Dude still responding to comments a few months ago on a video two years old. Love that. Also, I came here thinking, I'm really happy with my LCD-X. I wonder if there's anything similar that takes things to the next level. Then I hear "this is a perfected LCD-X. It's so far ahead of it it's not even funny." So I am now STOKED about hearing my V2s which arrive in a few days. Got a stonking deal on them on ebay. Even without all that, this was a really enjoyable style of review. Subbed instantly, dude. More please.
Welcome to the fam 🐅 Audio products, especially flagship, do not have an expiry date, and people who are new to the hobby and are joining the hobby and are enthusiastic and have questions, deserve to have those needs met And that’s what I’m here for 🐅
Still one of my favourite tuned Headphones, it’s fantastic, requires some serious umpf in the power department, and hide your wallet, because the reviews from this point, going to crazy territory
@@ConvinceMeAudio not sure if you'll see this comment...so I got an incredible deal on a Burson Conductor 3 Reference amp/dac, as well as the Diana V2. A local dealer has offered a stunning deal on an XI Audio Formula S. Now, I don't *need* one. But would you recommend it for pairing with the Burson? Should I expect much improvement in comparison to the Burson?
@@cancerparty hey bud, glad you got a wonderful deal, in regards to the unit I honestly don’t know because no Burson or the second one you mentioned has come in for a review and I’ve never come across it to test so it’s very difficult to say
This is a great video man. You got yourself a sub. I've been going back and forth between buying the V2 and the Meze. I listen to a lot of metal, EDM, and Jazz, so this headphone seems perfect. I am definitely a basshead, but I have a feeling the V2 will still provide enough bass for me.
Welcome, glad it was useful, one of my favourite headphones, genuinely even now If that deal in the US is still available, it’s an absolute steal Welcome to the fam 🐅
@@ConvinceMeAudio Thanks mate - great to be here! And yes - just ordered the coffee (noone seems to have them so I guess it will be a point of difference. Regardless, very excited. I have a Topping A30 Pro amp (5w) and SMSL DO200MK2 Dac -will that pair ok? ALso having a Eufonika hybrid tube amp being made and a Geshelli J2 with AKM chip - thoughts on all that? Thanks heaps!!
@@andrewkateb it’s a start, the few takeaways are These are source dependent, they scale up, and they will grow with you, as your chain grows But that set up will get you a little way into the performance of the headphones, by no means will it be the higher end of the headphones performance But it’s OK that can come later right, unless you have none of these things, and you were looking at them to purchase, and if that’s the case, give me a price point, and I’ll point you somewhere else
I'm choosing right now between these and Verite opens on ebay, with Tungstens on the way in a few months. Listen to all sorts so I'm torn, but with the Tungstens and Ayra Steaths, the Verite might be a good opposiing sound. But I love the lightness of these.
V2 are extremely special and all three Headphones are very different from each other. I think you’re going to have a difficult time letting them go when you’ve got them all with you,
Great review, nice work. I have a pair of these as well and your description very closely aligns with my experience. I’m a bit of a bass head so I needed to add a bass shelf using eq in order to love these. I’m running them off a Sennheiser HDV820 and have been wondering if I’d see much improvement from a Topping A90/D90 stack. I’m curious to hear your thoughts.
Welcome to the fam Glad you enjoyed the review. The HTVD is a high impedance amplifier, it works with some planar headphones like absolute magic, where it shouldn’t, because it was designed for high impedance headphones, but the thing is I can immediately tell you will be a downgrade from the HDVD will be the following Imaging staging and the organic nature You will probably get more of a good technical speed in regards to the bass region on the a 90 Also the A90 will provide a much more colder tonality this could either be a detriment or a benefit depending on your preference to some people it could sound a little dry But with a D90SE it’s been really good it would be a different experience to the HDVD and I have a feeling you would probably go from one to the other and back again depending on your mood
Wow, it almost makes me want to try them. I did try the 1266 next to the Susvara and while 1266 was very detailed, it lacked the Susvara's passion. I also wonder how well these would Tube. Sus and VC are better on Tubes, even the 1266 does better on Tubes.
