This looks a lot like the Drop + Hifiman HE-R7DX, but with new pads and a headband from the Edition XS or HE-R9DX. Maybe you could do a comparison to those, as I wouldn't be surprised if they used the same driver given that they look so similar and are both closed back Hifimans with dynamic...

Woah, those look very different from the pictures on the store and the ones I received. Specifically, it looks like the metal mesh under the flower pattern was removed and a less dense foam was installed between the housing and the driver. Now you can directly see the driver. It seems that some...

You'd think that, if burn in really made the headphones so much better, they'd do it themselves at the factory. After all, wouldn't a few days of negligible electricity and some warehouse space be worth giving your customers a better out of the box experience? Compared to actually buying better...

The frequency response available on their website seems to have been updated, and it looks like they made it slightly less shouty. They say on their website that it isn't the final tuning. However, I wonder why they would post the frequency response if it's not the final tuning; I'd assume then...

I second this. There's no harm in trying to EQ first; it's free (if you use software EQ) and you can always try tube amps afterwards if EQ'ing didn't work. I would also recommend starting with some EQ profiles that have already been posted online as a jumping off point.

It's funny, I've become desensitized to buying expensive headphones. I recently bought a $1000 robot vacuum to upgrade my old one, and I felt it more in the wallet than any of my headphone purchases in the same price category.

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