7th Acoustics Supernova

Closer to sub-bass focused, but not in a basshead way. The 7th Acoustics Supernova uses two vented Sonion balanced armatures for the low end, which reach deep while staying fast and tight instead of physical. Bass starts and stops exactly when the recording does. If you want slam in your chest, this isn't your set.

Natural, with weight and air around them. On the 7th Acoustics Supernova a voice arrives the way it would in a real room, neither pushed forward nor set back, and the guitars and strings beside it hold their body without turning thick. The Supernova gives you the whole room.

Smooth, and it extends a long way. A Knowles super-tweeter carries the top end of the 7th Acoustics Supernova, and the treble reaches up smoothly with nothing sharp enough to make you reach for the volume. It's natural in level, not dark and not bright.

No. Two hours into the 7th Acoustics Supernova you're still listening, which is the best thing I can say about any set. The tuning is even and unforced, with no treble spike and no bass pressure building up. The shells are thicker than most, but the part that touches your ear is smaller than it looks, and it disappears after ten minutes.

Neither. The 7th Acoustics Supernova sounds like a real room, natural in size with a believable sense of depth, instead of stretching everything wide for effect. Instruments have air around them and stay where the recording put them.

Probably, with a caveat. The 7th Acoustics Supernova has thicker shells than most, so it sticks out a bit more, but the part that actually touches your ear is smaller than the size suggests. Once it's seated it disappears after about ten minutes. Every set is built to order in Indonesia, so if you're unsure, try it in Utrecht before you order.