Does the suction cause any discomfort? I've had headphones in the past do a similar thing and I find it causes me fatigue fairly quickly and makes longer listening sessions uncomfortable.

1. Are you familiar with SACD? DSD? I am not familiar with it. I've encountered it many times in passing online but never bothered to investigate as availability seems limited. 2. Do you own any SACDs?  No my collection is 100% CDs ripped to FLAC or pure FLAC purchases stored digitally...

Quote: Aha well put! and in response to detoxguy I received the new travel case with my HE-500s I didn't realise it was different to their previous offering - it really is a nifty little case. So far I'm enjoying my experience with these headphones,  I've noticed a difference in the sound...

It doesn't flow, it's semi-stiff in a plasticy sort of way which makes it hang akwardly and get in the way (brush against my neck / shoulders). It also has a flimsy look to it which I find fairly unattactive.

Ordered these on Friday the 9th from Head-Direct and received them today :O Brilliant service. Build quality is surprisingly nice and comfort is good for such a heavy set of cans which is a bonus. Came with the extra pads and silver cable which though functional is already annoying me a bit.

Quote: That of course would be the sensible option. However being sensible requires so much patience! I noticed that someone referred to upgrading to the Q audio cable earlier in this thread as being '~filterless'. Just interested to see what peoples experiences have been.  

Just placed an order for these off Head-Direct. I'm tempted to go straight for a Q audio cable. Anyone have some opinions on whether this would be necessary / worth it or will the stock cable be sufficient? Will be running Stello U3 > Bifrost > Lyr > HE-500.

I noticed the LCD3 product page makes no mention of international orders. I'm assuming the free shipping / stand offer applies to US orders only?

Quote: This is my first pair of $1000+ headphones I'm pretty reluctant to permanently bend them straight out of the box. Plus I' don't really trust myself to do it because I don't know how strong / resilient they are.  

Quote:   That user is actually me and they have in fact only been used a few hours. As I stated earlier in this thread they sit uncomfortably on my ears so I havn't even had a chance to test the sound or burn them in because I simply couldn't stand the discomfort, after about 15 minutes...

Quote: I'm having trouble with this as well. The wings don't support enough weight and the headphone ends up being half supported on the top of my ears which is a bit uncomfortable :S  

Quote: Ordered the Yamy two weeks ago, it has an estimated wait time of eight weeks direct from Yamamoto so still a while away :(

Well mine just arrived from Aiko store which was a surprise because they arn't even marked as shipped on their site :D They are absolutely as beautiful as I expected. I won't bother giving impressions particularly as my Yamamoto is still on order but so far I'm really pleased with them.

Unsure about US suppliers but if you can't find any Yamamoto Sound Corp accept orders directly, you just need to go to their website and shoot them an email asking what you want. The downside is that its an eight week lead time as I understand it they don't keep stock but make them to order.

Quote:   I'm actually interested in this rather unusual comparison as well. I need a new source and I'm trying to decide if the extra money for a W4S DAC2 would be worth it over the bifrost which evidently punches well above its weight.