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I have both XB-950n1 and XM3, and I think WH-1000XM3 is substantially better in noise canceling capabilities and sound quality. XM3 has substantially less boomy bass and has clearer midrange/high over XB-950n1. I think the comfort level of XM3 was marginally better than XB-950n1 and both offer...

Are you feeling it or are you sure of it? If you are sure of it, then why not just get it replaced under the warranty to make sure you will have a good left/right channel balanced headphones without worrying about it?

You are right in certain regards, where in the old days, most headphones came with non-detachable single ended cables. In more recent years, say within last decade, most of headphones do come with reasonably easy to detach replaceable headphone cables. Some highend Focal and Sennheiser models...

I think you are still getting confused on the cables vs. headphones. As I explained, all highend and/or best headphones (your definition may very, but I assume best headphones are mostly very expensive top flagship models) available with the "default" SE cables from the factory, thus all best...

ZMF Aeolus has a bit of bump around 1Khz (https://crinacle.com/graphs/headphones/zmf-aeolus/) and perhaps, you can reduce it little bit with the equalizer to see if that helps.

Have you tried to use an equalizer function on RME to reduce the hotness? You can also experiment with which frequency range is bothering you by playing with the mid range to boost and reduce. A properly functioning DAC shouldn't boost a particular frequency and ARES II is claimed to be...

Not sure what you mean by "glare." Can you elaborate more?

No, most of headphones, even the higher end headphones are available with the SE. For example, Audeze LCD-4 comes with the factory silver coated SE cable. Some headphones, you get both from the factory, like Focal Utopia/Clear, and for some you can choose either balanced or single ended...

I think most of folks here will agree that there is no such thing as a perfect pair of the headphones regardless of the cost. Also no one here can tell you that you will be 100% happy with any of these headphones. One thing which is certain would be that there is no sure thing in life...

First, make sure you are really hearing imbalance. Rotate your headphones so that the left cup is on your right ear and right cup is on your left ear. Do you now hear imbalance on the opposite side (rightside) on multiple songs? If so, you could really have an unbalance issue. This can be...

It sounds like you already have two very good highend headphones and trying to get to the next level with a substantial investment. LCD-X is fairly capable, but there are few higher models along the Audeze lines that can easily beat LCD-X. MX-4 offers more control and refinement, or LCD-4 or...

Not a problem. If you have been listening HD800 directly off from PC or with some adaptor, Asgard will be a substantial upgrade. HDVD800 will let you hear the headphones via a balanced output, but if you are not too finicky about sound quality and additional features, Asgard will serve you...