For fear of repeating myself, these headphones are actually capable of scaling extremely well IMHO, if one is prepared to invest time, money and effort in the rest of the system (if DIY inclined), as I detailed some time back. The money saved from forgetting the likes of the crazy money for...

As I mentioned a while back, in pretty well every sphere you care to name, the words : "New improved" can usually be relied upon to mean at best "King's New Clothes" syndrome, but more likely - if you're like me, to get the hairs on the back spikier than a darn hyena lol!! :fearful:

GREAT, FB1....this is something I've been wanting to say for a VERY long time, but have been too cowardly lol...WELL DONE and WELL SAID!!...to everything you said. On the plus side, there will hopefully be some really good bargains about for some lucky, sensible folks... :gs1000smile:

Further to my previous comments on how OG Empyreans can be coaxed into a performance that, for me at least, fills most of the gaps experienced by others, I'm happy (and surprised!) to report that having upgraded my excellent Denon DCD1600 NE (SA)CD player as source to their amazing DCD A110...

Ditto Natarian. But for me, I would need to be convinced that the reviewer has lived with both for a very long time...which happens only too rarely alas. Short periods/early impressions can only ever give a hint of superficial differences...true capabilities, with a host of variable (important)...

Further to my last post in praise of the AA pads' effect on well recorded voices, @Ravenor's reflection on "great resolution and soundstage" hit home big time this afternoon, with one of my all time favourite pieces used especially for assessing dynamic presentation and delineation of complex...

Glad you too have been sold R...as am I to all those who sold me! But the cost?...hmmm...shame! Hopefully the price will be reviewed at sale time, but given the suspected high demand for them now the cat is out, I wouldn't hold my breath!!...GOOD LUCK! Audio Sanctuary here in the UK have them...

OK...although normally sceptical of very early impressions of any sort of gear change, given the notoriously short - and fickle! nature of auditory memory, it's quite clear that this (simple) trick of angling the pads and (also) resultant shortening of the distance between drivers and ears...

Agreed, Slim...my personal advice would be to seek out a good set of discounted OGs - either little used or ex-dem, then a set of AA pads (if not DIY confident), and as many OCC cables (preferably silver if poss, not silver-plated) one can afford throughout the system...but certainly for the...

Thanks N...I can fully understand your trepidation at such an exercise if not confident with DIY on hifi gear...surely better to play safe and fork out the $£! After just an hour's listening last night I must admit to being very surprised at the effect of such a simple mod, even though already...

OK...so not being impressed with having to pay £160 or so just for some new pads, and already having saved £$thousands by making my own high spec cables etc, I decided to bite the bullet and attack my SAs. And actually, the task turned out to be far easier and quicker than I ever imagined. Some...

Intrigued by responses to the Angled Alcantara pads for OG Empys, I experimented with my SAs today by simulating the altered angle via pushing the fronts against my face/cheeks, and then the whole even further to bring the drivers closer to the ears...result : most unexpected - pretty well...

True D R...and let's not forget much also depends on the rest of the system...and enough users/reviewers have now praised OOR, especially with Hypsos, to confirm its quality. Most would surely agree there is very little about to match it at this price point, and a good bit more IMHO. I venture...

Further to my previous post in praise of the Empys, I personally have found that with each apparently minor, let alone more major upgrade in the system these headphones have continued to up their game...increasingly narrowing the gap between these and my friend's Elites. As I mentioned before...

Still in love with my own Empys from their introductory days, and after years of experimenting with many different tubes (now into SS) and DIY cable construction/materials, I've concluded they possess a good dose of 'Jekyll and Hyde' syndrome, which would explain to me at least the...

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Will be interesting to hear your impressions...after the obligatory (good) length of time of course...;)

Aha FF...interesting, and a very useful function to be sure. But presumably the other device needs to be the same voltage as OOR? ps. Congrats on the Wandla...outperforms Holo ware?

Well done FF...glad it wasn't indicative of some worrisome glitches appearing in the Ferrum camp lol ;). Any particular reason for wanting the update?

Hi a...apologies in advance for any indigestion caused but I'll happily give more detail as to how I constructed my own cables. After years of experimenting with different metals and methodology, and encouraged by the fabulous (and fabulously expensive!) top of the range offerings from...

Hi akukula. I think this is definitely a case where you need to try and get some on demo/return basis. The Empys, with stock Alcantara pads for me personally, certainly lean more towards that warmer, 'tube-like' signature than the Elites, and which I prefer over the slightly greater precision of...

Hi c. Could well have been myself more than happy with the Empyreans...in my own particular setup at least. Although many discount them in favour of the Elite, as with all things 'hi-fi' related much will depend upon synergy (or otherwise!) with the rest of the gear and subjective, personal...

Hi geek707. I myself went for overkill for my 15V TT2 & mscaler...I like to have plenty of spare capacity! - ie a 120W model : https://www.ebay.com/itm/273114268322?_ The DC plug needs to be stipulated as 2.5mm, and most sellers of similar units give the option of different voltage out...

If the power brick is indeed the cause here, it comes as no surprise to me personally as I have found them (all) to vary significantly in reliability/noise/ground effects over the years. Hence all mine have eventually been relegated to the attic and replaced with LPSs...and without spending a...

Have been using hifi tuning fuses throughout my system for years now and find them very good value for money...as well as being very good! And was fortunate to get many of the discontinued 'Silver Star' series at a knockdown price, which some even rated above the more expensive later 'Supreme...