It's the Cayin IHA-6 - so it's more of a preference for a certain frequency response thing. But I don't disagree, they sound generally very good - especially for the price. By the way if anyone is curious about the connectors, certain cables with 3.5mm connectors won't fit due to how far the...

I find the orchestral swell of classical music (when lots of string instruments are playing at once) is better represented by a frequency response that doesn't have that slight dip in the treble - or in other words doesn't have the minor 'gaps'. It sounds just fine for it, just not quite as good...

Out of curiosity, what did the correction for yours look like?

Oh, gotcha. That involves sending it to them though right?

I have no opinions yet :)

Out of curiosity, has anyone tried pad swapping to something from one of the other hifiman headphones of this shape?

It's not. The RAD-0 uses 3.5mm, but the plug housing is too tight to be able to use the Focal cables unfortunately.

Haha I am indeed still in the 17-18khz club. Although likely not for long if I keep reviewing headphones as much as I hope to haha. I'll take the trade-off.

Yup, that's pretty much how I hear it as well, although I don't think it's rolled off so much as just subdued between 5-8khz. Above that the treble comes back just fine.

Yes. I only mean in the sense that it has a more relaxed and subdued treble. It's definitely warmer than neutral with stock pads, and I say 'super' hd650 because of A) it's better resolution, speed and staging, and B) it has WAY better bass extension - honestly it's got the ideal bass extension...

Hey guys, I'm the author of that video and I just wanted to clarify a few things regarding the E2 that may have been missed. 1. The crinkle issue is caused by inconsistency in pressure from the seal - which is due to either my beard getting in the way, or where my ear is in relation to my jaw...

I was fortunate enough to be included on the loaner tour. I received them on Thursday and spent the better part of yesterday evaluating them - enough to give a first impression. I had recently reviewed the DT-1990, and lately I've been a bit disappointed with what this "upper mid-fi" price...

Yeah that's exactly how I'm thinking of it. Great analogy haha. The Hulk is pretty fast too, but in a different way. There are some 'non-hulk' planars as well (Hifiman), but I think you perfectly summed up what I mean by "sounds like a planar without the planar timbre".

sorry off topic... but your avatar is adorable. That is all.