Yes. They are. You can check pictures from headphones.com

Jude already said this in the video. The connector is TRS, so it can't run balanced. Well you can put balanced cable on Azurys but the sound is no difference. Since this headphone is mainly for portable use and very easy to drive, unbalanced is not a deal breaker for me. But If you really want...

If the headphone is configured single ended internally, there is no way to run balanced. Unless you need to open the cup, dissemble the chassis, reconfigure and connect the wires manually. For example, headphones like Hifiman Deva only have one cable, but the headphone is configured with...

I have both Stellia and E3. And I prefer the sound of E3. More neutral, detailed, and engaging. However, both are not great portable headphones. Stellia is easy to drive, but the size is too huge, E3 is portable enough, but way too hard to drive on portable DAPs. If Azurys sound as close as...

Curious how does Azurys compare to Bathys. Not a fan of BT ANC. I will take a listen at the dealer store.

Like I said, if you dig the look and you love audio technica's house sound, go ahead and get it. Otherwise, I will look elsewhere. There is just not so many options for great sounding portable, pretty, foldable wired headphones. Maybe consider IEMs.

If you really dig the look, go ahead and take it. It is one of the most beautiful portable headphone out there. They sound ok, just don't expect amazing sound. Personally I don't think wear DCA aeon noire is silly.

The Ether is one of early headphones that Dan developed. At that time, there was no foldable hinge mechanism system like today's E3. Now the build quality is of course much durable compare to Ether. If DCA come with a future version of E3 that is easier to drive by DAPs, I will definitely take...

Heard the Liric 2 at the dealer store. Yes. It's better than the first gen. But to my ears I have to say it is still not good enough to justify 2k price tag. I agree that Liric 2 can only compete with Focal Celestee or Aeon 2 Noire. At the same price tag as E3, I won't say E3 blow Liric 2 out of...

I don't agree either. It really depend on how do you use your headphone outside. If you are a frequent traveller and have frequent meetings, of course BT ANC headphones would work better. However, I use headphones outside most for commute and walk around at the park. It is not loud enough like...

Noires's cup is smaller than E3. Slightly bigger than bathys.

These are also my expectation when I order the WP900. At this price point, the sound should compete any headphones above 1k. But sadly, to my ears it's not. It is too v shaped. Only barely better than momentum 4. When connect high end gear, you can barely hear any improvements. I won't say it is...

No. I never EQ. EQ to me is like cheating. Especially for high end headphones. Not only the sound, although very light, the build of WP900 is too fragile to me. The cup is so beautiful that you don't want to take it out. Because the cup is very easy to get scratches. Although the cable is...

Yes. E3 would be XL size when unfolded. If It is easy to drive, I won't take it on the street, but definitely on a flight or train. But still if Bathys sound as good as Celestee, I will take Bathys instead.

If you have female vocal or pop music, It sounds pretty good. But string instrument, orchestra, or mid focus music sound rolled off. Female vocal is audio technica's house sound.