The elite, stealth, LCD5, LCDR, utopia, stellia and 1266 will be coming in between now and the next 3 to 6 months hoping three months, so yes keep an eye out. MezeAudio Empyrean is one of my favourite headphones, as I stated in the review, so I am thoroughly excited for the Elite
When we are looking at a summit tear headphones The cost of the headphones themselves is just a start, you need a DAC and amplifier of similar performance to get the best out of it, always ending up being a 10 to 15 K chain
The fundamental problem with the a 90 is its volume pot But I don’t recommend in my video taking this route of using a gold point stepped attenuator adding an extra £500 to the price point of that amplifier Because things have changed a lot this video is quite old and there are new units on the market I believe topping addressed this issue themselves with the latest version of the a90 with a much better potentiometer,
Quite honestly I would have a very difficult time choosing between these two headphones probably two of my favourite headphones of all time alongside susvara The tonality and total balance of these is remarkable but the imaging staging and base impact of EMP why is extraordinary. Using the right amplifier, but either way you honestly can’t go wrong If you were to ask me? You would still be waiting for an answer 24 hours later whilst I was sitting there arguing with myself Welcome to the fam
Hi this is one of the headphones im considering as an upgrade in the future to my setup, it may not compare at all, but as a reference for me, which headphone from lower tier flagships would this sound signature be most similar to if at all compared to things like focal clear og/mg, arya, lcd x hd 800 which i have heard
It’s very different to all of those, but within the same ballpark or the same county LOL, maybe the clear OG it’s a dog sound signature slightly warm depending on your chain little bit laid-back and beautiful
Does the outstanding performance of the Abyss models with electronic music apply to all Dianas? In other reviews, the Diana always had the reputation of being a "bass monster". Would you subscribe to that? Would the Diana be a good counterpart to the Susvara especially for electronic music or are both models rather similar in sound?
Very, very different in sound characteristics but yes they are excellent for electronic music the MR, or the TC which is a little bit more spicy would do a nice job without adout The problem with SUS is you need the proper chain to really get the best out of it and get the best out of electronic music with it. These are far easier to deal with.
@@ConvinceMeAudio Thank you very much! My Bliss actually has enough power for the Susvara, but in my opinion the Susvara is fundamentally not made for electronic music. That's why a Diana would be a good addition. Thank you and have a nice weekend!
I prefer the tuning on V2 it’s one of my favourite tuning sound in headphones period But I’ve not spent too long with TC, technically I think it might be better. Hopefully it will come in after the review of the a B 1260 6TC is finish
That is the DMS mod, makes the headband ultra comfortable and blends in perfectly You do not want to use these headphones without that mud it’s just a hard piece of leather otherwise
@@ConvinceMeAudio That's not it, the DMS mod was about changing the earpads a bit, opening them and shaving off a few mm of foam from the top. I was asking about the headband cause I use a Beyerdynamic custom one headband, the one that wraps over with a velcro and I was interested what was that thing that you have glued on them.
I would say, atrium is more comfortable better looking better base response biggest stage and I would pick it over this I think Detail the Diana might edit out a tiny bit, and transparency too I think Also it’s quicker But the atrium overall I think is a better headphone
You should definitely audition before putting down this kind of money. This pair in the review, has the DMS modded pads and headband and makes it extremely comfortable, for my head shape, but not having that comfortable cushion up top even for me that is a fricking stretch
@@ConvinceMeAudio Yeah true Its a lot of money to commit without knowing if they'll work for me. Maybe I'll buy used so if they don't work out for me I can just sell them and break even. Not got anywhere in person to try them and don't really want to risk trusting a websites returns policy if I don't enjoy them.
I am considering selling mine at the moment to fund some more equipment like the LCD5 for review, are you based in UK or EU? £2000 with custom Viking weave cables as well
To our newcomers welcome, to the old crew welcome back.
How have you been finding the Diana? What’s been your verdict.
Looking forward to your Diana MR review!
Finished watching the review , instantly subscribed . Very detailed and amazing review . Waiting for 1266 review
Welcome to the fam
Dude still responding to comments a few months ago on a video two years old. Love that. Also, I came here thinking, I'm really happy with my LCD-X. I wonder if there's anything similar that takes things to the next level. Then I hear "this is a perfected LCD-X. It's so far ahead of it it's not even funny." So I am now STOKED about hearing my V2s which arrive in a few days. Got a stonking deal on them on ebay.
Even without all that, this was a really enjoyable style of review. Subbed instantly, dude. More please.
