As stated above, as I understand it the ERA-1 comes with the two sets of pads pictured, hence Quad providing these measurements when I asked - I'm posting them here as a number of people (me included) had asked in the thread and I thought it would help. I didn't really notice you were asking for...

I emailed Quad with this very question, as I couldn't find it in the specifications, and one of their staff very helpfully sent me this:

Sorry if I missed this in the thread already, but for the benefit those of us with generous sized ears, is anyone able to measure the pads?

You sound pretty happy. I'm curious, how would you describe the difference between the Fostex and the Questyle CMA400i? I seem to recall we were trying the Questyle around the same time with the HD650/HD6XX.

I had a both single ended and balanced cables. Obviously the Magni is only single ended, but I tried to compare single-ended to single-ended, and single-ended to balanced. The balanced output on the CMA400i was louder as it has more power. If pushed I might say I thought that instruments sounded...

Well the Questyle arrived yesterday. I want to say first off the build quality seems really high, frankly it made my Magni/Modi look like they'd been assembled in a shed in comparison. The amp stayed surprisingly cool, and the volume knob was beautifully smooth. I detected no noise or hiss, nor...

Well, I placed my order. Should get it Tuesday!

Thanks Satcher, was that with the low gain or standard gain? With the Magni 2U I rarely make it above 10 o'clock on the dial (and I've just checked and it's set to low gain). Supposedly the M2U outputs 320mW @ 300 ohm, versus the CMA400i's 418mW @ 300 ohm from the balanced output, so I was...

I'm considering the CMA400i to replace my Magni/Modi 2 Uber stack. I have Sennheiser HD-650, HifiMan HE-400i, and Grado SR-60 headphones; currently the HD-650s are what I'm listening to 90% of the time. Can anyone comment on the pairing with the HD-650? I see the Questyle paired a lot with...

Thanks! I did have a go at bending the sliders when I got them, but was probably overly cautious. I'll have another (gentle) go.

I've just received my HE-400i and I'm having a great time listening to them. They're hooked up to a Magni 2 Uber/Modi 2 Uber and a Pro-Ject CD player. I'm relatively new to 'nice' headphones, I also own HD650s and Grado SR-60s, but so far I prefer the sound of the HE-400i and I also find them...