Z Review - Advanced Alpha's (I like them a lot, seriously)

[@flat6_music]

28:04 You almost nailed it, Z. You're getting better at this!

[@jr-nb6mj]

-for patient people only, that's why so long -watches z-review in 0.5 speed because i'm so patient.

[@Xsetsu]

Pfft, 1.5x Z is always hardcore!

[@ZReviews]

Oh Advanced contacted me, Updated their Freq Graph and swapped the power handling. Those numbers I still think are wrong.

[@kennethschoen7796]

Z Reviews Updated based on what you said or re-measured their headphones?

[@alphazoomii9408]

Yea the new graph isn't MUCH better..... it's not quite scary but it still has that crazy peak but then a big dip in the highs as well.

[@kennethschoen7796]

alphazoom II But the dip is 3k ish instead of seven. An improvement to be sure.

[@kennethschoen7796]

alphazoom II Still a 10db peak though lol

[@alphazoomii9408]

:D

[@hassabsaeed9993]

one of the 3 pairs sold on mass drop is now in eBay :)

[@antoinep9733]

You’ve been sniffing the special sugar again, haven’t you Zeos? Normally when I’m 18 minutes in, and none the wiser about how they sound, I get a little grumpy, but you were on fire here, funny as hell 👏🏼

[@JoshuaValour]

Hey, what are you doing here? lol

[@arthurwatts1680]

The Alphas look like Beyerdynamic and HiFiMan got drunk at a Christmas party and neither wants to take responsibility for the result ;) Correct me if I' wrong, Mr Z. but aren't the Mr Speakers Alpha Prime your favorite Alpha headphones ??

[@jb678901]

29:20 Are these headphones powered by natural gas?

[@AndrewHadi07]

YESSSS IM waiting for that Q5 Review from you ! Worth the 30 min just for this haha.

[@BG-fo4si]

27:45 but the cable that comes with NightHawks is pretty decent, isn't it?

[@WereInATightSpot]

Congrats on the 100k!

[@fd1053]

Will you do a Fiio Q5 review?

[@ZReviews]

Of Course you horse of course of course because noone can fuck with my horse of course.

[@ironosenshicas]

hey zeos which headphone has better imaging the advanced,hd660s,ath-ad2000x or the dt 1990 pro

[@trolledyousilly220]

InnerFidelity said that that around the kHz range sounded very off for female singers/certain instruments. Is this at all true?

[@dyadyaBOB]

Listening to you describe how they sound and adequately powering them reminds me of my Ultrasone Pro 2900. I had a similar journey with my 2900 until I found an amp that can deliver enough power, even when you think it's enough power, it isn't.

[@masterxyr]

Hell of a review, great entertainment. One question though. Where did you go that you had to drive 8 hours to?

[@dizzycheeser1920]

whats the name of the song 19:00 ?been searching it for like an hour

[@thechef5531]

At 20:27 , X1 & X2 , what cans are you referencing? Thanks

[@walpol3]

The Chef philips fidelio X1 and X2 i think

[@davidmason8212]

Philips fidilio x2

[@rado3714]

I assume a Nuraphone review is coming(¿).

[@Damien_N]

Hey Zeos, i know you gave the Oppo PM-3 a go, but have you tried the PM-2 or their expensive twin the PM-1?

[@fd1053]

👍 for T-Shirts!

[@seigiknight7959]

Looks like aplha's instrument separation have good reviews, how are they compared to the likes of HD800S, Focal Utopia, ADX5000 etc ?

[@Skylancer727]

I curious, what is your opinion of the nuraphones? I constantly hear mixed opinions and don't feel the money is worth the risk.

[@caleb8410]

will a schiit stack drive these properly?

[@Plumcraziness]

Why is there a leather bandaid stuck to Zeos' equipment rack?

[@mikhailtessier1]

Any update on the balanced cables? I am looking at these headphones with something like the Schiit Jotunheim.

[@adeelzero1445]

Hey Zeos, you haven't mentioned the LCD-X's in a long while. Do you still think they are one of the best? I started saving way back when you uploaded the review. Now I finally own one and they sound majestic. I went totally blind because of your review and I have no regrets. So do you think I should go further than this? Also, Can you do a comparison video of different Planars?

[@MFHRaptor]

AdeelZero LCD-X is my dream too. I think it's an end-game in that technology and price category. If you want to go for something else, consider something completely different.. like Stax L-700 for example. (It's the reason I skipped LCD-X to save for Stax + Energizer)

[@adeelzero1445]

I might but that Build quality and reliability is a concern since they come straight from japan.

