GoldPlanar GL2000 _(Z Reviews)_🌈❤️⚡️🔥💦[Double Magnet]

[@ZReviews]

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[@obi6868]

can you help me out her I'm stuck on what to buy the blon bl05 or the kz zs10

[@lalamove8]

@@obi6868 Try KZ DQ6. Its got subbass.

[@Slinky511nx7]

Sounds demo is blocked in my region because SME :/

[@daveelgee2008]

If major surgery doesn't kill me on Wednesday, my wife will, when she discovers I've bought these on Thursday.

[@mariominayag]

Hahahaha fkin hilarious. Hope you dont die :)

[@TheFIghtin]

You gotta keep us updated so we can send the proper respects.

[@skylordsrebornpvpreplays5795]

rip

[@yoyodunno]

Worth it

[@tallsz559]

Pre- F chain? F

[@speakersr-lyefaudio6830]

9:15 sound Yes, the upvotes.

[@progste]

lol imagine watching Zeos for the sound reviews.

[@ZReviews]

@@progste lolololol

[@speakersr-lyefaudio6830]

@@ZReviews are the pads protein leather or real leather?

[@hongho1436]

You are hell of a salesperson! I decided to sell my kidney to get one.

[@ZReviews]

One is all you need anyway!

[@goodforwatch]

😂

[@mattialemboluscari8774]

"A baby exploded in my head" - Zeos 2021

[@houssamalucad753]

I exploded of laughter 😂😂😂😂😂

[@johnellison3173]

Stop holding back. Just tell us how you really feel about them ZEOS lol

[@ZReviews]

GAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH

[@Sir_Corgerus]

@@ZReviews ARARAR

[@oniramen9153]

RAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHH!!!

[@dilbyjones]

John Ellison lol...

[@jasoncheng123]

I judge a headphone by how long can Z babble about it. Once I saw it crossed a 45 min mark, I ordered it.

[@ZReviews]

Careful with this. I could complain about something forever too.

[@narex45635]

@@ZReviews Yeah, I've always gone with the tried and true wallpaper sexiness metric.

[@willfjeld1907]

Ok... So sexy wallpaper? Check. Zeos blathering beyond 40 min? Check. "Babe, bring me my wallet!"

[@jasoncheng123]

OK, so I received it and listening for a few hours. I find myself listening louder than I normally would. Background instruments seems to be louder and the vocalist seems to be a few step back. The good is I can hear a lot of details that I can't hear before. The bad is that vocals seem less emotional. I EQ the 3-6k range with good result, but the soundstage definitely shrinks because of it. The bass is quite good, has decent extension and is quite clean. Treble is very detailed and without unpleasant peaks. Imaging is very good.

[@alexanderpetrenko539]

@@jasoncheng123 Compared to other headphones, how big is the soundstage on this in your opinon - - huge, not-so-huge?

[@ZeroCoolOldSkool]

@Z Reviews - You were right! I just got my double magnet version from Linsoul and they are magnificent! 2021 just got a little better! Money well spent. Thank you.

[@gamingfreak977]

So I've had the GL2000s for a couple of days now and I own the LCD-X if anyone cares to hear my noob comparison. The GL2000s sound like speakers on either side of your head, they sound that massive. I think they beat the LCD-Xs in almost everything except maybe bass. They are more detailed, have a bigger soundstage and imaging is just freakishly accurate. I did have the audeze reveal EQ applied to the Xs and while it helps it didn't bring them up to the level of the GL2000. I won't be getting rid of my LCD-Xs because I love them but if anyone is on the fence this is a steal at the price. I own other higher end stuff too such as the L300 LTDs and can honestly say this has moved the bar. I'd be very surprised if anyone comes out with something better this year. Zeos if you read this I do have a headphone that would give it a run for it's money and that's the custom electrostatics from nectaraudio. Do yourself a favor and buy a pair right now because I think they would wow you as much as these did.

[@velko2433]

Can you be more specific on the bass? What GL2000 lacking there compare to LCD?

[@gamingfreak977]

@@velko2433 Pretty much just the amount of it. The GLs hit all the notes it's just the Xs have more of it from my brief comparison. Since they're both planars though it'll be easy to EQ a bit more in if that's your taste.

[@mariominayag]

What do you run them on? :)

[@gamingfreak977]

@@mariominayag Teac UD501 into Topping A90.

[@xDman383]

Nice. Would these run on a Ifi Zen Can or not enough power?

[@wadez1000]

Daddy zeos said to put timestamp to 9:17

[@sebastiangomezbotero7765]

I love the new "audiophile" wall and how I'd recognize a lot of stuff I'll never own or hear

[@Majedsaif1133]

I just got these and Zeos is 100% right. No hype. Just super awesome sound! :o

[@lalamove8]

Yes. I second that motion

[@theodorezurla496]

Do you have any other headphones to compare? And what are you driving with? Thank you

[@mariominayag]

Recieved mine super fast! Ordered from amazon on the 15 th and got it today. Been using them non stop since like 2 pm and ive been just crying my eyes out listening to music and there has never been a more pleasurable way to enjoy anime. OMG. Plus its perfect for apex. Been using them with the xDuoo TA-10R, 789, btr5, love them in all of those, especially the 10R. Senpai Z, thanks for this man, its perfect for me.

[@theodorezurla496]

The other reviews got me shook but I trust you and zeos

[@mariominayag]

Welp im gonna say go ahead. Cuz to be honest u wont be loosing anything really. I trully love them and they are starting to sparkle a lil more now that they getting some burn in going on :)

[@theodorezurla496]

@@mariominayag how does it sound on this 789 because that's what I have

[@mariominayag]

Id say a bit more details in general but less fullness to the sounds compared to the TA 10R. With the hybrid i find them to get softer and loose a bit ( just a tinny speck of sharpness) and gain more soundstage, more of that magic that just makes u think "HOLY SHIT". Its gonna be good any ways so dont worry plus the new ta 10r is pretty new, theres no reviews of it yet but im pretty sure its gonna be a good review.

