Thanks. No I didn't try MDR-Z1R. I wanted to try, but from 2021 it stopped being sold in my country and for some reason it costs now a lot more than it used to. The only way I can get it is either used, or from abroad for almost the price of a brand new Stellia. At the moment it's unlikely I'll...

I think your volume level is fine, especially considering you're listening to classical music. I'm not technically proficient, but from reading head-fi and watching youtube I gathered that planar drivers require more current and they are usually low impedance with flat curve. T5.3 has a...

I liked them both, but sound is a very subjective topic. I can give you a rough summary as it wasn't that long ago - I only used DAPs as sources with these headphones (M17 and DX240 w/AMP8): Lows - I liked Radiance more, because midbass was elevated a bit, liked it had more weight behind it...

T5.3 is very easy to drive. You can drive it from an unbalanced output directly out of a tablet. I used it in the past alongside D9200 and Radiance and they were all almost identical in terms of power requirements. I currently use it alongside Stellia which is a little more sensitive, but in...

I only have stock AMP12 and EXN-S with ada op amps - with stock card battery for digital section drains faster, with modded card its the other way around. The difference is not that big - I usually charge when the analogue hits 20% and at that point digital has around 10% more. With modded...

I find it hard to believe they lack in bass, but I actually never once heard T5.3 straight out of the box - my common practice with all beyers is to immediately swap the pads as I find pretty much all of them too shallow and uncomfortable. Dekoni makes many variants of pads for classic beyers. I...

I have both and I also prefer Expanse to Elite because it sounds more complete to me, like nothing is missing and I can shuffle around any genre of music. I do prefer mids and highs of Elite to Expanse, but the bass is just not there (I use angled pads, but I'm eager to try new duo pads)...

I can highly recommend replacing original pads with Dekoni Choice Suede - these are closest to the original tuning, but much more comfortable and seal surprisingly well.

Comparing cables is a bit like magic. I used to be a nonbeliever in cable, but at some point I purchased a "premium" cable, not for sound, but for ergonomics. However it really changed the headphone I was listing to - Meze Liric. I swear, it just sounded different - minor improvement across the...

I think HE1000se is overall a better headphone. I find it to have even more clarity, better imaging, even soundstage I feel like HE1000se is just as wide while being taller and deeper. They are both kind of sharp, but HE1000se is slightly less so and bass on HE1000se is just on a different level...

ADI-2 DAC FS often goes on sale for less than 1K and for that price it is one of the best, if not the best device you can get. It drives HE1000se with no issues straight out of the headphone output with plenty of headroom. It is neutral sounding, but not lifeless - bass is really punchy and...

They arrived today and I have a about two hours of listening behind me. You were all right, the headband system is really well designed and has pretty much equal pull throughout. Overall comfort is very good, the only issues I found are the depth of the earpads - inside of the earcups touches...

Elites have noticeably less bass than Liric, even with the leather pads. I don't find them quite as fun or engaging, but they are more detailed, have larger stage and with alcantara pads they are ridiculously comfortable - one of the most comfortable headphones for sure. I like to use them for...

Anyone with a large head can share their experience with Expanse? I'm looking to purchase them, but I'm a little worried. I have really large head (I'm using HD800 with headband fully extended, or HE1000 with one and a half dot from the top ...) and this headband system looks a bit sus. Does it...

T5.3 looks garbage on paper, also reviews are quite unimpressive ... but they do something that puts a smile on face when I listen to them. I also don't find them muddy, quite the opposite. I think they are on par with Radiance in terms of details and clarity. I use them with Dekoni Choice...