Noise floor is something measurable and is objectively a strong point of the a90. Although that perceived ""cleanliness"" is a whole different deal.

Shunyata might make good stuff, but I have to be at least a little bit skeptical over the value being offered from a company that sells 9k power cables...

I hate to sound rude but have you checked for placebo? I'd imagine if you're getting a high end psu like the hypsos it should be able to account for an imperfect source of power.

If you already have the susvara I'd keep it. It still is the winner between the two 9 time out of 10. Even if the stealth does get pretty damn close.

Yep, and also a myriad of other controversies.

I love the unique design! Shame about the price point though.

+1 on the chord tt2, I haven't listened to too many high-end amps on the stealth, but it's really hard to believe it could get much better than on the tt2.

I think they respond pretty poorly to tubing them as they're already a little too soft on the low end, the highs are already as non fatiguing as you can get, and they generally appreciate large amounts of overhead power similar to susvara, albeit to a lesser degree, which is not easy to get on...

Ah, the comfort issue makes sense, but was told by someone it is possible to tighten the elastic on other dca cans, not sure how, but I'd check to see if it's possible with the stealth before selling.

That's a pretty fair assessment, but I would add, is that the stealth does have quite a bit more going for it than the LCD 5 outside of sound quality. The better comfort, being $500 to $1100 cheaper, and the isolation is pretty easy to miss on the lCD 5. I actually ever so slightly prefer the...

Honestly I don't blame them, it's so hard to put a numerical value on the performance of a headphone, especially with some thing like the stealth which is closed back. Either way you ignore that extra 5% better sound quality with an LCD 5 or ignore the added isolation, not sure you can really...

Huh, I suppose I'll have to take your word on that, I'm at the point where I still have a pretty clear upgrade path so I don't have to try more esoteric upgrades *yet* but I guess I'll keep it in mind a year or two down the line lol.

Is that a thing people do now??? I feel really out of the loop all of a sudden:sweat_smile:

Keep in mind they do respond it's pretty well to EQ, so if you don't mind doing that, they still aren't GREAT for metal, but I still think you could do worse, lol. Either way though, it's definitely a weak point and is a pretty valid reason to skip by the stealth.

Yeah I wouldn't doubt if that was the case, imo stealth is about as "touchy" with sources as my hd800