[@theodorezurla496]

@@mariominayag wow I'm interested now ..what would you compare the ta 10r to the most?

[@brocklewis7624]

The moment I saw Yoko in the thumbnail I knew my wallet was about to get wrecked.

[@stringbreaker87]

OMG i didn't notice who that was till I read this.. Its been ages, I think Im going to binge on some Gurren Lagann.

[@Gelatinmitril]

Can’t wait to listen to Libera me from hell on GL2000

[@gelu1001]

I just got mine today (so these are super early impressions without any burn-in) and they sound absolutely amazing. Anything I throw at them from electronic, hip-hop to jazz and classical just sounds the way I'd expect it to. The bass is fantastic (and in general I find planar bass less satisfying than dynamic but these somehow do it very well, maybe the whole double-sided magnet thing helps), the vocals and various instruments in the mids sound just perfect as well and the highs don't seem to be missing or bother me either. My other headphones are LCD2 Closed (that I eq of course as otherwise it's very wonky FR), Verum One, and the Blon BL30 (that I pad swapped and also heavily eq, this is basically my bass-head set when I just want my head to rattle). These are clearly better than all of these other cans and they're not even burned in. Also, I ordered these on Taobao on Monday night and got them in the UK today which is just amazing. Given that Taobao is also way cheaper than the alternatives this is the route I'd go especially if you live in the US. For the UK you'll have to message them directly as technically they don't ship here. I've just had my sister's boyfriend who's Chinese talk to them and worked something out (total with shipping and 2-year warranty for the double-sided magnet version was £420 or ~570$ and didn't have to pay any import tax).

[@lalamove8]

yes. i have it too. i agree

[@thetreasonseason]

An early moment of silence to those 'Save Money' new year resolutions

[@allengee]

A moment of silence for the money that used to be in my wallet now please.

[@dontwatchmydoomvideos]

I mean, if you buy this instead of LCD-x you technically are saving money loool

[@shawnyhu]

Chinese fan here. Yes, even a Chinese audiophile like me didn't know this brand until this video came out. I ordered one right after watched this. Now i get the GL2000 and its sound quality it's way beyond my expectation. My dt1990 pro and Sundara sound like garbage compare to this, sound stage, imaging, detail, toning, comfort, everything. Really mind blowing.

[@sledgetable172]

Wowie

[@SPL1NGYDUDE]

How are you on youtube?

[@SPL1NGYDUDE]

I thought it was banned

[@nonholographic]

there's no way this guy could possibly work for goldplanar

[@shawnyhu]

@@SPL1NGYDUDE it has been banned on the open side yes, but it's not hard to use a VPN to access KZbin and other US SNS. And if you do not use them to do something illegal, the government would just leave you alone.

[@ThevenimX]

These sound like the most perfect gaming headphones for super cereal gaming and filthy casual gaming. Gigantic soundstage, great imaging, beautiful top end, overwhelming controlled bass, compression to hear all the detail. Some for everything and everyone

[@MrMeoow91]

I was offered to Demo a pair of Focal Utopia hooked up to iFi Audio Pro iDSD and I was absolutely blown away. It was so musical and alive. Hooked up my most expensive purchase, the LCD 2 and it was far behind the Utopia. I wonder how this $499 can be that good to replace 80% of Z's wall. Also, I listen to the Fostex TH909 and Sony MDR-Z1R in the same session and they weren't really impressive for the asking price. Built quality-wise, both were 10/10 for sure.

[@dandaman207]

Who would've thought I could discover AND purchase a brand new set of cans all in one night. All thanks to you my dude. Haha now I wait

[@Nizmarck]

"do not write a chewbacca fanfiction where she turns into a real person and seduces me" the facfiction writers watching this video : quickly write it down write it down.

[@thepalmpilot3g]

This is why i need a link to the NSFW version of the telegram chat lol

[@deanishere1154]

Just wanted to say thank you Zeos for keeping things exciting and getting my attention. If it wasn't for you, I never would have purchased the SHP9500 or now these. I adore both of them and they are exactly as you said they were. Haters can't handle the hype. Keep being you.

[@Exposedz]

God dammit Zeos ... you come right now to France and explain to my bank what is happening because it's all because of you.

[@ZReviews]

Prepare the Cheese and Wine.

[@Stork-Fi]

He'll have your bank teller ordering one

[@uemil70]

@@Stork-Fi gosh 🤣🤣 killed me

[@thobiasmartin4768]

@@ZReviews You do need to visit France it pains me every time I see the "cheese" In your fridge You need to try out the real handmade stuff totally different (No offense to US's cheese culture tho

[@theodorezurla496]

It is so crazy going back to this review after watching "the headphone shows" review today I'm blown away at the polar opposite takes on the gl2000!!

[@dominicgreen115]

I feel like Andrew is a graph guy... almost like he does not trust his ears unless its backed up with a graph. That said mine get here Friday and I could not be more excited!

[@theodorezurla496]

@@dominicgreen115 same!! I was loving the hype,,,now I got a wave of super negative graphy nerdness hovering around the hype lol :(

[@thegigisup_studio]

I could understand if they compressed the signal, that can be physically done with driver design (playing with the membrane stiffness to make louder signals move less), but upwards compression (expansion) needs a bit more logic than that, and I really don't think there's any passive DSP or circuit that can achieve that in this headphone. You're probably earing those small elements in the mix because the dynamic range is really good with these. The same thing happens with depth in a mix, the more dynamic range you have, the more you are able to perceive the "distance" of things (this is also why better DACs with lower noise floor, and more "clean bits" available, are usually perceived as more accurate in spatial representation, not just for the stereo difference). Basically, you convinced me (by making me convince myself) to buy these with that lol

[@yoyodunno]

Interesting info! That makes sense about people thinking the sound might be compressed, when really it's just better dynamic range. I feel like it would be really hard to get good dynamic range like that without making things sound messy, but I'm convinced enough after this review to get them lol

[@danielf4000]

Never any issues with linsoul, quick and super polite customer support when sending a pair of iems back for repair 5/5 stars. Only little detail.. I Live i Denmark and when I first got my iems they got hold back in customs cause they said my clairvoyance IEMs was only worth $30 which customs was sus of and took me a week of waiting, cause they were trying to estimate the real price for import tax (25% of product price including shipping)

[@grsamael]

I feel you, wish Linsoul had a European warehouse or something. My P1 iems went through the Greek customs, and i got em via amazon.de but got send from China by Linsoul... Not worth the extra costs, as usually here they ask VAT+Customs Fee+Shipping from the customs office to you...disgusting.

[@lukeizze]

Hi, If I order to London, UK, will the final price for the item be what I pay on Linsoul? Or will there be an additional charge?

[@SuperSilvi1990]

I'm trusting you random person on the internet. I got these ordered 🧐

[@MachielGroeneveld]

Zeos is doing the Batman routine. "This is not a joke, you sycophant, leave me in peace"

[@iamSofaK1nG]

if you pay the 15$ express shipping, they ship 3 day china to canada via dhl. 100% perfect

[@theodorezurla496]

Drop or linsoul?

[@gamingfreak977]

The thing stopping me would be import fees. Any idea how much those hurt?

[@iamSofaK1nG]

@@gamingfreak977 i just bought Shuoer H27 and the dhl import fee is 21$cad

[@iamSofaK1nG]

@@theodorezurla496 linsoul, shenzen also offers the same delivery option to I believe.

[@gamingfreak977]

@@iamSofaK1nG Ordered them just now. Hopefully it's less than $100 for import but we'll see.

[@ericmercado2147]

F'kin Zeos. You got me so hyped up, I just bought them.

[@redstang5150]

"I'm hoping I did not oversell them today." LOL

[@johnhayes8476]

😂

[@justina9914]

I've decided that in a few months I would purchase these. Watching headphone reviews is taking up too much of my time. I will buy these and hopefully these would be my endgame

[@deanishere1154]

Do it. They are my end game.

[@21shadows21]

I've said that I'm done buying headphones five different times in the past year and now you do this to me. WHY ZEOS WHY!

[@Splomf]

I got my Tin T2's within decent time from the 11.11 sale. And I got my D10S + L30 in normal to good time. No problems, great support so far. I've had really good experience with Linsoul so far.

[@KnightmareFrame92]

I bought them and they came in 2 days ago. Incredible sound and everything about it shits on my previous HE400i. At first I thought they were pretty similar, then I started playing more and more music and noticing more and more - so I am glad I found this review. You are not crazy, these are actually pretty damn good.

[@viso55]

Was about to purchase the LCD-X after listening to them today today, but watched this and bought these instead. Can't wait for them to arrive!

[@sameermana2003]

I love the fact that he forgot the name of Heddphones...

[@hugevibez]

I think he meant the Raal SR-1a

[@sameermana2003]

@@hugevibez well until he confirms it...I'm sticking with my version as it's funnier.

[@ZReviews]

@@sameermana2003 Confirmed. I linked the HEADDphones in the description. How can you remember that stupid name.

[@Mosamania]

@@ZReviews not HEADDPHONE, HEDDPHONE........ yeah.

[@ConnorHammond]

I've owned mine for about 6 months now. I was instantly in love with them and after a month of listening I went to my local hifi store and tried a few relevant competitors. What stood out to me was the well rounded treble on the GL2000's. While other sets had shimmering treble, I found them too harsh at volumes that I could push these without laying my ear hairs over. That was the sticking point. Every once in a while I'd like the treble to cut through a bit more, but 98% of the time I don't think twice, especially as I like to listen as close to concert volume as I can without risking damaging my hearing at all. Classical to metal, gaming to movies, I haven't looked back. In fact I just bought a second 2nd hand set for my office, and am selling all my other sets.

[@alkhalaf89]

I finally got my GL2000, let me start with my collection of headphones, i have HD58x,LCD2C, AKG k712, amiron home and HD800s. Listening to the GL2000 is like its my first set of headphones that i have ever owned. imaging, details and the separation of instruments is painfully overwhelming. Fit - I tend to have comfort issue with many headphones as i'm sensitive to my ears touching the driver of the cup, this fits perfect its very deep and fits nicely. weight - its way lighter than my LCD2c and abit heavier than HD800s, prefect weight with the headband/pads so cushy its really comfortable. Low end - you can physically feel the warmth of the low end. I was listening to an ASMR video and the girl was whispering on her HIFI mics and i swear to god i felt the warmth on my ears! i freaked out and thought the ear cup was getting hot. overall, Not super bassy but super gurthy and tight (when the songs requires it). I hope you got the picture. Mids - full and rich at times in certain songs might get a bit too bright on high volume in the upper mids if you are super sensitive to brightness. Vocals : females - as i said could get a bit bright on specifically strong cries ( though not all female vocals. ONLY very specific songs). Overall, the mids are transparent yet present at all times. Highs - detailed, clean and so impactful, I never enjoyed the highs on my HD800s so fatiguing and harsh on many occasions i lower the volume but with the GL2000 it is never harsh. Imaging - I think this one shocked me the most of how precise these pair are, The HD800s has a great imaging but the GL2000 had a more realistic feel and familiarity. Basically, this is a better version of the HD800s in terms of consumer enjoyment with honey on top and less soundstage. Thank you Zeos!

[@Zicrixdoesart]

I had randomly found these about a month ago, and here you are saying how amazing they are. I shouldn't.. and yet...

