Sup. No worries. We all perceive and prefer differently. What was so awful to you exactly? Positives to me were improved frequency response and increased sensivity.

I imagine MDR-F1 is more comfortable (lightweight), convenient (minimal amping requirements), and cheaper (by four figures) than AKG or Mysphere. Maybe try MDR-MA900 as it seems to be a direct progression from MDR-F1. Why havent you bought OAE1 yet? If youre willing to buy four-figure...

Youre looking to market a 3DP headphone with similarities to K1000 and MDR-F1? Sweet! I guess based on your post here.

Thanks khbaur. I wonder too if front and rear resistance benefit from being equal. This audioxpress article discusses a little on the topic. Most of the other articles on the first 2pages of Bing search were behind paywalls. Quote from link.: In the case of earphones and headphone enclosures...

I want to settle on preferred pads before I mess with damping... Thank you very much for the offer to help! Pads damp: If a pad is sealing air against the driver then that is acoustic impedance damping so why the need for more on rear side? Is it not enough and how can you tell or is it a game...

Stability is a code word for obedience. Destabilization in the interest of stability makes perfect sense in the age of Orwell. - Chomsky

Comparing 325x and SR60 directly quickly using iPhone dongle and F-pads: - SR60 slightly spicy and fatiguing lower treble can sometimes come off as sounding grating or peaky, while 325x sounds smoother and fuller in the treble. - SR60 seems to have very slightly more bass which is preferable -...

Looks like the official Head-Fi hangout for hyper audiophile hype constituents. No thanks!

I did oppose. Watercooler bros ignored my post.

Okay. I didnt read the listening notes subsection because super long but that’s my laziness. I expected that soundstage presentation would be a major focus of the main review as that appears to me to be OAE1’s most intriguing element, second being the goal to reduce all reflections and acoustic...

How so? same

@Evshrug Would you mind describing OAE1 soundstage in more detail please? Such as in comparison to HD800. Perhaps describe in terms of boundaries of L/R channels in width + height + depth, and dimensions of instruments. Or is it less of a large soundstage and more of a source localized towards...

For sure. Should be interesting comparison. Pre-ordered from Audio46, Paypal denotes as “pending until ___ processes order”.

Some USA vendors have pre-order available now but no eta as of yet. https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1827092-REG/fostex_t50rpmk4_planer_magnetic_semi_open_back_headphones.html B&H states charge at checkout. https://audio46.com/products/fostex-t50rpmk4-semi-open-back-headphones Audio46...

Watercooler includes a mix of mods and MOTs. HF will prioritize Watercooler. But now how will I criticize products in a general thread in a main sub-forum without getting censored?