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 I liked everything part from the withdrawn mids- and even those didn't...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...

I wanted to say that the recent Focal line are a little too heavy for me, but now I'm in fear of being neck shamed.

Hi Beagle, Just taken a look at the list of headphones you own. How would you say the detail retrieval of the Diana compares with the HD800?

Mate if you're happy then you're happy. I personally found the bass to be lacking that kind of music. In isolation I'm sure I'd get on with it just fine but once compared to whats available I'd find myself always wanting more thump and quantity I think. Edit: this is one thing that bothers me...

If you're looking for a headphone to use for edm and rock I don't think you should be looking at the Utopia. Technically superior but with those genres it'll be about as appealing as the stock 800. For rock and EDM the most enjoyable I've personally used was the LCD 3c, LCD X, Abyss and perhaps...

Manners?

Reading the above is like finding out the ex I'm still in love with is now pleasuring another man.   (m17xr2b is the guy I sold my Abyss to)

Has anybody compared the mojo to the idsd micro?   I have just put my idsd micro up for sale because I wont be using it for a long while and was curious for the future if I should re-purchase or go with the Mojo.

Excellent with classical and probably the best gaming headphones available. For the price (they are now) they are an absolute steal if you need a headphone for those reasons. They are also ridiculously comfortable. 

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If you consider upgrading your amp but want to stick with Stax - the 006t was a big improvement over the 353X for me on multiple occasions of comparing the two.