[@Zicrixdoesart]

@rsgamtech I should not purchase them as $550 is still a healthy chunk of change 😂

[@trouse23]

Ugghhh, I just listened to them. Showed up the day before I had to leave for Vegas and brought them. Sitting in my hotel room going through tracks and it’s like a fucking spa for the brain. Not the best fitting headphone, but the sound quality alone is worth any conceivable drawbacks. Work buddy tried them on and was confused, never heard his music sound that good.

[@jasonlynn2505]

My GL2000 was just arrived and it sounds so damn good!!!!!!!!! XD The tuning is actually very balanced, but the sound is more alive than monitoring headphones.

[@skylordsrebornpvpreplays5795]

Hi, You have a possible comparrison with an Audeze headphone?

[@jasonlynn2505]

@@skylordsrebornpvpreplays5795 Sorry, no Audeze headphones on hands.

[@11clouds]

Got them today along with Focal Clears, gonna be a long night. May or may not have called in tomorrow. I recommend Tipper’s Jettison Mind Hatch

[@br.9055]

Andddddd how’d it go?

[@the_wau_]

hope you enjoy man

[@11clouds]

@@br.9055 thes things are sick with electronic music, thick, fat and wide with the hybrid pads. Imaging is crazy, non fatiguing, Keepers

[@chrisboylan4599]

God bless u ZZZZ 4 being real n no stoic response to nirvaNA IN A CAN !!!

[@danielf4000]

3. comment or something but! They just arrived and literally blew my dad and I away, (My dad sold speakers for a good part of his life and retired audiophile). These are worth the buy! The only thing is that now I have 6 other headphones I might not use for a while....

[@swize82]

what other HP do you have and how do they compare with the GL2000 ? .

[@DonutsReview]

Got the Double Magnet version years later used. It's as good as you say Z. The stock leather pads gives you a bit more sub-bass which makes vocals sound full bodied and warm. The perforated leather makes them super open sounding, but the vocals might take 1-2 step back. I love them. 👍

[@jojogpt]

People commenting about a headphone just based on graphs sound like people who comment on a dish just by knowing the ingredients, without tasting it. It seems foolish to me to graph. I know I might be offending the Audiophile community but why does it matter how the graph looks? If you like a set, you like a set. It is that simple. It's a hobby and it is meant for enjoyment of music and not to fight on online forums about which is the best. It is subjective.

[@pointlesspotential9376]

How could you say something so controversial yet so brave?

[@jojogpt]

@@pointlesspotential9376 🤣

[@KTT94]

It matters if you often use EQ and use proper EQ techniques. I've always EQed most of my headphones to match or be close the harman target. Based on the review I've seen on these headphones that show a graph, they are pretty close to the harman curve. I do agree that graphs don't tell all of it, cause from my experience the same curve on a dynamic and a planar differ SIGNIFICANTLY. They present the sound in such a polarizing way.

[@The4thaggie]

You should join the $10 chat. You’re our kinda pal. I’m a forensics examiner by trade. I enjoy the risk and reward and discovery. I tend to buy things to audit Zeos and run them through the ringer. He knows I’d tear him a new asshole if it was undue hyperbole. I’m here at 5AM eating my words after 2 days treating them as a competitor to my Verite. You can measure all you want, but the measure of a man is his/her ability to act decisively and take risk with acceptance of potential failure

[@justina9914]

I dare you to post this on audiosciencereview

[@tikuanglin]

My 2nd ever comment ever on youtube. Thank you Zeos for the enthusiasm, followed your suggestion on 2 of my IEMS, and loved them. I will be getting a pair of these as well. However, Linsoul gave me the worst purchase experience ever on anything on internet. I live 2 hours flight away from China. When I ordered from Linsoul, my IEM took 27 days to get to me. Throughout this wait, I communicated with Linsoul over email and discord. Over the emails all the responses are canned messages. I got impatient and found the discord and talked to Deng there. He was able to communicate to their China team better, but he wasn't able to make the wait shorter, nor change the shipping to local China (SZ) where I have logistic company which I work with on a monthly bases for my business shipments for air or sea. I ship at least once a month from China to where I am and I order a bunch of stuff every single time on Taobao/etc and usually from the date of order to receiving them is less than 1 week, and that is inclusive of waiting for all my orders get to the logistic company in a spread of 3 days. I highly suggest anyone who are gonna buy these stay away from Linsoul.

[@11clouds]

To update people curious about shipping from Linsoul... I purchased on the 7th and got my ship notification today, says delivery is Jan 14th, lets goooooo

[@yoyodunno]

Aw yeah!! Can't wait for people to give impressions. Hoping I get a shipping confirmation from Linsoul for mine soon

[@mylifeisart]

Also to be noted. I bought on the 8th from Linsoul and has yet to be shipped. They said will be shipped at the end of the month. Sad. But eagerly waiting.

[@yoyodunno]

@@mylifeisart same here. I ordered around noon on the 8th. I guess there were a lot of people that already ordered or maybe their supply was more limited than expected

[@11clouds]

@@yoyodunno mine was on hold in Cincinnati for customs check, delivery date is now Friday the 15th

[@11clouds]

@@mylifeisart I’m hearing end of January

[@andreaszetterqvist4272]

GoldPlanar GL2000 the movie, your welcome ;)

[@ZReviews]

ova

[@magicdude2333]

ok, hearing that pedal sound on the sound demo on my m1060's sold me on this. thank you usa for that $600.

[@michaeladams8784]

I'm spending my stimulus on these. Thanks Zeos.

[@The4thaggie]

Cost me $38 or so. Best $40 headphone in the history of headphones (I’ve had them for 2 days)

[@lalamove8]

This headphone though is a paradigm changer. Makes me question Harman target and all. I cried when I listened to these.

[@JebsonofJeb]

So you liked them?

[@yoyodunno]

bump

[@lalamove8]

@@JebsonofJeb Of course!

