Hi does anybody know how to safely clean the outer grills of the cups on the HD800? The sensitive part.

Any recent impressions of the LCD X? I owned it back in 2015 and it was so, so good. I might be looking to get it again later this year. It was heavy, cumbersome and I couldn't wear it longer than 1 hot but it was worth it. I liked everything part from the withdrawn mids- and even those didn't...

I can say that IFI idsd (original) sounds great with the LCD X

The original ether had square ear pads on the inside if I remember correctly. Were the spaces just too small for you? It will be a few months until I can hear these and I'm genuinely curious whether they will suit my head and ears based on some of these comments. I also have no idea what to...

Feels good to find an inanimate object to channel your misery into doesn't it. I've been there.

Am I the only one who has a problem with the HD800 headband? I'm glad they changed the earpads, they look great, but my god the headband is so unforgiving, I get a hotspot every time I've ever used a HD800. For those interested in the new earpads theres a seller on eBay that sells a cheaper...

Thanks for the impressions. I understand that the technology involved in this is very high-end and it is very difficult to match an open-back. But for a closed-back HD800 - which is basically what they are selling it as - to have a soundstage as expansive as the Utopia, is really bad news imo.

''They sound bass light to me'' - Tyll Hertsens

Can somebody confirm the price of these in the U.S? I thought they were $3k which would be around £2.2k in the U.K but I've seen them the Audio Affair site for £3.5k?!? I understand there are important costs but that's what I paid for the AB-1266! I may have to shift target to the Focal Clear.

I'd be very interested to see these go up against the Diana and the Clear in the near future.

@FastAndClean Did you get the brown Diana? I'm looking forward to more opinions.

Part of me does love Tyll scorning manufactures a little and pointing out the value for money of their products, or lack there of. But his vendetta over the last year seems to have gone a little too far imo. The main reason I think this is because the genre capabilities of headphones plays no...

Low level detail during the music, really. Musicians scratching their testicles, the sound of panties landing on the stage, Jimmy Page sniffing cocaine in between strums; all the stuff less analytical headphones would not pick up on. Thanks for the quick reply, though. I think I now know less...