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Hey, thank you! I've only listened to the Caldera at CanJam, so I don't feel like I've listened to them long enough to form a full opinion. I've reached out to Zach to see if he'd be willing to send a review unit, but I haven't heard back yet. If I'm able to get one in-hand I'll definitely do a...

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Thank you all for the kind words!! I personally like short, concise, and to the point so that’s what I tried to do here. Appreciate the encouragement and will be making more reviews with the same style. :)

Hi all - I posted a video review of the Abyss JOAL if anyone is interested in checking it out. This is my first video review, and plan on making a few more soon with some headphones and gear I have on-hand.

Good description, this is my interpretation too when comparing both, only with the Atrium Closed. I reach for them for different reasons though. If I want the thick, smooth, musical sound when I’m really listening.. I’ll reach for the Atrium. If I’m going to be wearing for them for a few hours...

Been really enjoying the Atrium Closed more and more lately. Since the new Spring LTDs just dropped, I'm sure we'll have some new owners in a few weeks. Looking forward to hearing impressions from new owners, thoughts on pads, amp pairing etc.. Took a few pics for my review, and they're really...

Few other things I noticed for the stock models: Auteur Classic now ships within 10 business days and has an Ambrosia Maple and Black Limba option. Atrium Closed has a Cherry and Canarywood option. Caldera Open now has an American White Oak and Zebrawood option.

I'm a bit confused on why at this point they haven't updated their entire LCD line, including this new model, to their LCD-5 chassis. Weight and comfort seem to be the biggest complaint from their fans and they pretty much solved this 4-5 years ago with the LCD-5, yet the rest of the LCD line is...

Looking to sell my Asgard 3 w/ the integrated DAC card (AKM 4490). Sounds great, no complaints. I’m the original owner and it has served me well over the last few years. It’s in overall very good shape. I’m looking to sell as the Element IV fits better on my small desk. I’m almost a little...

I'd personally like to see them stop trying to come up with a million slightly different versions of products that already exist and just come out with something completely new and different. They need to get innovative and take some risks and try new things.

I’m curious of the same. I reached out to Meze to see if they’d be willing to send a demo model to review and compare to the JOAL, but haven’t heard back. If I get one to review, I’ll write a full review and comparison.

I haven't tried the SE or Unveiled, but I found the HE1000 Stealth to be fatiguing after short listening sessions. It would leave me with that ringing feeling in my ear fairly quickly, where the JOAL doesn't do that at-all. If memory serves correctly, the Stealth was more V-shaped with deeper...

Congrats!! Beautiful set. Looking forward to hearing your impressions after spending some more time with them.

JOAL is the perfect gaming headphone. I know it may be a bit silly to recommend a headphone at this price for gaming, but if you plan on buying it for dual purpose it makes sense. The comfort, soundstage, clarity, and imaging are perfect. Voices are forward a bit in the mix so you can...