[@lalamove8]

@@yoyodunno thx

[@bongofury3176]

I can confirm these are fantastic. Music is the only thing keeping me going

[@cchkuan]

Finished 70 hr burn in, really great hp. Hooked up to a50s stack which i also got off taobao. Using the perforated oval pads.... Very good sound stage. Bass is definitely good. The other guy andrew definitely is sketchy with his negative bias review. Will be getting the newer d shaped earpads soon to try out

[@alexwurst848]

Nice, let us know if there is a difference soundwise between the pads.

[@theodorezurla496]

Andrew got us all freaked out lol

[@cchkuan]

@@theodorezurla496 he deleted my post when i challenged him on his motives. I said that if he trully believed these were comparable but inferior to sundaras, why would he even need to mention aryas? The aryas are in completely price ranges to these. By his own logic, he wouldnt need to mention aryas...but he did..which meant he did the review with Z in mind and mentioned it in his video to take a jab at Z. I also mentioned that he purposely made negative toned statements like "it isnt as bad as it seems" to influence viewers. All of this adds up to seem like he went into his review not wanting to like these hp and was trying to nitpick based on a target harman cuve that everyone knows is inherently flawed

[@alkhalaf89]

​@@cchkuan This exactly what bothered me about andrew's review. if you watch his reviews he is a well collected and judgmental on a technical performance and price based on the harman curve. but his GL2000 review he seemed abit off and tried to trash the GL hard and he didnt ATLEAST make fair comparison to the price range that this comes with compared to other headphones and brought aryas/LCDx in the mix. I'm glad i got the pair before andrews review came out And these are my favorite headphones so far. Though, this is a typical problem with hype in general, you will find people targeting your judgment and not be objective about the matter as of what it is, and take it (indirectly) to the personal level, specially when you are well known in the space like Zeos.

[@bogdanmaidanik]

@@alkhalaf89 I think that Andy was a bit irritated by all the hype and laughable comparisons to Arya. I have Sundaras and my friend received GL2000 last Friday. I had a chance to compare them face to face after 24 hours of burning in of GL2000. IMHO, I would still prefer Sundara. GL2000 is just okey, somewhere better, somewhere worse, but definitely worse in price/performance ratio.

[@mrwiznmyr]

Bought. Thanks Zeos. Finally doing the upgrade. These with the smsl su-8, and the AAA 789, full balanced setup. Upgrading from Senn 650's with the schIIt stack.

[@theodorezurla496]

Now that's a nice beefy upgrade 👌👍

[@Woodzyowl0309]

"I haven't had a four knuckle in forever" - Zeos 2021 Interesting. I've been considering getting the Koss ESP/95x, but maybe I should consider these instead. I figure that since you like the Heresys, your taste is probably not too far from mine.

[@Skylancer727]

I have the 95X and these now, can definitely say these are far more resolving; no doubt about it. Both separation and sound staging are better on these. The only real advantages to the Koss are it's speed and imaging which is ungodly if you game with them. Though can definitely say the tone of these are far off the Koss. The Koss is slightly on the brighter side without being fatiguing (and I find the Tin T2 which Zeos loves already a bit too much). These are definitely a more fun headphone. These are definitely ill suited for mastering or monitoring while you could get away with the Koss. These are almost on opposite ends as the Koss is slightly bright with lacking bass but still the smack and these have tons of bass but slightly loose treble. Really depends what your preference is in tonality.

[@iComment87]

I've just got a set of these headphones a few days ago. At first I was cursing you, Zeos, as they really didn't deliver what I expected. They did do instrument separation great out of the box but they had this odd, muted, lifeless sound (hybrid pads). They made some live tracks I had sound good, some electronic stuff too but I was pretty disappointed otherwise. However, 34 hours of burn in later and this headphone is fantastic. It is how you describe it. I listened to the 'phone every 10ish hours of burn in and it was only after roughly 30 hours that they came to life. Once I was satisfied that they'd "burned in", I swapped the hybrid pads out for the leather pads and the additional low-end impact and well extended treble, really made these headphones deliver. They sound big, great instrument separation, decent low-end impact and then a fairly even response right up through the frequency range. I am now very happy with my purchase. From what I can gather, I believe that unit variation has played a part in how these have been received in the community but all's I can say is that I appear to have gotten a good pair. After a proper burn in, they are now my first choice headphone for almost any type of music I listen to. The artefacts from the compression are minor but do crop up every so often. However, not to the point where it ruins my listening experiencing. Fun, smooth and big sums my GL2000.

[@NerfMozambique]

I literally just got my Zeus' today........

[@danielf4000]

Then you can get these next :o But until then.. RIP... No the Zeus is a good headphone and just enjoy them, be happy :D

[@thecommandmaster4354]

I did the same :/

[@albertweedsteinthethuggeni7797]

Rip your wallet

[@hal9xxx321]

F

[@beegyahuna3743]

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[@MrBraz33]

I am really trying to give reasons to talk myself out of buying these right now. I don't need $600 headphones, but I want. Great review.

[@bosthebozo5273]

I felt the exact same way, but I pulled the trigger. They come tomorrow ill get back to you lol.

[@MrBraz33]

@@bosthebozo5273 I did the same thing lol. Mine are supposed to come Monday as well. I was going to have them Friday but DHL choose not to show even though it was listed as attempted delivery let's hope I actually get them. Hope you like yours.

[@thobiasmartin4768]

The GL2000 Are on Massdrop and Aliexpress For information

[@fikluk4118]

bought these because of you, my aeolus (wich I bought because of you too and a friends recommendation) are dusty now.

[@fikluk4118]

3 days until 2025: I didn't change my mind. I'm not buying headphones anytime soon because of these

[@LordVictorHalgaard]

There ARE graphs for that though... Though pretty much no one does anything other than Frequency Response these days.

