Where can you find information on the EF400's OI? It sounds good with my 16ohm dynamics so it can't be that bad.

I do wonder if EF500 = EF400 with cleaner form factor & additional IO options.

The amp on the EF400(and likely these as well) should not be overlooked. I've been comparing mine to THX AAA, MCTH, and Schiit Piety and might prefer it over them all. Its closest to the THX but stages significantly larger with a somewhat recessed midrange. I find it ever so slightly better in...

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Selling my MCTH amplifier with Tesla PCC88 NOS tube(will ship in Electro-Harmonix box) Amplifier is a little scuffy/used, fully functional with quiet tube(Tested with Dekoni Cobalt: 16Ω, 101dB) Willing to bundle amplifier with Hifiman HE-X4 or Sundara Closed for a $20 discount. Shipping to...

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Well deserved. I prefer these over other closedbacks I've heard(HFM Sundara closed, R10D, Audeze LCD2CB, Beyerdynamic T70, Focal Celestee.) They don't match the dynamics of the Audio-Technica AWAS but that's a $900 headphone that doesn't play well with all music. What HFM topology headphones...

Any plans for shorter lengths?

Could it be reverse engineered or aped though? Maybe just a simple EQ to lower certain bands that tape hiss falls into(and that would be boosted by rec with DolbyB?)

That looks nice

Very interesting, I'd be glad to have a portable cassette player sometime in the future. My thoughts: 1. I'd prefer a simpler device. Playback only is fine. Battery life of 8hrs is good, so we're already doing great. Dolby B & chrome tape support is a minimum. Never know what you'll get buying...

That's about what they're worth IMO, on SQ alone still too much unless you really enjoy their heavily colored sound. The Audio-Technica woodies do the same energetic(uppermids) + woody timbre sound better and with much higher quality materials near the MSRP; but they're basslight where the R10D...

Single owner. Purchased May 26. Some staining inside left pad. Shipping included in price. Willing to bundle with like-new HIFIMAN HE-X4 for $75 extra or MCTH Amp for $120

Would sell to again. A+

Arrived in great condition

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3rd owner, low hours, full package with box & all accessories. US shipping included in price. Reason for sale: I prefer more aggressive upper-mids & larger stage.

Audio Technica ATH-AWAS, might be even more bass light though if that's an issue

For sale is a pair of Focal Celestee headphones. These headphones are just over a year old & lightly used. The full package including cable, box, and carrying case is included. Shipping to the lower 48 is included. Usually I'd give a few words describing the sound of these but there's plenty of...

I got an answer back from Hifiman on this. "NOS: The input sample rate for non-oversampling is whatever it is (for example, 96khz-24bit is input and 96KHz-24bit is input to DAC); Only Analog Filtering; The pulse response does not ring."

I'm curious how NOS works on this. Is it the traditional filterless 'pure' NOS ala Metrum, something sorta NOS like the Denafrips DACs, or just a mimic like you'd see in many S/D DACs? A DAC that can switch between true NOS & OS modes at this price would be a game changer and overall great way...

Set it to a randomized password, unsub to email notifications, and forget about it. Why are you leaving anyway? I'm not a very active member post wise but it's nice to have the account to know what I've read & subscribe to threads I want to read.

I thought the R10D was an interestingly colored low-fatigue headphone. The price didn't match the technicalities but it was fun going through my music collection and seeing how each artist took to them. The coloration in question was a strongly hyped upper-mid with dynamic woody bass. Very...

Excellent pair of headphones to dip your toes into the planar waters with. These matched equally well with a THX One & MCTH, seem to be generally gear agnostic. Headphones come with original box & cable. Shipping included in price. Willing to bundle with HIFIMAN Sundara Closed Back for $115...

PMed. I haven't tried a Burson since the OG 160 series so I'm interested.