Two of my favorite DJ sets from two of my favorite artists:

Cool guitar solo: STAYC's intro here is :fire: Found this one last month driving through S. Korea listening to the radio:

Erlend Øye

ADI-2 DAC FS -> Arya Stealth This guy's beats are so nice. The vocal womp womps sound kinda cool on headphones.

PC -> ADI-2 DAC FS -> Arya Stealth

Diana TC Reasons: Expensive - can be pawned in an emergency for a decent amount if needed. Very well made - all metal with leather pads that won't wear out. Sounds great with everything - never sounds harsh and doesn't need EQ. Comfortable - most comfy headphone I own. Perfect size - won't look...

...the difference in resistance between a single 5ft headphone cable (200 milliohms) and a 1/4"-3.5mm adapter + 12" 3.5mm-3.5mm + 3ft 3.5mm-3.5mm + 4" 3.5mm-4.4mm + 4" 4.4mm-2.5mm + 5" 2.5mm-4.4mm + 5ft headphone cable is only 800 milliohms (1 ohm total)? These are the values I measured...

Cannons' new album out today:

My Stealth arrived a day ago. Initial impressions after a few hours: Impressed. Very very detailed. It may even beat the Diana TC in treble detail, though electric guitars (Interpol, Editors, The Killers) can sound a bit ear piercing sometimes. I may EQ this out on the ADI-2. TC never needs EQ...

I appreciate the reply! I briefly demoed the XC & X at www.schezade.co.kr last month and felt they were both a bit dark, plus too heavy for long listening. Super well built and definitely look high end though. They didn't have an LCD-5 available to demo :( I haven't heard any Focal and I'm kinda...

You're my type of guy. The DT 1990 is one of my all time favorite headphones for the same reasons. Can you recommend me a highly detailed planar that you've tried?

Here's a playlist I've been continually adding to over the past 3 or so years: I listen to too much STAYC.

...if they want to show others the $5000 they spent on a single headphone was worth it? Whenever people find out I paid that for one headphone they think I'm nuts, yet for my other equally expensive hobby they say nothing🤷‍♂️. I realized 95% of music I listen to is electronically produced so I...

For both I'd go with the Arya Organic for sure. I've demoed the Arya Stealth, LCD-X, LCD-XC, and HD800S briefly at audio stores but have never heard a Focal. HD800S was the most comfortable but sounded the most boring with typical slow dynamic driver sound. The Audezes had best build quality...

Anyone know if the Japanese zx-707 can power hard to drive planars like the Diana TC? And is it worth getting if I already have an Astell & Kern SR35? The SR35 sounds great but the UI is so laggy and it's annoying me.

I've been trying over the past few months but I can't seem to do it. If the Arya can make me hear differences between the headphone jack -> headphone path like the Diana TC can then I'll consider it. Maybe I've actually reached the end.

PC USB -> RME ADI-2 DAC FS -> Chi-fi 1/4" to 4.4mm balanced -> Abyss Diana TC = 🥲. I keep telling myself I'm done but I really want an Arya Stealth. Someone convince me I need it.

1-Abyss Diana TC 2-DCA Aeon 2 Noire 3-Ultimate Ears CSX 18+ 4-Hifiman HE4XX 5-7Hz Timeless 6-Thieaudio Monarch v1 7-Campfire Andromeda Classic 8-Beyerdynamic DT 1990 Pro 9-Grado PS500e 10-Beyerdynamic DT 1770 Pro 11-Thieaudio Legacy 4 12-Samsung Galaxy Buds 2 Pro 13-Sennheiser HD58X 14-Airpods Pro

I really like the R6g3. It's my first 'audiophile' DAP so I'm not sure how it performs against others. It's strong enough to power my Diana TC to my normal 'moderately loud' listening level on low gain at 85-90% volume from 4.4bal. It powers my Aeon Noire to the same loudness level at the same...

I'm switching back and forth between my two newest headphones on my two newest sources : Abyss Diana TC and DCA Aeon 2 Noire on RME ADI-2 DAC FS & Hiby R6 gen III DAP. After 20+ years in this hobby I finally feel like I can stop buying new gear.

Bought the Andromeda classic a few weeks ago and I noticed sweat/condensation starts building up after around 45-60 minutes of listening. This occurs in an air conditioned apartment while I'm just sitting on my couch doing nothing. I get worried I'll move my head and cause the liquid to enter...