My cable for the headphones broke unfortunately broke today. A replacement from HIFIMAN is $120, which is basically highway robbery considering it probably cost them $5 to manufacture that flimsy piece of crap. Does anyone here have any recommendations that aren't a complete and utter ripoff...

Hifiman Sundaras are the headphones I use at home (with JDS Labs Atom and Schiit Modi 3), and they are the type of sound I want. Are there mobile earpods that sound like them? Thanks

Thank you for your reply :) In this case, I suppose I will exchange it for another one. That is quite unfortunate because I really did enjoy how they sounded, minus the channel imbalance. If I continue to receive defective models, I am not sure what I will do.

Well, I just bought these headphones, and they sound way better than my HD6XX. However, I noticed there's a extremely obvious imbalance on the right side. Lo and behold, I go to check the cables and this is what I see: https://streamable.com/xrwju As you can see, the right side is not tight at...

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I wonder if the price goes down on these on black friday.

Either extreme is bad. Still waiting on reviews between this and the Sundaras.

:grin: they aren't necessarily bad if you want to listen to relaxing music, but it sucks all the life out of the stuff I listen to. My setup is considered like the "default entry-level HiFi setup for noobs", which is why I have them. On the bright side, at least I have a reference point with the...

Any thoughts on Sundara VS LCD-1?

Currently eyeing these and the Hifiman Sundaras. Trying to get a new headphone to replace my Veilheiser 650's. I see many requests comparisons between the Sundaras and the LCD-1, but no answers. Anyone have a comparison between the two, which one to get etc?

Ehh I don't like used stuff. Maybe once I get more and more into Head-Fi (the hobby, not the forum xD) I will be more open to buying worn headphones. I'm glad we narrowed it down to two headphones, things are looking good now. I swear though, if my amp/dac setup starts causing problems after I...

Tried both?

@Hansotek @ceeloChamp Thanks guys, I really appreciate your replies! Right now, it's currently down to the Hifiman Sundara and the Audeeze LCD-1 doing some research now on both.

Budget is like $400, and yes open backs are definitely better. I have no reason for needing a closed back. Welp I guess the Teak is off the list now lol.

So far I only have the Teak written down. What Grados do you think I should try from amazon, and how do they compare to the Teak?