Hi all, so i have a dragon fly cobalt which i do like, use with tidal MQA and HiFi mostly. Has anyone done a side by side with the cobalt and could explain the differences? I have already ordered one of these which HK said should ship next week.

Hi there, I tried this and the dragon fly cobalt on my iPhone with tidal. It was excellent. I had a really tough time deciding between this and. The cobalt. It was very detailed but wasn’t quite as wide a sound stage as the dragon fly - but a bit brighter. I ultimately went with the dragon fly...

Thanks! They also work a lot better than the 846 with the trn bt20s. Much less noticeable hiss.

So my CL2s finally arrive, 500 USD off amazon, a steal. Dang they sound nice paired with a ZX300 on balanced output. I prefer the sound quite a lot to My Shure SE846 due to the sound signature being more exciting for me. Almost feels a bit similar to my old FI-BA-SS system. Do they get any...

​but then having said that I have found a few early reviews where that packaging was identical to the video so maybe it just changed over time:   https://alvinology.com/2011/11/21/akg-k3003-the-sound-of-luxury/

​the below video was the only thing that have found that looks like a fake - the serial number plaque is different as is the filter  holder, and doesn't look like AKG is printed on the back of the phones...   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R2YcVqUwhL4

​I am also concerned have just done the same. Have just bought a used pair on ebay but have yet to receive, but upon reading the seller reviews which are mostly positive, there was one negative saying he sold fake AK3003i's, and upon inspecting the listing it is the same units. Now I contacted...

Hi all, I am a proud new owner of a pair of FAD F1-ba-ss iems and I'm having a crisis. Firstly I have had quite a few decent pair of iems slowing progressing up the ranks from superfi10s to westone 4\4r and most recently a pair of shure 846's. My wife recently broke the westone fours so whilst...