Hiya guys,   I'm looking for a new IEM around $400 and was wondering how the Westone w40 stacks up to the Supra 2 Universal.  Is there anyone who owns both that can give me some impressions?    I'm currently using the RHA T20.  The bass is impressive on the T20 but the mids and the highs are...

Awesome. Its nice to see some new competition in the high-end planar.

I would say the HD600 (warmer sounding) or Beyerdyanmic DT880 (more V-shaped).  He-400 would be quite a nice headphone if not for the ear-piercing treble.    The best way to find out though is to audition them yourself;  Buy them from amazon and you would only lose out 7 dollars return...

Glossy black sounds great!  I personally prefer that over matte black.

I'm sure Sennheiser has marketing people whose job is to consider the demand and various costs  in order to set prices that would maximize their profits.  So the prices they are at now is probably already the best case scenario for Sennheiser.

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