[@thor8334]

hi zeos, after fucking 2 weeks of watching countless hours of planar reviews i decided to buy the gl2000 went on drop and they were on sale for 500 dollars and it's the double circuit magnetic version ! it'll be my first pair of high end headphones and the only thing i've listened to before these are the pc38x plugged into my mother board. i bought the ifi zen dac V2 to power them based on the review you recently made. your reviews are verry entertaining, much love

[@springbay1]

You know that you already have great audio gear, when you watch Z go absolute bonkers over the next big thing, and think to your self: I'll keep an eye out and see what the general opinion is for these in six months...

[@justina9914]

True.

[@Skylancer727]

Got mine from Massdrop today. And damn, no doubt they are my best headphones (others being the Koss ESP 95X and Ether CX). You get a huge detail boost over really either of them with more separation and imaging. As for soundstage it seems a bit wider than the CX but not much. But can say these are my first headphones where better amping definitely makes a difference. Even with the Ether CX I couldn't tell any difference between my phone, BTR5, or my SMSL SP200. These things are just perform way better with good amping. Zeos honestly to me might have under sold the clarity and separation to it. I don't regret buying it anymore.

[@justina9914]

@@Skylancer727 wow holy shit. Even more detailed than koss esp 95x? That's insane

[@Skylancer727]

@@justina9914 yeah I was really suprised myself. I knew people like Max Settings said the 95X wasn't top teir in detail retreaval but damn was it more than I expected. While the Koss definitely played sounds I didn't hear before, these were definitely an extra step above them. At least on my SP200. On a BTR5 it only sounded about on par with the Koss. These seem to be a bit more amp dependent then I'm used to. Though I can say I think I finally understand the "ethereal" tambour people always comment on electro stats. The Koss have this effect of making each note have it's own kind of slam to it making it sound more refined though a bit less realistic. Personally I kinda like it, but it does sound a bit unnatural. But these definitely are way less natural sounding than the Koss as their bass really is unnatural. Going back and forth between my headphones the Gold Planars just sound really weird, but they definitely do have more detail recovery. Just without that "ethereal" tambour. It's more that bass is so much more impactful than you expect and way more filled out. Will say though this is because it has really loose bass but somehow still stages different pitches in it. These things really dumbfound me. I guess I'll for now on listen more to Max Settings on what detail retrieval is as he said the Stax L700 made the ESP 95X sound laughable. Maybe he's a little better than Zeos at picking up the nuance of it. Though even now knowing what the ethereal sound is, I still find the Koss to probably be my most natural sounding headphone. It really does sound more like sound is just appearing beside my head vs these which definitely have a dark coloration to it. Plus the Koss you forget there is even something on your head while these things are heavy and a fair bit bigger. Would have been nice to have more like the Mr. Speaker style headband for weight control.

[@Enixious99]

I feel like I originally subscribed because of your ability to sell me things I can't afford

[@dominicgreen115]

Just got mine... they are unreal, soooooo good!

[@theodorezurla496]

Do you have any other headphones to compare them to and what is your amp that you are using? Thank you

[@dominicgreen115]

@@theodorezurla496 I have 58x, fiio fh7, meze neo, ZMF aeolus... powering with a ifi idsd sig and a topping DX7 pro

[@theodorezurla496]

@@dominicgreen115 and does the gl2000 blow them away?

[@dominicgreen115]

@@theodorezurla496 I can take them off, they are so good! If you are thinking about getting them, do it. you won't regret it! Go check out the hifi guide thread on them

[@RyzzaJ]

@@dominicgreen115 Even to the aeolus? I haven't heard them but interested in both.

[@tony_b]

I received a product with D shaped "hybrid" pads, I'm concerned that reviewers are not receiving a 1:1 product

[@jordanwehler7196]

Hmmm. Mine had the same pads stock that his did. I'm wondering if it's a manufacturing thing?

[@bongofury3176]

Me too - D shaped non memory foam hybrid pads as the second set - havent even tried them yet as the leather ones are memory foam and really comfortable for me

[@theodorezurla496]

Where did you purchase them?

[@Gramhex]

@@bongofury3176 i recommend trying the hybrid pads, i used the leather pads for about 2-3 weeks before i decided to try the hybrid ones and was pleasantly surprised

[@tonydillinger2553]

This is probably my 5th time watching this video and bad guy good audios video, Just waiting for my pair to show up on Monday.

[@JMAudioEditions]

worth the wait for sure- I lub mines

[@bosthebozo5273]

Same here

[@bluevoodooiv7072]

I'm proud to say that I held up to 34:00 min mark before buying them.

[@bongofury3176]

well done Sir - I only got to 21.00

[@SuperSilvi1990]

"Compress all my shit bruh...BRUH" hmmm kinda Sus Zeos....I'm buying them 🤣

[@brianfisher7385]

So, it sounds like it's safe to say these could be an endgame headphone for the masses. Would that be a correct assumption?

[@11clouds]

bought yesterday, hurry up Linsoul

[@The4thaggie]

I had them in 5 days. Ordered right before it exploded. Advantages of $10 tier

[@RealLoopine420]

Oh god now I'm scrambling to rebalance my budget to afford these. I did wanna get planars so I guess GL2000 > food.

[@ZReviews]

Food is free if you can catch squirrels with your bare hands.

[@claouslive]

@@ZReviews starving wont kill you. Starving is temporary. Not having these won't kill you. But you not having them might make you kill you. There is only once smart choice. Also saltine crackers are cheap.

[@RealLoopine420]

Ordered, can't wait to listen to fine tuned music while I eat my one month's supply of alphaghetti

[@TheChadXperience909]

Picked em up on Drop. And now.... The long wait begins.