Welcome to the fam 🐅
Audio products, especially flagship, do not have an expiry date, and people who are new to the hobby and are joining the hobby and are enthusiastic and have questions, deserve to have those needs met
And that’s what I’m here for 🐅
Still one of my favourite tuned Headphones, it’s fantastic, requires some serious umpf in the power department, and hide your wallet, because the reviews from this point, going to crazy territory
@@ConvinceMeAudio not sure if you'll see this comment...so I got an incredible deal on a Burson Conductor 3 Reference amp/dac, as well as the Diana V2. A local dealer has offered a stunning deal on an XI Audio Formula S. Now, I don't *need* one. But would you recommend it for pairing with the Burson? Should I expect much improvement in comparison to the Burson?
@@cancerparty hey bud, glad you got a wonderful deal, in regards to the unit I honestly don’t know because no Burson or the second one you mentioned has come in for a review and I’ve never come across it to test so it’s very difficult to say
I strongly suspect that listening to you describe these headphones is more enjoyable than listening to them =)!
This is a great video man. You got yourself a sub.
I've been going back and forth between buying the V2 and the Meze. I listen to a lot of metal, EDM, and Jazz, so this headphone seems perfect. I am definitely a basshead, but I have a feeling the V2 will still provide enough bass for me.
I’m glad you enjoyed it, welcome to the fam
Oh they definitely have enough bass it’s just depends on the amplifier, when I placed it on the benchmark AHP two I was blown away
Wow, you get a men’s toiletry bag- I can store my manscaped in by my headphones!
Good review sir.
😉🐅
Great review mate - very detailed!!! Someone else just told me I need these for heavy metal so will most likely grab on special. Thanks!
Welcome, glad it was useful, one of my favourite headphones, genuinely even now
If that deal in the US is still available, it’s an absolute steal
Welcome to the fam 🐅
@@ConvinceMeAudio Thanks mate - great to be here! And yes - just ordered the coffee (noone seems to have them so I guess it will be a point of difference. Regardless, very excited. I have a Topping A30 Pro amp (5w) and SMSL DO200MK2 Dac -will that pair ok? ALso having a Eufonika hybrid tube amp being made and a Geshelli J2 with AKM chip - thoughts on all that? Thanks heaps!!
@@andrewkateb it’s a start, the few takeaways are
These are source dependent, they scale up, and they will grow with you, as your chain grows
But that set up will get you a little way into the performance of the headphones, by no means will it be the higher end of the headphones performance
But it’s OK that can come later right, unless you have none of these things, and you were looking at them to purchase, and if that’s the case, give me a price point, and I’ll point you somewhere else
@@ConvinceMeAudio All good mate - I have that gear now but plan to upgrade in a year or so, so happy to have some recommendations then. Thanks heaps!!
I'm choosing right now between these and Verite opens on ebay, with Tungstens on the way in a few months. Listen to all sorts so I'm torn, but with the Tungstens and Ayra Steaths, the Verite might be a good opposiing sound. But I love the lightness of these.
V2 are extremely special and all three Headphones are very different from each other. I think you’re going to have a difficult time letting them go when you’ve got them all with you,
Great review, nice work. I have a pair of these as well and your description very closely aligns with my experience. I’m a bit of a bass head so I needed to add a bass shelf using eq in order to love these. I’m running them off a Sennheiser HDV820 and have been wondering if I’d see much improvement from a Topping A90/D90 stack. I’m curious to hear your thoughts.
Welcome to the fam
Glad you enjoyed the review.
The HTVD is a high impedance amplifier, it works with some planar headphones like absolute magic, where it shouldn’t, because it was designed for high impedance headphones, but the thing is I can immediately tell you will be a downgrade from the HDVD will be the following
Imaging staging and the organic nature
You will probably get more of a good technical speed in regards to the bass region on the a 90
Also the A90 will provide a much more colder tonality this could either be a detriment or a benefit depending on your preference to some people it could sound a little dry
But with a D90SE it’s been really good it would be a different experience to the HDVD and I have a feeling you would probably go from one to the other and back again depending on your mood
Thanks for the review!
Wow, it almost makes me want to try them. I did try the 1266 next to the Susvara and while 1266 was very detailed, it lacked the Susvara's passion. I also wonder how well these would Tube. Sus and VC are better on Tubes, even the 1266 does better on Tubes.
Great review as always👍, will you get the new Meze audio elite or Audeze CRBN? Please make a highend headphone comparison!
The elite, stealth, LCD5, LCDR, utopia, stellia and 1266 will be coming in between now and the next 3 to 6 months hoping three months, so yes keep an eye out.
