1/15/2024 0 Comments Compare audioquest nightowl carboIt was stated that the NightOwls would sell for £100 more than the NightHawk in the UK, so I guess $100 more in the US. I had both and I liked the Nightowl Carbon more. at 9:40 AM Post 17 of 52 Bern2 500+ Head-Fier. Out of curiosity I recently bought the NightOwl to compare the two headphones, as the price has dropped significantly since AudioQuest announced they are leaving the headphone business. Whilst the NO is a closed back design and more isolating than the NH I am of the opinion that the isolation is not as high as some other closed back headphones. Sold: Audioquest NightHawk and NightOwl, Moondrop Kanas Pro, Blessing 2, QDC SS4. ![]() With the NH type pads the NO had a slightly more traditional headphone sound, I felt that the microfibre pads were somewhere between the two but conditions were not ideal for detailed assessment and I was feeding them from an older iPod (my only portable source, but with familiar classical and jazz). item 2 Audioquest NightOwl Carbon Closed Back HiFi Headphones (read details) Audioquest NightOwl Carbon Closed Back HiFi Headphones (read details) 450.00. The NH will also be updated with the dark grey cups and new cable supposedly whilst quite liked in the UK for its traditional look the fake wood was a big turn off to customers in other markets and the solid core cable resulted in lots of warranty claims. item 1 Audioquest Nightowl Carbon Closed Back Headphones Audioquest Nightowl Carbon Closed Back Headphones. It will come with a different more flexible cable, I believe not solid core, that has a plastic rather than textile covering. The NightOwl will come with two sets of ear pads, one similar to the NH and the other set with a microfibres covering. I am contemplating the addition of the original Nighthawks to my. ![]() The cups no longer have the left and right markings impressed on the outside, rather the dust cover within each ear pad is marked with L's and R's. I have been quite pleased and satisfied with my AQ Nightowl Carbon's for the past month. Externally the NightOwl is very similar to the NightHawk except that the cups are a dark carbon grey colour rather than fake wood grain, although made of the same material, and the grills are replaced by a slightly domed cover. AQ asked for no pictures as they were a prototype and the cable was very much a prototype, being the correct cable but with the splitter being poorly fitted heat shrink.
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