I owned the Empy 2 and E3 at the same time and kept the E3. The Empy 2s bass is punchier than the E3, but it loses on everything else save soundstage. The E3 has a more pleasing FR and is every bit as detailed, if not more. The Empy 2 is a nice headphone, but I don’t think it’s worth the...

FWIW I had a Caldera and sold it to get a MR which I initially liked better, but after the honeymoon ended I sold it fairly quickly. I went through quite a few totl headphones, but just found myself missing the Calderas so I repurchased. Couldn’t be happier. I’m sure the DZ are amazing, but I...

Looking for a pair of Onkyo A800 headphones. I’m located in California. PM me with your offers!

Superb communication and no nonsense during the transaction. Extremely easy to work with. A+++ buyer!

Listing for feedback purposes. Cans are already sold.

I think I agree here. I’ve heard quite a few of high end headphones and I’ve moved down the price bracket to the 2kish range and found I’m not missing out on much. I used to own a Diana TC, which I loved, but the HE1000SE is arguably a better headphone at now less than half the price. I missed...

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Selling the excellent Aful Performer 5 IEM. One of the best bang-for-your-buck IEMS out there with only a handful of hours on them. Includes all original accessories and a super supple HifiGo Kinera Leyding aftermarket cable. (It really is a wonderful looking/feeling cable) I can throw in a...

I’ll endeavor to do some comparisons this week!

Beautiful. These should sell in a millisecond.

Got some good listening ahead of my this weekend. Just got the two in the left in this week. Running on my modest Topping Stack (which I love). Never getting pulled into the amp game! Bring on the tunes!

Switched over to the Auteur hybrid pads today. Definitely think I prefer them to the Caldera pads. They sound a little more balanced to my ears.

Got my 10000SE in today. Better build than I expected. I was afraid they’d be too bright, but they weren’t…and relief washed over me in an awesome wave. 😂 I like to listen to new headphones for an hour or so when I first receive them to get acquainted with the sound. I’ll get some good listening...

Oh boy. I didn’t have the VC for very long so I think don’t think I can be useful here. Someone else might have to take this. lol

Took me a day to get accustomed to the sound. I’ve loved it ever since. 😎

Yea, they are super nice. I’m gonna give em a little polish tomorrow to spruce em up a little. I only sampled a few tracks tonight, but I’m very impressed initially. They are FANTASTIC for metal for sure.

Red Mallee has landed! The sub bass performance is really making me smile. :darthsmile:

Cocobolo gang!

Looking to buy Caldera stock pads. PM me if you have some available! Thanks.

Is that not the cocobolo? Edit: Oh, the cocobolo is a current AC option, not AO. My mistake.

I dreamt that I had a pair of X8000 last night. Time to start saving!

Thanks. If I decide they’re not for me, I’ll hit you up.

Right on. I tried to do the one headphone thing and just couldn’t manage it. I’ve got a problem lol. Best of luck on your journey! I’d love to hear a Sus someday.

Selling all of them! Where ya going from here? Looks like you’re having a lot of fun! I’ve tried a bunch of stuff during my journey. It gets expensive, but being able to try so many different things is super fun in its own way.

Ended up grabbing a pair of Red Mallee AC on US Audio Mart and Sky over at MusicTeck tricked me (jk hahaha) into buying the he1000se so I’ll get to try a couple different different flavors alongside the Calderas. Exciting week of listening coming up!