ckhirnigs113
Headphoneus Supremus
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You’ve got to get those Angled Alcantara pads! Then again it’s entirely possible you might still prefer the Caldera in the end. I really like both headphones, and the Caldera is definitely the less laid-back of the two. I do think the Angled pads will take away a lot of that “veil” you’re hearing with the Elite though.I think I am starting to understand the "veil" on my Elites. I doubted it before but after many long multi-hour jam sessions with the Elites on the MJ3 / MiB stack, it's starting to bug me. Not sure if it the veil, or the amp, pretty sure it's not the dac. The MJ3 pumps out the bass, and fairly cleanly too. Probably not as cleanly as some other amps. But whatever, I need to get a Caldera as I need cans that are energetic, tight, clean, and NOT laid back. I think that adequately describes the Caldera. The MiB definitely does expose bad recordings more so than did the LiM. The amp passes it thru, and the Elites (I think) I have been pushing to their practical limits. Not the angled alcantara pads though. The Elites are not a bad headphone. But I think (hope) the Caldera is all that. By all accounts, they are. So apparently I am not at the "end game". LOL
I have a very similar setup, Yggy A2/MJ3, and the Elite sounds as good or better than anything I’ve ever heard, including most ZMF.