I hadn't even noticed that was there, neat find. Anyway, it appears to be smudges from some light patinaing of the brass (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patina) - the camera picks it up far more than my eyes in person do, and it's a bit of a blueish green. The greenish coloring in the top right...

I didn't realize (1) this product existed, or (2) that it was vaguely within the realm of affordable (it's currently $300 US it appears, but compared to the cans discussed in this thread...). Thanks for sharing - I might look into this depending on ability to use it with a Linux machine.

...With a very imperfect measurement from a phone SPL meter, I tend to listen somewhere in the low-mid 70s. Maybe towards the mid-upper 70s if I'm *really* jamming, but I can only do that for so long, and only with open backs (my Atrium Closed would probably put my ears out too far over 80dB)...

So **you're** the one who snagged these out from under me last winter when I was eyeing them and woke up the next day to see them gone :P GLWS. AC is awesome - I ended up with Purple Burst Shou Sugi Ban. Love these cans, whoever snags these is in for a treat.

You might be within return policy timeframe still, it's potentially worth a look if you "just received" these! https://headphones.com/policies/refund-policy Either way, good luck with return or sale!

...for flavor, but for now, I'd like to free up some shelf space and budget :) These are about 500g per my janky kitchen scale. Ziricote wood (it's *dark*, reminds me a lot of wenge but with some milk-chocolate-like flourishes) with brass finishings, grill, etc. The pads are fresh-ish B-stock...

Offers are welcome, folks! These still have not left my closet since listing in January, reasonable offers will be strongly considered.

Wow, stunning. GLWS!

Now that all three of my ZMF November selections have arrived, what's planned of my over-ear collection is complete. I'd spent much of the past year trying all sorts of gear at all sorts of pricepoints and from all sorts of manufacturers, and yet I ended up right back where I started my "nice...

My ACs don't seem to have much in the way of leakage at all. I can't hear the space heater in the background when wearing them. I haven't had anyone around in my time owning them so far (couple weeks) to let me know if they bleed to the environment while I'm wearing them. And they'll rattle your...

...(but excellent) Eikon pads with less than 5 full hours of use. - They have the old school ZMF headband - no no, not the pre-2023 one, the like... *really* old school one with friction-based sliders, as seen in reviews like this one. This mostly confirms these are launch era, because later...

Wow. Stunning. Bookmarked for when they come back in stock, thanks!

Sorry for the necro-reply but I don't think I see anywhere in thread: what are those stands?! I'm sure I'll go slightly distant-stare if I see the price on them, but wow those are stunning.

Last December (not long after this saga originally started) I went and had them looked at by an ear cleaning specialist up in Bellingham, she ironically said the right side (good sound quality) was worse for wax than the left (dim sound quality) at the time, but that neither side was...

You're onto something here. I've spent the past few days treating myself as a medical testbed of DIY sorts and trying all sorts of stretches, pressure normalization (something I already have to do all day every day because the pressure in my ears never feels right; maybe this should have been my...

Withdrawn - opted for a ZMF November set instead.

Title basically says it all, yeah? Price isn't completely fixed, but is a general ballpark. As with my i4 WTB posting, I'm not really in a rush, and may allow a week or two for offers to come in / see what's available, etc. I am especially interested in aluminum frames - I didn't have the best...

...(per-channel, at that), and I don't own iOS devices, and so I don't need, want, or care about the Cipher cable. Heck, I don't care if it comes with *any* cables at all, as long as the drivers and housings are in good working condition. Send me your offers. Anything you see up for sale/trade...

Not that I can think of! My ear canals are of somewhat different sizes which might have something to do with it? But I can't imagine a 10% volume imbalance from just that... especially not something that seems to be come-and-go :\

This. Sorta like the black-translucent plastic skins on certain 80s/90s tech gear (think the translucent GameBoys and so forth). It'd look super slick. That, or just straight-up clear, like HD820 does with their glass backs. Speaking of HD820, if anyone who has had a chance to listen to both...

This has unfortunately been happening across countless headphones and IEMs for a year(ish) now, and the worsening lately is noticeable on both my cans and my IEMs. There's no realistic chance that 6 sets of over-ears and 4 sets of IEMs have all been flakey through 5 different source chains I've...

Wanted to poke around here and see just how common this is, or if anyone has tips on either fixing the root causes of it, or at least brain-acclimating to it. Starting about a year ago, I noticed my stereo image started leaning to the right: just 2% or so at first, to the point that I often...

My Sundaras - I keep telling myself I keep them around as backup headphones, and I guess I've used them in that capacity in the past 6 months a couple times, but at this point I can't imagine a world where I reach for them over my 660S2s, and I have my sights on some HD800s eventually to fill...

This was my second time doing business with seacard, first time buying from them. Ultra-fast shipping, device arrived in basically-flawless condition, and included EQ presets to play with! Thanks!

This seller is awesome y'all - I bought my (now former) Meteors from them; they take great care of their gear and ship super fast. If I weren't focusing on the over-ear collection right now I'd be super tempted to snag these. GLWS Zeno!