I really like Susvara but literally Who asked for this? Just when I thought headphones’ maintenance can’t be more inconvenient than E-Stats, this shows up

To me utopia is way too engaging and incisive to be boring or super clinical. the most meaningful difference that I perceive between Clear OG and Utopia OG (haven’t heard 2022) was Utopia being noticeably faster. Probably no objective data will back this up but that’s the way I hear it anyway. I...

You probably won’t agree with What I’m gonna say, but No matter how much I try to switch to other headphones, I just end up going back to my OG clears. Not that I don’t appreciate what other headphones can do better, but there’s something about clear that just makes music listening very...

A desktop all in one Dac-Amp with form factor of Neo or pro iDSD (preferably with internal power supply), that instead of ifi products’ specific physical switches, features native DSP for comprehensive EQ solutions, accessible via an oled small display, that includes different headphone/iem EQ...

:dt880smile: If you haven’t already tried your clears on an OTL tube amp, maybe steer that curiosity toward that? Listening to Clears connected to High output impedance and the tube sound, is an absolute guilty pleasure.

Exactly. I love Clears because They are just a proper, comprehensive and “Normal” sounding headphone. It just portrays music as normal and intact as I want to hear it.

I didn’t clarify properly. Sorry for that. You absolutely are right. I meant those who expect extraordinary things when they go to high end territory. You have a point. I also dislike this rabbit hole metaphor. I just meant they are really good at representing THE music no matter the genre. But...

It’s been almost 20 years I’ve been into audio and headphones in particular. I remember those days that I was expecting some magical “wow” factors and definitely some cans really delivered that. Like extraordinary image distinction and note isolation of STAXs or mesmerizing midrange portrayal of...

Exactly. Spamming market with the same thing in different form factors and different price bracket. I know that these days, a 1K dac may not sound crazy expensive, but if they want me to pay 1Grand for a DAC that I can have its Sonic performance in 200-300$ unites, they should offer something...

This absurd situation is getting out of control. What the actual F? 1grand for an ESS dac that literally has no redeemable feature/functionality to justify the price!? And I thought Topping D90 III’s Price was Funny… seriously guys, Don’t we have already saturated market with “super accurate”...

At first it was cool. Then it started to get confusing, and now, it’s literally irrelevant. Topping spamming market with the exact same products with different names, design languages, always magnifying how good it measures. Come on man. Who needs another chip based (especially ESS!) DAC for...

It’s funny how price bracket transforms headphones from like hi-end to midfi (sound-wise.) I mean last year Hifiman Arya was a Hi-end and today it just sounds OK (personally not a fan of Aria). Clear OG once was a worthy opponent for sub 2K cans, but today “it’s just OK”. I remember good old...

These are literally the same price as before. At least the ones that matter the most (Arya V3 , HE1000 SE , HE1000 v2) you just use the original MSRP prices as of it was the Price before these deals and then calculate those percentages. An Arya V3 should be around 600$ if its 44% off. My friend...

Well I wear glasses and I barely feel discomfort with Clears. Radiance on the other hand once in a while reminds me the fact that I have glasses. Overall, there is not huge difference in clamp pressure (for me) but Radiance is slightly more snug. Also I should mention that Radiance has some...

Thanks for insight. Really helpful. Does LTD ones alter OG’s sound too much? I wouldnt mind slightly more present midbass. But not sure if going with a sealed pad for clear is the best idea.

Or at least instead of those chunky rigid unmanageable cables that they include and most owners don’t use, they could do the same they did with pro version. An extra pair of pads.

I used to have utopia and personally preferred comfort of micro fiber material of clear pads. Dekoni fens are kinda resembling of utopia stock pad. But with much more holes all over it. I assume it would make them slightly gritty on skin?

Enjoy your Radiance. IMHO not only it’s Focal’s best closed back, but one of THE better sealed cans out there. They also look fascinating. Such a fantastic headphone

Can’t go wrong with OG Pads. Clear is already fantastic as it is. In fact it’s so comprehensive that my biggest concern is that any other pad may deviate the tune significantly from the stock one. And that’s the last thing I want

Thanks for the insight. I suppose it really unleashes Elegia’s potential.

Hey All, My Clear’s Pads are totally fine in Term of shape and density and acoustics. But as it was anticipated, they have gone darker and dirty. I was thinking to grab a new pair of focal pads from headphones.com while they are still available. But also am really interested in Dekoni custom LTD...

It’s almost 2 years that I’ve been driving my cans (Clear OG, LCD-2F, T1 2nd) with Modius>JOT2 Balance output. Other than extremely annoying volume control range (Low gain 9 o’clock for clear) I really like jot2. And I’ve tried a lot of amp in the same price segment of jot2 and higher. Imo in...

the 21 LCD-X will wipe the floor with 2C’s blood. But 2F Is another story IMO. It’s not significantly more detailed than 2F IMHO. It’s definitely more resolving but I always find X (even the new one) to be more intimate and maybe that translates to have more observable detail. I also like how...

Hey folks. Has anyone had a chance to try Gustard X16? If so how do they stack up against Modius sound wise? X16 is packed with features and I/Os but has a Sabre implementation. I hate metallic/digital sounding dacs. I will gladly sacrifice a little bit of resolution and detail to get more of a...

hello folks. MY question may be odd and irrelevant but has anyone here heard both Jot2 and Ifi Pro Ican and can provide any sort of comparison? I know it does not make sense regarding of Price differences and use scenarios, but purely just based of sonic performance ignoring all of Ican pro...