Hello, I am going to audition LCD-3 this is weak in the audio store and I would like to know your opinions about them. What is the build quality? In the past, there were issues with drivers that stopped working after a year or two. Was this solved? Are they repetitive in terms of sound...

No, I just hate omnipresent RGB these days. ;) Do you mean that 6.3mm is going to be inferior to 3.5mm?

I love the idea of having 6.3mm out. I would be able to have just one cable for both desktop and portable use. Sounds tempting. Are there any measurements of 6.3mm output power before THD skyrockets? Is it possible to turn RGB off?

I would say it is neutral and does not boost or cut any part of frequency response. There is no tube sound magic or musicality in RME. I would say it might be described as engaging due to faithful sound reproduction. But if you want to make it more warm or analytic sounding, it's built in PEQ...

Maybe 1-year warranty is from US reseller? HFM website says they offer 2 years warranty for headphones purchased from official resellers. I was sending mine directly to HiFiMAN despite purchasing in local audio store in Poland. I shipped defective unit to France and they shipped back from...

My Aryas broke twice during 16 months of usage. Both times I got replacement for a new one but without getting new warranty period. Once I received a pair with very loose yoke regulation which caused hedphones to frequently fall into the last hole in yoke due to own weight when resting on stand...

I am using RME ADI 2 DAC FS with Aryas from several months. Handles them well even in low power mode. You are not able to go very loud then, but still more than average. In hi power mode it shows awesome capabilities of both devices. Sub bass rumbles, headphones shake on my head when playing and...

I think is completely subjective. I listen to 80s and 90s pop and rock (Michael Jackson, Genesis, Tina Turner, The Police, Queen, INXS, etc) and newer Jazz and Blues (Candy Dulfer, Snowy White & The White Flames) plus some other (Lana Del Rey, London Grammar, Rag'n'Bone Man) and I simply like...

I picked Arya over Clear after auditions last year. Clear was more vivid with harder mid bass slam while Arya is more laid back with fantastic sub bass emphasis. Arya sometimes happen to be treble intensive, tough.

Hi, Does anyone had an opportunity to directly compare He1000SE with Arya? I would appreciate some thoughts on sub and mid bass quantity and treble harshness.

I have already said everything and I am afraid there is not much to add. I can summarize, though. I have found four forums where people have this issue with D8000 and two forums where people have it with Pro version. After brief auditioning of both in local audio store, I liked Pro sound...

Thanks all for help and opinions! The main point of auditioning and borrowing audio gear is finding possibly best one (subjectively). Average comfort, questionable build (judging by several forums) and slightly too dark sound signature make me search for something else. This is not the one that...

I though that louder volume causes more diaphragm excursion. Plus most songs are not recorded in mono and they might have different bass amount in L and R. As written before both channels produce rattling noise when playing low bass. I fully understand that it might be a damage of test pair but...

So after over a month of auditioning I decided to stay with HFM... I have tested Focal Utopia, Meze Empyrean, ATH ADX5000, Final Audio D8000 and D8000 Pro. While I liked Focals, ADX5000 and D8000 pro, I haven't decided bo buy any of them. Utopia lacks in sub bass capabilities, D8000 has issues...

Thanks all for your advices. I found a song that causes rattling in second channel and some people mentioning this issue in other forums as well. I will not risk buying. At this price tag I expect pure perfection from gear that I buy. I am not able to return them in case of purchase as I...