I came to Stax a few months ago, then having Senn HD800S and Focus Elear as my main HP setup - I always seem to have two HPs as main setup :) And then I was presentented to a Stax setup for the first time. What the ****! (Sorry for the language). It was some kind of revelation, like a veil was...

If the mfi-cable will be anything like Audeze's, It could solve the problem with "too much bass" some people have - ie, for apple users.

To be honest, I would not chose Stax for "some occasions". The setup becomes very expensive with a decent amp. For "some occasions" would have stayd with RS2e and a Chord Mojo. That said, I think the sound of the L700 is similar to the Grados Reference series, ie very transperent with a intimate...

That's right :)

I love both equally :)

I started with Stax recently after a long road (and many years) of headphone discoveries. After a few minutes of listening to the L700 with srm-007II I shouted Eureka! This is it! After a few weeks I got curious of the 007 and could not resist getting a pair. At the same time I could not bare to...

I own srm-007II and both sr-007 mk2 and L700 and I love both setups. To my ears, both headphones are easily driven by the Stax amp. I have owned a lot of high-end amps and headphones and my present setup easily beats them all. But I have not heard these HPs with the top amps from Headamp and...

I defenitly think RA1 is underrated in this forum. If you spend a few days with it together with RS1 (or even GS1000e) you might find a big suprise in how it affect you. I never regarded Grados as neutral and exact, besides PS1000. They are pure music enjoyment (I enjoy PS1000 also, very much)...

  Best advice I heard in a long time :)

No, the lightening interface can only handle 24/48 - I am almost sure of that :) I mean if you connect via camera connector to a USB DAC.

Does iOS downsample highres in the default music app even if the iPhone is connected to a hig-res compatible DAC?

Yes, 24/48 is highres. ALAC can be in the same bit deph/sample rate as FLAC. Perhaps the default app can play 24/192 to a compatible DAC, but I have never tested more than 16/44. I do not think the default app is constructed to play high-res files, while apps like iAudiogate and Onkyo is. So if...

  You say lossless, wich is not highres. If I had my music in ALAC 16/44, I would be very happy to use the default iPhone player. For 24bit and DSD I choose iAudiogate (or Onkyo HF player or anonter high-res player). I think the interface of the iPhone's default player is superior to the other...

@SomeGuyDude My Elears are exploding from the sound of Kamelots album "epic" - I have been a fan of this kind of music for decades - normally It's ECM music, i.e. contemporary jazz and classical. I have also enjoyed the Dolven album: Navigating the Labyrinth. I think it's about re-discovering...

Luckily, I Ilive in a moderatly populated area with more sounds from nature than people and technology. On travels, I used to have Bose qc35, but  switched to B&W 7 wireless, because I thoght the Bose sounded strange. I like the B&W 7 wirelsess, but they are not in the same contest as the iSine...

I have very little experience in iems. I owned Shure Se535 SE red and Grado GR 10, booth for a couple of years. While I kind of liked booth of them, I always felt unsatisfied. The sound was not as rich as my main headphones. But I think the iSine 20 crush the border between iem:s and headphones...

@Sonic Defender First wold guilt is a very good way of putting it. Now I'm feeling a bit ashamed of having 4 expensive HPs at the same time - and the sad thing is I didn't mention all of them. No I am listening at the same album with Focal Elear. It is the same weight of the music, but still...

I am listening to the P9 right now. The album is Scott Hamilton "Nocturnes & Serenades".     Scott Hamiltons tenor sax is obviously the center of attention. I confess I am not used to closed HPs. My main headphones are Sennheiser HD800S, Focal Elear and Grado PS1000e. The first impression...

  Seems good. I would not hesitate. I got the Supra USB A to USB micro.

I owned HD800 and now own hd800s and think the latter is a step up. But I also own Focal Elear, which many seems to think is some sort of an upgrade to Sennheiser HD650. I ownd the HD650 when they first came on the market, I think it was in the early 2000. I sold them after a few years. But a...

   

Search for Ella and Louis, look in the album list. It was difficult to find somehow.

@Energy I am not dismissing the Utopias, just trying hard to look the other way for now :)

My wallet thanks you Dillan :)

  I think he is cheating with the Utopias :)