I dropped back in to see if Ora were still doing anything, and it seems they are still a going concern - good to hear. In regards to the comments on the headband - yes, it is fiddly. There were a lot of people talking about the 'correct' way to position these on your head a few years back, and...

Free shipping from Canada to SA? Handy!

DN1PRO-A-XL

Question for any European backers - as the recommended case doesn't seem to be available over here, has anyone else found a decent carry case for these?

Headphones due to arrive next week via DHL! I'll be delighted to get them even with the import duties and £10 processing fee that DHL have tacked on, just so that I may know after all these years that they are real and not a fever dream... On a side note, I think I now know the name of Ora's...

Quick question for anyone whose headphones were shipped though Stone3PL - did your tracking info ever update to say anything other than "in transit"? That's all the info I have received from my tracking number for two weeks now, so am just curious.

Thanks - ORA came back and said that the shipper made a mistake with all deliveries to my country, so they are all going back to the warehouse & will be shipped again. C'est la vie!

Argh - after watching my tracking number show as "In Transit" for 11 days, it finally updated on Thursday to show... "Returned". No new headphones for me! I'm waiting on a reply from Ora support, see what they say.

Just wondering if any Europe based backers have received their headphones as yet?

Is that because their reviews are now demonstrably inaccurate, dishonest or otherwise lacking? Or is it because Tyll was very respected and it's felt that with their departure the new reviewers do not engender the same level of trust?

That is my biggest (admittedly unconfirmed) concern with the Ora headphones - I've been following the feedback from others while waiting for my own pair, and while there are a lot of positive experiences, there have been several commonalities in complaints that make me wonder about the final...

Also informative. The more you know! (leads invariably to the realisation of just how little I do know, but eh.)

Cheers - informative. I agree the iOS app is rather horrible, but fortunately for me the Android one is rather better! I'm only likely to use a single streaming service just due to minimising cost, and Amazon HD works out around half the price of Tidal with the yearly option. So if the sound...

Whilst we're waiting on the headphones, has anyone tried Amazon Music HD? My collection of physical CDs is limited (comes from growing up on a different continent to the one I now inhabit), and I'm wondering if treating myself to a HD streaming service would not be a bad pairing with new cans...

There's a couple at least in the Montreal batch, so, hopefully some reviews or experiences soon? (hint, hint :wink:)

09:12: Regains access to internet after travels. Sees new update from ORA - "Shipping Begins" (!). 09:13 Yes! Yes! At last - my faith was tested but now patience will be rewarded! My first new headphones in years! (Sundry & varied expressions of anticipation uttered.) 09:14 Starts reading rest...

Yep - this is getting a mite nerve-wracking. My record in crowdfunded items is 50% delivered to or beyond expectations, 50% nothing delivered, excluding Ora - and of the failures, several continued with regular updates & looked on track right up until the wheels came off and the company or...

Haha, all true. I never expected them to ship on their original timescales, as creating a new company, a new product and a new technology is a big job, and one which is bound to have unexpected complications. The fact they appear to be on the level and the product seems genuine already places...

Also received the backer survey email with the mystery sold out extra (IndieGoGo in my case). Another update, another delay of a few weeks. Is it strange that this is the first delay that I am actually surprised by or care about since I backed Ora?

New time line in the latest update - it looks like late August or early September arrival for the headphones now. It's good to see the care being taken with these headphones by Ora, rather than just rushing them out the door to appease funders & focusing on the licencing deals which is where the...

Q1 2019 was the projected release - in the October update it was stated they are on schedule for that.

I'm getting hungry for these headphones now! I really want to see if they live up to the hype from all those conductors & sound techs from their original Kickstarter.

Ora have said on the Kickstarter comments page that there will be no ANC - they are pretty unequivocal about it: "There will not be any Active Noise Cancellation (ANC) on the GQ headphones." It's also worth noting that while the headphones are wireless, they are not wireless only. They will...

I reached out to another Indiegogo headphone project that was listed on Store of the Curious (Sound Hugggle), on the basis it was unlikely to be any more genuine for them than for Ora. They've passed it on to their lawyer to deal with.

(I've pm'd ORA with the below, just re-posting here in case anyone else can shed some light on this site/maybe warn people to be cautious) Query/Possible Alert for ORA - I've come across a website which claims to be selling OraQ Graphene headphones for $399, complete with a review. The site...