[@ZReviews]

*Nights Watch Oath

[@DimIsHigh]

Dude, I ended up paying like 50€ more because I got them on Linsoul.. Are you kidding me? April? Nah bruh thanks

[@WalterWeight1]

Aaaannndddd $1350 later (for the gl2000 and honey), I’m happy to say I don’t think I’ll be upgrading for a long bloody time. Just ascended to another plane of existence that combo is so good!!!!!

[@dominicgreen115]

Ill be running mine off the ifi dsd sig. Hope its equally juicy!

[@theodorezurla496]

I'm still contemplating getting the honey ..that extra 700$ is killing me lol lmk if it's really worth it ..ps I own a 789/su9 and a ifi hipdac

[@beemo808]

I bought these but the pads they came with are a lot thinner than the ones in this video. I have to agree with DMS, they sound really hollow. These were the first expensive headphones I've ever bought, but it feels like a downgrade from my $20 KPH30i's. I don't know if they changed the design or their QC sucks, but I'm never buying anything from GoldPlanar again.

[@MsSaxist]

Fortunately I've seen this video on patreon and placed my order right away. I got from Gold Planar China directly, according to the staff there, they're already low on stock and new stock will only be available in Feb. Not to forget Feb is the month of Lunar New Year in China where they have long holidays, so there will definitely be delays!

[@Boyetto-san]

I always wondered about what DMS really means by compression. It's as if he's finding some way to make it suddenly a negative that cheaper headphones can bring out detail. Maybe there's something I'm still missing here between the "detail" in competent budget headphones vs. the "detail" in expensive headphones. I'm generally open to that possibility. But part of me can't help but think that this is just DMS not wanting to always find himself always praising good value the way Zeos learned to embrace. I know how it is to be doing these kinds of mental gymnastics because I work in academia. I've worked with lots of very smart and intelligent individuals, and a few of them just don't recognize how much they're really stretching a concept just to be able to explain something that's a lot simpler than they think it is. And with so many of DMS's viewers being the kinds of people who take it against Zeos for being a "shill", I can imagine that DMS privately revels in finding ways to explain why he has reservations over liking a headphone that seems too good to be true. It's great that DMS can acknowledge his own subjective tastes these days, but I do still feel these sorts of pretenses in him every now and then. Nothing against him or Zeos, really. We all have our pretenses in life. I just don't completely buy into the narrative that the same technology being employed by companies that just happen to have less clout, are somehow deserving of heavier scrutiny just because they don't have that "magic touch" that lets expensive headphone companies charge an arm and a leg for their own special and unique tuning that's SO completely differen't from the Chinese that can turn "compression" into "real detail". The whole appeal of ChiFi is in finding diamonds in the rough that punch far above their weight, and it feels like there are just forces at work trying to affirm why more traditionally-structured HiFi companies have something special that still lifts them above these upstarts, and hence continue justifying their pricetags. That's just my own take on the wider situation in the hobby right now.

[@steamstories1279]

SHP9500 also have this type of sound and still sounding quite dynamic, just some sounds are louder than usual.

[@DonutsReview]

It seems like most reviewers do not like V shaped, whether planar or dynamic. And I do notice this 'bias' here and there. Like the $150 Sivga SV021 are every bit as deserving as some HD599 yet most reviewers won't blink an eye when recommending $300 German Sennheiser's.

[@devast8r3436]

I ordered mine. Now just have to upgrade my dac/amp setup. Liquid Gold X here I come, and still trying to decide on a dac

[@theodorezurla496]

Smsl su-9 would be a dope match 👌

[@iknowyounot88]

32:10 Talking about drum localization. Making me extremely curious as to how the new Tool Album sounds with these 🤤Edit: Maybe introduce that LSD thing you mentioned if you give it a go. 😂

[@ImAcoastpedder]

Well...After many years of not having some really exceptional headphones, I’ve been on the hunt since Christmas. Reading and watching absolutely countless info. Just when I thought I decided on some, something made me change my mind and keep digging. Was about to throw in the towel and continue to just wait. And wait. Til I saw this and the sound demo. Never owned open back so I’m a lil excited to say the least. Zeos, u sold me dude 👍🏻 I went with Linsoul.

[@alkhalaf89]

Dude, I've been watching your videos for 2 weeks i have already spent 3k dollars. You are abusing my wallet..

[@ZReviews]

Shut up you love it. Now lets rent a private yacht to the Bahamas and Drink fancy drinks out of coconuts!

[@alkhalaf89]

@@ZReviews Sadly, never disappointed, I have already ordered These. Sigh, am on board.

[@marcfly810]

Thanks for the extremely honest review. The GL2000 surpasses all the hifiman headphones owned to date, the last one is the Ananda. I am not going to waste any more money on Hifiman products.. Lack of bass, prominent highs, choppy midrange, and lack of slam, plus they cost too much for what they offer. Hoping to see review on GL850 and GL1200 (ribbon and AMT transducers)

[@leos.9731]

Ordered them 10 minutes ago. I will leave a angry comment real bad if these suck. BEWARE OF MY CAPS LOCK ZEOS!!

[@ZReviews]

BRING IT ON I CAN CAPS LOCK TOO..

[@HauntedAbysss]

Same. Very caps lock... Seeing that Zeos likes low/missing treble I assume these have non existent Treb. So I'm worried

[@leos.9731]

@@HauntedAbysss yeah we'll see. I wanted to get into planar anyways and wanted to grab the zeus and than these showed up. I hope dms drops a review on them soon

[@kenneyt9]

@@leos.9731 i see no caps lock?

[@FriedEgg101]

Just ordered a pair from Amazon UK, cheers Linsoul UK. This will be my third pair of planars recommended by Z.

[@hectorg.7282]

The only thing I can conclude from this review is that either Zeos or DMS is going deaf. I will tell you who when I listen to these.

[@Rolleiflex_sl2000f]

Any update?

