I predict the next Susvara in 7 years will be the Susvara Unveiled + Protected. Now introducing a metal grille in front of the unveiled drivers to give you unparalleled protection and the open sound you still love! Price? $10k

Is it worth HE 1 levels if the completely exposed driver causes it to break 10+ times during ownership? Better to just spend the $50k on something that will last in that scenario

This is exactly what's going to happen to these headphones. Maybe the extra $2k increase in price is to cover all the additional warranty fixes that they're anticipating for this model

Bets on how long it takes someone to break a set? I'm guessing pretty fast :-/

As a former Susvara owner, this is new version is honestly ridiculous IMO. Sorry to say. It might sound amazing but with HiFiman's questionable QC combined with an extremely delicate driver being completely exposed, I can see this as none other than a complete disaster waiting to happen. And for...

Yea, Finneas deserves equal credit. Without him, Billie isn't the same artist. They're a fantastic combo together.

New Billie Eilish album, "Hit Me Hard & Soft", sounding great through my DCA E3's > Holo Spring 3 KTE > Holo Bliss!! Love love love the production on this album (like all of her albums)

For me it's very wood dependent. I agree with @PierPP that the dark wood looks better IMO. I can only imagine how creative ZMF can get with this cup shape for future Stabilized runs. Either way, I'm very happy they went with a new shape. You can't make so many closed backs that look exactly the...

Are CC measurements already out or should we expect that before they go on sale in May?

AC & E3 are very good complimentary headphones if you're good to keep both. They're very different tunings - same with VC + E3. E3 is going to be more straight-up neutral, very revealing, etc. while the AC/VC have their own unique/fun tunings that mix it up quite a bit from the E3

I did have the AC, ya. Also a great headphone and has some awesome bass in it. Ended up preferring the more neutral tone of the E3 so I kept them instead

Checking back in with the E3 as my only music-listening headphone. It's totally broken my yearning for new headphones. I just haven't really found that it's missing anything that I'd truly need from another headphone. Love this dang thing!

I actually need to try it for gaming! Just haven't yet, really. It may end up that the 660S' could also go bye bye :) The E3's can be more mid-forward but I wouldn't say there is any harshness/hardness in the mids. They're just a lot more present than the vast majority of the headphones I've...

Down to just the E3's as my only hi-fi headphones for my desktop setup (660S are my gaming headphones) and I couldn't be happier. I keep just hearing what I consider pretty close to perfection. DCA really hit it out of the park with this one!

Great working with this buyer - communicative, fast payment and easy to work together to get a deal done. Would work with them any time!

Bump for final price drop!

Haha I had to get about 72” of desk-mount cable management trays and just have all the cables and power surge running through that. Took awhile to get it all setup but it’s nice to have it all hidden away cuz it was very much a rats nest before that

Thank ya! I definitely love my sub-bass haha :) The E3's are amazing! They are the closest headphone I've owned to match the studio monitor + sub sound. The sub-bass is very impressive on em. When I need to be quiet, they are easy to reach for!

Thank you! The table is a custom one I had made through Etsy. I tried to find one that worked that was standard but needed something pretty dang large so had to go the custom route. As far as being Jason....😶

My most up to date setup after my new desk arrived!

Hey there it’s a Raido cable

OK everyone just ignore this rave review and trade me their Expanse :joy:

I have not but it's on my list for a very long time. After I bought and loved the E3 it made me even more interested in the Expanse as an open back companion

If anyone wants to trade me their Expanse, I'm open to that for my Atrium Closed on the market :ksc75smile:

Agreed - maybe moving forward their audiophile products will have a PRO designation? Possible.