[@MFHRaptor]

Build quality concerns? You can't be serious! This should never be a concern. You're making things up! Anyhow, to each his own.. I guess.

[@adeelzero1445]

MFHRaptor i only meant the L series lol

[@danielphd290]

They have changed the graphic on their website. Now, apparently it has a10db spike at 4-4.5k. Still weird....

[@daristotell]

Zh have you listened to the Devil May Cry games ost? They are pretty awesome!

[@altops4490]

I wanted to know what would be a recommended replacement for my work place soundlinkII Speaker? its old and starting to show.

[@xivix6710]

Z, can you make a video on pairing headphones with dacs ? I have a warm IEM's and I was worried if bought a warn dac then it will be too much. So am looking now at flat dacs. Or is it just trail and error ?

[@lambdastorm7787]

I wonder how it compares to that russian planar you reviewed a few days ago.

[@KojiCO-ConvinceM]

Okay, you’re describing the characteristics of the Bowers and Wilkins P9 signatures, Never in my life have I seen a pair of headphones change so drastically with power, Mind blowing imaging, outstanding control soundstage that’s represented as a complete 360° So powerful so come on then so euphoric it scares me how much my HD 800 S have taken a back seat The bastards need 200 hours of burning to show what they really made of though Get them in if you get a free moment

[@emrglm8979]

Haven't watched more than two minutes yet, but just to clarify, the OEM version is for sale only for bulk on alibaba, aswell as some of Advanced's other IEMs

[@seigiknight7959]

What's the name ? Or any link ?

[@DamienRamirez]

Hi, just curious if there is a headset thats inbetween the PHillips shp9500 (nice accurate sound) & Superlux 668 (wide soundstage with bass thats almost perfect). I'm using a Sennheiser gsx 1000 in stereo mainly to run them (PC gaming + some music)

[@DamienRamirez]

I'm guessing its the X1/X2's from phillips?

[@blaneglover2627]

What are some really nice trs 1/4 to same cables like brand or maybe someone that does custom ones

[@commenter9703]

Advanced for some reason is using TR for their 2.5mm which is not how you do it. Everyone such as Hifiman uses TS out of TRS for their cables. So if you have a Hifiman cable they won’t work. You need 2.5mm mono.

[@Leon-nr1mu]

Any idea who makes that cable? I want something like that...

[@danieljohnson4284]

do you think one of the cups may be phase reversed?

[@KALTBLUTWOLF1]

You said that these need proper amplification, but you didn't mention any numbers. I also don't know the name of the amp in front of you to look it up. I have a Schiit Magni 3 which has a Hi/Lo gain switch (1.4 (3db) or 7 (17db)). Will it's high gain setting do these justice? Or do I need a bigger amp for these?

[@GUYANAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA]

These or the 660?

[@Ваня156-ю1л]

Will you do a demo review of AKG K812 ?

[@Trevr609]

What headphones do you recommend for mixing? I make Lo-fi and various hip hop beats along with vocals and various samples mainly utilizing piano.

[@commenter9703]

Also Zeos. The 2.5mm Periapt cables you have all use old connectors they no longer use. They only use 2.5mm mono with these super long connectors that will fit into any deep recessed port, so they would work on the 1More you said your Peraipt cables wouldn’t work on.

[@ZReviews]

Noted

[@CookieCrumbles222]

How do you change your backgrounds? do you make a new one all the time or do you have a program that changes it for you? And if so how can I get this program lol.

[@trolledyousilly220]

You can get Wallpaper Engine on Steam for like $4 and you can browse thousands of moving wallpapers that you can download from the Steam Workshop for free. Cool thing is that you can use Wallpaper Engine even without a full, verified version of Windows 10.

[@RudraxT]

zreviews please tell the difference between the sound quality of fiio k1 and e10k when used with speakers with desktop,how much difference is there

[@LordNeoth]

Hey, I have a question, how do you convert a mp3 data file into a wav file? Greetings from Austria, I realy like your videos.

[@GrumpiestKitten]

Not sure why you would want to do something like that. The only thing that's gonna happen is that you make the file bigger. But if you really want to you can download Foobar2000. Import the file into a playlist, right click and choose convert. In the context menu select "...". In the opening converter setup choose WAV as the output format. Hit convert.

[@BG-fo4si]

Are they good enough to become replacement for my 4xx?

[@kjkombat]

Whats the name of that crazy gold headphone in the back?

[@GrumpiestKitten]

That abomination is the Telefunken Aqusta.