[@hectorg.7282]

@@Rolleiflex_sl2000f I have not heard them yet. I do not want to dish out the $600 to be desapointed, will wait to find a decent deal in the used market. However, I can tell you that DMS said the HD700 sound weird as well but they are just bright (not harsh). Easily fixed with some EQ. But on the other hand, Z likes everything. lol.

[@Rolleiflex_sl2000f]

@@hectorg.7282 yeah... I'm only looking at these because a pair of alpha primes slipped out of my grasp on the used market and I'm looking for a planar to replace that

[@hectorg.7282]

@@Rolleiflex_sl2000f For what I have heard the Alpha Prime are very well built and have a nice warm sound to them. I am actually more interested in a good pair of Hifiman Edition XX based on what I have heard (an upgrade to the HE4xx, which I like), there are some quality control issues with the Edition XX but we do dumb things in search of the sound signature we like.

[@HolaKyle]

I was looking to upgrade my HD 6XX and about 15 minutes into the review I stopped the video and used the Drop link in the description to purchase these. Now to finish the rest of the video! Then waiting a few months for them to arrive in the mail. Thank you for the review!

[@jaredferguson2999]

I'm upgrading from 6XX as well. What are some of your impressions?

[@blessedred]

Sooooo..... I'm guessing for gaming, competitive and casual, these will be amazing? I have DT1990s but would not mind having more flavor, sub bass, and sound stage in gaming and music.

[@jaredferguson2999]

The 1990s are hard to beat in any area really. No kidding you might have to jump to like the 800s to really be wowed

[@SMuasGames]

thanks ZEOS. this is going to be my first planar headphones.

[@nodoubt1616]

Zeos how does these sound against the Focal Elex? Which one would you buy?

[@The4thaggie]

The Focal Elex used to be my bronze medal. Now they have been kicked out of the rankings. Gold: Verite Closed Silver: GL2000 Double-Sided Bronze: DT880 600ohm I personally balance modded Honorable mention: Focal Elex. My second pair as the first came with dead driver from Drop They are wide and natural. About 90% my Verite closed after some burnin. ~15hrs ear time. Over 20 on driver

[@Gelatinmitril]

I love when Zeos go all out. Xxxx

[@hugocosta179]

"You can't measure everything" : thank you Zeos. Can someone post this at audiosciencereview forums? :)

[@josuad6890]

some things... can't be measured, or we don't know how to read them properly yet from FR graphs, like soundstage, imaging, etc. But, what graph can tell us is whether something is at least tonally balanced or not, and what we can expect out of it. Big bump in lower region? expect it to be bassy, or even muddy if overdone in midbass region. too big spike in upper region? Might be a treble dagger, etc. Graph tell us something, but not the end of the story. Also, i'm gonna quote a bit of what crin said in his latest stream: "Graph don't tell whether an IEM (or headphone) is good, but at least they can tell us when something is bad".

[@hugocosta179]

Exactly. Couldn’t agree more.

[@justina9914]

Asr forum is a massive circle jerk of idiots. I commented under a video that graphs can't measure timber, soundstage and imaging and someone replied that those aren't real

[@hugocosta179]

@@justina9914 ofc they aren’t real. If you can’t measure them they don’t exist :). More serious, some of those can be measured and you can’t adopt more sophisticated mechanisms like spectral decay analysis. In the end none of this is really important, it is helpful to eventually make a decision but what matters is: how does the product make you feel?

[@fastguitars4380]

UDATE : 1-9...... After i ordered them, yesterday, i got an email today 1-9 that said that they were backordered,... So, there you go.

[@kurt120032002]

you just described Arya. Not exaggerating, if I would just had the sound and skip the beginning, I would swear you are talking about Arya, but this kind of experience may never be your only headphone. You will always need at least another headphone aside of this. Am I going to buy these when I got Arya? No, but I am glad this level of sound went down in price, and and for all the shit I gave Zeos for not describing sound in DAC reviews, this is a good sound description, I do feel informed enough to make a decision. ps. If those are anything like Arya, you need to like a week of burn-in. Don't even bother before 100h mark and even then you still need more.

[@gmoeller18]

I have the same experience. Absolutely love my Arya.

[@cchkuan]

Just bought from their official taobao site last night and its already in transit. Price was a lot cheaper as well..

[@Artaois13]

I really wanted too but that looked like a nightmare to navigate through. Free shipping?

[@cchkuan]

@@Artaois13 yea. free shipping. it really isn't that hard. and they now have a buy option for international orders...looks like a lot of people are starting to go direct to them.

[@TheRealJuanNyebe]

Zeos describing his downhill from these heaphones is like post nut depresssion

[@johnparkerzabala]

I have never had planar and my first headphone are Meze 99 classics. I’m thinking of this GL 2000 now. Very much obliged and a double salute Capt. 😇🙏

[@jeremymanton5320]

The Mezes are a diamond in the rough. With a Yaxi stPad2 pad swap the 99’s are now the most enjoyable headphones that I own. Well worth the extra $45 for the pads.

[@johnparkerzabala]

@@jeremymanton5320 very much obliged👏😇

[@oblio44]

Z, if you owned the Hifiman Ananda would you trade for these? Sell the Ananda and buy the GL2000 double magnet - even dollars? Is the sound worthy of selling the Ananda? Thanks in advance

[@jaredferguson2999]

He's not gonna answer but if he says these kill the LCDX then the answer is probably yes

[@oblio44]

@@jaredferguson2999 Z did reply some days ago. He said " no trade". I sold my Ananda & my DT177X and bought open-box Arya. I'm done!

[@jaredferguson2999]

@@oblio44 Z came in clutch 💀 excellent gear hope you enjoy

[@gingkaize]

Man now I want to see you re-review 009 in unleashed mode lol

[@Gelatinmitril]

Someone send him 009s please

[@V4zz33]

Zeos, how does this compare to the Meze Empyrean? Do they beat that as well, sound wise? Thanks for my bed time story!;)))