They definitely seem like an interesting budget choice. How did you find the build quality on them? I know the case looks a little flimsy, but can’t tell a lot about the iems from the reviews. I’m not the biggest fan of the AirPod look myself, but these don’t look too revolting to me. Sound...

I’m amazed by how well the G1 seem to be holding their own against much more expensive sets like the E8s. Either the Havits are punching well above their weight, or we have a mediocre first gen run of TWEs, perhaps even a combination of the two. Has anyone else had any experience with the...

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So I just received an open box of 1350s and they sound excellent. I'm a little apprehensive about putting too much pressure anywhere, though...for some reason, I don't feel like this is the kind of headphone I can throw around.     I did have a question for owners, though - the opening...

Quote: I'm bringing up an old argument, perhaps, but in no way do these stack up to the fx700s. I've owned both, and the JVCs are in another league.

So, the A18 is here today. Initial impressions: out of the box, very detailed and smooth. Any hiss present on bad recordings is apparent, but not distracting. Some warmth with the D18 combo. The HD800s sound very nice, but a little sibilant. I'm hoping this will go away after burn in. Also, I...

I would think so...the amp really sounds incredible with my LCD3s and the HD800s. Hell, I'm running stock tubes and I still don't have the "hot treble" on the hd800s, unless I'm running "hot" recordings. I still have to roll better tubes (broke as sin after the A18), but I'm sure things will get...

Just reminding you boys: have about $200 of disposable money for tubes, so if you can guide me, this goes into the guide!   Cheers anyways!

Well, I've had the LD VI+ for about two months now, so ask away! If you want comparisons, the A18 should be here in 4-5 days.

Well, as it goes, My equipment for testing is an LCD3 and an HD800 with the D18 for the DAC and the A18 vs the LD MK VI+ (stock) - all connected via balanced cables for the amp. Will post results soon. If someone can help me with tube selection for the LD, I could also do a rolled LD VI+ vs A18...

Well boys, the A18 is on its way to the U.S.. Yay!

Its not even that bad...take a silver oil based paint sharpie to it and any chips disappear. Can't tell the difference, unless you examine under a bright light.  

Quote:   I suppose the only reliable way to determine that is to do an A/B with another pair. There will be differences with pairs from even the same batch, just hard to believe that the variation could be night and day. I know Audeze has an acceptable margin of deviation, but wide...

Quote: I still terribly itch to hear the Staxs. Just gives me more incentive to visit family in the "Great White North", so I can have a listen (note: family doesn't hold as much value :P).     The headphones do (they really do :D).

Quote:   I know, it's a generation in terms of performance, but leave some room for those of us who have not had the chance to hear the stat smoothness :D. Quote: I've been kinda temperamental about the comparison as well...not quite ready to sell off all of my gear, and not quite...

Quote: I was listening to some Joanna Newsom recordings (as opposed to some soundtracks and classical pieces which have held my interest for the last few days) and I was finally devoted to listening for a while before making a decision on a headphone/genre. The 800 excels at classical/...

Quote: How much would you say was the improvement between the 009+727 pairing over your HD800+GS-X pairing? I could appreciate some more information with regards to the bass presence/response as well.

Quote: The HD800 sounds absolutely ethereal on the MKVI+, even on the stock tubes. The LCD sounds great too, perhaps a little syrupy when compared to the Soloist (from memory), just not in the same league as the Senns. I'm getting better tubes soon, so I'd be able to discern better. Also...

Quote:   I know the midrange is still there, but what's been bugging me is the bass and a little of the lower mids. Perhaps its the tubes in my amp (I'm running stock LD MKVI+). I'd like to try these phones on a different amp, but the only other person I know in town who even has an amp...

Quote:   As a recent owner of the HD800, I concur (unless there is something wrong with my pair). The level of detail that the HD800 is quite ahead of the LCD3. I was beginning to wonder if these are actually defective (I'm May 2013). The HD800s sound a lot more lifelike for classical...

Quote:   It was primarily on vinyl flac rips...I believe it has to do with dynamic range compression. The flac rips are less loud than their mp3 counterparts, so I have to go higher on the pot for these. Even these days, I find myself going up to 1 'O clock on the Little Dot VI+ (which is...

Ah! You're right. I was thinking of the LCD2/3 review when I mentioned Tyll.

Quote:   I know! I got the Soloist based on Tyll's innerfidelity review. Perhaps I was expecting too much, but at the moment, it sounded worse than the LCD-2/Soloist combo. The LCD-3s just didn't have the weight and authority of the LCD-2s. I tried them on a friend's Little Dot VI+ and...

I felt the same way about the combo...even though the Burson was really resolving, it was quite mellow sounding. I felt that I had to go higher on the volume to make up for the lack of energy in the sound and ended up on high gain at 5'o clock. It's not that easy to get the LCD3s right as one...

Quote:   Substantially? I understand that the Cavallis are good amps, but aren't they also neutral? I've had the bass sound different on the LCD3s on different amps, but the change has been primarily based on energy - the bass response changes as well, but not that drastically.