Just for giggles, I pulled Drop's published FR into WebPlotDigitizer and then uploaded it to Listener's B&K 5128 graphing tool and overlayed his (Headphones.com's?) preference bounds. NOTE: The OAE1 measurement has been compensated to 5128 DF in the above graph in order to make this comparison

The offset and angle of the driver makes no difference to the desired FR measurement. I made the same mistake thinking about the HD800S measurement but was corrected by an expert. When you think about it, the desired FR at the ear drum is the same regardless of how it is produced. I preordered...

If we agree that IEMs (and OE headphones) are minimum-phase and therefore the FR contains all of the IR information, then it seems to me that FR contains all of the information that describes how an IEM can sound. And if that is true then it follows that two IEMs with the same FR at the ear drum...

I was thinking/hoping the same thing 😎

32 Ohms There is a specifications section near the bottom of that page just above the Media Gallery.

Agreed. Luckily I briefly heard a pre-production model at CanJam SoCal 2023 and was impressed. In the video DMS mentions that they will be at this year's CanJam SoCal and Dallas. There are many things I like about this project and the product: it is designed to be durable and fixable yet...

For most headphones I would agree with everything you said. But my experience is that the HD800S are truly special on tubes. I have the HD6XX and tubes make little difference to my ears. But I didn't even like my HD800S until I tried them off of a Schiit Vali 2+. They seemed to gain a...

After a long 3 week wait, I finally got my replacement 6SN7 Reserve last week. I'm using it with the Schiit Lyr+ and returned the first one because I experienced loud microphonics in the left channel. The replacement also has microphonics, this time in the right channel, but at a much lower...

I'm in! :thumbsup:

My Reserve is approved for return to Apos. Since it is only the left channel having issues, I think it is the tube rather than an issue with using a Reserve with a Schiit Lyr+. Apos support apparently agrees. I did do a quick A/B with the stock Lyr+ Tung Sol tube before packing the Reserve. I...

Schiit Lyr+ owners considering this tube might want to wait. I received one a couple of days ago and the microphonics are really bad. Any time I touch the Lyr+ or even slightly move the headphone cable (Hart Cables replacement) there's noise in the left channel. On low gain it's bearable as I...

Thanks for the links. I get it now. Use SPK-EQ to tune your headphones to a specific target curve. Use USR-EQ to further tune those for specific uses (EX: movies, music), music types (EX: EDM, classical), moods, etc. I actually find value in this approach. Another use case is if you know how...

Thanks so much @koover for inviting me and hosting! I had a great time! Met a lot of cool peeps! Everyone was so nice and I learned a lot just from chatting, especially with @koover, @M3NTAL, and @SpeleoFool. I wish I could have stayed longer. @rollinbr's setup stood out to me for it's super...

Try this: https://www.hearingtracker.com/earplugs?q=best+earplugs I've used the Etymotic ER20xs with foam inserts for a few years now. This article did not change my mind. I'd rather have them be bassy but attenuate better in the higher frequencies where hearing is most prone to damage.

I had a such a great time! It was so much fun meeting a bunch of local enthusiasts and trying out new to me equipment! Shout out to @Coolzo for making all the arrangements and setting up the SchiitKit! :sweat_smile: I hope to see you all again next year if not sooner!