So the OP is basically saying there is an opportunity to snatch this market by the balls by making a a better performing/value headphone. So do it already! Blow them all up like Steve Jobs.

Would like to purchase but been reamed in the arse too many times by QC from hifiman, items breaking right past warranty; re-272 (2x) - terrible cables, re-600 (2x) - bad cables, he-500 driver mismatch, he-6 the connector for left side is too small so it doesn't screw in securely, been gradually...

Goodbye desktop stack. (Gungnir1>MJ1>HE6) Goodbye portable brick. (Dacport>Quickstep>RE600) QC35's have "just" enough audio quality (about 50% of my desktop stuff) that I can give up being stationary with the above. Maybe when I'm not on the move so much I'll go back. *Also moving to speakers*

It's a fine combo.  I'm running an HE-6 with MJ1.  Nothing thin about the bass with the Mjolnir, hits damn hard with tracks that call for it; surprised how much thump some of Selena Gomez's songs have =) It is a smidge "shouty" sometimes, not often; typically experienced with vocals, especially...

Even something like the Bose Mini Soundlink speaker can benefit from the lineout of this wonderful dac.  The soundlink serves conveniently as a speaker bar for my pc monitors and it's satisfying.

Anyone here connect external subs to the preouts on the amp?  I have a pair of subs I'd like to connect simultaneously while playing my he6 to reinforce some chest thumping while watching movies.

Hmmm, badluck from Hifiman lately.  Got my warranty replacement for the HE-6 but I'm experiencing the loose connector issue on the left side, and also the left headphone goes out from time to time.  All right after the warranty period.  The bliss just doesn't last in the this hobby!

Yeap, Double Black Tips  that insert deeper, an HE-500 sound.  The clear, double bullets in the portable case gives much, much more space, a 2-3 rows farther back, colder sound but that space and holography.

Whooaaaaa, I know I'm high right now but these RE-600's with the Gungnir Dac...MY GOODNESS!  I finally found the ortho sound in an iem.

I was running a dacport lx into a quickstep amp and wanted to try the Gungnir with the quickstep.  A good and noticeable improvement.  They do scale up; clearl, defining, holographic sound.  Smooth, smooth, smooth with an even harder bass hits.  

Don't get the PB-2.  The battery is crap.  It'll wear out before the warranty and you'll likely need a replacement. I've owned 3 and it's happened to all of them.  On my second the power supply went out and had to pay for a replacement too. The sound quality from the PB-2 is also no where near...

Adjustment period after listening to LCD-3's and switching to the Re-600's is about 30-40min for me.  Theyn sound like crap before then.  But then it all comes back and everything's delicious again.  Thing is, RE-600's sound more coherent in presentation so switching back to LCD-3's, there's an...

I definetly prefer the HE-6 for sound quality, it just sounds better in all technical aspects we grade headphones by. But the things the audeze has is build quality, and comfort; especially during my 4hr+ listening sessions. My HE6 fell apart right after the warranty expired. I'm never buying...

Just arrived.  On the plus, I'm very happy coming from an HE-6.  LCD-3 has plenty of treble for me.  On the negative, I had to pay an extra grand for soundstaging, space and transparency the LCD-2 never had.  I hope these last 20 years (not realistic) but one can always wish.

I guess the lcd-3 gung/mjol stack will be demoted to bedside setup.