[@haruhir0]

What about the final audio f7200 cables ;)

[@thestig301]

Hey Z, Please review the Sony MDR 1AM2, and review also the astell kern bluetooth receiver xb10.

[@langland]

Who are talking in the background in the first half? My headphone is so good. I can put up the chat.

[@trolledyousilly220]

Trying to decide between these and the Beyerdynamic DT770 Pro 80 Ohms. I plan on gaming with them yet I still love to go to audio heaven with them. I like bass but too much bass. Hmm...

[@fd1053]

Would you allow me to buy the Aune S7 right now. I really want to buy it now, but i hesitate to buy things blind.

[@ZReviews]

Go for it.

[@trolledyousilly220]

Is the Fiio A3 a good amp for it?

[@murphy8636]

Aune X1s or nfb 11.28? Should I save the money and hassle and go with the aune? $250 vs. $330

[@mauriciovzqs973]

Murphy The Aune is constantly at 199 on Massdrop I think the NFB28 is on another league , not only in price , but performance too Both are good tho , very good

[@theonetuby]

An nfb11.28 or an r2r11 will almost run circles around the x1s, especially if you need the extra current for driving planars well. Get the audiogd if you can afford it.

[@theonetuby]

Too bad they both charge $50 shipping from China, though. That massdrop price is sweet, indeed.

[@Skylancer727]

I drive with the MSR7 and the Fiio Q1 mark 2.

[@nathanfarris4660]

Do a review on the audio tec ad700x

[@SteadfastWL]

Hey Zeos! These are 3 grams lighter!

[@colemanjones4374]

I've been looking for a well built, metal set of cans for a month or so now and these definitely have caught my eye. I know there's a price difference, but what do you think would be better for gaming; a fidelio x2, or these? Any other recommendations would be appreciated

[@colemanjones4374]

Also what pads did you put on these?

[@av0511]

Marshall Monitor review? Please bro :)

[@TheKillerKlok]

What frequency response graph did you look at? It clearly wasn't the that comes up when you google advanced alpha frequency response graph... that this fucking website won't let me link... The one I am looking at is pretty reasonable and doesn't have that spike... from what I understand getting frequency response stuff right is a difficult thing... someone fucked up.

[@nick_hf]

link to rack mount vu meter?

[@nick_hf]

i need it

[@AJC-kh5rh]

Hey Zeos, I have yet another question Do your mackie mr624s hiss? I recently got one (one of the monitors the other one is on the way) and I noticed while I was playing with the volume level on the back of it and the knob on my R2R-11 to find the perfect level that there was hissing coming from the monitors tweeter. Was it possible I could have given it to much power through the R2R that it caused damage? Or no? I will note that the hiss is something I had to look for because I was close to the monitor adjusting the audio levels also I did not remember hearing it during my first 2 days with it. this is my third. ps: I just want to say thank you for answering all of the previous questions I have ever asked. I am new in the audiophile community so I am a novice basically when it comes to everything. It leads me to ask a lot of questions.

[@ZReviews]

Hiss is normal on most powered monitors. You aren't suppose to put your ear right up to the drivers.

[@AJC-kh5rh]

ok, I just wanted to make sure nothing was wrong with them, and that I wouldn't have to send them back and get them replaced. Thanks again Zeos and keep up these great reviews.

[@markyexley9440]

Just because something is not illegal - does not mean it is not stupid

[@Dylan_N02]

So are these wall worthy?

[@checkyoursixgaming]

original reviews of advanced alphas were not well reviewed. That being said, Advanced Alphas, Hifiman Sundara's, or LCD2C?

[@lumntoob999]

Cut off the stock cables 3.5mm plug and you could attach a 2.5trrs or xlr to the stock cable. There are four wires inside every headphone cable that has two plugs on the headphone side.

[@Sanjarih]

TH-X00 or T60RP?

[@MolaDunno]

I'm one of those ppl who joined the drop (it might be end with 6 or 8 ppl join) bass was good. cable short on desk. light weight, agree. swallow ear pad really good... BUT.. there are problem on my experience. 1. peak at 7~10khz(depends on pads or mods). it make me hard to long listen. I tried reduce that peak with alliexpress alt vegan pad, kitchen felt, ebay beyer dt foam. it could be less. but not fully. 2. front/rear hinge which were hold the each side ear part was easily break out from the ear part. so, now, I cant use headphone.

