Have no headphones and want none at the moment.

Wow, this is painful news for me and makes the Maxwell a no go. Disappointing.

I've had my Clears for about 5 months now. I've never really noticed any warmth to the bass and certainly haven't noticed the bass intruding on the mids.

No, not to anyone. Look at the FR. That curve is not neutral in any way. Elevated bass, recessed mid range, elevated treble. It's not a neutral curve and it's not intended to be. It's intended as a preference sound.

The FR of the curve itself is in no way neutral sounding though.

The Harman curve isn't in any way neutral, it's a preference sound that Harman believes most people prefer.

Sub bass is definitely not absent on the Clear.

Higher output power, not necessarily higher performance.

Might be the first person out there that I've seen say the Aeon isn't comfortable. Also, red is for right, pretty common with cables.

:rolling_eyes:

I find most omega stands work well. The pads don't really tend to compress much, depending on how they clamp of course. My Clears sit nicely on my stand and it doesn't put much force on the pads.

Can't go wrong with either choice! I like the silver, it matches well with the Clears. The black is nice as well, but I thought the silver volume pot looked a little strange in pictures. Lots of people like the black coloring though. I personally think the Asgard 3 is a pretty good pairing with...

Congrats on the purchase, enjoy! The Clears are a pretty special headphone. The tonal balance is very one of a kind.

The Elear new is about what you can expect to pay for a used Elex, a used Elear can be had pretty cheap these days. The Atom is a great amp, 750.00 isn't a great deal though for used...I guess it's ok if everything is pristine. Anyways, the Aeon Flow Open is still a great headphone and is a bit...

Whether something is an upgrade or not all depends on what you think when you hear them, you might love the Aeon Flow more then me. The Focal Elex is basically a Focal Elear with different pads and a different look. It's a little less bassy then the Elear and has a bit more even treble. I think...

The HD650 is a difficult headphone to contend with, honestly. I prefered the Aeon Flow Open to it but I didn't find it to be in a different league or anything. The treble is a bit more detailed and the bass is a bit less bloated on the Aeons, but that's about it. I only found it to be a small...

That's a pretty good price. It's about $300 off the retail price for them new ($CAD).

That's a damn good "first headphone ever" you got there!

Yes, I agree. The Clear also clamps tighter then the Elear. Having the Clear on an omega stand seems to have helped a bit in my case, maybe compressed the pads very slightly.

Anyone have recommendations on where to get nice looking quality custom cable for the Clear (preferably in Canada)? As much as I like how the Clear cable looks, I hate how rigid and inflexible it is.

This is easily the Clears best attribute, tonal balance. I've heard a lot of high end headphones and I've yet to come across a headphone with better tonal balance then the Clear. The headphones have such an even and balanced sounding presentation across the whole frequency range. The Utopia has...

It does NOT come with a USB cable, my friend. In the box is just the Asgard 3 and the power cord.

Don't even think about releasing a $199 DAC option with multiple inputs that matches the A3 aesthetic. Not after I just bought a Multibit DAC for the A3...not fair my friend, not fair.

I like the combo, and think it works well together. The Clear and the Asgard 3 are both pretty neutral presentation with a touch of brightness. For me they play well together, I don't like a really bright sound so this combo is just enough extra brightness to give you nice detail resolution...

It's interesting that you seem to think I couldn't afford any piece of audio gear I want, now. I don't need to wait to "figure it out". But thanks for the straight up assumption about me. Enjoy your power conditioner. :beyersmile: