Depends if comfort is a paramount factor. Also, if they're not truly circumaural on you, they may not sound as intended.  My gut feeling if I was you is don't get them, but that's ultimately your decision.

I bought both. The "on" has more of a V sig and can feel a bit clamping with extended wear. Stretch them out and they feel better. V sig means mids/vocals are less pronounced so ideal for EDM (no vocals) and top 40 (whatever they're singing about, who cares, lol). They also leak sound so others...

mikoss, never thought of that. So the AuneT1 will skew HD598's?

I used to spin drum'n'bass, and listen to all genres of EDM, yes, these are excellent for that type of music and along the bass spectrum for that matter.

I don't see why returns matter based on UI. I bought it for the portable audio experience and if people can't get used to the X5's UI, that's their problem.   I went into it knowing what to expect after reading reviews and watching vids. Those ignorantly coming from their finely tuned 6th...

The hit/ miss pairing of the ECC85 with the Aune T1 really makes it a financial gamble. It seems less tolerant than recommended tubes where even if you buy a less specific model but same type, it still works without distortion, albeit maybe not as beautifully or the stated impression. I...

In Canada, cheapest is CanadaComputers $349.00. In US, a group buy just ended $299.99. Otherwise, it's $349.xx and up.

Glad I focused on very particular ECC85's in my shopping search (didn't buy any).

*2TB I think it's for times he wants to use it on his desk and there is a large capacity drive there anyway housing files other than music ;p

Lol, I wish I had that kind of disposable income. Or maybe I would if I wasn't a such propeller head with an affinity for all types of electronics.

Last night I bought a US made NOS GE 6DJ8 for $22+ship (seller only had one, otherwise I would post).   I was intrigued by arcorob's impression that it is supposed to be like the GE German 6AQ8 but with a tiny bit more bass and slight less soundstage, considering soundstage and detail are...

    I'm using Class 10 Gskill 64GBx2 I bought from newegg.ca for $30 each. That Sandisk is double the price per GB! I'm not sure I'd be comfortable paying an extra $131 convenience fee for having 128x2 vs 64x4. That's also a risk failure of 120GB+ at once. Wouldn't it be better rotating 64's?

YES! Much like Settings options on a smartphone.   I understand FiiO is small comparatively and does not have the coding manpower of a smartphone company but that's the direction they should go. Still love the device, and bang for buck portability.

I wouldn't mind the ability to customize the FW like I've done with GPS's, dashcams, iPhones/androids. Make it an open source community, as long as it's not brickable and flashing back to stock is easy.

I agree, I tend to use the front buttons instead because the scroll seems backwards and sensitive to lag... haven't accustomed to it yet when I think on other electronics I would have by now.   I wish the volume buttons on the side "woke" the screen up too as I like adjusting the volume with...