[@litsaudio]

you can use 8 inch shoes box to loose them

[@mikeello35]

The cable from my HE400s works with my Alpha's

[@commenter9703]

The 1More Triple Driver Over Ear also claims max input power of 50mW.

[@ZReviews]

So Many Lies

[@thechef5531]

Better than the he560?

[@Lokarbtuna]

Those are really nice nail clippers.

[@timo5229]

wtf why are there comments from 1 month ago?

[@devontoner]

Swingline He releases reviews unlisted for patrons before listing them for KZbin

[@ZReviews]

Patrons Pay to put them there and annoy people.

[@timo5229]

i got u

[@tremot7143]

I'm here for the no-nonsense, fully subjective, reference loaded, profanity rich, unstructured shit show. You sir, did not dissapoint! That being said, if I'm gonna buy a set of headphones or dac/amp your reviews and DMS3TV are the only ones I'd deem worth watching.

[@KB0B0]

28:05 ooof almost had it

[@jonnyboi9026]

They look like beyerdynamic dt 990's but with planar.

[@dnalekaw4699]

I remember when you first put them on on stream.

[@B9scrambler]

Was waiting for this. Alpha is fantastic imo.

[@TheHonestAudiophile]

Hey Zeos, just wanted to let you know that I have found 3 cables that work great with the Alpha. For SE the Hifiman OFC hybrid cable works just awesome and looks amazing to boot even if it is a tad stiff. Then I found two cables on EBay from BushManCablez from seller www.ebay.com/usr/kicker20000, randomly has products available. I purchased both a SE and a balanced cable from him. Both are high quality and work with the Alpha. I have found that on my pair, any and all cables including the stock have to be wiggled just a little to find the connection spot. I do not have as much of that issue with the BushManCablez. Once the spot is found, I haven't had an issue with it moving around or falling out. I love my Advanced Alpha using the balanced out from my Aune X7s.

[@thor2792]

Review w5000!!

[@CapProminent]

So are these fun or serious headphones in games?

[@ZReviews]

I want to lean hard towards serious. But I have fun with them.

[@CapProminent]

Z Reviews I feel like I should ask you to play Rainbow Six Siege when referring to serious headphones for sound whoring. 😂

[@mathyoooo2]

22:46 lmao I couldn't stop laughing

[@MosoKaiser]

Queen of foam blocks.

[@emphase6]

I want to ask how gaming is on these, but I'm only 32 minutes into the video, so you may get to it.

[@TheMysteriousKnight]

7:23 OOF!

[@ProudNothing]

Quasi sound-fields forever

[@Redliger54]

Anyone want to sell me a pair of their Alphas? They're discontinued now :(

[@AresWasTaken]

I think a headphone's sound quality shouldn't depend on it's power source. Like if you bought an overly bright headphone, and you need to pair an overly dark amp to fix them, you probably shouldn't have bought them in the first place. That said I do like the red ring to indicate right but is the red ring worth 500?

[@hyp0xia428]

Unfortunately, due to factors like damping, current and voltage requirements, impedance, and SPL, the amplifier plays an enormous role in determining how a headphone sounds. I agree that you shouldn't be buying am amplifier to "fix" a headphone that doesn't match your sound signature preferences, but you still have to take the headphone into consideration when selecting an amplifier or you wind up like Zeos plugging a low impedance, low SPL headphone into an output transformerless tube amplifier with high output impedance and getting distortion before it gets loud enough.

[@joshgascon7087]

Thank goodness headphone quality does not depend on what you think!😉

[@junglist82]

Next up Z reviews an 8 ball.

[@HenryFanboy]

These headphones just look like Zeos if he had to be a headphone. Good cables. Red is right. Put some nice juicy leather skin pads. Heavy. Sweaty

[@jasonlax4112]

First... Classic review Z.

[@thejackofclubs]

its illegal to wear headphones while driving in pennsylvania

[@trolledyousilly220]

thejackofclubs any cop seeing you drive with those swagger headphones is going to question their existence

[@1Pings]

The OEM still sell for around 150 bucks that's why they flopped on MassDrop because someone posted the link where to buy them on Massdrop. But, Massdrop took down the link to these cheap rip-offs. The OEM is named the TimbreTek Play2 which is sold out on Alibaba but they still can be found.

[@Moth665]

I never seen your face and i don't care, but i imagine you as Jack Black.

[@functionaldoc5054]

They look like a copy of LCD-MX4 .

[@noon6]

I drive all the time with my m40's :)

[@ared18t]

Damnit z you made them sell out -_-

[@ryanchenoweth5673]

What a freak! 😆😆😆