That sony looks similar to pro 82, the shape and size of the cups... For iems, try look for KZ AS 10 or KZ ZS 10 pro. I have the AS 10. It has some sibilance and recessed mids, but overall it's pleasant to listen to. Reviews said ZS 10 pro is better, but I don't have it

I never tried takstar iem, don't like iems that much. Have some pairs to go mobile but nothing special...

My collection list is very short, so I don't have many references to compare. For me Takstar Pro 80 is excellent and Pro 82 is even better. I'm really interested to HF 580 but $200 is really stretching my budged, so I need to think hard before deciding to buy it I have the 2050 and I quite...

Hi guys, need some advice here. I'm currently using pro 82, and pro 80 before that. I really enjoy both. So, would HF580 be a significant upgrade? I'm not planning to do any mods

I didn't know this headphones is released already! I knew about it when I was active in pro 82 thread. I lost interest to the thread and didn't log in to head-fi for months, and now I have to read this thread from beginning before I decide to buy this

I can confirm that channel imbalance that I experience is because different frequency response of my ears. Tested with sine wave frequency swipe and at certain frequencies the sound pans left and right. When I swap the cans to the opposite ears the panning still goes the same direction. So it's...

This: https://www.head-fi.org/threads/tak...iscussion-thread.849965/page-47#post-13939639

Listening 24/96 tracks on Pro 82 and Sabaj Da2 is such a pleasure. I just started my 24/96 collection since my Topping D2 doesn't support 24/96 over USB. I'll skip DSD for now since the files are huge and my Internet is not very fast. Also playing DSD on Foobar with Sabaj Da2 is quite hit or...

Maybe your ears are accustomed to sharp treble. If I don't have the second batch Pro 82, my nephew's first batch would sound very pleasing since my ears were accustomed to HI 2050's sharp treble. But after some time with Pro 82, I felt HI 2050 is too sharp. When my nephew listened to his Pro...

My nephew's first batch has sharper treble

If you're on the budget you can buy the Sabaj Da2 instead, it's identical to the SMSL idea but a bit cheaper. My experience with the Sabaj has been good so far. SMSL idea is known to have compatibility issue with android phones. When you plug it to a phone it will make buzzing noise. The fix is...

Yup, agree 100%. From what I remembered from my nephew's Pro 82 (1st version) the mids were quite similar to mine (2nd version)

Thanks for the article, now I understand the concept of balanced headphones. It's not only independent ground for each side. In balanced connection there are 3 wires: signal +, signal -, and ground. So they use the signal + and signal - to drive the headphones and the ground as shielding. This...

Balanced connection has more advantages on input stage and dealing with long interconnects that are prone to interferences. Output stage, I don't understand how it can be done since speakers has only two poles while balanced connection requires three poles. If having dedicated ground for each...

I use 4 poles 2.5 mm jack. I connected the poles in this configuration from the tip: left, right, ground, ground.