Very fair! It's all a matter of taste, as we know. Well, I really like them. They are my favorite headphones I've heard under $2k. They have a bit of brightness at 5kHz that bothered me at first, but either it became less bothersome during break-in (more likely) or I simply got used to it. They...

I have an Ash! In fact, I have the one in the cover photo on the website. Those photos are fairly saturated and they look a little less red and a little browner in real life. The wood has an almost luminescent quality. I think they look really nice and I'm a little surprised more people...

FWIW, I run my Auteur Classic off a Jot2 and I think they sound great. However, I'm using Modi 3 (neutral) as a DAC. I'm given to understand Bifrost 2 is a warmer, "meatier" DAC that may complement your Arya better. (Not the kind of DAC I'm interested in, in any case - I had the OG Bimby and it...

One thing I've been surprised by is how picky the Auteur is with seal. I thought my hearing on my right side was a lot worse than I thought; turns out I just didn't have the headphone seated quite right on that side, which created a hole in the treble. Crisis averted!! :dizzy_face: Anyway, a...

Yup, and it's very distressing for me as I'm 25 and it's audible over most background noise because of how high-pitched it is (15-17kHz). The thought that I will be dealing with this for the rest of my life still often throws me although I've had it for about 10 years at this point. I'm going...

I had been in contact with Zach for a couple months angling for one of the LTD sets, so I think these got shipped out as soon as they were done photographing them for the website. Big thanks to him for being communicative and helping me get my hands on a really pretty set :) I believe so! I...

These came in a couple days ago, and oh god, aren't they pretty? This is the new LTD ash. This is the first pair of kilobuck+ headphones I've bought after several years in the hobby and eartime with a lot of amazing systems. These can hold their own in any company, that's for sure. I don't have...

I've recently gotten a used Stax SR-Lambda. However, the earpads were never replaced (it seems), and they haven't aged super well, as they're now rather hard and just a bit uncomfortable. So I'm looking for earpad replacements. I would love to get something custom, maybe one of the alcantara...

I was a fledgling audiophile back when I first purchased the K400s, and now I'm doing reviews professionally and I've heard a lot of TOTL equipment, so I might as well say it: I still like the K400. Obviously they fail in terms of technicalities, and they often get quite bogged down and...

Has anyone had any luck pairing these with an OTL tube amp or similar? I'm at my parents' right now, and I've left my mom a Little Dot MkII to power her HD600s. Just tried to the ATH-AD2000 with it, and it doesn't sound good per se. It loses to my Atom miserably on detail, and there's a kind of...

Got a Voshkod 6N23P '79 gray shield (on the cheap off ebay), because I always used Voshkods with my Little Dot MkII and was always pleased with the result. Here, though, I'm getting really forward mids with the Voshkods - my Sundara goes from being the laidback headphone that it typically is to...

It's always nice when you run into an album that perfectly suits a pair of headphones, as if they were meant for each other. Well, here's one for the AD2000:

Wow, is it still possible to indicate interest in this tour? I am currently the owner of a Sundara, and I'm writing a review of it at the moment to be posted on Headphonesty. I really enjoy the Sundara - hearing it for the first time was one of the most magical experiences I've had in...

Well, I just sat on my Sundaras. One of the yokes bent pretty significantly, but I was able to bend it back into place without really any trouble. Thanks Hifiman for switching to the metal yokes this time around, otherwise I guess I would've just destroyed my headphones! Still noticing some...