Sadly it's not need a citizenship or mastery of the language, it's must be a japanese resident to order directly. AKA I have order from Singapore to order, which honestly just feels wrong given that I'm fluent in Japanese

I second this opinion, I tried Susvara with an ifi pro ican signature amp, one that some claim is the minimum recommended amp: - but I still preferred an EQ'd hekse (yes even with the EQ downsides) over a "budget" Susvara - I have been blown away by the susvara on an endgame setup, so much...

Y'all scaring me already, I really love my Bravura (after I realized placement was affecting imaging) How's the Aperio bass impact compared to Bravura? Can it hit much harder, and if so what's the limit? Like well driven Susvara level?

100%, headfi is one of the few places where we can talk about headphones not in a vacuum, and it must be kept that way! by "bashing": I just don't want people to blame abyss for making "bad" headphones, I've seen it in the past (but not from y'all). That being said, I hope @Abyss Headphones...

As someone who owns and prefers 2-channel, I would say 1266 TC has "reduced midrange" compared to most 2-channel setups. However the "reduced midrange" is NOT a deficiency, it's simply how it is. Some (including myself) prefer more midrange, and we simply move on to other headphones, please...

How would different materials affect the sound? Looking forward to a guide, or anyone else that has tried this! I think the 1266 TC is very special, only out-resolved by estats and I generally prefer 2-channel over headphones. But the midrange is a bit low for my tastes, simply the U shape is...

IMO there's good reason many very rich people are depressed. Yes money buys happiness to a certain level, but after I honestly feel like it might actually have a negative impact on happiness, especially with how people compare with others etc. So this is my life philosophy, but especially for...

I'm the same, with normal IEMs about an hour max if I wear them everyday. (ear canal too small) CIEMs I can do for ~4 hours if I wear them everyday. If not everyday, I can even do 12+ hour bursts for flights fully comfortably. Also I will say for 1266, I've been really liking the sound of...

100% with more ZMF being more natural, Bravura is probably the least "natural" overear I own, (but by no means is it bad) All depends on music and preferences From what you describe, it does sound like Bravura imaging was lacking! I felt the same about Bravura for the longest time, it didn't...

DAC upgrade won't affect Bravura much, due to ADC(analog to digital converter) then passing thru the same DAC inside the Sonoma M1. Really interesting that you found Caldera on TOTL chain more resolving. I home demoed a Susvara on Chord Dave + speaker amp(~10k), and Bravura had higher...

The question is, are you disappointed with Bravura bass on most tracks you listen to? or just certain genres? AKA perhaps Bravura is not for you, or perhaps it's only for some genres for you? Simply put, there are few headphones that can compete with the Bravura on bass texture. Specifically...

agreed about 1 o'clock for bass heavy music is about when it distorts. As for LCD-5 it most certainly doesn't distort. Simply put estats have a lower a bass limit than conventional magnet based HP. But LCD-5 is doesn't have elevated bass in FQ like Bravura does, unless on a specific chain. But...

I love my Bravura, but no question, but agreed that there is a some distortion with high volume + bass. If you want as much "separation" as possible with powerful bass on a cheap chain, I think LCD-5 is the best. The Resolution isn't as high, but the imaging is just as good, aka you can pick out...

There is clearly something else not well researched that changes sound. We don't have graphs to measure detail retrieval, do we? similarly, all I can scientifically say, is it's inconclusive what tubes/cables etc do. But anecdotally, HUGE differences. Cables can make or break a chain.

To add to this. my own observations: -EQ really reduces the sense of how "realistic" instruments sound. Yes it also reduces other sound quality that I haven't been able to put my finger on. -With that, EQ is a budget way to change sound. The best test: A/B a series of tracks, with and without...