MezeAudio Empyrean is one of my favourite headphones, as I stated in the review, so I am thoroughly excited for the Elite
AB-1266 Phi TC is the only thing that would fit me! but 5k is a hard thing to buy
When we are looking at a summit tear headphones
The cost of the headphones themselves is just a start, you need a DAC and amplifier of similar performance to get the best out of it, always ending up being a 10 to 15 K chain
Have you tried the Diana PHI TC? Wondering how they compare?
Hi. I’m thinking of getting these headphones. What did you say that you did to the topping a90 to make it sound better?
The fundamental problem with the a 90 is its volume pot
But I don’t recommend in my video taking this route of using a gold point stepped attenuator adding an extra £500 to the price point of that amplifier
Because things have changed a lot this video is quite old and there are new units on the market I believe topping addressed this issue themselves with the latest version of the a90 with a much better potentiometer,
Subbed off this vid. I was debating these or the Empyrean but have heard the Empyrean have issues with detail. These seem like the sweet spot.
Quite honestly I would have a very difficult time choosing between these two headphones probably two of my favourite headphones of all time alongside susvara
The tonality and total balance of these is remarkable but the imaging staging and base impact of EMP why is extraordinary. Using the right amplifier, but either way you honestly can’t go wrong
If you were to ask me? You would still be waiting for an answer 24 hours later whilst I was sitting there arguing with myself
Welcome to the fam
Hi this is one of the headphones im considering as an upgrade in the future to my setup, it may not compare at all, but as a reference for me, which headphone from lower tier flagships would this sound signature be most similar to if at all compared to things like focal clear og/mg, arya, lcd x hd 800 which i have heard
It’s very different to all of those, but within the same ballpark or the same county LOL, maybe the clear OG it’s a dog sound signature slightly warm depending on your chain little bit laid-back and beautiful
For Hip-Hop and R&B, which headphone would you recommend: Diana V2 or Focal Stellia?
Does the outstanding performance of the Abyss models with electronic music apply to all Dianas? In other reviews, the Diana always had the reputation of being a "bass monster". Would you subscribe to that? Would the Diana be a good counterpart to the Susvara especially for electronic music or are both models rather similar in sound?
Very, very different in sound characteristics but yes they are excellent for electronic music the MR, or the TC which is a little bit more spicy would do a nice job without adout
The problem with SUS is you need the proper chain to really get the best out of it and get the best out of electronic music with it. These are far easier to deal with.
@@ConvinceMeAudio Thank you very much! My Bliss actually has enough power for the Susvara, but in my opinion the Susvara is fundamentally not made for electronic music. That's why a Diana would be a good addition. Thank you and have a nice weekend!
@@inn3B yes, you’re good with bliss
5 x 🐅 review....Have you compared these to the newer TC's ?
I prefer the tuning on V2 it’s one of my favourite tuning sound in headphones period
But I’ve not spent too long with TC, technically I think it might be better. Hopefully it will come in after the review of the a B 1260 6TC is finish
What exactly is that supplementary padding on the headband? I guess it was glued there by the previous owner.
That is the DMS mod, makes the headband ultra comfortable and blends in perfectly
You do not want to use these headphones without that mud it’s just a hard piece of leather otherwise
@@ConvinceMeAudio That's not it, the DMS mod was about changing the earpads a bit, opening them and shaving off a few mm of foam from the top. I was asking about the headband cause I use a Beyerdynamic custom one headband, the one that wraps over with a velcro and I was interested what was that thing that you have glued on them.
@@Glokta I meant, the headband was given that the padding by DMS as well 😆 he worked on the cups as well as the headband on this headphone
Where do you get that headband cover from?
How do you compare this with the new ZMF Atrium?
I would say, atrium is more comfortable better looking better base response biggest stage and I would pick it over this I think
Detail the Diana might edit out a tiny bit, and transparency too I think
Also it’s quicker
But the atrium overall I think is a better headphone
i want to get a pair but the comfort questions for something thats £3000 i just dont know if i can do it
You should definitely audition before putting down this kind of money. This pair in the review, has the DMS modded pads and headband and makes it extremely comfortable, for my head shape, but not having that comfortable cushion up top even for me that is a fricking stretch
@@ConvinceMeAudio Yeah true Its a lot of money to commit without knowing if they'll work for me. Maybe I'll buy used so if they don't work out for me I can just sell them and break even. Not got anywhere in person to try them and don't really want to risk trusting a websites returns policy if I don't enjoy them.
I am considering selling mine at the moment to fund some more equipment like the LCD5 for review, are you based in UK or EU?
£2000 with custom Viking weave cables as well
Are you blind?