Synergistic Research HOT

[Masterlu]

Anyone familiar with, or using these?



HOT – Headphone Optimized Transducer | Synergistic Research

[adhesiv]

I've seen them advertised but haven't heard anything. I know Mike Mercer has posted some Instagram shots using them but he praises everything.

What is it supposed to do...aka what is the technology around it?

[Masterlu]

Originally Posted by adhesiv

I've seen them advertised but haven't heard anything. I know Mike Mercer has posted some Instagram shots using them but he praises everything.

What is it supposed to do...aka what is the technology around it?

Unknown, I was thinking about trying one.

[Masterlu]

From their site:

"Headphone Transducers or HOT for short, is the new UEF headphone filter that dramatically improves headphone and headphone amplifier performance. Nearly one year in development, HOTs were voiced with Audeze LCD-3 and Sennheiser HD 800 stereo headphones. Amplification included a Luxman P-700 solid-state amplifier and numerous tube based headphone amplifiers. When HOT is used with your favorite cans you hear sound that gets out of your head as well as smoother more articulate highs with improved bass. If you’ve been looking for more holographic sound with smoother highs and increased resolution, you’ve gotta try HOT!"

[jdandy]

Ivan.......Isn't this is the same company that brought us these gizmos for $300.00 that you stick on the walls around your room?






And these qizmos for $400.00 that attach to your speaker terminals?





The same sales pitch: comes with each of them: Extends and clarifies high frequencies. Dramatically improves low frequency extension and bass control.

Now they have HOT. Smoother highs, better bass. Hmm! And just $300.00.






I'm thinking if Sennheiser had intended for a gadget like this to be between my amazing Sennheiser HDVA 600 headphone amplifier and Sennheiser HD800 headphone, they would have built it in.

I wonder if you plugged two or three HOT's into each other, how much smoother would the highs be and how much deeper would the bass be then?

I'll be watching for your impression if you decide to take the bait.

[audio bill]

Dan, yes it is. They also just came out with a couple of different resonators that you place on your phono cartridge with similar claims, stating that they will be releasing additional models with different sonic benefits on a regular basis. These products likely will impact the sound in some way since they do resonate at various frequencies, but how they can actually improve the musical signal is questionable at best. I'm afraid it's a bit too much 'hocus pocus' for the engineer in me, but I haven't tried them.

[Masterlu]

Dan... All good points, but it does come with a money back guarantee.

[jdandy]

Ivan.......Oh, yes, the ol' 30 day money back guarantee that they pray you don't take them up on. I'll err on the side of the cynic on these products.

[Masterlu]

I'm gonna drop back and...

[GaryProtein]

Originally Posted by jdandy

Ivan.......Isn't this is the same company that brought us these gizmos for $300.00 that you stick on the walls around your room?

And these qizmos for $400.00 that attach to your speaker terminals?

The same sales pitch: comes with each of them: Extends and clarifies high frequencies. Dramatically improves low frequency extension and bass control.

Now they have HOT. Smoother highs, better bass. Hmm! And just $300.00.

I'm thinking if Sennheiser had intended for a gadget like this to be between my amazing Sennheiser HDVA 600 headphone amplifier and Sennheiser HD800 headphone, they would have built it in.

I wonder if you plugged two or three HOT's into each other, how much smoother would the highs be and how much deeper would the bass be then?

I'll be watching for your impression if you decide to take the bait.

Very well said, Dan