as it has a different tuning. The NightHawk has a unique sound signature and I can see why some find it a little too much on the dark and veiled side. Of course the warmer, smoother and more relaxed sound signature wasn’t for everyone but with the right source the NightHawk really shined. When looking at the number of NightHawk fans out there it’s safe to say the NightHawk headphone was and still is a success. The American company now is back with a new headphone, the NightOwl Carbon, and that’s what we’ll be looking at today.īefore going into the new NightOwl let’s first quickly look back at the NightHawk. However that hard to swollow truth is that there are many cables that are simply COSMIC EXPENSIVE and sometimes they really write some snake-oil descriptions to enchance the product.AudioQuest not only is the maker of the very good and popular mini USB DAC/AMPs from the DragonFly-series but they’re also the guys that made the unique NightHawk headphone which we reviewed last year. Return policy gives you rights to send back the product if tested it few days and changed your mind or just not happy about it. You can try that easy and almost at 0 cost way - just buy one silver cable (interconnect or HP cable) try it at home and send it back to the seller if you not like it. Easiest way to hear differences in cables is to compare silver core vs copper. Similar way like the water is curving the light, its not 1 to 1 analogy but both 'signals' are analog. In audio cables we have analog sinusoidal signal anyway so the material and construction of conductor does matter wheter we want it or not. ![]() ![]() I just hear that whether I want it or not. Now the thing about Audioquest Hawks/Owls cables etc. They do not feel tight at all but neither do they feel unstable or I also was skeptical about cables and changes in sound however I had to change my mind after I accidentaly have plugged 'wrong' (not stock) cable to one of my HPs. I know comfort is an entirely personal and subjective thing but I find these wonderfully comfortable with perfect clamping and ear enclosing dimensions and shape. One aspect I would recommend is the mechanical design. Apologies if that sounds like I am making excuses for a poor headphone. I wouldn't call it the best headphone and I'd hesitate before recommending them to a friend because their tuning is clearly not for everyone but I like them. However there is something oddly comforting about the sound signature if you adjust to it, the detail is there but not as you'd normally expect it and it is wonderfully fatigue free listening. However, it is a very different sound signature and my first impression was very negative, finding it muddy and with a strangled high end. The Nighthawk was quite a polarising headphone, a marmite headphone (marmite is a term here for something which people either love or hate with little in between). ![]()
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