The cable bundled with HD560s is balanced and so is the jack on headphone side. I reckon, it will be the same with HD620S. If that is indeed the case, all you need to do is replace the 3,5mm SE jack with a 4,4mm Pentacon balanced jack and you are good to go :L3000:

...and stupid. What next? A BT speaker dangling from the seat in front ☹️

There is no need to wait for 3rd party pads. Sennheiser's own HD560s velour pads will fit. Unfortunately, according to Sennheiser, this change impacts sound signature. So far, they have not elaborated, what changes and to what degree. Will need to experiment, once demo versions become available...

You are right. My comments refer to the Go Link and NOT Go Blu. I have both and clearly mixed them up. Too much work. Time to go on a holiday :wine_glass::beach:

If only the plug could be made smaller. Had to widen the opening on the iPhone 15 Pro Quadlock case to make it fit. Also, how about a 4,4mm balanced version ? :L3000:

I love the buttery smooth volume knob on iFi ZEN products :L3000: Channel imbalance if any, is at the very beginning of the scale. With the correct gain setting, this is never an issue.

Indeed 👍 I am surprised to see how many people are happy about plastic pads. Not only Sennheiser, but across all brands 😏

Plastic pads - sweaty ears guaranteed :( During the winter months :D

My favourite source of bass :L3000:

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Indeed, he did :)

Not at all. Slider is that part of the headband that slides in and out to adjust headphones to head size. On the 6X0 series, the sliders are metal and hence may be bent to adjust clamp. On the 560s headphones, the sliders are plastic so bending is not possible. In other words, are the sliders...

The sliders, I presume, are plastic like 560s. If indeed plastic, adjusting clamp will be a PITA. Metal bends and stays bent. Plastic springs back to original position. Eventually it will adjust (some) but nowhere near as easily as metal.

Harsh, but some valid points there.

All clear, and Yes, I will give them a listen :L3000: To me however, plastic pads will always be just plastic pads, no matter what the marketing crowd like to call them. Will the pads be a dealbreaker? Too early to say. I will experiment with the pads from my 560s :)

Will velour pads be available as an accessory ? Plastic (jokingly called pleather) is meh 👎

It takes 5 minutes to set the clamp as you like it. Metal bends :D And once you do it, they become the most comfortable headphones of all: lightweight, generous oval cups, velour pads and moderate clamp 👍

Product roadmaps are not uncommon and indeed very helpful to potential customers. I understand that iFi has a different strategy in this regard.

If it is still in the "Magic 8-Ball" stage, buying ZEN DAC v3 now would be premature.

@iFi audio Any news of new ZEN CAN version to match with ZEN DAC v3 ?

I agree. A great combo (A70 Pro & D70 Pro OCTO). Working flawlessly from day one 👍

Prime reason why I listen to what they have to say. Regarding FT5, polarising opinions are by no means infrequent.

Fiio KA13 - game over (dongle game) :D Modest price, perfect form factor, solid build, powerful (drives my HD660 S2), clear uncoloured sound. All good 👍 Like it best connected to MacBook Air, low gain -> DT 700 Pro X :beyersmile:

Perhaps Fiio KA11